UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 13, 2005
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-27965 | 22-3531208 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Rudolph Road Flanders, New Jersey | 07836 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 691-1300
(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):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On July 13, 2005, Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (“Rudolph”) and August Technology Corporation (“August Technology”) issued a press release announcing that each company has received notification of early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, applicable to Rudolph’s proposed merger with August Technology.
For additional information concerning the foregoing, a copy of the press release dated July 13, 2005 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(c)Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 13, 2005 |
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.
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: July 13, 2005 | ||||||||
By: | /S/ STEVEN R. ROTH | |||||||
Name: | Steven R. Roth | |||||||
Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
EXHIBIT LIST
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 13, 2005 |