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): April 17, 2008
SYNERGETICS USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-51602 | | 20-5715943 |
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| incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
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3845 Corporate Centre Drive
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O’Fallon, Missouri
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(636) 939-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
On April 17, 2008, Synergetics USA, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a civil, antitrust lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Alcon, Inc. and its primary operating subsidiary in the U.S., Alcon Laboratories, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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| Item 9.01. | | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Synergetics USA, Inc. dated April 17, 2008. |
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.
Dated: April 21, 2008
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| | SYNERGETICS USA, INC.
(Registrant)
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| | By: | /s/ Gregg D. Scheller | |
| | Name: | Gregg D. Scheller | |
| | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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