-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IXSQfsUl/6rdn3ZT9K1q5V6p/sAZ1nNB5VqdlG8vk0hNVYYLpzey5xygKUkfd6CS JDpQGmRY/Q9pKEXMP3ctTA== 0000891092-04-001617.txt : 20040414 0000891092-04-001617.hdr.sgml : 20040414 20040413205758 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-04-001617 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040413 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040414 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GSI LUMONICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001076930 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559] IRS NUMBER: 980110412 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A3 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-25705 FILM NUMBER: 04731584 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 39 MANNING ROAD STREET 2: . CITY: BILLERICA STATE: MA ZIP: 01821 BUSINESS PHONE: 978-439-5511 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 39 MANNING ROAD STREET 2: . CITY: BILLERICA STATE: MA ZIP: 01821 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GSI LUMONICS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990331 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LUMONICS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990115 8-K 1 e17462.txt CURRENT REPORT DATED 4/13/04 ================================================================================ 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): April 13, 2004 GSI LUMONICS INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Brunswick, Canada --------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 000-25705 98-0110412 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 39 Manning Road, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821 ---------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (978) 439-5511 -------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ================================================================================ ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release issued April 13, 2004 ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On April 13, 2004, GSI Lumonics Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing preliminary financial information for the fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such future filing that such information is to be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. GSI LUMONICS INC. (Registrant) Date: April 13, 2004 By: /s/ Thomas R. Swain ------------------------ Thomas R. Swain Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ---------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued April 13, 2004. EX-99.1 3 e17462ex99_1.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 TO BUSINESS AND MEDICAL EDITORS: GSI Lumonics Reports Preliminary First Quarter, 2004 Financial Information BILLERICA, Mass., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GSI Lumonics (Nasdaq: GLSI and TSX: LSI) today announced preliminary revenues for the first quarter ended on April 2, 2004 will be in the range of US$73 to $75 million. Bookings were approximately $86 million. Gross margin will be slightly improved over the fourth quarter 2003. Additionally, the income tax rate for fiscal year 2004 is expected to be substantially below the statutory tax rates. "We believe that the investment community should be aware of these significant improvements in the Company's financial performance as they are materially different from analysts' estimates," stated Charles Winston, GSI Lumonics' President and Chief Executive Officer. The Company will announce its first quarter financial results on Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time over PR Newswire (US and Canadian distribution). Following the announcement, GSI Lumonics will host a conference call for investors at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate, call 888-396-2369 (within the US and Canada) and 617-847-8710 (for international callers) no earlier than 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time and no later than 5:55 p.m. Eastern Time and identify yourself to the operator with the participant code of 52915756. A replay of the call will be available one hour after the call ends to midnight, May 13, 2004 by dialing 888-286-8010 (within the US and Canada) or 617-801- 6888 (for international callers). The access code is 20210784. The conference call also will be broadcast live over the Internet in listen-only mode. For live webcasting, go to: http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz403858572gf12.html at least 15 minutes prior to the call in order to register, download and install any necessary software. The call will be archived on the above web site until midnight, May 13, 2004. GSI Lumonics supplies precision motion control components, lasers and laser-based advanced manufacturing systems to the global medical, semiconductor, electronics, and industrial markets. GSI Lumonics' common shares are listed on Nasdaq (GSLI) and The Toronto Stock Exchange (LSI). The Company's web site address is www.gsilumonics.com. Certain statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements may relate to anticipated financial performance, management's plans and objectives for future operations, business prospects, outcome of regulatory proceedings, market conditions, tax issues and other matters. All statements contained in this news release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, and are generally identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "objective" and other similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward- looking statements contained in this news release. Such statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect. Other risks include the fact that the Company's sales have been and are expected to continue to be dependent upon customer capital equipment expenditures, which are, in turn, affected by business cycles in the markets served by those customers. Other factors include volatility in the semiconductor industry, the risk of order delays and cancellations, the risk of delays by customers in introducing their new products and market acceptance of products incorporating subsystems supplied by the Company, similar risks to the Company of delays in its new products, our ability to continue to reduce costs and capital expenditures, our ability to focus R&D investment and other risks detailed in reports and documents filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and with securities regulatory authorities in Canada. Such risks, uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect, many of which are beyond the Company's control, could cause the Company's actual results and other future events to differ materially from those anticipated. The Company does not, however, assume any obligation to update these forward- looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements. For more information contact: Investor Relations, 613-224-4868, Ann Dempsey, (ext. 2) SOURCE GSI Lumonics -0- 04/13/2004 /CONTACT: Ann Dempsey, Investor Relations of GSI Lumonics +1-613-224-4868 (ext. 2) / /Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/107189.html/ (GSLI LSI.) CO: GSI Lumonics ST: Massachusetts, Canada IN: HEA MTC SU: ERP CCA MAV -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----