| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, DC 20549 |
| ______________________ |
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| FORM 8-K |
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| CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT |
| TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE |
| SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| March 22, 2012 |
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
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| BOVIE MEDICAL CORPORATION |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter) |
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| Delaware | | 012183 | | 11-2644611 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 734 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
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| (631) 421-5452 |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.08. Shareholder Director Nominations.
At its meeting on March 22, 2012, the Board of Directors of Bovie Medical Corporation (the “Company”) approved July 12, 2012 as the date for the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Board of Directors also approved May 21, 2012 as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. It is anticipated that the proxy materials will be mailed to stockholders on or about May 22, 2012.
Because the Annual Meeting will be held more than thirty (30) days from the calendar date of the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the due dates for the provision of any qualified stockholder proposal or qualified stockholder nominations under the rules of the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) listed in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the SEC on September 1, 2011, are no longer applicable. Such nominations or proposals, including any notice on Schedule 14N, are now due to the Company no later than May 1, 2012.
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.
| Date: March 28, 2012 | | BOVIE MEDICAL CORPORATION |
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| | | By: /s/ Andrew Makrides |
| | | Andrew Makrides |
| | | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
