8-K

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 (Date of earliest event reported):  March 19, 2009

K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

  New Jersey (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   0-9576 (Commission File Number)   22-1759452 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Routes 55 & 553 P.O. Box 888
Pitman, New Jersey	08071-0888
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (856) 589-0500

Not Applicable

(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 satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01                      Other Events.

The Board of Directors of K-Tron International, Inc. (the “Company”) has authorized the repurchase of up to $10 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock at any time and from time to time until March 6, 2010 (the “Repurchase Plan”).  Share repurchases, if any, will be funded with available cash, borrowings under the Company’s credit facility or a combination of both.  Repurchases under the Repurchase Plan may be made through open market purchases at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions.  The timing, volume and nature of share repurchases are subject to market prices and conditions, applicable securities laws and other factors, and are at the discretion of the Company’s management. Share repurchases under the Repurchase Plan may be commenced, suspended or discontinued at any time.

A press release relating to the Repurchase Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

None.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

None.

(c) Shell Company Transactions.

None.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 19, 2009 issued by
	K-Tron International, Inc.

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SIGNATURE

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.

K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By	EDWARD B. CLOUES, II
	Edward B. Cloues, II
	Chairman of the Board and
	Chief Executive Officer

Dated: March 19, 2009

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 19, 2009 issued by K-Tron International, Inc.

EX-99.1

		EXHIBIT 99.1
	K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.	NEWS
	Routes 55 & 553, PO Box 888
	Pitman, NJ 08071-0888
	(856) 589-0500
	FAX (856) 582-7968
	www.ktroninternational.com
	E-mail: ktii@ktron.com

For Release:	Immediately
Contact:	Ronald Remick, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Tel: (856) 256-3311    E-mail: rremick@ktron.com

K-TRON ANNOUNCES SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

Pitman, New Jersey - - March 19, 2009 - -  K-Tron International, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: KTII) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to $10 million of its outstanding common stock.  At March 18, 2009, the Company had outstanding 2,804,288 shares of its common stock.

Share repurchases, if any, will be funded with available cash, borrowings under the Company’s credit facility or a combination of both.  Repurchases under the program may be made through open market purchases at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions.  The program will expire on March 6, 2010, unless extended.  The timing, volume and nature of share repurchases are subject to market prices and conditions, applicable securities laws and other factors, and are at the discretion of the Company’s management.   Share repurchases may be commenced, suspended or discontinued at any time.

K-Tron International, Inc. and its subsidiaries design, produce, market and service material handling equipment and systems for a wide variety of industrial markets.  The Company has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Switzerland and the People’s Republic of China, and its equipment is sold throughout the world.

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Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions.  Such statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company cautions investors that forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Further information relating to factors that may impact the Company’s results and forward-looking statements are disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date of this release, and K-Tron disclaims any intention or obligation, other than imposed by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.