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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): August 1, 1997
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JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
33-27038 57-0868166
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
555 NORTH PLEASANTBURG DRIVE, SUITE 202
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA 29607
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(864) 239-3900
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Filed herewith is a copy of the JPS Textile Group, Inc. (the
"Company") Press Release, dated August 1, 1997, announcing the filing, on
August 1, 1997, of the Joint Plan of Reorganization of the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiary, JPS Capital Corp. with the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Southern District of New York under chapter 11, title 11, of the
United States Code.
Item 7. Exhibits.
(c) Exhibit:
(99) Press Release, dated August 1, 1997.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned duly authorized.
JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ David H. Taylor
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Name: David H. Taylor
Title: Executive Vice President -
Finance and Secretary
Date: August 1, 1997
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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99 Press release issued by the Company on August 1,
1997.*
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*Filed herewith
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