================================================================================ 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): June 8, 2000 __________________ AVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware 000-27095 12-2227079 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 190 South LaSalle Street Suite 1710 Chicago, IL 60603 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code) (312) 419-0077 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events. On June 7, 2000, the Registrant issued a press release announcing certain executive changes. Through an inadvertent error, the Registrant mistakenly approved for release by its media relations firm a draft of the form of press release that had been superceded by later drafts. Accordingly, on June 8, 2000, the Registrant issued a new press release to announce again the executive changes and to clarify the earlier press release. A copy of the Registrant's clarifying press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99 Press Release dated June 8, 2000 -2- 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. AVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Date: June 9, 2000 By: /s/ Scot M. McCormick ----------------------------------- Scot M. McCormick Vice President -3- EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Page Number Description of Document Number - ------- ----------------------- ------ 99 Press Release dated June 8, 2000 -4-