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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NlgC4HNbLZnm9NoeXOeY9QJOvv4rCzfKZGyOI45JXTEJXk//8lRMFSSNiDRNSsbd cxROD2pwFmR0yR9NoDOcgQ== 0001181431-09-042858.txt : 20090904 0001181431-09-042858.hdr.sgml : 20090904 20090904164050 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-09-042858 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090825 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090904 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090904 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Coates Norman V CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001296648 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13470 FILM NUMBER: 091056508 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 71 CITY: ORLEANS STATE: CA ZIP: 95556 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NANOMETRICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000704532 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEASURING & CONTROLLING DEVICES, NEC [3829] IRS NUMBER: 942276314 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1550 BUCKEYE DRIVE CITY: MILPITAS STATE: CA ZIP: 95035 BUSINESS PHONE: 408-435-9600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1550 BUCKEYE DRIVE CITY: MILPITAS STATE: CA ZIP: 95035 3 1 rrd252377.xml FORM 3 X0203 3 2009-08-25 1 0000704532 NANOMETRICS INC NANO 0001296648 Coates Norman V C/O NANOMETRICS, INC. 1550 BUCKEYE DRIVE MILPITAS CA 95035 1 0 0 0 /s/ Norman V. Coates 2009-09-04 EX-24.1 2 rrd226022_255263.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd226022_255263.html

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned, as a Section 16 reporting person of Nanometrics
Incorporated (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Timothy J. Stultz,
Bruce Crawford and James Moniz, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:

         1.       complete and execute Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms and all
                  amendments thereto as such attorneys-in-fact shall in their
                  discretion determine to be required or advisable pursuant to
                  Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended)
                  and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any
                  successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the
                  undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition of
                  securities of the Company; and

         2.       do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the
                  Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or
                  national association, the Company and such other person or
                  agency as the attorneys-in-fact shall deem appropriate.

         The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended).

         This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
Company and the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

         The undersigned hereby terminates all prior Power of Attorneys
regarding the subject matter hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of September 3, 2009.


                                      Signature: /s/ Norman V. Coates
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                                      Print Name: Norman V. Coates
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