SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-l(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 6)
Thoratec Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, no par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
885175 30 7
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(CUSIP Number)
Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq.
General Counsel
Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
(781) 622-1000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 16, 2005
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box ?.
Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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CUSIP NO. 885175 30 7 13D Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Thermo Electron Corporation
04-2209186
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
SC
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES 7. SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 1,703,765
REPORTING PERSON WITH
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8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,731,779
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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,435,544
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,435,544
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.2%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Thermo Electron Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("the "Reporting
Person"), hereby amends its statement on Schedule 13D relating to the common
stock, no par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Thoratec Corporation
(formerly known as Thoratec Laboratories Corporation), a California corporation
(the "Company").
ITEM 2. Identity and Background.
Item 2 is hereby amended and restated as follows:
This Amendment is being filed by the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule
13d-2 to reflect the change of information previously reported under Item 5 of
its Schedule 13D, as amended.
The principal business address and principal office address of the
Reporting Person is 81 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046.
The Reporting Person is a leading provider of analytical and monitoring
instruments used in a broad range of applications, from life sciences research
to telecommunications to food, drug, and beverage production.
Appendix A attached to hereto sets forth with respect to each executive
officer and director of the reporting Person the following information:
(a) name;
(b) business address;
(c) present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal
business and address of any corporation or other organization in which
such employment is conducted; and
(d) citizenship.
To the knowledge of the Reporting Person, there is no person who may be
deemed to be a controlling person of the Reporting Person.
During the last five years, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the
knowledge of the Reporting Person, any executive officer or director of the
Reporting Person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).
During the last five years, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the
knowledge of the Reporting Person, any executive officer or director of the
Reporting Person has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction which resulted in a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or
mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or finding any
violation with respect to such laws.
ITEM 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 is hereby amended as follows:
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This Amendment is being filed by the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule
13d-2 to reflect an increase in the percentage of Common Stock held by the
Reporting Person as a result of the Company's repurchase of Common Stock, which
resulted in a net reduction of the total issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock as reported on the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January
1, 2005.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: March 24, 2005
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
By: /s/ Kenneth J. Apicerno
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Name: Kenneth J. Apicerno
Title: Treasurer
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APPENDIX A
Thermo Electron Corporation
The name, present principal occupation or employment and beneficial
ownership of shares of common stock of Thoratec Corporation (the "Company") of
each director and executive officer of Thermo Electron Corporation ("Thermo
Electron") is set forth below. Unless otherwise noted, all such individuals are
citizens of the United States. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of
each executive officer and director of Thermo Electron is 81 Wyman Street,
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046.
Directors
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Beneficial Ownership of Shares of the
Company Common Stock
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Shares
Underlying
Options
Exercisable Total
Name/Present Principal Shares Held Prior to March Beneficial
Occupation or Employment Business Address Outright 16, 2005 Ownership
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John L. LaMattina Pfizer Inc. 0 0 0
Senior Vice President of Pfizer Inc. 50 Pequot Avenue
and the President of Pfizer Global New London, Connecticut 06230
Research and Development
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Peter J. Manning
Director of Safety Insurance Group 0 0 0
Inc.
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Jim P. Manzi
Chairman of the Board of Thermo
Electron and Chairman of Stonegate 0 0 0
Capital
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Robert A. McCabe 4,393 0 4,393
Chairman of Pilot Capital Corporation
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Robert W. O'Leary Valeant Pharmaceuticals International 0 0 0
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 3300 Hyland Avenue
of Valeant Pharmaceuticals Costa Mesa, California 92626
International
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Michael E. Porter Harvard Business School 0 0 0
Bishop William Lawrence Soldiers Field Road
University Professor at Boston, Massachusetts 02163
Harvard Business School
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Elaine S. Ullian Boston Medical Center 0 0 0
President and Chief Executive Talbot 1
Officer of Boston Medical Center One Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
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Marijn E. Dekkers(1) 0 0 0
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director of Thermo Electron
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(1) Mr. Dekkers is a citizen of The Netherlands.
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Executive Officers Who are Not Directors
No person is a controlling stockholder of Thermo Electron.
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Beneficial Ownership of Shares of the
Company Common Stock
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Shares
Underlying
Options
Exercisable Total
Name/Present Principal Business Address Shares Held Prior to March Beneficial
Occupation or Employment Outright 16, 2005 Ownership
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Guy Broadbent(2) 0 0 0
Vice President of Thermo Electron
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Marc N. Casper 0 0 0
Senior Vice President of
Thermo Electron
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Seth H. Hoogasian 0 0 0
Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of Thermo Electron
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Peter E. Hornstra 0 0 0
Corporate Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer of Thermo Electron
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Stephen G. Sheehan 0 0 0
Vice President, Human Resources of
Thermo Electron
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Peter M. Wilver 0 0 0
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Thermo Electron
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All directors and current executive officers as a group 4,393 0 4,393
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(2) Mr. Broadbent is a citizen of the United Kingdom.
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