1 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): June 1, 1997 LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 33-61232 43-1243221 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 8717 West 110th Street, Suite 300 Overland Park, Kansas 66210 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (913) 345-1250 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) LA PETITE HOLDINGS CORP. ________________________________________________________ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 5. Other Events. On June 1, 1997, La Petite Holdings Corp. ("Holdings") was merged with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary La Petite Academy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Academy"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 22, 1997 (the "Merger Agreement") by and between Holdings and Academy. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Academy is the surviving corporation, (with all of the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of said corporations, and all property, real, personal and mixed, of said corporations). 2 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 hereunto duly authorized. LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC. a Delaware corporation Date: July 9, 1997 By: /s/ Phillip M. Kane ----------------------- By: Phillip M. Kane Senior Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and duly authorized representative of the registrant -2-