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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 5, 2000
JOURNAL REGISTER COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 1-12955 22-3498615
(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employee
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) Number) Identification Number)
50 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608-1298
(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 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this Report:
99 Press Release, dated December 5, 2000.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
See the press release attached as Exhibit 99, which relates to the
Credit Suisse First Boston Media Week Conference held at 4:10 p.m., EST, on
December 6, 2000 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
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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: December 5, 2000 JOURNAL REGISTER COMPANY
By: /s/ Jean B. Clifton
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Jean B. Clifton
Executive Vice President & Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
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Exhibit Index
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99 Press Release, dated December 5, 2000.
