-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CkQNz2L9rrUDBEFN2qgxrgclZVzEqeFnj0y0zEX8xQ8yy/nUPVMPjCzxGOsUhCh2 XYwupMvoGIxI0AQxMpkwNw== 0001116502-00-000333.txt : 20001205 0001116502-00-000333.hdr.sgml : 20001205 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001116502-00-000333 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20001204 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20001204 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GERALD STEVENS INC/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000037525 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 650971499 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-05531 FILM NUMBER: 782692 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 350526 CITY: FT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33335-0526 BUSINESS PHONE: 9547135000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 EAST LAS OLAS BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: FT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33301 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FLORAFAX INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SPOTTS FLORAFAX CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19740924 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SPOTTS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19671205 8-K 1 0001.txt CURRENT REPORT 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): December 4, 2000 ---------------- GERALD STEVENS, INC. --------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 0-05531 65-0971499 ---------------- ------------------ --------------- (State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.) incorporation) P.O. Box 350526, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33335-0526 ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 954/627-1000 Item 5. Other Events. ------------ We are filing this Report solely for the purpose of filing the press release, dated December 4, 2000, included as an exhibit to this Report and incorporated herein by reference, relating to the quotation of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. --------------------------------- Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated December 4, 2000 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. GERALD STEVENS, INC. ------------------------------- (Registrant) By /s/ WAYNE MOOR ---------------------- Wayne Moor Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dated: December 4, 2000 GERALD STEVENS, INC. Current Report on Form 8-K Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated December 4, 2000 EX-99.1 2 0002.txt PRESS RELEASE [LETTERHEAD] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: ------- Darren Sylvia Director, Investor Relations Gerald Stevens, Inc. 954-627-1354 darren.sylvia@geraldstevens.com Gerald Stevens, Inc. Common Stock to Trade on OTC Bulletin Board FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - December 4, 2000. Gerald Stevens, Inc. (OTC BB: GIFT), the nation's largest specialty retailer and marketer of floral products, announced that its common stock will be quoted on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, effective today. The Nasdaq Stock Market notified the company after the close of business on Friday, December 1, that its common stock would be delisted at the open of business today because it did not meet the listing requirements. The OTC Bulletin Board is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices and volume information in over-the-counter (OTC) equity securities. An OTC equity security generally is any equity that is not listed or traded on Nasdaq or a national securities exchange. Further information about the OTC Bulletin Board is available at www.otcbb.com. Gerald Stevens, Inc. (OTC BB: GIFT) (www.geraldstevens.com) is the largest specialty retailer and marketer of floral products in the country. The Company currently operates the largest network of floral specialty retail stores in the United States with over 300 locations. It also operates Florafax, a national wire service with over 5,500 member florists covering all 50 states, three call centers and Internet businesses that take orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, Gerald Stevens owns National Flora, a leading national floral marketing company with premium-placed advertisements in over 1,000 Yellow Page directories; the Flower Club, a leading corporate affinity marketer with over 50 corporate partners; and upscale floral company, Calyx & Corolla, Inc., a leading direct marketer of floral products and the largest direct-from-grower operation in the United States. Gerald Stevens also owns its own import and sourcing operation in Miami, Florida. This announcement contains "forward-looking" information. Future results may differ from those discussed in this announcement. Some of the factors that could cause such differences can be found under the headings "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2000. ## -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----