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): October 3, 1997
BIG FLOWER PRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York 1-14084 13-376-8322
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
3 East 54th Street, New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 521-1600
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On Friday, October 3, 1997 the Registrant issued a press release
announcing its intention to adopt a new corporate legal structure. Big Flower
Incorporated will become the new parent holding company of Big Flower Press
Holdings, Inc. ("Big Flower Press"), which will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary. The purpose of the reorganization is to facilitate certain
financings, including a proposed $100 million private offering of Convertible
Quarterly Income Preferred Securities to be effected by a newly created
subsidiary of Big Flower Incorporated. A copy of the press release is attached
as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The reorganization will be effected pursuant to Section 251(g) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, and will be structured in a manner that will
not require action by the stockholders of Big Flower Press, whose rights,
privileges and interests will remain the same with respect to the new parent
corporation.
In addition to announcing the proposed offering of Convertible
Quarterly Income Preferred Securities, Big Flower Press announced its intention
to effect a $100 million private offering of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007.
Proceeds from the two offerings will be applied to repay indebtedness incurred
in connection with recent acquisitions.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Registrant's press release, dated October 3, 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.
BIG FLOWER PRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: October 6, 1997 By: /s/ Mark A. Angelson
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Mark A. Angelson
Executive Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Sequentially
Exhibit No. Description Numbered Page
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99.1 Registrant's press release, dated October 3, 1997 5
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EXHIBIT NO. 99.1
BIG FLOWER TO ADOPT NEW HOLDING COMPANY STRUCTURE,
MAKE NEW SECURITIES OFFERINGS
New York City, October 3, 1997 -- Big Flower Press Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE:BGF), announced today that it intends to adopt a new corporate legal
structure. Big Flower Incorporated will become the new parent holding company of
Big Flower Press Holdings, Inc. ("Big Flower Press"), which will become a
wholly-owned subsidiary, and the Common Stock of Big Flower Press will be
automatically exchanged for common stock of the new holding company. The purpose
of this reorganization is to facilitate certain financings, including a proposed
$100 million private offering of Convertible Quarterly Income Preferred
Securities to be effected by a newly created subsidiary of Big Flower
Incorporated.
The business operations of Big Flower Press will not change as a result
of implementing the new legal structure. The reorganization will be effected
pursuant to Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and will be
structured in a manner that will not require action by the stockholders of Big
Flower Press, whose rights, privileges and interests will remain the same with
respect to the new parent corporation. Big Flower Press' name, charter, by-laws
and board of directors will not change as a result of the reorganization, and
Big Flower Incorporated, the new holding company, will have the same board of
directors as Big Flower Press. The common stock of Big Flower Incorporated will
trade under the ticker symbol "BGF" of the NYSE and the CUSIP for its common
stock will be the same as that of Big Flower Press.
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In addition to the proposed offering of Convertible Quarterly Income
Preferred Securities, Big Flower Press announced its intention to effect a $100
million private offering of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007. Proceeds from
the two offerings will be applied to repay indebtedness incurred in connection
with the recently announced acquisitions of Olwen Direct Mail, a full-service,
UK-based direct mail producer, Columbine JDS Systems, a leading computer-based
management service provider for the broadcast industry, and RCPC, a leading
California based provider of retail advertising inserts.
The Convertible Quarterly Income Preferred Securities and Senior
Subordinated Notes proposed to be offered will not be registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent such registration or an applicable exemption from registration
requirements.
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For more information contact: Mark A. Angelson
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of the Board of Directors
212-521-1621
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