UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. DELAWARE 001-35204 62-1698183 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (615) 665-6000
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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) September 12, 2012 (September 10, 2012)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee
37215
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) operates a Medicaid managed health plan in Arizona named Phoenix Health Plan (“PHP”). On September 10, 2012, but effective October 1, 2012, PHP and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System entered into Amendment No. 19 to their Contract No. YH09-0001-07 (the “Contract”) that, among other things, extended the term of the Contract for one year until September 30, 2013. For its fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized $635.9 million of revenues related to the operations of PHP, substantially all of which was derived from the Contract.
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.
Date: September 12, 2012
VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ James H. Spalding
James H. Spalding
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary