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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): FEBRUARY 4, 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 February 4, 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: February 4, 1999 /s/ MORRIS WEISSMAN
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MORRIS WEISSMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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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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AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES
Kenneth Traub Named President and Chief Operating Officer
ELMSFORD, NY, FEBRUARY 4 -- American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. (NYSE: ABH)
today announced changes in senior management.
The Company's Board of Directors named Kenneth H. Traub as President. He
replaces Joshua C. Cantor, who has resigned from the position as well as from
the Board of Directors. The Company also announced the resignation of Richard
P. Macchiarulo, Vice President (Finance) and Secretary.
Mr. Traub was Co-founder, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary of Voxware, Inc., a developer of digital audio technologies for
Internet and multimedia applications. He had previously been Vice President of
Trans-Resources, Inc., a diversified multinational holding company, where his
responsibilities included turn-around management, acquisitions and financing.
Mr. Traub earned a B.A. from Emory College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard
Graduate School of Business Administration.
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 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.
Contact:
Morris Weissman Kenneth H. Traub
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer President
American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. American Bank Note Holographics, Inc.
212-593-5700 914-592-2355
Media and Investor Relations Counsel
Robinson Lerer & Montgomery
Walter Montgomery
212-484-6721
