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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): October 15, 1997
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KENWIN SHOPS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York 1-6680 13-5607936
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
301 Winding Road, Old Bethpage, New York 11804
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (516) 249-3344
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N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP
On October 15, 1997, Kenwin Shops, Inc. (the "Registrant"), and
certain of its subsidiaries including Kenwin Shops of Georgia, Inc., Kenwin
Shops of Bennettsville, Inc., Kenwin Shops of Crockett, Inc., Kenwin Shops of
Enterprise, Inc., Kenwin Shops of Andalusia, Inc., Kenwin Shops of Grenada,
Inc., Kenwin Shops of Atlanta, Inc. and Kenwin Shops of Henryetta, Inc., filed
with the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, a
voluntary petition for relief from their creditors under the provisions of
Chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
A. Not Applicable
B. Not Applicable
C. Not Applicable
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.
KENWIN SHOPS, INC.
Dated: October 28, 1997 By: /s/DONALD WEINER
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Donald Weiner
Chief Executive Officer
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