U.S. 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:  May 10, 2011



TRANSAX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in its Charter)



COLORADO

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(State or other Jurisdiction as Specified in Charter)



00-27845

84-1304106

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(Commission file number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



1133 S. University Drive,

Suite 210

Plantation, Florida 33324

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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)



(888) 317-6984

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(Issuer's telephone number)


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Item 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT  


Item 2.01 REDEMPTION OF PREFERRED SHARES


The Board of Directors of Transax International Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Colorado (the “Company”) approved on May 4, 2011 for the Company to enter into an agreement to redeem the shares of Preferred Stock held by YA Global Investments L.P. (the “Preferred Shares”), for the sum of $700,000.


The Company and YA Global Investments entered into an Investment Agreement dated January 13, 2006 (the “Investment Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Investor, and the Investor purchased and received from the Company, 16,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Stock was issued in accordance with, and convertible pursuant to the terms of, that certain Certificate of Designation dated January 15, 2006, as amended pursuant to that certain Amendment No. 1 to Certificate of Designation Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Transax International, Ltd., effective as of January 7, 2009 (as amended, the “Certificate of Designation,” and collectively with the Investment Agreement and each of the documents, instruments and agreements entered into in connection therewith and/or related thereto, the “Transaction Documents”);


As of the date of redemption the Investor owned 14,190 Preferred Shares.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


(d)  Exhibits


10.1

Agreement to Redeem Shares of Series A Preferred Stock dated May 4, 2011 between Transax International Limited and YA Global Investments L.P.


SIGNATURES


In accordance with 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.


 

Transax International Limited

 

 

 

Date:  May 10, 2011

By:

/s/ Stephen Walters  

 

 

Stephen Walters

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer