Healthtronics, Inc. - 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)
March 18, 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.)

1301 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 200B
Austin, Texas 78746
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)

[phone]

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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N.A.

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 18, 2008, HealthTronics, Inc. (the “Company”), Litho Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Advanced Medical Partners, Inc. (“AMPI”), and the stockholders of AMPI, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase the outstanding shares of capital stock of AMPI (other than shares already held by the Company) for a purchase price of approximately $6.9 million in cash and approximately 1.8 million shares of common stock of the Company, plus a two-year earn-out based on the future achievement of EBITDA. The closing of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. The Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants. The Stock Purchase Agreement is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1. A press release announcing the acquisition is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2008, by and among HealthTronics, Inc., Litho Management, Inc., Advanced Medical Partners, Inc. and the stockholders of Advanced Medical Partners, Inc.
99.1		Press release, issued on March 20, 2008.



 

 

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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: March 20, 2008						By:		/s/ Ross A. Goolsby
						Name: Title:		Ross A. Goolsby Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2008, by and among HealthTronics, Inc., Litho Management, Inc., Advanced Medical Partners, Inc. and the stockholders of Advanced Medical Partners, Inc.
99.1		Press release, issued on March 20, 2008.