As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 1999 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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) January 19, 1999 FRETTER, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Michigan 0-14611 38-1557359 (State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) Incorporation) 12501 Grand River Brighton, Michigan 48116 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (248) 213-3899 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events. - --------------------- Fretter, Inc. (the "Company") is filing herewith the Monthly Operating Reports of Debtors and Debtors in Possession for the Period Ended December 31, 1998 that the Company filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division on January 19, 1999 in connection with the Company's ongoing proceeding under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Sections 101-1330), Case No. 96-15177. Item 7. Exhibits. - ------------------ (c) Exhibits. -------- 99.1 Monthly Operating Reports of Debtors and Debtors in Possession for the Period Ended December 31, 1998 (1) - ------------- (1) The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the Commission upon its request. 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 thereunto duly authorized. FRETTER, INC. By /s/ J. Michael McLean -------------------------------------- J. Michael McLean Controller Date: January 29, 1999 EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit Number Document Description - --------- -------------------------------------------- 99.1 Monthly Operating Reports of Debtors and Debtors in Possession for the Period Ended December 31, 1998 =======================================================