UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported): January 28,
2010
AVID
TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
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0-21174
(Commission
File Number)
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04-2977748
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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One
Park West, Tewksbury, MA
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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01876
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (978)
640-6789
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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This
Current Report on Form 8-K contains a number of forward-looking statements, as
defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, about the
performance of Avid Technology, Inc. (the “Company”). For this purpose, any
statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be
deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the
words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects” and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors
that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those
indicated by such forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond the
Company’s control, including the risk factors disclosed previously and from time
to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. In addition, the forward-looking statements contained
herein represent the Company’s estimate only as of the date of this filing and
should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s estimate as of any
subsequent date. While the Company may elect to update these forward-looking
statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any
obligation to do so to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes
in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements.
Item
2.02.
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Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition
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On
January 28, 2010, the Company announced its financial results for the quarter
ended December 31, 2009. The full text of the press release issued in connection
with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.
The
information contained in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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The following
exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not
filed: |
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99.1 Press
Release issued by the Company on January 28,
2010.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: January
28, 2010
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AVID
TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ Ken
Sexton
Ken
Sexton
Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer
and Chief Administrative Officer
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