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| EX-99.01 - EX-99.01 - CEPHEID | d668792dex9901.htm |
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
February 3, 2014
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CEPHEID
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 000-30755 | 77-0441625 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 904 Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA | 94089 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(408) 541-4191
(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 3, 2014, Cepheid issued a press release announcing that it proposes to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $250 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2021 (the “Notes”). Cepheid also intends to grant to the initial purchasers of the Notes the option to purchase up to an additional $37.5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes, solely to cover over-allotments. The Notes will be sold only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.01 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Title | |
| 99.01 | Press release dated February 3, 2014 announcing the proposed offering of convertible senior notes. | |
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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.
| CEPHEID | ||||||||
| Date: February 3, 2014 | By: | /s/ Andrew D. Miller | ||||||
| Name: | Andrew D. Miller | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
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Exhibit List
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Title | |
| 99.01 | Press release dated February 3, 2014 announcing the proposed offering of convertible senior notes. | |
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