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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
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 21, 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.
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 and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release of Leucadia National Corporation dated
June 22, 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
Date: June 24, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Item No.
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99.1 Press release of Leucadia National Corporation dated June 22, 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
June 22, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Ulbrandt (212) 460-1900
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF OFFERS TO PURCHASE ITS
OUTSTANDING SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
New York, New York .....Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE and PCX: "LUK")
announced today that it had completed its offers to purchase its outstanding
8-1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005 (the "8-1/4% Notes") and its
outstanding 7-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "7-7/8% Notes"), in
each case at a purchase price of $1,010 per $1,000 principal amount (plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but not including the payment date). The
tender offers expired at 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 21, 1999. The
Company has accepted for payment $80,899,000 principal amount of the 8-1/4%
Notes and $113,324,000 principal amount of the 7-7/8% Notes. $19,101,000
principal amount of the 8-1/4% Notes and $21,676,000 principal amount of the
7-7/8% Notes remain outstanding.
The Company's consent solicitation pursuant to the Consent Solicitation
Statement and related Offer to Purchase dated May 18, 1999, with respect to the
remaining 8-1/4% Notes and 7-7/8% Notes will continue until the earlier of June
30, 1999 or the date on which requisite consents are received, unless such date
is extended. Only registered holders on June 23, 1999 (or such later date if
determined by the Company) may consent.
