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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):  December 3, 2008

AngioDynamics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
000-50761
11-3146460
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 
603 Queensbury Avenue, Queensbury, New York                              12804
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                               (Zip Code)
 
(518) 798-1215
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On December 3, 2008, AngioDynamics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing its preliminary net sales for its fiscal second quarter.  The Company expects to release financial results for the fiscal second quarter after the close of the financial markets on January 6, 2009 and will host an investment community conference call on the same day.

 
The information set forth in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
 

Item 8.01 – Other Events.

On December 3, 2008, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the implementation of a leadership development plan.


Forward-Looking Statements

This current report contains "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements contain words such as "expect," "reaffirm," "anticipate," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "may," "will," "predict," "project," "might," "intend," "potential," "could," "would," "should," "estimate," "seek," "continue," "pursue," or "our future success depends," or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In particular, they include statements relating to, among other things, future actions, strategies, future performance and future financial results of the Company.  These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events.

Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and, consequently, the actual performance or results of the Company may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors described from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC, including, without limitation, the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008, financial community and rating agency perceptions of the Company; the effects of economic, credit and capital market conditions on the economy in general, and on medical device companies in
 
 

 
 
particular; domestic and foreign health care reforms and governmental laws and regulations; third-party relations and approvals, technological advances and patents attained by competitors; and challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approvals.  In addition to the matters described above, the ability of the Company to execute its leadership development plan and to integrate the Diomed businesses previously disclosed, the ability of the Company to develop its products, future actions by the FDA or other regulatory agencies, results of pending or future clinical trials, the outcome of pending patent litigation, overall economic conditions, general market conditions, market acceptance, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, and the effects on pricing from group purchasing organizations and competition, may affect the actual results achieved by the Company.

Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements.  Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this document.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)               Exhibits.

 Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
99.1
 
Press Release dated December 3, 2008.




SIGNATURE
 
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.


 
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
 
(Registrant)
     
     
Date: December 3, 2008
By:
/s/ D. Joseph Gersuk
   
D. Joseph Gersuk
   
Chief Financial Officer



EXHIBIT INDEX

 Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
99.1
 
Press Release dated December 3, 2008.