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):  July 12, 2006 (July 7, 2006)

 

ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 247-8200

 

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 7, 2006, Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (“AMO”) entered into a settlement agreement, with an effective date of June 30, 2006, with Alcon, Inc., Alcon Laboratories, Inc., and Alcon Manufacturing Ltd. (collectively, “Alcon”) regarding all pending patent litigation between AMO and Alcon. The settlement requires Alcon to pay AMO a lump-sum payment of $121 million. The parties agreed to dismiss all pending patent litigation in Delaware and Texas, agreed not to sue each other regarding the patents at issue in those cases, and cross-licensed patents covering existing features of commercially available phacoemulsification products. As part of the settlement, the parties agreed to a dispute resolution process for future claims before litigation is commenced.

A copy of the press release making this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1         Press Release, dated July 10, 2006, of Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

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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.

		ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC.
		(Registrant)
Date: July 10, 2006		By:		/S/ AIMEE S. WEISNER
				Aimee S. Weisner, Corporate Vice
				President, General Counsel and
				Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
99.1		Press release, dated July 10, 2006, issued by Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

 

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