SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April 1999
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THE DIALOG CORPORATION PLC
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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THE COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING
48 LEICESTER SQUARE
LONDON WC2H 7DB, ENGLAND
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
FORM 20-F (X) FORM 40-F( )
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
YES ( ) NO (X)
On April 27, 1999, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
the change of its trading symbol on the Nasdaq National Market to "DIAL"
from "DIALY."
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: May 6, 1999 THE DIALOG CORPORATION PLC
By: /s/ David G. Mattey
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David G. Mattey
Finance Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release, "Dialog Corporation Changes Nasdaq
National Market Symbol to DIAL," dated April 27, 1999.
EXHIBIT 99.1
[THE DIALOG CORPORATION PLC LETTERHEAD]
News Announcement
For Immediate Release
DIALOG CORPORATION CHANGES
NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET SYMBOL TO "DIAL"
- CHANGE EFFECTIVE TODAY -
Cary, NC and London, England - April 27, 1999: The Dialog Corporation plc
("Dialog") (NASDAQ:DIAL; LSE:DLG), a leading provider of Internet-based
information, technology and eCommerce solutions to the corporate market,
today announced that effective with the commencement of Nasdaq trading
today, Tuesday, April 27th, the Company's Nasdaq National Market trading
symbol has changed to "DIAL" from "DIALY."
The symbol change is in keeping with recent revisions in Nasdaq's trading
symbol procedures for foreign-based companies. Dialog requested the change
in order to simplify trading and obtaining stock quotations as well as to
more closely align Dialog's trading symbol with the four-letter symbols of
the majority of Nasdaq National Market-traded companies.
THE DIALOG CORPORATION PLC
The Dialog Corporation plc (http://www.dialog.com) is a leading provider
of Internet-based information, technology and eCommerce solutions to the
corporate market, created by the merger of M.A.I.D plc and Knight-Ridder
Information Inc. Dialog provides a range of technologies and services for
Internet and intranet-based knowledge management and eCommerce
applications. The company's InfoSort indexing technology is widely
perceived to offer an industry standard for information categorisation,
while the DIALOG, DataStar and Profound range of products and services
provide comprehensive, authoritative sources of information to
professionals worldwide. The Dialog Corporation has world headquarters in
London and US headquarters in Cary, NC. Its American Depositary Shares
(ADS) are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol "DIAL" with four Ordinary
Shares comprising one ADS; its Ordinary Shares trade on the London Stock
Exchange under the symbol "DLG."
CONTACTS:
Kristian Talvitie, U.S. Investor Relations [email protected]
212/381-1824
Julia Morton, U.K. Investor Relations [email protected]
011-44-171-930-6900
Tracey Johnston, Corporate PR Manager [email protected]
011-44-171-930-6900
David C. Collins/Robert L. Rinderman [email protected]
Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated
212/835-8500
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