SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 7, 1998
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Circon Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 2-83879 95-3079904
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction File Number Identification No.)
of the Incorporation
6500 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, California 93117
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registration's telephone number, including area code: (805) 685-5100
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(same as above)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Circon Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has set
October 23, 1998, as the record date for stockholders entitled to vote
at the 1998 Annual Meeting and set November 24, 1998, as the date of the
Annual Meeting. The time and place of the Annual Meeting will be
identified in the Company's proxy materials that will be distributed to
stockholders prior to the Meeting.
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.
CIRCON CORPORATION
a Delaware Corporation
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(Registrant)
Date: October 8, 1998 By: /s/R. Bruce Thompson
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R. Bruce Thompson
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
