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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
December 31, 2003
Commission file number001-09913
KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas (State of Incorporation) | | 74-1891727 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
8023 Vantage Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78230
Telephone Number: (210) 524-9000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
Item 5. Other Events
On December 31, 2003, Kinetic Concepts, Inc. issued a press release announcing the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
- (c)
- Exhibit 99.1
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. press release dated December 31, 2003.
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.
| | KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. (REGISTRANT) |
Date: December 31, 2003 | | By: | /s/ DENNERT O. WARE Dennert O. Ware President and Chief Executive Officer |
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