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 27, 2012
QUIDEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-10961 | 94-2573850 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
10165 McKellar Court San Diego, California | 92121 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e)Effective as of February 27, 2012, the compensation committee of the board of directors of Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) approved the payout of bonuses to the Company’s executive officers per the terms of the Company’s 2011 cash incentive compensation plan (the “2011 Cash Bonus Awards”). The 2011 Cash Bonus Awards are set forth on Exhibit 10.1 attached hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this current report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | 2011 Cash Bonus Awards. | |
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.
| Date: March 2, 2012 | QUIDEL CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ Randall J. Steward | |||||
| Name: | Randall J. Steward | |||||
| Its: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | 2011 Cash Bonus Awards. | |