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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): October 31, 2000
EMERGING VISION, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York 1-14128 11-3096941
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
1065 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10018
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(646) 452-2500
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
1500 Hempstead Turnpike
East Meadow, NY 11554
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
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On October 30, 2000, the Executive Committee of the Registrant's Board
of Directors ratified the action taken by the Board, on November 1, 1999, in
authorizing the Registrant to repurchase, pursuant to the requirements of
Section 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, up to 1,000,000 shares of its Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
at prevailing prices in open market transactions effected during the one year
period commencing upon the Company's issuance of a press release announcing such
repurchase program.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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(a) and (b) - Not applicable
(c) Exhibits
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11.03 - Press Release, dated October 31, 2000, announcing the
Stock Repurchase Program adopted by the Company's Board of
Directors.
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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.
EMERGING VISION, INC.
By: /s/ Joseph Silver
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Name: Joseph Silver
Title: Executive Vice President & General
Counsel
Date: October 31, 2000
