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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): April 11, 2005

 

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FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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OREGON		0-21918		93-0708501
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

16505 SW 72nd Avenue

Portland, Oregon 97224

(503) 684-3731

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 2.02.		RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
		On April 11, 2005, FLIR Systems, Inc. issued a press release announcing its expectations as to financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and the year ending December 31, 2005. The press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company, and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
		The press release issued April 11, 2005 is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report, and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01.		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c)		Exhibits.
		99.1		Press release issued by FLIR Systems, Inc. dated April 11, 2005.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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 on April 11, 2005.

 

 

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