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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): March 1, 1999
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
NEW YORK
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-5721 13-2615557
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10010
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 460-1900
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
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The information set forth in the press release issued by Leucadia
National Corporation, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Leucadia National Corporation dated March 1,
1999.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Barbara L. Lowenthal
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Barbara L. Lowenthal
Vice President and Comptroller
Date: March 1, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Item No.
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99.1 Press release of Leucadia National Corporation dated March 1, 1999.
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Exhibit 99.1
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10010
212-460-1900
PRESS RELEASE
March 1, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact: L. Ulbrandt (212) 460-1900
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF THE SPERRY AND HUTCHINSON COMPANY, INC.
New York, New York -- Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE and PCX: "LUK") today
announced the sale of The Sperry and Hutchinson Company, Inc. The transaction
will result in a pre-tax gain of approximately $19,000,000, which will be
reflected in Leucadia's first quarter 1999 results of operations.
Leucadia National Corporation is a holding company for its consolidated
subsidiaries engaged in life insurance (through Charter National Life Insurance
Company and Intramerica Life Insurance Company), property and casualty insurance
(through Empire Insurance Company and Allcity Insurance Company), manufacturing
(principally through its Plastics Division) and banking and lending (principally
thorough American Investment Bank, N.A.). The Company also currently has equity
interests of more than 5% in the following domestic public companies: Carmike
Cinemas, Inc. (6% of Class A Shares), Jordan Industries, Inc. (10%), Jordan
Telecommunications Products, Inc. (10%) and MK Gold Company (46%).
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