FORM 8-K



                       Securities and Exchange Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



             Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) 3/5/97



                                 GLOBALINK, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)




      Delaware                          33-60296               54-1473222
 (State or other                   (Commission File          (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of                       Number)              Identification
  Incorporation)                                                 Number)
                    



9302 Lee Highway, 12th Floor, Fairfax, Virginia                          22031
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)



Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: 703-273-5600


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Item 4.           Other Events

         On March 5, 1997,  the Board of Directors of the  Registrant  appointed
Thomas W. Patterson as a director of the Registrant.

         Mr.  Patterson  is  currently  employed  as  IBM  Corporation's   Chief
Strategist  for Electronic  Commerce  ("eCommerce").  He previously  served as a
director of the technology consortium,  MCC. Mr. Patterson has advised the White
House,  the United States  Congress,  various  cabinet  departments  and foreign
governments on the subjects of security and eCommerce. Mr. Patterson also served
as a member of the team that  created the world's  first  secure Web Browser and
server,  the Internet's  first  commercial  search engine and the first publicly
available Certificate Authority. He has advised multinational  organizations and
corporations  on the  subject of  facilitating  international  commerce  through
technology.

Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (a)      None

         (b)      Exhibits

                  None



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                                   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.

Date:     March 20, 1997                   GLOBALINK, INC.



                                           By:      /s/ Harry E. Hagerty, Jr.
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Harry E. Hagerty, Jr.
                                                    Chief Executive Officer
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FORM 8-K

                       Securities and Exchange Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

             Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) 3/5/97

                                 GLOBALINK, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

      Delaware                          33-60296               54-1473222
 (State or other                   (Commission File          (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of                       Number)              Identification
  Incorporation)                                                 Number)
                    

9302 Lee Highway, 12th Floor, Fairfax, Virginia                          22031
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: 703-273-5600
Item 4.           Other Events

         On March 5, 1997,  the Board of Directors of the  Registrant  appointed
Thomas W. Patterson as a director of the Registrant.

         Mr.  Patterson  is  currently  employed  as  IBM  Corporation's   Chief
Strategist  for Electronic  Commerce  ("eCommerce").  He previously  served as a
director of the technology consortium,  MCC. Mr. Patterson has advised the White
House,  the United States  Congress,  various  cabinet  departments  and foreign
governments on the subjects of security and eCommerce. Mr. Patterson also served
as a member of the team that  created the world's  first  secure Web Browser and
server,  the Internet's  first  commercial  search engine and the first publicly
available Certificate Authority. He has advised multinational  organizations and
corporations  on the  subject of  facilitating  international  commerce  through
technology.

Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (a)      None

         (b)      Exhibits

                  None
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.

Date:     March 20, 1997                   GLOBALINK, INC.

                                           By:      /s/ Harry E. Hagerty, Jr.
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Harry E. Hagerty, Jr.
                                                    Chief Executive Officer