-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Jb2MCkiSFNWA3GUIpHSHasYYKMQkWMIfoaMKK05u/IxDC6UkD7KE74oBSnQwlNoq 8CIk9u+CVNyKXrclcJr5CQ== /in/edgar/work/0000893750-00-000404/0000893750-00-000404.txt : 20001012 0000893750-00-000404.hdr.sgml : 20001012 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000893750-00-000404 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20001011 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20001011 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARCOURT GENERAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040493 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [5311 ] IRS NUMBER: 041619609 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04925 FILM NUMBER: 738296 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 27 BOYLSTON ST BOX 1000 CITY: CHESTNUT HILL STATE: MA ZIP: 02467 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172328200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 27 BOYLSTON ST STREET 2: BOX 1000 CITY: CHESTNUT HILL STATE: MA ZIP: 02467 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL CINEMA CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MID WEST DRIVE IN THEATRES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19660907 8-K 1 0001.txt UNITED STATES 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): October 11, 2000 ---------------- HARCOURT GENERAL, INC.. (Exact Name of registrant specified in its charter) Delaware 1-4925 04-1619609 --------- ---------------- ------------------ (State or other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. employer of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 27 Boylston Street Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467 (Address of principal executive offices) ---------------------------------------- Registrant's telephone number: (617) 232-8200 Item 5. Other Events ------------ On October 11, 2000 Harcourt General, Inc. issued a press release with respect to the filing by GC Companies Inc. for Chapter 11 protection. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits --------------------------------- Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated October 11, 2000. -2- 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. HARCOURT GENERAL, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ Eric P. Geller --------------------------- Name: Eric P. Geller Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary October 11, 2000 -3- INDEX TO EXHIBITS ----------------- Exhibit Number Exhibit - -------------- -------- 99.1 Press release dated October 11, 2000. -4- EX-99.1 2 0002.txt Exhibit 99.1 Peter Farwell Vice President Corporate Relations (617) 232-8200 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HARCOURT GENERAL TO RECORD FOURTH QUARTER CHARGE ------------------------------------------------ RELATED TO GC COMPANIES LEASE OBLIGATIONS ----------------------------------------- CHESTNUT HILL, MA., October 11, 2000 ---- Harcourt General, Inc. (NYSE:H) announced today that the Company expects to record a one-time charge of approximately $100 million, net of taxes, in its fourth quarter ending October 31, 2000, to cover lease liabilities arising from the bankruptcy reorganization filed today by GC Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GCX), the movie theatre exhibition business that it spun-off to shareholders in 1993. Harcourt General said that the charge, which would amount to about $1.38 per share, should be sufficient to cover costs associated with any liability on theatre leases which were guaranteed prior to the spin-off of GC Companies. Harcourt General, a leading global multiple-media publisher, provides educational, training and assessment products and services to classroom, corporate, professional and consumer markets. In June, Harcourt General announced that it had retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. to explore a range of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including the possible sale of the Company. -5- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----