-----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, G4QDHXDrZL3bk2OtVGbjKrOg3+WSChvaPZLdI1ZpalThXcj8HO7SFimG+/5PvANR k/w+/AYVYAcexxUzo3Jzrg== 0000725182-97-000002.txt : 19970123 0000725182-97-000002.hdr.sgml : 19970123 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000725182-97-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19970122 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 19970122 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: 97509229 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16215 ALTON PKWY CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92718 BUSINESS PHONE: 7147274141 8-K 1 FORM 8-K DATED JANUARY 22, 1997 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) JANUARY 22, 1997 (JANUARY 17, 1997) 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 January 17, 1997 AST Research, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Scott Bower has been named Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Americas and an officer of the Company. 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 January 17, 1997 announcing that Scott Bower has been named Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Americas and an officer of the Company. 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/ WON S. YANG Won S. Yang Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Acting) Date: January 22, 1997 EX-99.1 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media & Analyst Contact: Emory Epperson (714) 727-7958 AST COMPUTER NAMES SCOTT BOWER TO LEAD AMERICAS SALES EFFORTS IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 17, 1997 -- AST Research Inc. (ASTA--NASDAQ) today announced that Scott Bower has joined the company as senior vice president, sales and marketing, Americas, and an officer. Bower, 46, will be responsible for overseeing sales, channel development and product marketing activities throughout the company's Americas region, which includes the United States, Canada and Latin America. "Scott will play a key role in AST's market share growth and return to profitability activities," said Y.S. Kim, AST president and chief executive officer. "Our goal is to leverage his dynamic energy and the successes he has achieved throughout his career to improving revenues within our Americas region." Bower is a PC industry veteran, having spent more than 23 years at IBM where he served in various sales and marketing positions, including market introductions of the popular ThinkPad line of mobile systems and ValuePoint family of desktop products. Most recently, Bower was vice president of sales and marketing at Samsung Electronics America, where during a 18-month term he led efforts which increased sales and brand awareness of the company's mobile and peripheral products by more than 50 percent. "AST represents an exciting opportunity," said Bower. "My objectives will be to help our reseller partners receive ample quantities of the latest in PC technologies and oversee implementation of our comprehensive service and sales support programs. In addition, I will help further the efforts to drive increasing customer demand for AST products through our reseller base." 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 home office use. Corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57005, Irvine, Calif. 92619-7005. Telephone (714) 727-4141 or (800) 876-4278. Fax: (714) 727-9355. 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