FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
For the month of October 2004 No. 2
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
P.O. BOX 619, MIGDAL HAEMEK, ISRAEL 23105
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [_]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes [_] No [X]
On October 28, 2004, the Registrant announced that Amir Harel, vice
president and chief financial officer is resigning effective November 1, 2004. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto.
This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into all effective
registration statements filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933.
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.
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
Date: October 28, 2004 By:/S/ Tamar Cohen
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Tamar Cohen
Corporate Secretary
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR CFO AMIR HAREL TO RESIGN
COMPANY APPOINTS OREN SHIRAZI ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
MIGDAL HAEMEK, ISRAEL - October 28, 2004 - Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM;
TASE:TSEM) announced today that Amir Harel, vice president and chief financial
officer is resigning effective November 1, 2004.
The company has appointed Oren Shirazi as acting chief financial officer and
initiated a search for a new CFO. Mr. Harel will continue to support the company
during the next several months as needed, to assure a smooth transition of
responsibilities.
Carmel Vernia, Tower chairman and chief executive officer said, "We have been
fortunate to have had the benefit of Amir's numerous contributions over the past
six years, by structuring and leading our highly professional finance team and
successfully executing the various fund raising transactions throughout his term
of service. On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Amir for his service to
Tower and wish him well in all his future endeavors. Oren Shirazi, who served in
the company for the past six years, working as part of financial team and
managing various responsibilities, is a natural choice for the position until a
new CFO is appointed."
Shirazi, who joined Tower in October 1998, had served as Tower's controller
since July 2000, after serving as vice controller since October 1998. Prior to
joining Tower, Shirazi was employed as an Audit Manager in the accounting firm
of Ratzkovski-Fried & Co., which has merged into Ernst & Young (Israel),
commencing August 1995. Shirazi is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel
(CPA), and has an MBA in Business Management from the Graduate School of
Business of Haifa University with honors and a BA in economics and accounting
from the Haifa University.
ABOUT TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
Tower Semiconductor LTD. is a pure-play independent wafer foundry established in
1993. The company manufactures integrated circuits with geometries ranging from
1.0 to 0.13 micron; it also provides complementary technical services and design
support. In addition to digital CMOS process technology, Tower offers advanced
non-volatile memory solutions, mixed-signal and CMOS image-sensor technologies.
To provide world-class customer service, the company maintains two manufacturing
facilities: Fab 1 has process technologies from 1.0 to 0.35 micron and can
produce up to 16,000 150mm wafers per month. Fab 2 features 0.18-micron and
below process technologies, including foundry-standard technology. When fully
equipped, Fab 2 is expected to offer full production capacity of 33,000 200mm
wafers per month. The Tower Web site is located at www.towersemi.com.
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PR AGENCY CONTACT INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT CORPORATE CONTACT
Matt Beevers Sheldon Lutch Tamar Cohen
Pacifico, Inc. IR & Communications Tower Semiconductor
+1 (408) 293-8600 +1 (212) 268 1816 +972 (4) 650 6998
mbeevers@pacifico.com sheldon@fusionir.com pr@towersemi.com