UNITED STATES

        



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): JULY 13, 2006



THE ARISTOTLE CORPORATION

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



DELAWARE

0-14669

06-1165854

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION

(COMMISSION FILE

(I.R.S. EMPLOYER

OF INCORPORATION)

NUMBER)

IDENTIFICATION NO.)



96 CUMMINGS POINT ROAD, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT

 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)


06902

(ZIP CODE)


(203) 358-8000

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)


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Item 8.01 Other Events.


On July 13, 2006, the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of The Aristotle Corporation, which was established solely to evaluate the previously announced offer by Geneve Corporation to acquire in a merger transaction all of the outstanding shares of Aristotle’s Common Stock and Series I Preferred Stock not owned by Geneve, engaged Cypress Associates LLC as its financial advisor in connection with its evaluation of the Geneve proposal.  In addition, the Special Committee had previously retained Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP to serve as independent legal counsel to the Special Committee.




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.



THE ARISTOTLE CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

By:  /s/ H. William Smith

 

Name: H. William Smith

Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary  

  

  


Date: July 14, 2006