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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) June 2, 1998
SUMMA FOUR, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-22210 02-0329497
(State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Identification No.)
Incorporation)
25 Sundial Avenue, Manchester, NH 03103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (603) 625-4050
Item 5. Other Events
Claircom Communications Group, Inc. and Summa Four, Inc. have entered into a
definitive agreement settling all litigation between them. Pursuant to that
agreement, Claircom received a fully paid-up unlimited, perpetual, irrevocable,
and exclusive worldwide license to use the disputed technology in all avionics
applications, and Summa Four received a fully paid-up, unlimited, perpetual
irrevocable, and exclusive worldwide license to use that technology in all
non-avionics applications. Summa Four also received a lump sum cash payment of
$7 million.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Summa Four, Inc.
June 2, 1998 /s/ Jeffrey A. Weber
Jeffrey A. Weber
Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
