SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 10, 2003
SIPEX CORPORATION
| Massachusetts |
000-27892 |
95-4249153 |
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| (State of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 233 South Hillview Drive, Milpitas CA
(Address of principal executive offices) |
95053 (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 934-7500
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 10, 2003 announcing preliminary results for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2003. |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
Information Provided Under Item 12 of Form 8-K
On April 10, 2003, SIPEX Corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing preliminary results for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2003. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Pursuant to General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, this exhibit is not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 but is instead furnished as required by that instruction. Further, pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Final Rule Release No. 33-8216, the Registrant is including the foregoing Item 12 information under Item 9 because Item 12 has not yet been added to the EDGAR system.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SIPEX CORPORATION (Registrant) |
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| Dated: April 15, 2003 | By: /s/ Phillip A. Kagel Phillip A. Kagel Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
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| 99.1 | Press release dated April 10, 2003 announcing the Company’s preliminary results for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2003. |