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
November 4, 2008
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
Nanometrics Incorporated
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 0-13470 | 94-2276314 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) |
1550 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, California 95035
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 545-6000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 30, 2008, Nanometrics Incorporated (the “Company”) held a conference call to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2008. Pursuant to General Instruction F to Form 8-K, a copy of the transcript from the conference call (the “Transcript”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by this reference.
The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the related information set forth in the Transcript attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Nanometrics Incorporated’s transcript from the conference call held on October 30, 2008, with respect to its financial results for the third quarter.* |
| * | The Transcript attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is “furnished” and not “filed,” as described in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. |
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.
| Dated: October 31, 2008 | NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED | |||||||
| /s/ Bruce A. Crawford | ||||||||
| Bruce A. Crawford | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Nanometrics Incorporated’s transcript from the conference call held on October 30, 2008, with respect to its financial results for the third quarter. |