UNITED STATES
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 11, 2006
Echo Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 000-51596 | 56-2517815 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer Identification |
incorporation) | Number) | No.) |
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 1300
Vienna, Virginia, 22182
(Address of principal executive offices)
(703) 448-7688
(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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| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d—2(b) under the Exchange Act. |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e—4(c) under the Exchange Act. |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Echo Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) has issued two press releases, copies of which are furnished as exhibits to this Form 8-K, announcing that XLNT Veterinary Care, Inc. (“XLNT”), a provider of veterinary primary care services to companion animals through a network of fully-owned veterinary hospitals, acquired four additional veterinary hospitals during the month of October 2006, one additional veterinary hospital during the month of November 2006 and four additional veterinary hospitals during the month of December 2006. The Company also indicated that, as of January 3, 2007, XLNT had executed agreements to acquire six additional veterinary care hospitals, which are expected to close in the first quarter of 2007. The Company previously announced on September 11, 2006 that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the privately-held XLNT in a transaction expected to close later in 2007.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated November 8, 2006.
Exhibit 99.2 Press Release, dated January 8, 2007.
SIGNATURES
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.
| | | ECHO HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION
CORP. (Registrant) |
| | | By: | /s/ Joel Kanter |
| | | Joel Kanter President and Secretary |
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| | | Date: January 11, 2007 |
