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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): APRIL 9, 1999
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AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-14227 13-3317668
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
399 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, ELMSFORD, NEW YORK 10523
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 592-2355
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5
Press Release, dated April 9, 1999, incorporated by reference herein
and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
Date: April 9, 1999 /s/ KENNETH H. TRAUB
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KENNETH H. TRAUB, PRESIDENT
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press release of American Bank Note Holographics, Inc.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGE
Morris Weissman Resigns as Chairman and CEO
ELMSFORD, NY, APRIL 9, 1999 -- American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. (NYSE: ABH)
today announced that Morris Weissman has resigned from the Company, where he
served as Chief Executive Officer, as well as from the Company's Board of
Directors, on which he served as Chairman. The resignations are effective
immediately.
American Bank Note Holographics is a world leader in the origination,
production, and marketing of mass-produced secure holograms, based on its
significant market share. The Company's holograms are used for security
applications, such as counterfeiting protection for credit card and other
transaction cards, identification cards and documents of value, as well as for
tamper resistance and authentication of high-value consumer and industrial
products.
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Contacts:
Kenneth H. Traub Walter Montgomery
President Media and Investor Relations
American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. Robinson Lerer & Montgomery
914-592-2355 212-484-6721
