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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%"
SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;30, 2005 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="6"><B>DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1350 East Newport
Center Drive, Suite 201 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive office) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (954)&nbsp;429-1500 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1"
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intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On September&nbsp;30, 2005, Devcon International Corp., a Florida
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, V.I. Cement&nbsp;&amp; Building Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;Seller&#148;), completed the sale of certain assets of the Company and Seller to Heavy Materials,
LLC, a U.S. Virgin Islands limited liability company and private investor group (&#147;Purchaser&#148;), pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement (the &#147;Asset Purchase Agreement&#148;), dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2005, for $10.7
million in cash plus an additional amount equal to the net realizable value (the &#147;Net Realizable Value&#148;) of accounts receivable and certain assets associated with these operations as of the closing date, September&nbsp;30, 2005. In
general, the assets (the &#147;Assets&#148;) constitute the Company and Seller&#146;s U.S. Virgin Islands ready-mix concrete, aggregates, concrete block and cement materials and supplies business. The Net Realizable Value was paid by Purchaser on
the closing date by issuance of a promissory note (the &#147;Note&#148;) to Seller in the aggregate principal amount of $2.6 million with a term of three years bearing interest at 5%&nbsp;per annum with only interest being paid quarterly in arrears
during the first 12 months and principal and accrued interest being paid quarterly (principal being paid in 8 equal quarterly installments) for the remainder of the term of the Note until the maturity date. Other than the Asset Purchase Agreement,
there is no material relationship between the Company or Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The foregoing summary of the Asset Purchase Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Asset Purchase Agreement, which
is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 10.1. A copy of the press release issued by the Company and dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2005, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2005, by and among the Company and Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release dated October 3, 2005.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Stephen J. Ruzika</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2005, by and among the Company and Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1350 East Newport Center Drive, Suite 201, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 &#149; 954/429-1500 &#149; 954/429-1506</B>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Monday, October&nbsp;3, 2005</FONT></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">DEVCON COMPLETES THE SALE OF ITS U.S.
VIRGIN ISLAND MATERIALS OPERATIONS FOR $13.3 MILLION </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">DEERFIELD
BEACH, Fla, October&nbsp;3 &#151;Devcon International Corp. (NASDAQ: DEVC) announces that on September&nbsp;30, 2005, it and its wholly owned subsidiary, V.I. Cement&nbsp;&amp; Building Products, Inc., completed the sale of its U.S. Virgin Islands
material operations to Heavy Materials, LLC, a U.S. Virgin Islands limited liability company and private investor group (&#147;Purchaser&#148;), pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2005, for $10.7 million in cash plus
the issuance of a promissory note (the &#147;Note&#148;) to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $2.6 million with respect to accounts receivable and certain assets associated with these operations. The Note has a term of three years
bearing interest at 5%&nbsp;per annum with only interest being paid quarterly in arrears during the first 12 months and principal and accrued interest being paid quarterly for the remainder of the term of the Note until the maturity date. In
general, the assets sold constitute Devcon&#146;s U.S. Virgin Islands ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and concrete block and cement materials and supplies business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Stephen J. Ruzika, Devcon President and CEO, stated, &#147;The cash proceeds realized from the U.S. Virgin Island materials
operations will supply additional resources to be used to expand our Security Division.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Devcon </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Devcon has three operating divisions and an operating joint venture. The Security
Services Division provides electronic security services to commercial and residential customers in selected Florida markets. The Construction Division dredges harbors, builds marine facilities, constructs golf courses and prepares residential,
commercial and industrial sites, primarily in the Bahamas and the eastern Caribbean. The Materials Division now produces and distributes crushed stone, ready-mix concrete and concrete block in the eastern Caribbean with principal operations, on St.
Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, on St. Martin in the French West Indies, on Puerto Rico, and on Antigua in the independent nation of Antigua and Barbuda. DevMat, an 80-percent-owned joint venture, was formed in 2003 to build, own and operate
fresh water, waste water treatment and power systems. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Forward-Looking
Statement </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press release may contain statements, which are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements contain projections of Devcon&#146;s future results of operations, financial </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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competition and technology change; existing and future regulations effecting our business, and other risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading &#147;Risks Related to our Business&#148; in Devcon&#146;s Form 10-K report for the period
ending December&nbsp;31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other reports Devcon files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Devcon does not intend to and undertakes no duty to update the
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Stephen J. Ruzika, CEO</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Devcon International
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