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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July 15, 1998
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
RESEARCH PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-21105 13-3414302
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
One State Street Plaza
24th Floor
New York, New York 10004
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(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(212) 509-3800
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
GKN Holding Corp., 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report
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Item 5. Other Events.
By press release dated July 15, 1998, the Registrant announced that its
stockholders had approved a change in the Registrant's name from GKN Holding
Corp. to Research Partners International, Inc. and re-elected to its board of
directors Peter R. Kent, Peter R. McMullin and John P. Margaritis. The press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
By press release dated July 16, 1998, the Registrant announced the change
in its: (i) name to Research Partners International, Inc., (ii) Nasdaq National
Market symbol to RPII and (iii) CUSIP number to 761013 101. The press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma
Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Press Release dated July 15, 1998.
Press Release dated July 16, 1998.
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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.
Date: July 23, 1998 RESEARCH PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
/s/ Peter R. Kent
By:______________________________________
Peter R. Kent, Executive Vice President,
Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description Page
99.1 Press Release dated July 15, 1998. 5
99.2 Press Release dated July 16, 1998. 6
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Peter R. Kent
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
GKN Holding Corp.
(212) 208-6647
Stockholders of GKN Holding Corp. Approve Name Change And Re-elect Three
Directors
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New York, New York, July 15, 1998 -- Stockholders of GKN Holding Corp., parent
of GKN Securities and Southeast Research Partners, today approved a change in
the Company's name to Research Partners International, Inc. and re-elected to
its board of directors Peter R. Kent, Peter R. McMullin and John P. Margaritis.
The Company recently expanded its business mission and is now intent on building
a relationship-based, research-driven investment bank for small- and mid-cap
companies. The new name reflects this change and the central role of its
Southeast Research Partners subsidiary. Boca Raton-based Southeast Research
Partners has built a national clientele among leading money managers on the
power of the research product produced by its growing staff, which includes
several former Institutional Investor All-Star analysts. The unit's overall
investment record has produced superior returns and analysts have been cited in
independent surveys for their forecasting and stock picking abilities.
The Company's executives said that, pending regulatory approvals, its three U.S.
broker-dealer subsidiaries will be consolidated into one unit and that new
capabilities are being added, notably in private placements, fixed income
trading and underwriting, as the firm moves to grow its corporate finance
practice among small- and mid- cap companies.
Research Partners International, Inc., through its four primary operating
subsidiaries, GKN Securities Corp., Southeast Research Partners, Inc., Shochet
Securities, Inc. and GKN Securities AG is primarily engaged in institutional
research, investment banking, securities brokerage and securities trading, with
an emphasis on small and mid-capitalization companies. Headquartered in New York
City, the Company maintains operations in New York, Florida, Connecticut,
Massachusetts and Zurich, Switzerland.
This press release contains forward-looking statements by the Company that
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Such risks
and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the SEC, including
its annual report on Form-10K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1997 and its
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Peter R. Kent
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
GKN Holding Corp.
(212) 208-6647
GKN Holding Corp.'s Name Changed to
Research Partners International, Inc.
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New York, New York, July 16, 1998 - GKN Holding Corp., parent company of GKN
Securities Corp., Southeast Research Partners, Inc., Shochet Securities, Inc.,
and GKN Securities AG (Switzerland) has changed its name to Research Partners
International, Inc.
Effective July 17th, its common stock will trade on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol RPII and its new cusip number is 761013 10 1.
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