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):  November 7, 2019AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)California1-0878994-2918118(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94111(Address of principal executive offices)Registrant’s telephone number, including area code415-788-5300(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( § 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( § 240.12b-2 of this chapter).





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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Conditions


On November 7, 2019 the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter 2019. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.  The Company does not intend for this exhibit to be incorporated by reference into future filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)  Exhibits.


Exhibit 99.1 — Earnings press release datedNovember 7, 2019





The information in this report is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of our SEC filings and other public announcements that we may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time.  We disclaim any current intention to revise or update the information contained in this report, although we may do so from time to time as our management believes is warranted.  Any such updating may be made through the filing of other documents or reports with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosures.















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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 ServicesDate:November 7, 2019By:/s/ Ernest A. Bates, M.D.Name:Ernest A. Bates, M.D.Title:Chairman and CEO