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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 August 2, 2001
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                Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           DELAWARE                                             51-0317849
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(State or other jurisdiction of        Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)         File Number        Identification Number)

               311 Enterprise Drive, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (609) 275-0500
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On August 2, 2001 Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: IART) (the "Company") reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2001 in a press release. A copy of the Company's press release has been filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (a) and (b) None. The following document is furnished as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K: 99.1 Press Release, dated August 2, 2001.

SIGNATURES 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. INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION By: /s/ JOHN B. HENNEMAN III ------------------------------ Name: John B. Henneman III Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary Date: August 2, 2001

EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION 99.1 Press Release, dated August 2, 2001.

NEWS RELEASE

        INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES REPORTS RECORD SECOND QUARTER NET INCOME ON
                           35% GROWTH IN PRODUCT SALES

                EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND
                       AMORTIZATION TOTALED $4.7 MILLION

PLAINSBORO,  NJ / AUGUST  2, 2001 / -- LED BY STRONG  GROWTH IN  PRODUCT  SALES,
INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES  HOLDINGS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:  IART) TODAY REPORTED RECORD
REVENUES AND NET INCOME FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2001. EARNINGS FOR THE QUARTER
WERE $0.10 PER SHARE,  AS COMPARED TO AN ADJUSTED NET LOSS OF $0.06 PER SHARE IN
THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2000. NET INCOME TOTALED $2.8 MILLION, WITH TOTAL REVENUES
INCREASING $5.8 MILLION, OR 34%, TO $22.9 MILLION.  THIS COMPARES TO AN ADJUSTED
NET LOSS OF $0.6  MILLION IN THE SECOND  QUARTER  OF 2000 ON TOTAL  REVENUES  OF
$17.1 MILLION. FOR COMPARABILITY  PURPOSES, THE PRIOR YEAR RESULTS WERE ADJUSTED
TO EXCLUDE A $1.1 MILLION GAIN ON THE SALE OF A PRODUCT LINE AND $0.3 MILLION OF
FAIR VALUE INVENTORY PURCHASE ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS RELATED TO AN ACQUISITION.

REVENUE  GROWTH WAS LED BY A $5.6  MILLION  INCREASE  IN PRODUCT  SALES TO $21.4
MILLION,  A 35%  INCREASE  OVER THE  SECOND  QUARTER OF 2000.  INCLUDED  IN THIS
INCREASE  WAS $0.4  MILLION IN SALES OF  PRODUCT  LINES  ACQUIRED  EARLY IN THIS
QUARTER.  SALES IN THE INTEGRA NEUROSCIENCES  DIVISION INCREASED $4.6 MILLION TO
$15.7 MILLION, AND INCLUDED THE $0.4 MILLION IN SALES OF ACQUIRED PRODUCT LINES.
CONTRIBUTING  TO THE STRONG  GROWTH IN THE INTEGRA  NEUROSCIENCES  DIVISION WERE
SALES  OF THE  DURAGEN(R)  DURAL  GRAFT  MATRIX,  WITH  DOMESTIC  REORDER  RATES
CONTINUING TO EXCEED 80%, OUR LINE OF INTRACRANIAL  MONITORING  PRODUCTS FOR THE
NEURO INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, AND THE SELECTOR(R) INTEGRA ULTRASONIC  ASPIRATOR FOR
THE ABLATION OF CRANIAL TUMORS. SALES OF INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES  DIVISION PRODUCTS
INCREASED $1.0 MILLION TO $5.7 MILLION  PRIMARILY DUE TO GROWTH IN THE COMPANY'S
PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS.

"THE STRONG  RESULTS FOR THIS QUARTER CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE RECENT  EXPANSION
IN THE INTEGRA  NEUROSCIENCES'  SALES FORCE,  PARTICULARLY IN THE UNITED STATES,
AND THE DIVERSE  LINE OF PRODUCTS  ACQUIRED OR DEVELOPED BY THE COMPANY OVER THE
LAST TWO  YEARS,"  COMMENTED  STUART M.  ESSIG,  INTEGRA'S  PRESIDENT  AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE  OFFICER.  "WITH THE  ACQUISITIONS  OF GMSMBH IN GERMANY  AND  SATELEC
MEDICAL IN FRANCE IN APRIL,  WE ARE  CONTINUING TO BUILD OUR SALES AND MARKETING
INFRASTRUCTURE  IN EUROPE,  WHICH IS EXPECTED  TO BENEFIT  OUR TOP LINE  REVENUE
GROWTH."

CONSOLIDATED  GROSS  MARGINS ON  PRODUCT  SALES  INCREASED  TO 61% IN THE SECOND
QUARTER OF 2001 FROM AN ADJUSTED  57% IN THE SECOND  QUARTER OF 2000 AS A RESULT
OF AN IMPROVED SALES MIX OF HIGHER GROSS MARGIN PRODUCTS. CONSOLIDATED OPERATING
EXPENSES  (EXCLUDING  COST OF PRODUCT  SALES)  INCREASED  $0.7  MILLION FROM THE
SECOND  QUARTER OF 2000 TO $11.2  MILLION IN THE  SECOND  QUARTER OF 2001.  THIS
INCREASE WAS THE RESULT OF HIGHER SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSES ATTRIBUTED TO THE
EXPANSION OF THE INTEGRA  NEUROSCIENCES DIRECT SALES FORCE,  PARTIALLY OFFSET BY
LOWER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES.


ON A DIVISIONAL OPERATING BASIS, THE COMPANY REPORTED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2001: IN THE INTEGRA NEUROSCIENCES DIVISION: o SALES OF NEURO INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PRODUCTS INCREASED $1.3 MILLION TO $6.8 MILLION, INCLUDING $0.1 MILLION IN SALES OF ACQUIRED PRODUCTS. o NEURO OPERATING ROOM PRODUCT SALES INCREASED $3.3 MILLION TO $8.9 MILLION, INCLUDING $0.3 MILLION IN SALES OF ACQUIRED PRODUCTS. o GROSS MARGIN ON PRODUCT SALES WAS 63%, AS COMPARED TO AN ADJUSTED 59% IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2000. o TOTAL OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES INCREASED $1.6 MILLION TO $6.5 MILLION, WITH THE DIVISION REPORTING A $3.7 MILLION OPERATING PROFIT. THE INCREASE IN OPERATING EXPENSES WAS ENTIRELY RELATED TO HIGHER SALES AND MARKETING SPENDING. IN THE INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES DIVISION: o SALES OF PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS INCREASED $0.6 MILLION TO $3.3 MILLION. o SALES OF DISTRIBUTED PRODUCTS INCREASED $0.4 MILLION TO $2.4 MILLION. o GROSS MARGIN ON PRODUCT SALES WAS 55%, AS COMPARED TO AN ADJUSTED 51% IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2000. o TOTAL OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES DECREASED $0.4 MILLION TO $2.1 MILLION FOR THE QUARTER, WITH THE DIVISION REPORTING A $2.3 MILLION OPERATING PROFIT. DIVISIONAL OPERATING RESULTS EXCLUDE CORPORATE GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL. FOR THE QUARTER, CORPORATE GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES DECREASED $0.5 MILLION TO $1.8 MILLION, WHILE INTANGIBLE ASSET AMORTIZATION INCREASED TO $0.7 MILLION AS A RESULT OF THE GMS AND SATELEC MEDICAL ACQUISITIONS. THE COMPANY REPORTED EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION OF $4.7 MILLION, AS COMPARED TO AN ADJUSTED $1.1 MILLION IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2000. THE COMPANY HAS SCHEDULED A CONFERENCE CALL FOR 9:00 AM EST TODAY, AUGUST 2, 2001, TO DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2001. HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF OUR PENDING REGISTRATION STATEMENT, WE WILL NOT UPDATE OR OTHERWISE COMMENT ON OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR FUTURE FINANCIAL RESULTS UNTIL OUR THIRD QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL IN NOVEMBER. ACCESS TO THE LIVE CONFERENCE CALL IS AVAILABLE BY DIALING (877) 691-0877 IN THE UNITED STATES OR (973) 628-9554 FOR INTERNATIONAL LISTENERS. ACCESS TO THE CALL WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE THROUGH A LIVE WEBCAST VIA A LINK PROVIDED ON THE HOME PAGE OF INTEGRA'S WEBSITE AT www.integra-LS.com. ------------------- INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION DEVELOPS, MANUFACTURES AND MARKETS MEDICAL DEVICES, IMPLANTS AND BIOMATERIALS PRIMARILY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF CRANIAL AND SPINAL DISORDERS, SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND ORTHOPEDICS. INTEGRA IS A LEADER IN APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TO MEDICAL DEVICES THAT IMPROVE PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE. THE COMPANY HAS ITS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN PLAINSBORO, NEW JERSEY, WITH MANUFACTURING AND RESEARCH FACILITIES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE COMPANY HAS APPROXIMATELY 575 PERMANENT EMPLOYEES. THIS NEWS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM PREDICTED OR EXPECTED RESULTS. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, STATEMENTS CONCERNING FUTURE GROWTH IN REVENUES. IN ADDITION, THE ECONOMIC, COMPETITIVE, GOVERNMENTAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND OTHER FACTORS IDENTIFIED UNDER THE HEADING "RISK FACTORS" INCLUDED IN THE BUSINESS SECTION OF INTEGRA'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K/A FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND IN THE COMPANY'S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3, AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUBSEQUENT FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION COULD AFFECT ACTUAL RESULTS.

INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS (In thousands, except per share data) (UNAUDITED) Statement of Operations Data: Three Month Period Six Month Period Ended June 30 Ended June 30 2001 2000 2001 2000 Product sales $21,385 $15,827 $41,669 $29,159 Other revenue 1,535 1,259 2,935 2,458 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total revenue 22,920 17,086 44,604 31,617 Cost of product sales 8,310 7,212 16,904 13,899 Research and development 1,837 2,004 3,910 3,894 Selling and marketing 5,269 3,904 10,020 6,853 General and administrative 3,319 3,884 6,523 7,631 Amortization 729 670 1,409 1,150 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total costs and expenses 19,464 17,674 38,766 33,427 Operating income (loss) 3,456 (588) 5,838 (1,810) Gain on disposition of product line -- 1,031 -- 1,146 Other expense, net (265) (170) (405) (36) ------- ------- ------- ------- Income (loss) before income taxes 3,191 273 5,433 (700) Provision for income taxes 429 161 675 223 ------- ------- ------- ------- Income (loss) before accounting change 2,762 112 4,758 (923) Cumulative effect of accounting change -- -- -- (470) ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income (loss) $ 2,762 $ 112 $ 4,758 $(1,393) Earnings (loss) per share Basic $ 0.13 $ (0.02) $ 0.20 $ (0.36) Diluted $ 0.10 $ (0.02) $ 0.18 $ (0.36) Weighted average Common shares outstanding: Basic 20,245 17,341 19,931 17,282 Diluted 25,049 17,341 22,211 17,282 Balance Sheet Data: 30-JUN 31-DEC 2001 2000 Cash, cash equivalents & investments $11,655 $15,138 Working capital 28,299 25,177 Total assets 94,193 86,514 Total debt 9,703 13,630 Total stockholders' equity 62,522 53,781 SOURCE: INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION Contacts: Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation John B. Henneman, III John Bostjancic Chief Administrative Officer Senior Director of Finance (609) 936-2481 (609) 936-2239 jhenneman@integra-ls.com jbostjancic@integra-ls.com - ------------------------ --------------------------