Edgar Filing: MYRIAD GENETICS INC

MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.

Date: March 12, 2018

/s/ R. Bryan Riggsbee

R. Bryan Riggsbee

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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): March 12, 2018

MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-26642

87-0494517

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

320 Wakara Way

Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 584-3600

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company recently received a Subpoena from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, in connection with an investigation into possible false or otherwise improper claims submitted for payment under Medicare and Medicaid. The Subpoena requested that the Company produce documents relating primarily to the Company’s billing to government-funded healthcare programs for the Company’s hereditary cancer testing. The time period covered by the Subpoena is January 1, 2014 through the date of issuance of the Subpoena. The Company is cooperating with the government’s request and is in the process of responding to the Subpoena. The Company is unable to predict what action, if any, might be taken in the future by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, or any other governmental authority as a result of the matters related to this Subpoena. No claims have been made against the Company at this time.

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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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