SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 17, 1999
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
WASHINGTON 0-21103 91-1618616
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
11431 WILLOWS ROAD N.E.
REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98073-9757
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(425) 881-8004
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 17, 1999, Advanced Digital Information Corporation (the
"Company") acquired MountainGate Imaging Systems Corporation ("MountainGate")
through a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company with and into
MountainGate. MountainGate provides software that enables very high bandwidth
cross-platform file sharing in Storage Area Networks (SAN). Its CentraVision
file system provides value by improving workflow efficiency, enabling
collaborative workgroups and delivering high-performance file sharing in
network environments.
An aggregate of 110,000 shares of the Company's unregistered common
stock (the "Common Stock") were issued to the two shareholders of
MountainGate in the merger. In addition, the Company paid $200,000 cash to
the MountainGate shareholders, and assumed outstanding MountainGate debt of
approximately $2 million, which debt was repaid on the closing date.
The shares issued in the merger were not registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to the exemption set
forth in Section 4(2) thereof. Both recipients of shares of the Company's
common stock in the merger were executive officers of MountainGate and had
access to information about the Company. The shares issued in the
transaction are subject to restrictions on transfer absent registration under
the Securities Act, and no offers to sell the securities were made by any
form of general solicitation or general advertisement.
The Company intends to file a registration statement on Form S-3 as soon
as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days after September 17, 1999,
providing for the resale of the Common Stock issued in the merger. The
acquisition will be accounted for as a purchase. The Company expects to
write off approximately $1 million to $3 million of MountainGate's in-process
research and development, which will be recorded in the current fiscal
quarter. However, the appraisal of the assets acquired pursuant to the merger
has not been completed and the actual amount of the writeoff, which may be
greater or less than current expectations, will be not be determined until
the appraisal is completed.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
By: /s/ Leslie S. Rock
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Treasurer and Chief
Accounting Officer
Dated: September 20, 1999
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