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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)
December 19, 1997.
JOURNAL REGISTER COMPANY
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware 1-12955 22-3498615
(State or Other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) Identification Number)
State Street Square, 50 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(609) 396-2200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 19, 1997, Journal Register Company (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing the resignation of Trish K. Dresser. A copy of
that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein
by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not Applicable
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not Applicable
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this Report:
99. Press Release dated December 19, 1997.
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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.
JOURNAL REGISTER COMPANY
(REGISTRANT)
Date: January 15, 1998 By: /S/ JEAN B. CLIFTON
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Name: Jean B. Clifton
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer & Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99 Press Release dated December 19, 1997.
[COMPANY LOGO]
NEWS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 1997
TRENTON, NJ- Journal Register Company (NYSE:JRC) announced today that Trish K.
Dresser, vice president of marketing and promotions, will leave the Company
effective January 16, 1998 to pursue personal interests. Dresser will continue
to work with the company on a consulting basis.
Journal Register Company Chairman, President and CEO Robert M. Jelenic
said, "Trish has been a tremendous contributor to our growth and success since
our formation in July, 1990. Both Jean Clifton and I thank her for her
dedication and efforts. Trish will be staying in the area, which is good news
considering she is also a friend, and will continue to be available to us on a
consulting basis."
Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Jean B. Clifton said, "We
will miss Trish's professionalism and creative spirit. We wish her all the best
and we are pleased that she has decided to remain connected to Journal Register
Company while pursuing her personal goals."
Dresser said, "I have truly enjoyed helping to build Journal Register
Company into an industry-leading company, and I am grateful for the
opportunities that have been given to me. I look forward to my new role with the
company as a consultant."
Dresser joined the Company in 1990 as corporate director of promotions
and was promoted to vice president of marketing and promotions in June, 1995.
Journal Register Company is a leading U.S. newspaper publishing company
that owns 18 daily newspapers and 124 non-daily publications. The company has
combined daily circulation of approximately 532,000 and non-daily distribution
of approximately 2.7 million. The Company's operations are strategically
clustered in five geographic areas: Connecticut, Ohio, Philadelphia and its
surrounding areas, the greater St. Louis area, and central New England. Journal
Register Company common shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in
an initial public offering May 8, 1997, under the symbol JRC.
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For more
information: Journal Register Company Diane Berry Pardee
State Street Square Vice President,
50 West State Street Corporate Communications
Trenton, NJ 08608-1298
(609) 396-2200 voice; (609) 396-2292 fax
