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):April 28, 2005
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
California
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-17157
(Commission File Number) | | 77-0024666
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4000 North First Street, San Jose, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | 95134
(Zip Code) |
(408) 943-9700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Item 5.02(b).
Kevin S. Royal, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, resigned his positions as principal financial and principal accounting officer of the Company, effective April 28, 2005.
Item 5.02(c).
On April 28, 2005, the Company announced that John Chenault has been appointed to the position of interim Chief Financial Officer, in which capacity he will perform the functions of principal financial and principal accounting officer of the Company.
Since joining the Company in September 1991, Mr. Chenault has held numerous positions, including Executive Vice President, Business Operations from July 1997 to January 2002 and Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Service from February 2002 to August 2003. From September 2003 to February 2005, Mr. Chenault served as Vice President, Operations and Administration, and is currently Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Chenault holds a Bachelor of Business degree in Economics and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Western Illinois University.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Chenault’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | | Novellus Systems, Inc. Press Release dated April 28, 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.
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NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC.
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| | By: | /s/ Kent S. Nagel | |
| | | Kent S. Nagel | |
| | | Vice President | |
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Date: April 28, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99.1 | | Novellus Systems, Inc. Press Release dated April 28, 2005. |
