UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2011

 

BRUKER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

40 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 663-3660

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

Section 2 — Financial Information

 

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

In view of  yesterday’s negative third quarter 2011 revenue pre-announcement by a leading genomics tools company, Bruker Corporation (the “Company”) is taking the unusual step of pre-announcing that it expects the Company’s revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 to exceed its previous guidance of approximately $400 million of revenue.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference therein.

 

Section 7 — Regulation FD

 

Item 7.01                                             Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The information set forth in Item 2.02 is incorporated herein in its entirety.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	BRUKER CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
Date: October 7, 2011	By:	/s/ Frank H. Laukien
		Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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