January 13, 2009
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Initial Schedule 13G
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.
As of December 31, 2008
Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 13(d)(5) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, attached please find a copy of
an initial Schedule 13G for the above named company showing
a change of beneficial ownership of 1% or more as of December 31,
2008 filed on behalf of Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
Very truly yours,
Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
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Enclosures
cc: Office of the Corporate Secretary
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.
500 Unicorn Park Drive
Woburn, MA 01801
Securities Division
NASD Financial Center
33 Whitehall Street
New York, NY 10004
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock par value $.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
61022P100
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement _____. (A fee is not required only if the filing
person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership
of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for
a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect
to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover
age shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act")
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 61022P100 13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. 59-2385219
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (A) ______
(B) ______
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Florida
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 4,510,230
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED - - -
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2008 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
BY EACH 4,510,230
REPORTING 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH - - -
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,510,230
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_____]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
13.07%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:
500 Unicorn Park Drive
Woburn, MA 01801
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Florida
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock par value $.001 per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
61022P100
Item 3 Type of Reporting Person:
(e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940
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Item 4 Ownership as of December 31, 2008
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
4,510,230 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:
No. of Shares
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. 4,510,230
(b) Percent of Class: 13.07%
(c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Deemed Deemed
Deemed Deemed to have to have
to have to have Sole Power Shared Power
Sole Power Shared Power to Dispose to Dispose
to Vote or to Vote or or to or to
to Direct to Direct Direct the Direct the
to Vote to Vote Disposition Disposition
Eagle Asset 4,510,230 ---- 4,510,230 ----
Management, Inc.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to
be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
class of securities, check the following.
(___)
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
N/A
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Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for purpose
of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Date: January 13, 2009 EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
__________________________________
Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
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