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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) NOVEMBER 24, 2004
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IONICS, INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
MASSACHUSETTS 1-7211 04-2068530
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
65 GROVE STREET
WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 02472
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 926-2500
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On November 24, 2004, Ionics, Incorporated, a Massachusetts corporation
("Ionics") issued a press release announcing the signing of a definitive
agreement with General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("General
Electric"), and Triton Acquisition Corp., a Massachusetts corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric ("Triton"), pursuant to which Triton
will merge with and into Ionics, and the separate corporate existence of Triton
shall thereupon cease, and Ionics shall be the surviving corporation in the
merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by
reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this report:
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release, dated as of November 24, 2004, announcing
the signing of a definitive agreement to be acquired by
General Electric Company.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
IONICS, INCORPORATED
November 24, 2004 By: /s/ Stephen Korn
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Name: Stephen Korn
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release, dated as of November 24, 2004, announcing the
signing of a definitive agreement to be acquired by General
Electric Company.
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