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) October 17, 1995 -------------------- AUTOTOTE CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 81-0422894 - ------------------------- -------------------- (State or other jurisdic- (I.R.S. Employer tion of incorporation or Identification No.) organization) 0-13063 ------------------------ (Commission File Number) 750 Lexington Avenue 25th Floor New York, New York 10022 - -------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal (Zip Code) executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 754-2233 --------------- 888 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10106-1894 - -------------------------- ---------- (Former Address, if changed since last report) Page 1 of 5 Pages Exhibit Index on Page 4 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. - --------------------- Attached as an exhibit hereto is the press release dated October 19, 1995 of Autotote Corporation, which is being filed under cover of this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Rule 135c(d) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 2 Page 2 of 5 Pages SIGNATURE 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 thereunto duly authorized. Date: October 31, 1995 AUTOTOTE CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss ------------------------------------------- Martin E. Schloss Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary 3 Page 3 of 5 Pages EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Page ---- 99.1 - Press Release dated October 19, 1995 5 4 Page 4 of 5 Pages