- Current report filing (8-K)

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)
October 22, 2008

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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.)

9825 Spectrum Drive
Building 3
Austin, Texas 78717

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(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)

[phone]

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(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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[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b) On October 22, 2008, Mark G. Yudof resigned from his position as a director of the Company to devote his full time and attention to his position as President of The University of California System.

 

 

 

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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.

 

						HEALTHTRONICS, INC. (Registrant)
Date: October 28, 2008						By:		/s/ Richard A. Rusk
						Name: Title:		Richard A. Rusk Vice President & Controller