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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) September 17, 1997
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ADE Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Massachusetts
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-26714 04-2441829
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)
80 Wilson Way, Westwood, Massachusetts 02090
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(617) 467-3500
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
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On September 17, 1997, ADE Corporation, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary ADE Software Corporation, purchased all of the assets of LPA
Software, Inc., a New York corporation ("LPA"), relating to its Semiconductor
Solutions Division ("SSD") for a cash purchase price of $10,000,000 and assumed
certain liabilities of LPA arising in connection with the lines of business
conducted through SSD (the "SSD Business"). The SSD Business consists primarily
of the acquisition, development, marketing, distribution, licensing,
maintenance, and support of systems and applications computer programs used in
the semiconductor industry.
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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.
ADE CORPORATION
Date: October 23, 1997 By: /s/ Mark D. Shooman
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Mark D. Shooman
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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