SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 2004

 

METRON TECHNOLOGY N.V.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(a)                                  Financial statements of business acquired.  Not applicable.

 

(b)                                 Pro forma financial information.  Not applicable.

 

(c)                                  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated as of January 7, 2004, reporting Metron Technology N.V.’s fiscal second quarter results for the period ended November 30, 2003 (furnished and not filed herewith solely pursuant to Item 12).

 

ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

 

On January 7, 2004, Metron Technology N.V. (“Metron”) reported its fiscal second quarter results for the period ended November 30, 2003.  A copy of the press release issued by Metron on January 7, 2004 concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Metron provides pro forma net loss, pro forma net loss per share, pro forma accounts receivable and pro forma inventories in the press release as additional information for its operating results. Metron's management believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful information to investors regarding certain additional financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations.  These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from pro forma measures used by other companies. The calculations of pro forma net loss and pro forma net loss per share have been adjusted to exclude the effects of a restructuring charge.  The calculations of pro forma accounts receivable and pro forma inventories have been adjusted to exclude the effects of the MRC Eclipse asset purchase from Tokyo Electron Ltd., which was consummated during the second quarter of fiscal 2004.

 

The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by Metron, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

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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.

 

 

		METRON TECHNOLOGY N.V.
Date:  January 7, 2004		/s/ DOUGLAS J. MC CUTCHEON
		Douglas J. McCutcheon
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Signing on behalf of the registrant

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
99.1		Press release, dated as of January 7, 2004, reporting Metron Technology N.V.’s fiscal second quarter results for the period ended November 30, 2003 (furnished and not filed herewith solely pursuant to Item 12).

 

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