UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2000 ----------------- WKI Holding Company, Inc. ------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 333-57099 16-1403318 ----------------------------- --------------- ---------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission file (IRS Employer of incorporation) number) Identification No.) One Pyrex Place, Elmira, New York 14902-1555 -------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 607-377-8000 ------------ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS - -------- ------------- WKI Holding Company, Inc. is issuing a press release to announce its quarterly conference call with bondholders to review financial results for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2000. In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, WKI Holding Company, Inc. (the "Company" or "WKI") is hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements of the Company made by or on behalf of the Company. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS - -------- ------------------------------------ (c) The following are filed as Exhibits to this report Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 99.1 Press Release to announce quarterly conference call with bondholders. 99.2 Cautionary statement for purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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 thereunto duly authorized. WKI Holding Company, Inc. Date: November 13, 2000 /s/ William H. Carter ------------------------------- William H. Carter Interim Chief Financial Officer