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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
March 19, 1997
RES-CARE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
KENTUCKY
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-20372 61-0875371
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employee Identification No.)
10140 LINN STATION ROAD, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40223
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(502) 394-2100
Total number of sequentially numbered pages in this filing is 3.
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ITEM 5.
On March 19, 1997, Res-Care, Inc. announced the results of its first
month of operations following the acquisition of Premier Rehabilitation
Centers, a provider of services for persons with acquired brain injury. A copy
of the press release announcing these results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
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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.
RES-CARE, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: MARCH 19, 1997 By: /S/ E. HALSEY SANDFORD
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E. Halsey Sandford
Executive Vice President
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Exhibit 99
CONTACT: Communications Department
502/394-2100
http://www.rescare.com
RES-CARE REPORTS JANUARY 1997 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
LOUISVILLE, KY (March 19, 1997) - Res-Care, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:RSCR), today
announced the results of its first month of operations following the acquisition
of Premier Rehabilitation Centers, a provider of services for persons with
acquired brain injury. The acquisition was effective January 1, 1997, and was
accounted for as a pooling of interests. The Company is releasing the results of
operations to comply with the terms of its agreement with Premier.
The consolidated results of operations for Res-Care for the month of January
1997 consist of net revenue of $21.4 million and net income of $793,000, or
$0.08 per share. Weighted average common and common equivalent shares
outstanding for the month were 10,546,719.
Res-Care serves persons with developmental and other disabilities and at-risk
and troubled youth in 20 states and Puerto Rico.
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