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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) November 2, 2010
 
 
HOLOGIC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
     
0-18281
  
04-2902449
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
     
35 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA
  
01730
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
(781) 999-7300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On November 8, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended September 25, 2010.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
 
Limitation on Incorporation by Reference. The information furnished in this Item 2.02 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.
 
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Except for historical information contained in the press release attached as an exhibit hereto, the press release contains forward-looking statements which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements.  Please refer to the cautionary note in the press release regarding these forward-looking statements.

 
Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 2, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved new base salaries for certain named executive officers of the Company as follows: $885,800 for Robert A. Cascella, President and Chief Executive Officer, $566,500 for Glenn P. Muir, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and $290,075 for Jay A. Stein, Chairman Emeritus, Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Director.  These new base salaries were made effective as of October 1, 2010.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description
99.1
  
Press release dated November 8, 2010 of Hologic, Inc. announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended September 25, 2010.
 
 
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: November 8, 2010
  
HOLOGIC, INC.
     
   
By:
  
/S/ GLENN P. MUIR
       
Glenn P. Muir
       
Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer