ORTHOLOGIC CORP
8-K, 1999-08-24
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 1999


                                OrthoLogic Corp.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                     0-21214                  86-0585310
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)


                1275 West Washington Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 286-5520


                                 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 30, 1999,  Orthologic Corp. and the Bank of New York entered into a
First  Amendatory  Agreement  amending the Rights  Agreement dated March 4, 1997
such  that  (a)  the  definition  of an  "Acquiring  Person,"  for  purposes  of
triggering  certain  shareholder  rights  pursuant  to the Rights  Agreement  is
changed to mean a  beneficial  owner of 25  percent  or more of the  outstanding
Orthologic Corp.  common shares,  and (b) the beneficial  ownership  percentages
that would  establish  a date for the  separation  of the rights from the common
stock and activate the "flip-in"  feature of the Rights  Agreement have been set
at 25 percent.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)  Exhibits

          EXHIBIT NUMBER                            DESCRIPTION
          --------------                            -----------
              10.1                   First Amendatory Agreement to March 4, 1997
                                     Rights Agreement

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                                   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.

                                        ORTHOLOGIC CORP.


Dated: August 19, 1999                  /s/ Thomas R. Trotter
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                                        Thomas R. Trotter
                                        Chief Executive Officer and President

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                                  EXHIBIT 10.1

                           FIRST AMENDATORY AGREEMENT

     This First  Amendatory  Agreement is made as of this 30th day of July, 1999
by and between  Orthologic Corp. (the  "Corporation")  and Bank of New York (the
"Rights Agent").

     WHEREAS,  the  Corporation  and the  Rights  Agent are  parties to a Rights
Agreement  dated as of March 4, 1997 (the  "Rights  Agreement")  and wish to set
forth  herein  their  agreement  concerning  certain  amendments  to the  Rights
Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
herein set forth,  the parties hereby agree that the Rights  Agreement is hereby
amended in the following respects:

1.   Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

     "(a)  "ACQUIRING  PERSON"  shall mean any  Person  who,  together  with all
     Affiliates  and  Associates  of such  Person,  shall  hereafter  become the
     Beneficial Owner of twenty-five  percent (25%) or more of the Common Shares
     then  outstanding,  but shall not include  the  Company,  any wholly  owned
     Subsidiary of the Company,  any employee benefit plan of the Company or any
     Subsidiary  of the  Company,  or any entity  holding  Common  Shares for or
     pursuant to the terms of any such plan.".

2.   Section  3(a)(ii)  of the  Rights  Agreement  is hereby  amended to read as
     follows:

     "(ii) the close of business on the fifteenth Business Day after the date on
     which a tender or exchange offer by any Person (other than the Company, any
     Subsidiary of the Company,  any employee  benefit plan of the Company or of
     any  Subsidiary  of  the  Company,  or  any  Person  or  entity  organized,
     appointed,  or  established  by the Company for or pursuant to the terms of
     any such plan) is first  commenced  within the meaning of Rule  14d-2(a) of
     the  Rules,  if  upon  consummation  thereof,  such  Person  would  be  the
     Beneficial Owner of twenty-five  percent (25%) or more of the Common Shares
     then  outstanding  (the earlier of (i)(ii) being herein  referred to as the
     "SEPARATION DATE"),".

3.   Section 11(a)(ii)(B) is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     "(b) any Person (other than the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, any
     employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company or
     any entity  organized,  appointed,  or  established  by the  Company for or
     pursuant  to the  terms  of any such  plan),  alone  or  together  with its

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     Affiliates and Associates, shall become the Beneficial Owner of twenty-five
     percent  (25%) or more of the Common  Shares then  outstanding,  other than
     pursuant to any  transaction  set forth in Section 13(a)  hereof;  or".

The second  sentence of the second  paragraph of Exhibit C to the Plan is hereby
amended to read as follows:

     "Until the  earlier to occur of (a) 10  business  days  following  a public
     announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (an
     "ACQUIRING  PERSON")  has  acquired,  or  obtained  the  right to  acquire,
     beneficial  ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding  Common Shares,  or
     (b) 15  business  days  following  the  commencement  of a tender  offer or
     exchange offer if, upon consummation thereof, such person or group would be
     the beneficial owner of 25% or more of such outstanding  Common Shares (the
     earlier of such dates being called the "SEPARATION  DATE"), the Rights will
     be  evidenced,  with  respect to any Common  Shares  outstanding  as of the
     Record Date, by the certificates representing such Common Shares.".

4.   Section (b) of the first  sentence of the fourth  paragraph of Exhibit C to
     the Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:

     "(b) a person  (other  than the  Company  and its  affiliates)  becomes the
     beneficial owner of 25% or more of the then outstanding Common Shares,".

6.   Except as specifically  modified herein, all of the terms and provisions of
     the Rights Agreement shall remain full force and effect.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this First Amendatory Agreement
to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.


                                        ORTHOLOGIC CORP.


                                        By: /s/ Thomas R. Trotter
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                                        Name: Thomas R. Trotter
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive
                                               Officer

                                        BANK OF NEW YORK

                                        By: /s/ Steve Myers
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                                        Name: Steve Myers
                                        Title: Assistant Vice President

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