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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TEMPLATE SOFTWARE, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 000-21921 52-1042793
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(State of incorporation (Commission File No.) (IRS employer
or organization) identification no.)
45365 VINTAGE PARK PLAZA
DULLES, VIRGINIA 20166
(Address of principal executive offices)
(703) 318-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
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TEMPLATE SOFTWARE, INC.
INDEX
Information to be Included in the Report Page
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Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year. 1
Signatures 2
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ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
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On September 30, 1998, the Board of Directors of Template Software, Inc., a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), approved a change in the Company's fiscal
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year. Effective immediately, the Company's fiscal year shall end on December 31
of each year. Prior to the change, the Company's fiscal year ended on November
30 of each year. The report covering the transition period from December 1,
1997 to December 31, 1997 will be filed in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.
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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, thereto duly authorized.
TEMPLATE SOFTWARE, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Kimberly E. Osgood
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Kimberly E. Osgood
Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
Dated: October 15, 1998
