Form 8-K AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES For: Jan 07

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM�8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section�13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):� January�7, 2015

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Axcelis Technologies,�Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Registrant�s telephone number, including area code:��(978) 787-4000

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form�8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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o������� Written communications pursuant to Rule�425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o������� Soliciting material pursuant to Rule�14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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o������� Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule�14d-2(b)�under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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o������� Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule�13e-4(c)�under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 1.01 Amendment of a Material Definitive Agreement.

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On January�7, 2015, Axcelis Technologies,�Inc. (�Axcelis�) and Middleton Beverly Investors LLC (�Middleton�) entered into an amendment to the Real Estate Sale Agreement dated October�3, 2014 (the �Purchase Agreement�).� The Purchase Agreement relates to the sale by Axcelis and the purchase by Middleton of the Company�s headquarters building at 108 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, Massachusetts, in exchange for a purchase price of $50 million, payable in cash on the closing date.� In the amendment, the parties agreed that the closing date will occur no later than January�30, 2015. �The parties also agreed that terms of the Lease to be signed at closing could be modified from the original agreed terms to conform to the requirements of Middleton�s lender if mutually agreeable to Axcelis and Middleton.

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SIGNATURE

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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.

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Date: January�12, 2015	Axcelis Technologies,�Inc.
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�	By:	/s/ KEVIN J. BREWER
�	�	Kevin J. Brewer
�	�	Executive Vice President
�	�	and Chief Financial Officer

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