-----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, IF/lXi3l81y+FV7RarCR0LOEBJeLgvhcLQoYFoYCdRhCm0MpGm4M80pIXgwbVqlM HzL22vJG7VX05pKdKQ6ywg== 0001015402-04-003502.txt : 20040819 0001015402-04-003502.hdr.sgml : 20040819 20040819170026 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001015402-04-003502 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040819 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040819 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000813619 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS FILM & SHEET [3081] IRS NUMBER: 942551470 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15930 FILM NUMBER: 04986898 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1029 CORPORATION WAY CITY: PALO ALTO STATE: CA ZIP: 94303 BUSINESS PHONE: 4159629111 8-K 1 doc1.txt 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): AUGUST 19, 2004 SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State of incorporation or organization) 0-15930 94-2551470 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 3975 EAST BAYSHORE ROAD, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94303 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 962-9111 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On August 19, 2004, Southwall Technologies Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of Maury Austin as permanent Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Austin has been performing the duties of interim Chief Financial Officer since February 2004. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release, dated August 19, 2004, issued by Southwall Technologies Inc. 2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC. Date: August 19, 2004 By: /s/ Thomas G. Hood ---------------------------------- Thomas G. Hood President and Chief Executive Officer 3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release, dated August 19, 2004, issued by Southwall Technologies Inc. 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EX-99.1 2 doc2.txt EXHBIT 99.1 [GRAPHIC OMITED] Southwall PRESS RELEASE Technologies ------------ 3975 East Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Phone: (650) 962-9111 Fax: (650) 967-8713 Contact: www.southwall.com Renate Merredew Southwall Technologies Phone: (650) 962-9111 For Immediate Release - --------------------- SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC. ANNOUNCES MAURY AUSTIN AS PERMANENT SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 20, 2004 - SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (OTC BB:SWTX.OB), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of thin-film coatings for the electronic display, automotive glass and architectural markets, today announced that it has appointed Maury Austin as permanent Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Austin has been performing the duties of interim Chief Financial Officer since February 2004. A 24-year veteran of Silicon Valley Technology companies, Mr. Austin most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Vicinity Corporation from 2000 until its acquisition by Microsoft in 2003. Austin also served as Chief Financial Officer of Symmetricom from 1999 to 2000 and was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Flashpoint Technologies prior to that. He held a variety of senior positions at Apple Computer between 1988 and 1997, including the post of Vice President and General Manager of the Imaging Division. Mr. Austin has an undergraduate degree in Business from the University of California at Berkeley along with a Masters in Business administration from Santa Clara University. "Maury has done a great job in the last six months in helping Southwall return to profitability. We are very pleased to have Maury permanently join us," said Thomas G. Hood, Southwall's President and Chief Executive Officer. ABOUT SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC. Southwall Technologies Inc., designs and produces thin film products that selectively absorb, reflect or transmit light. Southwall products are used in a number of automotive, electronic display and architectural glass products to enhance optical and thermal performance characteristics, improve user comfort and reduce energy costs. Southwall is an ISO 9001:2000-certified manufacturer and sells advanced thin film coatings to over 25 countries around the world. Southwall's customers include Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsui Chemicals, Peugeot-Citro n, Philips, Pilkington, Renault, Saint-Gobain Sekurit, and Volvo. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----