- Current report filing (8-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2012

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VOLCANO CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware		000-52045		33-0928885
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

3661 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 200 San Diego, California				92130
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 2, 2012, Volcano Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The information under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)	Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated May 2, 2012

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

V OLCANO  C ORPORATION
By:		/ S  /    J OHN  T. D AHLDORF
		John T. Dahldorf Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 2, 2012

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated May 2, 2012