-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DExxlwy/M2WZmsbL8s+5sJef1+PjIJc9znsXnU7KrsGBNibewGFMxEwQ19PadPGu 9MQ9N+QKmJjfU/o72fVw7A== 0001104659-10-041534.txt : 20100804 0001104659-10-041534.hdr.sgml : 20100804 20100803174705 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-10-041534 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100730 ITEM INFORMATION: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100804 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100803 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BRUKER CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001109354 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826] IRS NUMBER: 043110160 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-30833 FILM NUMBER: 10988729 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 MANNING RD CITY: BILLERICA STATE: MA ZIP: 01821 BUSINESS PHONE: 978663-3660 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 MANNING RD CITY: BILLERICA STATE: MA ZIP: 01821 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRUKER BIOSCIENCES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030721 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRUKER DALTONICS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000315 8-K 1 a10-15183_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 30, 2010

 

BRUKER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

000-30833
(Commission
File Number)

 

04-3110160
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

40 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 663-3660

 

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the reporting obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Exchange Act

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) Exchange Act

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) Exchange Act

 

 

 



 

Item 3.01.      Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

As previously reported, on March 25, 2010, Bruker Corporation (the “Company”) received a letter from Nasdaq indicating that, as a result of an independent director’s resignation from the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2), which requires the Company to have at least three independent directors on its Audit Committee. As further previously reported, on April 1, 2010 following such director’s resignation from the Board, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq indicating that the Company also was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(b)(1), which requires that a majority of the Board be comprised of independent directors.  On July 30, 2010, the Board elected Charles F. Wagner, Jr. to serve as an independent director of the Company and he was also appointed to serve on the Audit Committee.  On August 2, 2010, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq stating that the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5605 and that this matter is now closed.

 

Item 5.02       Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(d)     Election of New Director

 

On July 30, 2010, the Board of Directors elected Charles F. Wagner, Jr. to fill the vacancy on the Board, effective August 2, 2010.  Mr. Wagner will serve as a Class II director for a term expiring at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Mr. Wagner was also appointed to serve on the Audit Committee.

 

Mr. Wagner served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Millipore Corporation, a global provider of products and services in the life science tools market, from 2007 until July 2010.  Mr. Wagner joined Millipore in 2002 and from 2003 to 2007 served as Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development.  From 1997 to 2002, he served in various roles at Bain & Company after having served as Manager, Accounting Analysis, at Millipore from 1995 to 1996 and as Manager at Coopers & Lybrand from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Wagner holds a B.S. from Boston College and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Mr. Wagner is also a director and member of the Audit Committee of Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Mr. Wagner’s compensation for his services as a director will be consistent with that of the other non-employee directors at the Company, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement with respect to its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2010. There are no other arrangements or understandings between Mr. Wagner and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director, and Mr. Wagner is not a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Wagner’s appointment is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                  Exhibits

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1  

 

Press release dated August 3, 2010.

 

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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.

 

 

BRUKER CORPORATION

(Registrant)

 

 

 

  Date: August 3, 2010

By:

/s/ Frank H. Laukien

 

 

Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D.

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-99.1 2 a10-15183_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Bruker Corporation Elects Charles Wagner as Independent Director

 

BILLERICA, Mass. (BUSINESS WIRE) — August 3, 2010 — Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the election of Charles F. Wagner, Jr. to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee.

 

Since 2007 until July 2010, Mr. Wagner had been Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Millipore Corporation.  From 2003 to 2007, he was Corporate Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development at Millipore.  Prior to joining Millipore, Mr. Wagner was a manager and consultant at Bain & Company from 1997 to 2002, and he also held positions at Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1990 to 1995.  Mr. Wagner holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Accounting from Boston College.  In June 2010, Mr. Wagner was also elected to the Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. (BEST) Board and Audit Committee.

 

Frank Laukien, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Bruker Corporation, commented:  “We are very pleased to have Mr. Wagner join our Board and Audit Committee.  Charlie is a very knowledgeable executive, with extensive experience in the life science industry, as well as in strategy development, business growth, operational improvements and financial management.  His experience will benefit Bruker, as we continue our drive for rapid growth, margin enhancement and operational excellence.”

 

Charles Wagner commented: “I am excited about joining the Bruker Corporation board.  Bruker is a very well respected high-performance scientific instruments company with excellent fundamentals and strong momentum, and I look forward to contributing to its success.”

 

As confirmed by NASDAQ, after Mr. Wagner’s election the Bruker Corporation Board and Audit Committee now again are in compliance with all applicable NASDAQ listing requirements.

 

 



 

About Bruker Corporation

 

Bruker Corporation is a leading provider of high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, as well as for industrial and applied analysis. For more information about Bruker Corporation, please visit www.bruker.com.

 

For Further Information:

 

Bruker Corporation
Stacey Desrochers
Director of Investor Relations

T: +1 978-663-3660, ext. 1115
E: stacey.desrochers@bruker.com

 


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