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 13, 2012

 

 

Colfax Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34045   54-1887631
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
Of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

8170 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Suite 180

Fulton, MD

  20759
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(301) 323-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code.)

 

(Former name and former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 9, 2012, the underwriters of Colfax Corporation’s recently completed public offering of 8,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, exercised their over-allotment option to purchase 1,000,000 additional shares of common stock (the “Option Shares”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated February 28, 2012, among Colfax Corporation, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. On March 13, 2012, Colfax Corporation issued the Option Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $34,000,000 pursuant to a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-3 (File No. 333-179650).

 

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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: March 14, 2012     COLFAX CORPORATION
      By:  

/s/ C. Scott Brannan

        Name:   C. Scott Brannan
        Title:   Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

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