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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DECEMBER 15, 1998
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
NASHUA CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-5492-1 02-0170100
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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44 FRANKLIN STREET
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(603)880-2323
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 5 - OTHER EVENTS
On December 15, 1998, Nashua Corporation's Board of Directors approved
an amendment to its Shareholder Rights Plan (the "Rights Plan") adopted
in July 1996. The amendment eliminates the "dead hand" provision which
permitted only a majority of directors who were in office at the time
the Rights Plan was adopted or their designated successors to redeem or
amend the Rights Plan after the Board's right to redeem terminates (10
days after a triggering event) and also provides for a 120 day waiting
period following a successful shareholder proxy contest or shareholder
action prior to the newly elected board either redeeming the rights or
amending the Rights Plan in the context of a proposed acquisition.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
NASHUA CORPORATION
Date: January 7, 1999 By /s/ Peter C. Anastos
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Peter C. Anastos
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
