-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): NOVEMBER 30, 2005 ----------------------- CRYOLIFE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ------------------------- FLORIDA 1-13165 59-2417093 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 1655 ROBERTS BOULEVARD, N.W., KENNESAW, GEORGIA 30144 (Address of principal executive office) (zip code) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (770) 419-3355 ------------------------------------------------------------- (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS. In accordance with Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on November 30, 2005, Steven G. Anderson, the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of CryoLife, Inc., entered into a written trading plan to dispose of 100,000 shares of CryoLife common stock. The stock will be sold, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, beginning in March of 2006, with 25,000 shares scheduled to be sold in each of March, May, August and November of 2006. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CryoLife, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. CRYOLIFE, INC. Date: December 7, 2005 By: /s/ D. A. Lee -------------------------------- Name: D. Ashley Lee Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer 2