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):  November 25, 2014

3D SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware
1-34220
95-4431352
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
Number)
Identification No.)

333 Three D Systems Circle
Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29730
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (803) 326-3900

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 25, 2014, the registrant announced that it had completed a non-material acquisition of 70% of the shares of Product Development Group LLC, the parent company of the Robtec group, a Latin American additive manufacturing service bureau and 3D printing and scanning products distributor headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the remainder of the shares to be purchased on the fifth anniversary of the closing. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein. The information in this Item (and in such press release) shall not be deemed "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 25, 2014, the registrant announced that it had completed a non-material acquisition of 70% of the shares of Product Development Group LLC, the parent company of the Robtec group, a Latin American additive manufacturing service bureau and 3D printing and scanning products distributor headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the remainder of the shares to be purchased on the fifth anniversary of the closing.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1

3D Systems Corporation Press Release dated November 25, 2014 regarding completion of acquisition of Robtec.

The information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 
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.
 
3D SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Date: November 25, 2014
 
  By:  /s/ ANDREW M. JOHNSON
  Name: 
Andrew M. Johnson
  Title: 
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
   

 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Exhibit Description

99.1

3D Systems Corporation Press Release dated November 25, 2014 regarding completion of acquisition of Robtec.