UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTION, D.C. 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)
APRIL 24, 2003
MANUFACTURERS' SERVICES LIMITED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE 001-15883 04-3258036
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
300 BAKER AVENUE, CONCORD, MA 01742
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (978) 287-5630
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated April 24, 2003 issued by Manufacturers'
Services Limited.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION)
On April 24, 2003, Manufacturers' Services Limited (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing the Company's earnings for the quarter ended March
31, 2003. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference. In addition to disclosing results that are determined in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the Company
also discloses pro forma or non-GAAP results of operations that exclude
certain charges and unusual gains or losses. The Company provides pro forma
results in order to better assess operating performance. These results are
provided as a complement to results provided in accordance with GAAP.
Management believes the pro forma measure helps indicate underlying trends in
the Company's business, and management uses pro forma measures to help manage
operations. Earnings guidance is provided only on a pro forma basis due to
the difficulty in forecasting and quantifying the amounts that would be
required to be included in the GAAP measure. Pro forma information should not
be considered superior to or as a substitute for GAAP measures. A copy of the
press release is furnished with this report as an exhibit pursuant to "Item
12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition" of Form 8-K in accordance
with SEC Release Nos. 33-8216 and 34-47583.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached
hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation
language in such filing.
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized:
MANUFACTURERS' SERVICES LIMITED
(Registrant)
Date: April 24, 2003
By: /s/ ALBERT A. NOTINI
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Albert A. Notini
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer