Current Report Filing (8-k)
November 01 2012 - 4:23PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2012
THORATEC
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-49798
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94-2340464
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification
Number)
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6035 Stoneridge Drive
Pleasanton, California 94588
(Address
of principal executive offices including zip code)
(925)
847-8600
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
On November 1, 2012, Thoratec Corporation (the “Company”)
issued a press release announcing its third quarter ended September 29, 2012 results, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including
the exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information
in the Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings
of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
No.
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Exhibit
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99.1
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Press Release, dated November 1, 2012, regarding results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2012.
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Signature
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.
Dated as of November 1, 2012
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THORATEC CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Gerhard F. Burbach
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Gerhard F. Burbach
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release, dated November 1, 2012, regarding results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2012.
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