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):  September 15, 2009

 

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-30941

 

34-1818596

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

108 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, Massachusetts

 

01915

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (978) 787-4000

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

On September 15, 2009, Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice from the Nasdaq Global Select Market (which maintains the principal listing for the Company’s common stock) that the Company’s common stock has failed to comply with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule 5450(a)(1). The letter gives Axcelis notice that the Company’s bid price of its common stock has closed under $1.00 for the 30 business days preceding the date of the letter.  Pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until March 15, 2010, to regain compliance.

 

The Nasdaq notice has no effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock at this time.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)          Exhibits

 

99.1

Press Release dated September 17, 2009. Filed herewith.

 

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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.

 

Date: September 17, 2009

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ STEPHEN G. BASSETT

 

 

Stephen G. Bassett

 

 

Executive Vice President

 

 

and Chief Financial Officer

 

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