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

April 8, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Amtech Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Arizona 000-11412 86-0411215
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
     
131 South Clark Drive, Tempe, Arizona  85281
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(480) 967-5146


Not applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

     

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Item 5.02       

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


     (e) On April 8, 2009, the Compensation and Options Committee of the Board of Directors of Amtech Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Board of Directors approved a reduction of the base salary paid to the Company’s executive officers as proposed by the Company’s executive officers.

     The Board approved a salary decrease for Jong S. Whang, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, from $350,000 to $315,000, a salary decrease for Bradley C. Anderson, the Company’s Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer, from $245,000 to $220,500, and a salary decrease for Robert T. Hass, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, from $148,000 to $133,200.

     Each of the salary decreases are effective as of April 1, 2009.


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.

  AMTECH SYSTEMS, INC. 
 
 
Date: April 8, 2009  By:   /s/ Bradley C. Anderson  
  Name:   Bradley C. Anderson 
  Title:  Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer