-----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, QBxOpvUDJihXNos/MKI5JYAWKUWdaeADMEdqnVTrzx2x0P27Eyyv0zo4E8YVP/Zr MgntcXHf43/0nERKKlsBwA== 0000912057-97-024937.txt : 19970725 0000912057-97-024937.hdr.sgml : 19970725 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000912057-97-024937 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19970722 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 19970724 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOPRO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874263 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620] IRS NUMBER: 841042227 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19167 FILM NUMBER: 97644803 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2525 W EVANS AVE CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80219 BUSINESS PHONE: 3039351221 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2525 W EVANS AVE CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ENTERINVESTMENT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 8-K 1 8-K 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 July 22, 1997 --------------------------------- Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) TOPRO, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Colorado 0-19167 84-1042227 - ------------------------------- ----------- ---------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) File No.) I.D. Number) 2525 West Evans Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80219 - ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) (303) 935-1221 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On July 22 and July 24, 1997 Topro, Inc. publicly announced information concerning business developments via Press Releases, which are filed as Exhibit 20.1 and 20.2 hereto and incorporated by this reference herein. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (a) Not applicable (b) Not applicable (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this Report: 20.1 Press Release issued July 22, 1997 20.2 Press Release issued July 24, 1997 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. Topro, Inc. Date: July 24, 1997 By: /s/ Douglas H. Kelsall ------------- ---------------------------- Douglas H. Kelsall Vice President and CFO 2 EX-20.1 2 EXHIBIT 20.1 EXHIBIT 20.1 - -------------------------------JOINT PRESS RELEASE------------------------------ TOPRO INC. Topro, Inc. For 4:01 EST release 2525 Evans Ave. July 22, 1997 Denver, CO 80219 TOPRO, INC. BRINGS PROMINENT INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE, LARRY HAGEWOOD, TO SENIOR VP, SALES AND MARKETING POSITION Tuesday, July 22 -- Topro, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPRO) announced today that Larry Hagewood will be joining the Company as Senior VP, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Hagewood brings over twenty-five years of experience in domestic and international markets for delivering both control and manufacturing execution systems. Mr. Hagewood comes to Topro, Inc. from Elsag Bailey Group where he was Vice President with responsibilities for business development of their global systems. Mr. Hagewood also served Elsag Bailey as Vice President, US Sales and Marketing in addition to Vice President, Corporate Strategic Marketing. During his six year tenure as part of the senior management team, Elsag Bailey grew from a $350 million company, principally based in the United States, to a major global corporation with sales greater than $2 billion and offices located in 25 countries. During Mr. Hagewood's career, he has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Paragon Group, a systems integration company specializing in SAP integration services, and as Vice President, International Operations, for Aeonic Systems, a supplier of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) systems. Mr. Hagewood has also received significant recognition from industry peers for his market vision as well as his technical design of revolutionary control systems. "We are very pleased to have Mr. Hagewood join our executive management team at this time as we are rolling out PLANTY2KONE-TM-, our year 2000 product," states John Jenkins, CEO of Topro, Inc. "In addition to using his extensive background in the automation industry to drive our revenue growth, he will lead our efforts to become the dominant supplier of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) in the United States as well as to develop our strategy to penetrate international markets." Mr. Hagewood will join Topro, Inc. in early August as soon as he transfers his responsibilities with Elsag Bailey. CONTACT: Pacific Consulting Group, Inc. Scott Liolios (714) 574-3860 3 EX-20.2 3 EXHIBIT 20.2 EXHIBIT 20.2 - -------------------------------JOINT PRESS RELEASE------------------------------ For Immediate Release July 24, 1997 PACIFIC SUBSIDIARY, TOPRO, INC. TO FORM MARKETING ALLIANCE July 22, 1997 -- PacifiCorp Energy Services, Inc. (PES), a subsidiary of PacifiCorp Holdings, Inc., Portland, Oregon, and Topro, Inc., d.b.a. TAVA Technologies, (Nasdaq:TPRO) Denver, Colorado, announced today, the signing of a letter of intent to form a cooperative marketing alliance. The alliance will offer products and services to electronic utilities to optimize automation and information systems in substations and distribution facilities. PES initiates, develops and markets new electronic energy products and services to give customers more control over their energy use and requirements. PacifiCorp Energy Site Services, a division of PES specializing in automation and high-voltage distribution systems, will administer PacifiCorp's participation in the alliance. TAVA is the nation's largest independent information technology system integrator with significant experience in substation automation, SCADA systems, and redundant and fault tolerant control schemes. "We are extremely pleased to be part of this alliance with PES," said John Jenkins, CEO of TAVA. "Our companies have already teamed up on several commercial proposals in the substation automation market and see significant opportunity both in domestic and international markets." "This alliance is a great fit, pairing the experience and expertise of PacifiCorp in the substation technology field and the dominance of TAVA as a systems integrator," stated Wayne Revelle, Director of PacifiCorp Energy Site Services. "Our companies are now positioned to compete more strongly than ever in the substation/distribution automation and SCADA fields." CONTACTS: TOPRO, INC. @ PACIFICORP HOLDINGS PACIFIC CONSULTING GROUP KELLY DURON SCOTT LIOLIOS (503) 464-6279 (714) 574-3860 4 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----