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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):  June 9, 2011
 
AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in charter)
 
     
     
 
California
1-08789
94-2918118
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3700, San Francisco, CA 94111
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 415-788-5300
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.

The Company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting (“Meeting”) was held on June 9, 2011.  There were present in person or by proxy at said Meeting shareholders voting 4,098,079 shares that represented 88.94% of the 4,607,560 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, which represented a quorum.  At the Meeting, the shareholders:

1)
Voted on the Election of Directors as follows:
 
Nominee
For
Withheld
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.
1,820,501
95,455
David A. Larson, M.D.                                
 1,820,651 95,305
S. Mert Ozyurek
1,818,751
97,205
John F. Ruffle
1,820,651
95,305
Raymond C. Stachowiak
1,820,751
95,205
Stanley S. Trotman, Jr.
1,818,651
97,305
 
All six individuals were elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the following year.

2)
Voted on the ratification of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.  There were 4,014,049 votes for, 61,476 votes against, and 22,554 votes abstained.  The votes ‘for’ constituted a majority of those voting in person or by proxy, and also represented at least a majority of the voting power required to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
None.
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
   
American Shared Hospital Services
     
Date:
June 9, 2011
  
By:
/s/ Ernest A. Bates, M.D.
       
Name:
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.
       
Title:
Chairman and CEO