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):
January 26, 2010 (January 22, 2010)
Commission File Number: 0-24260
Amedisys, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 11-3131700 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. 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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(c) On January 22, 2010, Amedisys, Inc. (the “Company”) and Michael D. Snow, the Company’s incoming Chief Operating Officer, executed a First Amendment to Mr. Snow’s Employment Agreement dated January 4, 2010. As previously reported by the Company on a Form 8-K filed January 7, 2010, under the original version of Mr. Snow’s employment agreement (the “Original Agreement”), the effective date of his employment was March 1, 2010. Per the terms of the First Amendment, the effective date of his employment has been changed to February 22, 2010. All other terms of the Original Agreement remain in full force and effect.
A copy of the First Amendment to Mr. Snow’s Employment Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Employment Agreement by and among Amedisys, Inc., Amedisys Holding, L.L.C. and Michael D. Snow dated January 22, 2010 |
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Signatures
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/ WILLIAM F. BORNE | |
| William F. Borne | ||
| Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Duly Authorized Officer |
DATE: January 26, 2010
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Employment Agreement by and among Amedisys, Inc., Amedisys Holding, L.L.C. and Michael D. Snow dated January 22, 2010 | |
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