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| EX-99.01 - PRESS RELEASE - CEPHEID | d463910dex9901.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 8, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CEPHEID
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 000-30755 | 77-0441625 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 904 Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA | 94089 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(408) 541-4191
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On January 8, 2013, Cepheid issued a press release, which included preliminary revenue and earnings per share results for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. The press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.01.
The information in this report and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Title | |
| 99.01 |
Press release dated January 8, 2013. | |
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.
| CEPHEID | ||||||
| Date: January 8, 2013 | By: | /s/ Andrew D. Miller | ||||
| Name: | Andrew D. Miller | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Exhibit List
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Title | |
| 99.01 | Press release dated January 8, 2013. | |