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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
 

 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report: April 9, 2013
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
AFFYMETRIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware
 
0-28218
 
77-0319159
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
3420 Central Expressway
Santa Clara, California 95051
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 731-5000

(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))
 
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Item 2.02                          Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 9, 2013, Affymetrix, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing selected preliminary financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into Affymetrix' filings with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release dated April 9, 2013
 



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.
 
 
AFFYMETRIX, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ TIMOTHY C. BARABE
 
 
Name:
Timothy C. Barabe
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Dated: April 9, 2013