1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
| 7500 RIALTO BLVD, BUILDING TWO, SUITE 100 | |
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/18/2008 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARTHROCARE CORP
[ARTC]
|
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable) | Director | | 10% Owner | | X | Officer (give title below) | | Other (specify below) | | President, International |
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
|
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X | Form filed by One Reporting Person | | Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
|
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
|---|
| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
| 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security
| 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
| 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
|
|---|
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
|---|
|
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)
| 03/15/2005 | 02/15/2012 |
Common Stock
|
13,272
|
$
31.5
|
D
| |
|
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)
| 03/21/2006 | 02/21/2013 |
Common Stock
|
584
|
$
46.84
|
D
| |
|
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
| 02/07/2003 | 01/07/2013 |
Common Stock
|
150
|
$
9.88
|
D
| |
|
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
| 09/10/2002 | 08/10/2012 |
Common Stock
|
8,200
|
$
13.05
|
D
| |
|
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
| 08/24/2003 | 07/24/2013 |
Common Stock
|
5,500
|
$
13.8
|
D
| |
|
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
| 04/10/2004 | 03/10/2014 |
Common Stock
|
15,000
|
$
24.38
|
D
| |
|
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
| 08/30/2001 | 07/30/2011 |
Common Stock
|
6,400
|
$
27.56
|
D
| |
|
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
| 03/15/2005 | 02/15/2012 |
Common Stock
|
1,728
|
$
31.5
|
D
| |
|
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
| 03/21/2006 | 02/21/2013 |
Common Stock
|
1,416
|
$
46.84
|
D
| |
|
Stock Appreciation Rights
| 05/27/2007 | 02/27/2014 |
Common Stock
|
7,156
|
$
36.08
|
D
| |
|
Stock Appreciation Rights
| 06/05/2008 | 03/05/2015 |
Common Stock
|
3,925
|
$
43.51
|
D
| |
|
Stock Appreciation Rights
| 05/21/2006 | 02/21/2013 |
Common Stock
|
10,500
|
$
46.84
|
D
| |
| James Pacek | 01/02/2009 |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
|
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure. |
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |
