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):
December 10, 1998
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METRIKA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-13085 33-0733537
(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification Number)
incorporation or
organization)
5788 Pacific Center Boulevard
San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(619) 450-9649
(Registrant's telephone number
including area code)
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This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are
set forth under the heading "Forward-looking Statements" in Exhibit 13 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 1998.
These include risks and uncertainties relating to: customer capital spending
policies, market acceptance of new products, technological change and
new-product introductions, government regulations and approvals, the
Registrant's acquisition strategy, international operations, competition,
proprietary technology rights, and the potential impact of the year 2000 on
processing date-sensitive information.
Item 5. Other Events
On December 10, 1998, Thermo Electron Corporation ("Thermo Electron"), the
Registrant's ultimate parent corporation, issued a press release regarding an
update to the proposed corporate reorganization, announced on August 12, 1998,
involving certain of Thermo Electron's subsidiaries, including the Registrant.
The press release stated, among other things, that the Registrant will
remain an individual public subsidiary of Thermo Electron's Thermo Instrument
Systems Inc. subsidiary, and will not be combined with Thermo Sentron Inc. and
ONIX Systems Inc. to form a new sensor and process control company, as had been
announced on August 12.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired: not
applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: not applicable.
(c) Exhibits: not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized, on this 10th day of December, 1998.
METRIKA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
By:/s/ Kenneth J. Apicerno
Kenneth J. Apicerno
Treasurer
