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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                  FORM 10-K/A
                                AMENDMENT NO. 1

                             (CORRECTIVE AMENDMENT)

(MARK ONE)
[X]           ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 3, 1999

                                       OR

[ ]           TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ____________ TO ____________
                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-21374
                              THE DII GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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                   DELAWARE                                      84-1224426
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
               or organization)
   6273 MONARCH PARK PLACE, NIWOT, COLORADO                        80503
   (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)
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        REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 303-652-2221
        SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: NONE
          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

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                                        TITLE OF EACH CLASS
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                                   Common Stock, $0.01 par value
                   Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X]          No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  [ ]

Aggregate market value of voting common stock held by non-affiliates based upon
                      the closing price at March 1, 1999:
                                  $728,160,893

              Shares of common stock outstanding at March 1, 1999:
                                   30,659,406

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the Registrant's 1998 Annual Report to Stockholders are incorporated
by reference into Part II of this Form 10-K. Portions of the Proxy Statement
relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 6, 1999 (to be
filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of the fiscal
year covered by this report on Form 10-K) are incorporated by reference into
Part III of this Form 10-K.
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     This amendment is filed to include the following signature page.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 10-K/A to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            The DII Group, Inc.
                                            (Registrant)


                                            By:     /s/ THOMAS J. SMACH

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                                              Thomas J. Smach
                                              Chief Financial Officer

Dated: September 8, 1999

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Form 10-K/A has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.


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                /s/ RONALD R. BUDACZ                   Chairman and Chief Executive  September 8, 1999
-----------------------------------------------------    Officer (Principal
                  Ronald R. Budacz                       Executive Officer)

              /s/ CARL R. VERTUCA, JR.                 Executive Vice President and  September 8, 1999
-----------------------------------------------------    Director (Principal
                Carl R. Vertuca, Jr.                     Financial Officer)

                 /s/ THOMAS J. SMACH                   Chief Financial Officer and   September 8, 1999
-----------------------------------------------------    Senior Vice President
                   Thomas J. Smach                       (Principal Accounting
                                                         Officer)

                /s/ ROBERT L. BRUECK                   Director                      September 8, 1999
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                  Robert L. Brueck

           /s/ CONSTANTINE S. MACRICOSTAS              Director                      September 8, 1999
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             Constantine S. Macricostas

             /s/ GERARD T. WRIXON, PH.D.               Director                      September 8, 1999
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               Gerard T. Wrixon, Ph.D.

               /s/ ALEXANDER W. YOUNG                  Director                      September 8, 1999
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                 Alexander W. Young
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