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 7, 1998 (July 1,
                                                     1998) 
  

                           SAMSONITE CORPORATION 
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           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
  
  
         DELAWARE                  0-23214                  36-3511556 
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      (State or other      (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer 
      jurisdiction of                                  Identification No.)
      incorporation)                                               
  
  
      11200 East 45th Avenue 
      Denver, Colorado                                      53141-1410 
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      (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code) 
  
  
                                (303) 373-2000 
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 
  
  
                                    N/A 
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 
  
  
  

 Item 5.  Other Events. 
  
      On July 1, 1998, a complaint was filed in the Delaware Court of
 Chancery on behalf of Kenneth Weiss, individually and as a putative
 representative of holders of shares of Company common stock, against
 the Company and certain members of its board of directors challenging
 the Company's offer to purchase shares of its common stock for a
 purchase price of $40.00 per share, which offer was upon the terms and
 subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated
 May 20, 1998, as supplemented by the Supplement dated June 9, 1998,
 and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute
 the "Offer").  The purported class action initially sought an order
 temporarily restraining consummation of the Offer but that application
 was subsequently withdrawn.  The complaint, which seeks compensatory
 and/or rescissory damages as well as other relief, alleges disclosure
 violations with respect to the Offer and that the Offer was coercive,
 the product of unfair dealing and violated the directors' duties.  The
 Company believes that the complaint is without merit and intends to
 contest it vigorously.
     

  
                               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. 
  
  
                                     SAMSONITE CORPORATION 
                                         (Registrant) 
  
  
                                     By: /s/ Richard H. Wiley
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                                        Name:   Richard H. Wiley 
                                        Title:  Chief Financial Officer 
  
  
 Dated:  July 7, 1998
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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):  July 7, 1998 (July 1,
                                                     1998) 
  

                           SAMSONITE CORPORATION 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
  
  
         DELAWARE                  0-23214                  36-3511556 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
      (State or other      (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer 
      jurisdiction of                                  Identification No.)
      incorporation)                                               
  
  
      11200 East 45th Avenue 
      Denver, Colorado                                      53141-1410 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
      (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code) 
  
  
                                (303) 373-2000 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 
  
  
                                    N/A 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 
  
  
  

 Item 5.  Other Events. 
  
      On July 1, 1998, a complaint was filed in the Delaware Court of
 Chancery on behalf of Kenneth Weiss, individually and as a putative
 representative of holders of shares of Company common stock, against
 the Company and certain members of its board of directors challenging
 the Company's offer to purchase shares of its common stock for a
 purchase price of $40.00 per share, which offer was upon the terms and
 subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated
 May 20, 1998, as supplemented by the Supplement dated June 9, 1998,
 and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute
 the "Offer").  The purported class action initially sought an order
 temporarily restraining consummation of the Offer but that application
 was subsequently withdrawn.  The complaint, which seeks compensatory
 and/or rescissory damages as well as other relief, alleges disclosure
 violations with respect to the Offer and that the Offer was coercive,
 the product of unfair dealing and violated the directors' duties.  The
 Company believes that the complaint is without merit and intends to
 contest it vigorously.
     

  
                               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. 
  
  
                                     SAMSONITE CORPORATION 
                                         (Registrant) 
  
  
                                     By: /s/ Richard H. Wiley
                                        --------------------------------
                                        Name:   Richard H. Wiley 
                                        Title:  Chief Financial Officer 
  
  
 Dated:  July 7, 1998