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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): August 14, 2002

 

TEGAL CORPORATION


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Delaware   0-26824   68-0370244

 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 

2201 South McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma, California 94955


(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(707) 763-5600


(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

N/A


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

 


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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
SIGNATURES


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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On August 14, 2002, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the “Form 10-Q”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the following certifications are being made to accompany the Form 10-Q:

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Tegal Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
     
       (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
     
       (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 
     
Dated: August 14, 2002   /s/ MICHAEL L. PARODI
   
    Michael L. Parodi
Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Tegal Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
     
       (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
     
       (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 
     
Dated: August 14, 2002   /S/ THOMAS R. MIKA
   
    Thomas R. Mika
Chief Financial Officer

 


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The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 


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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.

  TEGAL CORPORATION
  (Registrant)

 
     
    /s/   MICHAEL L. PARODI
   
    Michael L. Parodi
Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 14, 2002