SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
February 26, 1997
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-21077 94-2990567
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(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
47370 Fremont Boulevard,
Fremont, California 94538
(510) 657-9800
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to report the recent
initiation of a lawsuit in Milan, Italy by Selesta Integrazioni srl, an Italian
company ("Claimant"), against New Era Services Ltd., a Canadian company and
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant ("New Era"); the Registrant; Interlink
France s.a.r.l., a French company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant,
and; EXE s.p.a., the Registrant's distributor for Italy.
The litigation is based on Claimant's distribution of Registrant's
Harbor products pursuant to a distributor agreement with New Era, which
pre-dates Registrant's acquisition of New Era. As discussed under the caption
"Risk Factors" in the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended December 31, 1996, the Registrant's distributor relationship with Claimant
for the distribution of the Registrant's HARBOR products in Italy and Spain has
terminated. This litigation does not involve the Registrant's TCP/IP products.
Pursuant to Claimant's court documents, Claimant alleges damages for
breach of contract and related tort claims in the amount of 2,500,000,000
Italian Lira (approximately $1,500,000) and requests that the defendants pay all
expenses resulting from the litigation. Registrant believes it has meritorious
defenses to these allegations and intends to defend the matter vigorously.
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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.
Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc.
By: /s/ Charles W. Jepson
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Charles W. Jepson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: February 26, 1997
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