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): June 9, 2003
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware |
000-30941 |
34-1818596 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 55 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, Massachusetts |
01915 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 787-4000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. announced on June 9, 2003, that Neil Moses, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has left Axcelis to pursue other opportunities. Stephen G. Bassett, who served as an audit partner at Ernst & Young LLP until 1996, has been appointed interim CFO while Axcelis conducts a search for a permanent replacement.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. issued a press release on June 9, 2003, providing certain guidance with respect to anticipated financial results. The press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and (i) the two paragraphs under the heading "Reiterated Second Quarter Guidance" and (ii) the one paragraph under the heading "Safe Harbor Statement" are hereby incorporated herein by reference and furnished pursuant to Regulation FD. Axcelis undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.
SIGNATURE
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: June 10, 2003 |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | |||||||
| By: |
/S/ MARY G. PUMA | |||||||
| Mary G. Puma President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release dated June 9, 2003 |