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): September 27, 1996 VITRONICS CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) MASSACHUSETTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-13715 04-2726873 - ------------------------ ------------------------------------------ (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1 FORBES ROAD, NEWMARKET INDUSTRIAL PARK, NEWMARKET, NH 03857 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) (603) 659-6550 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant 's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) NOT APPLICABLE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Items 1 - 4. Not applicable Item 5. Other Events. On September 27, 1996, Vitronics Corporation acquired in a single transaction 475,000 shares of common stock from New England Growth Fund I, L.P., at a price of $1 3/8. See attached copy of news release. Items 6 - 8. Not Applicable EXHIBITS Exhibit 99 Press Release dated September 27, 1996 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. VITRONICS CORPORATION --------------------- (Registrant) Date: October 11, 1996 By:/s/ James J. Manfield, Jr. ---------------- -------------------------- James J. Manfield, Jr. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer