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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
AMF GROUP INC.
SUPPLEMENT NO. 5 TO PROSPECTUS
DATED AUGUST 12, 1996
The date of this Supplement No. 5 is September 27, 1996
On September 27, 1996, AMF Group Inc. issued the attached press release.
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PRESS RELEASE
[AMF LOGO]
8100 AMF Drive Contact: Stephen E. Hare
Richmond, VA 23111 Chief Financial Officer
(804) 730-4401
AMF to Receive $17.5 Million Payment
Richmond, Virginia, September 27 -- AMF Group Inc. announced that it has
entered into an agreement with the former owners of the business to receive a
payment of $17.5 million in exchange for the elimination of any future
obligations due to AMF under a guarantee arrangement provided by the former
owners. This payment will be reduced by approximately $14 million of purchase
price adjustments due from AMF to the former owners. The net proceeds of
approximately $3.5 million will be used for general corporate purposes or to
reduce debt. The transaction has been approved by AMF's lender group and is
scheduled to close on Tuesday, October 1, 1996.
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AMF Group Inc., headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is the largest owner and
operator of bowling centers in the world and one of the world's leading
manufacturers and marketers of bowling products.
