SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) March 13, 1998
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Base Ten Systems, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey 0-7100 22-1804206
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(State of Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Electronics Drive, Trenton, New Jersey 08619
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (609)586-7010
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Inapplicable
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(Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
On March 13, 1998, Base Ten Systems, Inc. (the "Company") appointed
Price Waterhouse LLP ("Price Waterhouse") as the principal accountant to audit
the Company's financial statements.
During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent
interim period preceding March 13, 1998, neither the Company (nor anyone acting
on the Company's behalf) consulted with Price Waterhouse regarding the
application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
the Company's financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice
was provided to the Company by Price Waterhouse; or matters which would require
disclosure pursuant to Items 304(a)(1)(iv) and 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 16, 1998
BASE TEN SYSTEMS, INC.
By: WILLIAM F. HACKETT
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William F. Hackett
Senior Vice President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Secretary
