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): October 4, 2017
MEDNAX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 001-12111 | 26-3667538 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1301 Concord Terrace | ||||
| Sunrise, Florida | 33323 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(954) 384-0175
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 October 4, 2017, MEDNAX, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment to Employment Agreement”) to that certain Employment Agreement, dated August 7, 2011 (the “Employment Agreement”), with Roger J. Medel, M.D., the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. Pursuant to the First Amendment to Employment Agreement, the term of the Employment Agreement was amended to extend the term of Dr. Medel’s employment from a period of seven (7) years to a period of ten (10) years, through August 7, 2021.
The foregoing description of the First Amendment to Employment Agreement is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment to Employment Agreement, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated October 4, 2017, by and between Mednax Services, Inc. and Roger J. Medel, M.D. | |
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.
| MEDNAX, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: October 4, 2017 | By: | /s/ Vivian Lopez-Blanco | ||||||
| Name: | Vivian Lopez-Blanco | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||