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
October 29, 2009
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
Nanometrics Incorporated
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 0-13470 | 94-2276314 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) |
1550 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, California 95035
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 545-6000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 29, 2009, Nanometrics Incorporated issued a press release announcing financial results for its third quarter ended September 26, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this current report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) nor otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed 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.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Nanometrics Incorporated dated October 29, 2009, reporting third quarter of 2009 financial results. | |
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.
| Dated: October 29, 2009 | NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED | |||
| /S/ TIMOTHY J. STULTZ | ||||
| Timothy J. Stultz President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Nanometrics Incorporated dated October 29, 2009, reporting third quarter of 2009 financial results. | |