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): January 5, 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)
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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
On January 5, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DaVita Inc. (the “Company”) adopted resolutions expanding the Board from 11 to 12 members, and appointed Pascal Desroches, as a member of the Board, to fill the newly created seat on the Board.
Mr. Desroches will receive the standard compensation and indemnification applicable to all other non-employee directors. We have described our Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy in our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 10, 2016. The form of indemnification agreement we entered into with Mr. Desroches is an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 20, 2006.
No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Desroches and any other person or persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. The Company has not been a participant in any transaction since the beginning of its last fiscal year, and is not a participant in any currently proposed transaction, in which Mr. Desroches, or any member of his immediate family, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
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: January 5, 2017 |
/s/ Kathleen Waters | |||
| Kathleen Waters | ||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||