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): May 5, 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 | 95053 | |||
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (408) 934-7500 | ||
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| Item 5. Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events.
On May 5, 2003, SIPEX Corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) issued a press release reporting that it had commenced discussions with Future Electronics Inc., the Company’s only distributor for North America and Europe, regarding a strategic sales arrangement and a loan of approximately $10 million. The full text of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated May 5, 2003, reporting that Registrant and Future Electronics have commenced discussions regarding strategic sales arrangement and convertible loan. |
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: May 6, 2003 | By: | /s/ Phillip A. Kagel | ||
| Phillip A. Kagel Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99.1 | Press release, dated May 5, 2003, reporting that Registrant and Future Electronics have commenced discussions regarding strategic sales arrangement and convertible loan. |