LHC GROUP, INC. 8-K

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): February 28, 2007
 
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LHC GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
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Delaware
8082
71-0918189
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
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  
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 28, 2007, LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting on its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. 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 information included or incorporated in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and 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 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated February 28, 2007, announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.





 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: February 28, 2007 By:   /s/ Barry E. Stewart
 
Barry E. Stewart
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 



INDEX TO EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT NO.
 
DESCRIPTION
     
99.1
 
Press Release, dated February 28, 2007, announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.