SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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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): September 30, 2003
BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 0-27478
Delaware 36-3228107
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
8700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60631
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (773) 380-3000
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BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORPORATION
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Item 5. Other Events
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of June 30, 2003 included
financial statements for the period then ended that presented as
discontinued operations the results of our internet-based start-up
subsidiary that was liquidated in the second quarter of 2003, and
presented the pro forma effect of our change in accounting for the
recognition of dues revenue related to inactive membership contracts
which was effective January 1, 2003.
In conjunction with a filing on Form S-4 dated September 30, 2003,
registering the $235 million of 10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2011 (the
"Notes"), which are to be exchanged for a like amount of notes issued
pursuant to a private placement in July 2003, our financial statements
for prior periods, management's discussion and analysis of financial
condition and results of operations and selected historical
consolidated financial data were amended to conform with the June 30,
2003 presentation. Additionally, consolidating financial statements
have been included to present the accounts of Bally Total Fitness
Holding Corporation and its Guarantor and Non-Guarantor subsidiaries,
as defined in the indenture to the Notes. The Notes are
unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by the
Guarantor subsidiaries which include substantially all domestic
subsidiaries of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation. Non-Guarantor
subsidiaries include Canadian operations and special purpose entities
for accounts receivable and real estate finance programs.
This report on Form 8-K includes the same amended and additional
financial statements to conform Bally's periodic reporting with items
included in the recent registration.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
c. Exhibits
99.1 Selected historical consolidated financial data
99.2 Management's discussion and analysis of financial
condition and results of operations
99.3 Financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002
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.
BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORPORATION
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Registrant
Dated: September 30, 2003 /s/ John W. Dwyer
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John W. Dwyer
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
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