SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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):           DECEMBER 19, 2001


                              HATHAWAY CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


      COLORADO                        0-4041                   84-0518115
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


             8228 PARK MEADOWS DRIVE, LITTLETON, COLORADO 80124
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                  (Address of Principal executive offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code                303-799-8200


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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       (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






                              HATHAWAY CORPORATION
Item 5.   Other Events.

       Hathaway Corporation (the "Company") is filing this Form 8-K to report
       information disclosed in the Company's press release dated December 19,
       2001 to announce that it has been selected as the Lead Bidder to acquire
       the business and related assets of the Industrial Devices Division (IDC)
       of Automation Solutions International LLC (ASI), located in Petaluma,
       California.

       The press release announcement is incorporated herein by reference and is
       attached as an exhibit to the report on this form.


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

       c)   Exhibits.

       99.1 Press release by Hathaway Corporation dated December 19, 2001.

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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                    HATHAWAY CORPORATION

DATE: January 4, 2002                 By:  /s/ Richard D. Smith
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                                         President, Chief Executive Officer
                                         and Chief Financial Officer