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): January 27, 2012 (January 23, 2012)



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 2, 2012 (August 1, 2012)

SYMBION, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	000-50574 (Commission File Number)	62-1625480 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

SYMBION, INC.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	000-50574(Commission File Number)	62-1625480(IRS Employer Identification No.)



40 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500 Nashville, Tennessee 37215 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

40(615) ~~Burton~~234-5900(Registrant's ~~Hills~~Telephone ~~Boulevard~~Number, ~~Suite~~Including ~~500~~Area Code) Not Applicable(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 234-5900

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory ~~Arrangement~~Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective ~~January~~August 231, 2012, ~~the~~Thomas ~~Board~~S. ofMurphy, ~~Directors~~Jr. ~~(the~~resigned ~~“Board”)~~as ofa ~~Symbion~~director ~~Holdings Corporation, the parent company~~ of Symbion, Inc. ~~(the~~and ~~“Company”), adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the~~ Symbion Holdings Corporation ~~2007 Equity Incentive Plan~~ (collectively, the “~~Plan~~Companies”). ~~The~~Mr. ~~Amendment~~Murphy's ~~increases~~resignation ~~the~~from ~~shares authorized for future grant under~~ the ~~Plan~~Boards ~~by 2,400,000 shares and expands the authority~~ of ~~the~~Directors ~~Compensation Committee~~ of the ~~Board~~Companies todid ~~amend~~not ~~the~~result ~~terms~~from ~~of outstanding awards under the Plan without impairing the rights of~~ any ~~affected~~disagreement ~~Plan~~with ~~participant or~~ the ~~holder or beneficiary of any award~~Companies.

InPursuant ~~connection~~to ~~with~~ the ~~adoption~~Shareholders ~~of the Amendment~~Agreement, ~~the~~dated ~~Board~~as ~~amended~~of ~~the~~August ~~terms~~23, ~~for~~2007, ~~vesting~~by and ~~exercise~~among ~~of certain options previously issued under~~ the ~~Plan~~Companies, ~~including~~certain ~~options~~members ~~held~~of bySymbion ~~the~~management, ~~Company's~~Crestview ~~named~~Symbion ~~executive~~Holdings, ~~officers~~L. ~~The~~L.C., ~~exercise~~an ~~price~~affiliate of ~~all~~Crestview ~~options~~Partners, ~~originally~~L.P. ~~issued~~(“Crestview”), on and ~~after~~certain ~~August~~other ~~31,~~investors ~~2007~~named ~~was~~therein, ~~reduced~~Crestview todesignated ~~$3.00~~Dan ~~per~~Kilpatrick ~~share~~as ~~and~~a ~~the~~director ~~expiration date~~ of ~~such~~the ~~options~~Companies ~~was extended~~ to ~~January~~fill ~~23,~~the ~~2022.~~vacancy ~~Outstanding~~created ~~performance~~by ~~vesting~~Mr. ~~options~~Murphy's ~~were~~resignation. Mr. ~~amended~~Kilpatrick tois ~~provide~~a ~~that~~Vice ~~they~~President ~~will~~of ~~vest~~Crestview. The ~~upon~~Boards aof ~~liquidity~~Directors ~~event~~of ~~based~~the onCompanies ~~the~~elected ~~extent~~Mr. toKilpatrick ~~which~~effective ~~Crestview~~August ~~Partners~~1, L2012.P. It ~~and~~is ~~certain~~not ~~related~~known ~~investors~~at ~~receive~~this atime ~~target~~whether ~~share~~or ~~price~~on ~~for~~which ~~their~~Board ~~equity~~committees inMr. ~~the~~Kilpatrick ~~Company~~will serve.

A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
10		First Amendment to Symbion Holdings Corporation 2007 Equity Incentive Plan

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.

~~Date: January 27, 2012~~ SYMBION, INC.


By:	/s/ Teresa F. Sparks

Teresa F. Sparks

Chief Financial Officer

~~Exhibit~~Date: August ~~Index~~2, 2012

Exhibit Number		Description
10		First Amendment to Symbion Holdings Corporation 2007 Equity Incentive Plan

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