Edgar Filing: NUVASIVE INC

NUVASIVE, INC.

Date: August 4, 2014

/s/ Jason Hannon

Jason Hannon

Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Form 8-K

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): August 1, 2014

NUVASIVE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-50744

33-0768598

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

7475 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego, California 92121

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(858) 909-1800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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.

(c) NuVasive, Inc. (the “Company”) previously announced that Michael J. Lambert will retire as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective on July 31, 2014 and remain with the Company to serve as a special advisor to the Chief Executive Officer through March 15, 2015, and that, in connection with Mr. Lambert’s retirement, Quentin Blackford has been promoted to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer commencing on August 1, 2014.

In connection with this transition and also effective August 1, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Blackford to serve as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, filling the vacancy created by Michael Lambert’s retirement from that role as well.

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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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