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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2000
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. Employee
Jurisdiction of Identification Number)
Incorporation)
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 5. OTHER EVENTS
On June 26, 2000, Journal Register Company (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that it had reached an agreement to sell the Suburban
Newspapers of Greater St. Louis (including the LADUE NEWS) to Pulitzer Inc. of
St. Louis for $165 million. The Company had originally announced its plans to
sell the Missouri-based weekly newspaper group in February 2000. The sale is
expected to be completed during the second half of 2000. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this Report:
99 Press Release, dated June 26, 2000.
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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: July 20, 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 June 26, 2000.
