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): March 15, 2021

GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-34753

27-2053069

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5964 La Place Court

Carlsbad, California 92008

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 448-4300

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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, par value $0.0001 per share

GNMK

The Nasdaq Global Market

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).

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 15, 2021, GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on March 12, 2021, the Company, Roche Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Roche”), and Geronimo Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Roche (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information included in this item and Exhibit 99.1 are not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall this item and Exhibit 99.1 be incorporated by reference into the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such future filing.

Important Information

In connection with the proposed acquisition, Merger Sub will commence a tender offer for the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. The tender offer has not yet commenced. This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of common stock of the Company, nor is it a substitute for the tender offer materials that Roche and Merger Sub will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) upon commencement of the tender offer. On the commencement date of the tender offer, a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an offer to purchase, a letter of transmittal and related documents, will be filed with the SEC by Roche and Merger Sub, and a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 will be filed with the SEC by the Company. The offer to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock will only be made pursuant to the offer to purchase, the letter of transmittal and related documents filed as a part of the Schedule TO. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE OFFER, AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of these materials (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to the Information Agent for the tender offer which will be named in the tender offer statement. Copies of the Company’s filings with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website at ir.genmarkdx.com or by contacting investor relations at (415) 937-5404.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements made in this communication that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations and statements about the Offer and Roche’s proposed acquisition of the Company, including the timing of and closing conditions to the acquisition, and the potential effects of the pending acquisition on the Company are forward-looking statements that are based on management’s beliefs, certain assumptions and current expectations and should be evaluated as such. These statements may be identified by their use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “projected,” “estimated,” and “potential,” among others. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the possibility that various closing conditions for the transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including uncertainties as to the percentage of the Company’s stockholders tendering their shares in the Offer; the possibility that competing offers will be made; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, strategic partners, suppliers, regulatory authorities and others with whom the Company does business, or on the Company’s operating results and business generally; the risk that the Company and Roche may be unable to obtain governmental and regulatory approvals required for the transaction, or that required governmental and regulatory approvals may delay the transaction or cause the parties to abandon the proposed transaction; the impact of legislative, regulatory, competitive and technological changes; the risk that any stockholder litigation in connection with the transaction may result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in filings that the Company makes with the SEC, including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021, as well as the tender offer documents to be filed by Roche, Merger Sub and the Company.

The forward-looking statements contained in this report are made as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise, except as expressly required by law. All forward-looking statements in this document are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


99.1*		Press release issued on March 15, 2021 by GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

*	Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

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


GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.

By:		/s/ Eric Stier
		Eric Stier
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: March 15, 2021

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. 8-K