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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): July 15, 1998
THE TIMES MIRROR COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware 1-13492 95-4481525
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
Times Mirror Square 90053
Los Angeles, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (213) 237-3700
None
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The following holder of the Registrant's zero coupon subordinated Liquid Yield
Option (TM) Notes due 2017 (the "LYONs") has recently notified the Registrant
that it beneficially owns the principal amount at maturity of the LYONs shown
below, which it may from time to time offer and sell pursuant to the
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-30773 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, relating to the LYONs and the Prospectus dated August 22, 1997
included therein.
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Principal Amount
at Maturity
of LYONs
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Smith Barney, Inc. (1) ................................. $ 2,000,000
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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.
THE TIMES MIRROR COMPANY
Date: July 15, 1998 By: /s/ THOMAS UNTERMAN
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THOMAS UNTERMAN
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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