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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 2, 1996
MEDIA 100 INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
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DELAWARE 0-14779 04-2532613
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(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction) Number) Identification No.)
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100 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752-1192
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(508) 481-3700
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(Registrant's Telephone number including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On December 2, 1996, the Registrant issued a press
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release announcing the changing of its name from Data Translation, Inc. to Media
100 Inc., and the utilization of "MDEA" as its Nasdaq ticker symbol. The name
change was effected in connection with the spin-off of its data acquisition and
imaging and commercial products businesses to its wholly-owned subsidiary Data
Translation II, Inc. (to be renamed Data Translation, Inc.), and was
accomplished through the merger into the Company of Media 100 Inc., a wholly-
owned subsidiary of the Company. Reference is made to the press release, which
is included as Exhibit 99.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
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(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Title
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99 Press Release of the Registrant dated December 2, 1996.
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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.
MEDIA 100 INC.
By /s/ Peter J. Rice
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Date: December 6, 1996 Peter J. Rice
Vice President & Treasurer
(Chief Financial Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99 Press Release of the Registrant dated December 2, 1996
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EXHIBIT 99
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DATA TRANSLATION NEWS RELEASE
100 LOCKE DRIVE, MARLBORO, MA 01752-1192 USA
(508) 481-3700 TLX 951646
FAX (508) 481-8620
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Peter J. Rice
Chief Financial Officer, Media 100 Inc.
Tel: (508) 460-1600, ext. 1-202
Contact: Gary B. Godin
Chief Financial Officer, Data Translation, Inc.
Tel: (508) 481-3700, ext. 1-237
DATA TRANSLATION ANNOUNCES
CHANGE OF NAME TO MEDIA 100 INC. AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF SPIN OFF OF DATA ACQUISITION AND
IMAGING AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS BUSINESSES
December 2, 1996
MARLBORO, MA -- Data Translation, Inc. today announced that it has changed its
name to Media 100 Inc. and that, beginning on December 3, 1996, it will utilize
"MDEA" as its Nasdaq ticker symbol. The change of name has been made in
connection with the effectiveness today of the spin off of its data acquisition
and imaging and commercial products businesses to its wholly-owned subsidiary
Data Translation II, Inc. ("New DTI") and the distribution of the share of New
DTI to the Company's stockholders. The Company's new name reflects its sole
focus following the spin off on its Media 100(R) digital media business.
In connection with the effectiveness of the spin off, New DTI has changed its
name to Data Translation, Inc., and it will be assuming the "DATX" Nasdaq ticker
symbol. New DTI has taken the Data Translation name due to the name's strong
historical association with its data acquisition and imaging businesses.
As previously announced, the Company's board of directors declared the payment
of a dividend of one share of common stock of New DTI for every four shares of
Company Common Stock to its stockholders of record on November 29, 1996.
Certificates representing shares of stock of New DTI will be mailed to the
Company's stockholders on or about December 13, 1996. Details of the
transaction are described in an information statement which was distributed to
the Company's stockholders on or about November 26, 1996.
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