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: MAY 12, 2004 NEOPROBE CORPORATION (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) Delaware 0-26520 31-1080091 ---------------- --------------------- -------------- (STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (IRS EMPLOYER JURISDICTION OF IDENTIFICATION INCORPORATION OR NUMBER) ORGANIZATION) 425 Metro Place North, Suite 300 Columbus, Ohio 43017 (614) 793-7500 (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER INCLUDING AREA CODE OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) Not Applicable (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT) ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. 99(a) Neoprobe Corporation press release dated May 12, 2004.* ------------------- * Filed with this report ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On May 12, 2004, Neoprobe Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit 99(a) to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits hereto, shall not be treated as "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K which relate to other than strictly historical facts, such as statements about the Company's plans and strategies, expectations for future financial performance, new and existing products and technologies, and markets for the Company's products, are forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. Investors are cautioned that such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated results due to many factors including, but not limited to, the Company's continuing operating losses, uncertainty of market acceptance, reliance on third party manufacturers, accumulated deficit, future capital needs, uncertainty of capital funding, dependence on limited product line and distribution channels, competition, limited marketing and manufacturing experience, and other risks detailed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. 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. NEOPROBE CORPORATION Date: May 12, 2004 By: /s/ Brent L. Larson ----------------------------- Brent L. Larson Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99(a) Neoprobe Corporation press release dated May 12, 2004.* ---------------- * Filed with this report.