SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 18, 2003
OPTICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-15223 76-0453392
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(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
87 Grandview Avenue, Waterbury, Connecticut 06708
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 596-2236
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. Description
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99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of OptiCare Health
Systems, Inc. (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission concurrently herewith, the
Company hereby furnishes the written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. On March 18, 2003, Dean J. Yimoyines, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and William A. Blaskiewicz, Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, each executed this written statement. A copy of the
foregoing written statement is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.
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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.
OPTICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: March 18, 2003 /s/ William A. Blaskiewicz
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Name: William A. Blaskiewicz
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer
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