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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 of 1934
Date of Report: October 13, 2000
(Date of earliest event reported: September 22, 2000)
TOUCHSTONE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-12969 95-3778226
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1538 Turnpike St., North Andover, Massachusetts 01845
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (978) 686-6468
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
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Effective as of the close of business on September 22, 2000, TouchStone
Software Corporation (the "Company") completed the sale of the assets and
intellectual property relating to the Company's CheckIt line of retail software
products (all versions) known as CheckIt, FastMove (including Clean & Zip),
WinCheckIt and CheckIt Net Optimizer. The assets were sold to Smith Micro
Software, Inc. ("Smith Micro") of Aliso Viejo, California. In the sale, the
Company received cash in the amount of $25,000.00 and 108,000 shares of Smith
Micro common stock. The Smith Micro shares were issued to the Company in a sale
exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Accordingly, such shares are not subject to restrictions on resale by the
Company.
This sale is a continuation of the Company's two-pronged business focus
through its eSupport.com subsidiary on (i) direct and OEM sales of software
products and services (BIOS upgrades, CardWare and engineering services) and
(ii) investments in technology companies.
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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.
TOUCHSTONE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Pierre A. Narath
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Pierre A. Narath, President and CEO
Date: October 13, 2000
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