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 31, 2011
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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000-52082
(Commission File Number)
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41-1698056
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
651 Campus Drive
St. Paul, Minnesota 55112-3495
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(651) 259-1600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01 |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On April 4, 2011, Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a five-year supply
agreement with Fresenius Kabi AB (“Fresenius”), pursuant to which Fresenius will manufacture and
serve as a single-source supplier of the Company’s ViperSlide® lubricant (“Viperslide”)
through March 2016. ViperSlide is a lubricant used in the operation of the Company’s Diamondback
360°® PAD System, Diamondback Predator 360°tm
PAD System and Stealth 360°tm Orbital PAD System. During the term
of the supply agreement, Fresenius will supply the Company with its annual forecasted requirements
of ViperSlide. The Company is subject to the following minimum purchase requirements: (i) an
initial binding forecast for the first twelve-month period under the supply agreement; and
thereafter (ii) biannual, rolling twelve-month forecasts, with the first six months of each
forecast serving as a binding purchase commitment of the Company. The foregoing description of the
supply agreement with Fresenius is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such
agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2011.
The supply agreement with Fresenius replaces a Development and Supply Agreement between the Company
and Hospira Worldwide, Inc. (“Hospira”), dated September 30, 2008, which was terminated by the
Company by written notice dated March 31, 2011, due to Hospira’s failure to perform its obligations under the
agreement.
Pursuant to the agreement, the termination will become effective 60
days after delivery of the notice.
Under the Development and Supply Agreement, Hospira previously served as the Company’s
exclusive manufacturer and supplier of ViperSlide. Hospira had also granted the Company an
exclusive (even as to Hospira) royalty-free, paid up, worldwide, perpetual license under the
Development and Supply Agreement to make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell and import
ViperSlide. The Development and Supply Agreement had a five-year term and included minimum
purchase requirements for the Company and incentive payments to Hospira upon reaching certain unit
sales volumes.
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Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The information set forth in response to Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in
response to this Item 1.02.