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) August 21, 2003 --------------------- CATALYST SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-21488 77-0083129 ---------------------- ----------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1250 Borregas Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (408) 542-1000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. dated August 21, 2003. Item 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (INFORMATION FURNISHED IN THIS ITEM 9 IS FURNISHED UNDER ITEM 12). The information in this Form 8-K and the attached press release is intended to be furnished under Item 12, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," but is instead being furnished under Item 9, "Regulation FD Disclosure." This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. On August 21, 2003, the Board of Directors of Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its fiscal results for its first fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. 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. Dated: August 21, 2003 CATALYST SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. By: /s/ Gelu Voicu ------------------------------------------- Gelu Voicu President and Chief Executive Officer By: /s/ Thomas E. Gay III ------------------------------------------- Thomas E. Gay III Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer CATALYST SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. FORM 8-K INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. dated August 21, 2003.