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):  April 16, 2012

 

Derma Sciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania 1-31070 23-2328753
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS employer
of incorporation) File Number) identification number)

 

214 Carnegie Center, Suite 300

Princeton, NJ  08540

(609) 514-4744

(Address including zip code and telephone

number, of principal executive offices)

 

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 2.01  Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

On April 16, 2012, Derma Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”), and ME Merger Sub Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, completed the previously announced acquisition of MedEfficiency, Inc., manufacturer of the TCC-EZ™ Total Contact Cast system, for $14.5 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments, on the terms previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012. The Company had no prior material relationship with any of the parties to the transaction.

 

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the consummation of the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

 

The financial statements required by this Item, with respect to the acquisition described in Item 2.01 herein, will be filed under cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed pursuant to Item 2.01.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The pro forma financial information required by this Item, with respect to the acquisition described in Item 2.01 herein, will be filed under cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed pursuant to Item 2.01.

 

(d) The following exhibit is included with this report:

 

Exhibit    
Number   Description
     
99.1   Press Release, dated April 17, 2012

 
 

 

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  DERMA SCIENCES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ John E. Yetter  
    John E. Yetter, CPA
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:  April 20, 2012

 

EXHIBIT INDEX


 

Exhibit    
Number   Description
     
99.1   Press Release, dated April 17, 2012