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)
June 8, 2006
HEALTHTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Georgia | | 000-30406 | | 58-2210668 |
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(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
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 27, 2006, the Board of Directors of HealthTronics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”) to increase the maximum aggregate number of shares of Company common stock available for issuance under the Plan from 950,000 to 2,950,000 shares, subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders. On June 8, 2006, at the 2006 annual shareholders meeting, the Amendment was approved by the Company’s shareholders.
The Company has previously and may in the future grant restricted stock awards under the Plan in accordance with the terms of the Company’s form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
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| 10.1 | | Second Amendment to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan |
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| 10.2 | | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement |
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.
(Registrant) |
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| Date: June 14, 2006 | | | | By: | | /s/ James S.B. Whittenburg |
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Title: | | James S.B. Whittenburg President – Urology, President – |
| Manufacturing, Senior Vice President – |
| Development and General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
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| 10.1 | | Second Amendment to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan |
| 10.2 | | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement |
