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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 23, 2017
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QUIDEL CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) |
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Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 0-10961 (Commission File Number) | 94-2573850 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200 San Diego, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 92130 (Zip Code) |
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):
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Explanatory Note: This Form 8-K/A amends the Form 8-K previously filed on February 28, 2017 to provide updated information reported under Item 5.02.
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 28, 2017, Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that Jack W. Schuler, 76, informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company that he would not seek reelection to the Board at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders that is scheduled to be held on May 16, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”) and would retire from the Board effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting. Subsequently, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board discussed with Mr. Schuler his ability and willingness to stand for reelection, and on March 23, 2017 the Board nominated Mr. Schuler to stand for reelection at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Schuler has agreed to stand for reelection and no longer plans to retire from the Board effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Schuler has served on the Board since 2006.
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.
Date: March 27, 2017 |
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| | QUIDEL CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Robert J. Bujarski |
| Name: | Robert J. Bujarski |
| Its: | SVP, Business Development & General Counsel |