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) January 10, 2003
(January 9, 2003)
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 7.(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated January 9, 2003, announcing that
Bobby Kocol, the registrant's chief financial
officer, had presented certain information at the
Needham Growth Conference in New York.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The registrant, Storage Technology Corporation, in a press release, dated
January 9, 2003, and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announced that Bobby
Kocol, the registrant's chief financial officer, had presented certain
information at the Needham Growth Conference in New York.
The exhibit hereto contains certain statements, projections and forecasts
regarding our future performance and financial results, future products, and
business plans 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 our actual results to differ
materially.
Some of these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our
ability to develop, manufacture and market new products and services
successfully; the effect of product mix and distribution channel mix on our
gross margins; our ability to continue to increase productivity; customer
acceptance of new technologies and standards; competitive pricing pressures;
rapid technological changes in the markets in which we compete; our ability to
attract and retain highly skilled employees; our ability to protect and develop
intellectual property rights to manufacture existing and new products and
deliver new and existing services without infringing upon the rights of others;
our reliance on certain sole source suppliers; potential delivery delays from
sub-contractors and increased lead time in ordering parts and components for our
products that could result in reducing our control over delivery schedules and
affect our ability to fulfill customer orders in a timely manner; general
economic conditions in the United States and globally; and other risks described
in our 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: January 10, 2003 Storage Technology Corporation
By: /s/ Thomas G. Arnold,
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Vice President,
Corporate Controller
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