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): December 28, 2007
Echo Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-51596 | 56-2517815 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer Identification |
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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 | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act. |
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| | o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act. |
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| | o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act. |
Echo Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced at its special meeting of stockholders resumed on December 28, 2007 that it would temporarily adjourn the meeting to allow voters additional time to consider the proposed merger with XLNT Veterinary Care, Inc. and the related matters set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus and supplement thereto previously mailed to the Company’s stockholders. The special meeting has been temporarily adjourned and will resume on Friday, January 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., New York time, at the offices of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 340 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10173. A copy of the press release for such announcement is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 28, 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) |
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| | | By: | /s/ Joel Kanter | |
| | | | Joel Kanter | |
| | | | President | |
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| | | | Date: December 28, 2007 | |
