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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): December 13, 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") hereby provides certain unaudited
financial information reflecting its transfer of an 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. The
Company originally announced the transaction in its October 22, 2002 filing of a
Current Report on Form 8-K. The accompanying financial information is set forth
as an unaudited balance sheet dated as of October 31, 2002, appearing in Exhibit
99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The unaudited balance sheet is intended
to show, among other matters, an increase in the Company's unaudited
stockholders' equity, as a result of cash received in the transaction referred
to above which more than fulfills the requirements of Nasdaq.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
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(c) Exhibits
99 Unaudited Balance Sheet dated October 31, 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: December 13, 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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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description Page Number
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99 Unaudited Financial Statements dated October 31, 2002. 4
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