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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): SEPTEMBER 18, 1998 CELLULAR TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 0-19437 11-2962080 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 2401 FOURTH AVENUE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98121 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (206) 443-6400 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by Cellular Technical Services Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the matters described herein. ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On September 18, 1998, the Company issued a press release (the "Press Release") reporting that the Company named Joyce Jones as the new Chief Operating Officer of the Company and a member of the Company's Board of Directors. A copy of the Press Release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.01. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (a) Financial statements of business acquired: Not applicable. (b) Pro forma financial information: Not applicable. (c) Exhibits: 99.01: Press Release dated September 18, 1998. -2- 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 hereunto duly authorized. Date: September 23, 1998 CELLULAR TECHNICAL SERVICES, COMPANY, INC. By: /s/ Michael E. McConnell ------------------------ Michael E. McConnell Chief Financial Officer -3- EXHIBIT INDEX -4-
Exhibit Number Description - ------- ----------------------------------------------------- 99.01 Press Release dated September 18, 1998.
EXHIBIT 99.01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Company Contact: Stephen Katz, CEO (516) 887-0700 or Mike McConnell, CFO (206) 727-6342 CELLULAR TECHNICAL SERVICES NAMES JOYCE JONES AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Seattle, WA, September 18, 1998 - Cellular Technical Services Company, Inc. (Nasdaq NM Symbol: CTSC) ("CTS"), a leading provider of real-time information management systems for the wireless communications industry, today announced that it has named Joyce Jones as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the CTS Board of Directors. Jones, who was CTS's Vice President of Marketing and acting Vice President of Engineering, brings more than 20 years of senior management experience in the computer and data communications industries. Stephen Katz, CTS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Joyce has demonstrated the strong leadership and entrepreneurial management style needed to position our company for growth in this rapidly-changing business environment. We are confident that Joyce will successfully lead us in our overall mission to focus on our core competencies while increasing revenues and decreasing expenses." Prior to joining CTS, Jones was founder and president of Creative Business Solutions, a management consulting firm specializing in software startup ventures. From 1988 through 1995, Jones held various management positions for Attachmate Corporation of Bellevue, Washington, a major international manufacturer and marketer of enterprise communications software systems, including Executive Vice President, Worldwide Products, Senior Vice President, Product Management, and Vice President, Systems Engineering. Jones succeeds Bill Zollner, who had been President and Chief Operating Officer from February 1997 until his recent departure from CTS. CTS provides technologically advanced solutions for the wireless industry to rapidly and cost-effectively grow their businesses. CTS's Blackbird-Registered Trademark- Platform fraud prevention product line is shutting down millions of cloned calls weekly in more than 40 of the largest cellular markets across the United States. SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the applicable statements. A description of these risks and uncertainties can be found in the Cellular Technical Services Company, Inc. filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. - # # # - -5-