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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - AMEDISYS INC | d140750dex991.htm |
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 1, 2016
Commission File Number: 0-24260
Amedisys, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 11-3131700 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5959 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(225) 292-2031 or (800) 467-2662
(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 filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 2, 2016, Amedisys, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing of the acquisition of Associated Home Care, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 1, 2016, the Company closed the previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in Associated Home Care, Inc. and Elder Home Options, LLC.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 2, 2016 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMEDISYS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul B. Kusserow | |
| Paul B. Kusserow | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| DATE: March 2, 2016 | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 2, 2016 | |