cryolife8k20810.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
washington,
d.c. 20549
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 8,
2010
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CRYOLIFE,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida
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1-13165
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59-2417093
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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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1655
Roberts Boulevard, N.W., Kennesaw, Georgia 30144
(Address
of principal executive office) (zip code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (770) 419-3355
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
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Section 8 Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 8, 2010, CryoLife, Inc.
(“CryoLife”) delivered a letter to the Board of Directors of Medafor, Inc.
(“Medafor”) and issued a press release regarding the same. These
documents are available at www.cryolife.com/medaforoffer
and/or have otherwise been disseminated by CryoLife. The letter to
the Medafor Board and the press release dated February 8, 2010 are attached
hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.
This filing and the exhibits
hereto are provided for informational purposes only and are not offers to
purchase nor a solicitation of offers to sell shares of Medafor or CryoLife.
Subject to future developments, CryoLife may file a registration statement
and/or tender offer documents and/or proxy statement with the SEC in connection
with the proposed combination. Shareholders should read those
filings, and any other filings made by CryoLife with the SEC in connection with
the combination, as they will contain important information. Those
documents, if and when filed, as well as CryoLife’s other public filings with
the SEC, may be obtained without charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and
at CryoLife’s website at www.cryolife.com.
Section
9
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01(d) Exhibits.
(a)
Financial Statements.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro
Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.
(c) Shell
Company Transactions.
Not applicable.
(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Letter
to the Medafor Board
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99.2
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Press
Release dated February 8, 2010
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CryoLife, Inc. has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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CRYOLIFE,
INC.
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Date: February
8, 2010
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By:
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/s/ D.A.
Lee |
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Name: |
D.
Ashley Lee |
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Title: |
Executive
Vice President, Chief |
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Operating
Officer and Chief |
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Financial
Officer |
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