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): October 10, 1997

                           ELEXSYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

      0-11691                                            95-3534864
(Commission File No.)                          (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                               4405 Fortran Court
                           San Jose, California 95134
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 935-6300

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Item 5.   Other Events.

         Elexsys   International,   Inc.  ("Elexsys")  and  Sanmina  Corporation
("Sanmina")  previously  announced  the  execution of an  Agreement  and Plan of
Merger  dated as of July 22, 1997 (the "Merger  Agreement"),  pursuant to which,
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions contained therein, a
wholly-owned  subsidiary of Sanmina ("Merger Sub") would be merged with and into
Elexsys,  Elexsys  would become a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Sanmina and each
outstanding share of Elexsys common stock would be converted into .33 of a share
of Sanmina  common  stock  (collectively,  the  "Merger").  On October 10, 1997,
Elexsys,  Sanmina and Merger Sub  executed a letter  agreement  (the "Waiver and
Indemnification  Agreement"),  pursuant to which  Sanmina and Merger Sub agreed,
among other things:  (a) to waive all of the conditions  contained in the Merger
Agreement to Sanmina's and Merger Sub's  obligations  to consummate  the Merger,
other than the condition  which  requires that the Merger  Agreement be approved
and adopted by the  affirmative  vote of the holders of a majority of the shares
of Elexsys  common stock  outstanding  as of the record date (the "Record Date")
for the meeting of the  stockholders of Elexsys to vote on the Merger  Agreement
and the Merger;  (b) that  subject to the  approval  and  adoption of the Merger
Agreement by the affirmative  vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of
Elexsys  common  stock  outstanding  as of the Record  Date,  the closing of the
Merger  will take place on  November  6,  1997;  and (c) to  indemnify  Elexsys,
Elexsys'  affiliates  and the  directors,  officers  and advisors of Elexsys and
Elexsys'  affiliates  (collectively,  the  "Indemnitees")  from and  against any
damages which are suffered or incurred by any of the Indemnitees or to which any
of the Indemnitees may otherwise  become subject and which arise from any action
taken or alleged to have been taken by or on behalf of, or any failure to act or
alleged  failure  to act on the  part  of or with  respect  to,  Elexsys  or any
subsidiary of Elexsys during the period commencing on October 2, 1997 and ending
on the  earlier of the  termination  of the Merger  Agreement  by Elexsys or the
effective time of the Merger.

         The  description   contained  in  this  Item  5  of  the   transactions
contemplated  by the Waiver and  Indemnification  Agreement  is qualified in its
entirety  by  reference  to the  full  text of the  Waiver  and  Indemnification
Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.


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Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
         and Exhibits.

c.   Exhibits

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Exhibit    Description
No.
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99.1       Letter agreement dated October 10, 1997, among Elexsys International,
           Inc., Sanmina Corporation and SANM Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc.
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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.



                                            ELEXSYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


Dated:  October 21, 1997                    By: /s/  Robert DeLaurentis
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                                                     Robert DeLaurentis
                                                     Chief Financial Officer


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