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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended : September 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number : 0-11412 AMTECH A GROUP AMTECH SYSTEMS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Arizona ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 131 South Clark Drive , Tempe , Arizona ( Address of principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Registrant's telephone number , including area code : 480-967-5146 Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Trading Symbol ( s ) ASYS □ ☑ Common Stock , $ 0.01 Par Value ( Title of Class ) 86-0411215 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 85281 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company □ 区 0 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No As of March 31 , 2021 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 137,669,715 , based upon the closing sales price reported by the NASDAQ Global Market on that date . As of November 12 , 2021 , the registrant had outstanding 14,309,435 shares of Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement related to the registrant's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders , which Proxy Statement will be filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended , within 120 days of the end of the registrant's fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 , are incorporated by reference into Items 10-14 of Part III of this Form 10 - K .