SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K/A
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 24, 2000(Aug. 22,2000)
RAINWIRE PARTNERS, INC.
Delaware 0-23892 57-0941152
(State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of No.) ID No.)
incorporation)
4940 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 350, Norcross, GA, 30071
(Address of principal executive offices)
770-448-9088
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events
The following Press Release was issued on EDGAR on August 22, 2000, but was
filed with an incorrect submission header.
THE CATAPULT GROUP COMPLETES MERGER AND LAUNCHES AS RAINWIRE
[ATLANTA] August 21, 2000--- Less than three weeks after completing its stock
exchange with Charleston-based Envirometrics, Atlanta-based Internet technology
services firm The Catapult Group announced today it has changed its name to
Rainwire Partners, Inc. and would be traded publicly under the stock symbol RNWR
(OTC:BB).
Rainwire executives also announced an addition to their senior management team
and that the Company had secured it's first round of funding.
Effective September 1, 2000, the company will operate out of its new
headquarters (12,000 sq. feet of office space) on Pylant Avenue in Midtown,
Atlanta (former home of eTour). At that time, Rainwire will also open a second
office in Charleston, South Carolina.
Rainwire's senior management team will be led by Bryan M. Johns, Founder,
Chairman and CEO. Joining Johns in Atlanta will be Craig E. Hoffmann, Chief
Marketing Officer, and Phillip J. Eckman, Chief Information Officer. Walter H.
"Skip" Elliott III, former President and CEO of Envirometrics, will serve as
Vice President of Business Operations out of the Charleston office.
"The firm foundation of a strong, senior leadership team is now in place," said
Johns. "We've worked overtime to build a solid management structure from the
ground up. We're now in a position to begin an aggressive execution of our
business plan to become the premiere middle-market provider for our services in
the Southeast."
Rainwire specializes in the design, management and delivery of complex Internet
business technology initiatives.
Among Rainwire's initial clients: The Egg Factory (Error! Bookmark not defined.)
an innovation company focusing on creating and managing transformational
technologies, products and business models from ideas through market entry and
QUIKRETE (www.quikrete.com), the North American leader in packaged concrete
products. Rainwire has also secured a significant account from Infrastream, one
of the fastest growing competitive technology infrastructure providers.
Infrastream focuses on providing small and medium sized business with
enterprise-class telephony and information technology.
Information about Rainwire Partners, Inc. Rainwire is an advanced technology
consulting firm specializing in the design, management, and auditing of
Internet-powered business initiatives. Rainwire has expanded its expertise
beyond pure web development, providing strategy, design, process management, and
quality assurance services that act as an insurance policy for organizations
undertaking broad and extensive technology initiatives. For more information,
please visit Error! Bookmark not defined. or 770.448.9088 X118.
Forward Looking Statements This press release contains certain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Investors
are cautioned that certain statements in this release are "forward looking
statement" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such
uncertainties and risks include, among others, certain risks associated with the
closing of the transaction described above, government regulation, and general
economic and business conditions. Actual events, circumstances, effects and
results may be materially different from the results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Consequently, the forward-looking statements contained herein should not be
regarded as representations by Rainwire Partners, Inc. or any other person that
the projected outcomes can or will be achieved.
Additional Information and Where to Find It Rainwire Partners, Inc. files
annual, quarterly and special reports and other information with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other
information filed by Rainwire Partners, Inc. at the SEC's public reference room
at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20549 or at any of the Commission's
other public reference rooms in New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please
call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public
reference rooms. Rainwire Partners Inc.'s, filings with the SEC are also
available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the
Web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
Contact: Walter H. "Skip" Elliott, III
Vice President - Rainwire Partners, Inc.
843-553-9456
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 hereto duly authorized.
Rainwire Partners, Inc.
(Registrant)
Dated: August 24, 2000 By /s/ Walter H. Elliott, III
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Vice President
