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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 7.5pt;text-align:center;"><b>UNITED STATES<br />
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 7.5pt;text-align:center;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 7.5pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 7.5pt;text-align:center;"><b>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 7.5pt;text-align:center;"><b>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">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:</p>

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prlb20191021_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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):
October 24
, 201
9
Proto Labs, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
001-35435
41-1939628
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
5540 Pioneer Creek Drive
Maple Plain
,
Minnesota
55359
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
763
)
479-3680
Not Applicable
(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:
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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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company
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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
, Par Value $0.001 Per Share
PRLB
New York Stock Exchange
Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 24, 2019, Proto Labs, Inc. issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2019 financial results. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(
d) Exhibits
99.1
Press release of Proto Labs, Inc. dated October 24, 2019.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)
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.
Proto Labs, Inc.
Date:
October 24, 2019
By:
/s/ John A. Way
John A. Way
Chief Financial Officer