QDEL Amendment No. 2 Form 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): December 1, 2014
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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) |
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Item 1.01 Entry Into Material Definitive Agreement
On December 1, 2014, Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 2 to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2012 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”). Amendment No. 2 increased the basket exception for allowed unsecured indebtedness from $100 million to $230 million and made other technical amendments to the Credit Agreement to permit the Company to issue unsecured indebtedness convertible into the Company’s equity interests, cash or a combination of the Company’s equity interests and cash.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 2, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| The following exhibit is furnished with this current report on Form 8-K: | |
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| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
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| 10.1 | Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement
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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: December 4, 2014
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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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