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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 11, 1999
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEVADA 1-13498 93-1148702
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(State or other jurisdiction of Commission File Number (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
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11835 NE Glenn Widing Drive, Bldg E, Portland, OR 97220-9057
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(503) 252-6233
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On December 11, 1999, the Board of Directors of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
(the "Company") approved an amendment to the Company's By-Laws. The amendment
deleted the provision of the By-Laws that required the Company to hold a special
meeting of the stockholders at the written request of a majority of the voting
power of the Company's stock. It also deleted the provision of the By-Laws that
permitted the stockholders of the Company to take action by written consent.
A copy of the amendment is filed as an exhibit to this Report on Form 8-K.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(a) and (b) None.
(c) The following documents are furnished as Exhibits to this Current
Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
3. Amendment to the By-Laws of the Company.
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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.
ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
By: /s/ Sandra Campbell
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Name: Sandra Campbell
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
Date: December 15, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
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3. Amendment to the By-Laws of the Company.
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EXHIBIT 3
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS
OF
ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
1. Article II, Section 6 of the By-Laws of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced and superseded by the following:
Section 6. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose, or
purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the Articles of
Incorporation, may be called by the President and shall be called by the
President or the Secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the Board
of Directors. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed
meeting. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be
limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
2. Article II, Section 9 of the By-Laws of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced and superseded by the following:
Section 9. Stockholders of the Corporation may only take action at an
annual or special meeting of stockholders. Stockholders may not take action by
written consent without a meeting.
