Form 8-K

 

 

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) November 12, 2012

 

 

HOLOGIC, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   0-18281   04-2902449
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
35 Crosby Drive,
Bedford, MA
  01730
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(781) 999-7300

(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:

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 12, 2012, Hologic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended September 29, 2012 and hosted a conference call to discuss those results.

A copy of the press release was furnished as an exhibit to a Form 8-K filed by the Company November 13, 2012 and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. A copy of the written transcript of the conference call is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. Supplemental information regarding certain non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of those measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference. The information furnished in this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, and 99.3, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. The information presented in the exhibits hereto contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Such statements include, without limitation: financial or other information based upon or otherwise incorporating judgments or estimates relating to future performance, events or expectations; the Company’s positioning and expectations for future growth; the anticipated benefits of the Gen-Probe acquisition; and the Company’s outlook and financial and other guidance. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions made by the Company as of the date hereof and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect the Company’s business and prospects, and otherwise cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, include without limitation: U.S., European and general worldwide economic conditions and related uncertainties; the Company’s reliance on third-party reimbursement policies to support the sales and market acceptance of its products, including the possible adverse impact of government regulation and changes in the availability and amount of reimbursement and uncertainties for new products or product enhancements; uncertainties regarding the recently enacted or future healthcare reform legislation, including associated tax provisions, or budget reduction or other cost containment efforts; changes in guidelines, recommendations and studies published by various organizations that could affect the use of the Company’s products; uncertainties inherent in the development of new products and the enhancement of existing products, including FDA approval and/or clearance and other regulatory risks, technical risks, cost overruns and delays; the risk that products may contain undetected errors or defects or otherwise not perform as anticipated; risks associated with acquisitions, including without limitation, the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, the risks that the acquired businesses may not operate as effectively and efficiently as expected even if otherwise successfully integrated, the risks that acquisitions may involve unexpected costs or unexpected liabilities, including the risks and challenges associated with the Company’s recent acquisition of Gen-Probe and operations in China; manufacturing risks, including the Company’s reliance on a single or limited source of supply for key components, and the need to comply with especially high standards for the manufacture of many of its products; the Company’s ability to predict accurately the demand for its products, and products under development, and to develop strategies to address its markets successfully; the early stage of market development for certain of the Company’s products; the Company’s leverage risks, including the Company’s obligation to meet payment obligations and financial covenants associated with its debt; risks related to the use and protection of intellectual property; expenses, uncertainties and potential liabilities relating to litigation, including, without limitation, commercial, intellectual property, employment and product liability litigation; technical innovations that could render products marketed or under development by the Company obsolete; competition; the risks of conducting business internationally, including the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on those operations; and the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. The risks included above are not exhaustive. Other factors that could adversely affect the combined company’s business and prospects are described in the filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange


Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements presented herein to reflect any change in expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated November 12, 2012 of Hologic, Inc. announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended September 29, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 13, 2012).
99.2    Transcript of conference call held November 12, 2012 by Hologic, Inc. discussing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended September 29, 2012.
99.3    Supplemental Information (Non-GAAP Financial Measures).


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.

 

Date: November 16, 2012     HOLOGIC, INC.
    By:   /S/ GLENN P. MUIR
      Glenn P. Muir
     

Executive Vice President, Finance and

Administration, and Chief Financial Officer