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 July 19, 2002 ------------------------------------ Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) APPIANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. --------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-21999 84-1360852 -------- ------- ---------- (State or other Jurisdiction (S.E.C. File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 6663 Owens Drive Pleasanton, CA 94588 -------------------- (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (925) 251-3200 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not applicable -------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other events. Two members of the Appiant Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors, Allen F. Jacobson and Robert J. Schmier, have resigned their positions due to personal and business reasons unrelated to Appiant. 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. Appiant Technologies, Inc. ------------------------- July 19, 2002 By: /s/ Douglas S. Zorn ------------- ------------------------- Douglas S. Zorn President & CEO 2