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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 29, 2000
GERALD STEVENS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Florida 0-05531 41-0719035
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
301 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 300 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(954) 713-5000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
We are filing this Current Report on Form 8-K solely for the purpose of
filing the press release included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, relating to our
private placement of 3,257,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $7.00
per share to institutional investors.
Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
Sequential
Exhibit No. Description Page Number
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99.1 Press Release dated March 29, 2000 5
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SIGNATURE
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.
GERALD STEVENS, INC.
Date: April 5, 2000 By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Mattson
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Jeffrey M. Mattson
Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release of Gerald Stevens dated
March 29, 2000.