SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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)
May 19, 2006
HEALTHTRONICS, INC.
Georgia | 000-30406 | 58-2210668 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1301 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 200B
Austin, Texas 78746
(Address of principal executive office including Zip Code)
(512) 328-2892
N.A.
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(d) On May 19, 2006, the Board of Directors of HealthTronics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Sam B. Humphries to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Humphries was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective on May 11, 2006. The material terms of his employment agreement with the Company are described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2006. In joining the Company, Mr. Humphries resigned from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of Uroplasty, Inc., a publicly-traded medical device company, in which positions he served since January 2005. He was previously a partner of Ascent Medical Technology Fund, L.P., a venture capital fund founded in 1995. Mr. Humphries has over 25 years experience in the healthcare and medical device industry, including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Medical Systems, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturer of medical devices primarily for the urology market. Mr. Humphries serves on the Board of Directors of Uroplasty, Inc., Criticare Systems, Inc. and Universal Hospital Services, Inc.
SIGNATURE
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.
HEALTHTRONICS, INC. | ||||||||
Date: May 19, 2006 | By: | /s/ James S.B. Whittenburg | ||||||
Name: Title: | James S.B. Whittenburg President – AK Specialty Vehicles, | |||||||
Senior Vice President – | ||||||||
Development and General Counsel |