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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F/A
o | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
OR
þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
OR
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
o | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission file number: 0-22320
Trinity Biotech plc
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter
and translation of Registrant’s name into English)
and translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Ireland
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
IDA Business Park, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
IDA Business Park, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Kevin Tansley
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +353 1276 9800
Fax: +353 1276 9888
IDA Business Park, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered | |
None | None |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
American Depositary Shares (each representing 4 ‘A’ Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.0109)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
84,116,865 Class ‘A’ Ordinary Shares and 700,000 Class ‘B’ Shares
(as of December 31, 2010)
(as of December 31, 2010)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yeso Noþ
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yeso Noþ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yesþ Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filero | Accelerated filerþ | Non-accelerated filero |
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAPo | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Boardþ | Othero |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:
Item 17o Item 18o
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yeso Noþ
This Annual Report on Form 20-F is incorporated by reference into our Registration Statements on Form S-8 File No. 33-76384, 333-220, 333-5532, 333-7762, 333-124384 and 333-166590.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Form 20-F/A is being filed by Trinity Biotech plc (the “Company”) as Amendment No.1 to its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2011 (“2010 20-F”). The purpose of this Form 20-F/A is to amend the 2010 20-F to take account of additional disclosures under Item 16G; Corporate Governance.
As required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new certifications by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are being filed as Exhibits to this Amendment under Item 19.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing, and all other Items of the Original Filing have been omitted from this Amendment. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and we have not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing other than as expressly indicated in this Amendment. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and our other filings made with the SEC on or subsequent to April 14, 2011.
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Item 16G. Corporate Governance.
As a foreign private issuer, Trinity Biotech is not required to comply with all of the corporate governance requirements set forth in NASDAQ Rule 5600 as they apply to U.S. domestic companies. The Group’s corporate governance measures differ in the following significant ways; the Group’s Audit Committee is comprised of only two independent directors and additionally the Group has not appointed an independent nominations committee or adopted a board resolution addressing the nominations process.
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Signatures
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorised the undersigned to sign this Form 20-F/A on its behalf.
TRINITY BIOTECH PLC | ||||
By: | RONAN O'CAOIMH | |||
Mr Ronan O'Caoimh | ||||
Director/ Chief Executive Officer Date: May 27, 2011 | ||||
By: | KEVIN TANSLEY | |||
Mr Kevin Tansley | ||||
Company secretary/ Chief Financial Officer Date: May 27, 2011 | ||||
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Item 19
Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |||
12.1 | Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
12.2 | Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
13.1 | Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
13.2 | Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |