UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, DCD.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~Section 13 OR 15(Dd) OFof ~~THE~~The

~~SECURITIES~~Securities ~~EXCHANGE~~Exchange ~~ACT~~Act OFof 1934

Date of ~~report~~Report (Date of earliest event reported) : October 2528, 2011

~~Kinetic~~KINETIC ~~Concepts~~CONCEPTS, ~~Inc~~INC.

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in ~~Its~~its ~~Charter~~charter)

Texas


Texas	001-09913	74-1891727
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

8023 Vantage Drive San Antonio, Texas		78230
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

001-09913		74-1891727
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
8023 Vantage Drive San Antonio, Texas		78230
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(210) 524-9000

(Registrant’s ~~Telephone Number~~ telephone number, ~~Including Area Code~~ including area code)

N/A

(Former ~~Name~~name or ~~Former~~former ~~Address~~address, if ~~Changed~~changed ~~Since~~since ~~Last~~last ~~Report~~report)

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 ~~(see General Instruction A.2. below)~~:

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Item 75.0107. ~~Regulation~~Submission FDof ~~Disclosure~~Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On October 28, 2011, at a special meeting of shareholders of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (the “Company”), isthe ~~disclosing~~Company’s shareholders ~~under~~approved ~~Item 7.01~~the ofproposal ~~this~~to ~~Current~~adopt ~~Report~~the onAgreement ~~Form~~and ~~8-K~~Plan ~~the~~of ~~information attached~~Merger to(the ~~this~~“Merger ~~report~~Agreement”), asdated ~~Exhibit~~July 12, ~~99.1~~2011, ~~which~~by ~~information~~and isamong ~~incorporated~~the ~~herein~~Company, byChiron ~~reference. This information~~Holdings, ~~which~~Inc. ~~has~~(“Chiron”) ~~not~~and ~~been~~Chiron ~~previously~~Merger ~~reported~~Sub, isInc. ~~excerpted~~(“Merger Sub”). ~~from~~The aMerger ~~Supplement~~Agreement toprovides afor ~~Preliminary~~the ~~Offering~~merger ~~Memorandum~~of ~~that~~Merger isSub ~~being~~with ~~disseminated in~~and ~~connection~~into the Company, with the ~~proposed~~Company ~~notes~~surviving ~~offering~~as ~~described~~a inwholly ~~Item 8~~owned subsidiary of Chiron (the “Merger”).01 The shareholders of ~~our~~the ~~Form~~Company 8also voted to approve the non-Kbinding ~~filed~~proposal onregarding ~~October 11,~~certain ~~2011~~merger-related executive compensation arrangements.

~~As provided~~Set inforth ~~General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K~~below, ~~the~~with ~~information~~respect ~~included~~to each ~~under this Item~~proposal, ~~including~~are ~~Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~number ~~Exchange Act~~ of ~~1934,~~votes ascast ~~amended,~~for ~~nor shall~~and itagainst beand ~~deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under~~ the ~~Securities~~number ~~Act~~ of ~~1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing~~abstentions.

~~Forward-Looking~~Proposal ~~Statements~~1: Adopt the Merger Agreement

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the information furnished herein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the consummation of the acquisition and merger and the intent of any parties about future actions. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, risks and uncertainties related to the captioned markets generally and whether the Company will offer the notes or consummate offering, the anticipated terms of the notes, and anticipated use of the notes, and the anticipated use of proceeds. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are specified in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 including under headings such as “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in other filings and furnishings made by the Company with the SEC from time to time. Except to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.


For	Against	Abstain
62,621,650	32,444	10,271

~~Item 9.01~~Proposal ~~Financial~~2: ~~Statements~~Approve ~~and~~the ~~Exhibits~~Non-binding Proposal Regarding Certain Merger-related Executive Compensation Arrangements


For	Against	Abstain
52,752,792	9,151,705	759,868

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the results of the shareholder vote at the special meeting is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

~~99.1 Disclosure~~The ~~regarding~~following ~~Kinetic~~exhibits ~~Concepts,~~are ~~Inc.~~filed ~~in connection~~ with ~~the~~this ~~distribution~~Form of8-K: ~~a Supplement to a Preliminary Offering Memorandum.~~

SIGNATURES


Exhibit Number		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release Announcing Special Meeting Results

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This filing contains forward-looking statements, which may be identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “seeks,” “future,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in

or indicated by them. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company and others following announcement of the Merger Agreement; (3) the inability to complete the Merger due to the failure to satisfy the conditions to the Merger; (4) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the Merger; (5) the ability to recognize the benefits of the Merger; (6) legislative, regulatory and economic developments; and (7) other factors described in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of the subject matter of this filing are beyond the Company’s and the Apax consortium’s ability to control or predict. The Company can give no assurance that the conditions to the Merger will be satisfied. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company is not responsible for updating the information contained in this filing beyond the published date, or for changes made to this filing by wire services or Internet service providers.

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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.

KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. By: /s/ Martin J. Landon Name: Martin J. Landon Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

~~October 25,~~EXHIBIT ~~2011~~INDEX

Exhibit Index


Exhibit Number		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release Announcing Special Meeting Results

ExhibitNo.		Description
99.1		Disclosure regarding Kinetic Concepts, Inc. in connection with the distribution of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: October 28, 2011

/s/ Brian Busenlehner

Brian Busenlehner

Vice President,

Corporate Controller

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