HE RO GROUP LTD
PRE 14C, 1998-05-01
WOMEN'S, MISSES', AND JUNIORS OUTERWEAR
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                            SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION

                 Information Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c)
             of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.)

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         Rule 14c-5(d)(2))
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                             THE HE-RO GROUP, LTD.
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                    WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU

                      ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY

                              THE HE-RO GROUP, LTD
                               530 Seventh Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017

                              INFORMATION STATEMENT

                                  May 11, 1998

     Change of Name. This Information Statement is being provided to holders of
the Common Stock, par value $.Ol per share ("Common Stock"), of The He-Ro Group,
Ltd. (the "Company"), pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Act") in connection with the proposal to change the name of the
Company to "The Nahdree Company, Ltd." The Company has been doing business as
"The Nahdree Group" since December 1997. The Board of Directors has determined
that it is in the best interest of the Company to change the name because a
stigma has become attached to the Company's current name due to its
disappointing operating results in recent periods. The Board believes that the
new name will reflect the Company's new direction after the business combination
described under "Change of Control" below and will improve the Company's image
in the marketplace.

     Change of Control. On December 24, 1997, The He-Ro Group, Ltd.
("He-Ro"), acquired (the "Acquisition") from Mr. H. J. Han, President of Nah
Nah Collection, Inc. ("Nah Nah"), all the outstanding stock of Nah Nah in
exchange for 5,277,905 shares (44%) of the Common Stock. In the Acquisition,
Mr. Han also received from Ms. Della Rounick, then the largest stockholder of
He-Ro, an irrevocable, three-year proxy (subject to extension for another three
years) to vote Rounick's 4,430,748 shares (36.9%) of Common Stock, giving Mr.
Han the power to vote 80.9% of the shares of stock of registrant while the
proxy is in effect. The only director of the Company other than Rounick has
resigned and Rounick has agreed to vote for Mr. Han's designees as directors.
As a result, Mr. Han may be deemed to have gained control of registrant.

     Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation. The change of name will be
accomplished by an amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation. Such
an amendment requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
Company's Common Stock. Mr. Han has exercised his voting rights, described
above, to approve by written consent the amendment of the Company's certificate
of incorporation in accordance with the requirements of the law of Delaware (the
Company's state of incorporation). This Information Statement satisfies the
requirements of Delaware law for stockholder notice following the taking of
stockholder action by consent, as well as the requirements of the Act.


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                             PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

     The following table sets forth, as of the date hereof, certain information
regarding the number and percentage of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by (i) each officer and director, (ii) each person known by the Company to own
more than five percent of the Common Stock, and (iii) all officers and directors
as a group: 

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Name and                    Position         Amount and             Percent
Address of                                   nature of bene-        of class
beneficial                                   ficial owner-
owner                                        ship
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Hong J. Han (1)            Chief               9,708,653             80.9%
The He-Ro Group, Ltd.      Executive
530 Seventh Ave.           Officer &
New York, NY 10017         Director

Della Rounick              Director            4,430,748             39.9%
The He-Ro Group, Ltd.
530 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10017


Officers and Directors                         9,708,653             80.9%
as a group
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(1) Under the federal securities laws, Mr. Hong J. Han is deemed to be the
beneficial owner of the 4,430,748 shares owned by Ms. Della Rounick because of
the irrevocable proxy he holds to vote such shares. The proxy is for a period of
three years, and continues thereafter for up to another three years or until Han
shall sooner own beneficially at least 55% of the outstanding Common Stock,
including currently exercisable options and warrants.

     There are 11,995,230 outstanding shares of Common Stock, which are the only
voting securities of the Company.








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