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 of earliest event reported): December 21, 1999
THE GREAT TRAIN STORE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-13158 75-2539189
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
14180 Dallas Parkway, Suite 618, Dallas, Texas 75240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(972) 392-1599
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On December 21, 1999, The Great Train Store Company issued a press
release announcing the transfer of trading of its common stock from the Nasdaq
Small-Cap Market to the OTC Bulletin Board.
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Text of press release, dated December 21, 1999, issued by
the Great Train Store Company.
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 22, 1999
THE GREAT TRAIN STORE COMPANY
By: /s/ James H. Levi
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James H. Levi
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Text of press release, dated December 21, 1999, issued by the
Great Train Store Company.
EXHIBIT 99.1
December 21, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cheryl Taylor
972-392-1599
THE GREAT TRAIN STORE COMPANY
ANNOUNCES TRANSFER TO THE OTC BULLETIN BOARD
(December 21, 1999 - DALLAS) The Great Train Store Company, a
Dallas-based national chain of train-themed toy, hobby and gift stores,
announced Tuesday that trading of its common stock will be transferred from the
Nasdaq Small-Cap Market to the OTC Bulletin Board effective at the opening of
trading on December 22, 1999.
The Great Train Stores are a national chain of unique, upscale
specialty retail stores with "more trains than you ever imagined," selling a
wide range of merchandise all relating to trains and railroading. There are
currently 56 stores operating in 27 states and the District of Columbia,
primarily located in highly trafficked regional malls and festival marketplaces.
The Great Train Stores are owned and operated by The Great Train Store
Partners, L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Great Train Store Company.
Actual results may differ materially from "forward-looking" statements
due to a number of important factors. Those factors, including possible
difficulties in obtaining appropriate merchandise for its stores on a timely
basis and successfully operating such stores, are more fully discussed in the
Company's most recent Form 10-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached to the Company's Form
10-Q for the second quarter of 1999, a copy of which is available without charge
from the Company.
