UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported) September 1, 1999
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THE EQUITABLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 1-11166 13-3623351
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification
incorporation) Number)
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 554-1234
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Item 5. Other Events
On September 1, 1999, The Equitable Companies Incorporated
announced that its name will change to "AXA Financial, Inc."
effective 4:30 p.m. New York time on Friday, September 3, 1999.
Beginning Tuesday, September 7, 1999, its shares of common stock will
trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol
"AXF."
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
None
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
None
(c) Exhibits
3 Corrected Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware on August 31, 1999
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SIGNATURE
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.
THE EQUITABLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED
Dated: September 1, 1999 By: /s/ Pauline Sherman
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Pauline Sherman
Vice President, Secretary and
Associate General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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3 Corrected Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware on August 31, 1999
CORRECTED CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
To more accurately reflect the language of the resolution referred to in Article
First, to indicate with greater specificity the effective time stated in Article
Fourth and to correct other non-substantive typographical errors in the caption
and in Articles First, Second and Fourth, all with respect to the Certificate of
Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed on August 18, 1999, The
Equitable Companies Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under and
by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
FIRST: That the Board of Directors of said Corporation, at a meeting
duly held on February 18, 1999, adopted a resolution setting forth a proposed
amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation,
declaring said amendment to be advisable and further resolving that said
amendment be submitted to the annual meeting of shareholders for consideration
thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:
RESOLVED, that it is advisable to amend ARTICLE I of [the
Corporation's] Restated Certificate of Incorporation to read in its
entirety as follows:
"The name of the Corporation is AXA FINANCIAL, INC."
SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of its Board of
Directors the annual meeting of the shareholders of said Corporation was duly
called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting on May 19, 1999 the
necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the
amendment.
THIRD: That the amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the
applicable provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware.
FOURTH: That this Corrected Certificate of Amendment of the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective on September 3, 1999 at 4:30
P.M. (New York time).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Equitable Companies Incorporated has caused
this certificate to be signed by Linda J. Galasso, its Assistant Secretary, this
31st day of August, 1999.
/s/ Linda J. Galasso
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By Linda J. Galasso
Assistant Secretary
