form8k.htm
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): February 17, 2010
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Orthofix
International N.V.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Netherlands
Antilles
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0-19961
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N/A
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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7
Abraham de Veerstraat
Curacao
Netherlands
Antilles
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N/A
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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______________________
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: 011-59-99-465-8525
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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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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
2.02.
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Results
of Operations and Financial
Conditions
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On
February 17, 2010, Orthofix International N.V. (the “Company”) issued a press
release (the “press release”) announcing, among other things, its results for
the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009, as well as guidance
for certain projected financial results for the Company for the full year of
2010. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit
99.1 and attached hereto.
This
information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth in the
specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
release of Orthofix International N.V. dated February 17,
2010
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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.
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Orthofix
International N.V.
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By:
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/s/ Robert S.
Vaters
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Robert
S. Vaters
Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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Date:
February 17, 2010
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Press
release, dated February 17, 2010
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