UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 6)

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


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  January 1, 2006

NVE LOGO
NVE Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

000-12196

41-1424202

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


11409 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

55344

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (952) 829-9217

                                                                                                                                
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company  [  ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [  ] 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value NVEC The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
 

Explanatory Note
     This Amendment No. 6 to Form 8-K is being filed to disclose a sixth amendment to our Supplier Partnering Agreement dated January 3, 2006 by and between Pacesetter, Inc., now a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”), and us, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement dated September 6, 2007, Amendment No. 2 dated December 15, 2009, Amendment No. 3 dated September 13, 2010, Amendment No. 4 dated February 1, 2011, and Amendment No. 5 dated April 20, 2016.


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

General Information
     We supply products to Abbott under the Supplier Partnering Agreement as amended.

Description of the Terms and Conditions of the Amendment
     Effective as of December 16, 2020 we executed Amendment No. 6 to the Agreement, which extends the Agreement term through May 1, 2021. The Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.8 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.

 

 

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date  December 21, 2020 NVE CORPORATION
(Registrant)

 /s/ DANIEL A. BAKER
Daniel A. Baker
President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit #
Description
 
  10.1 Indemnification Agreement by and between Pacesetter, Inc., a St. Jude Medical Company, d.b.a. St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division, and the company (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed September 27, 2005).
 
  10.2+ Supplier Partnering Agreement by and between St. Jude and the company (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed January 4, 2006).
 
  10.3+ Amendment No. 1 to Supplier Partnering Agreement between St. Jude and the company (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K/A filed September 10, 2007).
 
  10.4+ Amendment No. 2 to Supplier Partnering Agreement between St. Jude and the company (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K/A filed December 18, 2009).
 
  10.5+ Amendment No. 3 to Supplier Partnering Agreement between St. Jude and the company (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K/A filed September 16, 2010).
 
  10.6 Amendment No. 4 to Supplier Partnering Agreement between St. Jude and the company (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K/A filed February 7, 2011).
 
  10.7 Amendment No. 5 to Supplier Partnering Agreement between St. Jude and the company (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K/A filed April 21, 2016).
 
  10.8 Amendment No. 6 to Supplier Partnering Agreement between St. Jude and the company (filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K/A).
 
 
+Confidential portions of this exhibit were deleted and filed separately with the SEC under a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 or Rule 406.

 


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AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO
SUPPLIER PARTNERING AGREEMENT
 
 
THIS AMENDMENT TO SUPPLIER PARTNERING AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of December 16, 2020, (the “Amendment Effective Date”) is made and entered into by and between Pacesetter, Inc., with offices at 15900 Valley View Court, Sylmar, California, 91342 (“Buyer”), and NVE Corporation, with a principal place of business at 11409 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 55344-3617 (“Seller”).
 
RECITALS
 
A. Buyer and Seller are parties to that certain SUPPLIER PARTNERING AGREEMENT with an effective date of January 1, 2006; Amendment No. 1 with an effective date of September 6, 2007; Amendment No. 2 with an effective date of December 15, 2009; Amendment No. 3 with an effective date of September 13, 2010; Amendment No. 4 with an effective date of February 1, 2011; and Amendment No. 5 with an effective date of April 20, 2016
(collectively the “Amendment”).
 
B. Buyer and Seller now wish to amend the terms of Agreement as set forth in this Amendment.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, Buyer and Seller agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
 
  1. Section 1, Term of Agreement, is hereby deleted and replaced with the following
 
    1. Term of Agreement. This Agreement begins on January 1, 2006 and will remain in force through May 1, 2021, unless terminated earlier.
  2. If any provisions of this Amendment and the Agreement conflict, the provisions of this Amendment shall prevail. Except as specifically amended herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
 
  3. Each party represents that it has authority to enter into this Amendment. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which for all purposes shall be deemed an original, and all of which constitute, collectively, one agreement. Facsimile or electronically transmitted signatures shall be deemed effective as originals.
 
The parties have caused this Amendment to be signed by their duly authorized representatives, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.
 
Pacesetter, Inc.
 
By:  /s/ DIANE AUSTIN 
 
Name:  Diane Austin 

 
Title:  Sourcing Manager 
 
Date:   12/18/20  
NVE Corporation
 
By:  /s/ DANIEL A. BAKER 

 
Name:  Daniel A. Baker 
 
Title:  President & CEO 
 
Date:   12/17/20  
 
 
 
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