SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
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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): September 25, 2000
Arch Wireless Communications, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 033-72646 31-1236804
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1800 West Park Drive, Suite 250 01581
Westborough, MA
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 870-6700
Arch Communications, Inc.
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On September 25, 2000, Arch Communications Group, Inc., the parent
corporation of Arch Communications, Inc., issued a press release announcing the
following corporate name changes in connection with a company-wide repositioning
strategy:
o Arch Communications Group, Inc. was renamed "Arch Wireless, Inc.";
o Arch Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Arch
Communications Group, Inc., was renamed "Arch Wireless Communications,
Inc."; and
o Arch Paging, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Arch Communications,
Inc., was renamed "Arch Wireless Holdings, Inc."
The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The certificates, trading symbols and CUSIP numbers relating to the Arch
Communications, Inc. 9.5% Senior Notes due 2004, 12.75% Senior Notes due 2007,
13.75% Senior Notes due 2008 and 14% Senior Notes due 2004 will remain
unchanged.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
3.1 Certificate of Amendment to the Registrant's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
filed with the office of the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware on September
20, 2000.
99.1 Press release dated September 25, 2000
announcing the change of the corporate
name of the Registrant to Arch Wireless
Communications, Inc.
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SIGNATURE
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 25, 2000 ARCH WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ J. Roy Pottle
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Name: J. Roy Pottle
Title: Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Description
3.1 Certificate of Amendment to the Registrant's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the office
of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
September 20, 2000.
99.1 Press release dated September 25, 2000 announcing the
change of the corporate name of the Registrant to Arch
Wireless Communications, Inc.
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