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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Washington,
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">August Technology Corporation</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Item 9.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Regulation FD Disclosure.</font></b></p>

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Stanley D. Piekos as its Chief Financial Officer.&#160; The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99
attached hereto and is incorporated in this Report as if fully set forth
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Dated:&#160; April 10, 2003</font></p>

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20549</font></b></p>

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TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August Technology Names Stan Piekos as New Chief
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minneapolis &#151; April 9, 2003 &#151; </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:AUGT), a leading manufacturer of
automated inspection equipment for the microelectronics industry, announces the
hiring of Stan Piekos as chief financial officer.&#160; Mr. Piekos joins August Technology with over 25 years of
financial management experience at publicly held global technology companies.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;We are very excited to have Stan join August
Technology,&#148; said Jeff O&#146;Dell, August Technology&#146;s chairman and CEO.&#160; &#147;Stan&#146;s impressive background in strategic
management and business development, specifically in semiconductor equipment
and related markets, will significantly strengthen our senior management
team.&#160; His extensive capital market
experience as well as his experience with acquisitions and investor relations
will be a great asset to the Company.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since 1998, Mr. Piekos has served as senior vice president, finance and
corporate development and CFO at American Superconductor, a leader in
developing and manufacturing products using superconductor technology for the
global electric power industry. In this position he led two highly successful
financial offerings, negotiated acquisitions and led the merger integration
process.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prior to American Superconductor, from 1994 to
1998, Mr. Piekos was the CFO for Brooks Automation, a supplier of automation
solutions for the global semiconductor industry, where he led the company&#146;s IPO
as well as two follow-on offerings as the company grew by 75% annually over
four years.&#160; Before Brooks Automation,
Mr. Piekos served nearly ten years as vice president and CFO for Helix
Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of state of the art products based on
cryogenic and vacuum technology. He also held treasurer and controller
positions with W.R. Grace &amp; Co.&#160; Mr.
Piekos holds a B.S. in Finance from Northeastern University and a M.B.A. from
Babson College.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;I am pleased to be joining August Technology and
returning to the semiconductor industry as the company expands its position
with leading edge inspection solutions.&#160;
I am looking forward to working with the team to enhance our shareholder
value,&#148; stated Stan Piekos.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About the Company:</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> August Technology&#146;s automated inspection solutions provide critical
product and process enhancing information, which enable microelectronic device
manufacturers to drive down costs and time to market.&#160; Based in Bloomington, Minnesota, August Technology is a founding
member of the Advanced Packaging and Interconnect Alliance (APiA) and an active
member of the Die Products Consortium (DPC).&#160;
Additional information can be found by visiting August Technology&#146;s web
site at www.augusttech.com.</font></p>

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