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 (Date of earliest event reported) January 29, 1998
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Base Ten Systems, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey 0-7100 22-1804206
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(State of Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Electronics Drive, Trenton, New Jersey 08619
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (609)586-7010
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Inapplicable
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(Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year.
Effective January 29, 1998, the Board of Directors of Base Ten Systems,
Inc. (the "Company") approved an amendment to the Company's By-laws to change
the fiscal year of the Company so that the Company's annual accounting period
will be from January 1 to December 31.
As a result of the change in fiscal year, the Company will file a
transition report on Form 10-Q for the two-month transition period ended
December 31, 1997 with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than
March 15, 1998.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 2, 1998
BASE TEN SYSTEMS, INC.
By: THOMAS E. GARDNER
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Thomas E. Gardner
Chief Executive Officer