Orthofix International 8-K 11-1-2006
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, 2006
Orthofix
International N.V.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Netherlands
Antilles
|
|
0-19961
|
|
N/A
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
|
|
Commission
File Number
|
|
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
Number)
|
_____________________________
|
|
7
Abraham de Veerstraat
|
|
|
|
|
Curaçao
|
|
|
|
|
Netherlands
Antilles
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
|
(Zip
Code)
|
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: 011-59-99-465-8525
_____________________________
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.):
o
|
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)
|
o
|
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
|
o
|
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|
o
|
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
|
Item
7.01.
|
Regulation
FD Disclosure.
|
On
November 1, 2006, Orthofix International N.V. (the “Company”) provided earnings
guidance at an investor conference that was available to the public via webcast.
This earnings guidance included the use of a non-GAAP (generally accepted
accounting principles) financial measure, which the Company refers to as “Cash
EPS from Operations.” Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 is the guidance
provided using this non-GAAP financial measure, a description of this measure
and a reconciliation of this measure to GAAP net income per common
share-diluted.
Item
9.01.
|
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
|
(c)
Exhibits
99.1 Reconciliation
and Discussion of a Non-GAAP Financial Measure.
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.
|
|
ORTHOFIX
INTERNATIONAL N.V. |
|
|
|
|
Dated:
November 3, 2006
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Thomas Hein
|
|
|
|
Name:
Thomas Hein
|
|
|
|
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
|