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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 1998
MARKS BROS. JEWELERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-028176 36-1433610
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
155 North Wacker Drive
Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 312-782-6800
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The registrant hereby amends and restates the following item of its
Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 22, 1998.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of business acquired.
Financial statements are not required as the tests set forth in
Section 3-05 of Regulation S-X have not been met.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
Pro forma financial information is not required as the tests set
forth in Article 11 of Regulation S-X have not been met.
(c) Exhibits.
The exhibit accompanying this report is listed on the accompany
Exhibit Index.
The registrant will furnish upon request the exhibit referenced
above upon payment of the registrant's reasonable expenses for furnishing such
exhibit.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MARKS BROS. JEWELERS, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ John R. Desjardins
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Executive Vice President, Finance
and Administration, Treasurer and
Secretary
Date: October 1, 1998
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Exhibit
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2.2 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 19, 1998
between Carlyle & Co. Jewelers, Carlyle & Co. of
Montgomery, J.E. Caldwell Co. and Marks Bros.
Jewelers, Inc.*
* Previously filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K dated September 22, 1998.
