UNITED STATES
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): February 11, 1999
LifeStyle Furnishings International Ltd.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 333-11905 56-1977928
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
4000 Lifestyle Court
High Point, North Carolina 27265
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 336-878-7000
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
LifeStyle Furnishings International Ltd. (the "Registrant") issued a
press release on February 10, 1999. The relevant portion of the text of that
release was as follows:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: RONALD J. HOFFMAN
LifeStyle Furnishings International
Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents
Pursuant to Cash Tender Offer
High Point, North Carolina; February 11, 1999 -- LifeStyle
Furnishings International Ltd. announced today that it has received consents
from the holders of a majority of the principal amount of its 10 7/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Notes") authorizing the adoption of proposed
amendments eliminating substantially all of the covenants and restrictive
provisions under the indenture governing the Notes.
Holders of Notes will have until 5:00 p.m. on February 12, 1999
(the "Consent Date") to tender their Notes and receive the consent payment and
the tender offer consideration provided for in the offer or to withdraw the
tender of their Notes. Any holder of Notes which withdraws its tendered Notes
and then, after 5:00 p.m. on the Consent Date and before 5:00 p.m. on March 1,
1999, retenders its Notes, will receive only the tender offer consideration
but not the consent payment. The offer will expire at 5:00 p.m. on March 1,
1999, unless extended.
The offer for the Notes is subject to certain conditions,
including completion of the previously announced initial public offering.
For additional information, please contact the Merrill Lynch
Liability Management Group, the Dealer Manager for the offer, at (212)
449-4914 or D.F. King, the Information Agent, at (212) 628-8532.
LifeStyle Furnishings International Ltd. is the largest
manufacturer and marketer of home furnishings products in the U.S., with 1998
sales of approximately $2.0 billion. LifeStyle leadership brands include
Beacon Hill[Registered], Bench Craft[Registered], Berkline[Registered], Drexel
Heritage[Registered], Henredon[Registered], LaBarge[Registered],
Lexington[Registered], Maitland-Smith[Trademark], Robert
Allen[Trademark]/Ametex[Trademark], Sunbury[Trademark] and
Universal[Registered].
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LifeStyle Furnishings International Ltd.
Date: February 11, 1999 By: /s/ Douglas C. Barnard
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Name: Douglas C. Barnard
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
