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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-K


     [X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
     
          FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1997

                                       OR
     
     [ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
     
          For the transition period from _______________ to ______________

Commission file number 0-9010

                              ROBINSON NUGENT, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Indiana                                            35-0957603
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(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer   
 organization or incorporation)                         Identification Number)

800 East Eighth Street, New Albany, Indiana                   47151-1208
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip code)       

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (812) 945-0211

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

            Common Shares,                   Common Share
          Without Par Value                  Purchase Rights

     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. [  ]

The Index of Exhibits is located at page 23 in the sequential numbering system. 
Total pages:  37.

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     The aggregate market value of Common Shares held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant, based on the closing price of the Common Shares as of September 16,
1997, was approximately $36,076,767.

     As of September 16, 1997, the registrant had outstanding 4,891,765 Common
Shares, without par value.


                  DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:


                                                 PARTS OF FORM 10-K INTO WHICH
          IDENTITY OF DOCUMENT                     DOCUMENT IS INCORPORATED
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1997 Annual Report to Shareholders                      Parts I and II

Definitive Proxy Statement with respect to             Parts II and III
the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
registrant.

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                                     PART I

ITEM 1.   BUSINESS

GENERAL

     Robinson Nugent, Inc. (the "Company"), an Indiana corporation organized in
1955, designs, manufactures and markets electronic devices used to interconnect
components of electronic systems.  The Company's principal products are
integrated circuit sockets; connectors used in board-to-board, wire-to-board,
and wire-to-wire applications; and custom molded-on cable assemblies.  The
Company also offers application tooling that is used in applying wire and cable
to its connectors.

     The Company's products are used in electronic telecommunication equipment
including switching and networking equipment such as servers and routers, modems
and PBX stations; data processing equipment such as mainframe computers,
personal computers, workstations, CAD systems and peripheral equipment such as
printers, disk drives, plotters and point-of-sale terminals; industrial controls
and electronic instruments, both medical and industrial; consumer products;
automotive electronics; and in a variety of other applications.

     Major markets are the United States, Europe, Japan, and the Southeast Asian
countries including Singapore and Malaysia.  Manufacturing facilities are
located in New Albany, Indiana; Dallas, Texas; Kings Mountain, North Carolina;
Fremont, California; Delemont, Switzerland; Sungai Petani, Malaysia; Inchinnan,
Scotland; and Hamont-Achel, Belgium.

     Corporate headquarters are located in New Albany, Indiana, which also is
the site for the Company's corporate engineering, research and development,
preproduction and testing of new products.  International headquarters are
located in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; Singapore; and Tokyo, Japan.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

     In June of 1997, management approved a plan to move all of its electro-
plating and component assembly operations from its plant in Delemont,
Switzerland to its facility in Inchinnan, Scotland, and to sell the facility in
Delemont.  Management evaluated the current market value of this building and
determined that the carrying value should be reduced by $250,000 in order to
approximate the estimated net realizable value.  This charge reduced net income
in the quarter and the year by $190,000 or 4 cents per share.  Employee
severance costs related to this plant closure and the cost to relocate these
operations to Scotland will be expensed in fiscal 1998.  The consolidation of
the Company's Swiss operations into Scotland will reduce future manufacturing
costs and operating expenses in Europe.  This will place the Company's European
operations in a more competitive position in the future.

PRODUCTS

     The Company produces a broad range of sockets that accommodate a variety of
integrated circuit package styles.  Sockets are offered for dual-in-line

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package (DIP) and pin grid array (PGA) devices, as well as leaded and 
leadless chip carriers. 

     Dual in-line memory module (DIMM) sockets were introduced in fiscal 1992. 
These sockets, which are designed to interconnect dual in-line memory modules,
continue to be among the fastest growing electronic interconnect products in the
world market.  During 1996, the industry acceptance of this technology resulted
in a migration of DIMM products from a customer specific to a standardized
component.  The enlarged worldwide market volume resulted in increased
competition and rapid price erosion.  The Company has redesigned the DIMM
product line to be more competitive at the lower market prices.

     Sockets are used in a wide variety of applications within electronic
equipment but are primarily used to interface integrated circuits, such as
microprocessors and memory devices, to an electronic printed circuit board.  In
many applications, semiconductor devices are subject to replacement, which
encourages the use of a socket rather than soldering the device directly to the
printed circuit board.  The demand for sockets is directly related to the demand
for products which employ integrated circuits.

     The worldwide demand for dual in-line package (DIP) sockets is decreasing
due to the maturity of the semiconductor package, while the demand for high-
density and surface-mount sockets is increasing.  The growing demand is due to
the development of semiconductor package styles with very large counts of signal
ports and new technologies such as ball grid and land grid array packages and
interstitial pin grid array patterns.  The Company's newest socket products are
designed to meet high-density and surface-mount requirements.  

     The Company provides a broad range of electronic connectors, such as
insulation displacement flat cable connectors (IDC), used in cable-to-cable and
cable-to-board applications.  The use of insulation displacement connectors in
electronic hardware increases productivity by eliminating labor involved in
stripping insulation from wires prior to attachment to the leads, and permits
automation of the manufacture of cable assemblies.  The range of connectors also
includes several product styles that provide for board-to-board or board-
stacking (parallel-mounting) applications.

     The Company manufacturers a line of personal computer memory card sockets
and headers which provide interconnect for faxing, networking and portable
computer expansion capabilities.  This line includes type III PC card kits and
other options which enhance the interchangability of this product line within
this industry.  

     The Company offers several product families in the two-piece style of
connectors.  These connectors are used to connect printed circuit boards which
are positioned either at right angles, in-line, or parallel stacked at close
intervals.  The products offered include .025 inch square post connectors and
receptacle sockets; DIN series connectors; high-density, high-pin-count
connectors (HDC); half-pitch, high-density (PAK-50) connectors; 2-millimeter-
spaced, high-density connectors (PAK-2); and a new higher pin count 2-
millimeter-spaced connector (METPAK-Registered Trademark-2) used in backplane
applications. In addition, a line of high density 1.0mm, .8mm and .5mm board
stacking interconnects are offered by the Company to address the growing demand
for
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miniaturized connectors in the portable computer and communication equipment
markets.

     The DIN series of connectors has many variations in connecting
configurations and pin count.  The product is based on a European standard, but
has gained wide acceptance in the U.S. and other markets worldwide.  While there
are a large number of producers of DIN connectors in Europe, the Company is one
of a limited number of manufacturers producing the product in the U.S.

     The high-pin-count, high-density connector (HDC) includes pin counts
ranging from 60 to 492 in a three- and four-row configuration.  This connector
family, along with DIN connectors, is widely used on backplane applications and
frequently requires the terminals to be press-fit to the backplane.  This is
accomplished by forming a compliant section in the tails of the connector
contacts that, when pressed into a plated through-hole on a backplane, forms a
reliable gas-tight connection without soldering.  The Company has become
recognized as a leader in press-fit backplane connectors and has focused
marketing efforts in promoting its products for this type of application.

     The Company's half-pitch (PAK-50) connector family has been accepted as one
of the industry's most reliable .050 inch spaced connectors.  The contact design
and compact shape has gained wide acceptance in applications, such as small form
factor computers that require connectors that are highly reliable yet consume
little space.

     The design of a low profile, surface-mounted socket, called PAK-2 serves
the requirements of miniature disk drives and PDA (personal digital assistant)
sectors of this industry.

     The METPAK-Registered Trademark-2 series of connectors includes four and 
five row versions of both standard and inverse configurations.  The 
METPAK-Registered Trademark-2 is an industry standard connector style used in 
board-to-board and board-to-back plane applications and over time will 
displace some of the more mature product types such as the DIN series and HDC 
connectors.  This product line has wide acceptance in new designs, primarily 
in the computer workstation, communication and networking markets.  The 
inverse METPAK-Registered Trademark-2 is a Company patented design which is 
gaining acceptance in mid-range computer and communications equipment.  

     Technology continues to move the industry to an ever-increasing number of
circuits per socket or connector to meet the increasing complexity, capacity and
processing speed of electronic and semiconductor devices.  This movement has
caused increased demand for all types of high-density connector products.  The
Company is focusing its new product development in socket and connector products
that meet these technology trends.

     Customers expect connector manufacturers to provide special tools required
to utilize sockets and connectors.  The Company offers a line of insertion and
extraction tools in support of the socket, IDC, input/output (I/O), and two-
piece connector lines.

     Cablelink, Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, produces
cable assemblies of various types including IDC, fabricated and molded-on cable
assemblies.  Cablelink utilizes Robinson Nugent connectors

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whenever possible, but also provides cable assemblies with other 
manufacturers' connectors if the customer is specific regarding its 
requirements.

     In addition to standard products, the Company provides engineering 
assistance, product design, and manufacturing of custom and derivative 
products. These products may require special production tooling that, in some 
cases, is paid for by the customer, shared, or amortized over future orders, 
depending upon contractual agreements reached with the customer.  In some 
cases, the customer supplies the Company with a complete product design, but 
more often the design is produced solely by Company engineers.  Current 
trends in the market indicate a growing demand for custom and derivative 
products.  There is also an increased demand for the Company's engineers to 
be involved in the early development of the customer's product design.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING

     The Company's worldwide engineering efforts are directed toward the
development of new products to meet customer needs, the improvement of
manufacturing processes and the adaptation of new materials to all products. 
New products include new creations as well as the design of derivative products
to meet both the needs of the general market and customer proprietary custom
designs.  Engineering development covers new or improved manufacturing
processes, assembly and inspection equipment, and the adaptation of new plastics
and metals to all products.  In recent years, the Company's products have become
more sophisticated and complex in response to developments in semiconductors and
their application.  The Company has the engineering capability to analyze
customer designed, high-speed applications and to design connectors that reduce
electrical interference that can result from very high processing speeds of
newer and more powerful microprocessors.  In 1995, the Company's European
operation's development capabilities were expanded with the acquisition of
Robinson Nugent (Belgium) B.V.B.A., formerly Teckino Manufacturing B.V.B.A. 
Robinson Nugent Belgium's developmental skills in precision miniature connecting
systems and electronic molded parts will enhance Europe's ability to produce
unique designs to fulfill customer requirements.  

     The Company's expenditures for research, development and engineering were
approximately $3.4 million in 1997, $3.7 million in 1996 and $3.1 in 1995.

     Consistent with industry direction, the Company is active in improving
manufacturing processes through automation and also designs and builds its
proprietary assembly equipment.  The Company continues to apply advanced
technologies, such as laser and video devices, to automatically inspect products
during the assembly process.  All new assembly machines are direct
microcomputer-controlled, which provides greater flexibility in the
manufacturing process.  The Company continues to incorporate the latest
technology in its electroplating processes and to replace older injection
molding machines with new machines that utilize the latest programmable
controls.

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SALES AND DISTRIBUTION

     The Company sells its products in the United States and international
markets.  The primary market is the United States, which produces approximately
two-thirds of the consolidated sales of the Company.  Its principal markets
outside the United States are Europe, including the United Kingdom and
Scandinavia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the emerging market of
China.  The southeast Asian countries continue to grow rapidly, and the Company
has established a marketing and sales headquarters in Singapore.  Sales to other
Far East countries provide business opportunities and are expected to grow
moderately.  Sales in China have been initiated and have resulted in the Company
doing business in China through its Hong Kong distributor.

     Sales outside the United States accounted for 38 percent of total sales in
1997, 36 percent in 1996 and 40 percent in 1995.  The Company believes that the
development of global markets is essential to support the customer base. This is
particularly the case in Asia where the market is the fastest growing in the
world and is currently considered the second largest market for electronics and
connector products.  The Company does not believe that its international
business presents any unusual risks other than with respect to changes in
currency exchange rates.  The following table sets forth the percentage of
Company sales by major geographical location for the periods shown:

                                   YEARS ENDED JUNE 30
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                               1997       1996      1995
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     United States              62%       64%       60%
     Europe                      26        24        25
     Asia                        10        10        13
     Other                        2         2         2
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                               100%      100%      100%
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     No sales to a single customer exceeded 10% of total net sales in 1997 or
1996.  During 1995, the Company had sales to a single customer in excess of 10%
of total net sales.

     Other financial data relating to domestic and foreign operations are
included in Note (17), Business Segment and Foreign Sales, of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements and the Management's Discussion and Analysis
of the Results of Operations and Financial Condition, included herein or
incorporated by reference as a part of this Report.

     Principal markets in North America, Europe, and Asia are served by the
Company's direct sales force and a network of distributors serving the
electronics industry.  The Company has U.S. regional offices located in the San
Francisco, California and Chicago, Illinois metropolitan areas.  Other Company
sales offices are located in Japan, Singapore, England, Germany, Sweden,
Netherlands, France, Spain, and Italy.  These offices service customers to whom
the Company sells directly, provide coordination between the plants and
customers, and provide technical training and assistance to distributors and
manufacturers' representatives in their respective territories.  Additional
marketing expertise is provided by the product

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marketing specialists located in New Albany, Indiana; Kings Mountain, North 
Carolina; London, England; Singapore; and s.Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.  

     The Company engages independent manufacturers' representative firms in the
United States, Canada and several European and Far East countries, who are
granted exclusive territories and agree not to carry competing products.  These
firms are paid on a commission basis on sales made to original equipment
manufacturers and to distributors.  All representative relationships are subject
to termination by either party on short notice.

     The Company has an international network of distributors who are
responsible for serving their respective customers from an inventory of the
Company's products. Approximately one-third of the Company's worldwide sales are
made through the distributor network.  No distributor is required to accept only
the franchise of the Company.  All distributor agreements are subject to
termination by either party on short notice.

BACKLOG

     The Company's backlog was approximately $14.5 million at June 30, 1997,
$15.9 million at June 30, 1996, and $15.3 million at June 30, 1995.  These
amounts represent orders with firm shipment dates acceptable to the customers. 
The Company does not manufacture pursuant to long-term contracts, and purchase
orders are generally cancelable subject to payment by the customer for charges
incurred up to the date of cancellation.  With just-in-time delivery objectives,
customers have reduced order quantities, but are placing orders more frequently
and expecting shorter lead times from point of order to point of shipment.

COMPETITION

     There is active competition in all of the Company's standard product 
lines. The Company's competitors include both large corporations having 
significantly more resources than the Company and smaller, highly specialized 
firms.  The Company competes on the basis of customer service, product 
performance, quality, and price.  Worldwide price erosion continued in a 
variety of the Company's product lines, reflecting a migration of some 
products to a commodity category, and the leveraging of higher volume 
purchases.  Management believes that the Company's capabilities in customer 
service, new product design and its continued efforts to reduce cost of 
products are significant factors in maintaining the Company's competitive 
position.

MANUFACTURING

     The Company's manufacturing operations include plastic molding, high-speed
precision stamping, electroplating and assembly.  The Company designs and builds
the majority of its automated and semi-automated assembly machines for use in-
house and utilizes subcontractors on a limited basis for product assembly where
volume does not warrant the cost of automation.

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RAW MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

     The Company utilizes copper alloys, precious metals, and plastics in the
manufacture of its products.  Although some raw materials are available from
only a few suppliers, the Company believes it has adequate sources of supply for
its raw material and component requirements.  Raw material prices did not
increase or decrease materially during fiscal year 1997.

     Use of gold is significant, but has declined in demand over the past
several years.  Plating processes using ROBEX-TM-, a palladium nickel alloy, and
tin have accelerated in demand from customers of the Company.  As a result of a
gold consignment agreement with a bank, the Company is not exposed to a
significant market risk of carrying gold inventories.  The Company is not
required to procure its gold under this arrangement, and may acquire gold from
other sources.  The Company is not obligated beyond one year with any supplier.

HUMAN RESOURCES

     As of June 30, 1997, the Company had approximately 773 full-time employees;
434 in the United States, 198 in Europe and 141 in Asia and Japan.

PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS

     Management believes that success in the electronic connector industry is
dependent upon engineering and production skills and marketing ability; however,
there is a trend in the industry toward more patent consideration and protection
of proprietary designs and knowledge.  The Company has pursued patent
applications more frequently.  The Company reviews each new product design for
possible patent application.  The Company has been granted several patents over
the past three years and is presently awaiting acceptance on other pending
applications.  The Company has obtained registration of its trade and service
marks in the United States and in major foreign markets.

ENVIRONMENT

     The Company's manufacturing facilities are subject to several laws and
regulations designed to protect the environment.  In the opinion of management,
the Company is complying with those laws and regulations in all material
respects and compliance has not had and is not expected to have a material
effect upon its operations or competitive position.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

     The current executive officers of the Company are:

                                             SERVED IN PRESENT
       NAME         AGE    POSITIONS HELD     CAPACITY SINCE  

Larry W. Burke      57   President & Chief             1990
                         Executive Officer

Robert L. Knabel     39  Vice President,          January 1997
                         Treasurer & Chief
                         Financial Officer

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David W. Pheteplace  44  Vice President and       September 1996
                         General Manager,
                         North America 
                         Business Division

W. Michael Coutu     46  Vice President of             1992
                         Operations, 
                         North America 
                         Business Division

     The Bylaws of the Company provide that the officers are to be elected at 
each Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors.  Under the Indiana Business 
Corporation Law, officers may be removed by the Board of Directors at any 
time, with or without cause.  Mr. Anthony J. Accurso, Vice President, 
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, resigned as of November 1996.         
Mr. Franklin D. Banet, Vice President and Plant Manager, retired as of 
January 1997.  Mr. William D. Gruhn, Vice President, North America Sales, 
left the Company in June 1997.

ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES

     The Company owns a 36,000-square-foot building used for its  executive 
offices, engineering department, quality assurance and administrative 
operations, and an adjacent 83,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located 
on approximately four acres in New Albany, Indiana.  Manufacturing operations 
at New Albany were terminated on June 30, 1988 as a result of the 
consolidation of U.S. manufacturing of connectors and sockets in the 
Company's Dallas, Texas facility.  A portion of the New Albany manufacturing 
facility is utilized by the Company's engineering, research and preproduction 
development groups. Manufacturing operations were reinstituted in 1990 on a 
limited basis and brokered product is inventoried at the New Albany site.  In 
addition, the New Albany facility is instrumental in training plant personnel 
on new equipment prior to release to the manufacturing facilities in Dallas, 
Europe and Malaysia.

     The Company owns a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located on 
approximately five acres in Dallas, Texas, and a 50,000-square-foot 
manufacturing facility located on approximately two acres in Delemont, 
Switzerland.  In July, 1993, the Company acquired a facility with 
approximately 25,000 square feet in Inchinnan, Scotland under a long-term 
lease and relocated connector assembly operations from Delemont, Switzerland. 
 Since then, the Company's Delemont, Switzerland plant has been utilized 
primarily for plating with a limited amount of component manufacturing.  In 
June 1997, management approved a plan to move all of its plating and 
component assembly operations from its plant in Delemont to its facility in 
Inchinnan, and to sell the facility in Delemont.  In February, 1995, the 
Company acquired a manufacturing and engineering facility with approximately 
14,000 square feet in Hamont-Achel, Belgium as part of the acquisition of 
Robinson Nugent Belgium.  

     The Company's Cablelink operations are located in leased facilities of
approximately 40,000 square feet in Kings Mountain, North Carolina and

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approximately 10,000 square feet in Fremont, California.  In June, 1991, a new
manufacturing facility with approximately 21,000 square feet was acquired under
a long-term lease arrangement in Sungai Petani, Malaysia.  This facility was
originally leased to establish the Cablelink operation in Asia, and currently,
both cable assemblies and connectors are manufactured there.  

ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

     Other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, there
are no pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party.

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

     No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders of the Company
during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.


                                     PART II

ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
          
     The information included under the caption "Price Range and Dividend
Information" of the Company's 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders (the "1997
Report") is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

     The information contained in the columns "1993-1997" in the table under the
caption "Ten-Year Financial Summary" of the 1997 Report is incorporated herein
by reference.

ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND THE
          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

     The information contained under the caption "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of the Results of Operations and Financial Condition" of the 1997
Report is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

     The information contained in the "Consolidated Financial Statements of the
Company and Notes thereto" and the report of independent accountants in the 1997
Report is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
          FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

     On April 25, 1997, Robinson Nugent, Inc. (the "Company") advised Coopers &
Lybrand L.L.P. ("Coopers") that the Company was discontinuing Coopers' services
as the Company's independent accountants at the completion of Coopers' report
for the year ending June 30, 1997.  The Company has engaged Deloitte & Touche
LLP ("Deloitte") as the Company's independent accountants for the subsequent
year.  The decision to discontinue the services of Coopers

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and to engage Deloitte was recommended by the Audit Committee and approved by 
the Board of Directors.

     Coopers' reports on the financial statements of the Company for the past
two years did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were
the reports qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. 
There were no disagreements between the Company and Coopers during the past two
years and subsequent interim periods preceding such dismissal on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or audit
scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction
of Coopers, would have caused it to make a reference to the subject matter of
the disagreement(s) in connection with its reports.

                                 PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

     The information included under the captions "Nominees," "Business
Experience of Directors," "Family Relationships," and "Compliance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934" in the Company's definitive 1997
Proxy Statement filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6 is incorporated herein by
reference.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

     The information included under the captions "Compensation of Directors,"
"Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation," "Executive
Compensation," "Report of the Compensation and Stock Option Committees," and
"Stock Performance Graph" in the Company's definitive 1997 Proxy Statement filed
pursuant to Rule 14a-6 is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.

     The information contained under the captions "Beneficial Ownership of
Common Shares" and "Nominees" in the Company's definitive 1997 Proxy Statement
filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6 is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

     The information contained under the caption "Certain Transactions" in the
Company's definitive 1997 Proxy Statement filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6 is
incorporated herein by reference.


                                  PART IV

ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

     (a)  DOCUMENTS FILED AS A PART OF THIS REPORT.

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          (1)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

               Reports of Independent Accountants
                              
               Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1997, 1996, and 1995
                              
               Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended
               June 30, 1997, 1996, and 1995
                              
               Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years
               ended June 30, 1997, 1996, and 1995
                              
               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
               June 30, 1997, 1996, and 1995
                              
               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                              
          (2)  FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

               Schedule for the years ended June 30, 1997, 1996, and 1995:

               II   Valuation and Qualifying Accounts            
                    
               All other schedules are omitted, as the required information is
               inapplicable or the information is presented in the consolidated
               financial statements or related notes.

          (3)  EXHIBITS

           3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Robinson
               Nugent, Inc. (Incorporated by reference
               to Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-1 Registration
               Statement No. 2-62521.)

           3.2 Articles of Amendment of Articles of
               Incorporation of Robinson Nugent, Inc.
               filed September 1, 1978 (Incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit B(1) to Form 10-K
               Report for year ended June 30, 1980.)

           3.3 Articles of Amendment of Articles of
               Incorporation of Robinson Nugent, Inc.
               filed November 14, 1983 (Incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Form 10-K
               Report for year ended June 30, 1984.)

           3.4 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Robinson
               Nugent, Inc. adopted November 7, 1991.
               (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
               19.1 to Form 10-K Report for year ended
               June 30, 1992).

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           4.1 Specimen certificate for Common Shares,
               without par value.  (Incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 4 to Form S-1
               Registration Statement No. 2-62521.)

           4.2 Rights Agreement dated April 21, 1988
               between Robinson Nugent, Inc. and Bank
               One, Indianapolis, NA.  (Incorporated
               by reference to Exhibit I to Form 8-A
               Registration Statement dated May 2, 1988.)

           4.3 Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement dated
               September 26, 1991.  (Incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-K
               Report for year ended June 30, 1991.)

           4.4 Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement dated
               June 11, 1992.  (Incorporated by reference
               to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K Current Report
               dated July 6, 1992.)

          10.1 Robinson Nugent, Inc. 1983 Tax-Qualified
               Incentive Stock Option Plan.
               (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
               10.1 to Form 10-K Report for year ended
               June 30, 1983.)

          10.2 Robinson Nugent, Inc. 1983 Non Tax-
               Qualified Incentive Stock Option Plan.
               (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
               10.2 to Form 10-K Report for year ended
               June 30, 1983.)

          10.3 1993 Robinson Nugent, Inc. Employee and
               Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
               (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1
               to Form 10-K Report for the year ended
               June 30, 1993.)

          10.4 Summary of The Robinson Nugent, Inc.
               Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
               (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.2
               to Form 10-K Report for the year ended
               June 30, 1993.)

          10.5 Deferred compensation agreement dated
               May 10, 1990 between Robinson Nugent,
               Inc. and Larry W. Burke, President and
               Chief Executive Officer.
               (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
               19.1 to Form 10-K Report for year ended
               June 30, 1990.)

          10.6 Rabbi Trust Agreement dated July 1, 1996 

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               between Robinson Nugent, Inc. and Dean 
               Witter Trust Company, related to the 
               deferred compensation agreement between 
               Robinson Nugent, Inc. and Larry W. Burke, 
               President and Chief Executive Officer.

          10.7 Summary of Robinson Nugent, Inc. Bonus
               Plan for the fiscal year ended June 30,
               1998.

          13.0 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders of
               Robinson Nugent, Inc.

          16.0 Letter from Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. dated 
               May 1, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to 
               Exhibit 16.01 to Form 8-K dated May 1, 1997.)


          21.0 The subsidiaries of the registrant are:

                                                   JURISDICTION
               NAME                               OF ORGANIZATION
               ----                               ---------------

               Cablelink, Incorporated                 Indiana

               RNL, Inc.                               Indiana

               Robinson Nugent-Dallas, Inc.            Texas

               Robinson Nugent Design Services, Inc.   Pennsylvania

               Robinson Nugent S.a.r.l.                France

               Robinson Nugent GmbH                    Germany

               Robinson Nugent Ltd.                    Great Britain

               Nihon Robinson Nugent K.K.              Japan

               Robinson Nugent dba Cablelink           Malaysia
                (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

               Robinson Nugent (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia

               Robinson Nugent S.A.                    Switzerland

               Robinson Nugent (Scotland) Limited      Scotland

               Robinson Nugent International, Inc.     Virgin Islands

               Robinson Nugent (Europe) B.V.           Netherlands

               Robinson Nugent (Belgium) B.V.B.A.      Belgium

               Robinson Nugent (Asia Pacific) 
               Pte. Ltd.                               Singapore

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               Robinson Nugent Nordic, filial          Sweden 
               till Robinson Nugent (Europe) B.V. 
               The Netherlands
     
          23.0 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
               Independent Accountants

          27.0 Financial Data Schedule.


     (b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

          The Company filed a Form 8-K report during the last quarter of fiscal
          1997, relating to a change in the Company's certifying accountant.

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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.


                              ROBINSON NUGENT, INC.



Date: ____________________    By: _______________________________________
                                   Larry W. Burke, President and Chief
                                   Executive Officer


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Samuel C. Robinson
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Samuel C. Robinson, Director



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Larry W. Burke
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Larry W. Burke, Director,
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer
                                   (Principal Executive Officer)



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Patrick C. Duffy
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Patrick C. Duffy, Director



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Richard L. Mattox
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Richard L. Mattox, Director



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Diane T. Maynard
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Diane T. Maynard, Director



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Jerrol Z. Miles
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Jerrol Z. Miles, Director

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Date: ___________________     By: /s/ James W. Robinson
                                 _______________________________________
                                   James W. Robinson, Director



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Richard W. Strain
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Richard W. Strain, Director



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Ben M. Streepey
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Ben M. Streepey, Director



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Donald C. Neel
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Donald C. Neel, Director



Date: ___________________     By: /s/ Robert L. Knabel
                                 _______________________________________
                                   Robert L. Knabel, Vice President,
                                   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
                                   (Principal Financial Officer and
                                   Principal Accounting Officer)


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                     ROBINSON NUGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

               INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

                          JUNE 30, 1997, 1996, AND 1995


Financial Statement Schedule for the years ended June 30, 1997, 1996, and 
1995 is included herein:

     II   Valuation and Qualifying Accounts


All other schedules are omitted, as the required information is inapplicable 
or the information is presented in the consolidated financial statements or 
related notes.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

             SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
               ROBINSON NUGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    (In thousands of dollars)


            Col. A              Col. B                         Col. C                        Col. D       Col. E
                                Balance                       Additions                                  Balance
                                               --------------------------------------
          Description         at Beginning     Charged to Costs     Charged to Other     Deductions -     at End
                               of Period        and Expenses         Accounts-Describe    Describe       of Period
          -----------         ------------     ----------------     -----------------    ------------   ---------
<S>                           <C>               <C>                <C>                   <C>            <C>
Year ended June 30, 1997

Deducted from asset accts
 Allowance for doubtful
 accounts                          $  739          $  32               $  --              $  207(A)      $  564
 Allowance for inventory
 obsolescence & valuation           1,613          1,062                  --               1,110(B)       1,565
  Total                            $2,352         $1,094               $  --              $1,317         $2,129

Year ended June 30, 1996

Deducted from asset accts
 Allowance for doubtful
 accounts                          $  651         $  205               $  --              $  117(A)      $  739
 Allowance for inventory
 obsolescence & valuation           1,585          1,071                  --               1,043(B)       1,613
                                   ------         ------               -------            ------         ------
  Total                            $2,236         $1,276               $  --              $1,160         $2,352
                                   ------         ------               -------            ------         ------
                                   ------         ------               -------            ------         ------
Year ended June 30, 1995

Deducted from asset accts
 Allowance for doubtful
 accounts                          $  697          $  83               $  --              $  129(A)      $  651
 Allowance for inventory                 
 obsolescence & valuation           1,567            643                  --                 625(B)       1,585
                                   ------         ------               -------            ------         ------
  Total                            $2,264         $  726               $  --              $  754         $2,236
                                   ------         ------               -------            ------         ------
                                   ------         ------               -------            ------         ------

See footnotes on following page.

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


            SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (cont'd.)
                     ROBINSON NUGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                            (In thousands of dollars)



                                                             1997            1996              1995
                                                          --------         -------        ----------
<S>                                                       <C>              <C>            <C>
(A)Summary of activity in Column D follows:               
   Reduction of requirements in allowance for doubtful
    accounts                                              $    83          $    63         $     85
   Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries       98               30               62
    Currency Translation - (gains)/losses                      26               24              (18)
                                                          --------         -------        ----------
                                                          $   207          $   117              129
                                                          --------         -------        ----------
                                                          --------         -------        ----------

(B)Summary of activity in Column D follows:
   Discontinued and obsolete inventory written off, 
    net of recoveries                                     $   655          $   896          $   684
   Currency translation - (gains)/losses                      455              147              (59)
                                                          --------         -------        ----------
                                                          $ 1,110          $ 1,043              625
                                                          --------         -------        ----------
                                                          --------         -------        ----------

</TABLE>


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                            REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Robinson Nugent, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Robinson Nugent,
Inc. and Subsidiaries, as of June 30, 1997, 1996 and 1995, the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows and
the financial statement schedule for each of the three years then ended as
listed in Item 14 of this Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1997.  These
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements and the financial statement
schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. 
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Robinson Nugent,
Inc. and Subsidiaries, as of June 30, 1997, 1996 and 1995, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years then ended in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  In addition, in our
opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in
all material respects, the information required to be included therein for the
years ended June 30, 1997, 1996 and 1995.




COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Louisville, Kentucky
August 5, 1997





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                              ROBINSON NUGENT, INC.

                            FORM 10-K FOR FISCAL YEAR
                               ENDED JUNE 30, 1997

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

    NUMBER                                                        SEQUENTIAL
  ASSIGNED IN                                                  NUMBERING SYSTEM
REGULATION S-K                                                    PAGE NUMBER
   ITEM 601        DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT                          OF EXHIBIT

     (3)           3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Robinson
                       Nugent, Inc. (Incorporated by reference
                       to Exhibit 3.1 to Form  S-1 Registration
                       Statement No. 2-62521.)

                   3.2 Articles of Amendment of Articles of
                       Incorporation of Robinson Nugent, Inc.
                       filed September 1, 1978 (Incorporated by
                       reference to Exhibit B(1) to Form 10-K
                       Report for year ended June 30, 1980.)

                   3.3 Articles of Amendment of Articles of
                       Incorporation of Robinson Nugent, Inc.
                       filed November 14, 1983 (Incorporated by
                       reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Form 10-K
                       Report for year ended June 30, 1984.)

                   3.4 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Robinson
                       Nugent, Inc. adopted November 7, 1991.
                       (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                       19.1 to Form 10-K Report for year ended
                       June 30, 1992).

     (4)          4.1  Specimen certificate for Common Shares,
                       without par value.  (Incorporated by
                       reference to Exhibit 4 to Form S-1
                       Registration Statement No. 2-62521.)

                   4.2 Rights Agreement dated April 21, 1988
                       between Robinson Nugent, Inc. and Bank
                       One, Indianapolis, NA.  (Incorporated
                       by reference to Exhibit I to Form 8-A
                       Registration Statement dated May 2, 1988.)

                   4.3 Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement dated
                       September 26, 1991.  (Incorporated by
                       reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-K
                       Report for year ended June 30, 1991.)

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                   4.4 Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement dated
                       June 11, 1992.  (Incorporated by reference
                       to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K Current Report
                       dated July 6, 1992.)

     (9)               No exhibit.

     (10)         10.1 Robinson Nugent, Inc. 1983 Tax-Qualified
                       Incentive Stock Option Plan.
                       (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                       10.1 to Form 10-K Report for year ended
                       June 30, 1983.)

                  10.2 Robinson Nugent, Inc. 1983 Non Tax-
                       Qualified Incentive Stock Option Plan.
                       (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                       10.2 to Form 10-K Report for year ended
                       June 30, 1983.)

                  10.3 1993 Robinson Nugent, Inc. Employee and
                       Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
                       (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1
                       to Form 10-K Report for the year ended
                       June 30, 1993.)

                  10.4 Summary of The Robinson Nugent, Inc.
                       Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
                       (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.2
                       to Form 10-K Report for the year ended
                       June 30, 1993.)

                  10.5 Deferred compensation agreement dated
                       May 10, 1990 between Robinson Nugent,
                       Inc. and Larry W. Burke, President and
                       Chief Executive Officer.
                       (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                       19.1 to Form 10-K Report for year ended
                       June 30, 1990.)

                  10.6 Rabbi Trust Agreement dated July 1, 1996          27
                       between Robinson Nugent, Inc. and Dean 
                       Witter Trust Company, related to the 
                       deferred compensation agreement between 
                       Robinson Nugent, Inc. and Larry W. Burke, 
                       President and Chief Executive Officer.

                  10.7 Summary of Robinson Nugent, Inc. Bonus            37
                       Plan for the fiscal year ended June 30,
                       1998.

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     (11)              No exhibit.

     (12)              No exhibit.

     (13)              1996 Annual Report to Shareholders of             38
                       Robinson Nugent, Inc.

     (16)              Letter from Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. dated
                       May 1, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to
                       Exhibit 16.01 to Form 8-K dated May 1, 1997).

     (18)              No exhibit.

     (21)              The subsidiaries of the registrant are:

                                                                  JURISDICTION
                       NAME                                     OF ORGANIZATION
                       ----                                   ----------------

                       Cablelink, Incorporated                   Indiana

                       RNL, Inc.                                 Indiana

                       Robinson Nugent-Dallas, Inc.              Texas

                       Robinson Nugent Design Services, Inc.     Pennsylvania

                       Robinson Nugent S.a.r.l.                  France

                       Robinson Nugent GmbH                      Germany

                       Robinson Nugent Ltd.                      Great Britain

                       Nihon Robinson Nugent K.K.                Japan

                       Robinson Nugent dba Cablelink             Malaysia
                        (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

                       Robinson Nugent (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.      Malaysia

                       Robinson Nugent S.A.                      Switzerland

                       Robinson Nugent (Scotland) Limited        Scotland

                       Robinson Nugent International, Inc.       Virgin Islands

                       Robinson Nugent (Europe) B.V.             Netherlands

                       Robinson Nugent (Belgium) B.V.B.A.        Belgium

                       Robinson Nugent (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd.  Singapore

                       Robinson Nugent Nordic, filial            Sweden 
                       till Robinson Nugent (Europe) B.V. 
                       The Netherlands

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     (22)              No exhibit.

     (23)              Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.               46
                       Independent Accountants

     (24)              No exhibit.

     (27)              Financial Data Schedule.

     (28)              No exhibit.


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