form8-k.htm
UNITED
STATES
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):
August
17, 2007
EMERGING
VISION, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
York
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No.001-14128
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No.11-3096941
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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100
Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard
Garden
City, New York 11530
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (516)
390-2100
Former
name or former address, if changed since last report:
N/A
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instructions A.2.):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
August
17, 2007, Emerging Vision, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had
(i) acquired, through its wholly owned subsidiary, all of the equity ownership
interests in 1725758 Ontario Inc., d/b/a The Optical Group, and substantially
all of the tangible and intangible assets of Corowl Optical Credit Services,
Inc., and (ii) obtained a revolving credit facility providing for aggregate
borrowings of up to $6 million with Manufacturers and Traders Trust
Corporation. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated August 17, 2007, issued by Emerging Vision,
Inc.
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[Signature
on following page]
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
EMERGING
VISION, INC.
By: /s/
Brian P.
Alessi
Name:
Brian P. Alessi
Title: Chief
Financial Officer
Date: August
21, 2007