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, 1999 PRI AUTOMATION, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MASSACHUSETTS 0-24934 04-2495703 (State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Incorporation) Identification No.) 805 Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821-3986 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (978) 670-4270 NOT APPLICABLE (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On July 19, 1999, the Registrant announced in a press release its financial operating results for the fiscal quarter ended June 27, 1999. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. 2 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. PRI AUTOMATION, INC. Date: July 19, 1999 By: /s/ STEPHEN D. ALLISON --------------------------------- Stephen D. Allison Chief Financial Officer