8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2015
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QUIDEL CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) |
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Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 0-10961 (Commission File Number) | 94-2573850 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200 San Diego, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 92130 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100 |
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(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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 13, 2015, Mark A. Pulido notified Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Quidel Corporation effective as of August 17, 2015. At the time of his resignation, Mr. Pulido was the independent Chairman of the Board and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Mr. Pulido has served as a director of the Company since 2002 and Chairman of the Board since 2004. Mr. Pulido’s decision to resign was not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Following Mr. Pulido’s resignation, the Board adopted resolutions reducing its size to seven members and electing current independent director Kenneth F. Buechler to serve as Chairman of the Board.
On August 19, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Mr. Pulido and appointment of Mr. Buechler as the Company’s new Chairman of the Board.
The information under Item 7.01 in this current report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in Item 7.01 of this current report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished with this current report on Form 8-K:
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Exhibit Number | Description |
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99.1 | Press release dated August 19, 2015 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 19, 2015 |
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| | QUIDEL CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Robert J. Bujarski |
| Name: | Robert J. Bujarski
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| Its: | SVP, Business Development & General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Number | Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 | Press release dated August 19, 2015 |