UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND E CHANGE 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: December 19, 1997
MEDPLUS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 48-1094982
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
8805 Governor's Hill Drive, Suite 100
Cincinnati, OH 45249
(Address of principal executive offices)
(513) 583-0500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
Item 5. Other Events. On December 19, 1997, the
registrant issued the attached press release announcing
a change in its fiscal year end and that Philip S.
Present II, its chief operating officer, has been
elected to the registrant's board of directors to
fill the vacancy created by an increase in the number
of directors from five to six.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated December 19, 1997.
Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year. On December 13, 1997,
the Board of Directors of MedPlus, Inc. (the
"Company") authorized a change in the fiscal year of
the Company. The date of the new fiscal year end is
January 31, 1998. The date of the Company's old fiscal
year end was December 31, 1997. The transition report
for the one month transition period of January 1997
will be reported on the Company's Form 10-K for the
year ending January 31, 1998. The Form 10-K for the
year ending January 31, 1998 will be filed on or
before April 31, 1998.
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.
MEDPLUS, INC.
Date: December 19, 1997 By:______________________________
Daniel A. Silber,
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Philip S. Present, II
Chief Operating Officer
(513) 583-0500
MEDPLUS ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER AND CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR END
CINCINNATI, DECEMBER 18, 1997 3/4 MedPlus Inc. today announced the
election of Philip S. Present II, chief operating officer (COO),
to MedPlus' board of directors and the change in the company's
fiscal year end from December 31 to January 31. The change in
fiscal year end is effective for the year ending January 31, 1998.
Present's election to the board will fill the vacancy created by
an increase in the number of directors from five to six. As a
board member, Present will assume a greater role in leading the
direction of the company. Prior to joining MedPlus in 1995,
Present served 22 years with the certified public accounting firm
of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
MedPlus is a publicly traded (NASDAQ:MEDP), Cincinnati-based
company that develops, sells and supports hardware and software
solutions to address the needs of health care organizations.
Product offerings include electronic patient records systems,
optical document archival and retrieval systems, intelligent bar
coding solutions, object-oriented workflow and document management
systems and hospital, reference laboratory and physician office
productivity consulting.
###
