Theragenics Corporation Announces Annual Meeting Date

BUFORD, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Theragenics Corporation® (NYSE: TGX), a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, at The Benson Hotel, 309 Southwest Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97205. The Board of Directors fixed the close of business on March 16, 2009, as the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting. It is anticipated that the Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K will be mailed to the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting on or around April 7, 2009. The Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K will also be available at www.theragenics.com. This announcement serves to satisfy the public disclosure requirement of the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders.