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
2, 2009 (February 2, 2009)
Commission
File No. 000-22390
SHARPS COMPLIANCE
CORP.
(Exact
Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
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Delaware
(State
Or Other Jurisdiction Of
Incorporation
Or Organization)
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74-2657168
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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9220
Kirby Drive, Suite 500
Houston,
Texas 77054
(Address
Of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
713-432-0300
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:
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o 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
CFR240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
February 2, 2009 announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide its
Sharps Medical Waste Management System (“Sharps®MWMS™”) to an agency of the
United States Government.
The total
contract is valued at approximately $40 million and is expected to be executed
over a five year period. The Company has received a purchase order for $28.5
million which represents product and services to be provided during the first
contract year. The following four option years represent payment for program
maintenance.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release Announcing Sharps Compliance Announces $40 Million U. S.
Government Contract
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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: February
2, 2009
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SHARPS
COMPLIANCE CORP. |
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By:
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/s/ David
P. Tusa |
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Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate
Secretary and Business Development
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