- Current report filing (8-K)

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)
May 6, 2010

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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:

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 6, 2010, HealthTronics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of shareholders. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders:
(1) Election of six director nominees. All nominees were elected. Final voting results were as follows:

Name of Nominee			Votes For			Votes Withheld
R. Steven Hicks				21,624,079			8,900,783
Donny R. Jackson				22,124,624			8,400,238
Timothy J. Lindgren				20,692,664			9,832,198
Kenneth S. Shifrin				27,895,013			2,629,849
Argil J. Wheelock, M.D.				29,911,224			613,638
James S.B. Whittenburg				29,924,363			600,499

 

(2) Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to act as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2010. This matter was approved by the shareholders. Final voting results were as follows:

			Votes For				39,169,590
			Votes Against				113,684
			Abstentions				11,983

 

There were no broker non-votes for either of the matters listed above.

 

 

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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: May 12, 2010						By:		/s/ Richard A. Rusk
						Name: Title:		Richard A. Rusk Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

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