UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

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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):  June 25, 2018

 

Nanometrics Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

1550 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, California 95035

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 545-6000

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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:

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

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On June 25, 2018, Nanometrics Incorporated and Greg Swyt, Nanometrics’ Vice President, Finance and Principal Financial Officer, entered into a Retention Bonus Agreement pursuant to which Mr. Swyt will receive a retention bonus in the amount of $50,000 in the event that Mr. Swyt remains employed by Nanometrics, and performs his duties and responsibilities in a satisfactory manner, through February 1, 2019.  This agreement was substantially identical, other than with respect to the dates of the retention period, as Nanometrics had previously entered into with Mr. Swyt when he became interim principal financial officer of Nanometrics in December 2017.

The description of the Retention Bonus Agreement is not complete, and is qualified by reference to the Retention Bonus Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.  Exhibits.

 

 

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.