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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): April 18, 2001
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U.S.A. Floral Products, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-23121 52-2030697
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
1500 NW 95th Avenue, Miami FL 33712
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(305) 629-5153
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(Registrant's telephone number)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
(a) As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 2, 2001, on April 2, 2001 the Registrant and 16 of its subsidiaries which,
together with the Registrant, comprise its domestic operating companies, filed
voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the
"Bankruptcy Court") (case no. 01-1230(MFW)). On April 18, 2001, the Bankruptcy
Court signed an order that, among other things, approved bidding procedures in
connection with ten pending contracts to sell the Registrant's remaining U.S.
domestic operations and the stock of its Canadian subsidiary (collectively, the
"Domestic Assets") and set May 3 as the date for a hearing to consider approval
of the proposed sales of the Domestic Assets.
(b) On April 19, 2001, the Registrant issued a press release
announcing, inter alia (i) that it had entered into ten contracts (subject to
higher and better offers and Bankruptcy Court approval) for the sale of its
Domestic Assets and (ii) the signing of the Bankruptcy Court order described
above. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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.
U.S.A. Floral Products, Inc.
Date: April 25, 2001 By: /s/ Michael W. Broomfield
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Michael W. Broomfield
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Registrant's Press Release dated April 19, 2001, regarding pending sales
of Domestic Assets and Bankruptcy Court Order