8-K 1 form8-k090602.txt CURRENT REPORT RE NEW TRANSFER AGENT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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 6, 2002 ------------------------ SONOMAWEST HOLDINGS, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) California 01912 94-1069729 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 2064 HIGHWAY 116 NORTH, SEBASTOPOL, CALIFORNIA 95472 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (707) 824-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. SonomaWest Holdings, Inc. has retained a new transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company ("Continental"), with services taking effect beginning Friday, September 6, 2002. Shareholders can contact Continental, located at 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004-1123, through its customer service line, (212) 509-4000. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS. Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated September 6, 2002, entitled "SonomaWest Holdings Retains Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as New Transfer Agent." 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 THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED. SONOMAWEST HOLDINGS, INC. Date: September 6, 2002 By: /s/ Roger S. Mertz --------------------------------------- Roger S. Mertz Chairman of the Board EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated September 6, 2002, entitled "SonomaWest Holdings Retains Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as New Transfer Agent."