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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2013
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In February 2013 the Company entered into a five year capital lease to fund the purchase of a high-end lithography tool. The principal amount of the lease, which is estimated to be approximately $30 million, will be determined by the Japanese yen exchange rate to the U.S. dollar as progress payments are made. The interest rate will be fixed, based on the five year interest swap rate plus a spread, upon acceptance of the tool which is expected to be in the second half of fiscal year 2013. In February 2013 the board of directors of PSMC, a majority-owned subsidiary of Photronics, approved the filing for the voluntary delisting of its stock from Taiwan's GreTai Securities Market ("GTSM"). After approval from GTSM, Photronics intends to launch a tender offer to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of PSMC. The delisting and tender offer for the shares are subject to various regulatory approvals, and are estimated to cost approximately $25 million to $30 million. Photronics currently owns 75.11% of the outstanding shares of PSMC.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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