SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event reported: April 14, 1999 DANIELSON HOLDING CORPORATION -------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-6732 95-6021257 - -------- ------- ----------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission File (IRS Employer Number) Identification No.) 767 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 888-0347 Item 5. Other Events Effective May 7, 1999, Samstock, L.L. C. ("Samstock"), with the consent of Danielson Holding Corporation (the "Registrant") assigned to SZ Investments, L.L.C., its sole member, all of its rights and obligations under the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of April 14, 1999 pursuant to which the Registrant had agreed to sell to Samstock (i) 2 million shares of the Registrant's common stock at $4.50 per share, and (ii) a common stock purchase warrant (the "Warrant") to purchase up to an additional 2 million shares of common stock, at $4.75 per share, as previously described. 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 thereunto duly authorized. May 25, 1999 DANIELSON HOLDING CORPORATION By:/s/ David M. Barse David M. Barse President