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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 8, 2019
ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34504 | 20-5340172 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6801 Gaylord Parkway, Suite 110, Frisco, TX |
75034 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(469) 535-8200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On April 8, 2019, Addus HomeCare Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the hiring of Sean P. Gaffney as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, effective April 29, 2019, the text of which is set forth as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 8.01. | Other Information |
On April 4, 2019, Addus HealthCare, Inc. (“Addus HealthCare”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Employment and Non-Competition Agreement with Sean Gaffney effective April 29, 2019, the full text of which is set forth as Exhibit 99.2.
Mr. Gaffney brings over 15 years of experience in strategic advisory and legal transactions involving healthcare providers to the Company. He most recently served as General Counsel for Encompass Health – Home Health & Hospice, the fourth largest U.S. provider of skilled home health services. As General Counsel of Encompass, he consulted with the company’s board of directors and senior management team on a wide range of strategic matters, including transaction strategy and execution, legal risk mitigation and regulatory and government relations issues. Before joining Encompass, Mr. Gaffney served as the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary of BroadJump, LLC, a software start-up producing innovative hospital cost-reduction technology.
Mr. Gaffney earned a bachelor’s degree from The University of Dallas and a law degree from Boston University School of Law, where he was a G. Joseph Tauro Scholar and served as managing editor of the Boston University International Law Journal. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Association of Technology Law Professionals.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
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.
| ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: April 8, 2019 | By: | /s/ Brian Poff | ||||
| Name: | Brian Poff | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||