UNITED STATES
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)
|
April 10,
2013
|
| PHOTRONICS, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter) |
| Connecticut |
|
0-15451 |
|
06-0854886 |
| (State or other jurisdiction |
|
(Commission |
|
(IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) |
|
File Number) |
|
Identification
Number) |
| 15 Secor Road, Brookfield, CT |
|
06804 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
(Zip Code) |
| Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code
|
(203)
775-9000
|
| |
|
|
| (Former name or former address, if changed
since last report) |
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Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ |
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under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ |
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Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ |
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Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)) |
ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On April 10,
2013, Photronics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it
received approval from the Gretai Securities Market for the delisting of the
stock of Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corp, the Company’s majority-owned
subsidiary in Taiwan.
A copy
of the press release is attached to this 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
| ITEM 9.01 |
|
Financial Statements
and Exhibits |
|
| (d) |
|
Exhibits |
|
|
99.1 Press release dated
April 10, 2013. |
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.
| PHOTRONICS,
INC. |
| (Registrant) |
| DATE:
|
April 10,
2013 |
|
BY |
/s/ Richelle E.
Burr |
|
|
Richelle E. Burr |
|
|
Vice President, General
Counsel |