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): March 27, 2014

 

THORATEC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California

 

000-49798

 

94-2340464

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

6035 Stoneridge Drive

Pleasanton, California  94588

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

 

(925) 847-8600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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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Item 7.01.                                        Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

As of the quarter ending March 29, 2014, the Company will no longer include PVAD and IVAD pump unit sales as part of quarterly pump unit disclosure.  Revenue related to the legacy PVAD and IVAD product line accounted for less than 3% of total revenue during Fiscal Year 2013.  Future quarterly disclosure of pump unit sales will include only HeartMate products.  The following tables contain quarterly HeartMate pump units for 2012 and 2013.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

June 30, 2012

 

September 29, 2012

 

December 29, 2012

 

December 29, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

789

 

741

 

751

 

765

 

3,046

 

International

 

196

 

200

 

191

 

225

 

812

 

Total

 

985

 

941

 

942

 

990

 

3,858

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

March 30, 2013

 

June 29, 2013

 

September 28, 2013

 

December 28, 2013

 

December 28, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

689

 

748

 

713

 

733

 

2,883

 

International

 

205

 

277

 

241

 

240

 

963

 

Total

 

894

 

1,025

 

954

 

973

 

3,846

 

 

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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.

 

 

Dated as of March 27, 2014

 

 

 

 

THORATEC CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Taylor C. Harris

 

 

 

 

 

Taylor C. Harris

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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