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) December 30, 2005
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-32085 | 36-4392754 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
222 Merchandise Mart, Suite 2024
Chicago, IL 60654
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (312) 506-1200.
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 30, 2005, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (“the Company”) reported that its Board of Directors approved a plan to accelerate the vesting of approximately 1.3 million stock options that are due to fully vest by August 1, 2007 and were awarded under the Company’s stock option plans that would otherwise be unvested on December 31, 2005. Of the accelerated options, 364,583 stock options are held by our Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer. By accelerating the vesting of the options and recording compensation expense of approximately $0.6 million in the 4th quarter, the Company estimates that approximately $5.6 million of future compensation expense will be eliminated. This information and the accompanying press release were disseminated on December 30, 2005 in a manner designed to provide broad, non-exclusionary distribution of the information to the public.
The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by reference and is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: December 30, 2005 | By: | /S/ WILLIAM J. DAVIS | ||||||
William J. Davis Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 30, 2005 | |