FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report: September 5, 2001 (Date of earliest event reported) APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MINNESOTA 000-19621 41-1454591 - ------------------------------- ---------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) File No. Identification No.) 7400 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55426-4517 - ---------------------------------------- ------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (952) 930-9000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Item 5. Other Events. - ------ ------------ On August 29, 2001, Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has secured a three-year, $10,000,000 line of credit with its current lender that replaced its previous one-year, $6,000,000 credit line. Item 7(c). Exhibits. - ---------- -------- 99 Press Release dated August 29, announcing its secured, three-year, $10,000,000 line of credit. Date: September 5, 2001 /s/Linda Koenig ------------------------ Linda Koenig, Controller