POLK AUDIO INC
8-K, 1996-06-14
HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT
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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):  JUNE 6,  1996


                                POLK AUDIO, INC.
              (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


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              MARYLAND                                    000-14729                        52-0954180
(state or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)    (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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            5601 Metro Drive, Baltimore, Maryland            21215
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (410) 358-3600


         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.  Other Events.

Effective June 6, 1996, the common stock of Polk  Audio, Inc. began trading on
the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PKA.  The company was
formerly traded on the Nasdaq National Market

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a) and (b) Financial Statements and Pro Forma Information.  Not applicable.

(c) Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed with this report, and the
foregoing description is modified by reference to such exhibits:

              (1)  Polk Audio, Inc. Press Release dated June 6, 1996.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange  Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        Polk Audio, Inc.


                                        By: /s/ George M. Klopfer
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                                        George M. Klopfer
                                        Chief Executive Officer


Date: June 14, 1996




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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

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99(c)(1)           Press Release of Polk Audio, Inc. dated June 6, 1996            5
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                                EXHIBIT 99(c)(1)





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                            [POLK AUDIO LETTERHEAD]



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                   POLK AUDIO PUMPS UP THE VOLUME AT THE AMEX

         NEW YORK, June 6, 1996 - The American Stock Exchange today began
trading the common stock of Polk Audio, Inc., an international manufacturer of
high quality sound audio equipment.

         Commenting on today's listing, George Klopfer, Chief Executive Officer
of Polk Audio said, "We have decided to list our shares on the American Stock
Exchange as part of a larger effort to enhance the attractiveness of our shares
to public investors.  Our specific goals in this case are to improve the
liquidity of our shares by drastically curtailing the transaction costs
incurred by investors, and also to raise our visibility in the investment
community."

         Based In Baltimore, Maryland, Polk Audio designs, manufactures and
markets high quality loudspeaker systems for the home and automotive markets.
Many of the company's products feature the latest innovative and patented
technologies.

         Polk Audio sells its products through specialty retailers in the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany.  Additionally, through
international distributors in approximately 45 foreign countries.

         Trading under the ticker symbol PKA, the stock opened today at 14 1/4
on 3,000 shares. The company was formerly traded on the Nasdaq National Market.
AIM Securities/Aegis Specialists has been selected as the specialist unit for
the new listing.

         As the nation's second largest stock exchange, the American Stock
Exchange is the only primary marketplace for both stocks and derivative
securities.

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