content: 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): November 14, 2000
  
  
                          BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
       Indiana                       001-11519                84-0601662
   (State or other                 (Commission               (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of                  File Number)           Identification No.)
    incorporation)
  
  
                                  8909 Purdue Road
                             Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
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                 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (317) 704-4000
                                                       --------------
  
  
                                   Not Applicable
                         (Former name or former address, if
                             changed since last report.)
  
  
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events
  
                    On November 14, 2000, Bindley Western Industries,  Inc. issued
  a press  release  announcing  that it was delaying  the filing of its  quarterly
  report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended  September  30,  2000.  A copy of the
  press release is included as an exhibit to this report.
  
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
                    Financial Statements
  
                           None
  
  
                    Exhibits
  
                           Exhibit No.      Description
  
                                   99       Press Release dated November 14, 2000
  
  
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  
                                     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.
  
                                                BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
  
  Dated:  November 14, 2000
  
                                              By:      /s/ Thomas J. Salentine
                                                          -----------------------
                                                           Thomas J. Salentine,
                                                         Executive Vice President
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text: 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): November 14, 2000
  
                          BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
       Indiana                       001-11519                84-0601662
   (State or other                 (Commission               (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of                  File Number)           Identification No.)
    incorporation)
  
                                  8909 Purdue Road
                             Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (317) 704-4000
                                                       --------------
  
                                   Not Applicable
                         (Former name or former address, if
                             changed since last report.)
  Item 5.  Other Events
  
                    On November 14, 2000, Bindley Western Industries,  Inc. issued
  a press  release  announcing  that it was delaying  the filing of its  quarterly
  report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended  September  30,  2000.  A copy of the
  press release is included as an exhibit to this report.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
                    Financial Statements
  
                           None
  
                    Exhibits
  
                           Exhibit No.      Description
  
                                   99       Press Release dated November 14, 2000
  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.
  
                                                BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
  
  Dated:  November 14, 2000
  
                                              By:      /s/ Thomas J. Salentine
                                                          -----------------------
                                                           Thomas J. Salentine,
                                                         Executive Vice President