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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    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):  December 6, 2002


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


        Delaware                     0-26224                  51-0317849
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File            (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                  Number)              Identification No.)



    311 Enterprise Drive, Plainsboro, NJ                08536
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   (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


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


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






Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 6, 2002, Stuart M. Essig, President and Chief Executive Officer and
a director of Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (the "Company"), amended
a previously executed sales plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Under Rule 10b5-1,
corporate insiders may adopt a prearranged plan or contract for the sale of
Company securities under specified conditions and times.

Under his amended sales plan, Mr. Essig has authorized Adams, Harkness & Hill,
Inc. to sell on his behalf up to a total of 200,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock at a price of no less than $22.00 per share on any trading day on
or after December 6, 2002. Shares of Common Stock to be sold under the amended
sales plan are issuable to Mr. Essig under stock option agreements. The amended
sales plan shall expire when the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock sold
pursuant to the amended sales plan totals 200,000 shares or when earlier
terminated in accordance with the amended sales plan. The amended sales plan
modifies and supersedes Mr. Essig's sales plan dated May 10, 2002 with respect
to 150,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company, under which no sales were
made.

Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report
future plans by officers or directors of the Company nor to report
modifications, terminations, transactions or other activities under such plans.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is furnished pursuant to Item
9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section.







                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION

         Date:  December 6, 2002         /s/ Stuart M. Essig
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                                           Stuart M. Essig
                                President and Chief Executive Officer