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UNITED STATES
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): April 3, 2000
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CRAY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Washington 0-26820 93-0962605
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
411 First Avenue South, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98104-2860
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (206) 701-2000
Registrant's facsimile number, including area code: (206) 701-2500
Former Name: Tera Computer Company
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On April 3, 2000, in connection with our acquisition of the Cray
Research business unit from Silicon Graphics, Inc., we filed an amendment to our
articles of incorporation changing our name from "Tera Computer Company" to
"Cray Inc." We have applied with Nasdaq to change our trading symbol from "TERA"
to "CRAY." We have been informed by Nasdaq that our new name and ticker symbol
"CRAY" will be used as of the open of the Market on Thursday, April 6, 2000.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
TERA COMPUTER COMPANY
By: /s/ KENNETH W. JOHNSON
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Kenneth W. Johnson
Vice President - Finance
April 5, 2000
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