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| EX-99.2 - PRESS RELEASE - MASIMO CORP | dex992.htm |
| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - MASIMO CORP | dex991.htm |
| EX-10.1 - SECOND AMENDMENT TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS - MASIMO CORP | dex101.htm |
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): January 28, 2011
MASIMO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33642 | 33-0368882 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 40 Parker Irvine, California |
92618 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 297-7000
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:
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 28, 2011, Masimo Corporation, Masimo Laboratories, Inc., Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Mallinckrodt Inc., Tyco Healthcare Group LP and Covidien Inc. entered into the Second Amendment to the Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims, dated January 17, 2006, as amended by the Amendment to Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims, dated January 24, 2006. Pursuant to the Second Amendment, which will become effective as of March 14, 2011, Covidien has agreed to pay Masimo a royalty of 7.75% for Covidien’s United States pulse oximetry revenue, as defined in the amendment, for three years beginning on March 15, 2011.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 31, 2011, the Company issued two press releases regarding the execution of the Second Amendment. The press releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) The following items are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Second Amendment to the January 17, 2006 Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims, as amended pursuant to the January 24, 2006 Amendment to Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims, dated January 28, 2011, by and among Masimo Corporation, Masimo Laboratories, Inc., Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Mallinckrodt Inc., Tyco Healthcare Group LP and Covidien Inc. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 31, 2011, issued by Masimo Corporation. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated January 31, 2011, issued by Masimo Corporation. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Masimo Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MASIMO CORPORATION a Delaware corporation | ||||||
| Date: January 30, 2011 | By: | /s/ Mark P. de Raad | ||||
| Mark P. de Raad | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary | ||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Second Amendment to the January 17, 2006 Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims, as amended pursuant to the January 24, 2006 Amendment to Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims, dated January 28, 2011, by and among Masimo Corporation, Masimo Laboratories, Inc., Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Mallinckrodt Inc., Tyco Healthcare Group LP and Covidien Inc. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 31, 2011, issued by Masimo Corporation. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated January 31, 2011, issued by Masimo Corporation. | |