UNITED STATES 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): June 4, 1998
ROFIN-SINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-21377 38-3306461
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(State of other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
45701 Mast Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(734) 455-5400
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5 - OTHER EVENTS
The registrant announced the signing of a technology co-operation and
distribution agreement between Rofin-Sinar UK Ltd. and Lasertechnics marking
Corporation. The contract allows for the supply of Rofin-Sinar's low power
CO2 lasers and future technical co-operation for the design and continuing
development of the Lasertechnics Marking Corporation range of BlazerJet? dot
matrix marking systems. In addition, the agreement also covers joint co-
operation for distribution of Lasertechnics Marking Corporation products in
European and Pacific Rim territories.
ITEM 7 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
A) Not Applicable
B) Not Applicable
C) Exhibits:
99 - Press Release dated June 4, 1998
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.
ROFIN-SINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ GUNTHER BRAUN
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Gunther Braun
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: June 4, 1998
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ROFIN-SINAR AND LASERTECHNICS MARKING CORPORATION ANNOUNCE TECHNOLOGY CO-
OPERATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Plymouth, MI / Hamburg, Germany, June 4th 1998 - ROFIN-SINAR Technologies,
Inc., (NASDAQ: RSTI), one of the world's leading developers and
manufacturers of high performance laser beam sources, today announced the
signing of a technology co-operation and distribution agreement between
Rofin-Sinar UK Ltd., UK, a subsidiary, and Lasertechnics Marking
Corporation, Albuquerque, USA, a subsidiary of AXCESS Inc., (NASDAQ: AXSI).
Lasertechnics Marking Corporation provides laser marking systems and related
technologies for a diverse range of industrial and commercial markets and
Rofin-Sinar UK Ltd. is the newly formed UK company which is currently
involved in developing Rofin-Sinar's new range of sealed, low power, carbon
dioxide lasers in the range 25 to 600 Watts using proprietary diffusion
cooled Slab-laser technology.
The contract allows for the supply of Rofin-Sinar's low power CO2 lasers and
future technical co-operation for the design and continuing development of
the Lasertechnics Marking Corporation range of BlazerJet? dot matrix marking
systems. In addition, the agreement also covers joint co-operation for
distribution of Lasertechnics Marking Corporation products in European and
Pacific Rim territories. Further terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Peter Wirth, President and CEO of Rofin-Sinar, commented, `The Laser Coding
Market is a new business opportunity for Rofin-Sinar. By co-operating with
Lasertechnics Marking Corporation, who have many years of experience in this
market sector, and by utilising our combined strengths of technology
leadership and market knowledge this business has exciting long term growth
potential.'
Headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan and Hamburg, Germany, Rofin-Sinar
Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, engineers and manufactures industrial
laser products for cutting, welding and marking a wide range of materials.
With production facilities in the US, Germany, Japan and the UK, Rofin-Sinar
is one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of industrial
lasers. Rofin-Sinar's common shares trade on the NASDAQ National Market
System under the symbol RSTI. Additional information is available on Rofin-
Sinar's home page: http://www.rofin.com
AXCESS Inc., founded in 1982 as Lasertechnics, Inc., consists of two
operating subsidiaries: (1) AXCESS Inc. of Dallas, TX which produces fraud-
resistant wallet-size ID cards, assembles and sells dye-sublimation card
printers, and markets technology and solutions for access management and
control systems through dealers and integrators; and (2) Lasertechnics
Marking Corporation of Albuquerque, NM which provides laser marking systems
and related technologies for a diverse range of industrial and commercial
markets. For additional details see Letter to Shareholders on
http://www.axsi.com
The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or
performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties related to contract cancellations, manufacturing risks,
competitive factors, uncertainties pertaining to customer orders, demands
for products and services, development of markets for the Company's products
and services and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings.
Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company takes no obligation to
release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking
statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the
date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Readers are encouraged to refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the
Company's reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, as applicable.
