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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001005477-08-003962.txt : 20080604
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001005477-08-003962
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080519
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080604
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080604

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LIFECELL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000849448
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				760172936
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MILLENNIUM WAY
		CITY:			BRANCHBURG
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08876
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9089471100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MILLENNIUM WAY
		CITY:			BRANCHBURG
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08876

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROCHE ROBERT P JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001210193

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19890
		FILM NUMBER:		08881749

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		145 BRANDYWINE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WEST CHESTER
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19380
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (&quot;Parent&quot;), Leopard Acquisition Sub, Inc. (the &quot;Purchaser&quot;) and LifeCell Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) dated April 7, 2008 (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), on May 19, 2008, the Purchaser purchased all of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &quot;Shares&quot;), that were validly tendered and not withdrawn at a purchase price of $51.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash (the &quot;Offer Price&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option to purchase Shares was automatically converted into the right to receive a cash payment (without interest) equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the Offer Price over (y) the per Share exercise price of such option, and (ii) the number of Shares subject to such option as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Restricted Stock Units vested (as more fully explained in the Merger Agreement) and were automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price as of the Effective Time.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Robert P. Roche, Jr.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-06-02</signatureDate>
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