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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 earliest event reported) September 13, 2000
CORAM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware 1-11343 33-0615337
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1125 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2100, Denver, Colorado 80202
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 292-4973
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 13, 2000, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware issued its final order permitting Coram Healthcare Corporation and
Coram, Inc., collectively referred to as the "company," to access, as necessary,
the previously negotiated Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) financing agreement with
Madeleine L.L.C., an affiliate of one of the company's principal debt holders.
The financing agreement, dated August 30, 2000, provides the company with access
to a DIP financing line of credit of up to $40 million. A copy of the related
September 13, 2000 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description of Document
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2.1 Financing Agreement by and among Coram Healthcare
Corporation and Coram, Inc., as debtors and
debtors-in-possession, and Madeleine L.L.C., as
agent, dated as of August 30, 2000 (exhibits
excluded).
99.1 Press Release, issued September 13, 2000, announcing
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court final order permitting the
company to access, as necessary, the DIP financing
agreement with Madeleine L.L.C.
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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.
CORAM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Date: October 11, 2000 By: /s/ SCOTT R. DANITZ
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Name: Scott R. Danitz
Title: Senior Vice President,
Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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2.1 Financing Agreement by and among Coram Healthcare
Corporation and Coram, Inc., as debtors and
debtors-in-possession, and Madeleine L.L.C., as
agent, dated as of August 30, 2000 (exhibits
excluded).
99.1 Press Release, issued September 13, 2000, announcing
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court final order permitting the
company to access, as necessary, the DIP financing
agreement with Madeleine L.L.C.
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