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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
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report: February 6, 1998
THE PRESLEY COMPANIES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 0-18001 33-0475923
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
19 Corporate Plaza
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of principal executive offices)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (714) 640-6400
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On or about January 30, 1998, The Presley Companies issued an aggregate
of 2,677,836 shares of its Series A Common Stock as the result of the conversion
of a like number of shares of its Series B Common Stock. The Series A shares
were not required to be registered under the Securities of 1933, as amended, by
reason of Section 3(a)(9) of that Act, and the Series A shares issued are freely
tradeable by reason of the provisions of Rule 144 and paragraph (k) of that
rule.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
THE PRESLEY COMPANIES,
a Delaware Corporation
By: /s/ David M. Siegel
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David M. Siegel
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
