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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): August 25, 2015

AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
 
1-36254
 
04-2977748
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

75 Network Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts  01803
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(978) 640-6789
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Avid Technology, Inc. (the "Company") is planning several one-on-one and small group meetings with investors. In anticipation of these meetings, on August 25, 2015, the Company has posted on the Avid investor relations website page a presentation deck which may be used in such meetings.

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference. The information furnished in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit relating thereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Except for historical information contained in this Form 8-K and the presentation deck attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, the Form 8-K and presentation deck contain forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary notes in the presentation deck regarding these forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

(d)                   Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1*
Presentation Deck dated August 25, 2015
 
 
[*Document furnished herewith]
    
































SIGNATURE

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.


 
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date: August 25, 2015
By: /s/ John W. Frederick
Name:  John W. Frederick
Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer