8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Amtech Systems, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Arizona	000-11412		86-0411215
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.

131 S. Clark Drive, Tempe, AZ			85281
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code		480 967-5146

	Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On October 1, 2015, Amtech Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement (the “Second Restated Rights Agreement”) with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (“Rights Agent”), which amends and restates the Company’s Amended and Restated Rights Agreement between the Company and Rights Agent, dated December 15, 2008 (the “Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the authority provided by the Rights Agreement to the Company and its Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Second Restated Rights Agreement expands the definition of Exempted Person to include any person that the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, exempts from becoming an Acquiring Person under the Second Restated Rights Agreement. A Person deemed an Exempted Person under the Second Restated Rights Agreement cannot trigger any of the Rights provided therein so long as such Exempted Person complies with the terms and conditions by which the Board approved such exemption from the Restated Rights Agreement.

Other than expanding the definition of Exempted Person and the corresponding changes related thereto, there were no material changes to the Rights Agreement and the Rights provided therein. The foregoing description of the Second Restated Rights Agreement is only a summary and does not purport to be a complete description of the terms and conditions under the Restated Rights Agreement, and such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Restated Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.

Item 3.03 Material Modification of Rights of Security Holders

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits



Exhibit No.		Description
4.1		Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2015, by and between Amtech Systems, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

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.




		AMTECH SYSTEMS, INC.

Date: October 2, 2015	By: /s/ Bradley C. Anderson
	Name: Bradley C. Anderson
	Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit No.		Description
4.1		Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as on October 1, 2015, by and between Amtech Systems, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A.