SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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):
July
3,
2008
The
Stephan Co.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida
(State
of Incorporation)
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1-4436
(Commission
File Number)
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59-0676812
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1850
West McNab Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(954)
971-0600
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Acquisition
of the Outstanding Common Stock of Bowman Beauty and Barber Supply, Inc., a
privately held company
On
July
3, 2008, The Stephan Co. signed an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding
common stock of Bowman Beauty and Barber Supply, Inc. (“Bowman”), located in
Wilmington, NC. Closing is scheduled to take place before July 31, 2008. Bowman
is a barber and beauty products distributor that markets throughout the United
States primarily through catalog mailings and internet advertising. Unaudited
net sales in 2007 for Bowman were approximately $3.0 million. It is not
anticipated that the acquisition will have a material effect on earnings per
share.
ITEM
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
July
7, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing this transaction. A
copy
of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form
8-K.
ITEM
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits:
Exhibit
99.1 The
Stephan
Co. Press Release dated July 7, 2008.
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.
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THE
STEPHAN CO.
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By:
/s/ ROBERT C. SPINDLER
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Robert
C. Spindler
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Vice
President and CFO
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Dated:
July 10, 2008