1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------------- FORM 11-K /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 ------------------------------------------- Commission File No: 1-6695 -------------------------- FABRI-CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN ------------------------------------------ (Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below) Fabri-Centers of America, Inc. 5555 Darrow Road Hudson, OH 44236 ---------------- (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office) Page 1 of 3 2 REQUIRED INFORMATION Fabri-Centers of America, Inc. Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan") is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Therefore, in lieu of the requirements of Items 1-3 of Form 11-K, the financial statements and schedules of the Plan for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, which have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by this reference. SIGNATURES The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Committee (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. FABRI-CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN By: Fabri-Centers of America, Inc. Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan Committee /S/ Rosalind Thompson - ------------------------------------- Rosalind Thompson June 30, 1997 Committee Chairperson Page 2 of 3 3 FABRI-CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN EXHIBIT INDEX Official Exhibit No. Description - --------------------- -------------------------------------------- 23 Consent of Independent Public Accountants 99 Fabri-Centers of America, Inc. Employees' Savings and Profit-Sharing Plan Financial Statements As of December 31, 1996 and 1995 Together With Report of Independent Public Accountants Page 3 of 3