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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) AUGUST 12, 1998
HYBRID NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in this charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-23289 77-02520931
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
6409 GUADALUPE MINES ROAD, SAN JOSE, CA 95120
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 323-6250
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
On August 12, 1998, Hybrid Networks, Inc. (the "Company") engaged Arthur
Andersen LLP ("AA") as the Company's independent accountants to audit the
financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 1997 and for the year
then ended and to act as the Company's independent accountants on a continuing
basis, which engagement will include performing an audit of the Company's
financial statements as of December 31, 1998 and for the year then ended.
Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted AA during the
Company's two most recent fiscal years or the subsequent interim periods.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this amendment to report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 13, 1998 Hybrid Networks, Inc.
By: /s/ Carl S. Ledbetter
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Carl S. Ledbetter
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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