content: 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: December 7, 1999
                         (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                           Commission file number 0-20743
  
  
                               OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
           Virginia                                          54-1515256
  (State or other jurisdiction of                (IRS Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)
  
           4299 Carolina Avenue,                                 23222
       Building C, Richmond, Virginia                          (Zip Code)
  (Address of principal executive office)
  
  
                                   (804) 228-5600
                (Telephone number of registrant, including area code)
  
  
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  Item 5. Other Events.
  
       The press release issued by the Registrant on December 9, 1999 and attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99 iS incorporated herein by reference.
  
  Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
       (c)  Exhibits
  
                 (99) Press Release issued by the Registrant on December 9, 1999.
  
                                     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.
  
  
                                                    Open Plan Systems Inc.
                                                         (Registrant)
  
  
                                                    By: /s/ Neil F. Suffa
                                                        Neil F. Suffa
                                                        Corporate Controller and
                                                        Secretary
  
  
  Dated December 22, 1999
  
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                              OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.
  
                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
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             99                  Press Release issued by the Registrant on December 9, 1999.
  
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  December 9, 1999                            CONTACT:                  Jack Hobey
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                              Bill Crabtree
                                                                        Neil Suffa
                                                                      804-228-5600
  
  
                          OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES
                          RESOLUTION OF ARBRITRATION MATTER
  
  
  RICHMOND,  VIRGINIA  (December  9,  1999)-  Open  Plan  Systems,  Inc.  (NASDAQ:
  PLAN)(the  "Company"),  the  largest  independent  remanufacturer of office work
  stations in the United States,  today  announced the results of the  arbitration
  proceeding concerning a portion of the consideration for the 1996 acquisition of
  Immaculate  Eagle,  Inc.  (d/b/a  Total  Facilities   Management)  ("TFM").  The
  arbitration  panel  agreed  with the  Company  that the former TFM  shareholders
  breached their  warranties in three instances and awarded the Company  $120,000.
  The  balance of the  contingent  payment is now payable to the  claimants.  This
  payment includes 87,500 shares of the common stock of the Company which has been
  held in escrow and  approximately  $1.0  million  plus  interest.  Additionally,
  reasonable and necessary  legal fees and expenses were awarded to the former TFM
  shareholders.  The estimate of the legal fees and expenses may not be determined
  until the first quarter of the year 2000.  The $1.0 million  payment itself will
  be recorded as goodwill and will not impact current year results.
  
  Open Plan Systems Chief Executive Officer John L. Hobey stated, " We are pleased
  that the  arbitrators  agreed  with the  Company  that the  warranties  had been
  breached but are  disappointed in the size of the award.  Closure of this matter
  is important and the payments  required will not strain the Company's  financial
  resources.   The   Company,   as  announced   previously,   is  turning  to  the
  implementation of several key elements of its long range plan to gain profitable
  sales growth through expansion of the Company's geographic coverage and increase
  in the breadth and depth or our product line. These elements include the opening
  of two new sales offices during the next several months and determining the best
  method to expand  its  product  offering  to  include  remanufactured  Steelcase
  product.  I continue to be excited about the  opportunities  ahead of us for the
  year 2000 and beyond."
  
  The Company cautions readers that the statements  contained herein regarding the
  Company's future operations, the impact of the Company's business plan on future
  results  of  operations  or  expected  levels of sales,  expenses,  margins  and
  earnings for the Company are forward-looking  statements based upon management's
  current  knowledge and assumptions  about future events,  including  anticipated
  levels of demand for the Company's  remanufactured work stations and anticipated
  expense levels.  Actual results may vary from those expressed herein. For a list
  of factors that could affect the Company's results of operations or management's
  expectations,  see the description of forward-looking and cautionary  statements
  in "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of
  Operations"  in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1998 as filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The Company assumes
  no duty to update any of the statements in this release.
  
  Open Plan Systems, Inc.  remanufactures and markets modular office work stations
  through a network of Company sales offices and selected  dealers.  Work stations
  consist  of  moveable  panels,  work  surfaces,   storage  units,  lighting  and
  electrical distribution combined into a single integrated unit.
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text: 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: December 7, 1999
                         (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                           Commission file number 0-20743
  
                               OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
           Virginia                                          54-1515256
  (State or other jurisdiction of                (IRS Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)
  
           4299 Carolina Avenue,                                 23222
       Building C, Richmond, Virginia                          (Zip Code)
  (Address of principal executive office)
  
                                   (804) 228-5600
                (Telephone number of registrant, including area code)
  Item 5. Other Events.
  
       The press release issued by the Registrant on December 9, 1999 and attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99 iS incorporated herein by reference.
  
  Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
       (c)  Exhibits
  
                 (99) Press Release issued by the Registrant on December 9, 1999.
  
                                     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.
  
                                                    Open Plan Systems Inc.
                                                         (Registrant)
  
                                                    By: /s/ Neil F. Suffa
                                                        Neil F. Suffa
                                                        Corporate Controller and
                                                        Secretary
  
  Dated December 22, 1999
  OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.
  
                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.         Description
             ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  99                  Press Release issued by the Registrant on December 9, 1999.
  December 9, 1999                            CONTACT:                  Jack Hobey
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                              Bill Crabtree
                                                                        Neil Suffa
                                                                      804-228-5600
  
                          OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES
                          RESOLUTION OF ARBRITRATION MATTER
  
  RICHMOND,  VIRGINIA  (December  9,  1999)-  Open  Plan  Systems,  Inc.  (NASDAQ:
  PLAN)(the  "Company"),  the  largest  independent  remanufacturer of office work
  stations in the United States,  today  announced the results of the  arbitration
  proceeding concerning a portion of the consideration for the 1996 acquisition of
  Immaculate  Eagle,  Inc.  (d/b/a  Total  Facilities   Management)  ("TFM").  The
  arbitration  panel  agreed  with the  Company  that the former TFM  shareholders
  breached their  warranties in three instances and awarded the Company  $120,000.
  The  balance of the  contingent  payment is now payable to the  claimants.  This
  payment includes 87,500 shares of the common stock of the Company which has been
  held in escrow and  approximately  $1.0  million  plus  interest.  Additionally,
  reasonable and necessary  legal fees and expenses were awarded to the former TFM
  shareholders.  The estimate of the legal fees and expenses may not be determined
  until the first quarter of the year 2000.  The $1.0 million  payment itself will
  be recorded as goodwill and will not impact current year results.
  
  Open Plan Systems Chief Executive Officer John L. Hobey stated, " We are pleased
  that the  arbitrators  agreed  with the  Company  that the  warranties  had been
  breached but are  disappointed in the size of the award.  Closure of this matter
  is important and the payments  required will not strain the Company's  financial
  resources.   The   Company,   as  announced   previously,   is  turning  to  the
  implementation of several key elements of its long range plan to gain profitable
  sales growth through expansion of the Company's geographic coverage and increase
  in the breadth and depth or our product line. These elements include the opening
  of two new sales offices during the next several months and determining the best
  method to expand  its  product  offering  to  include  remanufactured  Steelcase
  product.  I continue to be excited about the  opportunities  ahead of us for the
  year 2000 and beyond."
  
  The Company cautions readers that the statements  contained herein regarding the
  Company's future operations, the impact of the Company's business plan on future
  results  of  operations  or  expected  levels of sales,  expenses,  margins  and
  earnings for the Company are forward-looking  statements based upon management's
  current  knowledge and assumptions  about future events,  including  anticipated
  levels of demand for the Company's  remanufactured work stations and anticipated
  expense levels.  Actual results may vary from those expressed herein. For a list
  of factors that could affect the Company's results of operations or management's
  expectations,  see the description of forward-looking and cautionary  statements
  in "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of
  Operations"  in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1998 as filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The Company assumes
  no duty to update any of the statements in this release.
  
  Open Plan Systems, Inc.  remanufactures and markets modular office work stations
  through a network of Company sales offices and selected  dealers.  Work stations
  consist  of  moveable  panels,  work  surfaces,   storage  units,  lighting  and
  electrical distribution combined into a single integrated unit.