UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 19, 2005
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-16407 | | 13-4151777 |
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(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.)
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Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) has submitted to its stockholders a proposed restatement and amendment of the Company’s TeamShare Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) which would, among other things, increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Plan from 3,000,000 to 13,000,000 shares. On April 19, 2005, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution further amending the Plan, conditioned on the stockholders approving the Plan as contained in the Company’s proxy statement dated March 22, 2005, to limit the number of shares of stock which may be issued under the Plan to 11,000,000 shares.
A copy of the Plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
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| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Zimmer Holdings, Inc. TeamShare Stock Option Plan, as amended |
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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| | Dated: April 20, 2005
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| | ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.
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| | By: | /s/ David C. Dvorak | |
| | | David C. Dvorak, Executive Vice President, | |
| | | Corporate Services and Chief Counsel | |
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