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): August 7, 2012
DAVITA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-14106 | No. 51-0354549 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1551 Wewatta Street
Denver, CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
(303) 405-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 7, 2012, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against certain current and former directors and executives of DaVita Inc. (the “Company”) and against the Company, as nominal defendant. The complaint alleges, among other things, that certain of the Company’s current and past officers and directors breached fiduciary duties to the Company relating to the Company’s previously disclosed agreement in principal to settle all allegations relating to claims arising out of the litigation filed in 2002 in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas and other previously disclosed inquiries by the federal government and qui tam proceedings. Neither the Company nor the individual defendants have been served in this lawsuit.
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.
| DAVITA INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 10, 2012 |
By: | /s/ Kim M. Rivera | ||||
| Kim M. Rivera | ||||||
| Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||