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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 Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 21, 2000
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Fonix Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
0-23862 22-2994719
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(Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
60 East South Temple, Suite 1225
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (801) 328-8700
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Effective March 21, 2000, William A. Maasberg Jr. was appointed by the
Company's Board of Directors to serve as the Company's Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Maasberg became a member of Fonix's Board of Directors in September 1999,
and was reelected to the Board at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders
on October 29, 1999. From December 1997 through February 1999, Mr. Maasberg was
a Vice President and General Manager of the AMS Division of Eyring Corporation
("Eyring"), the division which manufactures Eyring's multi-media electronic work
instruction software applications. He was also a co-founder and principal in
Information Enabling Technologies, Inc. ("IET"), and LIBRA Corporation
("LIBRA"), two companies focusing on software application development, and
served in several key executive positions with both IET and LIBRA from May 1976
through November 1997. Mr. Maasberg worked for IBM Corporation from July 1965
through May 1976 in various capacities. He received his BS Degree from Stanford
University in Electrical Engineering and his MS in Electrical Engineering from
the University of Southern California.
Additionally, effective March 21, 2000, Roger D. Dudley was appointed
by the Company's Board of Directors to serve as the Company's Chief Financial
Officer. Mr. Dudley is a co-founder of the Company and has served as an
executive officer and member of the Company's Board of Directors since June
1994. Mr. Dudley is also executive vice president of Studdert Companies Corp.
("SCC"), an international investment, finance, and management firm based in Salt
Lake City, Utah, a position he has held since 1993. After several years at IBM
Corporation in marketing and sales, Mr. Dudley began his career in the
investment banking industry. He has extensive experience in transactional
corporate finance, equity and debt private placements and asset management. Mr.
Dudley also serves as a director of KLS EnviroResearch, Inc.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
None.
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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.
Fonix Corporation
By: /s/ Roger D. Dudley
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Roger D. Dudley
Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 30, 2000
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