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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 2059
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):
November 23, 1998
RIDDELL SPORTS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-19298 22-2890400
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(State or Other (Commission IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
900 Third Avenue, Floor 27, New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 826 4300
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On November 23, 1998 the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
Share, began trading on the American Stock Exchange. The Company's stock
is no longer listed on the NASDAQ-NMS.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS
(c) EXHIBITS
20.1 Press Release dated November 23, 1998 of Riddell Sports Inc.
announcing that on November the Company's Common Stock began
trading on the American Stock Exchange under ticker symbol "RDL".
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(1) Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
RIDDELL SPORTS INC.
DATED: November 23, 1998 By: /s/Lisa Marroni
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Lisa Marroni
Vice President
[LETTERHEAD / PRESS RELEASE / LOGO]
RIDDELL SPORTS INC.
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900 THIRD AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 (212) 826-4300
FAX:(212) 826-5006
Contact: David Groelinger
Chief Financial Officer
RIDDELL SPORTS INC.
MOVES TO THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
New York, N.Y. (AMEX: RDL), November 23, 1998 - - Riddell Sports Inc. today
announced that it was moving the trading of its Common Stock from NASDAQ-
NMS to the American Stock Exchange. Trading will begin at 11:30 A.M. EST
on November 23, 1998. The Company s new stock symbol is RDL.
David Mauer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Riddell Sports Inc.
said "We are pleased to be associated with the AMEX and look forward to the
services that it can provide to the Company and our shareholders."
Riddell Sports Inc. provides institutional sporting goods and school spirit
products and services to educational and recreational organizations through
its national, direct sales force. The Company is the world's leading
manufacturer and reconditioner of football protective equipment and the
nation's leading supplier of products and services to the school spirit
industry. The Company's consumer products group markets miniature and
full-size helmets for collectors and licenses the Riddell and MacGregor
trademarks for use on athletic footwear and apparel.
