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: February 5, 2009
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Clarient, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 000-22677 | 75-2649072 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
31 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, California | 92656 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(949) 425-5700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 5, 2009, Clarient, Inc. ( the “Company”) issued a press release which included a letter to shareholders of the Company that addressed the Company’s 2008 operating performance and its growth expectations in 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) or incorporated by reference in any filing 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.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release, dated February 5, 2009 which included a letter to shareholders of the Company that addressed the Company’s 2008 operating performance and its growth expectations in 2009. |
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.
| | Clarient, Inc. |
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| Date: | February 5, 2009 | | By: | /s/ Raymond Land |
| | Name: | Raymond Land |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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