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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported): </B><U><B>August&nbsp;10, 2009</B></U></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AXSYS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;10, 2009,
Axsys Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;Axsys&#148;), issued a press
release which included an announcement that Axsys had been granted early termination of the
mandatory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in
conjunction with its proposed acquisition by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. One can identify these forward-looking statements by
the use of the words such as &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;estimate&#148; or other
similar expressions. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Actual results and trends
may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of
factors, including, without limitation: the failure of Axsys&#146; stockholders to approve the merger;
and the risk that the merger may not be completed in the time frame expected by the parties or at
all. Additional information regarding factors that may affect future results are described in the
companies&#146; filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation,
Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they were made. Axsys does not undertake any obligation to update or
publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances
or changes in expectations after the date of the press release.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Date: August&nbsp;10 , 2009
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>AXSYS TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES EARLY TERMINATION OF HSR WAITING <BR>
PERIOD FOR PROPOSED ACQUISITION BY<BR>
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B><I>Axsys schedules special stockholder meeting for September&nbsp;1, 2009</I></B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>ROCKY HILL, CT &#151; August&nbsp;10, 2009 &#151; </B>Axsys Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXYS), a global leader in
the design and development of high-performance surveillance cameras, imaging systems and related
motion control technologies, today announced that on August&nbsp;7, 2009, it was granted early
termination of the mandatory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
of 1976 in conjunction with its proposed acquisition by General Dynamics Advanced Information
Systems.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Completion of the transaction remains subject to Axsys stockholder approval and certain other
customary closing conditions. Axsys has scheduled a special stockholder meeting for September&nbsp;1,
2009, during which Axsys&#146; stockholders will vote on the proposed transaction. Details of the
stockholder meeting are contained in our definitive proxy statement, which has been mailed to
stockholders. The parties continue to expect the transaction to close during the third quarter of
2009.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Axsys</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Axsys Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in the design and development of high-performance
surveillance cameras, imaging systems and related motion control technologies, serving the
aerospace, defense, and high-performance commercial markets. For more information, visit
www.axsys.com.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. One can identify these forward-looking statements by
the use of the words such as &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;estimate&#148; or other
similar expressions. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Actual results and trends
may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of
factors, including, without limitation: the failure of Axsys&#146; stockholders to approve the merger;
and the risk that the merger may not be completed in the time frame expected by the parties or at
all. Additional information regarding factors that may affect future results are described in the
companies&#146; filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation,
Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they were made. Axsys does not undertake any obligation to update or
publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances
or changes in expectations after the date of the press release.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">AXSYS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. <B>&#149;</B> 175 CAPITAL BOULEVARD <B>&#149;</B> SUITE 103 <B>&#149;</B> ROCKY HILL, CT 06067<BR>
860.257.0200 <B>&#149;</B> FAX: 860.594-5750 <B>&#149;</B> web: www.axsys.com

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