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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
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2000
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THE LOEWEN GROUP INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
BRITISH COLUMBIA 1-12163 98-0121376
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation ) Identification No.)
4126 NORLAND AVENUE, BURNABY
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA V5G3S8
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Postal code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 604-299-9321
NOT APPLICABLE
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On November 14, 2000, The Loewen Group Inc. (the "Company"), together
with certain of its subsidiaries (collectively with the Company, the "Debtors"),
filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the
"Bankruptcy Court"): (a) a Joint Plan of Reorganization of Loewen Group
International, Inc., Its Parent Corporation and Their Debtor Subsidiaries (the
"Plan") and (b) a related Disclosure Statement (the "Disclosure Statement"). A
copy of a press release announcing the filing of the Plan and the Disclosure
Statement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
Copies of the Plan and Disclosure Statement as filed with the
Bankruptcy Court are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3, respectively.
The Disclosure Statement contains certain projections (the "Projections") of the
Debtors' operating profit, free cash flow and certain other items for the fiscal
years 2000 through 2003. The Debtors do not, as a matter of course, publish
their business plans, budgets or strategies or make external projections or
forecasts of their anticipated financial position or results of operations. The
Company has filed the Disclosure Statement as an exhibit hereto because such
Disclosure Statement has been filed with the Bankruptcy Court in connection with
the Debtors' reorganization proceedings. The Company refers to the limitations
and qualifications included in the Disclosure Statement, including without
limitation those set forth under the captions "Reorganized LGII -- Projected
Financial Information -- Introduction," "Reorganized LGII -- Projected Financial
Information -- Principal Assumptions for the Projections" and "Risk Factors --
Projections" with respect to the Projections. In addition, the Company notes
that all information contained in the Disclosure Statement is subject to change,
whether as a result of amendments to the Plan, as a result of the actions of
third parties or otherwise.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired:
Not Applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information:
Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number Exhibit
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99.1 Press release dated November 14, 2000.
99.2 Joint Plan of Reorganization of Loewen Group
International, Inc., Its Parent Corporation and Their
Debtor Subsidiaries.
99.3 Disclosure Statement Pursuant to Section 1125 of the
Bankruptcy Code for the Joint Plan of Reorganization
of Loewen Group International, Inc., Its Parent
Corporation and Their Debtor Subsidiaries.
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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.
THE LOEWEN GROUP INC.
By: /s/ Bradley D. Stam
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Name: Bradley D. Stam
Title: Senior Vice President, Legal &
Asset Management
Date: November 14, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press release dated November 14, 2000
99.2 Joint Plan of Reorganization of Loewen Group International,
Inc., Its Parent Corporation and Their Debtor Subsidiaries
99.3 Disclosure Statement Pursuant to Section 1125 of the Bankruptcy
Code for the Joint Plan of Reorganization of Loewen Group
International, Inc., Its Parent Corporation and Their Debtor
Subsidiaries
