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): November 10, 1998
ELANTEC SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-26690 77-0408929
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(Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
675 Trade Zone Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 945-1323
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5: Other Events.
Effective as of November 10, 1998, David O'Brien resigned from his position as
President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Elantec
Semiconductor, Inc. (the "Company"). See the press release regarding Mr.
O'Brien's resignation which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.01 for additional
information.
Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Press release of the Company dated November 10, 1998.
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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.
ELANTEC SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Date: November 12, 1998 By: /s/ Ephraim Kwok
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Ephraim Kwok
Vice President, Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
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For more information contact:
Elantec Semiconductor, Inc. (408) 945-1323
Jim Diller Ephraim Kwok
CEO Vice President and CFO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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ELANTEC SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. ANNOUNCES
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, November 10, 1998 - Elantec Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:
ELNT) today announced the resignation of David O'Brien as President and Chief
Executive Officer effective today. Jim Diller, Chairman of the Board, will serve
as interim Chief Executive Officer until a replacement is found.
Elantec designs, manufactures and markets high performance analog integrated
circuits primarily for the video/multimedia, data processing, instrumentation
and communications markets. The Company targets high growth commercial markets
in which advances in digital integrated circuit technology are driving
increasing demand for high speed, high performance and low power consumption
analog circuits.
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