1 ================================================================================ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 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 16, 1996 ELTRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 0-23342 95-4302537 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 41 MORELAND ROAD 93065 SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) (805) 579-1800 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N.A. (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Total Number of Pages: 4 Index to Exhibits appears on Page: 3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 1 2 ITEM 5. Other Items On October 16, 1996, Eltron International Inc. (Nasdaq:ELTN) and Zebra Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:ZBRA) announced that they have executed a letter of intent providing for a merger of the two companies, subject to conditions described in the announcement. A copy of the Press Release dated October 16, 1996 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99. ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits Press Release of the Company dated October 16, 1996. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ELTRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. October 18, 1996 By: /s/ Daniel C. Toomey, Jr. ----------------------------- Daniel C. Toomey, Jr. Chief Financial Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Page 99 Press Release of the Company dated October 16, 1996.