Scansoft, Inc.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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)
September 8, 2005
 
SCANSOFT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
DELAWARE   000-27038   94-3156479
         
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) 		  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1 Wayside Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(781) 565-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99.1 Press Release Dated September 8, 2005

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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 8, 2005, ScanSoft, Inc. (“ScanSoft”) and Nuance Communications, Inc. (“Nuance”) issued a joint press release announcing that the United States Department of Justice has granted termination of the antitrust waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for the proposed merger of Nuance with ScanSoft. A copy of such press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
     
99.1
  Joint Press Release, dated September 8, 2005, by ScanSoft, Inc. and Nuance Communications, Inc.

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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.
         
  ScanSoft, Inc.
 		  
  By:   /s/ James R. Arnold, Jr.  
    James R. Arnold, Jr.   
Date: September 9, 2005    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release, dated September 8, 2005, by ScanSoft and Nuance.

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