UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2007
LHC GROUP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 8082 71-0918189
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(State or Other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction Identification No.)
of Incorporation)
420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite A
Lafayette, LA 70503
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(337) 233-1307
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On December 31, 2007, the Board of Directors of LHC Group, Inc. (the
"Company") adopted a resolutions providing for amendments ("Amendment No. 1") to
Section 5.1 of the Company's Bylaws (the "Bylaws") to permit the issuance of
shares of the Company's capital stock in certificated or uncertificated form.
The amendments, effective December 31, 2007, will permit direct or "book-entry"
registration of shares of the Company's capital stock. The summary above is
qualified in its entirety by the Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws attached hereto
as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
A copy of the Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws is attached as Exhibit 3.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
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.
LHC GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Peter J. Roman
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Peter J. Roman
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Dated: January 4, 2008
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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3.1 Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws