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) September 27, 1996 KURZWEIL APPLIED INTELLIGENCE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-20256 04-2815079 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 411 Waverley Oaks Road Waltham, Massachusetts 02154 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 893-5151 Item 4. Changes In Registrant's Certifying Accountant The Company has reported the resignation of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent public accountants on a Form 8-K dated June 28, 1996. On September 27, 1996, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company voted to engage Arthur Andersen LLP as the Company's independent public accountants. During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and the interim period from February 1, 1996 through the date of the engagement of Arthur Andersen LLP, the Company has not consulted Arthur Andersen LLP on any matter. ______________________________ -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 thereunto duly authorized. Kurzweil Applied Intelligence, Inc. /s/ Thomas E. Brew, Jr. ----------------------------------- Thomas E. Brew, Jr. President & Chief Executive Officer Date: September 27, 1996 -3-