SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                               
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                                 FORM 10-C
              REPORT BY ISSUER OF SECURITIES QUOTED ON NASDAQ
                        INTERDEALER QUOTATION SYSTEM
                FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULE 13a-17
                            OR 15d-17 THEREUNDER
                                            
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                               CopyTele, Inc.
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               (Exact name of issuer as specified in charter)

                           900 Walt Whitman Road
                       Huntington Station, NY  11746
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                  (Address of principal executive offices)

 Issuer's telephone number, including area code:      (516) 549-5900


                 I. CHANGE IN NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING

 Indicate any change (increase or decrease) of five percent or more in
 number of shares outstanding:

 1.   Title of Security:     Common Stock

 2.   Number of shares outstanding before the change: 28,382,183

 3.   Number of shares outstanding after the change:  56,764,366

 4.   Effective date of change:                       June 17, 1996

 5.   Method of change:   Specify method (such as merger, acquisition,
                          exchange, distribution, stock split, reverse
                          split, acquisition of stock for treasury, etc.)
 Stock Split

 Give brief description of transaction:

 Two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend of one share of
 common stock for each share outstanding.


                        II. CHANGE IN NAME OF ISSUER

 1.   Name prior to change:

 2.   Name after change:

 3.   Effective date of charter amendment changing name:

 4.   Date of shareholder approval of change, if required:


                                       /s/ Gerald J. Bentivegna
           6/19/96                           V.P. - Finance
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            Date                    (Officer's signature and title)


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