1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------------------- FORM 8-KA CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED Date of Report: May 15, 1998 ACTION INDUSTRIES, INC. ------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 1-6485 25-0918682 - ------------------ ------------------- ------------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer File Number) Identification No.) 330 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036-6902 - ---------------------------------------------- ------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 212-594-2580 ------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 2 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (A). Financial Statements of General Vision Services, Inc. (B). Pro Forma Financial Information 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. ACTION INDUSTRIES, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ William J. Rappaport ------------------------------- Name: William J. Rappaport Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Dated: May 15, 1998