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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 17, 1996
Alpha Microsystems
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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California 0 - 10558 95 - 3108178
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation File Number) Identification No.)
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2722 South Fairview Street, Santa Ana, California 92704
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(Address of Principal Executive Officers) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (714) 957-8500
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 2. Acquisition and Disposition of Assets
Divestiture of Sanderson Shares
On September 17, 1996, Alpha Microsystems (the "Company"), a California
corporation, sold in an open market transaction on the London Stock Exchange,
of the then current trading price at 149 pence per share all of the 907,792
shares of Sanderson Electronics PLC ("Sanderson") that the Company received
from Sanderson in the sale of the Company's former UK subsidiary. The sale of
Alpha Microsystems Great Britain was announced on August 12, 1996 and reported
in a Form 8-K previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 21, 1996. Proceeds of the sale of Sanderson shares were approximately
(pound)1.35 million or US $2.1 million at current exchange rates. The Company
will transfer the funds to the United States shortly.
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits: The following is included with this report:
Item Exhibit No.
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Press Release 20
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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.
Date: September 27, 1996 Alpha Microsystems
By: /s/ Douglas J. Tullio
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Douglas J. Tullio,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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EXHIBIT 20
PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE September 17, 1996 at 7:30 AM EDT
Contact: Erik Randerson (investors)
Owen Daley (media)
Allen & Caron/South Coast Communications
714/252-8440
ALPHA MICROSYSTEMS SELLS
SANDERSON ELECTRONICS SHARES FOR $2.1 MILLION
SANTA ANA, CA (September 17, 1996) . . . . Alpha Microsystems (Nasdaq NM:ALMI)
said today that it has sold on the London market the 907,792 shares of Sanderson
Electronics PLC that the Company received from Sanderson in the sale of its
former UK subsidiary. The sale of Alpha Microsystems Great Britain was announced
on August 12, 1996. Proceeds of the sale of Sanderson shares were approximately
(pound)1.35 million or US $2.1 million at current exchange rates. The Company
will transfer the funds to the United States shortly.
President & CEO Douglas J. Tullio said, "We're pleased with the results
of the sale of shares, which were being held on our balance sheet as marketable
securities. The proceeds will augment our financial resources to support and
enhance our core businesses."
Alpha Microsystems serves the Internet and intranet markets through its
software, services and technologies. The Company also provides products and
services such as consulting, maintenance, software, hardware and networking,
both directly and through value-added resellers and distributors. Alpha
Microsystems has been in business for over 18 years and today has over 40
locations, as well as third party distribution channels worldwide. For more
information, contact the Company's Web site at: http://www.alphamicro.com
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