PCA INTERNATIONAL INC
SC 14D1/A, 1997-01-09
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                SCHEDULE 14D-1

                                Amendment No. 1

              Tender Offer Statemet Pursuant to Section 14(D)(1)

                    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                   and 

                                SCHEDULE 13D

                               Amendment No. 1

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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                             AMERICAN STUDIOS, INC.

                           (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)


                             ASI ACQUISITION CORP.

                            PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                   (BIDDERS)


                    COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE

                        (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)



                                  030102 10 7

                     (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

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                                John Grosso

                             ASI ACQUISITION CORP.

                           C/O PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                           815 MATTHEWS-MINT HILL ROAD

                          MATTHEWS, NORTH CAROLINA 27102

                            TELEPHONE: (704) 847-8011

  (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES

                   AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF BIDDERS)

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                                   COPY TO:

                             MARC WEINGARTEN, ESQ.

                            SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP

                               900 THIRD AVENUE

                             NEW YORK, New York 10022

                           TELEPHONE: (212) 756-2000


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     ASI Acquisition Corp. (the "Purchaser"), a North Carolina corporation and

a wholly owned subsidiary of PCA International, Inc., a North Carolina 

corporation ("Parent"), and Parent hereby amend and supplement (i) their 

Statement on Schedule 14D-1 ("Schedule 14D-1"), filed with the Securities

and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on December 20, 1996 with respect

to the Purchaser's offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common

stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Shares"), of American Studios, Inc., a 

North Carolina corporation (the "Company"), and (ii) their Statement on 

Schedule 13D, with respect to the Shares.


     Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but not defined

herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 14D-1.


ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.



     The information set forth in Item 10(c) of the Schedule 14D-1 is hereby

amended and supplemented by the following:


     On January 9, 1997, Parent and the Company issued a joint press release,

a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(10) and is incorporated by 

reference, relating to the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the

Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.



ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.



  (a)(10) Text of Press Release, dated January 9, 1997, issued by Parent and 

the Company.


 
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  After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that

the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.



Dated: January 9, 1997



                                          ASI ACQUISITION CORP.



                                          By: /s/ John Grosso
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                                             Name: John Grosso
                                             Title: President



                                          PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.



                                          By: /s/ John Grosso
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                                             Name: John Grosso
                                             Title: President

                                                  



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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                    Description

99(a)(10)                    Text of Press Release, dated January 9, 1997,
                             issued by Parent and the Company.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JANUARY 9,1997



              PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC. and AMERICAN STUDIOS, INC. ANNOUNCE 

                  EXPIRATION OF HART-SCOTT-RODINO WAITING PERIOD IN

                           TENDER OFFER FOR AMERICAN STUDIOS



Matthews, North Carolina, January 9, 1997-PCA International, Inc.(NASDAQ: PCAI)

and American Studios, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMST) announced today that the waiting 

period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 applicable

to the cash tender to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of 

American Studios expired at 11:59 p.m. on January 4, 1997.  The offer was 

commenced on December 20, 1996 by ASI Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned 

subsidiary of PCA.


Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act certain purchases of stock may not be 

consummated unless certain information has been furnished to the Antitrust 

Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and 

certain waiting periods have expired.


The offer and withdrawal rights are currently scheduled to expire at 12:00 

midnight, New York City time, on Wednesday, January 22, 1997.  MacKenzie 

Partners, Inc. is acting as the Information Agent for the offer.

CONTACTS:

Bruce A. Fisher                     Shawn W. Poole
Senior Vice President               Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer             Chief Financial Officer
PCA International, Inc.             American Studios, Inc.
(704) 847-8011, Ext. 2404           (704) 588-4351, Ext. 5310



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