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 28, 2000 TEGAL CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 0-26824 68-0370244 - ---------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 2201 South McDowell Boulevard Petaluma, California 94955 ------------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (707) 763-5600 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) --------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On January 4, 2000, Tegal Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (the "Company") filed a registration statement (File No.333-94093) on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") relating to the public offering, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of up to an aggregate of $8,000,000 in securities of the Company (the "Registration Statement"). On January 10, 2000, the Commission declared the Registration Statement, as amended by Amendment No. 1, effective. (The Registration Statement and definitive prospectus contained therein are collectively referred to as the "Prospectus.") On March 28, 2000, the Company filed a supplement to the Prospectus, dated March 28, 2000, relating to the issuance and sale of up to 442,822 shares of the Company's common stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock Supplement"), with the Commission. In connection with the filing of the Common Stock Supplement with the Commission, the Company is filing an exhibit as part of this Form 8-K. See "Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits." ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description - ------- ----------- 10.1 Form of Purchase Agreement.
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. Dated: March 28, 2000 TEGAL CORPORATION By: /s/ David Curtis ------------------------------------ Name: David Curtis Title: Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description - ------- ----------- 10.1 Form of Purchase Agreement.