Edgar Filing: AtriCure, Inc.

ATRICURE, INC.

Dated: May 2, 2013

/s/ M. Andrew Wade

M. Andrew Wade

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Current Report

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): May 2, 2013

ATRICURE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

000-51470

34-1940305

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

6217 Centre Park Drive

West Chester, OH

45069

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 755-4100

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 2, 2013, AtriCure, Inc. (“AtriCure” or the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. The Company will hold a conference call on May 2, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 2.02 to Form 8-K and in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing or other document under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing or document.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated May 2, 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.