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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)
July 17, 1996
AMERICAN WHITE CROSS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-20240 06-1342417
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
349 Lake Road
Dayville, Connecticut 06241
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 860-774-8541
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Total number of sequentially numbered pages in this filing,
including exhibits hereto: 7.
Exhibit Index is on page 4.
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Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership.
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On July 17, 1996, American White Cross, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "AWC"), and its wholly owned
subsidiaries Weaver Manufacturing Corporation, a New Jersey
corporation ("Weaver"), and ACME/Chaston Puerto Rico, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("ACME" and, together with AWC and Weaver,
the "Companies"), filed voluntary petitions to reorganize under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11,
United States Code) (the "Bankruptcy Code"). The petitions
were filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware and were assigned jointly administered
case number 96-1109(PJW). The Companies are debtors-in-
possession under the Bankruptcy Code as of July 17, 1996.
A copy of a press release issued by AWC on July 17,
1996 is attached hereto as Exhibit 20 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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20 Press release dated
July 17, 1996
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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.
AMERICAN WHITE CROSS, INC.
Dated: July 17, 1996 By: /s/ Scott Vertrees
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Scott Vertrees
Vice Chairman
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Description Page
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20 Press release dated July 17, 1996 5