UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 27, 2017
Date of report (date of earliest event reported)
Surgery Partners, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37576 | 47-3620923 | ||
(State or other jurisdictions of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.) | ||
40 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(615) 234-5900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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. |
On April 27, 2017, Christopher Laitala notified Surgery Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, effective May 3, 2017. Mr. Laitala served on the Board of Directors of Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. since leading H.I.G. Capital, LLC's investment in December 2009. Mr. Laitala served on the Board since April 2015 and as chairman of the Board since August 2015. Mr. Laitala also served as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board until September 2016 and as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Laitala’s resignation is part of a planned transition off of the Board following his resignation from H.I.G. Capital, LLC, the majority stockholder of the Company, and is not due to a disagreement with the Board or management or on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or procedures.
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.
| Surgery Partners, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ MICHAEL T. DOYLE | ||
Michael T. Doyle Chief Executive Officer | |||
Date: May 2, 2017