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 September 8, 1999 ----------------------------------------------------- (Date of Report, Date of Earliest Event Reported) Applied Digital Access, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware --------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 000-23698 68-0132939 --------------------------- ----------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 9855 Scranton Road, San Diego, California 92121 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (858) 623-2200 -------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 1 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. The information set forth in the press release dated September 8, 1999 attached hereto as EXHIBIT 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 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. APPLIED DIGITAL ACCESS, INC. Date: September 9, 1999 By: /s/ Donald L. Strohmeyer ------------------------------- Donald L. Strohmeyer President and Chief Executive Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description - ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated September 8, 1999. 4