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): December 12, 2007
VITAL SIGNS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| New Jersey | 0-18793 | 11-2279807 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) | |||
| 20 Campus Road, Totowa, New Jersey | 07512 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 790-1330
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On December 12, 2007, Vital Signs, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding results for the three month period and fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 and a press release regarding the Company’s projected earnings for fiscal 2008. Copies of these press releases are being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press releases attached hereto are being furnished to the Commission inasmuch as they disclose historical information regarding the Company’s results of operations for the three month period and fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 and earnings projections for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
As described in Item 2.02 of this Report, the following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit 99.1: Press release, dated December 12, 2007.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| VITAL SIGNS, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Jay Sturm | |||
| Name: Jay Sturm | ||||
| Title: Vice President / General Counsel | ||||
| Dated: December 12, 2007 | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 12, 2007 | ||
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