424B3 1 d424b3.txt SUPPLEMENT 8 Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) Registration No. 333-43176 IVAX CORPORATION SUPPLEMENT NO. 8 DATED AUGUST 8, 2001 TO PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2000 This supplement is part of and should be read in conjunction with our prospectus dated November 8, 2000. The information we present in this supplement adds to or supersedes similar information included in the prospectus. We are supplementing the information under the caption "Selling Security Holders" to include the following information:
Amount of Common Principal Amount of Stock Issuable Upon Notes Owned and Conversion of the Notes Selling Security Holders Offered Hereby (1)(2) and Offered Hereby (1)(2) ------------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, Inc. $200,000 6,729 The Gabelli Convertible Securities Fund, Inc. $900,000 30,282 Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. $ 18,000 605
___________________________ (1) Amounts indicated may exceed the total amount registered due to sales or transfers exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act since the date upon which selling holders provided to us the information. In addition, the conversion rate and, therefore, the number of shares of common stock that we will issue upon conversion of the notes, is subject to adjustment under some circumstances. As a result, the aggregate principal amount of notes and the number of shares of common stock into which the notes are convertible may increase or decrease. (2) We have assumed that the selling security holders will sell all of the securities listed. We cannot be sure that the selling security holders will sell all or any of the securities that they offer in this offering. The amount of securities listed in the table represents an estimate of the amount of securities each selling security holder will offer.