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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):
November 24, 1997
SERVICE EXPERTS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 001-13037 62-1639453
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification
Incorporation) Number)
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111 Westwood Place
Suite 420
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(615) 371-9990
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Service Experts, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), is filing
this Current Report on Form 8-K to announce its financial results for the month
of October 1997. These consolidated results reflect the operations of the
Company following consummation of business combinations with Hawk Heating & Air
Conditioning, Inc., TML, Inc. and MT Partnership, Parrott Mechanical, Inc. and
McAlister Heat & Air, Inc., which were completed on September 30, 1997 and were
accounted for as poolings of interests, as well as other business combinations
completed during October 1997 that were accounted for using the purchase method
of accounting.
For the month of October 1997, the Company's consolidated net revenues
were $24,896,881 and its consolidated net income was $1,484,011, or $0.10 per
share. Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding for the
month were 15,302,965 shares.
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SIGNATURES
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.
Date: November 24, 1997
SERVICE EXPERTS
By: /s/ Anthony Schofield
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Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
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