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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2006
GSI GROUP 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)
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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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On January 5, 2006 GSI Group Corporation ("Company"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of GSI Group Inc., sold a parcel of land and building located at 8401
Jefferson Highway, Maple Grove, Minnesota to SAgE Aggregation, LLC for
$6,250,000, net of closing costs. The sale was completed on January 5, 2006. A
copy of the Purchase and Sale Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and the
Amendment to Purchase Agreement and Second Amendment to Purchase Agreement are
attached as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3; respectively, to this Current Report on Form
8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not required.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not required.
(c) Shell Company Transactions.
Not required.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement Between GSI Group
Corporation and SAgE Aggregation, LLC
10.2 Amendment to Purchase Agreement
10.3 Second Amendment to Purchase Agreement
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 GROUP INC.
(Registrant)
Date: January 10, 2006 By: /s/ Daniel J. Lyne
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Daniel J. Lyne
Vice President and General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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10.1 Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement Between GSI Group
Corporation and SAgE Aggregation, LLC
10.2 Amendment to Purchase Agreement
10.3 Second Amendment to Purchase Agreement