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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
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) AUGUST 9, 1996
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-12853
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
OREGON 93-0370304
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
13900 N.W. SCIENCE PARK DRIVE, PORTLAND, OREGON 97229
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (503) 641-4141
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ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
FORM 8-K
Item 5. Other Events
The registrant issued the following press release on August 9, 1996:
Portland, Oregon (August 9, 1996) -- Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
(NASDAQ - ESIO) announced that due to current market conditions the agreement to
acquire Applied Intelligent Systems, Inc. (AISI) will not be completed as
previously announced.
In announcing the decision, Donald R. VanLuvanee, ESI President and CEO, said
"We are disappointed, but due to market factors we cannot proceed as originally
planned. The machine vision market continues to be a focus for ESI. Both
companies will continue to explore opportunities for cooperation."
ESI, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, designs and manufactures sophisticated
products used around the world in electronics manufacturing including: laser
manufacturing systems for semiconductor yield improvement; production and test
equipment for the manufacture of surface mount ceramic capacitors; laser trim
systems for precise electrical tuning of circuits; precision laser machining
systems; and machine vision systems.
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ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
SIGNATURE
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.
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
Dated: August 13, 1996 By /s/ Barry L. Harmon
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Barry L. Harmon, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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