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

SCHEDULE 13D
(RULE 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(a)
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)/1/

PHOTRONICS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)

719 405102
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(CUSIP Number)

Nicholas C. Unkovic, Esq.
GRAHAM & JAMES
One Maritime Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 954-0200
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 25, 1998
(Date of Event Which Requires filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Note. Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
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the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
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/1./ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
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Notes).
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CUSIP No. 719 405102
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1) Name of Reporting Person Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

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2) Check the appropriate box if a member (a) [ ]
of a group (b) [ x]

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3) SEC use only

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4) Source of funds WC

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5) Check box if disclosure of legal [ ]
proceedings is required pursuant to Item
2(d) or 2(e)

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6) Citizenship or place of organization
Japan

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Number of shares beneficially owned by 7) Sole Voting 2,680,000
each Reporting Person with Power
8) Shared Voting Power 0
9) Sole Dispositive 2,680,000
Power
10) Shared Dispositive 0
Power

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11) Aggregate amount beneficially owned 2,680,000
by each Reporting Person

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12) Check box if the aggregate amount in [ ]
row (11) excludes certain shares

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13) Percent of class represented by 11%
amount in row (11)

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14) Type of Reporting Person CO

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This Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") amends a statement on Schedule 13D
dated September 30, 1993, filed by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., a Japanese
corporation ("Toppan") relating to shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share (the "Stock") of Photronics, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the
"Issuer").

Item 1. Security and Issuer
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The title of the class of equity securities to which this statement
relates is Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Issuer.

The Issuer and the address of its principal executive offices are:

Photronics, Inc.
P.O. Box 5226
15 Secor Road
Brookfield, Connecticut 06804

Item 2. Identity and Background
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(a)-(c)
and (f) Toppan is a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of Japan. The principal business address of Toppan is 1
Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan. Toppan is
engaged in numerous aspects of the printing industry,
including the development, manufacture and marketing of
photomask printing operations.

Set forth below is information concerning the name, business
address, and present principal occupation or employment of
all of the present executive officers and directors of
Toppan. Each such person is a Japanese citizen.

Present Principal Occupation
Name and Business Address or Employment
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Hiromichi Fujita President
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Kenji Ejima Executive Vice President
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101,-0024, Japan

Naoki Adachi Executive Vice President
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Shinpei Hasegawa Senior Managing Director
11-1, Shimura 1-chome General Mgr./Info. & Publns. Div.
Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 174-8558, Japan

Hiroshi Kidokoro Sr. Managing Director
22-61, Ebie 3-chome Kansai Rep.
Fukushima-ku, Oosaka-shi
Oosaka, 553-0001 Japan

Mikio Nakano Senior Managing Director,
Acropolis Tokyo Building General Manager of Packaging Div.
6-29, Shin Ogawa-machi
Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo 162-8531, Japan

Tsuneyasu Kuromitsu Senior Managing Director,
1, Kanda Isumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku Gen. Mgr. of Human Resources
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan Management Div.

Tadao Masuda Senior Managing Director,
2-7, Yaesu 2-chome Gen. Mgr. Of Electronics Div.
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0028, Japan

Masaharu Mitani Managing Director,
19 Nominami-cho, Nishi-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Chubu Area
Nagoya-shi, Aichi 452-8571

Present Principal Occupation
Name and Business Address or Employment
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Tohru Shimabukuro Managing Director,
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Mfg., Tech & Research Div.
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Tetsuro Minami Managing Director,
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku Gen. Mgr. Of International Div.
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Masao Tsuchiya Managing Director,
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Business Innovation Div.
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Katsuo Amemiya Managing Director,
11-1, Shimura 1-chome Vice Gen. Mgr. Of Info & Publns. Div.
Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 174-8558, Japan

Yukio Tagawa Managing Director,
2-7, Yaesu 2-chome Vice Gen. Mgr. Of Electronics Div.
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0028, Japan

Yukio Oba Managing Director
5-1, Taito 1-chome Gen. Mgr. Of TIC Business Promotion Div.
Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8560, Japan

Saburo Umeda Managing Director,
22-61, Ebie 3-chome Gen. Mgr. Of Kansai Area,
Fukushima-ku, Oosaka-shi Packaging Div.
Oosaka 553-0001, Japan

Shuji Higashida Managing Director,
5-1, Taito 1-chome Gen. Mgr. Of Multimedia Div.
Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8560, Japan

Koichi Miyazaki Managing Director,
17-28 Yakuin 1-chome, Chuo-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Nishi-Nippon Area
Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810-0022, Japan

Sawako Noma Director,
2-12-21, Otowa, Bunkyo-ku President of Kodansha Ltd.
Tokyo 112-0013, Japan

Hiromicho Kono Director,
5-1, Taito 1-chome Gen. Mgr. Of Securities Printing Div.
Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8560, Japan

Present Principal Occupation
Name and Business Address or Employment
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Tatsuo Yamamoto Director,
5-1, Taito 1-chome Gen. Mgr. Of Commercial Printing Div.
Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8560, Japan

Takeshi Toyama Director,
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Corp. Planning Div.
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Hiroshi Kukimoto Director,
4-2-1, Takanodai-minami Gen. Mgr. Of Tech. Resch. Inst.
Sugito-cho, Kitakasushika-gun
Saitama 345-8508, Japan

Masayasu Ishida Director,
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Legal Div.
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Akihiro Nagata Director,
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Fin. & Acctg. Div.
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Yoshio Sakamura Director,
3-3, Akasi-Toori, Izumi-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Tohoku Area
Sendai-sshi, Miyagi 981-2196, Japan

Hideaki Kawai Director,
2-7, Taesu 2-chome Vice Gen. Mgr. Of Electronics Div.
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0028 Japan

Takashi Owaki Director,
22-61, Ebie 3-chome Gen. Mgr. Of Kansai Area, Commercial
Fukushima-ku, Oosaka-shi Printing Div.
Oosaka 553-0001, Japan

Yukio Natori Director,
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Purchasing Div.
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Hiroshi Inoue Director,
17-28, Yakuin 1-chome, Chuo-ku Gen. Mgr. Of Kyuchuu Div.,
Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810-0022, Japan Nishi-Nippon Area

Present Principal Occupation
Name and Business Address or Employment
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Yoshiaki Tsuneda Director,
Acropolis Tokyo Building General Manager of Tokyo Area,
6-29, Shin Ogawa-machi Packaging Div.
Sinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8531, Japan

Toshihiko Akiyama Director,
11-1, Shimura 1-chome Vice Gen. Mgr. Of Info. & Publns. Div.
Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8558, Japan

Seisaku Okumura Standing Statutory Auditor
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Hideo Yuasa Standing Statutory Auditor
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Jiro Kawake Statutory Auditor,
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku Advisor of Oji Paper Ltd.
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Kohken Tsuchiya Statutory Auditor
1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

(d)-(e) During the last five years, neither Toppan, nor any of
the persons listed above, has been convicted in a
criminal proceeding or been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of
competent jurisdiction and as a result of such
proceeding been subject to a judgment, decree or final
order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or
mandating activities subject to, Federal or State
securities laws or finding any violation with respect to
such laws.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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No change.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
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Toppan acquired the Issuer's Stock for investment purposes and to
develop a relationship of mutual cooperation between Toppan and
the Issuer.

Toppan has sold 500,000 shares and intends to sell an additional
500,000 shares, for a total of (one million) 1,000,000 shares of
the Stock back to the Issuer, as more fully described under Item 6
below.

(a) - (j) Not applicable.

Except as set forth above, Toppan has no present plans or
intentions which would result in or relate to any of the
transactions required to be described in subparagraphs (e) through
(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, although Toppan may, depending upon
the factors set forth above, and other considerations, determine
to pursue one or more such transactions.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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(a)-(b) Toppan owns 2,680,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par
value per share of the Issuer, which constitutes
approximately 11% of the issued and outstanding common
stock of the Issuer. To the best knowledge of Toppan,
none of the directors or executive officers of Toppan
listed in Item 2 beneficially own any Common Stock of
the Issuer. Toppan has sole power to vote and dispose of
all 2,680,000 shares owned by it.

(c) Description of any transactions in the class of
securities reported on that were effected during the
past sixty days or since the most filing on Schedule
13D: See Item 6 below.

(d)-(e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
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Respect to Securities of the Issuer
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Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase
Agreement"), dated September 13, 1993, by and among the Issuer and
Toppan, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to the Schedule
13D filing for the Issuer dated September 30, 1993 [the "Original
Schedule 13D"] (CUSIP No. 719 405102) and incorporated thereto by
reference, Toppan is subject to certain "Standstill Provisions"
and provisions restricting the sale of stock by Toppan. Such
provisions shall terminate on Oct. 1, 1998.

Toppan and the Issuer have agreed upon a sale back to the Issuer
of a total of 1,000,000 (one million) shares of the Stock held by
Toppan. Pursuant to a letter agreement dated September 22, 1998,
from the Issuer to Toppan (the "Agreement"), the terms and
schedule of this sale agreement are as follows:

a) On September 25, 1998, the Issuer purchased 500,000 shares at
a price of $13.50 per share;

b) On or before December 25,1998, the Issuer will purchase
250,000 shares at a price of $13.70 per share;

c) On or before March 25, 1999, the Issuer will purchase 250,000
shares at a price of $13.90 per share.

d) All of the shares already sold and to be sold to the Issuer by
Toppan have and shall be delivered against payment free and
clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances.

e) Provided that the Issuer does not default in its purchase
obligations set forth above, until March 25, 1999, Toppan
shall not sell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of any
shares of Common Stock other than sales to the Issuer.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
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Letter from the Issuer to Toppan dated September 22, 1998
containing the terms of the Agreement.

SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief. I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: September 25, 1998

TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.

By: /s/ Akihiro Nagata
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Name: Akihiro Nagata
Title: Director, Finance and Accounting