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UNITED STATES
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):  April 20, 2012
 
ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
____________________________
 
Delaware
001-08454
36-2704017
(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
300 Tower Parkway
Lincolnshire, IL
 
60069
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (847) 541-9500
 
Not Applicable
(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:
 
 
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
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Section 8—Other Events
 
Item 8.01.
Other Events
 
On April 20, 2012, ACCO Brands Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it had priced at par $500 million of its 6.75% senior notes due 2020 (the “Notes”).   A copy of the press release announcing the Company’s pricing of its Notes is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
 
The Notes referred to in this Form 8-K have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons, except to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from  registration provided by Rule 144A and to certain persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S. This Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
 
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)           Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release dated April 20, 2012.
 

 
 

 
 
 
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.
 
 
ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
       
Date:  April 23, 2012
By:
/s/ Neal V. Fenwick  
    Name:   Neal V. Fenwick  
    Title:  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  
       
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 

 
EXHIBIT
 
  99.1           Press release dated April 20, 2012