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
April 4, 2000
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Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
AmeriCom USA, Inc.
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(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-023769 52-2068322
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
5900 Hollis Street, Suite R-1
Emeryville, CA 94608
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(Address of principal executive offices)
805/542-6700
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Registrant's telephone number
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ITEM 5. Other Events
As of April 4, 2000 Mr. Tom Hopfensperger has assumed the role of Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Hopfensperger was formerly President of
the Company. Mr. Robert M. Cezar, previously Chief Executive Officer, remains
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Simultaneously, Mr. Trone L. Miller has succeeded Mr. Hopfensperger as President
and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Miller was previously the Company's Vice
President of Business Development.
ITEM 7. Exhibits
(a) Press Release dated April 10, 2000.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
AMERICOM USA, INC.
By: /s/ TOM HOPFENSPERGER
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Tom Hopfensperger
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: April 13, 2000
FOR:
AMERICOMUSA, INC.
(Not Publicly-Traded)
CONTACT:
GREG McANDREWS & ASSOCIATES AMERICOMUSA, INC.
Gregory A. McAndrews Helen Cooper
(310) 301-3035 (805) 542-6776
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOPFENSPERGER NAMED C.E.O. AT AMERICOMUSA, INC.;
MILLER APPOINTED PRESIDENT, C.O.O.
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Apr. 4, 2000 - AmeriComUSA, Inc. today announced the
promotion of Thomas J. Hopfensperger, 47, to Chief Executive Officer with Trone
L. Miller, 55, succeeding him as President and Chief Operating Officer.
Co-founder and former CEO Robert Cezar remains as Chairman of the AmeriCom Board
of Directors.
The management moves were made as part of an overall plan to provide
additional management breadth to support an expanded line of innovative products
and services for advertising and software development on the Internet.
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Hopfensperger joined AmeriComUSA, Inc. as President of its AdCast Division
in 1999 and later was named corporate President and acting CEO. Prior to coming
to AmeriComUSA, Inc., he was in management and advertising sales for radio,
television and broadcast Web site development for 22 years.
Miller has 36 years of senior management experience in Internet technology,
telecommunications and mathematical analysis and simulation. He has been a
voting member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the
Telecommunications Resellers Association (TRA). Most recently, Miller served as
AmeriComUSA, Inc.'s Vice President of Business Development.
AmeriComUSA, Inc. is engaged in advertising and software development for
the marketing of goods and services via the Internet, kiosks, billboards and
other remote stations.
(Forward-looking and cautionary statements: Except for the historical
information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this news
release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a
number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially, as discussed in regulatory filings by AmeriComUSA, Inc.).
