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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):  February 2, 2010

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CRYOLIFE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_________________________

Florida
1-13165
59-2417093
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1655 Roberts Boulevard, N.W., Kennesaw, Georgia  30144
(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 419-3355

_____________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Section 8       Other Events

Item 8.01       Other Events.

On February 2, 2010, CryoLife, Inc. (“CryoLife”) issued a press release and updated its website to announce that it had increased its ownership stake in Medafor, Inc. (“Medafor”) to approximately 11% with its purchase of approximately 740,000 additional shares of the common stock of Medafor.  CryoLife also updated the Frequently Asked Questions portion of the Medafor offer portion of its website.  These documents are available at www.cryolife.com/medaforoffer and/or have otherwise been disseminated by CryoLife.  The press release dated February 2, 2010 and the updated Frequently Asked Questions portion of the website are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.

This filing and the exhibits hereto are provided for informational purposes only and are not offers to purchase nor a solicitation of offers to sell shares of Medafor or CryoLife. Subject to future developments, CryoLife may file a registration statement and/or tender offer documents and/or proxy statement with the SEC in connection with the proposed combination.  Shareholders should read those filings, and any other filings made by CryoLife with the SEC in connection with the combination, as they will contain important information.  Those documents, if and when filed, as well as CryoLife’s other public filings with the SEC, may be obtained without charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and at CryoLife’s website at www.cryolife.com.

Section 9       Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01(d)   Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements.
Not applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.

(c) Shell Company Transactions.
Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number
Description
   
99.1
Press Release dated February 2, 2010
   
99.2
Frequently Asked Questions available at www.cryolife.com/medaforoffer
   



 
 

 

 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CryoLife, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
  CRYOLIFE, INC.  
       
       
       
Date:  February 2, 2010
By:
/s/  D.A. Lee  
  Name:  D. Ashley Lee  
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief  
    Operating Officer and Chief  
    Financial Officer