8-K
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): April 12, 2016
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-32209 | | 47-0937650 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | | | | Identification No.) |
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| 8735 Henderson Road, Renaissance One | | |
| Tampa, Florida | 33634 | |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 290-6200
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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.
(c) On April 12, 2016, WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Michael Troy Meyer, the Company’s Vice President and Corporate Controller since March 2016, effective as of April 15, 2016, as the Company’s principal accounting officer, as anticipated and previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2016, which is incorporated by reference herein.
In connection with his new role, Mr. Meyer entered into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement. A copy of the form of Indemnification Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 9, 2010 and is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
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April 13, 2016 |
/s/ Blair W. Todt Blair W. Todt Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary |
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