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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): August 20, 1999
STERLING VISION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York 1-14128 11-3096941
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
1500 Hempstead Turnpike
East Meadow, New York 11554
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(516) 390-2100
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events
On August 20, 1999, effective as of July 1, 1999, the Registrant, together
with its wholly owned subsidiary, Insight Laser Centers, Inc. ("Insight" and,
together with the Registrant, hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Company") consummated a series of transactions with RBG Consulting, Ltd.
("Limited") and its principal shareholders, Robert and Kim Greenberg, pursuant
to which: (i) Insight acquired all of the equity interests of Limited in
exchange for shares of Insight's Common Stock; (ii) Robert Greenberg was
appointed as Insight's President and Chief Executive Officer; and (iii) Kim
Greenberg was appointed as an Executive Vice President of Insight.
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SIGNATURE
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
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
STERLING VISION, INC.
By: /s/Joseph Silver
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Name: Joseph Silver
Title: Executive Vice President & General
Counsel
Date: August 26, 1999
