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): December 4, 2007
SEQUENOM, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| DELAWARE | | 000-29101 | | 77-0365889 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3595 JOHN HOPKINS COURT
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(858) 202-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K 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 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
(a) On December 4, 2007, the registrant’s board of directors approved the amendment of the registrant’s Restated Bylaws to permit the issuance of stock in uncertificated form in accordance with NASDAQ Rule 4350(l). The amendment was effective immediately. The description of the changes to the Restated Bylaws contained in this current report is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Restated Bylaws, as amended, filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 3.1 | | Restated Bylaws, as amended. |
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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.
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| | | | SEQUENOM, INC. |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Clarke Neumann |
| Date: December 7, 2007 | | | | | | Clarke Neumann |
| | | | | | | | Vice-President and General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT LIST
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 3.1 | | Restated Bylaws, as amended. |
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