UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 21, 2009
QUIDEL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 10165 McKellar Court, San Diego CA
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92121 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(858) 552-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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 |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As disclosed in prior filings, Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) leases its 78,000 square
foot San Diego facility pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction entered into in 1999.
On December 21, 2009, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Single Tenant Absolute
Net Lease (the “Second Amendment”). Under the Second Amendment, the initial lease term was
extended from December 19, 2014 to December 31, 2019. In addition, the Company will have three
options for three additional periods of five years each following the initial expiration of the
lease on December 31, 2019. The rental payment terms did not change as a result of the Second
Amendment. A copy of the Second Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is
incorporated by reference herein.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
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10.1 |
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Second Amendment to Single Tenant Absolute Net Lease |
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.
Dated:
December 29, 2009
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QUIDEL CORPORATION
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/s/ John M. Radak
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By: John M. Radak |
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Its: Chief Financial Officer |
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