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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: AUGUST 8, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)
SONICBLUE INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-21126 77-0204341
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.)
of incorporation)
2841 MISSION COLLEGE BOULEVARD, SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95054
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 588-8000
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Item 5. Other Events.
On August 8, 2002, SONICblue Incorporated ("Registrant"), a Delaware
corporation, announced that it had appointed L. Gregory Ballard, previously the
Company's Executive Vice President for Marketing and Product Management, Interim
CEO. The appointment followed the Board's earlier action terminating its
Chairman, President and CEO, Kenneth Potashner, as an officer and employee of
the Company. A copy of the press release issued on August 8, 2002 is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated August 8, 2002.
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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.
Dated: August 9, 2002.
SONICBLUE INCORPORATED
By /s/ Marcus Smith
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Marcus Smith
Vice President and Interim Chief Financial
Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated August 8, 2002.