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
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February 10, 1999
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
METRISA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware 0-16152 04-2891557
(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification
incorporation) Number)
25 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730-2323
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(781) 275-3300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events.
The Registrant issued a Press Release on February 10, 1999
announcing that M.H. Meyerson & Co., Inc. has agreed to act as a market
maker for shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, $.50 par value.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press Release dated February 10, 1999
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.
METRISA, INC.
/s/ John E. Wolfe
Date: February 10, 1999 By:__________________________
John E. Wolfe, President
NEWS & INFORMATION
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
METRISA, INC.
Announces New Market Maker
Metrisa, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Metrisa"), announced today that M.H.
Meyerson & Co., Inc. has agreed to act as a market maker for shares of
Metrisa's Common Stock, $.50 par value. In connection with its market making
activities, M.H. Meyerson & Co., Inc. expects to acquire up to
300,000 shares of Metrisa's Common Stock to facilitate the development of
a market for the trading of Metrisa's securities. Metrisa is listed on the
National Quotation Bureau under the symbol MTRE.
Metrisa designs, develops, manufactures and markets technical instruments for
the process, environmental, and materials characterization markets; it also
provides testing services for the materials characterization market. The
Company's Tytronics division provides on-line liquid and gas chemical analyzers
for specific applications in world wide process and environmental markets.
The Company's Nametre division provides on-line and laboratory viscosity
analyzers for the process markets. The Company's Holometrix-Micromet division
provides instruments and testing services for thermophysical and cure monitoring
measurements to various segments of the world wide materials characterization
market. Metrisa's principal offices are located at 25 Wiggins
Avenue, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730; its telephone number is 781-275-3300.
February 10, 1999 Contact: John A. Hanna, Jr., CFO
For immediate release 781-275-3300 ext. 272
