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): October 8, 2008
CANDELA CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-14742 | | 04-2477008 |
(Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
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530 Boston Post Road, Wayland, Massachusetts | | 01778 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(508) 358-7400
(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:
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 7, 2008, Candela Corporation issued a press release announcing that the jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin ruled in favor of Palomar in the patent infringement lawsuit brought by Candela against Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PMTI). A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information in this Section, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
A copy of the press release issued by Candela Corporation on October 7, 2008 is attached to this report.
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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.
| CANDELA CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Robert E. Quinn |
| Robert E. Quinn |
| Vice President, Finance, (principal financial
and accounting officer) |
Date: October 8, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release issued by Candela Corporation on October 7, 2008. |
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