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): April 23, 2009
Asyst Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant, as Specified in Charter)
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| California | | 000-22430 | | 94-2942251 |
(State or Other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission File
Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
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46897 Bayside Parkway,
Fremont, California | | | |
94538 |
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(510) 661-5000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Chief Restructuring Officer
On April 23, 2009, our Board of Directors appointed Paula C. LuPriore as Chief Restructuring Officer. Ms. LuPriore, age 51, joined Asyst in 2002 as Vice President and General Manager of Software, and was appointed Senior Vice President, Automated Solutions Group in January 2007 with responsibility for the company’s entire product offering and product development programs, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on August 7, 2008. Prior to joining Asyst, she held various Vice President positions at IBM, most recently as its Vice President for Storage Networking Products, with responsibility for software and hardware engineering, product management and marketing, and professional services. Ms. LuPriore holds a Bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from the University of Rhode Island.
Resignation of Chair of the Board
On April 26, 2009, Stephen S. Schwartz, Asyst’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair of the Board notified our Board of Directors that he had resigned from the company’s Board of Directors, effective as of April 20, 2009. Dr. Schwartz’s employment with the company, including as its Chief Executive Officer and President, also ended effective as of April 20, 2009.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| | ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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| Date: April 29, 2009 | By: | /s/ Steve Debenham | |
| | | Steve Debenham | |
| | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |
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