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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bintz William J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC [ACLS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Product Development (Last) (First) (Middle) 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/09/2017 (Street) BEVERLY, MA 01915 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/09/2017   M   35,250 A $ 6.4 78,417 (1) D   Common Stock 05/09/2017   M   25,992 A $ 6.4 104,409 D   Common Stock 05/09/2017   M   2,331 A $ 7.2 106,740 D   Common Stock 05/09/2017   S   63,573 D $ 21.07 (2) 43,167 (1) D   Common Stock 05/10/2017   M   22,669 A $ 7.2 65,836 D   Common Stock 05/10/2017   S   22,669 D $ 21 43,167 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 6.4

05/09/2017

M

35,250

07/15/2014

07/15/2020

Common Stock

35,250

$ 0

0

D

Stock option (right to buy)

$ 6.4

05/09/2017

M

25,992

07/15/2015

07/15/2021

Common Stock

25,992

$ 0

0

D

Stock option (right to buy)

$ 7.2

05/09/2017

M

2,331

07/15/2016

07/15/2021

Common Stock

2,331

$ 0

47,669 (3)

D

Stock option (right to buy)

$ 7.2

05/10/2017

M

22,669

07/15/2016

07/15/2021

Common Stock

22,669

$ 0

25,000 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bintz William J 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE BEVERLY, MA 01915			EVP, Product Development

Signatures

Lynnette C. Fallon, as attorney in fact for William Bintz		05/11/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Of the shares held as of May 9 and May 10, 2017, 20,455 were issuable on vesting of restricted stock units granted under the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and are subject to forefeiture.
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $21.00 to $21.65, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Axcelis Technologies, Inc., any security holder of Axcelis Technologies, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(3)	50,000 options were granted on July 15, 2014 and were vested as to 50% of the options as of May 9, 2017. Of the remaining 47,669 options held by the executive after the sales on that date,22,669 were vested, and 12,500 will vest on each of July 15, 2017 and July 15, 2018, if the officer remains in the service of the Company on such vesting dates.
(4)	50,000 options were granted on July 15, 2014 and were vested as to 50% of the options as of May 10, 2017. Of the remaining 25,000 options held by the executive after the sales on that date, 12,500 will vest on each of July 15, 2017 and July 15, 2018, if the officer remains in the service of the Company on such vesting dates.

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