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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): October 31, 2014

 

 

ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-16407   13-4151777

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

345 East Main Street

Warsaw, Indiana 46580

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (574) 267-6131

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On October 31, 2014, Zimmer K.K., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, Inc., and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation entered into the First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the ¥11.7 billion term loan agreement dated as of May 24, 2012 (the “Loan Agreement”) to extend the maturity date under the Loan Agreement from May 31, 2016 to May 31, 2018.

The foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    First Amendment, dated October 31, 2014, to the ¥11,700,000,000 Term Loan Agreement dated as of May 24, 2012


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.

Date: November 5, 2014

 

ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

  /s/ Chad F. Phipps

Name:

  Chad F. Phipps

Title:

  Senior Vice President, General Counsel
  and Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    First Amendment, dated October 31, 2014, to the ¥11,700,000,000 Term Loan Agreement dated as of May 24, 2012