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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 3, 1998
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SMARTFLEX SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 0-26472
DELAWARE 33-0581151
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
14312 Franklin Avenue, Tustin, California 92781-2085
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(714)838-8737
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On March 3, 1998, Smartflex Systems, Inc. ("Smartflex") announced the
appointment of Anthony R.W. Richardson as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Report and is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit Number
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99.1 Press release issued on March 3, 1998, by the Registrant
announcing the appointment of Anthony R.W. Richardson as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
SIGNATURES
Purusant to the requirments 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.
SMARTFLEX SYSTEMS, INC.
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Registrant)
March 20, 1998 By: /s/ William L. Healey
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Date William L. Healey
President and Chief Executive Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release issued on March 3, 1998, by the Registrant
announcing the appointment of Anthony R.W. Richardson as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
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[SMARTFLEX SYSTEMS INCORPORATED]
EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: JOHN HOHENER (CFO, SMARTFLEX)
(714) 838-8737
RICHARDSON APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
TUSTIN, CA -- March 3, 1998 -- Smartflex Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFLX) announced
today that Anthony Richardson has joined the Company's management team as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
In this capacity, Richardson will have primary responsibility for worldwide
operations, marketing, sales and business development. He will partner with
William L. Healey, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
and other members of the Company's management team to focus on the Company's
business growth as well as its strategic and financial positioning in the coming
years.
Richardson comes to Smartflex with more than twenty years at Raychem
Corporation, a material sciences company. At Raychem, he was successful in
various management roles including Director of Operations, Director of Sales and
Marketing, and General Manager for businesses in Asia, North America, South
America, Europe and the Middle East. Over the past few years he has focused
heavily on developing businesses in Japan and Asia.
Educated in England, and qualified in Industrial and Electrical engineering,
Richardson held senior level positions in engineering and operations at Hawker
Siddeley Aviation and Rank Xerox before moving to the San Francisco Bay area to
join Raychem.
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William L. Healey, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer,
in welcoming Richardson to the Smartflex team said, "Tony brings to Smartflex a
wealth of experience in sales, marketing and strategic business development,
both in the domestic and international arena. He will be an outstanding addition
to our leadership team."
Smartflex Systems, Inc., headquartered in Tustin, California, is a technology
leader in electronic manufacturing services. Smartflex specializes in developing
and automating the precision assembly of comprehensive interconnect solutions,
utilizing precision surface mount and direct chip attach technologies on
multiple circuit substrates. The Company provides custom design and turnkey
manufacturing services through its worldwide facilities to customers who develop
and manufacture compact, high performance electronic products. For more
information contact the Company's Web site at http://www.smartflex.com.
