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): December 2, 2009
QUIDEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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0-10961
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File Number)
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94-2573850
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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10165 McKellar Court
San Diego, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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On December 8, 2009, Quidel Corporation issued a press release announcing that its board of
directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to an additional $25 million in shares of its
common stock under the Company’s previously adopted stock repurchase program. The Company’s board
of directors previously approved, in the aggregate, $75 million for the repurchase of common stock
under the stock repurchase program initially authorized in May 2005 and extended with further
authorizations in March 2007 and December 2008. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
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| Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is filed with this current report on Form 8-K:
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Description of Exhibit |
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Press release, dated December 8, 2009. |
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: December 8, 2009
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QUIDEL CORPORATION
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/s/ John M. Radak
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Name: |
John M. Radak |
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Its: Chief Financial Officer |
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