UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | August 22, 2001 | |
MINIMED INC.
| Delaware | 95-4408171 | |||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| 18000 Devonshire Street, Northridge, California | 91325 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (818) 362-5958 | |
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| Item 5. Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| INDEX TO EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events.
MiniMed Inc. today announced preliminary results arising out of the Special Meeting of MiniMed Inc.’s Stockholders held yesterday. At the Special Meeting, MiniMed’s stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 19, 2001, by and among Medtronic, Inc, a Minnesota corporation, MMI Merger Sub, Inc. a Delaware corporation and MiniMed Inc. a Delaware corporation.
Attached below is a press release issued by MiniMed Inc. today the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated August 23, 2001 |
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.
| Date: August 23, 2001 | MINIMED INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Eric S. Kentor | |||
| Name: | Eric S. Kentor | |||
| Its: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel | |||
| and Secretary |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 23, 2001 |
