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)
June 8, 1999
LCA-Vision Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-27610 11-2882328
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction File No.) Identification Number)
of incorporation)
7840 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513)792-9292
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
On June 8, 1999 the Registrant issued the attached press release
announcing the filing of a registration statement for a public
offering of 8,300,000 shares of its common stock. LCA-Vision is
offering 5,000,000 shares, while certain selling stockholders are
offering an aggregate of 3,300,000 shares. Stephen N. Joffe will
grant the underwriters an option to purchase an additional
1,245,000 shares owned by him to cover over allotments, if any.
LCA-Vision intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for
expansion into new geographic markets, development of new centers,
marketing, advertising, working capital and general corporate
purposes. The offering is being lead managed by Prudential
Securities and co-managed by Dain Rauscher Wessels and Raymond
James & Associates, Inc.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated June 8, 1999
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.
LCA-VISION INC.
Date: June 8, 1999 By:/s/Larry P. Rapp
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Larry P. Rapp,
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 99.1
COMPANY CONTACTS INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS
LCA-Vision Inc. Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
Dr. Stephen N. Joffe, Bruce Voss (Bruce@lhai.com)
Chairman & CEO (310) 575-4848
Larry Rapp, VP-Finance & CEO Ruth Abeshaus (Ruth@lhai.com)
(513) 792-9292 (212) 838-3777
JUNE 8, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LCA-VISION FILES FOR PUBLIC OFFERING
CINCINNATI (June 8, 1999) - LCA-Vision Inc. (NASDAQ: LCAV), a
leading U.S.-based provider of laser vision correction services,
today announced the filing of a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for a public offering of
8,300,000 shares of common stock.
The Company is offering 5,000,000 shares, while selling
stockholders are offering 3,300,000 shares. The selling
stockholders also will grant the underwriters an option to
purchase 1,245,000 shares to cover over-allotments, if any. LCA-
Vision intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for
expansion into new geographic markets, development of new centers,
marketing, advertising, working capital and general corporate
purposes. LCA-Vision will not receive any proceeds from the sale
of shares by the selling shareholders.
The offering is being lead managed by Prudential Securities and
co-managed by Dain Rauscher Wessels and Raymond James &
Associates, Inc. Prospectuses relating to the Company s offering
of common stock can be obtained from Prudential Securities, 111
8th Avenue, New York, NY 10011.
LCA-Vision operates laser vision correction centers in the U.S.,
Canada and Europe, which are supported by a network of over 2,200
ophthalmologists and optometrists. Since inception, more than
60,000 laser vision correction procedures have been performed at
the Company s centers.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but has not yet
become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may
offers to buy be accepted, before the registration statement
becomes effective. This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will these
securities be sold, in any state in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of the state.