SUMMAGRAPHICS CORP
8-K, 1996-02-21
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC
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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):  February 12, 1996


SUMMAGRAPHICS CORPORATION

___________________________________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



DELAWARE                        0-16071                 06-0888312
(State or other             (Commission File           (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                  Number)            Identification No.)
incorporation)


8500 CAMERON ROAD    AUSTIN, TX  78754-3999
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 Zip Code


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512)873-1540


                                 Not Applicable
                                 --------------
___________________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
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ITEM NO. 5 - OTHER EVENTS

     The Registrant signed a non-binding letter of intent with Lockheed Martin
Corporation which contemplates combining Lockheed Martin's CalComp subsidiary
and Summagraphics, with Lockheed Martin owning 90% of the combined entity.  A
press release announcing the letter of intent is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM NO. 7

     (c)     Exhibits
 
             Exhibit 99.1 Press Release

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                 SUMMAGRAPHICS CORPORATION
                                         Registrant



February 12, 1996                       /s/ Robert B. Sims
_____________________________           ______________________________
Date:                                   ROBERT B. SIMS
                                        SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
                                        GENERAL COUNSEL &
                                        CORPORATE SECRETARY

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                                                                    News Release

                     LOCKHEED MARTIN'S CALCOMP SUBSIDIARY

                AND SUMMAGRAPHICS CORPORATION AGREE TO COMBINE


        AUSTIN, Texas/BETHESDA, Maryland, February 5, 1996 -- Summagraphics 
Corporation (NASDAQ: SUGR) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) announced
today the signing of a non-binding letter of intent which contemplates combining
Lockheed Martin's CalComp subsidiary and Summagraphics Corporation.  Under the 
terms of the contemplated transaction, Lockheed Martin would own approximately 
90 percent of the combined entity.  The combination would be executed by 
Summagraphics issuing new shares of Common Stock to Lockheed Martin in a 
tax-free exchange for all of the issues and outstanding shares of Lockheed
Martin's CalComp subsidiary. The resulting NASDAQ-listed company would have
sales of approximately $350 million.

        The transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including, among 
other things, execution of a definitive agreement, approval by Summagraphics' 
shareholders, and requisite regulatory approvals.  Summagraphics has retained 
the investment banking firm of Needham & Company, Inc. to provide its opinion as
to the fairness of the proposed transaction to Summagraphics' shareholders from 
a financial standpoint.  It is contemplated that the transaction would close in 
the first half of 1996.  The combination brings together companies with 
complementary technologies and product offerings in the competitive CAD and 
graphic arts markets.

        CalComp, based in Anaheim, California, designs and manufactures computer
peripherals, such as plotters and printers, and is a leading supplier of 
digitizers and scanners for complex business, CAD and graphics applications.

        Summagraphics Corporation, based in Austin, Texas, is also a leading 
supplier of high performance digitizing tablets and cutters, plotters, 
large-format color printers used principally in computer graphics, 
computer-aided design and other advanced graphic applications.

(Note:  Lockheed Martin does not publish separate financial information for 
CalComp.  Summagraphics' proxy statement relating to the transaction would 
include audited financial statements and additional detailed information 
regarding CalComp.)


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CONTACTS:
Lockheed Martin Corporation
        Media: Ron Meder (301) 897-6352
        Investor Relations: Jim Ryan (301) 897-6584

Summagraphics Corporation
        Robert Sims (512) 873-1562




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