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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 4, 1996
STARBASE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 0-25612 33-0567363
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
18872 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD,
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(714) 442-4400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by StarBase Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the matters described
herein.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 4, 1996, StarBase Corporation announced that
trading of its common stock has commenced on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market.
"Our ability to meet the requirements for trading on the NASDAQ
SmallCap Market is an important step for our company," said StarBase CFO
Robert Leimena. "We are funded to support the marketing and customer
support requirements for StarTeam 2.0, which started shipping last week.
Our ability to trade on NASDAQ is a step in the continuing effort to
achieve greater recognition for StarBase and its products."
Prior to the listing of the Company's common stock on the
NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the Company's common stock was quoted on NASDAQ
Electronic Bulletin Board.
ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release dated September 4, 1996.
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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.
Date: September 4, 1996 STARBASE CORPORATION
By: /s/ ROBERT W. LEIMENA
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Robert W. Leimena
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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99.1 Press release dated September 4, 1996. 5
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Exhibit 99.1
STARBASE CORPORATION (SBAS) BEGINS TRADING ON NASDAQ SMALLCAP MARKET
IRVINE, CA, Wednesday, September 4, 1996 - StarBase Corporation (NASDAQ: SBAS)
today announced that trading of its common stock has commenced on the NASDAQ
SmallCap Market.
"Our ability to meet the requirements for trading on the NASDAQ SmallCap
Market is an important step for our company," said StarBase CFO Robert
Leimena. "We are funded to support the marketing and customer support
requirements for StarTeam 2.0, which started shipping last week. Our ability
to trade on NASDAQ is a step in the continuing effort to achieve greater
recognition for StarBase and its products."
StarBase is the producer of StarTeam, an award-winning software suite that
integrates the most important functions of the application development
process. StarTeam allows companies to more effectively implement and manage
application development projects that span across work groups and remote
locations via the Internet and other corporate networks. Targeted users
include Fortune 1000 companies, where software development teams and other
departments require tight collaboration and communication on mission critical
projects.
Last month, the company announced key management changes, including the
appointment of William R. Stow III as Chairman and Alan M. Davis as President
and Chief Executive Officer. The StarBase management team includes executives
from leading software and information technology companies.
StarBase, with headquarters in Irvine, CA, produces integrated team
development tools that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of developing
software applications for business. StarTeam has won several awards including
the PC Week LABS Top Product of 1995 - Application Development Utilities and
PC Week IT Excellence Award, 1996. More information about StarBase and its
products are available by accessing its web site:
http://www.starbasecorp.com.
StarBase and StarTeam are trademarks of StarBase Corporation
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