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:
May 18, 2000
MathSoft, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 0-020992 04-2842217
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(State or jurisdiction (Commission File number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
101 Main Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 577-1017
No change since last report
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On May 18, 2000, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Press release of the Company dated May 18, 2000
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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.
MATHSOFT, INC.
May 18, 2000 By: /s/ Dermot P. O'Grady
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Dermot P. O'Grady
Chief Financial Officer
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Dermot O'Grady
MathSoft, Inc.
(617) 577-1017 x 821
MATHSOFT ANNOUNCES NEW CFO
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 18, 2000--MathSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:MATH) today announced the
appointment and promotion of Dermot O'Grady as Vice President of Finance and
Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. O'Grady will also serve
in these same capacities for FreeScholarships.com, MathSoft's new Internet
venture.
O'Grady joined MathSoft as Corporate Controller in January 2000. From 1991 to
1999, Mr. O'Grady held senior financial positions in both the healthcare and
high tech industries. The most recent position, prior to joining MathSoft, was
Chief Financial Officer of InLight, Inc, a venture- backed interactive
multimedia patient education software company in Evanston, Illinois. From 1987
to 1991, he was a certified public accountant with the firm now known as
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
O'Grady succeeds Robert Orlando who, after over eight years with MathSoft, has
left to become Chief Financial Officer of Virtual Ink, Corp., a Boston based,
venture funded Internet appliance company.
About MathSoft, Inc and FreeScholarships.com, Inc
Founded in 1984, MathSoft is a leading provider of technical calculation and
analytical software for business and academia. The company has more than one and
a half million users of its Mathcad(R), StudyWorks(R), S-PLUS(R), StatServer(R)
and Axum(R) software worldwide. Users include professionals worldwide at more
than 90% of the Fortune 1,000 companies and over 500 government installations,
and students and faculty at over 2,000 colleges and universities.
FreeScholarships.com, Inc. (www.freescholarships.com) helps families and
students meet the rising costs of education by awarding money for school.
Axum, S-Plus, StatServer, StudyWorks and Mathcad are registered trademarks, and
FreeScholarships.com and the MathSoft logo are trademarks of MathSoft, Inc.
(C) 2000 MathSoft Inc. All rights reserved.
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