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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 23, 2010
QUIDEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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0-10961
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File Number)
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94-2573850
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 10165 McKellar Court |
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| San Diego, California
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92121 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100
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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On February 23, 2010, the Board of Directors of Quidel Corporation (the “Company”)
approved an increase in the annual base salary for Douglas C. Bryant, the Company’s President and
Chief Executive Officer; and, on February 26, 2010, the Compensation Committee approved an increase
in the annual base salaries for each of the Company’s other executive officers, with all such
annual base salary increases effective as of March 1, 2010 (collectively and as set forth on
Exhibit 10.1 hereto, the “2010 Annual Base Salaries”). The 2010 Annual Base Salaries are set forth
on Exhibit 10.1 hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this current report on Form 8-K:
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10.1
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2010 Annual Base Salaries for the Company’s Executive Officers, effective as of
March 1, 2010. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
Date: March 1, 2010
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QUIDEL CORPORATION
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Robert J. Bujarski
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Robert J. Bujarski |
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Senior Vice President, Business Development
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description of Exhibit |
10.1
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2010 Annual Base Salaries for the Company’s Executive Officers, effective as of March
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[Signature Page to First Amendment]