================================================================================ 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: JULY 27, 2005 (date of earliest event reported) ATS MEDICAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File Number: 0-18602 ---------------- MINNESOTA 41-1595629 (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.) incorporation) 3905 ANNAPOLIS LANE, SUITE 105 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55447 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (763) 553-7736 (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On July 27, 2005, ATS Medical, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release to report final second quarter financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference. The information in this current report, including the exhibit thereto, is not deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release dated July 27, 2005, of ATS Medical, Inc. 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. ATS MEDICAL, INC. By: /s/ John R. Judd ---------------------------- John R. Judd Chief Financial Officer Date: July 27, 2005 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release, dated July 27, 2005, of ATS Medical, Inc.