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): December 31, 1996 Commission file number: 0-11965 PruTech Research and Development Partnership - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) California 13-3179284 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 440 Mission Court, Suite 250, Fremont, California 94539 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 656-1855 N/A - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report. Item 5 - Other Events R&D Funding Corp, as general partner of PruTech Research and Development Partnership (the "Partnership"), completed the liquidation of the Partnership's remaining assets in December 1996. On December 31, 1996, the Partnership made a final liquidating distribution to the limited partners ranging from $11.94 to $48.81 per unit, representing the Partnership's remaining cash, including proceeds from the sales of its remaining assets, reduced by amounts necessary to satisfy all of its remaining liabilities. As this distribution to the limited partners represented the final step in the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership, the general partner terminated the Partnership effective December 31, 1996 by filing a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the state of California. Item 7 - Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 2.1 Letter to Limited Partners of PruTech Research and Development Partnership 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. PruTech Research and Development Partnership By: R&D Funding Corp A Delaware corporation, General Partner By: /s/ Michael S. Hasley Date: January 6, 1997 - -------------------------------- Michael S. Hasley President for the Registrant By: R&D Funding Corp A Delaware corporation, General Partner By: /s/ Steven Carlino Date: January 6, 1997 - -------------------------------- Steven Carlino Vice President Chief Accounting Officer for the Registrant