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): February 6, 2014
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-15669 | 36-4335801 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia | 30339-3314 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(770) 951-6450
(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 February 6, 2014, Paula Shoemaker, the Vice President of Sales Support, Marketing and National Accounts for Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (the “Company”), will make a presentation at a home health community event in Raleigh, North Carolina. At that event, Ms. Shoemaker will disclose that the Company is in the process of closing of 46 locations across the country, which the Company expects will result in the loss of hundreds of clinicians and other health care professionals.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Form 8-K, including, without limitation, statements containing the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “expects,” “assumes,” “trends” and similar expressions, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current plans, expectations and projections about future events. However, such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the following: economic and business conditions; demographic changes; changes in, or failure to comply with, existing governmental regulations; the impact on our Company of healthcare reform legislation and its implementation through governmental regulations; legislative proposals for healthcare reform; changes in Medicare, Medicaid and commercial payer reimbursement levels; the outcome of any inquiries into the Company’s operations and business practices by governmental authorities; compliance with any corporate integrity agreement affecting the Company’s operations; effects of competition in the markets in which the Company operates; liability and other claims asserted against the Company; ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; ability to access capital markets; availability and terms of capital; loss of significant contracts or reduction in revenues associated with major payer sources; ability of customers to pay for services; business disruption due to natural disasters, pandemic outbreaks, terrorist acts or cyber-attacks; availability, effectiveness, stability and security of the Company’s information technology systems; ability to successfully integrate the operations of acquisitions the Company may make and achieve expected synergies and operational efficiencies within expected time-frames; ability to maintain compliance with its financial covenants under the Company’s credit agreement; effect on liquidity of the Company’s debt service requirements; and changes in estimates and judgments associated with critical accounting policies and estimates. For a detailed discussion of certain of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in this Form 8-K, please refer to the Company’s various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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.
| GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. |
| /s/ John N. Camperlengo |
| John N. Camperlengo Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: February 6, 2014