UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): DECEMBER 28, 2000
APPLIED BIOMETRICS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
MINNESOTA 0-22146 41-1508112
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission) (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
P.O. BOX 3170, BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA 55337
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (952) 890-1123
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed in order
to amend Item 5 of the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2000 by Applied Biometrics, Inc.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 1, 2000, Applied Biometrics, Inc. announced that its Board of
Directors had engaged Manchester Companies, Inc., a Minneapolis-based advisory
and investment banking firm, to sell the remaining corporate assets and to
perform the final termination of its operations. Attached to this report as
Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this item by reference is a
copy of an Engagement Agreement, dated August 24, 2000, by and between
Manchester Companies, Inc. and Applied Biometrics, Inc. and a press release,
dated September 6, 2000, regarding this decision.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
APPLIED BIOMETRICS, INC.
Dated: December 28, 2000 /s/ James D. Bonneville
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James D. Bonneville
Interim Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Item Description Method of Filing
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10.1 Engagement Agreement, dated
August 24, 2000, by and between
Manchester Companies, Inc. and
Applied Biometrics, Inc............ Filed electronically herewith.
99.1 Press Release, dated September 6,
2000............................... Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to Applied
Biometrics' Form 8-K as filed
on September 8, 2000.
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