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): March 31, 2006
LHC
GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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71-0918189 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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Identification No.) |
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| 420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite A |
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| Lafayette, LA
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70503 |
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(337) 233-1307
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 31, 2006, LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting on its
financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2005. A copy of that
press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
The information included or incorporated in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
(b) On March 31, 2006, the Company announced the resignation of R. Barr Brown, effective July
1, 2006, as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to pursue
other business interests. Mr. Brown’s replacement will be chosen by a selection committee
comprised of Mr. Brown, Keith Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer, John Indest, Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and three independent members of the Company’s Board of
Directors. The Company has also engaged the executive search firm of Heidrick & Struggles. Mr.
Brown will also resign as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company effective July 1, 2006.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the
fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2005 and Mr. Brown’s resignation is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.