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): February 3, 2012
RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33834 | 36-4419301 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 900 East Green Street Bensenville, Illinois |
60131 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(847) 295-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Rubicon Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement dated as of February 3, 2012 with a major LED chip manufacturer (the “Agreement”). The term of the Agreement begins April 1, 2012 and calls for the Company to provide six inch polished substrates from June 2012 through December 2012. The total value of the Agreement is approximately $20 million.
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.
| RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: February 9, 2012 |
By: | /s/ William F. Weissman | ||||
| Name: William F. Weissman | ||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||