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) July 19, 2011
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
| 000-27965 |
| 22-3531208 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
| (Commission |
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of incorporation) |
| File Number) |
| Identification No.) |
One Rudolph Road, P.O. Box 1000, Flanders, NJ 07836
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 691-1300
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):
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Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On July 19, 2011, Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release concerning its estimated revenues and estimated GAAP earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 19, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $50 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2016, only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The notes, and any shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes, have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities law, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. persons absent registration under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This Form 8-K (including the information incorporated by reference herein) does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, including the notes or any shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of any securities, including the notes or any shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 |
| Press release dated July 19, 2011, concerning estimated revenues and estimated GAAP earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. |
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99.2 |
| Press release dated July 19, 2011, announcing the proposed offering of $50 million aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes. |
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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Dated: July 19, 2011 | By: | /s/ Paul F. McLaughlin |
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| Paul F. McLaughlin |
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| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |