SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC
8-K, 1998-01-09
SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES
Previous: COMPOSITE BOND & STOCK FUND INC, 485BPOS, 1998-01-09
Next: SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC, 424B5, 1998-01-09



<PAGE>   1





                       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)   January 7, 1998
                                                   _______________


                       Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc.
______________________________________________________________________________  
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                      1-4346                                 22-166-0266
_______________             ___________                      ___________________
(State or other             (Commission                            (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of             File Number)                     Identification No.)
incorporation)

 388 Greenwich Street,   New York, NY                                      10013
________________________________________________________________________________
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

                                 (212) 816-6000
______________________________________________________________________________  
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


<PAGE>   2
                       SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC.
                           CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K




ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

                  Exhibits:

     Exhibit No.           Description

         1.01              Terms Agreement, dated January 7, 1998, among the
                           Company and Salomon Brothers Inc, Chase Securities,
                           Inc., Citicorp Securities, Inc., Donaldson, Lufkin &
                           Jenrette Securities Corporation, NationsBanc
                           Montgomery Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as
                           Underwriters, relating to the offer and sale of the
                           Company's 6 1/4% Notes due January 15, 2005.

         4.01              Form of Note for the Company's 6 1/4%
                           Notes due January 15, 2005.


                                       2
<PAGE>   3
                                    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.



Dated:  January 9, 1998                     SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC.


                                             By:      /s/ Mark I. Kleinman
                                                --------------------------------
                                                      Mark I. Kleinman
                                                      Deputy Treasurer
<PAGE>   4
                                EXHIBIT INDEX


     Exhibit No.           Description

         1.01              Terms Agreement, dated January 7, 1998, among the
                           Company and Salomon Brothers Inc, Chase Securities,
                           Inc., Citicorp Securities, Inc., Donaldson, Lufkin &
                           Jenrette Securities Corporation, NationsBanc
                           Montgomery Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as
                           Underwriters, relating to the offer and sale of the
                           Company's 6 1/4% Notes due January 15, 2005.

         4.01              Form of Note for the Company's 6 1/4%
                           Notes due January 15, 2005.


                              

<PAGE>   1
                                 TERMS AGREEMENT



                                                                    EXHIBIT 1.01

                                                                 January 7, 1998



Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013

Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

Dear Sirs:

         We understand that Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell $300,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of its 6 1/4% Notes due January 15, 2005 (the "Securities").
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein or incorporated by
reference herein, we, as underwriters (the "Underwriters"), offer to purchase,
severally and not jointly, the principal amount of the Securities as set forth
opposite our respective names on the list attached hereto at 98.785% of the
principal amount thereof. The Closing Date shall be January 12, 1998 at 9:00
a.m. at the offices of Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc., 388 Greenwich Street,
New York, New York 10013.

                 The Securities shall have the following terms:

         Title:                               6 1/4% Notes due January 15, 2005

         Maturity:                            January 15, 2005

         Interest Rate:                       6 1/4% per annum

         Interest Payment
              Dates:                           January 15 and July 15, commenc-
                                               ing July 15, 1998

         Regular Record
              Dates:                           January 1 and July 1
<PAGE>   2
         Initial Price
              To Public:                       99.385% of the principal amount
                                               thereof plus accrued interest
                                               from January 12, 1998, to date
                                               of payment and delivery

         Redemption
              Provisions:                      The Securities are not redeem-
                                               able by the Company prior to
                                               maturity

              All the provisions contained in the document entitled "Salomon
Smith Barney Holdings Inc. - Debt Securities - Underwriting Agreement Basic
Provisions" and dated December 1, 1997 (the "Basic Provisions"), a copy of which
you have previously received, are, except as indicated below, herein
incorporated by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of
this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if the Basic Provisions had been set
forth in full herein. Terms defined in the Basic Provisions are used herein as
therein defined.

              Basic Provisions varied with respect to this Terms Agreement:

(A)      Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 3
         of the Basic Provisions, the Company and the Under-
         writers hereby agree that the Securities will be in
         the form of Book-Entry Notes and shall be delivered on
         January 12, 1998 against payment of the purchase price
         to the Company by wire transfer in immediately avail-
         able funds to such accounts with such financial insti-
         tutions as the Company may direct.

(B)      In the first line of Section 2(a), delete "A registra-
         tion statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-38931), in-
         cluding a prospectus, relating to the Securities has
         been prepared" and insert in lieu thereof "Registra-
         tion Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-38931 and
         333-01807), including a prospectus, relating to the
         Securities have been prepared."  In the tenth line of
         Section 2(a), delete "has been filed with the Commis-
         sion and has become effective. Such registration
         statement and prospectus may have been amended or
         supplemented from time to time" and insert in lieu
         thereof "have been filed with the Commission and have
         become effective. Such registration statements and
         prospectus may have been amended or supplemented from
         time to time."  Any references in the Basic Provisions
         to a Registration Statement shall be deemed a refer-
         ence to such Registration Statements on Form S-3.



                                        2
<PAGE>   3
              The Underwriters hereby agree in connection with the underwriting
of the Securities to comply with the requirements set forth in any applicable
sections of Section 2720 to the By-Laws of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.

              Robert H. Mundheim, Esq., is counsel to the Company.  Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is counsel to the Underwriters.

              Please accept this offer no later than 9:00 p.m. on January 7,
1998, by signing a copy of this Terms Agreement in the space set forth below and
returning the signed copy to us, or by sending us a written acceptance in the
following form:



                                        3
<PAGE>   4
              "We hereby accept your offer, set forth in the Terms Agreement,
dated January 7, 1998, to purchase the Securities on the terms set forth
therein."

                                            Very truly yours,


                                            SALOMON BROTHERS INC
                                            CHASE SECURITIES INC.
                                            CITICORP SECURITIES, INC.
                                            DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
                                               SECURITIES CORPORATION
                                            NATIONSBANC MONTGOMERY
                                              SECURITIES LLC
                                            UBS SECURITIES LLC

                                            By SALOMON BROTHERS INC


                                         By: /s/ Suni P. Harford
                                            ------------------------------------
                                              Name:         Suni P. Harford
                                              Title:        Vice President


ACCEPTED:

SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC.



By: /s/ Charles W. Scharf
   ----------------------------------
   Name:  Charles W. Scharf
   Title: Chief Financial Officer



                                        4
<PAGE>   5
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Underwriters                                         Principal Amount
- ------------                                         ----------------
<S>                                                  <C>         
Salomon Brothers Inc                                   $ 50,000,000
Chase Securities Inc.                                    50,000,000
Citicorp Securities, Inc.                                50,000,000
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
   Securities Corporation                                50,000,000
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC                    50,000,000
UBS Securities LLC                                       50,000,000
                                                       ------------
             Total                                     $300,000,000
</TABLE>


                                        5




<PAGE>   1
                               FORM OF NOTE                         EXHIBIT 4.01

LEGEND FOR BOOK-ENTRY NOTE:

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR ONE OR MORE NOTES IN
CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (THE "DEPOSITARY")
TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE
DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH
NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY
TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY NOTE IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.


REGISTERED                                                            REGISTERED

                              CUSIP NO. 79549B CJ 4

NO. ____                                                      U.S. $____________

                       SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC.
                        6 1/4% NOTE DUE JANUARY 15, 2005


                  SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC. (formerly Salomon Inc), a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (herein
called the "Company," which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to SPECIMEN , or registered assigns, the principal sum of ($_________________)
on January 15, 2005 and to pay interest thereon from January 12, 1998, or from
the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 in each year, commencing
July 15, 1998, at the rate of 6 1/4% per annum, until the principal hereof is
paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid
or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the
Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or 
more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the January 1 or July 1
(whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such
Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided
for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date
and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or
<PAGE>   2
more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special
Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the
Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series
not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time
in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and
upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided
in the Indenture.

                  Payment of the principal of and interest on this Security will
be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the
United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment
of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the
Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the
Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

                  Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Security set forth after the Trustee's certificate of authentication, which
further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth
at this place.

                  Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Trustee by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled
to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to
be duly executed under its corporate seal.

Dated:   January 12, 1998

                                    SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC.



                                    By:       Specimen
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                             Charles W. Scharf
                                             Chief Financial Officer


                                    By:       Specimen
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                             Stephanie B. Mudick
                                             Assistant Secretary


TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in
the within-mentioned Indenture. 


CITIBANK, N.A., as Trustee


By:
   ---------------------------------
         Authorized Signatory
<PAGE>   3
                       SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC.
                        6 1/4% NOTE DUE JANUARY 15, 2005

                  This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities
of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued under
an Indenture dated as of December 1, 1988, as supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 7, 1990, the Second Supplemental
Indenture dated as of December 1, 1988, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated
as of July 1, 1992, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 29,
1992, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 14, 1993, the Sixth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 29, 1994, the Seventh Supplemental
Indenture dated as of February 1, 1996, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of May 8, 1996, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 22,
1996 and the Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 28, 1997 (as so
supplemented, herein called the "Indenture"), between the Company and Citibank,
N.A. (herein called the "Trustee," which term includes any successor trustee
under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto
reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations
of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the
Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and
are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series
designated as set forth above, limited in aggregate principal amount to
$300,000,000.

                  The Securities of this series may not be redeemed prior to the
Stated Maturity of their principal amount.

                  If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this
series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of all the Securities of
this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.

                  The Securities of this series are subject to satisfaction,
discharge and defeasance as provided in Section 401 of the Indenture.

                  The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of
each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and
the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each
series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the
Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Securities
of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all
Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain
provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and
their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security
shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of
this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such
consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

                  No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this
Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the
Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and
interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or
currency, herein prescribed.

                  As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in
the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of
<PAGE>   4
transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The
City of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar, duly
executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Securities of this series, of authorized denominations
and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated
transferee or transferees.

                  The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered
form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate
principal amount of Securities of a different authorized denomination, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

                  No service charge shall be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

                  Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of
transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner
hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.

                  All terms used in this Security that are defined in the
Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

                     ---------------------------------------

                  The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on
the first page of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were
written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations.



                  UNIF GIFT MIN ACT --
   ------------------------------------------------
                                                              (Cust)

                           as Custodian for           
   ------------------------------------------------
                                                              (Minor)

                                     under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of


   ----------------------------------------
                                                              (State)


             TEN COM  --      as tenants in common
<PAGE>   5
             TEN ENT  --      as tenants by the entireties
             JT TEN           --  as joint tenants with right of survivorship 
                              and not as tenants in common


                  Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the
above list.
<PAGE>   6
              FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto






[Please Insert Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number of Assignee:]


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE:]


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


the within Security of Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc. and does hereby 
irrevocably constitute and appoint


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Attorney to transfer said Security on the books of said Company, with full power
of substitution in the premises.



Dated: 
      -------------------------
      ---------------------
                           NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must
                           correspond with the name as written upon the first
                           page of the within Security in every particular,
                           without alteration or enlargement or 
<PAGE>   7
                           any change whatever, and be guaranteed by the
                           endorser's bank or broker.


© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission