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)
January 25, 2005
HEALTHTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 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 B-200
Austin, TX 78746
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
(512) 328-2892
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
We have previously and may in the future grant stock option awards under our Stock Option Plan – 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and our 2004 Equity Incentive Plan attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, in accordance with the terms of our form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and our form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
(c)Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | HealthTronics, Inc. (f/k/a HealthTronics Surgical Services, Inc.) Stock Option Plan – 2002. | |
| 10.2 | HealthTronics, Inc. (f/k/a HealthTronics Surgical Services, Inc.) 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. | |
| 10.3 | Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement. | |
| 10.4 | Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HEALTHTRONICS, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: January 25, 2005 | By: | /s/ James S.B. Whittenburg | ||
| Name: | James S.B. Whittenburg | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President – Development, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | HealthTronics, Inc. (f/k/a HealthTronics Surgical Services, Inc.) Stock Option Plan – 2002. | |
| 10.2 | HealthTronics, Inc. (f/k/a HealthTronics Surgical Services, Inc.) 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. | |
| 10.3 | Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement. | |
| 10.4 | Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement. | |