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):
March 12, 2010
GSI GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Brunswick, Canada | 000-25705 | 98-0110412 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
125 Middlesex Turnpike,
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 266-5700
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
GSI Group Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on March 12, 2010, announcing that it has reached an agreement in principle with certain beneficial owners holding more than 88% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 11% Senior Notes due 2013 and representing more than 70% of all noteholders, as to modifications of the Plan Support Agreement that the Company entered into on November 19, 2009, and certain terms of the Company’s (and certain of its subsidiaries’) Joint Plan of Reorganization, as filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 20, 2009, and modified on January 8, 2010. The press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and the information contained therein shall be deemed “furnished” by the Company, and not “filed,” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 12, 2010. | |
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.
| GSI Group Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Sergio Edelstein | |
| Sergio Edelstein President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: March 15, 2010
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 12, 2010. | |