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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): August 8, 2000
ReliaStar Financial Corp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-10640 41-1620373
(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
On August 7, 2000, ReliaStar Financial Corp. announced its earnings for
the three months and six months ending June 30, 2000. A copy of the press
release which discusses these matters is filed as an exhibit to, and
incorporated by reference in, this report.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
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99 Press Release, dated August 7, 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: August 8, 2000 By: /s/ Richard R. Crowl
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Richard R. Crowl, Senior Vice
President, General Counsel, and
Secretary
