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): August 6, 2014
Orthofix International N.V.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Curaçao | 0-19961 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 7 Abraham de Veerstraat Curaçao |
N/A | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011-59-99-465-8525
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 6, 2014, Orthofix International N.V. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding, among other things, preliminary net sales results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014 (the “2014 Second Quarter”), and the Company’s expectation that it will need to file a Form 12b-25 with respect to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the 2014 Second Quarter. A copy of that press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated August 6, 2014. |
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.
| Orthofix International N.V. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey M. Schumm | |
| Jeffrey M. Schumm Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: August 6, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated August 6, 2014. | |