8-K 1 g73313e8-k.txt E COM VENTURES, INC. 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): DECEMBER 11, 2001 ----------------- E COM VENTURES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) FLORIDA 0-19714 65-0977964 ------- ------- ---------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 11701 N.W. 101ST ROAD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33178 ------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (305) 889-1531 -------------- ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On December 11, 2001 the Company issued a press release announcing that Ilia Lekach, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, had withdrawn his proposal to effect a going private transaction. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated December 11, 2001 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized and this 14th day of December, 2001. E COM VENTURES, INC. By: /s/ A. Mark Young ----------------------------------- A. Mark Young Chief Financial Officer 3