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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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
December 20, 1999 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)
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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Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 20, 1999, The Alpine Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31. The
Company will report the transition period from May 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999
on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 1999.
The change in fiscal year adopts the calendar year accounting period of
the Company's majority-owned subsidiary, Superior TeleCom Inc., a Delaware
corporation, as well as the substantial majority of the other publicly traded
companies in the Company's peer group.
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: December 20, 1999 THE ALPINE GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ David S. Aldridge
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David S. Aldridge
Chief Financial Officer
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