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
February
8, 2010
Date
of Report
(Date
of Earliest Event Reported)
SONOSITE,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Washington
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0-23791
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91-1405022
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(State
or Other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
No.)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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21919
30th Drive S.E., Bothell, Washington 98021-3904
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(425)
951-1200
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
None
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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(17 CFR 240.13e4(c))
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Item 5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers. Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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On
February 8, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
SonoSite, Inc. approved bonus payments for the following Named Executive
Officers in the following amounts:
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Kevin
Goodwin
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President
and CEO
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$203,000
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Michael
J. Schuh
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Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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$60,000
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Graham
Cox
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Senior
Vice President, Worldwide Sales
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$50,000
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Jim
Gilmore
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Senior
Vice President, Product Innovation and Deliver
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$50,000
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
SonoSite, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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SONOSITE,
INC.
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Dated:
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February
12, 2010
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By:
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/s/ MICHAEL
J. SCHUH
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Michael
J. Schuh
Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer
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