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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
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AMENDMENT TO CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Amendment No. 1
The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following items, financial
statements, exhibits or other portions of its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
November 27, 1998 and filed February 10, 1999, as set forth in the pages
attached hereto:
Item 7(a) Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits
November 27, 1998 1-9078
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) Commission File Number
THE ALPINE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 22-1620387
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
of incorporation or organization)
1790 Broadway
New York, New York 10019-1412
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 757-3333
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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This Amendment to Current Report on Form 8-K contains financial
statements required by Item 7 of Form 8-K with respect to the acquisition by The
Alpine Group, Inc.'s 50.1% owned subsidiary, Superior TeleCom Inc., of Essex
International Inc. ("Essex"). The acquisition was initially reported in The
Alpine Group, Inc.'s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 1998 and
filed December 14, 1998.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Essex's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1997 and Essex's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 1998 are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
Dated: March 12, 1999 THE ALPINE GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ David S. Aldridge
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David S. Aldridge
Chief Financial Officer
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