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): February 19, 2010
Celera Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-34116 | | 26-2028576 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1401 Harbor Bay Parkway
Alameda, California 94502
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(510) 749-4200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 19, 2010, Celera Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release providing information on litigation filed by Berkeley HeartLab, Inc. (“BHL”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, against Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. and several former employees of BHL. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release, dated February 19, 2010 |
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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| Date: February 19, 2010 | | | | CELERA CORPORATION |
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| | | | By: | | /S/ SCOTT K. MILSTEN |
| | | | Name: | | Scott K. Milsten |
| | | | Title: | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release, dated February 19, 2010 |
