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
Merge
Healthcare Incorporated
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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39-1600938
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Incorporation
or Organization)
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Identification
No.)
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6737
West Washington Street, Suite 2250
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Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
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53214
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(ZIP
Code)
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(414)
977-4000
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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
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.
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MERGE
HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
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/s/
Steven M. Oreskovich
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By: Steven
M. Oreskovich
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Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Exhibit 99.1
News Release dated February 13, 2009
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