UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC 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) November 1, 2006
KOPIN CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 000-19882 04-2833935
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
200 John Hancock Road, Taunton, MA 02780
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (508) 824-6696
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
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Kopin Corporation issued a press release on November 1, 2006, a copy of
which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by this
reference, in which it announced that it plans to report preliminary financials
results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 on Tuesday, November 7,
2006. It also announced that its Board of Directors has appointed a special
committee to review its past stock option practices and that a derivative
lawsuit related to certain stock option grants issued by the company between
1996 and 2001 has been filed in Massachusetts against certain directors and
officers of the company and, as a nominal defendant, the company. In addition,
the company announced that it will not file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 until after the completion of the
special committee's review and therefore that it is probable that this report
will not be filed by the November 10, 2006 filing deadline.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Kopin Corporation Press Release, dated November 1, 2006.
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.
KOPIN CORPORATION
Dated: November 2, 2006 By: /s/ Richard A. Sneider
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Richard A. Sneider
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)