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): April 15, 2003
LIFELINE SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Massachusetts |
0-13617 |
04-2537528 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 111 Lawrence Street, Framingham, Massachusetts |
01702 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 988-1000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
| Item 9. | Regulation FD Disclosure (Information furnished pursuant to Item 12, “Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition”). |
On April 15, 2003, Lifeline Systems, Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with the procedural guidance in SEC Release No. 33-8216, the information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is being furnished under “Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure” rather than under “Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.” The information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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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: April 15, 2003 |
LIFELINE SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||||
| By: |
/s/ DENNIS M. HURLEY | |||||||
| Dennis M. Hurley, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 |
Press release dated April 15, 2003. |
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