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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
Filed by the Registrant / /
Filed by a party other than the Registrant / /
Check the appropriate box:
/ / Preliminary Proxy Statement
/ / Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
/ / Definitive Proxy Statement
/X/ Definitive Additional Materials
/ / Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section
240.14a-12
PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
/X/ No fee required
/ / Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1)
and 0-11
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pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
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0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
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Contacts: Roy Winnick or Mark Semer
Kekst and Company
212-521-4842 or 4802
KOLLMORGEN MAILS DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT TO ITS
SHAREHOLDERS FOR SPECIAL MEETING RELATING TO
BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC
WALTHAM, Mass., December 29, 1997--Kollmorgen Corporation (NYSE: KOL), of
Waltham, Mass., announced today that it has mailed to its shareholders a
definitive proxy statement seeking proxies to vote in favor of the issuance
of Kollmorgen common stock in connection with its proposed business
combination with Pacific Scientific Company (NYSE: PSX). The proxies are to be
used at a special meeting of Kollmorgen's shareholders to be held on
Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. at BankBoston, N.A., 100 Federal
Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and at any adjournments or postponements
thereof.
The approval by Kollmorgen's shareholders of the Issuance of Kollmorgen
common shares in the proposed merger is a condition to Kollmorgen's pending
tender offer for a majority of Pacific Scientific's outstanding common stock.
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