TOPS APPLIANCE CITY INC
8-K, 1999-09-17
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                                    FORM 8-K
                       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): August 17, 1999



                            TOPS APPLIANCE CITY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



New Jersey                        0-20498                   22-3174554
(State or other                  (Commission               (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                  File Number)            Identification No.)
incorporation)



                  45 Brunswick Avenue, Edison, New Jersey 08818
               (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (732) 248-2850




                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

                                Page 1 of 5 pages

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Item 1.  Changes in Control of Registrant

                  Not Applicable


Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposal of Assets

                  Not Applicable


Item 3.  Bankruptcy or Receivership

                  Not Applicable


Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

                  Not Applicable


Item 5.  Other Events

                  The   Registrant  has  obtained   information   regarding  the
                  ownership  of its  shares  which  affects  its  common  shares
                  available  in the  market.  Attached as Exhibit A is a revised
                  Beneficial  Stock Ownership table reflecting the change in the
                  information since the Registrant's 1998 Proxy Statement.  This
                  supersedes the Registrant's 8-K dated August 2, 1999.

Item 6.  Resignation of Registrant's Directors

                  Not Applicable


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

                  (a)      Financial statements of business acquired.

                           Not Applicable

                  (b)      Pro forma financial information

                           Not Applicable


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                  (c)      Exhibits

                           A.     Beneficial Ownership Table.


                                    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.

                            TOPS APPLIANCE CITY, INC.


                           BY: /s/ Thomas L. Zambelli
                              ----------------------------------------
                                   THOMAS L. ZAMBELLI
                                   Executive Vice President


Dated:   September 17, 1999


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                                     EXHIBIT

         SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

         The  following  table sets forth,  as of August 17, 1999,  the name and
number of shares of Common Stock held by each person known to the Company to own
beneficially  more than five percent (5%) of the Company's  Stock and the number
of shares owned by each director of the Company,  the Company's  Chief Executive
Officer and its other two most highly compensated  executive  officers,  and all
directors  and  executive  officers  as a group.  Each of the  following  has an
address c/o Tops Appliance City, Inc., 45 Brunswick Avenue,  CN-14,  Edison, New
Jersey 08818,  except those noted  separately in the following table. All shares
are owned directly by the named person, unless otherwise noted. As of August 17,
1999, 15,334,102 shares were outstanding.

                                       Number of                   Percent
Name                                   Shares Owned                of Class

Richard L. Jones                        110,000   (a)                 0.7%

Thomas L. Zambelli                       69,000   (b)                 0.4%

Michael J. Straub                        22,703   (c)                 0.1%

Robert G. Gross                         303,079   (d)                 1.9%

Anthony L. Formica                       10,334   (e)                 -

John H. Hollands                         10,834   (e)(f)              -

Douglas P. Teitelbaum                 7,620,764   (g)                49.7%
   c/o Bay Harbour Management, LC
   885 Third Avenue
   New York, NY 10022

Steven A. Van Dyke                    7,625,764   (g)(h)             49.7%
   c/o Bay Harbour Management, LC
   885 Third Avenue
   New York, NY 10022

Walter A. Jones                             -                         -
   c/o Mahoney Cohen & Company, P.C.
   111 West 40th Street
   New York, NY 10018


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Bay Harbour Management, LC            7,620,764   (i)                49.7%
   885 Third Avenue
   New York, NY 10022

Westinghouse Pension Plan             2,223,438                      14.5%
   11 Stanwix Street
   Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Leslie S. Turchin                     1,332,459                       8.7%
   536 Coconut Isle
   Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Robert D. Carl III                      709,935                       4.6%
   83 Dunwoody Place, Ste. 209
   Atlanta, GA 30350

All Officers and Directors as a
   Group (14 persons)                   601,862   (j)                 3.8%

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(a) Includes  90,000  shares  which can be acquired  pursuant to the exercise of
vested stock options.

(b) Includes  65,000  shares  which can be acquired  pursuant to the exercise of
vested stock options.

(c) Includes  18,868  shares  which can be acquired  pursuant to the exercise of
vested stock options.

(d) Includes  283,333  shares which can be acquired  pursuant to the exercise of
vested stock options.

(e)  Includes  8,334  shares  which can be acquired  pursuant to the exercise of
vested stock options.

(f) Includes 2,500 shares owned by Helen Hollands, John H. Hollands' wife.

(g) Includes 7,620,764 shares beneficially owned through Bay Harbour Management,
L.C.  Voting  power of such  shares  is  reported  as being  shared  by  Messrs.
Teitelbaum and Van Dyke.

(h)   Includes 5,000 shares owned jointly by Mr. and Mrs. Van Dyke.

(i)  Voting  power of these  shares  is  reported  as being  shared  by  Messrs.
Teitelbaum and Van Dyke.

(j) Includes  541,737  shares which can be acquired  pursuant to the exercise of
vested stock options.






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