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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): January 12, 1998
GENERAL AUTOMATION, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-5260 95-248811
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
17731 Mitchell North, Irvine, California 92614
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (714) 250-4800
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On January 12, 1998, General Automation, Inc. (the "Company") entered
into a non-binding letter of intent pertaining to the proposed acquisition by
the Company of all of the outstanding stock of National Customer Engineering,
Inc., a privately-held company based in San Diego, California which does
business as NCE Computer Group ("NCE"), for a purchase price of $3,000,000.
Consummation of the transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including
the negotiation and execution of a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement.
NCE Computer Group is a national provider of high-quality,
response-oriented computer and network solutions, specializing in field
services, depot repairs, system sales, network and cabling solutions, network
storage management solutions and technical services. The NCE Storage Solutions
Division features Emerald Systems and Mountain tape backup products including
4mm DAT drives, 8mm & AIT drives, DLT drives and a wide array of libraries and
autoloaders sold in the United States and the United Kingdom. NCE operates field
service centers in major U.S. metropolitan areas and in Eastern and Western
Canada, with a customer base that includes over 2,000 computer sites.
SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
January 15, 1998 GENERAL AUTOMATION, INC.
By: /s/ JANE CHRISTIE
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Jane Christie, President
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