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Intevac Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/28/19 – ‘XML’

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/12/20  Intevac Inc                       10-K       12/28/19  114:9.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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56: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    127K 
22: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     60K 
84: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML     99K 
102: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     61K  
58: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     93K 
23: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    125K 
88: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    167K 
100: R9          Revenue                                             HTML    163K  
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37: R11         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     55K 
74: R12         Concentrations                                      HTML     52K 
111: R13         Balance Sheet Details                               HTML    100K  
50: R14         Purchased Intangible Assets, Net                    HTML     62K 
36: R15         Contingent Consideration                            HTML     44K 
73: R16         Financial Instruments                               HTML    176K 
110: R17         Equity                                              HTML     43K  
49: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    131K 
38: R19         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     35K 
79: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     91K 
92: R21         Segment and Geographic Information                  HTML    121K 
53: R22         Restructuring Charges                               HTML     42K 
16: R23         Related Party Transaction                           HTML     35K 
78: R24         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    228K 
                (Policies)                                                       
91: R25         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    125K 
                (Tables)                                                         
52: R26         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    157K 
15: R27         Equity-Based Compensation (Tables)                  HTML    116K 
80: R28         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     58K 
90: R29         Concentrations (Tables)                             HTML     52K 
112: R30         Balance Sheet Details (Tables)                      HTML    109K  
76: R31         Purchased Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)           HTML     64K 
34: R32         Contingent Consideration (Tables)                   HTML     43K 
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113: R34         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML     41K  
77: R35         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    128K 
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                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
93: R40         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     99K 
                Effect of Changes in Balance Sheet Due to Adoption               
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                Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                
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                with Customers (Detail)                                          
64: R43         Revenue - Primary Geography Markets (Detail)        HTML     62K 
94: R44         Revenue - Changes in Contract Assets and Contract   HTML     66K 
                Liabilities (Detail)                                             
83: R45         Revenue - Additional Information (Detail)           HTML     61K 
25: R46         Revenue - Additional Information (Detail 1)         HTML     37K 
65: R47         Equity-Based Compensation - Additional information  HTML     88K 
                (Detail)                                                         
95: R48         Equity-Based Compensation - Effect of Recording     HTML     42K 
                Equity-Based Compensation (Detail)                               
81: R49         Equity-Based Compensation - Weighted-Average Fair   HTML     52K 
                Value of Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase               
                Rights using Weighted-Average Assumptions (Detail)               
67: R50         Equity-Based Compensation - Weighted-Average Fair   HTML     47K 
                Value of Performance Stock Options Using                         
                Weighted-Average Assumptions (Detail)                            
105: R51         Equity-Based Compensation - Option Activity and     HTML     76K  
                Changes (Detail)                                                 
46: R52         Equity-Based Compensation - Summary of Restricted   HTML     70K 
                Stock Units Activity (Detail)                                    
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                Purchase Plan Activities (Detail)                                
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                Diluted Net Income Per Share (Detail)                            
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                Excluded from Computation of Diluted Net Income                  
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                Least ten percent of Consolidated Net Revenue                    
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                Least Ten percent of Accounts Receivable (Detail)                
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                Receivable, Net (Detail)                                         
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                Lower of Average Cost or Net Realizable Value                    
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                Equipment (Detail)                                               
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                Other Long-Term Assets (Detail)                                  
89: R62         Balance Sheet Details - Additional Information      HTML     35K 
                (Detail)                                                         
99: R63         Balance Sheet Details - Other Accrued Liabilities   HTML     57K 
                (Detail)                                                         
60: R64         Balance Sheet Details - Other Long-Term             HTML     45K 
                Liabilities (Detail)                                             
17: R65         Purchased Intangible Assets, Net - Information      HTML     51K 
                Regarding Other Acquisition Related Intangible                   
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
85: R66         Purchased Intangible Assets - Additional            HTML     43K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
96: R67         Purchased Intangible Assets - Future Amortization   HTML     35K 
                Expense (Detail)                                                 
57: R68         Contingent Consideration - Additional Information   HTML     40K 
                (Detail)                                                         
21: R69         Contingent Consideration - Reconciliation of        HTML     40K 
                Change in Fair Value Measurement of Contingent                   
                Consideration Liability (Detail)                                 
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                Short-Term Investments and Long-Term Investments                 
                (Detail)                                                         
39: R71         Financial Instruments - Contractual Maturities of   HTML     50K 
                Available-For-Sale Securities (Detail)                           
106: R72         Financial Instruments - Fair Value Hierarchy of     HTML     59K  
                Available-for-Sale Securities Measured at Fair                   
                Value on Recurring Basis (Detail)                                
69: R73         Financial Instruments - Summary of Outstanding      HTML     43K 
                Derivative Instruments on Gross Basis as Recorded                
                in Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail)                          
31: R74         Equity - Additional Information (Detail)            HTML     38K 
42: R75         Equity - Schedule of Stock Repurchases (Detail)     HTML     41K 
109: R76         Income Taxes - Provision for (Benefit from) Income  HTML     67K  
                Taxes (Detail)                                                   
72: R77         Income Taxes - Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes    HTML     45K 
                (Detail)                                                         
26: R78         Income Taxes - Significant Components of Deferred   HTML     81K 
                Tax Assets (Detail)                                              
43: R79         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     88K 
29: R80         Income Taxes - Difference Between Tax Provision at  HTML     63K 
                Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate and Tax                        
                Provision (Detail)                                               
40: R81         Income Taxes - Aggregate Changes in Balance of      HTML     43K 
                Gross Unrecognized Tax benefits (Detail)                         
107: R82         Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information     HTML     38K  
                (Detail)                                                         
70: R83         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     45K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
30: R84         Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Lease   HTML     42K 
                Assets and Lease Liabilities (Detail)                            
41: R85         Commitments and Contingencies - Lease Costs         HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
108: R86         Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of         HTML     50K  
                Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities (Detail)                 
71: R87         Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Lease   HTML     37K 
                Term and Discount Rate (Detail)                                  
27: R88         Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of         HTML     37K 
                Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to                    
                Leases (Detail)                                                  
44: R89         Commitments and Contingencies - Activity in         HTML     43K 
                Warranty Provisions Account (Detail)                             
62: R90         Segment and Geographic Information - Additional     HTML     36K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
19: R91         Segment and Geographic Information - Information    HTML     59K 
                for Each Reportable Segment (Detail)                             
87: R92         Segment and Geographic Information - Depreciation   HTML     44K 
                and Amortization (Detail)                                        
98: R93         Segment and Geographic Information - Capital        HTML     44K 
                Additions (Detail)                                               
61: R94         Segment and Geographic Information - Assets for     HTML     61K 
                Each Reportable Segment (Detail)                                 
18: R95         Segment and Geographic Information - Net Property,  HTML     41K 
                Plant and Equipment by Geographic Region (Detail)                
86: R96         Restructuring Charges - Additional Information      HTML     36K 
                (Detail)                                                         
97: R97         Restructuring Charges - Changes in Restructuring    HTML     40K 
                Reserves (Detail)                                                
55: R98         Related Party Transaction - Additional Information  HTML     34K 
                (Detail)                                                         
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