1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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) January 30, 1998 ------------------------ ClinTrials Research Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 33-69586 62-1406017 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500, Nashville, Tennessee 37215 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 615-665-9665 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. In order to inform the marketplace, the Registrant attaches a press release dated January 30, 1998 and incorporates it herein by reference. See attached press release as Exhibit No. 1. 3 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. ClinTrials Research Inc. ------------------------------------------ (Registrant) Date February 2, 1998 By /s/ Mary A. Chaput ---------------- ------------------------------------------ (Signature) Mary A. Chaput Vice President and Chief Financial Officer