Pulitzer Inc – ‘8-K’ for 8/10/00

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Current Report   —   Form 8-K
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 8-K         Current Report                                         5     12K 
 2: EX-99       Press Release                                          2      8K 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
 Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 10, 2000

 PULITZER INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 Delaware                        1-9329                    431819711
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer   
     of incorporation)               File Number)            Identification No.)

900 North Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri                        63101    
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(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code) 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (314) 340-8000             
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Not Applicable
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 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.                                  

  On August 10, 2000, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Sale and Purchase
Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2000 (the "Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement"), 
among Pulitzer Inc. ("Pulitzer"), SLSJ LLC, a wholly-owned affiliate of Pulitzer
which recently changed its name to Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis LLC   
("Purchaser"), Journal Register Company("Journal Register"), Journal Register   
East, Inc. ("Journal Register East"), Suburban Newspapers of Greater St. Louis, 
LLC ("Suburban Newspapers") and Journal Company, Inc.("Journal Company")        
(Journal Register East, Suburban Newspapers and Journal Company are referred to 
herein as the "Sellers"), Purchaser completed its acquisition of substantially  
all of the SLSJ Assets (as this term is defined in the Asset Sale and Purchase  
Agreement) from Sellers for $165 million, subject to a post-closing working     
capital adjustment. The purchase price was based on negotiations between        
Pulitzer and the Sellers. Pulitzer paid for the acquisition from its cash       
reserves.                                                                       

   In connection with the completion of the acquisition, Pulitzer issued the
press release filed herewith as Exhibit 99.                                     

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.     

(a)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.             

             Any financial statements required by this item are not included
         in this initial report on Form 8-K but will be filed by amendment not
          later than 60 days after the date that this initial report on Form 8-K
must be filed.                                              

(b)  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.                       

             Any financial statements required by this item are not included
         in this initial report on Form 8-K but will be filed by amendment not
          later than 60 days after the date that this initial report on Form 8-K
must be filed.                                              

(c)  EXHIBITS                                               

               2.1  The Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement among Journal Register
                    Company, Journal Register East, Inc., Suburban Newspapers of
                  Greater St. Louis, LLC, Journal Company, Inc. and Pulitzer
               Inc. and SLSJ LLC dated as of June 24, 2000, previously
                filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on
               Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 25, 2000 is hereby
incorporated by reference.              

99   Press release, dated August 10, 2000.        

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All other Items of this report are inapplicable.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.                                           

       PULITZER INC.

Date: August 10, 2000                By: /s/ JON H. HOLT                        
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                  Name:  Jon H. Holt
                Title: Treasurer

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 EXHIBIT INDEX

99   Press release, dated August 10, 2000.                            

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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This ‘8-K’ Filing		Date		First		Last			Other Filings
Filed on / For Period End:		8/10/00		1		5			4,  8-K/A
		6/25/00		2					10-Q
		6/24/00		2					8-K
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