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): June 20, 2012
GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34753 | 27-2053069 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5964 La Place Court, Suite 100 Carlsbad, California | 92008 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
760-448-4300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing 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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) has prepared presentation materials (the “Management Presentation”) that management intends to use from time to time on or after June 20, 2012 in presentations about the Company’s operations and performance. The Company may use the Management Presentation, possibly with modifications, in presentations to current and potential investors, business partners, customers, employees and others with an interest in the Company and its business.
The information contained in the Management Presentation is summary information that should be considered in the context of the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public announcements that the Company may make by press release or otherwise from time to time. The Management Presentation speaks as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. While the Company may elect to update the Management Presentation in the future to reflect events and circumstances occurring or existing after the date of this Current Report, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the Management Presentation is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Management Presentation |
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.
| GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC. | ||
| Date: June 20, 2012 | /s/ Matthew R. Cohen | |
| Matthew R. Cohen | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||