UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  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): April 17, 2007

Kronos Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Massachusetts

 

000-20109

 

04-2640942

(State or other juris-

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

diction of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

297 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts

 

01824

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 250-9800

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01.              Other Events.

On April 20, 2007, Kronos Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the U.S. antitrust agencies granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), effective April 17, 2007, with respect to the previously announced agreement to acquire the Company by entities affiliated with Hellman & Friedman LLC, a private equity investment firm, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

See the Exhibit Index attached to this Report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

KRONOS INCORPORATED

 

 

 

Date: April 20, 2007

By:

/s/ Mark V. Julien

 

 

Mark V. Julien

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

99.1

 

Press release dated April 20, 2007

 

 

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