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): September 4, 2018
TRIPLE-S MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Puerto Rico
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001-33865
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66-0555678
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 787-749-4949
1441 F.D. Roosevelt Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00920
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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On September 4, 2018, Triple-S Management Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Triple-S Salud, Inc., managed care subsidiary of the Company on its behalf and on behalf of its Medicare Advantage subsidiary, Triple-S Advantage, Inc. (collectively, “Triple-S”), entered into an agreement with Abarca Health, LLC, a leading pharmacy benefit management company in Puerto Rico, for the administration of Triple-S’s pharmacy benefit management services. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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The following item is filed as an exhibit to this report:
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Press release of Triple-S Management Corporation, dated September 4, 2018.
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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.
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TRIPLE-S MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
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Date: September 6, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Roberto García Rodríguez
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Name: Roberto García Rodríguez
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Title: President and CEO
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