1 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 11 March 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) Spire Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Massachusetts - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-12742 04-2457335 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) One Patriots Park, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730-2396 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices (Zip Code) (617) 275-6000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 2 Item 5. Other Events. In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Spire Corporation ("Company") is hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements of the Company made by or on behalf of the Company. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 99 Cautionary statement for purposes of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 3 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. SPIRE CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: March 11, 1997 By: /s/ Richard S. Gregorio ------------------------------------ Richard S. Gregorio Vice President & Chief Financial Officer