<PAGE>
                          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)       September 24, 1997



                             SCRIPTEL HOLDING, INC.
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  Delaware                        0-20938                         31-1069865
(State or other jurisdiction    ( Commission                  ( IRS Employer
  of incorporation)              file number)              Identification No.)


4153 Arlingate Plaza        Columbus, OH         43228
( Address of principal executive offices)

                                (614) 276-8402
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                               including area code)









<PAGE>


Item 5.  Other Events

By resolution of the Board of Directors, Scriptel Holding, Inc. filed for
re-organization under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. 
Filing was made in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of
Ohio, Eastern Division at 3:40 PM, September 24, 1997 case number 97-58801.

The Board of Directors cited the heavy debt load of the Company and its
Capital structure and lack of liquidity as being a hinderance to moving the
Scriptel technology to the marketplace.

The Company is working with a group of investors to re-organize the company
and believes that it will be able to effect a plan of re-organization.




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

September 24, 1997
Scriptel Holding, Inc.
(Registrant)


By:   /s/ Bernard H. Eckstein                                 
          Bernard H. Eckstein
          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "secsgml_size_bytes": 2168}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "SCRIPTEL HOLDING INC", "cik": "0000830504", "assigned-sic": "7373", "irs-number": "311069865", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "000-20938", "film-number": "97702589"}, "business-address": {"street1": "4153 ARLINGATE PLZ", "city": "COLUMBUS", "state": "OH", "zip": "43228", "phone": "6142768402"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "4153 ARLINGATE PLZ", "city": "COLUMBUS", "state": "OH", "zip": "43228"}}
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)       September 24, 1997

                             SCRIPTEL HOLDING, INC.
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  Delaware                        0-20938                         31-1069865
(State or other jurisdiction    ( Commission                  ( IRS Employer
  of incorporation)              file number)              Identification No.)

4153 Arlingate Plaza        Columbus, OH         43228
( Address of principal executive offices)

                                (614) 276-8402
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                               including area code)
Item 5.  Other Events

By resolution of the Board of Directors, Scriptel Holding, Inc. filed for
re-organization under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. 
Filing was made in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of
Ohio, Eastern Division at 3:40 PM, September 24, 1997 case number 97-58801.

The Board of Directors cited the heavy debt load of the Company and its
Capital structure and lack of liquidity as being a hinderance to moving the
Scriptel technology to the marketplace.

The Company is working with a group of investors to re-organize the company
and believes that it will be able to effect a plan of re-organization.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

September 24, 1997
Scriptel Holding, Inc.
(Registrant)

By:   /s/ Bernard H. Eckstein                                 
          Bernard H. Eckstein
          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer