UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 1999
XATA Corporation
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(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
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Minnesota 0-27166 41-1641815
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(State of other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification
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151 East Cliff Road, Burnsville, MN 55337
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Issuer's telephone number: 612-894-3680
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report): N/A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5. Other Events ........................................................1
Item 7. Exhibits ............................................................2
SIGNATURES ...................................................................3
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On February 5, 1999, XATA Corporation (the "Company") announced that
Dennis R. Johnson was stepping down as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Johnson will remain as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Mr.
Johnson will be replaced as President and Chief Executive Officer by Mr. Edward
T. Michalek. Mr. Michalek is a former Chairman of the Board of Directors for the
Company.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 6, 1996. XATA CORPORATION
By /s/ Gary C. Thomas
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Gary C. Thomas, Chief
Financial Officer (Principal accounting
and financial officer)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Gary Thomas
CFO
XATA Corporation
612-894-3680
XATA CORPORATION NAMES E.T. MICHALEK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 8, 1999--XATA Corporation (Nasdaq: XATA) has named Edward T.
Michalek chief executive officer effective immediately. Michalek, 66, was
formerly chairman of the company's board of directors. He joined XATA's board in
1991 and retired as chairman and a board member in November 1997.
Michalek replaces Dennis R. Johnson, who will continue to serve as a
member of XATA's board of directors.
Michalek is currently a member of the boards of directors at Behavioral
Dynamics, Inc., CMG, Ltd. and Norwesco Inc. He retired from Advance Machine
Company where he served as chairman of the board, president and chief executive
officer from February 1992 until August 1995. He had previously served as
chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer at Norwesco, Inc.
Michalek has extensive experience in general and operating management and
marketing with publicly held companies including Norwesco, Inc., Arctic
Enterprises, Inc., Emerson Electric Company and Skil Corporation. He is a
graduate of Northwestern University.
XATA Corporation is the leading provider of onboard technology to the
transportation industry. XATA ONBOARD is the most powerful, advanced, yet
user-friendly onboard computer system on the market. XATA ONBOARD seamlessly
combines onboard computing, real-time communications, global positioning and
fleet management software to provide an enterprise-wide logistics management
solution for America's largest fleets. The Internet address for XATA is
http://www.xata.com.
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