UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report April 13, 2010
(Date of
earliest event reported)
Commission
File Number 0-16211
DENTSPLY
International Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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39-1434669
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(State of
Incorporation)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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221 West
Philadelphia Street,
York,
Pennsylvania
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17405-0872
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(Address of
principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(717)
845-7511
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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01
– Other Events
The
following information is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01, "Other
Events."
As
the Company has a proposal in its Proxy Statement for approval of its 2010
Equity Incentive Plan, the Company believes it would be useful to provide the
following updated information on outstanding equity awards, as of March 31,
2010, under its prior Equity Incentive Plans.
As
of March 31, 2010, the Company had outstanding non-qualified stock options of
11,638,238. The associated weighted-average exercise price and
weighted-average remaining term of these options were $28.64 and 6.3 years,
respectively. In addition, the Company had outstanding unvested
restricted stock units of 693,237 as of March 31, 2010.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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DENTSPLY
INTERNATIONAL INC
(Company)
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By:
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/s/ Brian M. Addison | |
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Brian
M. Addison
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Vice
President, Secretary
and
General Counsel
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Date:
April 13, 2010