SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from . . . . . . . . .to . . . . . . . . . .
Commission file number 1-3521
ARISTAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 95-4128205
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
8900 Grand Oak Circle, Tampa, FL 33637-1050
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(813) 632-4500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which registered
7 3/4% Senior Notes due June 15, 2001 New York Stock Exchange
7 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due July 1, 1999 New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K:
Not applicable
The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates: None
As of February 28, 1998, there were 1,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Documents incorporated by reference: None
Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction (I)(1)(a) and
(b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this Form with the reduced disclosure
format.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to Form 10-K to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ARISTAR, INC.
By /s/ James R. Hillsman March 31, 1998
James R. Hillsman, Senior Vice President Date
and Deputy Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 31, 1998.
Craig E. Tall*
Craig E. Tall, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Fay L. Chapman*
Fay L. Chapman, Director
Wayne L. Evans*
Wayne L. Evans, Director
James B. Fitzgerald*
James B. Fitzgerald, Director
William A. Longbrake*
William A. Longbrake, Director
/s/ James R. Hillsman
* by James R. Hillsman, Attorney-in-fact
