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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):
November 7, 1997
AMX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS 0-26924 75-1815822
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
11995 Forestgate Drive
Dallas, Texas 75243
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (214) 644-3048
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
See Exhibit 20.1 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibit.
20.1 Press Release, dated November 7, 1997, regarding the
election of a board member.
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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.
AMX CORPORATION
November 14, 1997 By: /s/ Joe Hardt
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Joe Hardt
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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20.1 Press Release, dated November 7, 1997, regarding the election
of a board member.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 1997
CONTACT: Eileen Weber
Marketing Manager
AMX Corporation
(800) 222-0193
(972) 644-3048
AMX CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ELECTION
OF JOHN MCHALE AS NEW BOARD MEMBER
DALLAS -- AMX Corporation announced today the election of a new member, John
McHale, to its board of directors. John McHale is a specialist in discovering
new opportunities in the technology industry. He made his first mark as
co-founder of NetWorth Inc., creating innovative solutions for high-speed
connections between personal computers and networks. After selling the
company to Compaq for $360 million in 1995, John experimented with ways to
increase Internet connection speed. He now heads up NetSpeed, Inc., which he
founded in 1996 as one of the first companies to take advantage of ADSL
technology for high-speed Internet access. An acronym for Asymmetric Digital
Subscriber Line, ASDL is an existing telephone technology that can operate at
speeds 55 times faster than ISDN.
John McHale states, "Once you visit AMX, you're hooked. They have that "buzz"
of a startup company, yet they are 15 years old; they have a solid leadership
position in their core markets; and they have made a name for themselves in
the growing home automation market. That's my kind of technology company."
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"John McHale will make a great addition to our board," states AMX CEO and
President Joe Hardt, "He has a unique understanding of technology
manufacturing and marketing, and most important, he knows how to build a
winning company."
AMX Corporation designs and manufactures control and automation systems for
use in corporate boardrooms, homes, training rooms, schools, universities,
and many other types of facilities. AMX systems interface with virtually any
electronically controlled equipment and include a variety of
simple-to-operate, custom-designed control panels. AMX Corporation is
headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and distributes its systems worldwide. AMX
stock is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol AMXX. For more
information, contact AMX Corporation, 11995 Forestgate Drive, Dallas, Texas
75243, (800) 222-0193,or visit AMX on the Internet at www.amx.com.
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