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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) December 11, 1996
THE LOEWEN GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada 0-18429 98-0121376
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
4126 Norland Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 3S8
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 604-299-9321
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Exhibit Index is on page 3
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Pursuant to Form 8-K, General Instructions F, registrant hereby incorporates by
reference the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
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Exhibit 99 The Loewen Group Inc. Press Release dated
December 11, 1996
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.
Dated: December 11, 1996
THE LOEWEN GROUP INC.
By: /s/ PETER S. HYNDMAN
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Name: Peter S. Hyndman
Title: Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Sequential
Number Exhibit Page Number
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99 The Loewen Group Inc. 4
Press Release dated December 11, 1996
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EXHIBIT 99
The Loewen Group Inc.
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NEWS
Contacts:
David A. Laundy
The Loewen Group Inc.
Tel: (604) 293-7857
Thomas C. Franco
Ann L. Heilman
Broadgate Consultants, Inc.
(212) 229-2222
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SHAREHOLDER ACTION AGAINST LOEWEN GROUP IS DISMISSED
VANCOUVER, B.C., December 11, 1996 -- The Loewen Group Inc. (NYSE, TSE, ME: LWN)
today announced that the Los Angeles County Superior Court dismissed with
prejudice a purported shareholders' derivative action against the Company's
directors. The California Court held it was without jurisdiction to hear an
alleged shareholders' derivative suit against the directors of Loewen, a British
Columbia corporation.
The dismissal of the shareholder action follows last week's dismissal
of Service Corporation International's suit against Loewen in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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