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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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) April 21, 1997
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Safety 1st, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Massachusetts
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-21404 04-2836423
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(Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
210 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02167
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 964-7744
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
On April 21, 1997, the Company determined to change its fiscal year end
from December 31 to the last Saturday in December of each calendar year, unless
the next following Saturday shall fall on January 1, in which case the fiscal
year shall be the year ending that January 1. The form on which the report
covering the transition period will be filed is the Form 10-Q for the period
ending June 28, 1997.
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SIGNATURES
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.
Safety 1st, Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date April 30, 1997 By /s/Michael Lerner
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Michael Lerner,
Chief Executive Officer
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