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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) October 1, 2000
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Silicon Valley Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-11348 94-2264681
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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101 Metro Drive, Suite 400, San Jose, California 95110
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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(408) 467-5910
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Changes in Control of Registrant
On October 2, 2000, the Registrant issued a joint press release with ASM
Lithography Holding N.V., a Netherlands Public Company ("ASML") (attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1) announcing that on October 1, 2000 it had signed an Agreement
and Plan of Merger (attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1) by and among ASML, ALMA
Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of
ASML ("HoldCo"), ALMA (Merger), Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly
owned subsidiary of HoldCo ("Merger Sub") and Registrant, pursuant to which
Merger Sub will merge with and into Registrant and Registrant will become a
wholly owned subsidiary of ASML. The merger is subject to customary closing
conditions, including receipt of the appropriate stockholder approval, and the
termination or expiration of a waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act. The information contained in the press release and
the Agreement and Plan of Merger are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among ASM Lithography
Holding N.V., ALMA Holding, Inc., ALMA (Merger), Inc. and
Silicon Valley Group, Inc. dated October 1, 2000.
99.1 Silicon Valley Group, Inc. and ASML Joint Press Release, dated
October 2, 2000.
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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: October 13, 2000 SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Russell G. Weinstock
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Russell G. Weinstock
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number Description
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among ASM Lithography
Holding N.V., ALMA Holding, Inc., ALMA (Merger), Inc. and
Silicon Valley Group, Inc. dated October 1, 2000.
99.1 Silicon Valley Group, Inc. and ASML Joint Press Release, dated
October 2, 2000.
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