Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 15, 2009, I-Flow Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("I-Flow"),
entered into an amendment ("Amendment No. 1") to the Rights Agreement, dated as
of March 8, 2002, by and between I-Flow and American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Trust Company (as
successor-in-interest to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York
corporation), as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agreement").
The effect of Amendment No. 1 is to (i) render the Rights Agreement
inapplicable to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 8, 2009,
by and between Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("K-C"), Boxer
Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of K-C,
and I-Flow (the "Merger Agreement"), the Support Agreements (as defined in the
Merger Agreement), and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and
the Support Agreements, until the earlier of the Effective Time (as defined in
the Merger Agreement) or the termination of the Merger Agreement and (ii) cause
the Rights Agreement to terminate at the Effective Time.
The foregoing description of Amendment No. 1 is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text thereof, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is
incorporated herein by reference. Amendment No. 1 modifies the rights of each
holder of a preferred stock purchase right, which, pursuant to the Rights
Agreement, represents the right to purchase one-hundredth of a Series A Junior
Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of I-Flow.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
4.1 Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009, by
and between I-Flow Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, LLC (as successor-in-interest to American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company), as Rights Agent
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