================================================================================ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- (NAME OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) MASSACHUSETTS 04-2457335 - ------------------------------- ---------------- (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01730-2396 - ----------------------------------------- ---------- (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) (781) 275-6000 ------------------------------------------------ (ISSUER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE) ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS - ---------------------- 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. - ------------------------------------------ (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 -------------------------------------- Roger G. Little President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board 2 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION PAGE NUMBER - ------- ----------- ----------- 99 News Release of the Company dated October 22, 2002. 4 3