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 2, 1998 PUBLICARD, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 1-3315 23-0991870 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) One Post Road, Fairfield, Connecticut 06430 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 254-3900 Formerly, Publicker Industries Inc. (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Item 5. Other Events On October 29, 1998, the Registrant's board of directors approved a name change for the company from "Publicker Industries Inc." to "PubliCARD, Inc." The name change became effective on November 2, 1998. The Registrant will continue to trade under the symbol "PLKR". 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. PUBLICARD, INC. Date: November 6, 1998 /S/ Antonio L. DeLise Antonio L. DeLise Vice President, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer