Current Report
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
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2009
AVIZA
TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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000-51642
(Commission
File
Number)
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20-1979646
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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440 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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831-438-2100
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
2.02.
Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April
28, 2009, we issued a press release with respect to financial guidance relating
to our second quarter of fiscal year 2009. A copy of the press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. This Item 2.02 and the attached
Exhibit 99.1 are furnished to, but not filed with, the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Item
9.01.
Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
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99.1
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Press
Release dated April 28, 2009.
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SIGNATURES
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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.
| AVIZA TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |||
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Date: April
28, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Patrick C. O’Connor | |
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Patrick
C. O’Connor
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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99.1
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Press
Release dated April 28, 2009.
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Exhibit
99.1
AVIZA
TECHNOLOGY UPDATES GUIDANCE FOR SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2009
SCOTTS
VALLEY, Calif., April 28, 2009—Aviza Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVZA (changed to AVZAQ on June 19, 2009)), a supplier
of advanced semiconductor equipment and process technologies for the global
semiconductor industry and related markets, today announced that it expects not
to meet its previously announced net sales and adjusted net loss guidance for
the second quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended on March 27,
2009.
Aviza
expects that net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 will be in the
range of $9.5 million to $11.0 million. Previously announced guidance
was net sales in the range of $13 million to $18 million. Aviza
expects that adjusted net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 will be in
the range of $5.0 million to $6.0 million, excluding restructuring
charges. The restructuring charges are expected to be in the range of
$9.0 million to $10.0 million. Previously announced guidance was
adjusted net loss of $1 million to $5 million.
Safe
Harbor
This
press release contains forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are based on our management's current expectations
and beliefs and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from expectations. You should not rely
upon these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events because we
cannot assure you that the events or circumstances reflected in these statements
will be achieved or will occur. These forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, our guidance about our expected operating
performance for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 and all statements containing
the words "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "intends,"
"plans," "estimates" or "anticipates" or the negative of these words and phrases
or other variations of these words and phrases or comparable
terminology. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ
materially from those projected in these forward-looking
statements. Some of these factors and other important factors are
detailed in our various Securities and Exchange Commission filings, particularly
in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
copies of which are available from us without charge. Please review
these filings and do not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking
statements.
AVIZA
TECHNOLOGY UPDATES GUIDANCE FOR SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2009
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About
Aviza Technology, Inc.
Aviza
Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells and supports advanced
semiconductor capital equipment and process technologies for the global
semiconductor industry and related markets. The company’s systems are
used in a variety of segments of the semiconductor market, such as advanced
silicon for memory devices, advanced 3-D packaging and power integrated circuits
for communications. Aviza’s common stock is publicly traded on the
NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ GM: AVZA (changed to AVZAQ on June 19, 2009)). Aviza is headquartered in
Scotts Valley, Calif., with manufacturing, R&D, sales and customer support
facilities located in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Taiwan, China, Japan,
Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. Additional information about the
company can be found at
http://www.aviza.com
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