Item 1(a). Name of Issuer
Life Technologies Corporation (the “Issuer”)
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
5791 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
This Statement is filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):
i) Glenview Capital Management, LLC (“Glenview Capital Management”);
ii) Lawrence M. Robbins (“Mr. Robbins”).
This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the accounts of Glenview Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Glenview Capital Partners”), Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Glenview Capital Master Fund”), Glenview Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Glenview Institutional Partners”), Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund”), Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund”) and GCM Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GCM Opportunity Fund”).
Glenview Capital Management serves as investment manager to each of Glenview Capital Partners, Glenview Capital Master Fund, Glenview Institutional Partners, Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund, Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund and GCM Opportunity Fund. Mr. Robbins is the Chief Executive Officer of Glenview Capital Management.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence
The address of the principal business office of each of Glenview Capital Management and Mr. Robbins is 767 Fifth Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, New York 10153.
Item 2(c). Citizenship
i) Glenview Capital Management is a Delaware limited liability company;
ii) Mr. Robbins is a citizen of the United States of America.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Shares”)
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
53217V109
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
This Item 3 is not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
Item 4(a). Amount Beneficially Owned:
As of December 31, 2011, each of Glenview Capital Management and Mr. Robbins may be deemed the beneficial owner of 13,780,972 Shares. This amount consists of: (A) 244,728 Shares held for the account of Glenview Capital Partners; (B) 3,681,632 Shares held for the account of Glenview Capital Master Fund; (C) 1,971,861 Shares held for the account of Glenview Institutional Partners; (D) 4,498,887 Shares held for the account of Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund; (E) 2,351,215 Shares held for the account of Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund; and (F) 1,032,649 Shares held for the account of GCM Opportunity Fund.
Item 4(b). Percent of Class:
As of December 31, 2011 each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 7.73% of Shares outstanding. (There were 178,204,930 Shares outstanding as of November 2, 2011, according to the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed November 3, 2011.)
Item 4(c). Number of shares as to which such person has:
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Glenview Capital Management and Mr. Robbins:
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(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
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0
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(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
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13,780,972
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(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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0
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(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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13,780,972
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
This Item 5 is not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
See disclosure in Items 2 and 4 hereof. Certain funds listed in Item 2(a) are known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares covered by this Statement that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.
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Item 7.
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Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
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See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
This Item 8 is not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
This Item 9 is not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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.
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GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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By: /s/ Mark J. Horowitz
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Mark J. Horowitz,
Chief Operating Officer and
General Counsel of
Glenview Capital Management, LLC
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LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS
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By: /s/ Mark J. Horowitz
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Mark J. Horowitz, attorney-in-fact for
Lawrence M. Robbins
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February 14, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Joint Filing Agreement
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Power of Attorney |
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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Stock of Life Technologies Corporation dated as of February 14, 2012 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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By: /s/ Mark J. Horowitz
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Mark J. Horowitz,
Chief Operating Officer and
General Counsel of
Glenview Capital Management, LLC
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LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS
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By: /s/ Mark J. Horowitz
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Mark J. Horowitz, attorney-in-fact for
Lawrence M. Robbins
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February 14, 2012
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EXHIBIT B
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that I, Lawrence M. Robbins, hereby make, constitute and appoint Mark J. Horowitz, acting individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing in my name, (a) in my personal capacity or (b) in my capacity as Chief Executive Officer or in other capacities of Glenview Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and each of its affiliates or entities advised or controlled by me or Glenview Capital Management, LLC, all documents, certificates, instruments, statements, filings and agreements (“documents”) to be filed with or delivered to any foreign or domestic governmental or regulatory body or required or requested by any other person or entity pursuant to any legal or regulatory requirement relating to the acquisition, ownership, management or disposition of securities, futures contracts or other investments, and any other documents relating or ancillary thereto, including, without limitation, all documents relating to filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation: (1) all documents relating to the beneficial ownership of securities required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(d) or Section 16(a) of the Act, including, without limitation: (a) any acquisition statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, (b) any joint filing agreements pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k), and (c) any initial statements of, or statements of changes in, beneficial ownership of securities on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 and (2) any information statements on Form 13F required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(f) of the Act.
All past acts of the attorney-in-fact in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby ratified and confirmed.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked, in writing, by the undersigned.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney, this 10th day of February, 2009.
/s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
Lawrence M. Robbins