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): June 13, 2013

 

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(949) 250-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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:

 

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Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

On June 13, 2013, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Edwards”), entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Four Year Credit Agreement by and among Edwards, certain of its subsidiaries, the lenders signatory thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and U.S. Bank, National Asociation, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., as Co-Documentation Agents dated July 29, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”), to, among other things, exercise the accordion feature to increase the aggregate commitments under the Credit Agreement by $250.0 million, from $500.0 million to $750.0 million, the maximum aggregate commitment available under the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement was filed with the SEC in a Periodic Report on Form 8-K on August 4, 2011.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Amendment. A copy of the Amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

No.		Description
10.1		Amendment No. 1, dated June 13, 2013, to the Four Year Credit Agreement by and among Edwards, certain of its subsidiaries, the lenders signatory thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and U.S. Bank, National Asociation, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., as Co-Documentation Agents dated July 29, 2011

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Date:  June 17, 2013

 

 

	EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Denise E. Botticelli
		Denise E. Botticelli
		Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Amendment No. 1, dated June 13, 2013, to the Four Year Credit Agreement by and among Edwards, certain of its subsidiaries, the lenders signatory thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and U.S. Bank, National Asociation, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., as Co-Documentation Agents dated July 29, 2011

 

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