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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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) January 15, 2020

PHOTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut |  | 000-15451 |  | 06-0854886
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification Number)

| 15 Secor Road, Brookfield, CT |  | 06804 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code) |

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code | (203) 775-9000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 par value per share | PLAB | NASDAQ Global Market

Item 7.01. | Regulation FD.

On January 15, 2020, Photronics, Inc. (the “Company”) will present at the 22nd Annual Needham Growth Conference. The presentation to be used during the event is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The presentation will also be available via webcast. Interested parties may register for the webcast through the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.photronics.com.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) | Exhibits

| 99.1 | Presentation dated January 15, 2020

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.

| PHOTRONICS, INC.
| (Registrant)
| By: /s/ Richelle E. Burr
| Name: | Richelle E. Burr
| Title: | Chief Administrative Officer

Date: January 15, 2020