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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington, DC 20549
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______________________
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
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TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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September 19, 2011
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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BOVIE MEDICAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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012183
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11-2644611
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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734 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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(631) 421-5452
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 19, 2011, Bovie Medical Corporation (the “Company”) was served in a purported stockholder derivative action that was filed in the United State District Court for the Middle District of Florida against the Company and certain of its present and former officers and directors. The complaint asserts, among other things, breach of fiduciary duties and bad faith in relation to the management of the Company. The complaint seeks, among other things, unspecified compensatory damages and various forms of equitable relief. The Company is reviewing the allegations in the complaint but believes them to be frivolous and without merit and intends to defend the action vigorously.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: September 22, 2011
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BOVIE MEDICAL CORPORATION
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By: /s/ Andrew Makrides
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Andrew Makrides
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President and
Chairman of the Board
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