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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: April 7, 1994
(Date of earliest event reported)
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DELAWARE COMMISSION FILE: 95-4100309
1-9550
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1200 SOUTH WALDRON ROAD, NO. 155
FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72903
(501) 452-6712
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Item 5: Other Events.
On April 7, 1994, Beverly Enterprises, Inc., (the "Company") filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-53013) relating to the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of up to
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company to be offered by the President
and fellows of Harvard College, a Massachusetts Educational Corporation.
A consent of Ernst & Young dated April 1, 1994 was filed with the
Registration Statement as EXHIBIT 23.1. It has been discovered that there was a
typographical error in the EDGAR transmission of EXHIBIT 23.1. Filed herewith
is a corrected EXHIBIT 23.1 which correctly reflects the originally executed
Consent in the files of the Company.
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Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits. The following Exhibits are filed as part of this
Report and as Exhibits to the Registration Statement (File No. 33-53013).
Exhibit No. Description
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23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors
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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.
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Registrant
April 18, 1994
By: /s/ SCOTT M. TABAKIN
Scott Tabakin
Vice President and Controller
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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.
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Registrant
April 18, 1994
By: /s/ SCOTT TABAKIN
Scott Tabakin
Vice President and Controller
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Beverly
Enterprises, Inc. for the registration of 1,000,000 shares of its common stock
and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 4,
1994, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
Beverly Enterprises, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10K) for the year
ended December 31, 1993, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG
Little Rock, Arkansas
April 1, 1994
