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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
10-Q
(Mark One)
/x/ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 28, 1996
OR
/ / Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________.
Commission File No. 0-18033
EXABYTE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 84-0988566
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1685 38th Street
Boulder, Colorado 80301
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(303) 442-4333
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past ninety days.
Yes /X/ No / /
As of November 6, 1996, there were 22,126,787 shares outstanding of the
Registrant's Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share).
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PART II.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number Description
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27.0 Financial Data Schedule
(b) Reports on Form 8-K: There were no reports on Form 8-K for the
three month period ended September 28, 1996
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SIGNATURES
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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.
EXABYTE CORPORATION
Registrant
Date By /s/Stephen F. Smith
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Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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<LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 1996 AND THE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-28-1996
<PERIOD-END> SEP-28-1996
<CASH> 60,129
<SECURITIES> 7,000
<RECEIVABLES> 71,842
<ALLOWANCES> 7,371
<INVENTORY> 56,493
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 207,895
<PP&E> 101,156
<DEPRECIATION> 57,682
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 263,619
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 58,987
<BONDS> 0
<COMMON> 22
0
0
<OTHER-SE> 201,024
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 263,619
<SALES> 277,023
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 277,023
<CGS> 199,998
<TOTAL-COSTS> 199,998
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
<LOSS-PROVISION> 10,938
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 393
<INCOME-PRETAX> 16,668
<INCOME-TAX> 6,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 10,668
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 10,668
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0.49
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