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 8, 2005
ev3 Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 000-51348 | | 32-0138874 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number) |
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4600 Nathan Lane North | | |
Plymouth, Minnesota | | 55442 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(763) 398-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 8, 2005, ev3 Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ev3”), issued a press release announcing that it expects the previously announced merger (the “Merger”) of a wholly owned subsidiary of ev3 into Micro Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MTI”), to be completed on or about January 6, 2006 and that an information statement/prospectus relating to the Merger was mailed on December 7, 2005 to MTI stockholders of record at the close of business on November 14, 2005.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release of ev3 Inc., dated December 8, 2005 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 8, 2005 | | | ev3 Inc. | |
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| | | By: | /s/ L. Cecily Hines |
| | | | Name: | L. Cecily Hines |
| | | | Title: | Vice President, Secretary |
| | | | | and Chief Legal Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release of ev3 Inc., dated December 8, 2005 |
