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Exhibit Index at Page 3
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): June 21, 1999
Genesee Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York 0-1653 16-0445920
(State or other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
445 St. Paul Street, Rochester, New York 14605
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (716) 546-1030
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Item 5. Other Events.
Genesee Corporation issed a news release on June 21, 1999
which is filed with this report as Exhibit 99.
Item 7. Exhibits.
An exhibit filed with this report is identified in the
Exhibit Index at Page 3.
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.
Genesee Corporation
Date: June 25, 1999 By /s/Mark W. Leunig
Mark W. Leunig, Vice President and Secretary
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Exhibit 99 News Release Dated June 21, 1999 4
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For Immediate Release Contact: Mark W. Leunig
Director of Investor Relations
(716) 263-9440
GENESEE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES
Rochester, New York, June 21, 1999 -- Genesee Corporation (Nasdaq/NMS: GENBB)
today announced that Samuel T. Hubbard, Jr. has been elected President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Corporation effective immediately. Mr. Hubbard succeeds
John L. Wehle, Jr. as President of the Corporation. Mr. Wehle will continue as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
As President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Hubbard will be responsible for
the operations of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, which include The
Genesee Brewing Company, Inc., Ontario Foods, Inc. and Genesee Ventures, Inc.
Mr. Wehle said, "The proven ability and leadership experience of Tom Hubbard
will be a valuable addition to Genesee's senior management. We are very pleased
to add an individual of Tom's caliber to our management team."
Mr. Hubbard has been a director of the Corporation since 1992. From 1986 to
1998, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Alling and Cory
Company, a leading distributor of paper and packaging products headquartered in
Rochester, New York. Prior to joining Alling and Cory in 1985, Mr. Hubbard was
employed in a variety of managerial capacities with Chase Lincoln First Bank and
its predecessors in Rochester, New York.
Mr. Hubbard is a graduate of Denison University and holds a Master of Business
Administration degree from the University of Rochester. He is a member of the
Board of Directors of M&T Bank Corporation and Rochester Gas and Electric
Corporation. He is a trustee of the Rochester Institute of Technology. Mr.
Hubbard resides in the town of Brighton, New York, with his wife, Peggy and
their two children.
Mr. Hubbard stated upon his election 'I am pleased to be joining the Genesee
team. The Corporation has a proud and successful history. It is faced with a
number of challenges due to external market forces and I look forward to working
with the employees and management team to craft and execute strategies that will
increase the value of the Corporation."
Copies of Genesee Corporation press releases are available free of charge by
calling PRNewswire's Company News On Call at 800-758-5804, Extension 352775, or
on the Internet at http://www.prnewswire.com/cnoc.
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