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): March 17, 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 issued a press release on March 17, 1998 denying any current
plans to become listed at the "Neue Markt" in Frankfurt, Germany, per the
attached exhibit.
ITEM 7 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
A) Not Applicable
B) Not Applicable
C) Exhibits:
99 - Press Release dated March 17, 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: March 25, 1998
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Hamburg, Germany/Plymouth MI, March 17, 1998, -- Rofin-Sinar Technologies,
Inc. (NASDAQ: RSTI), one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers
of high performance laser beam sources, today announced that it has no
current plans to become listed at the "Neue Markt" in Frankfurt, Germany.
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 and Japan, Rofin-Sinar is one
of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of industrial lasers.
Rofin-Sinar's 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-sinar.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 risk disclosures outlined in the Company's
reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8K, as applicable.
