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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
(AMENDMENT NO.1)
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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GENERAL HOST CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
GENERAL HOST CORPORATION
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
370064107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
HARRIS J. ASHTON
CHAIRMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
GENERAL HOST CORPORATION
METRO CENTER
ONE STATION PLACE
P.O. BOX 10045
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06904
(203) 357-9900
J. THEODORE EVERINGHAM, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
GENERAL HOST CORPORATION
6501 EAST NEVADA
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48234
(313) 366-8400
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notice and communication on behalf of the person(s) filing statement)
WITH A COPY TO:
JOSEPH A. COCO, ESQ.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
919 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022-3897
(212) 735-3000
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INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement,
originally filed November 25, 1997 (the "Statement"), is being filed by General
Host Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to Section
14(d)(4) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and relates to
a tender offer by Cyrus Acquisition Corp, a New York corporation formed by The
Cypress Group L.L.C., dated November 25, 1997, to purchase all of the
outstanding shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Shares"), of
the Company for $5.50 per Share in cash. All capitalized terms used and not
defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Statement.
ITEM 9. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 14 Press Release issued by General Host Corporation on December 10, 1997.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: December 11, 1997
GENERAL HOST CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. THEODORE EVERINGHAM
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Name: J. Theodore Everingham
Title: Vice President and
General Counsel
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