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 23, 2018

 

 

NUVASIVE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50744   33-0768598

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

7475 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego, California 92121

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(858) 909-1800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective March 23, 2018, the Board of Directors of NuVasive, Inc. (the “Company”) designated Rajesh J. Asarpota as the Company’s principal accounting officer for purposes of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Since September 2017, Mr. Asarpota has served at the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and in such role was designated as the Company’s principal financial officer. Mr. Asarpota will now serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Mr. Asarpota assumed accounting responsibilities from Jereme Sylvain, who has served as the principal accounting officer since August 2016. Mr. Asarpota’s current title and compensation shall not change as a result of these additional accounting responsibilities.


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.

 

   

NUVASIVE, INC.

Date: March 26, 2018      

/s/ Rajesh Asarpota

      Rajesh Asarpota
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer