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) December 13, 2005
HOLOGIC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-18281 | 04-2902449 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 35 Crosby Street, Bedford, MA | 01730 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(781) 999-7300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Election of a Director
On December 13, 2005, the Board of Directors of Hologic, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors, elected Lawrence M. Levy as a director of the Company. Mr. Levy was appointed to serve on the Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Board of Directors. Mr. Levy has been Senior Counsel at Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP, an international law firm that provides legal services to the Company, since February 2005 and, for more than 30 years before that, had been a Partner at Brown Rudnick, specializing in Corporate and Securities Law. Mr. Levy was Secretary of the Company since its formation in 1985 until December 2005. Mr. Levy is also Director of Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation. Mr. Levy received a B.A. from Yale University and a LLB from Harvard Law School.
SIGNATURE
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.
| HOLOGIC, INC. | ||||||||
| Dated: December 15, 2005 | By: | /S/ GLENN P. MUIR | ||||||
Glenn P. Muir, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Finance and Treasurer | ||||||||