content: 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): July 29, 1998
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                        Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.
  
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                (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
  
  
        Delaware                      0-18267                 59-2501025
  (State or other juris-              (Commission             (IRS Employer
  diction of incorporation            File Number)            Identification
                                                              Number)
  
  1025 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, Maryland                 21090
  (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number including area code:          (410) 636-8700
  
  
                                        None
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          (Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
  
  
  
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
        On July 29, 1998 the Company issued a press release announcing its plan to
  repurchase  from time to time up to 10 million  shares of the  Company's  Common
  Stock in the open market  pursuant to Rule 10b-18 under the Securities  Exchange
  Act of 1934 or through  block  trades.  The full text of this  press  release is
  included herewith as Exhibit 99(a).
  
  
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  Item 7. Exhibits
  
  Exhibit No.             Description                         Sequential Page
  99(a)             Press Release of July 29, 1998                  5
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
        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.
  
                                NOISE CANCELLATION TECHNOLOGEIS, INC.
  
  
  
  
                                By:   /s/ CY E. HAMMOND
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                                      Cy E. Hammond
                                      Senior Vice President,
                                      Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  Date: July 29, 1998
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text: 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): July 29, 1998
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
                        Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
  
        Delaware                      0-18267                 59-2501025
  (State or other juris-              (Commission             (IRS Employer
  diction of incorporation            File Number)            Identification
                                                              Number)
  
  1025 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, Maryland                 21090
  (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number including area code:          (410) 636-8700
  
                                        None
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
          (Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
        On July 29, 1998 the Company issued a press release announcing its plan to
  repurchase  from time to time up to 10 million  shares of the  Company's  Common
  Stock in the open market  pursuant to Rule 10b-18 under the Securities  Exchange
  Act of 1934 or through  block  trades.  The full text of this  press  release is
  included herewith as Exhibit 99(a).
  Item 7. Exhibits
  
  Exhibit No.             Description                         Sequential Page
  99(a)             Press Release of July 29, 1998                  5
  SIGNATURES
        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.
  
                                NOISE CANCELLATION TECHNOLOGEIS, INC.
  
                                By:   /s/ CY E. HAMMOND
                                      -----------------------
                                      Cy E. Hammond
                                      Senior Vice President,
                                      Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date: July 29, 1998