UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to

~~Pursuant to~~ Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 22 30, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

YOUNG INNOVATIONS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MISSOURI (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MISSOURI

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

000-23213	43-1718931
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

13705 Shoreline Court East, Earth City, Missouri	63045	~~63045~~
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)	~~(Zip Code)~~
(314) 344-0010
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(314) 344-0010

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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~~Item 8~~Item8.01 Other Events.

On January 4 30, 2013, Young Innovations, Inc. (“the “Company”) ~~began~~issued ~~mailing~~a ~~the~~press ~~definitive~~release ~~proxy~~announcing ~~statement~~that, ~~(the~~at ~~“Proxy~~a ~~Statement”) relating to the~~ special meeting of shareholders ~~of the Company, to be~~ held ~~on January 30~~today, ~~2013,~~its ~~at which meeting the~~ shareholders ofvoted ~~the Company will consider and vote upon, among other things, the proposal~~ to adopt the ~~previously announced~~ Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 3, 2012, byproviding ~~and~~for ~~among~~ the ~~Company,~~acquisition ~~Young Innovations Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and YI Acquisition Corp., a Missouri corporation and wholly owned subsidiary~~ of ~~Parent~~the ~~(“Merger Sub”),~~Company ~~which~~by ~~provides~~an ~~for~~affiliate ~~the merger~~ of ~~Merger~~Linden ~~Sub~~Capital ~~with and into the Company~~Partners.

OnA ~~January 11,~~copy 2013, a purported shareholder class action complaint, captioned Prime Investors Fund v. Brennan, et al., was filed in the Circuit Court for St. Louis County, Missouri (the “Complaint”) against the Company, each member of the ~~Company’s~~press ~~Board~~release ~~of Directors,~~is ~~Linden~~attached ~~LLC, Parent and Merger Sub. In response~~ to ~~the~~this ~~Complaint,~~Current Report on ~~January 22,~~Form ~~2013,~~8-K ~~the~~as ~~Company~~Exhibit ~~filed~~99.1 ~~with the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange~~incorporated ~~Commission~~herein ~~and mailed to its shareholders a supplement to the Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Supplement”), which updates the information in the Proxy Statement and responds to allegations made~~ by ~~the plaintiffs in the Complaint~~reference.

~~The~~Cautionary ~~text~~Statement ofRegarding ~~the~~Forward-Looking ~~Proxy Supplement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.~~ Statements

~~Item 9~~We caution you that this document may contain disclosures that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 about the Company and the Merger.01 Forward-looking statements include statements in which we use words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” or similar expressions. ~~Financial~~These forward-looking statements are based upon information presently available to the Company’s management and are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change, due to any number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause events not to occur as expressed in the forward-looking statements in this document include, but are not limited to, uncertainties as to the timing of the Merger, including delays; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted with respect to the Merger; and the failure to satisfy other closing conditions, as well as other risk factors detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 15, 2012 under the captions “Forward Looking Statements” and ~~Exhibits~~“Risk Factors” and otherwise in the Company’s reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, since those statements speak only as of the date that they are made. The Company assumes no obligation to update, revise or correct any forward-looking statements after the date of this document or after the respective dates on which such statements otherwise are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise may be required by law.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

ExhibitNumber		Exhibit
99.1*		Proxy Statement Supplement, dated January 21, 2013.

99.1	Press Release of Young Innovations, Inc., dated January 30, 2013.

* Filed herewith

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.

YOUNG INNOVATIONS, INC.
By:	/s/ Arthur L. Herbst, Jr.
	Arthur L. Herbst, Jr.
	President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: January 22 30, 2013

EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNumber		Exhibit
99.1*		Proxy Statement Supplement, dated January 21, 2013.

* Filed herewith

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