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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 8-K/A


                             AMENDED CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 1998


                            THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                      1-988                   13-3639257
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer 
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


                            2111 E. 37th Street North
                              Wichita, Kansas 67219
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (316) 832-2700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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          This Amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends and restates in its
entirety the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 1998.

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

                  On  February  27,  1998,  The  Coleman   Company,   Inc.  (the
"Company"),   a  Delaware   corporation  and  subsidiary  of  Coleman  Worldwide
Corporation   ("Worldwide"),   a  Delaware   corporation,   Sunbeam  Corporation
("Sunbeam"),  a Delaware  corporation,  and Camper  Acquisition  Corp.  ("Merger
Sub"),  a newly  formed  Delaware  corporation  and wholly owned  subsidiary  of
Sunbeam,  entered  into an  Agreement  and Plan of Merger (the  "Coleman  Merger
Agreement")  providing that, among other things,  Merger Sub will be merged (the
"Coleman  Merger") with the Company.  Pursuant to the Coleman Merger  Agreement,
each share of Company Common Stock,  par value $.01 per share  ("Company  Common
Stock"),  issued and outstanding  immediately prior to the effective time of the
Coleman  Merger (other than certain  shares) will be converted into the right to
receive  (A) 0.5677  shares of Sunbeam  common  stock,  par value $.01 per share
("Sunbeam Common Stock"),  with cash paid in lieu of fractional  shares, and (B)
$6.44 in cash, without interest thereon.

                  Coincident with the execution of the Coleman Merger Agreement,
CLN Holdings Inc.  ("Holdings"),  a Delaware  corporation  and parent company of
Worldwide, and Coleman (Parent) Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and parent
company of Holdings, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Holdings
Merger  Agreement"),  with Sunbeam and Laser  Acquisition  Corp.  ("Laser Merger
Sub"),  a newly  formed  Delaware  corporation  and wholly owned  subsidiary  of
Sunbeam.  The Holdings Merger Agreement provides that, among other things, Laser
Merger Sub will be merged (the "Holdings Merger") with Holdings. Pursuant to the
Holdings Merger Agreement,  the shares of Holdings Common Stock, par value $1.00
per share ("Holdings Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the effective  time of the Holdings  Merger (other than certain  shares) will be
converted  into the  right to  receive  in the  aggregate  14,099,749  shares of
Sunbeam Common Stock and  $159,956,756 in cash,  without interest  thereon.  All
1,000 of the issued and outstanding  shares of Holdings Common Stock are held by
an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Mafco Holdings Inc., a corporation wholly
owned by Ronald O. Perelman.

                  Following  consummation of the Holdings Merger,  Holdings will
be a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Sunbeam and, accordingly,  Worldwide will
be an indirect  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of Sunbeam and the Company will be an
indirect  subsidiary of Sunbeam.  Following  consummation of the Coleman Merger,
the Company  will be a direct  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  Worldwide  (or its
successor) and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sunbeam.

                  Upon the execution of the Coleman Merger Agreement, Worldwide,
which held at that time 44,067,520  shares of Company Common Stock  representing
approximately 82% of the outstanding Company Common Stock,  approved and adopted
the Coleman Merger  Agreement by written  consent.  The Holdings Merger has been
approved by the sole stockholder of Holdings.  The Holdings Merger is subject to
the  expiration  of  antitrust  waiting  periods  and  certain  other  customary
conditions.  The Coleman  Merger  Agreement  is subject to  consummation  of the
Holdings Merger.

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                  The foregoing  description of transactions and agreements does
not purport to be complete  and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Coleman Merger Agreement and the Holdings Merger Agreement,  copies of which are
attached  hereto as Exhibits 2.1 and 10.1,  respectively,  and are  incorporated
herein by reference. A copy of the press release announcing the execution of the
Coleman Merger  Agreement and Holdings  Merger  Agreement is attached  hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 (c)      Exhibits.

         2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger,  dated as of February 27, 1998,  by
               and among Sunbeam  Corporation, Camper Acquisition Corp. and The 
               Coleman Company, Inc.

         10.1  Agreement and Plan of Merger,  dated as of February 27, 1998,  by
               and among Sunbeam  Corporation, Camper Acquisition Corp., CLN 
               Holdings Inc. and Coleman (Parent) Holdings Inc.

         99.1  Press Release, dated as of March 2, 1998.









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                                   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.

Dated as of: March 4, 1998
                                            THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.



                                            By:/s/ Steven R. Isko
                                                 Name: Steven R. Isko
                                                 Title: Vice President - Legal





                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

       EXHIBIT                         DESCRIPTION
       NUMBER


         2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger,  dated as of February 27, 1998,  by
               and among Sunbeam  Corporation, Camper Acquisition Corp. and The 
               Coleman Company, Inc.

         10.1  Agreement and Plan of Merger,  dated as of February 27, 1998,  by
               and among Sunbeam  Corporation, Camper Acquisition Corp., CLN 
               Holdings Inc. and Coleman (Parent) Holdings Inc.

         99.1  Press Release, dated as of March 2, 1998.







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