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): March 16, 2011

HEARTWARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   001-34256   26-3636023
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
205 Newbury Street, Suite 101
Framingham, MA
  01701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 508.739.0950

 
 
(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 8.01 Other Events

On March 16, 2011 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed the Company that its Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application for the Company’s ADVANCE bridge-to-transplant clinical trial had been accepted for filing and substantive review. The official filing date is December 28, 2010, the date of original receipt of the application by the FDA.

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.

         
    HeartWare International, Inc.

Date: March 17, 2011
  By:   /s/ Douglas Godshall
 
       
 
      Name: Douglas Godshall
 
      Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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