8-K 1 d244447d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): October 6, 2011

 

 

TRANS1 INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33744   33-0909022

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

301 Government Center Drive

Wilmington, North Carolina

  28403
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (910) 332-1700

 

 

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):

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

On or about October 6, 2011, TranS1 Inc. (the “Company”) received a subpoena issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, under the authority of the federal healthcare fraud and false claims statutes. The subpoena seeks documents for the period January 1, 2008 through October 6, 2011. The Company is cooperating with the government’s request and is in the process of responding to the subpoena. The Company is unable to predict what action, if any, might be taken in the future by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General or other governmental authorities as a result of the matters related to this subpoena or what impact, if any, the outcome of these matters might have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. No claims have been made against the Company at this time.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

None.


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.

 

TRANS1 INC.
By:  

/s/ Joseph P. Slattery

  Joseph P. Slattery
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 17, 2011