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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 EXCHNAGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 9, 1999
Commission File Number: 1-12955
Journal Register Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 22-3498615
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
50 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608-1298
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(609) 396-2200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year.
On November 9, 1999, the Board of Directors of Journal Register Company
(the "Company") approved a change in the Company's fiscal year end from December
31, 1999 to December 26, 1999. This change follows the Company's recent
decision, as previously reported on the Company's Form 8-K filed October 27,
1999, to change the Company's fiscal year from a calendar year to an industry
standard 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Sunday nearest to December 31. The
Company will report the transition in the year 1999 on its Form 10-K.
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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.
Date: November 23, 1999 JOURNAL REGISTER COMPANY
By: /s/ Jean B. Clifton
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Jean B. Clifton
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
