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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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) June 13, 2002
Commission File Number 0-23252
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant)
Delaware 94-2852543
(State of organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No)
16020 Industrial Drive, Gaithersburg Maryland 20877
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(301) 869-9800
(Registrant's telephone Number)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS
On June 13, 2002 IGEN International, Inc. and Hitachi, Ltd. reached agreement
that settles the ongoing litigation between the companies pending in the Tokyo
District Court, Tokyo, Japan. The suit, which commenced in 1997, alleged that
Hitachi's manufacturing of the Elecsys 2010 instrument in Japan for Roche
Diagnostics, a division of F. Hoffmann-La Roche, is beyond the scope of the
license that IGEN had granted to Roche. The terms of the settlement are
confidential by agreement of the parties.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
IGEN International, Inc.
By:/s/ George V. Migausky
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George V. Migausky
Vice President Chief Financial Officer
Dated: June 14 , 2002