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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 16, 1996
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LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 0-14991 34-0431300
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
8717 Grovemont Circle, Gaithersburg, MD 20884
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 840-4000
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On July 16, 1996, Life Technologies, Inc. announced that the Board of
Directors voted to effect a 3 for 2 stock split in the form of a stock dividend,
payable on August 28, 1996, to stockholders of record on August 9, 1996.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
C. EXHIBITS.
99. Press release dated July 16, 1996 issued by Life Technologies, Inc.
SIGNATURES
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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.
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: August 1, 1996 By: /s/ Joseph C. Stokes, Jr.
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Vice President-Finance,
Secretary and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Joseph C. Stokes, Jr.
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(301) 840-8000
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DECLARES
3 FOR 2 STOCK SPLIT AND
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Gaithersburg, MD, July 16, 1996....Life Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTEK)
announced that its Board of Directors voted today to effect a 3 for 2 stock
split in the form of a stock dividend, payable on August 28, 1996, to
stockholders of record on August 9, 1996.
The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock
of four cents ($.04) per share, payable October 18, 1996, to stockholders of
record at the close of business on September 20, 1996. The quarterly dividend
of $.04 per share is payable after the 3 for 2 stock split announced above and
is equivalent to $.06 per share on a pre-split basis.
This is the twenty-second quarterly dividend declared by the Company.
Life Technologies develops, manufactures and supplies more than 3,000
products used principally in life science research and commercial manufacture of
genetically engineered products. The Company is a leading supplier of sera and
other cell growth media, as well as enzymes and other biological products
necessary for recombinant DNA procedures.
