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): May 15, 2001
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ZANY BRAINY, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania 0-26185 23-2663337
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
2520 Renaissance Boulevard
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 278-7800
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP.
On May 15, 2001 (the "Petition Date"), Zany Brainy, Inc. (the "Company"),
Children's Products, Inc., Children's Development Inc., Noodle Kidoodle, Inc.,
Children's Distribution LLC and Zany Brainy Direct LLC (collectively, the
"Debtors") filed voluntarily petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11
the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Cases") in the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware (the "Court"). The cases have been assigned
Chapter 11 Case Nos. 01-1744 through 01-1749.
Attached hereto and included herein by reference is the Company's press
release issued on the Petition Date. The press release is attached to this
report as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) EXHIBITS
99.1 Press release dated May 15, 2001.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ZANY BRAINY, INC.
Date: May 15, 2001 By:/s/ Thomas G. Vellios
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Thomas G. Vellios
Chief Executive Officer and President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated May 15, 2001.
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