Trinity Biotech PLC 6-K, filed Oct 27, 2022
Trinity Biotech PLC (TRIB)
6-K
2022-10-27
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About this 6-K
Trinity Biotech PLC filed this 6-K on October 27, 2022.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
F O R M 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2022
TRINITY BIOTECH PLC
(Name of Registrant)
IDA Business Park
Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ☐ No ☒
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into our Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-182279,333-195232 and 333-253070) and Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File Nos.
333-239701, 333-264992 and 333-267160).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On October 26, 2022, Trinity Biotech plc announced a number of Board of Directors changes with Mr. Tom Lindsay joining the
Board of Directors as an independent non-executive director and both Mr. Seon Kyu Jeon and Mr. Michael Sung Soo Kim leaving the Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
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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, thereunto duly
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John Gillard
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Chief Financial Officer
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Date: October 26, 2022
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Exhibit 99.1
Press Release dated October 26, 2022
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Trinity Biotech plc
John Gillard
(353)-1-2769800
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Lytham Partners, LLC
Joe Diaz
(1)-602-889-9700
E-mail: investorrelations@trinitybiotech.com
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Trinity Biotech Announces the Appointment of Tom Lindsay
to its Board of Directors
DUBLIN, Ireland (October 26, 2022) ….
Trinity Biotech plc (Nasdaq: TRIB), a leading developer and manufacturer of diagnostic products for the point-of-care and clinical laboratory markets, today announces the appointment of Mr. Tom Lindsay to its Board of Directors as an independent
non-executive director.
Mr Lindsay is an experienced diagnostic leader and brings to Trinity Biotech more than 35 years of sales and marketing leadership
experience in the global diagnostics industry. He also has significant experience in point of care diagnostics and global health initiatives having been President of Alere Inc’s (now Abbotts’s) business in Africa for many years.
Most recently, Mr Lindsay has provided consultancy services to a number of international in vitro diagnostics businesses. Mr Lindsay
currently also serves as a non-executive director for Genedrive plc, a rapid, low-cost molecular diagnostics platform for the identification and treatment of a selection of infectious diseases.
Non-executive directors Mr. Seon Kyu Jeon and Mr. Michael Sung Soo Kim have now left the Trinity Biotech plc Board of Directors.
Trinity Biotech would like to thank Mr Jeon and Mr Kim for their work during this transitionary period and the Company continues to explore product development and Asian distribution opportunities with MiCo Biomed.
Comments
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Aris Kekedjian, CEO and Chairman stated, “I am delighted to welcome to Trinity Biotech’s board a
diagnostic industry expert of Tom’s experience. As Chairman of Trinity Biotech, one of my priorities is the development of our board of directors to include industry expertise aligned to our key growth initiatives. Tom’s expertise in scaling point
of care platforms in global health settings will provide invaluable access to networks and strategic market insights that should allow us to scale quickly and profitability.”
Trinity Biotech develops, acquires,
manufactures and markets diagnostic systems, including both reagents and instrumentation, for the point-of-care and clinical laboratory segments of the diagnostic market. The products are used to detect infectious diseases and to quantify the
level of Haemoglobin A1c and other chemistry parameters in serum, plasma and whole blood. Trinity Biotech sells direct in the United States, Germany, France and the U.K. and through a network of international distributors and strategic partners
in over 75 countries worldwide. For further information, please see the Company's website: www.trinitybiotech.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this release that are not historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Trinity Biotech to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the results of research and development efforts, risks associated with the outbreak and global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the effect of regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration and other agencies, the impact of competitive products, product development commercialization and technological difficulties. For additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties associated with Trinity
Biotech’s business, reference is made to our reports filed from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission