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UNITED STATES
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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 15, 1998
REPUBLIC GROUP INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-7210 75-1155922
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
811 East 30th Avenue
Hutchinson, Kansas 67502
(Address of principal executive offices)
(316) 727-2700
(Registrant's Telephone No.)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
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On July 15, 1998, Registrant announced that $100,000,000 principal amount of
its 9.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Notes") were sold in a
private transaction pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The
net proceeds from the new Notes, along with most of the proceeds of borrowings
under a new bank credit facility of up to $85,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount proposed to be entered into by Republic with a bank syndicate, will be
used to finance, and to repay indebtedness used to finance, the construction of
a recycled paperboard mill in Lawton, Oklahoma.
The sale of the Notes has not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated July 15, 1998
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
REPUBLIC GROUP INCORPORATED
Dated: July 17, 1998 By: /s/ Doyle R. Ramsey
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Printed Name: Doyle R. Ramsey
Title: Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Item
Number Description Page
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99.1 Press Release, dated July 15, 1998.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
REPUBLIC GROUP INCORPORATED P.O. Box 1307
Hutchinson, Kansas 67504
Telephone: (316) 727-2700
Fax (316) 727-2727
Contact: Janey Rife - (316) 727-2711
Doyle Ramsey - (316) 727-2709
http://www.republic-group.com
NEWS RELEASE
REPUBLIC GROUP INCORPORATED ANNOUNCES SALE OF $100,000,000
IN 9.50% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Hutchinson, Kan., July 15 -- Republic Group Incorporated (NYSE:RGC) announced
that $100,000,000 principal amount of its 9.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2008 (the "Notes") were sold today in a private transaction pursuant to Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The net proceeds from the new Notes,
along with most of the proceeds of borrowings under a new bank credit facility
of up to $85,000,000 in aggregate principal amount proposed to be entered into
by Republic with a bank syndicate, will be used to finance, and to repay
indebtedness used to finance, the construction of a recycled paperboard mill in
Lawton, Oklahoma.
The sale of the Notes has not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
Republic Group Incorporated and its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries--
Republic Paperboard Company, Halltown Paperboard Company, Republic Recycling
Company, and Republic Gypsum Company--are manufacturers of 100% recycled
paperboard, recovered paper fiber and gypsum wallboard, servicing markets
nationwide. Republic's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol "RGC".
