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): December 18, 2009
MASIMO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33642 | 33-0368882 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 40 Parker Irvine, California |
92618 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 297-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On December 18, 2009, Ammar Al-Ali notified the Company that he is resigning his position as Chief Technical Officer of Masimo Corporation in order to become a full-time Engineer Fellow, Chief Engineer, of the Company. The transition is expected to occur on or about December 31, 2009 and is intended to allow Mr. Al-Ali to focus his efforts exclusively on developing new technologies and products for Masimo.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 18, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Al-Ali’s transition, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) The following item is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 18, 2009, issued by Masimo Corporation | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Masimo Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MASIMO CORPORATION | ||||||||
| a Delaware corporation | ||||||||
| Date: | December 18, 2009 | By: | /S/ MARK P. DE RAAD | |||||
| Mark P. de Raad | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 18, 2009, issued by Masimo Corporation | |