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 15, 2005

LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

25800 Commercentre Dr., Suite 100

Lake Forest, CA 92630

(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 206-8000

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:

o     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2-(b))

o     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02  Appointment of Principal Officers / Departure of Principal Officers.

The following information is being furnished under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K: Press release, dated April 15, 2005, by Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. announcing the election of Young J. Ham as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Mr. Ham’s terms of employment as CFO will be for 3 years at an annual salary of $150,000.  A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Tony Chung, former Vice President of Finance, has stepped down as the principal financial officer and has been appointed as Vice President of Operations.

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 thereunder duly authorized.

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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Liquidmetal^® Technologies Names New

Chief Financial Officer

Lake Forest, Ca. April 15th, 2005 – Liquidmetal® Technologies Inc. (PK:LQMT) announced today that Mr. Young J. Ham has been named the new Chief Financial officer(CFO) for the company effective immediately, filling the previously vacant role.

Mr. Ham joined Liquidmetal Technologies as the CFO of the Asian operation in 2004 and has been instrumental in getting all of the accounting and internal controls established in the Asian operation of the company.

Mr. Ham brings a wealth of professional international accounting experience to Liquidmetal Technologies CFO office. Prior to joining Liquidmetal, Mr. Ham was a founding partner in the prestigious Hanmi Accounting Corporation in South Korea where he provided accounting and consulting services to companies, many of which are multi-national companies. He was also the former President & Chief Consultant of Dime Financial Advisory based in Seoul, Korea.  Through these positions, Mr. Hams’ financial experiences include:

•                  Chief Internal Auditor & Financial advisor to Answer International Asia Inc.

•                  Director Dongyang Economy Research Institute

•                  M&A support including Arthur Anderson collaboration of Korea Tungsten Acquisition, Hyundai Motors division mergers, collaborations with Chase Manhattan Bank in Jinro Coors Brewery M&A project, and GE Capital Brook Hillier Parker acquisition.

•                  Member of both Bridge Consulting Group Inc, and JMG Consulting Inc.

•                  Financial Advisory and Management Consulting clients have included, Nextel Co., Ltd, Korea Masterbuilders, Korea Spoland Co., Ltd. Tax & Legal Service clients range from Hyundai Merchant Marine, to the Korea National Oil Company.

An M.B.A. graduate student of Seoul National University in 1994, Young Ham is a CPA in both the United States, and Seoul, South Korea.

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