UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) October 23, 2002
(October 22, 2002)
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware 1-7534 84-0593263
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(State or jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One StorageTek Drive, Louisville, Colorado 80028-4309
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 673-5151
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Not applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5 Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On October 22, 2002, the registrant, Storage Technology Corporation (the
"Company"), announced its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended
September 27, 2002 in a Press Release, dated October 22, 2002, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
On October 22, 2002, the Company conducted its Third Quarter 2002 Financial
Results Conference Call (the "Conference Call") for the fiscal quarter ended
September 27, 2002. A copy of the script of the prepared remarks of the
Company's Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick
J. Martin, for the Conference Call is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. A copy of
the script of the prepared remarks of the Company's Corporate Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Robert S. Kocol, for the Conference Call is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.3.
Item 7(c) Exhibits.
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99.1 Press Release, dated October 22, 2002 relating to the
Company's results of operations for the fiscal quarter
ended September 27, 2002.
99.2 Script of prepared remarks of the Company's Chairman of the
Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick J.
Martin, for the Company's October 22, 2002 Third Quarter
2002 Financial Results Conference Call.
99.3 Script of prepared remarks of the Company's Corporate Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, Robert S. Kocol, for
the Company's October 22, 2002 Third Quarter 2002 Financial
Results Conference Call.
The exhibits hereto contain certain statements, projections and forecasts
regarding the Company's future business plans, financial results, products and
performance that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will,"
"should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," and "believes." There are a number
of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to
differ materially.
Some of these risks and uncertainties include the Company's ability to develop,
manufacture and market new products and services successfully; the effect of
product mix and distribution channel mix on gross margins; the Company's ability
to continue to increase productivity; the ability to develop and protect
intellectual property and other legal rights; customer acceptance of new
technologies and standards; competitive pricing pressures; availability of
supplies; significant changes in the Company's management team during the last
year; and general economic conditions and other risks described in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports
on Form 8-K that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and which
are available on the SEC's website.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 23, 2002 Storage Technology Corporation
By: /s/ Thomas G. Arnold,
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Vice President,
Corporate Controller
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