Smith Corona Corp – ‘8-K’ for 8/3/99

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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 21, 1999                 

SMITH CORONA CORPORATION                
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)                

DELAWARE                      1-10281                  51-0286862               
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer               
of incorporation)           File Number)    Identification No.)             

842 Bennie Road, Cortland, New York 13045             
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)             

(607) 753-6011                
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)              

Item 5      Other Events                                                        

DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION                                                      

On July 21, 1999, Smith Corona Corporation announced that it had      
signed a licensing agreement for various office products under the              
Smith Corona brand name with Office Depot.                                      

A copy of the July 1, 1999 press release announcing the above event is          
attached hereto as exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by                  
reference.                                                                      

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 thereunto duly authorized.                        

              SMITH CORONA CORPORATION

Date:  July 30, 1999                                                            

            /s/ Martin D. Wilson
        Martin D. Wilson
                 Senior Vice President and
               Chief Financial Officer
                             (Principal Financial/Accounting Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBIT                                                                

Exhibit No.                                           Description               
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99.1                                                  News Release              

Exhibit 99.1                                                                    

Contact:       Rivian Bell                                                      
                                JDI Communications, Inc.
                      (310) 827-2327
                                 (888) 477-4319 (24-hours)
                             jdicomm@ix.netcom.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           

SMITH CORONA, OFFICE DEPOT ANNOUNCE LICENSING AGREEMENT                         
FOR SMITH CORONA-BRANDED OFFICE PRODUCTS                                        

CORTLAND, N.Y. - July 21, 1999 - Smith Corona Corporation   
(NASDAQ:SCCO) and Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP) today announced that they have 
signed a licensing agreement for various office products under the Smith Corona 
brand name.  The branded products for Office Depot will be offered              
independently of other products marketed by Smith Corona, such as its           
typewriters, headsets, and related accessories and supplies.                    

 "This is a very exciting opportunity for our two companies to
participate in a new venture that maximizes each company's strengths," stated   
John A. Bermingham, president and chief executive officer of Smith Corona.      
"Smith Corona will receive substantial marketing exposure from Office Depot's   
planned advertising and support for the new products, some of which will appear 
as early as this fall.  We have said repeatedly that the Smith Corona brand     
name has value in the marketplace and we are excited that Office Depot will     
utilize the Smith Corona brand name for these products.  With Office Depot's    
retail stores, Viking catalog business, and multi-billion-dollar sales capacity 
behind the Smith Corona branded products, we have every reason to believe the   
products will be highly successful."                                            

     "Office Depot is pleased to partner with Smith Corona, one of the
most respected business machine companies in the world, to offer a variety of   
top-quality office products to our customers whether they shop in-store, online 
or by catalog," said Charles Tyson, vice president and divisional merchandise   
manager.  "This is just one more way that Office Depot is taking care of        
business by taking care of customers."                                          

  Smith Corona Corporation is dedicated to providing information
solutions through new and emerging technology products in addition to marketing 
and developing its traditional electronic typewriters and related accessories   
and supplies.  Smith Corona can also be reached electronically at               
www.smithcorona.com.                                                            

Office Depot, Inc. is the world's largest seller of office products, now        
with 779 stores throughout the United States, Canada, France, and Japan.  The   
company also operates a national business-to-business delivery network and an   
award-winning U.S. public website (www.officedepot.com), which is open for      
business 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Office Depot's common stock is      
listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP.                     

     Certain matters discussed in this news release constitute forward
looking statements which are estimates by the company's management of future    
performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could  
cause results to differ from management's current expectations.                 

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