~~UNITED~~ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

~~CURRENT~~ ~~REPORT~~ CURRENT ~~PURSUANT~~REPORT

TO ~~SECTION~~ Pursuant to Section 13 ORor 15(Dd) OFof ~~THE~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~SECURITIES EXCHANGE~~Date ~~ACT~~of OFReport ~~1934~~(Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 22, 2008

~~Date~~ of IKON ~~Report~~Office Solutions, Inc. __________________________________________ (~~Date~~Exact name of ~~earliest~~registrant ~~event~~as ~~reported): August~~specified ~~27,~~in its charter) ~~2008~~

IKON Office Solutions, Inc.


Ohio	1-5964	23-0334400
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

70 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, Pennsylvania		19355
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

~~(Exact name~~Registrant’s oftelephone ~~registrant~~number, asincluding ~~specified~~area incode: ~~its charter)~~610-408-7427

OHIO		File No. 1-5964		23-0334400
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

70 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, Pennsylvania		19355
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

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:

~~Registrant’s~~ ~~telephone~~[ ] Written ~~number,~~communications ~~including~~pursuant ~~area~~to ~~code:~~Rule 425 under the Securities Act (~~610~~17 CFR 230.425) ~~296~~[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-~~8000~~12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Not~~ ~~Applicable~~ Top of the Form

~~(Former~~ ~~name~~ Item or2.02 ~~former~~Results ~~address,~~of ifOperations ~~changed~~and ~~since~~Financial ~~last report)~~Condition.

~~Check~~ On ~~the~~October ~~appropriate~~22, ~~box~~2008, ~~below~~IKON ifOffice Solutions, Inc. issued a press release announcing its consolidated financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, ~~filing~~including Exhibit 99.1, is ~~intended~~being tofurnished ~~simultaneously~~herewith ~~satisfy~~and shall not be deemed "filed" for the ~~filing~~purposes ~~obligation~~of Section 18 of the ~~registrant~~Securities ~~under~~Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the ~~following~~Exchange ~~provisions~~Act, ~~(see~~except ~~General~~as ~~Instruction~~expressly Aset forth by specific reference in such filing.2. ~~below):~~

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) x 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)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 27, 2008, IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (“IKON”) announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with Ricoh Company, Ltd. (“Ricoh”) dated August 27, 2008. Under the terms of the agreement, Ricoh, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Keystone Acquisition, Inc., will acquire IKON for $17.25 per share or approximately $1.6 billion in cash.

The transaction is subject to antitrust approvals in the United States, Canada and Europe, customary closing conditions and the approval of IKON’s shareholders.

A copy of the press release issued by IKON on August 27, 2008, concerning the transaction is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 1.01 will be filed in a separate Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~(d) Exhibits. The~~ ~~following~~ 99.1 Press ~~exhibit~~Release isdated ~~filed~~October as22, ~~part of this Current Report on~~2008 ~~Form 8-K:~~

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release of IKON Office Solutions, Inc., issued on August 27, 2008

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2 SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ Mark A. Hershey Mark A. Hershey Senior Vice President General Counsel and Secretary


	IKON Office Solutions, Inc.

October 23, 2008	By:	Mark A. Hershey

		Name: Mark A. Hershey
		Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

~~Dated: August~~ ~~27,~~ Top ~~2008~~of the Form

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release ofdated ~~IKON~~October ~~Office Solutions~~22, ~~Inc., issued on August 27,~~ 2008.

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