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): August 27, 2008
StockerYale, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Massachusetts | | 000-27372 | | 04-2114473 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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32 Hampshire Road Salem, New Hampshire | | 03079 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(603) 893-8778
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
On August 27, 2008, StockerYale, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its cash takeover bid for Virtek Vision International Inc. expired at 11:59 p.m. (Toronto time) on August 25, 2008. A copy of the press release issued by the Company concerning the foregoing is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01. | Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibit 99.1 listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibit is furnished with this report. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| | | StockerYale, Inc. |
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| Date: August 29, 2008 | | | | |
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| | By: | | /s/ Mark W. Blodgett |
| | | | Mark W. Blodgett |
| | | | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release of StockerYale, Inc., dated August 27, 2008 |
