Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 27 , 201 6

Proto Labs, Inc .

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota

00 1-35435

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)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition .

On October 27, 2016, Proto Labs, Inc. issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2016 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 27, 2016.

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.