SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of February 2000
Bonso Electronics International Inc.
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(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Flat A-D, 8th Floor, Universal Industrial Centre, 23-25 Shan Mei Street,
Fo Tan, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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(Address of principal executive offices)
[Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
Form 20-F X Form 40-F ______
[Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]
Yes _____ No X
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BONSO ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. NEWS RELEASE
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Flat A-D, 8/Floor, Universal Industrial Centre North America Company Contact:
23-25 Shan Mei Street George O'Leary
Fo Tan, Sha Tin, N.T. 1919 Yacht Colinia
Hong Kong Newport Beach, CA 92660 USA
Tel: (949) 760-9611
Fax: (949) 760-9607
BONSO ELECTRONICS
ANNOUNCES NEW CORDLESS TELEPHONE PRODUCTS
HONG KONG - (BUSINESS WIRE) - February 2, 2000 - Bonso Electronics
International, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: BNSO) announced today that significant contract
manufacturing orders for a family of 900 MHz cordless telephones have been
received and production shipments are currently being made.
Production ramp-up is planned for the year of 2000.
Anthony So, chairman & CEO of Bonso stated, "This announcement of our cordless
telephone products shows our continued dedication to the wireless communications
business. Also, it demonstrates our fast response capabilities to meet the
demanding requirements of the fast changing telecommunications environment."
Bonso Electronics designs, develops, manufactures, assembles and markets a
comprehensive line of electronic scales and weighing instruments and electronic
consumer and health care products, as well as, their new line of
telecommunications products. The Company manufactures all of its products in the
People's Republic of China. The Company's scales include bathroom, kitchen,
office, jewelry, laboratory, pocket, postal, industrial, parcel and mechanical
scales that are used in consumer, commercial and industrial applications. The
Company's electronic consumer and health care products include joysticks,
thermometers, and blood pressure monitors. The company's telecommunications
products include two-way radios and cordless telephones. Headquartered in Hong
Kong, Bonso electronics markets its products to customers primarily in North
America and Europe.
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BONSO ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. NEWS RELEASE
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Flat A-D, 8/Floor, Universal Industrial Centre North America Company Contact:
23-25 Shan Mei Street George O'Leary
Fo Tan, Sha Tin, N.T. 1919 Yacht Colinia
Hong Kong Newport Beach, CA 92660 USA
Tel: (949) 760-9611
Fax: (949) 760-9607
BONSO ELECTRONICS
ANNOUNCES A NEW INTERNET DIGITAL AUDIO (MP3) PRODUCT
HONG KONG - (BUSINESS WIRE) February 14, 2000 - Bonso Electronics International,
Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: BNSO) announced today a new Hand-held MP3 music player
featuring solid-state technology, flash memory and the ability to download
through the internet and store high-fidelity music. Smaller than the portable CD
players and smaller yet than the minidisk players - MP3 players have all the
makings of becoming the portable digital audio devices of the Internet age.
Forrest Research expects the digital download market to hit $1.1 billion by the
year 2003 with unit sales of portable MP3 players reaching one million in 1999
and 32 million by 2003.
Anthony So, Chairman and CEO of Bonso, stated, "The Internet is changing the way
music is sold and delivered to customers. The MP3 portable player offers
significant benefits over existing portable compact disk players. With our new
product offering, Bonso is well positioned to meet the needs of customers, as
well as, the many sales distribution mechanisms available to us."
The 32MB version can hold up to 30 minutes of near CD quality music. You can
double that capacity by adding a 32MB flash memory cartridge or buy the 64MB
version, which includes the cartridge. With no physical constraints of having to
implement mechanical parts or bulky optical media, the MP3 player is
miniaturized to fit in a shirt pocket. In a compact magnesium case the MP3
player also includes a voice recorder with up to 12 hours of dictation capacity.
The MP3's interface is as simple as simple can be. The square LCD shows you
everything you need to know at a glance. The control buttons follow the
convention of CD players, so that the basic operations are intuitive to most
users.
The MP3 player lets you create a collection of your favorite songs. Just connect
the MP3 player to your PC through the USB port and download. What could be
easier. There are several sites from which you can purchase MP3 music.
Portable MP3 players bring unprecedented freedom and portability to music lovers
on the go. In a compact and elegant package, Bonso's MP3 digital audio device
offers a tight integration to the Internet. One day we may never have to go to a
music store.
Bonso Electronics designs, develops, manufactures, assembles and markets a
comprehensive line of electronic scales and weighing instruments, electronic
consumer and health care products, as well as, their new line of
telecommunication and internet audio products. The company manufactures all of
its products in the People's Republic of China. The Company's scales include
bathroom, kitchen, office, jewelry, laboratory, pocket, postal, industrial,
parcel and mechanical scales that are used for consumer, commercial and
industrial applications. The company's electronic consumer and health care
products, include joysticks, thermometers, and blood pressure monitors. The
Company's telecommunications products include cordless telephones and two-way
radios. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Bonso Electronics markets its products to
customers primarily in North America and Europe.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that
involve certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks
associated with the Company's ability to obtain all necessary components and raw
materials for production, the uncertainty of demand for the Company's products,
the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect
of economic conditions and other uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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BONSO ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. NEWS RELEASE
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Flat A-D, 8/Floor North America Company Contact
Universal Industrial Centre George O'Leary
23-25, Shan Mei Street, Fo Tan 1919 Yacht Colinia
Sha Tin, N.T. Hong Kong Newport Beach, CA 92660 USA
Tel: (949) 760-7611
Fax: (949) 760-9607
BONSO'S WARRANT CONVERSION BRINGS IN OVER
$12 MILLION
HONG KONG - (BUSINESS WIRE) February 15, 2000 - Bonso Electronics International,
Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: BNSO) announced today that 1,673,776 warrants were exercised
to purchase 1,637,776 shares of its common stock at $7.35 each before the
expiration date of the warrants on January 31, 2000.
This resulted in an equity infusion of over $12,000,000(U.S.) The company also
noted that during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, a total of 25,597
warrants were exercised to purchase 25,597 shares of common stock of the Company
at $7.35 per share.
Mr. Anthony So, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company stated,
"This new money will be used to continue our factory expansion. Additional
injection molding and automatic surface mount technology machinery is required
to meet the current demand for our electronic scales and new telecommunications
products. These products are selling well and the company must increase capacity
to meet the demand from existing orders."
Mr. Anthony So further stated, "We are pleased with the display of confidence
the warrant holders have given us. Over 75% of the outstanding warrants were
converted. We are cautiously optimistic about the future for the company. In the
last year we have invested heavily in plant and equipment automation. These new
manufacturing lines are operating at full capacity . Now with these funds
available, we can expand our current facility to meet the increased demand in
production level."
Bonso Electronics designs, develops, manufactures, assembles and markets a
comprehensive line of electronic scales and weighing instruments, electronic
consumer and health care products, as well as, their new line of
telecommunication. The company manufactures all of its products in the People's
Republic of China. The Company's scales include bathroom, kitchen, office,
jewelry, laboratory, pocket, postal, industrial, parcel and mechanical scales
that are used for consumer, commercial and industrial applications. The
company's electronic consumer and health care products, include joysticks,
thermometers, and blood pressure monitors. The Company's telecommunications
products include cordless telephones and two-way radios. Headquartered in Hong
Kong, Bonso Electronics markets its products to customers primarily in North
America and Europe.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press
release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks associated with the
uncertainty of future financial results, additional financing requirements,
development of new products, government approval processes, the impact of
competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic
conditions and other uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
BONSO ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Registrant)
Date: March 14, 2000 By: /s/ Henry F. Schlueter
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Henry F. Schlueter, Assistant Secretary
