- Current report filing (8-K)
02 Novembre 2010 - 1:38PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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) November 1. 2010
BIOSCRIP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
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0-28740
(Commission File Number)
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05-0489664
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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100 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
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10523
(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (914) 460-1600
N/A
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 2, 2010, BioScrip, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release reporting its financial
results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. A copy of that press release is
furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
The press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as described therein. As required
by Regulation G, reconciliation between any non-GAAP financial measures presented and the most
directly comparable GAAP financial measures is also provided.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished in this Item 2.02 and
in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly provided by specific
reference in such filing.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) and (e) On November 2, 2010, the Company announced that Richard (Rick) M. Smith, the
Companys current President and Chief Operating Officer will succeed Richard H. Freidman as the
Companys Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2010. In connection with the appointment
of Mr. Smith as Chief Executive Officer, the Company has entered into entered into a Separation
Agreement with Richard H. Friedman, the Companys current Chief Executive Officer, dated as of
November 1, 2010 (the Separation Agreement), pursuant to which Mr. Friedmans position as Chief
Executive Officer will terminate effective December 31, 2010. Mr. Friedman will continue as a
member of the Companys Board of Directors and will continue to serve as its non-executive
Chairman of the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, the Company has agreed
to provide Mr. Friedman with the following compensation and benefits:
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the same cash severance of $1,700,000 that would have been payable under the
employment agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Friedman dated May 30, 2008 if
there was no extension of Mr. Freidmans initial term under the employment agreement
(which initial term would have ended May 31, 2011);
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payment on July 5, 2011 of Mr. Friedmans salary that would have been paid by the
Company for the period starting from January 1, 2011 and ending on June 30, 2011 in
accordance with the Companys standard payroll schedule for salaried employees as a
result of his separation from service as contemplated by Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code, as amended;
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all of Mr. Friedmans outstanding options to purchase common stock of the Company will
vest and become fully exercisable on December 31, 2010 and the deadline to exercise these
options will be extended to the earlier of (x) May 31, 2012 and (y) the last day on which
he would have had the right to exercise the option if there had been no termination of
his employment;
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all of Mr. Friedmans rights to his outstanding restricted stock grants will vest to
the extent that the related performance requirements for vesting are established to have
been satisfied for the year ended December 31, 2010 through the Companys independent
audit process, but on no less favorable a basis than the basis then or thereafter applied
to an other holder of a grant approved by the Companys compensation committee and
evidenced by any Stock Grant Certificates dated April 29, 2008 during the term of those
certificates (which expire by their respective terms on December 31, 2013); and
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reimbursement of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) or equivalent
premiums until December 31, 2012 and COBRA coverage (at Mr. Friedmans cost) from
December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2014.
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This description of the Separation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Separation
Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
(c) Prior to the effective date of Mr. Smiths appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the
Company expects to modify Mr. Smiths compensation, as reflected in the employment letter agreement
dated November 13, 2008 by and between the Company and Mr. Smith, and will file an amendment to
this Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose any such modification.
Mr. Smith, age 51, joined the Company as its President and Chief Operating Officer in January
2009 and was appointed a director of the Company in September 2009. Prior to joining the Company,
from June 2006 to November 2008 Mr. Smith was Chief Executive Officer and a director of Byram
Healthcare Centers, Inc., a provider of medical supplies and pharmacy items to long term chronic
patients. From May 2003 to May 2006 Mr. Smith was the President and Chief Operating Officer of
Option Care, Inc., a home infusion and specialty pharmaceutical company.
The press release issued by the Company announcing Mr. Smiths appointment as Chief Executive
Officer and the termination of Mr. Friedmans employment is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Separation Agreement dated as of November 1, 2010, by and
between the Company and Richard H. Friedman.
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99.1
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Press Release dated November 2, 2010.
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99.2
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Press Release dated November 2, 2010.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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BIOSCRIP, INC.
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Date: November 2, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Barry A. Posner
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Barry A. Posner
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Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
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