-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WEnvTQtMPl8tZBPIXVNFr4L9Shmml+pBNErqRCXrlIH/HrGes4lj/uNGvo3ws4BT TL/ORwfasJSdvV3NI4+t2g== 0000950135-97-000154.txt : 19970117 0000950135-97-000154.hdr.sgml : 19970117 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-97-000154 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19970113 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 19970116 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PICTURETEL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000755095 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661] IRS NUMBER: 042835972 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09434 FILM NUMBER: 97506757 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 ROSEWOOD DR CITY: DANVERS STATE: MA ZIP: 01923 BUSINESS PHONE: 5087625000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 ROSEWOOD DR CITY: DANVERS STATE: MA ZIP: 01923 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PICTEL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870505 8-K 1 PICTURETEL CORPORATION 1 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) January 13, 1997 PictureTel Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) DELAWARE 1-9434 04-2835972 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction File Number) Identification Number) of incorporation) 100 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA 01810 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (508) 292-5000 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 2 Item 5. Other Events On January 13, 1997 the Company issued a press release reporting that Domenic LaCava, the Vice President Enterprise Systems Group, had been promoted to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements of business acquired: Not applicable (b) Pro Forma financial information Not applicable (c) Exhibits: (10)(a) Press Release dated January 13, 1997 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. PictureTel Corporation (Registrant) By /s/ Les B. Strauss Les B. Strauss Vice President, Finance Date: January 15, 1997 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. (10)(a) Press Release dated January 13, 1997 EX-10.(A) 2 PRESS RELEASE 1 NEWS RELEASE Contact: Kevin Flanagan PICTURETEL CORPORATION (508) 292-5178 flanagank@pictel.com PICTURETEL NAMES DOM LACAVA PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER LACAVA WILL WORK WITH PICTURETEL CHAIRMAN AND CEO NORMAN GAUT TO RUN VIDEOCONFERENCING INDUSTRY LEADER ANDOVER, Mass. -- JANUARY 13, 1997 -- PictureTel Corporation (NASDAQ: PCTL), the global leader in videoconferencing and multimedia collaboration, today announced the promotion of Dom LaCava to the position of president and chief operating officer. LaCava will continue to report to Dr. Norman E. Gaut, who will remain chairman and chief executive officer of PictureTel. LaCava joined PictureTel in 1993 as vice president of the company's new Personal Systems Division. He successfully directed PictureTel's entry into desktop videoconferencing and the company quickly became a leader in this important market segment. In 1996, LaCava was promoted to vice president of the newly created Enterprise Systems Group (ESG), which combined PictureTel's industry-leading Group Systems Division and Operations organizations with the desktop business he had built. Later that year the company's Network Systems Division became part of ESG, which gave LaCava responsibility for developing, manufacturing and marketing the full range of PictureTel products. In his new position, LaCava will continue all of his current duties and he also will manage the company's sales, service and marketing organizations. "PictureTel has become the global leader in our industry by ensuring that we are organized to meet the changing needs of our customers," said Norman Gaut. "Over the past several years, Dom LaCava has time and again demonstrated his expertise in driving the -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----