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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2000
ReliaStar Financial Corp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-10640 41-1620373
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
20 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(612) 372-5432
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(Registrant's telephone number)
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Item 5. Other Events--ReliaStar Completes Acquisition of Lexington Global Asset
Managers, Inc.
On July 26, 2000, shareholders of Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.
approved the merger of Lexington with a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of
ReliaStar.
A discussion of the consummation of the merger is provided in
ReliaStar's press release of July 26, 2000, which is attached as an exhibit to
this report.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
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99. Press release of ReliaStar dated July 26, 2000.
SIGNATURE
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.
RELIASTAR FINANCIAL CORP.
Date: July 27, 2000 By: /s/ Richard R. Crowl
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Richard R. Crowl, Senior Vice President,
General Counsel, and Secretary
