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)
November 30, 2006
IRIDEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-27598
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77-0210467 |
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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.) |
1212 Terra Bella Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 940-4700
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 30, 2006, IRIDEX Corporation (the Company) entered into a definitive Asset Purchase
Agreement (the Asset Purchase Agreement) with American Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (AMS) and Laserscope, a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of AMS
(Laserscope).
The
Company issued a press release on November 30, 2006 announcing that it had entered into the
Asset Purchase Agreement. The text of the release is set out in the attached Exhibit 99.1.
As announced in the press release, the Company intends to purchase certain assets and assume
certain liabilities related to the aesthetics business of Laserscope (the Aesthetics Business)
upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement. The assets to be
purchased would include, but are not limited to, certain equipment, finished goods inventory,
contracts relating to the Aesthetics Business, accounts receivable and prepaid expenses,
intellectual property, customer lists and any other assets and liabilities specifically related to
the Aesthetics Business. In addition, the Company intends to acquire all of the outstanding equity
interests in Laserscopes subsidiaries, Laserscope (UK) Ltd., a British private limited company,
and Laserscope France, S.A., a French société anonyme (together, the Subsidiaries), after
segregation of certain assets and liabilities of each entity which were not part of the Aesthetics
Business. In exchange for such net assets and equity interests in the Subsidiaries, it is
contemplated that the Company will assume certain liabilities specified in the Asset Purchase
Agreement and will pay Laserscope $28 million at closing, subject to certain post-closing
adjustments, consisting of $26 million in immediately available funds and $2 million in shares of
the Companys common stock. The Company will also pay Laserscope up to an additional $9 million as
determined by the book value of certain inventory following termination of a manufacturing
transition period of approximately six to nine months. The transaction is subject to certain
closing conditions. Following the closing of the proposed transaction, certain employees of
Laserscope will be offered employment with the Company, pursuant to the terms set forth in the
Asset Purchase Agreement.
In connection with the transaction, the parties will also enter into ancillary agreements,
including a license agreement, a product supply agreement and an administrative services agreement,
each of which is intended to facilitate the transition of the Aesthetics Business from Laserscope
to the Company and to allow the Company to run the Aesthetics Business following the closing of the
transaction.
This description of the Asset Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
terms and conditions contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit
2.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Description |
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2.1
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Asset Purchase Agreement dated November 30, 2006 by and among
American Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
Laserscope, a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of American Medical Systems, Inc. and IRIDEX Corporation. |
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99.1
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Press release dated November 30, 2006. |