8-K

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): September 18, 2020

HAEMONETICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	001-14041	04-2882273
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

125 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02110

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 781-848-7100

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $.01 par value per share	HAE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 18, 2020, Haemonetics Corporation (the “Company”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Global Med Technologies, Inc., completed the sale of the Company's EdgeSuite™ software solutions, including EdgeBlood™, EdgeCell^®, EdgeTrack™ and EdgeLab™, as well as the SapaNet™ software solution, to Hema Participations, an affiliate of Abénex Capital, consistent with the terms previously disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 24, 2020.

SIGNATURES

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

	HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
September 18, 2020	By:	/s/ Christopher A. Simon
	Name:	Christopher A. Simon
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

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Document and Entity Information	Sep. 18, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
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Document Period End Date	Sep. 18, 2020
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