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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): April 26,1999
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SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
MASSACHUSETTS 0-16937 04-2897945
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
21 Hickory Drive, Waltham, MA 02451
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 890-1234
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Item 5. Other Events
On April 26, 1999, Summit's counsel received a letter from a law firm,
purporting to represent an unidentified eye clinic, informing it that the firm
had been retained to file a complaint in an unidentified federal court alleging
that the effect of its proposed merger with Autonomous may be substantially to
lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly in the laser vision
correction market. The law firm stated that the primary relief sought would be
to restrain and prevent the merger. Summit believes that the claim is wholly
without merit and intends vigorously to oppose any such complaint.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Robert J. Kelly
Name: Robert J. Kelly
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 28, 1999
