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): July 18, 2005
QUIDEL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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0-10961 |
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94-2573850 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(IRS Employer |
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10165 McKellar Court |
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92121 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 18, 2005, Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2005, by and among the Company, certain lenders from time to time a party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as agent and l/c issuer (the “Credit Agreement”). The Company entered into the First Amendment to amend certain commercial bank loan covenants and definitions in the Credit Agreement because of the Company’s up-front payment obligation in connection with the patent litigation settlement between the Company and Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. A copy of the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The First Amendment to the Credit Agreement is dated as of June 24, 2005.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits:
The following exhibit is filed with this current report on Form 8-K:
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10.1 |
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First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2005, by and among Quidel Corporation, as Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company, each lender from time to time a party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent and L/C Issuer. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: July 19, 2005 |
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QUIDEL CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Paul E. Landers |
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Paul E. Landers |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description of Exhibit |
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10.1 |
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First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2005, by and among Quidel Corporation, as Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company, each lender from time to time a party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent and L/C Issuer. |
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