SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 6, 2008
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-32209 | 47-0937650 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
of incorporation) | ||||
8725 Henderson Road, Renaissance One | 33634 | |||
Tampa, Florida | (Zip Code) | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 290-6200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 6, 2008, WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K which reported the filing of annual unaudited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the “Health Annual Statements”) with state regulatory authorities in each jurisdiction, other than as described therein, where several of its subsidiaries were required to be filed as of March 1, 2008.
The Health Annual Statement for WellCare of Ohio, Inc. accessible on the below-mentioned website initially included unrelated footnote disclosures. The website posting has subsequently been updated to include the appropriate footnote disclosures for WellCare of Ohio, Inc.
Copies of the Health Annual Statements for each of the subsidiaries, including the revised statement for WellCare of Ohio, Inc., can be accessed at the Company’s website at www.wellcare.com/investor relations/financial reports/statutory filings. (http://ir.wellcare.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=176521&p=irol-statfiling)
Other than as described above, this Current Report on Form 8-K/A does not purport to amend, update or reflect any events that have occurred after the Current Report on Form 8-K was originally filed on March 6, 2008.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
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.
Date: March 14, 2008 | WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. /s/ Heath Schiesser Heath Schiesser President and Chief Executive Officer |