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): March 29, 2017

 

 

DAVITA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-14106   No. 51-0354549
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   (Commission
File Number)		   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2000 16th Street

Denver, CO 80202

(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)

(303) 405-2100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(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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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b)    On March 29, 2017, Roger J. Valine, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DaVita Inc. (the “Company”) since 2006, notified the Board that he plans to retire from the Board and therefore will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in June 2017 (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). Mr. Valine has indicated his intention to continue to serve as a director of the Company until the expiration of his current term at the 2017 Annual Meeting. Mr. Valine’s decision not to stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting was not due to any disagreement with the Company.

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.

 

    DAVITA INC.
Date: April 3, 2017     /s/ Kathleen Waters
    Kathleen Waters
    Chief Legal Officer