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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 15, 2008
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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000-30941 |
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34-1818596 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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108 Cherry Hill Drive Beverly, Massachusetts |
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01915 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (978) 787-4000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company hereby furnishes as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K a copy of a letter to Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. dated September 15, 2008. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Letter from Mary G. Puma, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Axcelis Technologies, Inc. to Yoshinobu Nakamura, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. dated September 15, 2008 |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: September 15, 2008 |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. |
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/s/ STEPHEN G. BASSETT |
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Stephen G. Bassett |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |