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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): AUGUST 29, 1997
ENVIROTEST SYSTEMS CORP.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-21454 06-0914220
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction File Number) Identification Number)
of Incorporation)
ENVIROTEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-57384-01, 033-75406-01 36-2680300
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction Identification Number)
of Incorporation)
246 Sobrante Way
Sunnyvale, California 94086
(408) 774-6300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code of registrant's principal executive offices)
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Item 5. Other Events
As previously reported in its Schedule 13E-4 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 19, 1997, Envirotest Systems Corp. (the
"Company") entered into an agreement dated August 15, 1997 with Hughes Aircraft
Company to acquire the assets comprising Hughes' remote emissions sensor product
line and related technologies for $3.7 million. On August 29, 1997, the
Company completed the acquisition and has therefore acquired the assets.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ENVIROTEST SYSTEMS CORP.
ENVIROTEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated: September 5, 1997 By: /s/ RAJ MODI
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Name: Raj Modi
