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<P align=center><FONT size=4><B>UNITED STATES<BR>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION<BR></B>Washington,<B> </B>D.C. 20549</FONT></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT size=4>Form 8-K</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=3><B>Current Report</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=2><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=2>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
April 14, 2005</FONT></P>
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      <P align=center><B><FONT size=4>Rudolph Technologies,
    Inc.</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD height=45>
      <P align=center><FONT size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
      charter)<BR><BR></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
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      <P align=center><FONT size=2>DELAWARE</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD align=middle height=23 style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width=146><FONT size=2>000-27965</FONT></TD>
    <TD align=middle height=23 style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width=140><FONT size=2>22-3531208</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align=middle height=30 width=156><FONT size=2>(State or other
      jurisdiction of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD align=middle height=30 width=146><FONT size=2>(Commission File
      Number)<BR></FONT></TD>
    <TD align=middle height=30 width=140><FONT size=2>(IRS Employer
      Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
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      <P align=center><BR><BR><FONT size=2>One Rudolph Road, Flanders, NJ
      07836</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>
      <P align=center><FONT size=2>(Address of principal executive offices) (zip
      code)</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
<P align=center><FONT size=2><BR></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=2>Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(973) 691-1300</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=2>Not applicable</FONT></P>
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<P align=center>(<FONT size=2>Former name or former address, if changed since
last report.)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>[&nbsp; ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>[&nbsp; ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>[&nbsp; ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>[&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e4(c))</FONT></P>
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<P><u><font size="2"><b>Item 8.01. Other Events</b></font></u></P>
<P>On April 14, 2005, Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) accelerated the vesting of all unvested stock
options awarded to employees, officers and other eligible participants under the
Company's 1999 Stock Plan.&nbsp; A
total of 959,059 options to purchase shares of Rudolph stock will become
immediately exercisable, however only 86,984 of the stock options, or 9% of the
total accelerated shares, were &quot;in the money.&quot;&nbsp;
These options were typically scheduled to incrementally vest beginning on
the first anniversary of their respective grant date.&nbsp; The Company will recognize a de minimus charge in the second quarter of
2005 as a result of the acceleration.</P>
<P>The Company is taking this action because it will produce a more favorable
impact on the Company's future results of operations in light of the Company's
anticipated adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), &quot;Share-Based
Payment&quot; (&quot;FAS 123(R)&quot;), effective January 1, 2006.&nbsp; By accelerating the vesting of
these options, the Company believes it will save approximately $7.0 million in future
compensation expense that would have been required to be expensed, beginning
January 1, 2006, over the remaining option lives using its current valuation
models.
</P>
<P>Effective May 1st, the Company will also amend its Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (&quot;ESPP&quot;).&nbsp; The amendments will remove the &quot;look back&quot;
provision, that was previously a part of the ESPP and reduce the discount for
purchasing shares of the Company's stock to five percent.&nbsp; These
modifications to the ESPP are also being made as a result of the Company's
anticipated adoption of FAS
123(R).
</P>
<p><b>Safe Harbor Statement</b><br>
This foregoing contains forward-looking statements.&nbsp; These statements are
neither promises not guarantees but involve risks and uncertainties, both known
and unknown, that could cause the Company to experience financial results that
differ materially from our expectations.&nbsp; These statements are based on
current management expectations and analysis.&nbsp; These forward-looking
statements include all statements regarding the accounting treatment for stock
options, the estimated impact of the acceleration of vesting on compensation
expense or otherwise and all statements other than those made solely with
respect to historical fact.&nbsp; Actual results may differ materially from
those projected due to a number of risks, including, but not limited to the
possibility that the acceleration of vesting referred to will be determined to
be &quot;non-substantive&quot;; with the result that the Company will be
required to recognize share-based compensation expense in amounts that may be
greater or less than those specified above in future periods; the possibility
that subsequent pronouncements or interpretations of the FASB or other
regulatory bodies may alter the accounting treatment prescribed for stock
options.&nbsp; The matters discussed above also involve risks and uncertainties
summarized under the heading &quot;Factors that May Affect Future Results&quot;
in Rudolph Technologies' Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31,
2004.&nbsp; These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of
reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.&nbsp; Rudolph Technologies does not assume any obligation to update
the forward-looking information contained above.&nbsp;</p>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;</P>
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<P align=center><B><FONT size=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></B></P>
<P>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.</P>
<P align=center><B>Rudolph Technologies, Inc.<BR></B></P>
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    <TD width=405>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp; April 15, 2005</TD>
    <TD width=414>By:<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Paul F. McLaughlin&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U></TD></TR>
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      <P
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; WORD-SPACING: 0px">Paul F. McLaughlin</P>
      <P
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; WORD-SPACING: 0px">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</P></TD></TR></TABLE><PRE>                                                                                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </PRE>
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Rudolph Technologies, Inc. Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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):
April 14, 2005
Rudolph Technologies,
    Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
      charter)
DELAWARE
000-27965
22-3531208
(State or other
      jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File
      Number)
(IRS Employer
      Identification No.)
One Rudolph Road, Flanders, NJ
      07836
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip
      code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(973) 691-1300
Not applicable
(
Former name or former address, if changed since
last report.)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events
On April 14, 2005, Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") accelerated the vesting of all unvested stock
options awarded to employees, officers and other eligible participants under the
Company's 1999 Stock Plan.  A
total of 959,059 options to purchase shares of Rudolph stock will become
immediately exercisable, however only 86,984 of the stock options, or 9% of the
total accelerated shares, were "in the money." 
These options were typically scheduled to incrementally vest beginning on
the first anniversary of their respective grant date.  The Company will recognize a de minimus charge in the second quarter of
2005 as a result of the acceleration.
The Company is taking this action because it will produce a more favorable
impact on the Company's future results of operations in light of the Company's
anticipated adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), "Share-Based
Payment" ("FAS 123(R)"), effective January 1, 2006.  By accelerating the vesting of
these options, the Company believes it will save approximately $7.0 million in future
compensation expense that would have been required to be expensed, beginning
January 1, 2006, over the remaining option lives using its current valuation
models.
Effective May 1st, the Company will also amend its Employee Stock Purchase
Plan ("ESPP").  The amendments will remove the "look back"
provision, that was previously a part of the ESPP and reduce the discount for
purchasing shares of the Company's stock to five percent.  These
modifications to the ESPP are also being made as a result of the Company's
anticipated adoption of FAS
123(R).
Safe Harbor Statement
This foregoing contains forward-looking statements.  These statements are
neither promises not guarantees but involve risks and uncertainties, both known
and unknown, that could cause the Company to experience financial results that
differ materially from our expectations.  These statements are based on
current management expectations and analysis.  These forward-looking
statements include all statements regarding the accounting treatment for stock
options, the estimated impact of the acceleration of vesting on compensation
expense or otherwise and all statements other than those made solely with
respect to historical fact.  Actual results may differ materially from
those projected due to a number of risks, including, but not limited to the
possibility that the acceleration of vesting referred to will be determined to
be "non-substantive"; with the result that the Company will be
required to recognize share-based compensation expense in amounts that may be
greater or less than those specified above in future periods; the possibility
that subsequent pronouncements or interpretations of the FASB or other
regulatory bodies may alter the accounting treatment prescribed for stock
options.  The matters discussed above also involve risks and uncertainties
summarized under the heading "Factors that May Affect Future Results"
in Rudolph Technologies' Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31,
2004.  These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of
reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.  Rudolph Technologies does not assume any obligation to update
the forward-looking information contained above.
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.
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.
Date:   April 15, 2005
By:
/s/ Paul F. McLaughlin
Paul F. McLaughlin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer