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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
NEON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 333-38600 04-3523408
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
2200 WEST PARK DRIVE, WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01581
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (508) 616-7800
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On September 14, 2000, the Company issued a press release announcing the
completion of its corporate reorganization, as a result of which it became the
parent holding company of NEON Optica, Inc. (formerly NorthEast Optic Network,
Inc.) and the consummation of its transactions with Exelon Ventures Corp. and
Consolidated Edison Communications, Inc., relating to the Company's expansion in
the New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. markets.
A copy of this press release has been filed with this Current Report on
Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press Release
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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.
NEON Communications, Inc.
(Registrant)
By: /S/ VICTOR COLANTONIO
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Name: Victor Colantonio
Title: President
Date: September 14, 2000
