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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 22, 2002
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-12742
SPIRE CORPORATION
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(NAME OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
MASSACHUSETTS 04-2457335
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01730-2396
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(781) 275-6000
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(ISSUER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
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Spire Corporation (the "Company") announced on October 22, 2002 that it
had transferred its exclusive patent license for a hemodialysis split-tip
catheter to a wholly owned subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc. in exchange for up to
$16 million and a sublicense from C.R. Bard, Inc. Additional information is set
forth in Exhibit (99) to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(c) Exhibits
99 News Release of the Company dated October 22, 2002.
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.
SPIRE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: October 22, 2002 By: /s/Roger G. Little
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Roger G. Little
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
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