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): September 30, 1998


                                 CRYOLIFE, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



        Florida               0-21104                     59-2417093
  (State or other    (Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
    jurisdiction of
     incorporation)



     1655 Roberts Boulevard, N.W.
           Kennesaw, Georgia                                  30144
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)




        Registrant's telephone number including area code (770) 419-3355



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







ITEM 2.  DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

     On September 30, 1998, CryoLife, Inc. (the "Registrant") closed the sale of
the product line ("IFM Product Line") of its wholly-owned subsidiary,  Ideas for
Medicine,  Inc., a Florida  corporation  ("IFM"),  to Horizon Medical  Products,
Inc., a Georgia corporation  ("Horizon"),  for $15 million. The IFM Product Line
consisted  of specialty  cardiovascular  and vascular  medical  instruments  and
devices.  The sale was made pursuant to an asset  purchase  agreement,  filed as
Exhibit 2.1 hereof,  negotiated on an arm's length  basis.  The  Registrant  and
Horizon also signed a manufacturing agreement that provides for a minimum amount
of products from the IFM Product Line to continue to be  manufactured by IFM and
purchased by Horizon  over the next four years.  Further  information  regarding
this transaction is included in the Registrant's press release, filed as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (a)      Financial Statements.

         Not Applicable.


         (b)   Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.

                  Set  forth  below  are  the  following   unaudited  pro  forma
                    condensed consolidated financial statements:

                     1.    Introduction to Condensed Consolidated Pro
                           Forma Financial Statements.

                     2.    Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                           for the Year Ended December 31, 1997 and the Six
                           Months Ended June 30, 1998.

                     3.    Pro Forma Condensed  Consolidated Balance Sheet as of
                           June 30, 1998.









                   Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated
                              Financial Information

Introductory  Note:  The following  unaudited pro forma  condensed  consolidated
balance sheet and  statements of income  reflect the financial  position at June
30, 1998 and results of operations  for the year ended December 31, 1997 and the
six months ended June 30, 1998 of CryoLife,  Inc. (the  "Registrant")  as if the
disposition  of the IFM Product Line on September  30, 1998 had occurred on June
30, 1998 for  balance  sheet  purposes  and January 1, 1997 and January 1, 1998,
respectively, for income statement purposes.

The unaudited pro forma  condensed  consolidated  balance sheet and statement of
income do not  purport to  represent  the  Registrant's  financial  position  or
results of operations had the transactions  actually  occurred on June 30, 1998,
January 1, 1997 or January 1, 1998, respectively, or to project the Registrant's
consolidated results of operations for any future periods.

The  pro  forma  adjustments  are  based  upon  available   information.   These
adjustments are directly  attributable to the transaction referred to above, and
are expected to have a continuing impact on the Registrant's  business,  results
of  operations  and  financial  position.  The  following  unaudited  pro  forma
condensed  consolidated  financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the historical financial statements of the Registrant, which are included in its
Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  1997 and its Form 10-Q for the six
months ended June 30, 1998.









                                 CryoLife, Inc.
               Proforma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
                          Year Ended December 31, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)



Proforma CryoLife, Inc. Consolidated Year Ended Proforma Year ended 12/31/97 Adjustments 12/31/97 REVENUES: Cryopreservation and products $50,409,000 ($5,591,000)(A) $50,818,000 6,000,000 (B) Other 460,000 460,000 --------------- ----------------- -------------------- Total revenues 50,869,000 409,000 51,278,000 COSTS AND EXPENSES: Cryopreservation and products 17,764,000 (2,411,000)(A) 20,283,000 4,930,000 (B) General, administrative and marketing 20,548,000 (349,000)(C) 19,746,000 (453,000)(D) Research and development 3,946,000 3,946,000 Interest expense 978,000 (587,000)(E) 391,000 --------------- ----------------- -------------------- Total costs and expenses 43,236,000 1,130,000 44,366,000 --------------- ----------------- -------------------- Income before income taxes 7,633,000 (721,000) 6,912,000 Income tax expense 2,908,000 (273,980)(F) 2,634,020 =============== ================= ==================== Net income $4,725,000 ($447,020) $4,277,980 =============== ================= ==================== Earnings per share: Basic $ 0.49 $ 0.44 Diluted $ 0.48 $ 0.43 Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 9,642,000 9,642,000 Diluted 9,942,000 9,942,000
(A) Reverse historical IFM sales and cost of sales (B) Reflect the terms of the manufacturing agreement between Ideas for Medicine and Horizon based on the minimum required sales to Horizon and the related costs, and assuming the realization of a pro-rata portion of the deferred revenue (C) Eliminate goodwill amortization (D) Eliminate selling and marketing expenses associated with the IFM product line (E) Eliminate interest expense to reflect the paydown of bank borrowings with the proceeds from the sale of the IFM product line (F) Income tax benefit related to additional expenses at the Company's effective income tax rate (38%) CryoLife, Inc. Proforma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 (Unaudited)
Proforma CryoLife, Inc. Consolidated Six Months Proforma Six Months Ended 6/30/98 Adjustments Ended 6/30/98 REVENUES: Cryopreservation and products $29,978,000 ($3,196,000)(A) $29,782,000 3,000,000 (B) Other 909,000 909,000 ------------------ ----------------- --------------------- Total revenues 30,887,000 (196,000) 30,691,000 COSTS AND EXPENSES: Cryopreservation and products 11,826,000 (1,600,000)(A) 12,691,000 2,465,000 (B) General, administrative and marketing 11,707,000 (246,000)(C) 11,115,000 (346,000)(D) Research and development 2,267,000 2,267,000 Interest (income) expense 110,000 (237,000)(E) (127,000) ------------------ ----------------- --------------------- Total costs and expenses 25,910,000 36,000 25,946,000 ------------------ ----------------- --------------------- Income before income taxes 4,977,000 (232,000) 4,745,000 Income tax expense 1,757,000 (81,200)(F) 1,675,800 ================== ================= ===================== Net income $3,220,000 ($150,800) $3,069,200 ================== ================= ===================== Earnings per share: Basic $ 0.29 $ 0.27 Diluted $ 0.28 $ 0.27 Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 11,219,000 11,219,000 Diluted 11,577,000 11,577,000
(A) Reverse historical IFM sales and cost of sales (B) Reflect the terms of the manufacturing agreement between Ideas for Medicine and Horizon based on the minimum required sales to Horizon and the related costs, and assuming the realization of a pro-rata portion of the deferred revenue (C) Eliminate goodwill amortization (D) Eliminate selling and marketing expenses associated with the IFM product line (E) Adjustment of interest expense to reflect the paydown of bank borrowings with the proceeds from the sale of the IFM product line (F) Income tax benefit related to additional expenses at the Company's effective income tax rate (35%) CryoLife, Inc. Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet June 30, 1998
Consolidated CryoLife, Inc. Pro Forma June 30, Pro Forma June 30, 1998 Adjustments 1998 ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $32,106,000 $14,850,000 (A) $ 46,956,000 Receivables, net 10,320,000 10,320,000 Deferred preservation costs, net 13,295,000 13,295,000 Inventories 3,477,000 (1,474,000)(B) 2,003,000 Prepaid expenses 2,103,000 (21,000)(C) 2,082,000 ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ Total current assets 61,301,000 13,355,000 74,656,000 Property and equipment, net 18,458,000 (19,000)(D) 18,439,000 Goodwill, net 9,502,000 (7,782,000)(E) 1,720,000 Patents, net 2,253,000 (69,000)(D) 2,184,000 Other, net 1,529,000 1,529,000 Deferred income taxes - 712,000 (H) 712,000 ================= ================= ================== Total assets $93,043,000 $ 6,197,000 $ 99,240,000 ================= ================= ================== LIABILITIES: Accounts payable $ 1,142,000 $ - $ 1,142,000 Accrued expenses 2,342,000 2,100,000 (F) 4,442,000 Accrued compensation 1,081,000 500,000 (G) 1,581,000 Current maturities - capital lease 215,000 215,000 Current maturities - long-term debt 496,000 496,000 Deferred income 721,000 (I) 721,000 Income taxes payable 381,000 1,096,000 (H) 1,477,000 ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ Total current liabilities 5,657,000 4,417,000 10,074,000 Deferred income - 2,164,000 (I) 2,164,000 Deferred income taxes 384,000 (384,000)(H) 0 Capital lease obligations 1,829,000 1,829,000 Long-term debt 5,207,000 5,207,000 Shareholders' equity: Common stock 133,000 133,000 Additional paid-in capital 64,166,000 64,166,000 Retained earnings 15,847,000 15,847,000 Treasury stock (180,000) (180,000) ================= ================= ================== Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $93,043,000 $ 6,197,000 $ 99,240,000 ================= ================= ==================
(A) Receipt of the $15,000,000 in proceeds (net of $150,000 in transaction costs) from the sale of the IFM product line (there were no outstanding bank borrowings at June 30, 1998) (B) Sale of finished goods inventories to Horizon (C) Sale of IFM marketing materials to Horizon (D) Sale of manufacturing equipment and patents to Horizon (E) Write-off of unamortized goodwill recorded in connection with CryoLife, Inc.'s acquisition of IFM (F) Accrual of estimated earnout liability to former owner of IFM, insurance expenses and other transaction-related costs (G) Accrual for bonuses related to the sale of the IFM product line (H) Record income tax related to the sale of the IFM product line (I) Deferred revenue balance established at transaction date for realization of gain associated with the transaction over the four year manufacturing agreement (c) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of September 30, 1998 by and between Ideas For Medicine, Inc. ("IFM") and Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (File No. 000-24029), filed on October 14, 1998). 99.1 Press Release 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. CRYOLIFE, INC. Date: October 15, 1998 By: /s/ Edwin B. Cordell, Jr. ---------------------------------- Edwin B. Cordell, Jr., Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Exhibit Number Description 2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of September 30, 1998 by and between Ideas For Medicine, Inc. ("IFM") and Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (File No. 000-24029), filed on October 14, 1998). 99.1 Press Release


                                  EXHIBIT 99.1



         CryoLife(R),  Inc.  Announces Sale of Its Ideas For Medicine(R),  Inc.
Product Line

         October 1, 1998  8:41 AM EDT

         ATLANTA, Oct., 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE:CRY), a leader in
human  tissue  and cell  preservation  and a  manufacturer  and  distributor  of
stentless heart valves and surgical adhesives,  announced that it has closed the
sale of the product line of its wholly  owned  subsidiary,  Ideas for  Medicine,
Inc. (IFM) to Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:HMPS), of Atlanta, Georgia.

         Horizon  Medical  paid  CryoLife  the  sum of $15  million  for  IFM's
finished  goods  inventory and the  intellectual  property  rights and equipment
related to the IFM product line of specialty cardiovascular and vascular medical
instruments and devices. In connection with the sale, a manufacturing  agreement
calls  for a  guaranteed  amount  of  products  to be  manufactured  by IFM  and
purchased by Horizon over the next four years.


         CryoLife  retains  ownership of its IFM  manufacturing  facility in St.
Petersburg,  Florida, as well as certain products and intellectual  property not
related to the IFM  product  line.  These  retained  products  and  intellectual
property  include the  Company's  delivery  devices for its  surgical  adhesive,
BioGlue(R), and other proprietary cardiovascular devices.

          Founded in 1984,  CryoLife,  Inc., is a leader in the  development and
commercialization   of  technology   for  ultra-low   temperature   preservation
("cryopreservation")   of  viable  human  tissues  for  use  in  cardiovascular,
vascular, and orthopaedic surgeries throughout the United States and Canada. The
Company's BioGlue Surgical Adhesive,  CE marked in the European Union for use in
vascular sealing and repair, is distributed  throughout Europe. The Company also
manufactures  CryoLife-O'Brien(R) and CryoLife-Ross(TM)  stentless porcine heart
valves which are distributed within the European Community.