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) September 7, 2016
PHOTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Connecticut
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0-15451
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06-0854886
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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15 Secor Road, Brookfield, CT
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06804
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (203) 775-9000
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(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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Item 5.03 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; change in fiscal year.
On September 7, 2016, the Board of Directors of Photronics, Inc. (the “Corporation”) adopted an amendment to the Corporation’s Amended Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to allow the Corporation to register, issue, process and transfer DRS book entry shares. The Bylaws include a new section 1 to Article V to allow shares of the Corporation to be uncertificated or in such form as designated by the Board of Directors or Officers of the Corporation and a new section 6 to Article V that allows uncertificated shares to be transferred. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws a copy of which is attached as exhibit 3.2 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Photronics, Inc. effective as of September 7, 2016
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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.
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PHOTRONICS, INC.
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(Registrant)
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DATE: September 13, 2016
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BY
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/s/ Richelle E. Burr
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Richelle E. Burr
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Vice President, General Counsel
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PHOTRONICS, INC.
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