-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WPOa73q5l6R+C8JPI28qNRbdqfJf9JrUOdLePXPjWGaGXZzn9K1q4j43FOZIw7mR u9vw4kiGOYfIS2k7WrMFHw== 0000725182-96-000065.txt : 19960910 0000725182-96-000065.hdr.sgml : 19960910 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000725182-96-000065 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19960906 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 19960906 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AST RESEARCH INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000725182 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS [3571] IRS NUMBER: 953525565 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13941 FILM NUMBER: 96626837 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16215 ALTON PKWY CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92718 BUSINESS PHONE: 7147274141 8-K 1 FORM 8-K DATED SEPTEMBER 6, 1996 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 6, 1996 AST RESEARCH, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 0-13941 95-3525565 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 16215 ALTON PARKWAY IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92718 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (714) 727-4141 NOT APPLICABLE (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On September 6, 1996, AST Research, Inc. (the "Company") announced the resignation of Joseph E. Norberg as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The Company also announced that it is commencing a search to fill the CFO position and that Won Suk Yang, Senior Executive Managing Director of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and a director of the Company, will serve as acting CFO in the interim. A copy of the press release is attached to this report, and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release dated September 6, 1996 announcing the resignation of Joseph E. Norberg as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The Company also announced that Won Suk Yang, Senior Executive Managing Director of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and a director of the Company, will serve as acting CFO. 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. AST Research, Inc. _______________________________________ (Registrant) By /s/ DENNIS R. LEIBEL --------------------- Dennis R. Leibel Senior Vice President Legal, Administration and Secretary Date: September 6, 1996 EX-99.1 2 EXHIBIT 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media & Analyst Contact: Emory Epperson (714) 727-7958 AST ANNOUNCES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RESIGNATION IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 1996 -- AST Research Inc. (ASTA--NASDAQ), today announced the resignation of Joseph E. Norberg, senior vice president and chief financial officer. Norberg, 49, who served as CFO since May, 1996, left AST to pursue other business interests. AST is commencing a recruitment search to fill the open CFO position. In the interim, Won Suk Yang, AST director and Samsung Electronics senior executive managing director, will serve as acting CFO of AST. Mr. Yang, 52, has served in various senior level positions within the Samsung Group for more than 25 years, including director of finance at Samsung Petrochemical; executive vice president of Samsung Semiconductor Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Samsung; general manager of Samsung Electronics' Planning and Administrative Office; and general manager of the Corporate Administrative Office for an affiliated company, Cheil Synthetics Industries. "We appreciate the contribution Joe has made to our executive team during his short tenure with AST and wish him well in his future endeavors," said Young Soo Kim, AST president and chief executive officer. "While we undertake an executive search, we are pleased to have the resources and expertise of Mr. Yang, who will work to further the company's goals of returning to profitability and a market share growth position as quickly as possible." AST Research Inc., a member of the Fortune 500 list of America's largest industrial and service companies, is one of the world's leading personal computer manufacturers. The company develops a broad spectrum of desktop, mobile and server PC products that are sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. AST systems meet a wide range of customer needs, ranging from corporate business applications to advanced home and office use. Corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57005, Irvine, California 92619-7005. Telephone (714) 727-4141 or (800) 876-4278. Fax (714) 727-9355. Information about AST and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.ast.com. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----