-3- 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) July 22, 1999. Accent Color Sciences, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Connecticut 0-29048 06-1380314 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 800 Connecticut Boulevard, East Hartford, CT 06103 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (860) 610-4000 This is page 1 of 4 pages. Exhibit Index is on Page 3 Item 5. Other Events On July 22, 1999, Accent Color Sciences, Inc. (the "Company"), announced that it has received a commitment for orders totaling in excess of $5 million for calendar year 2000 from SET International, a Xerox Company ("SET"). This commitment, in conjunction with the commitment for orders already received by IBM Corporation provides Accent with commitments for orders totaling in excess of $10 million dollars for calendar year 2000. The Company issued a press release entitled "Accent Color Sciences Receives Substantial Orders from SET International, A Xerox Company" on July 22, 1999, a copy of which is filed herewith as an exhibit hereto. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. A copy of the press release referred to in Item 5 above is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. 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. ACCENT COLOR SCIENCES, INC. Date July 26, 1999 By:/s/Charles E. Buchheit Charles E. Buchheit President and Chief Executive Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description Page No. 99.1 Press Release issued July 22, 1999 4