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) October 23, 1995
CORDIS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Florida 0-3274 59-0870525
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
5200 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 200, Miami, Florida 33126
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (305) 824-2000
14201 N. W. 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014 (305) 824-2000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On October 23, 1995, the Board of Directors of Cordis
Corporation approved an amendment to the By-laws to
include the following provision in Article I, Section 5:
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders
entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a
meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a record date,
which record date shall not precede the date upon which the
resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of
Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten
business days after the date upon which the resolution
fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors.
Any stockholder of record or other person seeking to take
corporate action by written consent or to have the
stockholders authorize action to be taken by written
consent, shall, by written notice to the Secretary of the
Corporation, request the Board of Directors to fix a record
date. The Board of Directors shall promptly, but in all
events within ten business days after the date upon which
such a request is received, adopt a resolution fixing a
record date. If a request for the fixing of a record date
is not made and received by the Secretary prior to the
delivery of a written consent to the Corporation, the Board
of Directors shall promptly, but in all events within ten
business days after the date on which such a consent is
delivered to the Corporation, adopt a resolution fixing a
record date. If no record date has been fixed by the Board
of Directors within ten business days of the date on which
such a request is received or within ten business days of
the date on which such consent is delivered, whichever is
earlier, the record date for determining stockholders
entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a
meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is
required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which
such a signed written consent setting forth the action taken
or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in
accordance with applicable law. If no record date has been
fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the
Board of Directors is required by applicable law, the record
date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at
the close of business on the date on which the Board of
Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
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SIGNATURE
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
CORDIS CORPORATION
Date: October 23, 1995 By:/s/ Alfred J. Novak
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Alfred J. Novak
Vice President and,
Chief Financial Officer
