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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest
event reported): July 2, 1996
SEVEN-UP/RC BOTTLING COMPANY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-47718 95-4284699
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
3220 East 26th Street, Vernon, California 90023
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, inc. area code: (213) 268-7779
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Item 5. Other Events.
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Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern California, Inc. (the
"Company") announced on July 2, 1996 that it had consummated the sale
of the stock of its Puerto Rico subsidiary, Seven-Up/RC Bottling
Company of Puerto Rico, Inc., to an investor group led by Center
Street Capital Partners, L.P. of Little Rock, Arkansas, and including
certain members of the current management of Seven-Up/RC Puerto Rico,
for approximately $74 million.
A Press Release announcing the actions described above was issued by
the Company on July 2, 1996 and is attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated July 2, 1996, issued by the Company.
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SIGNATURE
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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.
SEVEN-UP/RC BOTTLING COMPANY
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.
Dated: July 15, 1996 By: /s/ David I. Brown
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David I. Brown
Treasurer
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EXHIBIT 99.1
[LOGO] 7 UP
RC BOTTLING COMPANY
of Southern California, Inc.
3220 East 26th Street
Los Angeles, California 90023-4298
Telephone (213) 268-7779
SEVEN-UP/RC BOTTLING COMPANY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.
CONSUMMATES SALE OF PUERTO RICO SUBSIDIARY
Vernon, California. July 2, 1996 - - Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern
California, Inc. announced that it consummated the sale of the stock of its
Puerto Rico subsidiary, Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Puerto Rico, Inc., to an
investor group led by Center Street Capital Partners, L.P. of Little Rock,
Arkansas, and including certain members of the current management of Seven-Up/RC
Puerto Rico, for approximately $74 million. As previously announced, the net
proceeds from the sale of the Puerto Rico subsidiary that are expected to be
distributed pursuant to the Company's First Amended Plan of Reorganization to
holders of the Company's 11.5% Senior Secured Notes due 1999 ($140 million
principal amount) is $55 million. The bankruptcy court has scheduled a
confirmation hearing on the Company's First Amended Plan of Reorganization for
August 2, 1996.
Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern California, Inc. is one of the largest
independent manufacturers and distributors of beverage products in the United
States, with annual sales (exclusive of its Puerto Rico subsidiary) of $314
million in the fiscal year ending December 31, 1995.
Inquiries should be directed to Edward Whiting of Whitman Heffernan Rhein & Co.,
financial advisor to Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern California, Inc.
(213-267-6233).
