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): February 22, 2010
MASIMO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33642 | 33-0368882 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 40 Parker Irvine, California |
92618 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 297-7000
Not Applicable
(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 filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 22, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing that its board of directors declared a special cash dividend on its common stock at a rate of $2.00 per share. The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2010 and will be distributed on March 31, 2010. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) The following item is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 22, 2010, issued by Masimo Corporation |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Masimo Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MASIMO CORPORATION a Delaware corporation | ||||||||
| Date: February 22, 2010 | By: | /S/ MARK P. DE RAAD | ||||||
| Mark P. de Raad | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 22, 2010, issued by Masimo Corporation |