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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950162-96-000486.txt : 19960917
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950162-96-000486
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19960913
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		19960916
SROS:			NASD

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN WHITE CROSS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887622
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842]
		IRS NUMBER:				061342417
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20240
		FILM NUMBER:		96630447

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		349 LAKE ROAD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 419
		CITY:			DAYVILLE
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06241
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2037748541

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		349 LAKE RD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 419
		CITY:			DAYVILLE
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06241
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 8-K
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               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)
                        September 4, 1996


                   AMERICAN WHITE CROSS, INC.                   
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          Delaware               0-20240         06-1342417     
- ----------------------------  -------------  -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission    (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)             File Number)   Identification No.)


          349 Lake Road
          Dayville, Connecticut                       06241   
- ----------------------------------------           -----------
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code 860-774-8541
                                                   ------------

Total number of sequentially numbered pages in this filing,
including exhibits hereto:  5.


Exhibit Index is on page 4.
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                              -2-



Item 5.  Other Events.
         ------------

          On September 4, 1996, American White Cross, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), announced that the
Company's Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"),
began trading on Nasdaq Smallcap Market under the ticker symbol
AWCIQ.  Previously, the Common Stock was traded on the Nasdaq
National Market under the same symbol.  The change was made
because the Company does not currently meet the minimum bid
price requirements of the Nasdaq National Market.

          A copy of a press release issued by the Company on
September 4, 1996 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
         ---------------------------------

          (c)  Exhibits.

               Exhibit No.         Description
               ----------          -----------

               99                  Press release dated 
                                   September 4, 1996
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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.

                              AMERICAN WHITE CROSS, INC.


Dated:  September 4, 1996     By:   /s/ Scott Vertrees
                                    -----------------------------
                                    Scott Vertrees
                                    Vice Chairman
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                         EXHIBIT INDEX


Number         Description                             Page
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  99           Press release dated September 4, 1996     5

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<SEQUENCE>2
<DESCRIPTION>NEWS RELEASE
<TEXT>

                                                     Exhibit 99


NEWS RELEASE
                                  FOR:        AMERICAN WHITE CROSS, INC.

                                  CONTACT:    Scott Vertrees
                                              Vice Chairman
                                              (714) 248-8900

                                              Thomas Rallo
                                              Senior Vice President,
                                              Finance and Administration
                                              (860) 779-4110

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             IR CONTACT: June Filingeri/
                                              Melissa Garelick
                                  PRESS:      Leslie Feldman/Suzanne Miller
                                              Morgen-Walke Associates
                                              (212) 850-5600


           AMERICAN WHITE CROSS, INC. BEGINS TRADING
                   ON NASDAQ SMALLCAP MARKET


          DAYVILLE, CT., September 4, 1996 -- American White
Cross, Inc. (Nasdaq:AWCIQ) reported today that the Company's
shares have begun trading on Nasdaq Smallcap Market under the
ticker symbol AWCIQ.  Previously, the shares were traded on the
Nasdaq National Market under the same symbol.  The change was
made because the Company does not currently meet the minimum
bid price requirement of the National Market.

          American White Cross, Inc. manufactures and markets a
wide variety of health and personal care products including
adhesive bandages, cotton swabs, cosmetic cotton products and
first aid kits.

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