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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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 1998
ATRIA COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-21159 61-1303738
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
501 South Fourth Avenue, Suite 140
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (502) 719-1600
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 14, 1998, the Superior Court of the State of California, County
of Orange granted the motion of defendants for judgment on all claims brought by
plaintiff ARV Assisted Living, Inc. against all defendants, including the
Company and Kapson Senior Quarters Corp. The Court also dissolved the
preliminary injunction that had been ordered on June 25, 1998 previously
enjoining the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated as of April 19, 1998, and amended as of May 19, 1998.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
No financial statements are required to be filed as part of this Report.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report:
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release, dated August 14, 1998
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.
ATRIA COMMUNITIES, INC.
By: /s/ W. Patrick Mulloy, II
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W. Patrick Mulloy, II
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: August 24, 1998
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EXHIBIT 99.1
Friday August 14, 4:45 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
ATRIA COMMUNITIES ANNOUNCES FAVORABLE
COURT RULING
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(ATRC)--Aug. 14, 1998--Atria Communities, Inc. ("Atria")
(Nasdaq/NM; ATRC) today announced victory in the court proceedings in the
Superior Court for the State of California, County of Orange. Judge John C.
Woolley granted judgement on defendants' motion if favor of all defendants,
including Atria, on all counts. The court has directed that the preliminary
injunction enjoining the closing of Atria's merger with Kapson Senior Quarters
Corp., an affiliate of Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C., is dissolved.
Atria's President and Chief Executive Officer Pat Mulloy stated, "Not only is
Atria pleased with the court's ruling in its favor, but concluding this
litigation successfully allows Atria to focus its full energies on the closing
of its merger with Kapson Senior Quarters Corp. in continuing to build the best
company providing senior living services in the nation."
Atria, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is a leading national provider of assisted
and independent living services for the elderly.
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Contact:
Atria Communities, Louisville
Julie Harding, 502/719-1628
