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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
February 23, 2000
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
All Star Gas Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Missouri 1-11393 43-1494323
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(State of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
P.O. Box 303
119 West Commercial Street
Lebanon, Missouri 65536
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(417) 532-3103
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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.
A copy of the Notice issued by All Star Gas Corporation on February 23,
2000 is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein
by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma
Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.2 Notice issued by All Star Gas
Corporation on February 23, 2000
Signatures
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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.
Dated: February 25, 2000
ALL STAR GAS CORPORATION
By:
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Name: Valeria Schall
Title: Executive Vice President
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. Description
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99.2 Notice issued by All Star Gas Corporation on
February 23, 2000
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NOTICE
February 23, 2000
To: Empire Gas Corporation 12-7/8% Senior Secured Note Holders
From: All Star Gas Corporation ("the Company")
All Star Gas Corporation, formerly known as Empire Gas Corporation,
invites the holders of the Empire Gas Corporation 12-7/8% Senior Secured Notes
due July 15, 2004 (CUSIP 291714-ac-7) to attend a meeting with the Company's
financial and legal advisors on Wednesday, March 1, 2000 at 11:00 a.m. in the
offices of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. The Company's advisors will review
and discuss a restructuring proposal. The offices of Morgan Stanley are located
at 1585 Broadway - 2nd floor, New York, New York.
Inquiries regarding the meeting may be directed to Robert Wallace, Vice
President, PaineWebber Investment Banking, at 212-713-9988.
