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): October 16, 1995
Montgomery Ward Holding Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-17540 36-3571585
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification
Number)
Montgomery Ward Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60671
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 467-2000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Exhibit Index at Page 4
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Item 5. Other Information
On October 16, 1995, Montgomery Ward Holding Corp. (the "Company") and
Levitz Furniture Incorporated ("Levitz") announced that the Company and Levitz
had terminated discussions regarding a proposed purchase by the Company or
Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
of shares of newly issued common stock, $0.01 par value, of Levitz, and the
proposed receipt of warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock of
Levitz, each as described in more detail in the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed by the Company for an event occurring September 4, 1995.
On October 16, 1995, the Company and Levitz jointly issued a press
release (the "Press Release") with respect to the foregoing.
The Press Release is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto, and is incorporated
herein by reference. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such Exhibit.
Item 6. Exhibit
1. Press Release issued jointly by Montgomery Ward & Co.,
Incorporated and Levitz Furniture Incorporated, on October 16,
1995.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MONTGOMERY WARD HOLDING CORP.
October 18, 1995
By: /s/ John L. Workman
John L. Workman
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description Page No.
1. Press Release issued jointly by Montgomery
Ward & Co., Incorporated and Levitz
Furniture Incorporated on October 16,
1995.
EXHIBIT 1
MONTGOMERY WARD AND LEVITZ
DISCONTINUE DISCUSSIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHICAGO, IL. and BOCA RATON, FL., Oct. 16, 1995 -- Montgomery Ward Holding
Corp. and Levitz Furniture Incorporated announced today that they had
terminated discussions regarding Montgomery Ward s proposed investment
in Levitz, which was previously announced on September 4, 1995.
Montgomery Ward said that after concluding a detailed evaluation and
analysis of Levitz, Montgomery Ward believed that the goals and objectives
of the proposed transaction, including with respect to synergies, could
not be achieved.
