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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - HELICOS BIOSCIENCES CORP | a09-34709_1ex99d1.htm |
| EX-99.2 - EX-99.2 - HELICOS BIOSCIENCES CORP | a09-34709_1ex99d2.htm |
| EX-99.3 - EX-99.3 - HELICOS BIOSCIENCES CORP | a09-34709_1ex99d3.htm |
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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2009
HELICOS BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-33484 |
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05-0587367 |
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(State or Other
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
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One
Kendall Square |
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02139 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(617) 264-1800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12).
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 3, 2009, Helicos BioSciences Corporation (“Helicos” or the “Company”) announced that it has posted a presentation on its website regarding the advantages of Helicos’ single molecule sequencing technology in clinical diagnostics as presented by Stanley N. Lapidus, Chairman of the Company. The Company’s presentation can be accessed through the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.helicosbio.com through January 4, 2010. A copy of the press release issued on December 3, 2009, the transcript of the presentation, and the related presentation materials are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Report, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The furnishing of the presentation materials is not intended to constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the presentation materials include material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
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Press Release, dated December 3, 2009 |
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99.2 |
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Helicos BioSciences Corporation Presentation Transcript |
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99.3 |
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Helicos BioSciences Corporation Presentation Materials |
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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.
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By: |
/s/ Jeffrey R. Moore |
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Name: |
Jeffrey R. Moore |
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Senior Vice President & Chief |
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Financial Officer |
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Date: December 3, 2009 |
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press Release, dated December 3, 2009 |
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99.2 |
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Helicos BioSciences Corporation Presentation Transcript |
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99.3 |
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Helicos BioSciences Corporation Presentation Materials |
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