SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 1, 2003
GSI LUMONICS INC.
New Brunswick, Canada
| 000-25705 | 98-0110412 | |
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| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
39 Manning Road, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821
(978) 439-5511
| ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. | ||||||||
| ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| PRESS RELEASE ISSUED 8-1-03 | ||||||||
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 1, 2003, GSI Lumonics Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that it had withdrawn the proposal submitted to its shareholders to restructure the Company as a publicly traded United States-domiciled corporation, and that the special meeting of the Company’s shareholders, scheduled to be held on Monday, August 4, 2003 in Bedford, Massachusetts, had been cancelled.
A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. | ||
| Not required. | |||
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information. | ||
| Not required. | |||
| (c) | Exhibits. | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release issued August 1, 2003. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GSI LUMONICS INC. (Registrant) |
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| Date: August 1, 2003 | By: | /s/ Charles D. Winston |
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| Charles D. Winston, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued August 1, 2003. |