1 UNITED STATES 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): December 13, 1996 N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 0-21802 34-1741211 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 3450 W. Central Avenue, Suite 328 Toledo, Ohio 43606 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (419) 535-6374 2 Item 5. Other Items On December 13, 1996, N-Viro International Corporation issued a press release, incorporated by reference within as Exhibit 1. 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. N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Dated: January 13, 1997 By: /s/ James K. McHugh --------------------- ------------------- James K. McHugh Chief Financial Officer Page -2- 3 N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Index to Exhibits ----------------- Sequentially Exhibit Numbered Number Description Page - ------ ------------- ------------ 1. Press Release Dated December 13, 1996 4 Page -3- 4 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information Contact: J. Patrick Nicholson Chief Executive Officer or James K. McHugh Chief Financial Officer (419) 535-6374 MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL Toledo, Ohio, December 13, 1996 -- N-Viro International Corporation's (Nasdaq SmallCap: NVIC) Chief Executive Officer, J. Patrick Nicholson, today announced management changes at the company. "Christopher Mahoney has resigned as Director, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of N-Viro. Mahoney has entered into an agreement to independently represent the company on a performance-based contract for New England, New York, Pennsylvania and on special projects. Mahoney will maintain his office at N-Viro and his residence in Toledo," Nicholson stated. "N-Viro is committed to escalating our efforts on technology sales and growth opportunities. This we are doing by focusing all key resources on sales," Nicholson said. N-Viro also announced that Michael Nicholson, National Sales Manager, will become Vice President, Sales and Marketing. James McHugh has been promoted from Controller to Chief Financial Officer. N-Viro has developed and patented technologies that combine mineral by-products, caused by clean air pollution control regulations, with organic by-products, caused by clean water pollution control regulations, to create pasteurized, stabilized and immobilized bio-organic, mineral ag-lime products. These products are capable of providing sustainable soil fertility, reducing chemical fertilizer and pesticide dependency, and ensuring sustainable soil and water quality. N-Viro Soil(TM), produced according to N-Viro Process specifications, is an "exceptional quality" sludge product under USEPA Section 503 Sludge Regulations. More than forty (40) plants are now licensed to use N-Viro's technology worldwide. Page -4-