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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): September 4, 1998 (August 28,
1998)
SAMSONITE CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-23214 36-3511556
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
11200 East 45th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80239-3018
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(303) 373-2000
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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 5. Other Events.
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On September 4, 1998, the Registrant issued the press release filed
herewith as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release issued by Samsonite Corporation on
September 4, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
SAMSONITE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Richard H. Wiley
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Name: Richard H. Wiley
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: September 4, 1998
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release issued by Samsonite Corporation on September 4,
1998.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: RICHARD WILEY
SAMSONITE CORPORATION
(303) 373-6373
DENVER, Colorado, September 4, 1998 -- SAMSONITE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:
SAMC) today announced that between August 28, 1998 and September 2, 1998, three
complaints were filed in United States District Court for the District of
Colorado against the Company, certain officers and directors of the Company, and
Apollo Advisors, L.P. Each of the purported class actions seeks to maintain an
action on behalf of a class consisting of purchasers of Samsonite common stock
during the period from June 4, 1997 to August 11, 1998. Each of the
substantively identical complaints seeks unspecified damages and alleges, among
other things, that the Company made materially false and misleading
announcements concerning the financial condition of the Company and reported
materially overstated revenues and net income throughout the class period. The
Company believes that each of these complaints is without merit and intends to
contest each of them vigorously.
Samsonite is one of the world's largest manufacturers and
distributors of luggage and markets its products primarily under the SAMSONITE,
AMERICAN TOURISTER, and LARK brand names.
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