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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): July 16, 1996
Commission File Number: 033-302068
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AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
FLORIDA 59-2554729
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(State or other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
520 N. SEMORAN BLVD., SUITE 180, ORLANDO, FL 32807
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(407) 282-1262
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events
The Company's Board of Directors has expanded the size of the Board of Directors
from six to seven persons and elected Richard H. Keates, M.D. to fill the
vacancy created by the expansion as noted in the press release attached as
Exhibit I.
Item 7. Financial Statements & Exhibits
Exhibits
EX99.1 Press Release issued July 17, 1996 by the Registrant
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.
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
/s/Randy W. Frey
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Randy W. Frey, Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: July 19, 1996
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EXHIBIT 99.1
CONTACT:
ROSLYN PALMIERE
INVESTOR RELATIONS
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES
(407) 282-1262
JONATHAN FASSBERG/KATHLEEN EPPOLITO
THE TROUT GROUP LLC/LIPPERT HIELSHORN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
(212) 838-5447
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES BOARD EXPANSION
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AND VP OF RESEARCH APPOINTMENT
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ORLANDO, FL, JULY 17, 1996 - AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES, CORPORATION (NASDAQ: ATCI)
today announced that the Company's Board of Directors have elected Richard H.
Keates, M.D. as a member, expanding the Board to seven members. In addition to
serving on the Board, Dr. Keates will serve as an exclusive consultant to the
Company in the area of Laser Refractive Surgery. The Company also announced the
appointment of George H. Pettit, M.D., Ph.D. to the position Vice President of
Research.
Dr. Keates has held the Irving H. Leopold Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology and is
Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California, Irvine since January
1990. He received his medical training at Jefferson Medical Center,
Philadelphia, PA, graduating in 1957. He was twice a Member of the Board of
Directors of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and has
been an excimer laser monitor in the past for Taunton/VisX and Chiron
Vision/Technolas. Dr. Keates is an internationally respected physician and
educator as well as an industry advisor.
Dr. Pettit was a Medical Research Officer at the FDA Center for Devices &
Radiological Health in Rockville, MD from September, 1990 - June, 1996. Dr.
Pettit received his medical training from the University of Texas, Southwestern
Medical School and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Rice University. Dr.
Pettit's expertise lies in the area of ultraviolet laser ablation, both
theoretical aspects and applications in medicine. He has extensive regulatory
experience in evaluating the safety and efficacy of commercial medical devices
in the area of laser biomedicine.
We are fortunate to have both Dr. Richard Keates and Dr. George Pettit join our
Company in their respective capacities," said Randy W. Frey, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Autonomous Technologies. Management is confident that their
industry perspectives and contributions will be of great value."
Autonomous Technologies, Corporation (ATCI) is engaged in the design and
development of next generation excimer laser instruments for laser refractive
surgery. ATCI's T-PRK(R) (Tracker-assisted Photorefractive Keratectomy)
instrument combines high speed, laser radar eye tracking (LADARVision(R)) with
precisely scanned narrow beam shaping technology.
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