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

Life Technologies Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		000-25317 (Commission File Number)		33-0373077 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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Section 8 — Other Events

     Item 8.01 — Other Events

     On September 2, 2009, Life Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a definitive agreement to sell its ownership stake in its mass spectrometry business, operated as a joint venture, to Danaher Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Danaher”), for $450 million in cash. On September 2, 2009, the Company posted to the Investor Relations section of its website, http://www.lifetechnologies.com, a press release and a replay of its investor conference call held on September 2, 2009, relating to the transaction with Danaher. A replay of this conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website for a period of one week from September 2, 2009.

     The Company also provided additional answers to certain follow up questions from the conference call by posting a Questions and Answers document to the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website on September 3, 2009. A copy of the Company’s Questions and Answers document, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website for a period of one week from September 3, 2009.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

     Item 9.01 — Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 — Questions and Answers, dated September 3, 2009.

SIGNATURE

     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.