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): September 30, 2015
 
GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
001-34753
27-2053069
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
5964 La Place Court
Carlsbad, California
92008
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
760-448-4300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On September 30, 2015, GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”) and the financial institutions that are or become parties to the Agreement as lenders (together with GECC, the “Lenders”). Pursuant to the Amendment, the Lenders have internally reallocated certain funding commitments under the Agreement between the Lenders (but have not increased or reduced the aggregate amount of such commitments), and the parties have adjusted certain of the Company’s administrative financial reporting obligations and the dates by which certain future funding requirements must be satisfied.

The foregoing description of the terms of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such document, a copy of which will be filed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), with portions omitted and filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

Item 2.03.  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K that relates to the creation of a direct financial obligation of the Company is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
 







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.

 

 
GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: October 6, 2015
/s/ Scott Mendel
 
Scott Mendel
 
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)