UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 5, 2000
Commission File Number
0-25424
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SEMITOOL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Montana 81-0384392
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Semitool, Inc.
655 West Reserve Drive, Kalispell, Montana 59901
(406) 752-2107
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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Item 5. Other Events
See the following press releases, dated July 5, 2000, announcing certain
additions to the management of the Company. These additions are effective
immediately.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Semitool, Inc.
Bill Freeman
Sr. VP and Chief Financial Officer
406-752-2107
SEMITOOL PROMOTES REGIONAL SALES MANAGER TO
DIRECTOR NORTH AMERICAN SALES
Kalispell, MT-- July 5, 2000-- Semitool, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMTL), a leading supplier
of wafer surface preparation and electrochemical deposition (ECD) systems, today
announced the promotion of Mr. David Hays to Director of North American Sales.
Mr. Hays has been with Semitool for five years, most recently serving as Eastern
Regional Sales Manager.
"Our customers constantly push the technology envelope and require solutions to
complex problems," explained Mr. Hays. "The rate of change in our industry
requires us to be creative, flexible, and most of all to provide process
solutions that work. I'm happy to be part of a company devoted to supplying
timely solutions to these challenges."
"David Hays has 23 years of progressively increasing responsibilities in high
technology sales and sales management in semiconductor design, process, and
test," said Raymon F. Thompson, Semitool's Chief Executive Officer and
President. "More importantly, David has contributed to Semitool's growth and to
our solid relationships with customers. We are pleased to promote from within
the Company to fill this critical role with such a qualified and committed
professional." Prior to Semitool, Mr. Hays served in sales engineering and sales
management positions at Hewlett Packard, Teradyne, and Intergraph. David's
broad-based background includes experience in CAD/CAM/CAE, test and measurement,
automatic test equipment, computers, software, and networking systems.
About Semitool, Inc.
Semitool is a worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacture, and
support of high performance wet chemical processing equipment for use in the
fabrication of semiconductor devices. Its primary families of tools include
electrochemical deposition systems for the plating of copper interconnects for
integrated circuits and other metals for various applications, and wafer surface
preparation systems for cleaning, stripping, and etching processes.
Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Kalispell, Montana, Semitool maintains
sales and support centers in the United States, Europe and Asia. The Company's
stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol SMTL.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Semitool, Inc.
Bill Freeman
Sr. VP and Chief Financial Officer
406-752-2107
SEMITOOL APPOINTS VP ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
Ph.D. Brings 22 Years in High Tech Field with Ten Years in
Semiconductor Capital Equipment Industry
Kalispell, MT -- July 5, 2000 -- Semitool, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMTL), a leading
supplier of wafer surface preparation and electrochemical deposition (ECD)
systems, today announced the appointment of Dr. Jurek Koziol, formerly of Harper
International Corporation, to a newly-created position of Vice President &
General Manager of Electrochemical Technology.
"In the 80's as part of my doctorate work," stated Dr. Koziol, "I studied
factors influencing the morphology of electrochemical deposits and since then
followed developments in electrochemistry as a personal interest. With the
current level of activity in that field, I am pleased to have the opportunity to
become involved in these developments as a part of Semitool."
"We established this position to hone Semitool's engineering expertise in the
field of electrochemical deposition," explained Raymon F. Thompson, Chief
Executive Officer and President of Semitool. "Dr. Koziol's strength in the field
of chemical processing and semiconductor capital equipment is a welcome addition
to the Semitool team."
Jurek Koziol's experience spans 22 years in the high technology field, with ten
years working directly in the semiconductor capital equipment industry. Before
joining Semitool, Koziol served as Director of Engineering and Technology at
Harper International Corp., and earlier as Manager of Engineering at
Ferrofluidics Corp. Dr. Koziol holds a Ph.D. degree in Metallurgy from M.I.T.,
has authored several technical papers and holds two patents.
About Semitool, Inc.
Semitool is a worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacture, and
support of high performance wet chemical processing equipment for use in the
fabrication of semiconductor devices. Its primary families of tools include
electrochemical deposition systems for the plating of copper interconnects for
integrated circuits and other metals for various applications, and wafer surface
preparation systems for cleaning, stripping, and etching processes.
Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Kalispell, Montana, Semitool maintains
sales and support centers in the United States, Europe and Asia. The Company's
stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol SMTL.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Semitool, Inc.
(Registrant)
July 5, 2000 by
/s/William A. Freeman
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Chief Financial Officer
