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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 1999
NetOptix Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-11309 04-2526583
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Sturbridge Business Park, P.O. Box 550, Sturbridge, Massachusetts 01566
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(508) 347-9191
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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The undersigned registrant hereby amends the Form 8-K filed as of
November 22, 1999 by restating the information in the previously filed document
as set forth below.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On November 17, 1999, NetOptix Corporation (the "Company") announced
that it has set its 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting")
for January 26, 2000. On December 8, 1999, the Company announced that it has
changed the record date to determine the stockholders allowed to vote at the
Annual Meeting from November 30, 1999 to December 8, 1999.
Shareholder proposals submitted for inclusion in the Company's proxy
statement and form of proxy must have been received by the Company no later than
November 29, 1999. Shareholder proposals submitted for inclusion in the
Company's proxy statement and form of proxy after November 29, 1999 shall be
considered to be untimely, and the persons named in the proxies solicited by the
Company's Board of Directors may exercise discretionary voting power with
respect to such proposals.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NetOptix Corporation
By: /s/ Gerhard R. Andlinger
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Gerhard R. Andlinger,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: December 10, 1999
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99.1 Press Release dated December 8, 1999
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EXHIBIT 99.1
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Contact: Thomas J. Mathews, Vice President, Finance
NetOptix Corporation
561-994-0202
NetOptix Corporation Announces A Change To Its Record Date
STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, December 8, 1999 -- NetOptix Corporation
(NASDAQ: OPTX) announces that it has set its 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the "Annual Meeting") for January 26, 2000 and that it has changed the record
date to determine the stockholders allowed to vote at the Annual Meeting from
November 30, 1999 to December 8, 1999.
Shareholder proposals submitted for inclusion in the Company's proxy
statement and form of proxy must have been received by the Company no later than
November 29, 1999. Shareholder proposals submitted for inclusion in the
Company's proxy statement and form of proxy after November 29, 1999 shall be
considered to be untimely, and the persons named in the proxies solicited by the
Company's Board of Directors may exercise discretionary voting power with
respect to such proposals.
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