8-K 1 b331639_8k.txt CURRENT REPORT UNITED STATES 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 28, 2004 -------------------- DATASCOPE CORP. -------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-6516 13-2529596 -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 14 Philips Parkway Montvale, New Jersey 07645-9998 -------------------- -------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)(201) 391-8100 -------------------- Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 28, 2004, Datascope Corp. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2004. A copy of the release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The information, including Exhibit 99.1, in this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall otherwise be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. 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. DATASCOPE CORP. Registrant By: /s/ Fred Adelman ------------------------ Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller Dated: April 29, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. 99.1 Press release announcing Datascope Corp.'s earnings for the third quarter ended March 31, 2004, filed April 28, 2004.