Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Averick Robert M
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/11/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KEY TECHNOLOGY INC [KTEC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O KOKINO LLC, 201 TRESSER BOULEVARD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06901
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 25,000
D (1) (2)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Averick Robert M
C/O KOKINO LLC
201 TRESSER BOULEVARD
STAMFORD, CT 06901
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Robert M. Averick 04/15/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Robert Averick also reports beneficial ownership pursuant to Rule 13d of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to a Schedule 13G filed jointly by Leslie J. Schreyer, as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated December 23, 1989 FBO the issue of Jonathan D. Sackler (the "Trust"), M3C Holdings LLC ("M3C") and Robert Averick, with the Issuer on June 21, 2012, as amended by a Schedule 13G Amendment No. 1 filed with Issuer on February 14, 2013, a Schedule 13G Amendment No. 2 filed with the Issuer on February 14, 2014, and a Schedule 13G Amendment No. 3 filed with the Issuer on April 15, 2014.
(2) Represents shares held by Robert Averick jointly with his wife, Mickel Averick, for which Robert and Mickel share voting and dispositive power. Robert Averick is employed by Kokino LLC, which is a family office and provides non-discretionary investment advice to family clients, including the Trust and M3C with respect to the shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Trust and M3C. Neither Robert Averick nor Kokino LLC has voting or dispositive control with respect to the shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Trust or M3C.

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