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): February 2, 2006
QUIDEL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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94-2573850 |
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10165 McKellar Court |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100
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(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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On February 2, 2006, the Board of Directors of Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Jack W. Schuler and Rod F. Dammeyer to the Company’s Board, effective as of February 3, 2006, and increased the size of the Company’s Board from seven to nine pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws. Neither Mr. Schuler nor Mr. Dammeyer has yet been appointed to serve on any Board committees, although in the future either or both of them may be appointed to serve on one or more committees. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointments of Mr. Schuler and Mr. Dammeyer is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which either Mr. Schuler or Mr. Dammeyer was selected as a director of the Company. Neither Mr. Schuler nor Mr. Dammeyer has any relationship or related transaction with the Company that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this current report on Form 8-K:
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99.1 |
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Press release, dated February 7, 2006. |
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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: February 7, 2006 |
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QUIDEL CORPORATION |
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/s/ Paul E. Landers |
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Paul E. Landers |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 |
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Press release, dated February 7, 2006. |
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