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 10, 2005 |
Symbol Technologies, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-9802 | 112308681 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
One Symbol Plaza, Holtsville, New York | 11742 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (631) 738-2400 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 11, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that it had commenced a patent infringement lawsuit against Intermec Technologies Corp. ("Intermec") in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, relating to Intermec's infringement of Symbol patents covering wireless communications technologies. The Registrant also announced that it had notified Intermec on March 10, 2005 of its intention to terminate, effective April 9, 2005, its supplier relationship with Intermec for laser scan engines. The Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated March 11, 2005
The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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.
Symbol Technologies, Inc. | ||||
March 14, 2005 | By: | Mark T. Greenquist | ||
Name: Mark T. Greenquist | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated March 11, 2005 |