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): July 23, 2012
LVB ACQUISITION, INC.
BIOMET, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| Delaware Indiana |
000-54505 001-15601 |
26-0499682 35-1418342 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
56 East Bell Drive
Warsaw, Indiana 46582
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(574) 267-6639
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein is a presentation of information regarding Biomet Inc.’s previously announced acquisition of the worldwide trauma business of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Supplemental Regulation FD Disclosure dated July 23, 2012 | |
The information in this report furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if such subsequent filing specifically references the information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this report.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 23, 2012
| LVB ACQUISITION, INC. | ||
| /s/ Daniel P. Florin | ||
| By: | Daniel P. Florin | |
| Its: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| BIOMET, INC. | ||
| /s/ Daniel P. Florin | ||
| By: | Daniel P. Florin | |
| Its: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Supplemental Regulation FD Disclosure dated July 23, 2012 | |
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