UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 25

 

 

NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING

AND/OR REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Commission File Number 0-18281

 

 

Hologic, Inc. – Nasdaq Global Select Market

(Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, and name of Exchange

where security is listed and/or registered)

 

 

35 Crosby Drive, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730,

(781) 999-7300

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Issuer’s principal executive offices)

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

(Description of class of securities)

 

 

Please place an X in the box to designate the rule provision relied upon to strike the class of securities from listing and registration:

 

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17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1)

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17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2)

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17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3)

x

17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4)1

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Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its rules to strike the class of securities from listing and/or withdraw registration on the Exchange.

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Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c), the Issuer has complied with the rules of the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c) governing the voluntary withdrawal of the class of securities from listing and registration on the Exchange.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Hologic, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing the Form 25 and has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

 

January 4, 2013				By:		Glenn P. Muir				Chief Financial Officer
Date						Name				Title

 

 

1	The removal of the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights of Hologic, Inc. is being effected because on January 1, 2013 all rights pertaining to the entire class of this security were extinguished.