SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WHEELER ALAN NIGEL (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TRIKON TECHNOLOGIES LTD RINGLAND WAY (Street) NEWPORT, NP18 2TA X0 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRIKON TECHNOLOGIES INC [ trkn ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
NQ stock option	$14.375	12/01/2005	12/01/2005	D			10,000	(1)	02/06/2008	Common Stock	10,000	(1)	0	D
NQ stock option	$14.375	12/01/2005	12/01/2005	D			16,850	(2)	02/06/2008	Common Stock	16,850	(2)	0	D
NQ stock option	$14.375	12/01/2005	12/01/2005	D			3,150	(3)	02/06/2008	Common Stock	3,150	(3)	0	D
NQ stock option	$10.6875	12/01/2005	12/01/2005	D			50,000	(4)	01/04/2010	Common Stock	50,000	(4)	0	D
NQ stock option	$11.5	12/01/2005	12/01/2005	D			50,000	(4)	03/02/2011	Common Stock	50,000	(4)	0	D
NQ stock option	$13.13	12/01/2005	12/01/2005	D			49,739	(5)	04/23/2012	Common Stock	49,739	(5)	0	D
NQ stock option	$13.13	12/01/2005	12/01/2005	D			261	(6)	04/23/2012	Common Stock	261	(6)	0	D
NQ stock option	$4.33	12/01/2005	12/01/2005	D			50,000	(4)	07/09/2013	Common Stock	50,000	(4)	0	D
NQ stock option	$2.11	12/01/2005	12/01/2005	D			8,000	(7)	09/07/2014	Common Stock	8,000	(7)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This option, which provided for vesting in equal increments of 25% over a four year period beginning from the date of grant, was assumed by New Athletics, Inc. in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 2,900 shares of New Athletics, Inc. common stock.

2. This option, which provided for vesting in equal increments of 25% over a four year period beginning from the date of grant, was assumed by New Athletics, Inc. in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 4,886 shares of New Athletics, Inc. common stock.

3. This option, which provided for vesting in equal increments of 25% over a four year period beginning from the date of grant, was assumed by New Athletics, Inc. in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 913 shares of New Athletics, Inc. common stock.

4. This option, which provided for vesting in equal increments of 25% over a four year period beginning from the date of grant, was assumed by New Athletics, Inc. in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 14,500 shares of New Athletics, Inc. common stock.

5. This option, which provided for vesting in equal increments of 25% over a four year period beginning from the date of grant, was assumed by New Athletics, Inc. in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 14,424 shares of New Athletics, Inc. common stock.

6. This option, which provided for vesting in equal increments of 25% over a four year period beginning from the date of grant, was assumed by New Athletics, Inc. in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 75 shares of New Athletics, Inc. common stock.

7. This option, which provided for vesting in full, one year from the date of grant, was assumed by New Athletics, Inc. in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 2,320 shares of New Athletics, Inc. common stock.

	/s/ Alan Nigel Wheeler	12/01/2005
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