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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
 
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
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o           Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12

 
ARRHYTHMIA RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
N/A
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the Registrant)
 

 
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   ARRHYTHMIA RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC.
   25 Sawyer Passway
   Fitchburg, MA 01420
 
 
   NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
   and NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
   April 30, 2010
 Label Area 4” x 1 1/2”  Proxy materials for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
   Arrhythmia Research Technology, Inc., are now available on the Internet.
   Important information regarding the Internet availability of the
   Company’s proxy materials, instructions for accessing your proxy
   materials and voting online and instructions for requesting paper or
   e-mail copies of your proxy materials are provided on the reverse side of this Notice.
 
 
Dear Stockholder,
The Annual Meeting will be held at The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Friday, April 30, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., local time, for the following purposes:
 
     1)  
To elect one Class III director to hold office for three years or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
2)  
To approve the adoption of the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.
3)  
To ratify the appointment of CCR LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
4)  
To consider and vote on a proposal to authorize the Board of Directors to adjourn the Annual Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to allow time for further solicitation of proxies, in the event there are insufficient votes present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting to approve the proposals.
5)  
To transact any other business which properly may be brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
 
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Only stockholders of record of the Company at the close of business on March 4, 2010 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. A complete list of these stockholders will be open for the examination of any stockholder of record at the Company's principal executive offices located at 25 Sawyer Passway, Fitchburg, Massachusetts for a period of ten days prior to the Annual Meeting. The list will also be available for the examination of any stockholder of record present at the Annual Meeting.
To access your proxy materials online, vote online or request to receive a paper or e­mail copy of your proxy materials, please see the instructions on the reverse side of this Notice.
 
To obtain directions to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, please call Shareholder Relations at (978) 345-­5000.
 
You May Vote Your Proxy When You View The Material On The Internet. You Will Be Asked To Follow The Prompts To Vote Your Shares.
Your electronic vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, dated and returned the proxy card.
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Vote Your Proxy on the Internet:
Go to www.cstproxy.com/arthrt/2010
Have your proxy card available when
you access the above website. Follow
the prompts to vote your shares.
 


 
 
Label Area 4” x 1 1/2”
    COMPANY ID:
 THIS AREA LEFT BLANK    PROXY NUMBER:
 INTENTIONALLY    ACCOUNT NUMBER:
 

You will need your COMPANY ID, PROXY NUMBER & ACCOUNT NUMBER in order to access your proxy materials online, vote online or request to receive a paper or email copy of your proxy materials.
The Proxy Materials are available for review at:
www.cstproxy.com/arthrt/2010


ARRHYTHMIA RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Annual Meeting to be Held on April 30, 2010
 
•  
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
 
•  
The Company’s Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at: www.cstproxy.com/arthrt/2010
 
•  
If you want to receive a paper or e­mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before April 22, 2010 to facilitate timely delivery.
 
The following proxy materials are available for you to review online at www.cstproxy.com/arthrt/2010
 
•  
the Notice and Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting;
•  
the Proxy Card;
•  
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
ACCESSING YOUR PROXY MATERIALS ONLINE
If you have access to the Internet, you can view your proxy materials and complete the voting process in a few easy steps:
Step 1:  
Go to www.cstproxy.com/arthrt/2010
Step 2:  
Click the appropriate button to view the Company’s proxy materials.
Step 3:  
Make your selection as instructed to choose your delivery preferences and to VOTE.
Step 4:  
Follow the instructions on the screen to log in.
 
You will not be required to provide any identifying information other than your COMPANY ID, PROXY NUMBER and ACCOUNT NUMBER to complete the voting process online.
 
OBTAINING A FREE PAPER OR E­MAIL COPY OF
THE PROXY MATERIALS
If you prefer, you may request to receive your proxy materials for the Annual Meeting or for future annual meetings of the Company’s shareholders on paper or via e­mail in any of the   following ways:
 
      Telephone:     Call us toll-free at (888) 221-0690
 
 
Internet:
Go to www.cstproxy.com/arthrt/2010 and request a printed version of the materials.
 
 
Email:
Send a message to proxy@continentalstock.com with ARTHRT in the subject field and include your registered holder name, address and COMPANY ID, PROXY NUMBER and ACCOUNT NUMBER.