On June 21, 2007, Ithaka Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (”Ithaka”), completed its acquisition of Alsius Corporation, a privately held California corporation (“Alsius Medical”), through a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary with and into Alsius Medical. Ithaka was a publicly traded blank check company formed in 2005 to acquire an unidentified operating business in the healthcare industry. In the merger, Alsius Medical became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ithaka, and Ithaka changed its name to Alsius Corporation. As a result, Alsius Corporation succeeded Ithaka as the reporting registrant for purposes of this report. Alsius Corporation is now a publicly traded Delaware holding company operating through its wholly owned subsidiary, Alsius Medical Corporation. Alsius Corporation and its operating subsidiary are referred to collectively as “Alsius,” “we,” “us,” and the “Company”. Alsius Corporation’s common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol “ALUS”. For accounting purposes, the merger was treated as a reverse acquisition with Alsius Medical being the accounting acquirer. Therefore, the Company’s historical financial statements reflect those of Alsius Medical, the operating subsidiary.
Company profile
Ticker
ITHKU
Exchange
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
Former names
Alsius Corp, Ithaka Acquisition Corp
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
IRS number
202620798
Latest filings (excl ownership)
15-12G
Securities registration termination
26 May 09
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
26 May 09
POS AM
Prospectus update (post-effective amendment)
26 May 09
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
26 May 09
25
Voluntary exchange delisting
15 May 09
8-K
Alsius Corporation Completes Sale of
8 May 09
DEF 14C
Information statement
16 Apr 09
PRER14C
Preliminary revised information
13 Apr 09
10-K
2008 FY
Annual report
31 Mar 09
PRER14C
Preliminary revised information
27 Mar 09
Latest ownership filings
No filings