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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) October 4, 2004
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Presstek, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-17541 02-0415170
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
55 EXECUTIVE DRIVE
HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03051-4903
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(603) 595-7000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On October 4, 2004, Presstek, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing that the purported securities class action lawsuit brought against
the Company, together with its former Chief Executive Officer Robert W. Hallman,
and former Chief Financial Officer Neil Rossen, has been dismissed. The suit,
claiming to be brought on behalf of purchasers of Presstek's common stock during
the period from December 10, 1999 through July 16, 2001, was filed in June 2003
in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. A copy of
the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
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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.
PRESSTEK, INC.
Date: October 6, 2004 By: /s/ Edward J. Marino
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Edward J. Marino
President and
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release issued by Presstek, Inc., dated October 4, 2004.