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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-22-031812"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAB"
cik: "0000810136"
company_name: "PHOTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T19:02:34.439996+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Photronics Korea subsidiary loses power; Q4 financial impact expected, already in guidance

## Summary
- Power outage at Cheonan, Korea facility on August 15, 2022.
- Power restored within one day, but facility not fully operational for nearly two weeks.
- Facility fully operational as of August 31, 2022.
- Financial impact on Q4 expected and factored into prior Q4 guidance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-22-031812
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAB
- cik: 0000810136
- company_name: PHOTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036122031812/0001140361-22-031812-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036122031812/brhc10041510_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-031812
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-031812.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-031812.txt

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