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): January 27, 2010
Life Technologies Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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000-25317
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33-0373077 |
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(Commission File Number)
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Identification No.) |
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| 5791 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA
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92008 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 603-7200
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 — Other Events
On
January 27, 2010, Life Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) requested a waiver
from the lenders under its existing credit agreement, dated November 21, 2008, among Life
Technologies, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, UBS
Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as co-syndication agents, and DnB Nor Bank,
ASA and The Bank of Nova Scotia as co-documentation agents (the “Credit Agreement”).
If approved, the waiver will permit the Company to incur indebtedness in the form of
unsecured, fixed-rate or floating-rate securities, in one or more series. If any such securities
are issued, the entire net proceeds will be used to prepay term loan indebtedness under the Credit
Agreement.
The Company can offer no assurance that it will obtain the waiver to the Credit Agreement.