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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 15, 1998 1-12261
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Date of Report Commission File Number
(Date of earliest event reported)
SUPERIOR TELECOM INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 58-2248978
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
1790 Broadway
New York, New York 10019-1412
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 757-3333
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 15, 1998, Superior TeleCom Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31. The
Company will report the transition period from May 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998
on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1998.
The change in fiscal year adopts the calendar year accounting period of the
recently acquired Essex International Inc., as well as the substantial majority
of the other publicly traded wire and cable companies in the Company's peer
group and of the Company's major customers.
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.
Dated: December 21, 1998 SUPERIOR TELECOM INC.
By: /s/ David S. Aldridge
David S. Aldridge
Chief Financial Officer
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