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): March 21, 2016
FORMFACTOR, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-50307 | 13-3711155 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 7005 Southfront Road Livermore, CA |
94551 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 290-4000
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On March 22, 2016, FormFactor, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( “FormFactor”) and Cascade Microtech, Inc. (“Cascade Microtech”), issued a joint press release announcing that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, for FormFactor’s proposed acquisition of Cascade Microtech expired at 11:59 p.m. on March 21, 2016. A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint Press Release issued by FormFactor, Inc. and Cascade Microtech, Inc. dated March 22, 2016 | |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| FORMFACTOR, INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 22, 2016 | By: | /s/ Michael M. Ludwig | ||||
| Name: Michael M. Ludwig | ||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint Press Release issued by FormFactor, Inc. and Cascade Microtech, Inc. dated March 22, 2016 | |
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