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)
November 6, 2008
HEALTHTRONICS, INC.
| Georgia | 000-30406 | 58-2210668 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9825 Spectrum Drive, Building 3
Austin, Texas 78717
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
(512) 328-2892
N.A.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 6, 2008, HealthTronics , Inc. issued a press release entitled “ HealthTronics, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results, Earnings Grow Significantly Over Third Quarter of 2007 ”. The text of the press release, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 6, 2008, our management held a quarterly-earnings call to discuss our third quarter financial results, the transcript of which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2. We are furnishing the text of this call pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation FD. This information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, unless we specifically incorporate it by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, we make no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that we choose to disclose solely because of Regulation FD.
We undertake no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, although we may do so from time to time as our management believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.
Certain expectations and projections regarding our future performance referenced in this transcript are forward-looking statements. These expectations and projections are based on currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, along with our operating plans, and are subject to future events and uncertainties. Among the events and uncertainties which could adversely affect future periods are inability to establish or maintain relationships with physicians and hospitals, healthcare regulatory developments that prevent certain transactions with healthcare professionals or facilities, inability of healthcare providers to obtain reimbursement for use of our current or future products, inability to effectively or efficiently integrate HealthTronics and Prime Medical, competition or technological change that impacts the market for our products, difficulty in managing our growth and other factors described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. We caution readers that in addition to the above cautionary statements, all forward-looking statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with our SEC filings, including the risk factors described therein, and other public announcements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 6, 2008. | |
| 99.2 | Transcript. | |
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: November 10, 2008 | By: | /s/ Richard Rusk | ||||||
| Name: Title: | Richard Rusk Vice President & Controller | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 6, 2008. | |
| 99.2 | Transcript. | |