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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q/A
Amendment No. 1

(Mark One)


ý

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                               to                              

Commission file number 0-12798


CHIRON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  94-2754624
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4560 Horton Street, Emeryville, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

94608
(Zip code)

(510) 655-8730
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ý        No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ý        No o

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Title of Class
  Outstanding at November 30, 2004
Common Stock, $0.01 par value   186,848,090





PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit
Number

  Exhibit

3.01

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Chiron, as filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on August 17, 1987, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 of Chiron's report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 1996.

3.02

 

Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Chiron, as filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 12, 1991, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.02 of Chiron's report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 1996.

3.03

 

Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Chiron, as filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 22, 1996, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.04 of Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1996.

3.04

 

Bylaws of Chiron, as amended and restated, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.04 of Chiron's report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2003.

4.01

 

Indenture between Chiron and State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated as of June 12, 2001, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 of Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001.

4.02

 

Registration Rights Agreement between Chiron and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.02 of Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001.

4.03

 

Form of Liquid Yield Option Note™ due 2031 (Zero Coupon—Senior) (included as exhibits A-1 and A-2 to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.01 to Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.03 of Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001.

4.04

 

Indenture between Chiron and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, dated as of July 30, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Chiron's registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on September 23, 2003.

4.05

 

Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 30, 2003, between Chiron and Morgan Stanley & Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Banc of America Securities LLC and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Chiron's registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on September 23, 2003.

4.06

 

Form of Convertible Debentures (included in Exhibit 4.04), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Chiron's registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on September 23, 2003.

4.07

 

Indenture between Chiron and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, dated as of June 22, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.07 of Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004.

4.08

 

Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 22, 2004, between Chiron, Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Incorporated, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.08 of Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004.
     

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4.09

 

Specimen of Convertible Debentures (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture referenced as Exhibit 4.07 of Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for June 30, 2004) issued on June 22, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.09 of Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004.

10.102

 

Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2002, by and between Chiron and Bank of America, N.A., and exhibits thereto, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.102 of Chiron's report on Form 10-Q for September 30, 2002.

10.330

 

Term Sheet effective as of September 3, 2004 with Roche Diagnostics GmbH. (We have omitted certain information from the Term Sheet and filed it separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to our request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2. We have identified the omitted confidential information by the following statement: "Confidential Treatment Requested".)

10.519

 

Corporate Governance Guidelines, as amended and restated, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.519 of Chiron's Form 10-Q for September 30, 2004.(1)

10.626

 

Letter Agreement dated July 7, 2004, between Ursula B. Bartels and Chiron, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.626 of Chiron's Form 10-Q for September 30, 2004.*(1)

10.627

 

Supplemental Pension Agreement dated as of July 20, 2004, between Chiron and William G. Green, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.627 of Chiron's Form 10-Q for September 30, 2004.*(1)

31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

*
Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.

(1)
Previously filed.

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CHIRON CORPORATION

December 16, 2004

SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Chiron has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

    CHIRON CORPORATION

DATE: December 16, 2004

 

BY:

/s/  
HOWARD H. PIEN      
Howard H. Pien
President and Chief Executive Officer

DATE: December 16, 2004

 

BY:

/s/  
DAVID V. SMITH      
David V. Smith
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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