UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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)
September 11, 2008
HEALTHTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 000-30406 | | 58-2210668 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1301 Capital of Texas Highway
Suite B-200
Austin, Texas 78746
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
(512) 328-2892
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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On September 11, 2008, HealthTronics, Inc. (“HealthTronics”) issued a press release announcing the withdrawal of its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Endocare, Inc. (“Endocare”). The HealthTronics withdrawal was communicated on September 11, 2008 in a letter from James S. B. Whittenburg, HealthTronics’ President and Chief Executive Officer, to Endocare’s Board of Directors. This press release, including the full text of the letter delivered to Endocare’s Board of Directors, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by this reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | HealthTronics, Inc.’s press release, dated September 11, 2008. |
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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.
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| | HEALTHTRONICS, INC. |
| | (Registrant) |
| Dated: September 17, 2008 | | |
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| | /s/ Richard A. Rusk |
| | Richard A. Rusk |
| | Vice President and Controller |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | | HealthTronics, Inc. press release, dated September 11, 2008. |
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