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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
Current Report
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF THE REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) : DECEMBER 7, 1998
THE KROLL-O'GARA COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 000-21629 31-1470817
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) file number) Identification No.)
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
(513) 874-2112
(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Items 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 are not applicable and are omitted from this Current
Report. The information required by Items 2 and 7(c) has been previously filed.
This amended report is filed to provide the financial information required by
Items 7(a) and 7(b).
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE KROLL-O'GARA COMPANY
The financial statements required by this item were previously
filed as a part of the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K (Date of Report: October 22, 1998) filed on November
23, 1998 and are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF LABORATORY SPECIALISTS OF AMERICA, INC.
The statements required by this item have been previously
submitted with the Current Report on Form 8-K (Date of
Report: October 22, 1998) filed by the Company on
November 23, 1998. This report is incorporated herein by
reference.
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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: JANUARY 27, 1999 THE KROLL-O'GARA COMPANY
By /s/Nicholas P. Carpinello.
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Nicholas P. Carpinello
Controller and Treasurer
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