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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A

(Mark One)
   [X]          QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997

                                       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
                                     0-27678

                           TRIDENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                               06-6403301
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

1114 Federal Road, Brookfield, Connecticut                           06804
 (Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

                                 (203) 740-9333
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                (not applicable)
   (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                    report)

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 [ ]

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share, as of May 2, 1997 was 7,139,810.
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   Part II of the Report on Form 10-Q is hereby amended to add the following:

          ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

          The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on January 29,
1997. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted (i) to re-elect R.
Hugh Van Brimer, Robert S. Anderson, Russell J. Greenberg and Norman L. Norris
to serve as Class I Directors of the Company until the 1999 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified; and (ii) to approve the adoption of the Trident International, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as described in the Company's Proxy Statement
distributed to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting. Set forth
below are the results of the stockholder votes at the Annual Meeting on the
foregoing matters.

                          Election of Class I Directors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Nominee                     Votes in Favor          Votes Withheld
-------                     --------------          --------------
<S>                         <C>                     <C>
R. Hugh Van Brimer           5,770,482                    500

Robert S. Anderson           5,770,482                    500

Russell J. Greenberg         5,770,482                    500

Norman L. Norris             5,770,181                    801
</TABLE>


              Approval of Adoption of Employee Stock Purchase Plan

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Votes in Favor          Votes Against         Abstentions       Broker Non-Votes
--------------          -------------         -----------       ----------------
<S>                     <C>                   <C>               <C>
  5,603,520                 1,100                1,500                164,862
</TABLE>


ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

         a.       Exhibits:

         The following additional exhibit is filed as a part of this amended
Report:

             Exhibit Number                           Title
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                 99.1                   Trident International, Inc. Second
                                        Amended and Restated 1994 Stock Option
                                        and Grant Plan.
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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


b.     Reports on Form 8-K:

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended March 31, 1997.


       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 thereunto duly authorized.

       Dated: June 4, 1997

                                          Trident International, Inc.
                                          (Registrant)



                                          /s/  Elaine A. Pullen
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                                          Elaine A. Pullen
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer



                                          /s/  J. Leo Gagne
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                                          J. Leo Gagne
                                          Vice President and Chief
                                          Financial Officer