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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): April 20, 2000
EPL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
Colorado 333-42185 84-0990658
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
2 International Plaza, Philadelphia, PA 19113
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(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number including area code: 610-521-4400
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
EPL Technologies, Inc. reported today that its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 had been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission prematurely in error by the Company's financial printer on
April 17, 2000 and that as a result the filing included a draft report of its
auditor as the audit had not been completed at that time. Such report should not
be relied upon. The Company expects that it will file an amendment to the Form
10-K with complete information shortly. The Company anticipates that the
financial statements included in the erroneous filing will not change
substantially. It expects that the amendment will reflect, among other things,
sales for the year ended December 31, 1999 of approximately $30.3 million rather
than approximately $30.7 million as previously reported, cost of sales of
approximately $30.2 million rather than approximately $30.4 million and net loss
of approximately $14.4 million rather than approximately $14.2 million, or
($1.10) per share rather than ($1.09) per share.
The Company also released the attached press release, announcing its
results of operations for 1999.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release
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.
EPL Technologies, Inc.
Registrant
Dated: April 20, 2000 By: /s/ Paul L. Devine
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Name: Paul L. Devine
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer