form8k021309.htm


 
 
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):              February 13, 2009


www.merge.com
Merge Healthcare Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
 
39-1600938
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
 
Identification No.)
     
6737 West Washington Street, Suite 2250
   
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 
53214
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(ZIP Code)


(414) 977-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
 

On February 13, 2009, Merge Healthcare Incorporated (the “Registrant”) issued a News Release announcing that the board of directors of Merge Cedara ExchangeCo Limited, a subsidiary of Merge Technologies Holdings Co. and an indirect subsidiary of the Registrant, has set April 15, 2009 as the redemption date for its outstanding exchangeable shares.  This redemption will not impact the shares used to calculate the quarterly or year-to-date earnings per share ("EPS") of the Registrant as the exchangeable shares are already included within such calculation.
 
A copy of the Registrant’s News Release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
Exhibit 99.1 News Release of the Registrant dated February 13, 2009.
 

 
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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 thereunto duly authorized.


 
 
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
     
     
  February 17, 2009  
/s/ Steven M. Oreskovich
   
By:  Steven M. Oreskovich
   
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Exhibit 99.1 News Release dated February 13, 2009