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): September 18, 2008
HOLOGIC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-18281 | 04-2902449 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 35 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA | 01730 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(781) 999-7300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| ITEM 5.03 | AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR |
Effective September 18, 2008, the Board of Directors of Hologic, Inc. (the “Company”) amended the Company’s Second Amended and Restated By-laws, as amended (the “By-laws”), to allow for the appointment of a lead independent director and to set forth general parameters for the power and authority of the lead independent director. To effect these amendments, a new Section 2.17 was added to the By-laws and Section 2.9 of the By-laws was amended to add the lead independent director to the list of those persons who may call special meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors.
The description above is a summary of the terms of the amendment to the Company’s By-laws. This description does not purport to be complete and it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s By-laws, as so amended, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION | |
| 3.1 | Second Amended and Restated By-laws of Hologic, Inc., as amended. |
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: September 23, 2008 | HOLOGIC, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Glenn P. Muir | |||||
| Glenn P. Muir, Executive Vice President, | ||||||
| Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION | |
| 3.1 | Second Amended and Restated By-laws of Hologic, Inc., as amended. |