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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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 23, 1996
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REGIS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MINNESOTA
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-11230 41-0749934
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
7201 Metro Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55439
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (612) 947-7000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Effective October 25, 1996, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant merged
with Supercuts, Inc., as contemplated by the agreement entered into on July 14,
1996. Attached hereto as EXHIBIT A is the press release announcing the merger.
Combined financial statements have been previously provided as part of the
Registrant's filing on Form S-4/Proxy dated September 24, 1996, and incorporated
by reference herein.
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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.
REGIS CORPORATION
Date: November 7, 1996 By:/s/ Frank E. Evangelist
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Frank E. Evangelist
Senior Vice President-Finance
Chief Financial Officer
Signing on behalf of the
registrant and as principal
accounting officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT A Press release announcing the shareholder approval.
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[REGIS-LETTERHEAD] PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT A
Contact: REGIS CORPORATION SUPERCUTS, INC.
Paul D. Finkelstein Thomas L. Gregory
Frank E. Evangelist Steve Price
Randy L. Pearce (415) 693-4700
(612) 947-7000
MORGEN-WALKE ASSOCIATES:
David Walke/June/Filingeri/Melissa Garelick
Press Contact: Leslie Feldman
(212) 850-5600
REGIS CORPORATION AND SUPERCUTS, INC. SET DATE FOR
SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS AND MAIL MERGER PROXY
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. (September 25, 1996) -- Regis Corporation (Nasdaq:RGIS)
and Supercuts, Inc. (Nasdaq:CUTS) announced today that both boards of directors
have received confirmation of the fairness opinion on the merger of the two
companies contemplated by the agreement entered into on July 14, 1996. Further,
the companies have set October 23, 1996 as the date of the special meetings of
their shareholders to vote on the merger and have mailed a joint proxy statement
to shareholders. The record date for the meetings are September 19, 1996 for
Regis shareholders and September 24, 1996 for Supercuts shareholders.
Regis Corporation, based in Minneapolis, currently operates over 1,950
salons in five divisions: Regis Hairstylists, MasterCuts, Trade Secret, Wal-
Mart, and International. Supercuts, Inc., based in San Francisco, currently
operates over 500 salons and franchises over 650 salons.
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