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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 22, 2003
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-12742
SPIRE CORPORATION
(NAME OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
MASSACHUSETTS 04-2457335
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01730-2396
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(781) 275-6000
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(ISSUER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
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Spire Corporation (the "Company") announced that on August 22, 2003 it
filed an amendment to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
June 30, 2003 disclosing that the financial statements included in the Form
10-QSB had not been reviewed by its independent auditor. The Company also
announced that it had been notified by Nasdaq on August 25, 2003, that, as a
result of the absence of the review, the Company is in violation of Marketplace
Rule 4310(c)(14) and that Nasdaq is commencing a process that may result in the
delisting of the Company's securities from the Nasdaq National Market.
Additional information is set forth in Exhibit (99) to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(c) Exhibits
99 News Release of the Company dated August 27, 2003.
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.
SPIRE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: August 27, 2003 By: /s/ David R. Lipinski
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David R. Lipinski
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description Page Number
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99 News Release of the Company dated August 27, 2003. 4
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