UNITED STATES
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) MARCH 14, 2003
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ADVANCED ACCESSORY SYSTEMS, LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 333-49011 13-3848156
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Organization) Identification No.)
12900 HALL ROAD, SUITE 200
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices, including Zip Code)
(586) 997-2900
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
Number Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press Release dated March 14, 2003.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On March 14, 2003, Advanced Accessory Systems, LLC (the "Company") issued a
press release with Castle Harlan, Inc. ("Castle Harlan") announcing that they
are in the latter stages of negotiations regarding the purchase of the Company
by affiliates of Castle Harlan. Consummation of the sale would be contingent
upon satisfaction of customary legal and business conditions, including, among
other things, Castle Harlan's obtaining sufficient third party debt financing to
complete the transaction. Any definitive transaction is expected to involve a
redemption of the Company's outstanding 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2007 at the current optional redemption price of 104 7/8% of principal amount
thereof, plus accrued interest.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The attached press release is not "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and is not incorporated by
reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933.
Additionally, the submission of this Current Report on Form 8-K is not an
admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that
is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
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.
ADVANCED ACCESSORY SYSTEMS,
LLC
(Registrant)
Date: March 14, 2003 By: /s/ Terence C. Seikel
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Terence C. Seikel
President and Chief Executive
Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press Release dated March 14, 2003.