UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2013

LTX-Credence Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 781-461-1000

(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):

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by LTX-Credence Corporation (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 2, 2013 (the “Initial 8-K”) related to the Company’s purchase of assets from Dover Printing & Identification, Inc. (“Dover”) or its specified affiliates used exclusively or primarily in connection with Dover’s ECT and Multitest businesses (collectively, the “Acquired Businesses”) to include required financial statements of an acquired business, required pro forma financial information and related exhibits. The information previously reported in the Initial 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K/A. The Company’s acquisition of the Acquired Businesses (the “Acquisition”) and the related transactions consummated in connection with the Acquisition are more fully described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 9, 2013 and in the Initial 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated by reference in its entirety herein, are the audited financial statements of the Acquired Businesses of Dover Corporation (“Dover Parent”) as follows:

Attached as Exhibit 99.2, and incorporated by reference in its entirety herein, are the unaudited financial statements of the Acquired Businesses of Dover Parent as follows:

Attached as Exhibit 99.3, and incorporated by reference in its entirety herein, is the following pro forma financial information of the Company as required by Item 9.01(b):

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See Exhibit Index attached hereto.

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SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

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