UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
21
December 2009
Commission
File No.: 000-30688
NOVA
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Building
22 Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot
P.O.B
266
Israel
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Attached
hereto and incorporated by way of reference herein is a press release issued by
the Registrant and entitled “NOVA ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL BOOKINGS OF
$10M”
This
report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into Nova Measuring
Instruments Ltd.'s registration statements on Form S-8, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the following dates: September 13, 2000
(File No. 333-12546); March 5, 2002 (File No. 333-83734); December 24, 2002
(File No. 333-102193, as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on January 5, 2006);
March 24, 2003 (File No. 333-103981); May 17, 2004 (three files, File Nos.
333-115554, 333-115555, and 333-115556, as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on
January 5, 2006); March 7, 2005 (File No. 333-123158); December 29, 2005 (File
No. 333-130745); September 21, 2006 (File No. 333-137491); and November 5, 2007
(File No. 333-147140) and into Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.'s registration
statement on Form F-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May
11, 2007 (File No. 333-142834).
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, thereunto
duly authorized.
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Date
21/12/2009
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NOVA
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Dror
David
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Dror
David
Chief
Financial Officer
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Investor
relations Contacts:
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Dror
David, Chief Financial Officer
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Ehud
Helft / Kenny Green
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Nova
Measuring Instruments Ltd.
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GK
Investor Relations
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Tel:
972-8-938-7505
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Tel:
+1-646-201-9246
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E-mail:
info@nova.co.il
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E-mail: nova@gkir.com
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http://www.nova.co.il
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Company
Press Release
NOVA
ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL BOOKINGS OF $10M
Company
Expects 2009 Fourth Quarter Bookings to Set an All Time Quarterly
Record
Rehovot, Israel - December 21, 2009 -
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (Nasdaq: NVMI), provider of leading edge
stand alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to
the semiconductor process control market, today
announced that it has recently received $10 million of new bookings, which
together with previously announced orders in the quarter, are expected to set an
all time record of quarterly bookings for the company. The orders during the
quarter were received from several customers for stand-alone optical CD,
integrated metrology and software products. Most of these orders are scheduled
for delivery in the first quarter of 2010.
“Our
recent market share gains and penetration to new customers, combined with the
swift recovery in industry spending patterns, are expected to result in a very
strong finish for the year, in terms of revenues, profitability and year-end
backlog”, commented Gabi Seligsohn, President & CEO of Nova. “In light of
the improving economic conditions and key customer decisions to significantly
increase tool orders to support capacity build up, we believe that 2010 will be
a year of significant growth for the company”.
About
Nova
Nova
Measuring Instruments Ltd. develops, produces and markets advanced integrated
and stand alone metrology solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing
industry. Nova is traded on the NASDAQ & TASE under the symbol NVMI. The
Company's website is www.nova.co.il.
This
press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
relating to future events or our future performance, such as statements
regarding trends, demand for our products, expected deliveries, transaction,
expected revenues, operating results, earnings and profitability.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance
or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward
looking statements. These risks and other factors include but are not limited
to: unanticipated consequences of the global economic crisis, our dependency on
a single integrated process control product line; the highly cyclical nature of
the markets we target; our inability to reduce spending during a slowdown in the
semiconductor industry; our ability to respond effectively on a timely basis to
rapid technological changes; risks associated with our dependence on a single
manufacturing facility; our ability to expand our manufacturing capacity or
marketing efforts to support our future growth; our dependency on a small number
of large customers and small number of suppliers; risks related to our
intellectual property; changes in customer demands for our products; new product
offerings from our competitors; changes in or an inability to execute our
business strategy; unanticipated manufacturing or supply problems; changes in
tax requirements; changes in customer demand for our products; risks related to
currency fluctuations; and risks related to our operations in Israel. We cannot
guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The
matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties
summarized under the heading “Risk Factors” in Nova’s Annual Report on Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 30, 2009. These factors are updated from time to time
through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. does not assume any
obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press
release.
