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) December 18, 1998
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware 1-7534 84-0593263
(State or other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
2270 South 88th Street, Louisville, Colorado 80028-4309
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 673-5151
Not applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
On December 18, 1998, the Registrant announced that it had accepted the
resignation of David E. Lacey, the Registrant's Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, and that Robert S. Kocol (41) would succeed Mr. Lacey
as Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant. Mr. Lacey had served as Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant since 1996.
Prior to this appointment, as Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, Mr. Kocol served as Vice President of Financial Planning and
Operations. Mr. Kocol first joined the Registrant in 1980, starting in the
Registrant's printer operations situated in Florida, and including positions
there in program management and as controller over an 11-year span. In 1991,
Mr. Kocol joined the Registrant's financial group located in Colorado, as
Director of Financial Operations. He was subsequently promoted to Director of
Worldwide Field Operations Finance and Administration. In 1996, Mr. Kocol was
named Vice President of Financial Planning and Operations.
Mr. Kocol holds a B.S. degree in business administration, with a major in
accounting, from Mississippi State University, and an MBA from Florida Institute
of Technology. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following financial statements, pro forma financial information and
exhibits, if any, are filed as part of this report:
(A) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable
(B) Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable
(C) Exhibits.
None
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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.
Storage Technology Corporation
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Dumas
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Jeffrey M. Dumas
Corporate Vice President
and General Counsel
Date: December 23, 1998
