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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
                                    FORM 8-K
 
                                 CURRENT REPORT
 
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
      DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): FEBRUARY 17, 1998
 
                               HADCO CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
                    12A MANOR PARKWAY, SALEM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
 
                                     03079
                                   (Zip Code)
 
                                 (603) 898-8000
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code
 

                                                         
          MASSACHUSETTS                    033-95284                      04-2393279
 State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
           Incorporation            

 
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
 
     Hadco Corporation (the "Company") issued the press releases attached as
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
 
ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS.
 
     99.1 Press Release dated February 17, 1998.
 
     99.2 Press Release dated February 17, 1998.
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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.
 
                                            HADCO CORPORATION
 
                                            By:      /s/ TIMOTHY LOSIK
 
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                                                        TIMOTHY LOSIK
                                                   CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 
February 18, 1998