TRIB Trinity Biotech PLC

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

F O R M 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of June, 2017

TRINITY BIOTECH PLC

(Name of Registrant)

IDA Business Park

Bray, Co. Wicklow

Ireland

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F   ☒             Form 40-F   ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):               

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes   ☐             No   ☒

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-             

June 9, 2017

Trinity Biotech Announces Results of AGM

DUBLIN, Ireland (June 9, 2017)…. Trinity Biotech plc (Nasdaq: TRIB), a leading developer and manufacturer of diagnostic products for the point-of-care and clinical laboratory markets, today announced results of the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

AGM Results

On June 9, 2017, Trinity Biotech plc held an AGM of Shareholders at the Company’s headquarters at IDA Business Park, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. The ordinary resolutions were passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by the Company’s shareholders. The special resolutions were passed by at least 75% of votes cast by the Company’s shareholders being in favour of the special resolutions. At the AGM the Company’s shareholders approved the following resolutions:

“That, for the purposes of Section 1021 of the Companies Act 2014, the directors be and are generally and unconditionally authorised to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot and issue relevant securities (as defined by Section 1021 of that Act (including, without limitation, any treasury shares, as defined by Section 106 of that Act)) up to a maximum amount of the number of authorised but unissued relevant securities in the capital of the Company from time to time and for the time being. The authority hereby conferred shall expire five years after the date of this resolution unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company. The Company may make an offer or agreement before the expiry of this authority which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after this authority has expired and the directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.”

“That the directors be and are empowered pursuant to section 1023 of the Companies Act 2014 to allot equity securities (as defined by section 1023 of the Companies Act 2014) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred on the Directors of the Company by Resolution 4 above as if section 1022 of the Companies Act 2014 did not apply to any such allotment. The power hereby conferred shall expire at the close of business on the day five years from the date upon which the resolution is passed unless previously renewed, revoked or varied; provided that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if the power hereby conferred had not expired.”

“That the Company and/or any subsidiary (as defined by Section 7 of the Companies Act 2014) of the Company be generally authorised to make overseas market purchases (as defined by Section 1072 of that Act) on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation Market (NASDAQ), of A Ordinary Shares of US$0.0109 each (the “Share(s)”) and/or American Depositary Receipts, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the directors may determine from time to time but subject, however, to the provisions of the Companies Act 2014, the Articles of Association of the Company and to the following provisions:

The authority hereby conferred shall expire at the close of business on the date which is eighteen months after the date of passing this resolution unless previously revoked, varied or renewed in accordance with the provisions of Section 1074 of the Companies Act 2014. The Company or any subsidiary may, before such expiry, enter into a contract for the purchase of Shares and/or American Depositary Receipts which would or might be executed wholly or partly after such expiry and may complete any such contract as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.”

“That, for the purposes of Section 1078 of the Companies Act 2014, the re-allotment price range at which ‘A’ Ordinary Shares of US$0.0109 each (the “Share(s)”) and/or American Depositary Receipts held as treasury shares (as defined by Section 106 of that Act) (“Treasury Shares”) may be re- allotted off-market shall be as follows:

For the purposes of this Resolution the expression “the Relevant Price” shall mean the average of the NASDAQ official close price of the Shares (being appropriately adjusted to reflect the number of Shares comprised in American Depositary Receipts) for the period of ten business days immediately preceding the day on which the Treasury Shares is re- allotted.

The authority hereby conferred shall expire at the close of business on the date of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company after the passing of this resolution or the date which is eighteen months after the passing of this resolution (whichever is the earlier) unless previously varied, revoked or renewed in accordance with and subject to the provision of the said Section 1078.”

“That the Trinity Biotech plc Employee Share Option Plan 2017 (the “Plan”), the main features of which are summarised in the Chairman’s letter accompanying this Notice and a copy of the rules of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the Chairman for the purposes of identification, be and is hereby approved and adopted.”

Trinity Biotech develops, acquires, manufactures and markets diagnostic systems, including both reagents and instrumentation, for the point-of-care and clinical laboratory segments of the diagnostic market. The products are used to detect infectious diseases and to quantify the level of Haemoglobin A1c and other chemistry parameters in serum, plasma and whole blood. Trinity Biotech sells direct in the United States, Germany, France and the U.K. and through a network of international distributors and strategic partners in over 75 countries worldwide. For further information please see the Company’s website: www.trinitybiotech.com .

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