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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): August 20, 1997
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DBT ONLINE, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania 0-9111-99 85-0439411
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
5550 W. Flamingo Road, Suite B-5
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 257-1112
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
The registrant hereby incorporates by reference the press release
dated August 20, 1997 attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.
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SIGNATURE
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.
DBT ONLINE, INC.
(Registrant)
By \s\ Timothy M. Leonard
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Timothy M. Leonard
Vice President, Finance, Treasurer, and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: August 22, 1997
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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5.1 August 20, 1997 press release: DBT Online Names
Lieppe New President and CEO.
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EXHIBIT 5.1
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy M. Leonard
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DBT Online, Inc.
(800) 279-7710
DBT ONLINE NAMES LIEPPE NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
August 20, 1997. DBT Online, Inc. (Nasdaq DBTO) announced today that
Charles A. "Chuck" Lieppe was named President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company. Lieppe, 53, succeeds Hank Asher, the founder and largest
shareholder of DBT. "It is with great delight and enthusiasm that I can
announce that Chuck Lieppe has agreed to take the position of President and CEO
of DBT," said Hank Asher. "As the founder of DBT, I will continue to work on
product design, technology and other business matters."
Lieppe comes to DBT from Nabisco International, the overseas marketing
and manufacturing arm of Nabisco, Inc., where he was President and CEO from
April 1996. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Berol Corp., an
international consumer-products company, from 1991. He also spent 21 years
with Procter & Gamble, where he held a number of posts, including vice
president and general manager of the edible-oils division.
"Chuck Lieppe is a renowned inspirational leader," said Frank Borman,
Chairman of DBT. "We are looking to him to lead DBT's future growth. Hank
Asher's contribution in founding and creating this enterprise has been
extraordinary. It has always been Hank's desire to pursue his first love,
creating and designing technology and product," added Borman.
DBT Online, Inc. operates its business through Database Technologies,
Inc. and Patlex Corporation. Database Technologies is an on-line provider of
integrated database services and related reports primarily to law enforcement
and other governmental agencies, law firms, insurance companies and licensed
investigation companies. Patlex is engaged in the exploitation and enforcement
of two laser patents.
