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 26, 1997
AXIOM INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-22601 51-0356153
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(State or other juris- (Commission (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation) File No.) Identification No.)
351 New Albany Road
Moorestown, New Jersey 08057-1177
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(609) 866-1000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)<PAGE>
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On August 26, 1997, Dr. Edmund A. Hough submitted a letter
to the Board of Directors of Axiom Inc. (the "Company")
announcing his intention to resign, effective immediately, from
his position as director and as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company so that he could pursue other interests.
At a special meeting called for the purpose on August 28, 1997,
the Company's Board of Directors accepted Dr. Hough's resignation
and elected Mr. Andrew P. Maunder, the Company's Chief Executive
Officer, President and Treasurer and a director, to serve as
Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Maunder continues to
serve in each capacity to which he previously had been elected.
The Board also expressed its gratitude to Dr. Hough for his
services as Chairman, especially at the time of the Company's
initial public offering, and wished Dr. Hough success in his
future endeavors.
On August 29, 1997, the Company issued a press release
relating to the foregoing, a copy of which is filed herewith as
Exhibit 99.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99. Press Release dated August 29, 1997.
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SIGNATURE
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
AXIOM INC.
(Registrant)
Date: September 9, 1997
By: s/ Andrew P. Maunder
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Andrew P. Maunder
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman
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For more information contact:
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Mark Kadish Al Bellenchia
Axiom Inc. Edelman Financial
609-866-1000 212-704-8255
AXIOM INC. ELECTS ANDREW MAUNDER
TO ADDITIONAL POSITION AS CHAIRMAN OF COMPANY
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MOORESTOWN, N.J. (August 29, 1997)-Andrew P. Maunder, President
and CEO of Axiom Inc. (NASDAQ: AXIM), has been appointed to the
additional position of Chairman of the company. He succeeds Dr.
Edmund Hough, who resigned from the position this week to pursue
other interests.
Mr. Maunder has been with Axiom since September 1994, and
recently took the company through its initial public offering
(IPO). He previously held roles as the Chief Financial Officer of
Oxford Molecular, a quoted company on the London Stock Exchange,
and Director of Finance and Operations of 3Net Ltd, an ISDN
technology company he co-founded in 1987.
Mr. Maunder commented, "Our IPO has provided additional
resources to further expand our growing business by leveraging
opportunities in the domestic and global telecommunications
markets. My new role will allow me to further develop and direct
the strategies to expand our business domestically,
internationally and through new channels, and build our
relationships with telecommunications companies worldwide."
Axiom Inc. (formerly Securicor Telesciences Inc.) is an ISO
9001 certified company. Axiom is a leading supplier of real-time
billing data collection and processing, traffic analysis and
reporting, and fraud management systems to telecommunications
service providers worldwide. The company's "Sterling Solution" is
a fully integrated line of systems that supplies real-time data
for billing and other mission-critical applications such as fraud
management, customer care and marketing. The company's common
stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol, "AXIM."
