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): ~~June~~August 109, 2002

PRINTWARE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-20729
(Commission File Number)

41-1522267
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1270 Eagan Industrial Road
Eagan, Minnesota
(Address of principal executive offices)

55121
(Zip Code)

(651) 456-1400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Item 5. Other Events.

Exhibits

99.1 ~~Notice~~Press ofRelease, ~~Liquidating Distribution~~ dated ~~June~~AUGUST 39, 2002 regarding cease to filing reports under securities exchange act.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

PRINTWARE, INC. Registrant By /s/ Stanley Goldberg Name: Stanley Goldberg Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

~~Name~~Dated: ~~Stanley~~ ~~Goldberg Title: President~~August ~~and~~9, ~~Chief Executive Officer~~2002

Dated: June 3, 2002

PRINTWARE, INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

Exhibit
No

. Description of Exhibit

99.1 Press Release issued by the Registrant on August 09, 2002.

~~The~~PRESS ~~following document was enclosed with the $2.00 per share distribution made~~ RELEASE ~~to shareholders of Printware, Inc. on June 3, 2002.~~

~~June~~Printware, 3Inc. 1270 Eagan Industrial Rd. St. Paul, ~~2002~~MN 55121 http:\\PrintwareInc.com

CONTACT: Mark G. Eisenschenk, Printware, Inc., (651) 456-1403

~~NOTICE~~Printware, OFInc. ~~LIQUIDATING~~Announces ~~DISTRIBUTION~~Company Intends To Cease Filing Reports Under Securities Exchange Act.

~~Enclosed~~ST. isPAUL, aMN, $2August 9, 2002- Printware, Inc.00 ~~per~~today ~~share~~announced ~~partial~~it ~~liquidating~~has ~~distribution~~filed ~~from~~ Form ~~Printware,~~15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") to ~~Inc.~~terminate its ongoing reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

~~This~~Under ~~distribution~~applicable issections ~~being~~of ~~provided~~the toSecurities ~~parties~~Exchange ~~who~~Act ~~were~~of ~~shareholders~~1934, ofPrintware, ~~record~~ asInc. ofis ~~April~~no 16longer obligated to file periodic information, ~~2002~~documents and reports with the Commission. ItAs ispreviously ~~being~~reported, ~~made~~Printware, ~~under~~Inc. ~~direction~~is of currently ~~the~~winding ~~Company's~~down ~~Board~~its ofbusiness ~~Directors~~affairs, and isthis ~~done~~step ~~pursuant~~is toconsistent with the approved Plan of Complete and Voluntary ~~Dissolution and~~ Liquidation of ~~Printware,~~the ~~Inc. approved by shareholders on April~~ Company ~~16, 2002.~~

AsThe ancommon ~~update~~stock ~~on the liquidation, other than relatively minor non-cash assets, Printware, Inc. continues to hold an investment in unregistered Select Comfort Corporation securities, details~~ of ~~which have already been disclosed in both~~ Printware, Inc.'s ~~and~~was ~~Select~~delisted ~~Comfort~~from ~~Corporation's public filings. Printware is continuing its evaluation of~~ the ~~alternatives~~Nasdaq ~~available~~stock ~~relating to this~~ ~~investment. The~~exchanged ~~Company is not prepared to comment~~ on ~~(a)~~April ~~the~~16, ~~investment's value or (b) how or when the investment or net proceeds from selling the investment will be distributed to Printware shareholders~~2002.

~~Also,~~Any statements made in ~~addition~~this torelease concerning the ~~projected~~Company's ~~liquidation~~or ~~expenses~~management's ~~and~~ intentions, ~~accrued liabilities~~expectations, or predictions about future results or events are ~~which~~"forward-looking ~~have~~statements" ~~been~~within ~~disclosed~~the inmeaning of the ~~Company's~~Private ~~public~~Securities ~~filings~~ Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to vary from stated expectations, ~~there~~and ~~may~~such variations could be ~~other~~material and adverse. Additional ~~liabilities,~~information concerning the ~~amounts~~factors ofthat ~~which~~could ~~are~~cause ~~unknown,~~actual ~~due~~results or events to ~~taxing~~differ ~~authorities~~materially ~~and~~from ~~due~~the Company's current expectations are contained in tothe ~~former~~Company's ~~creditors~~SEC filings.

In accordance with Minnesota statutes, former creditors of Printware, Inc. have been notified of the Company's pending liquidation and must submit their claims to Printware, Inc. on or before July 23, 2002.

Safe Harbor Statements

Statements made in this notice concerning the Company's or its representatives' intentions, expectations, or predictions about future results or events are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes to vary from stated expectations, and such variations could be material and adverse. Additional information concerning the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's current expectations is contained in the Company's SEC filings.

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