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 3, 2003

 

DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Item 5.                                                           Other Events

 

On November 2, 2003 Digital Angel Corporation signed an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which Digital Angel Corporation will acquire OuterLink Corporation of Concord, Massachusetts, subject to certain conditions.   The Company’s announcement of the transaction is included in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 7.                                                           Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

 

(a)          No financial statements are required to be filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

(b)         No pro forma financial information is required to be filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

(c)          The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K

 

99.1                 Copy of press release dated November 3, 2003

 

Item 9.                                                           Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Digital Angel Corporation is furnishing under Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.  Exhibit 99.1 is Digital Angel Corporation’s press release announcing the agreement to acquire OuterLink Corporation and the appointment of Van Chu as the Company’s CEO upon closing of the OuterLink acquisition.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Form 8-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” which represent the Registant’s expectations or belief, including, but not limited to, statements concerning industry performance and the Registrant’s operations, performance, financial condition, plans, growth and strategies.  Any statements contained in this Form 8-K that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,” or “continue” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Registrant’s control, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of important factors many of which are beyond the control of the Registrant.

 

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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.

 

Date: November 5, 2003
	/s/ James P. Santelli
	Digital Angel Corporation
	James P. Santelli
	Vice-President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

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