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): January 11, 2018 (January 10, 2018)
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-31719

13-4204626

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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200 Oceangate, Suite 100, Long Beach, California 90802

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (562) 435-3666


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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 
Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



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

On January 10, 2018, Terry Bayer, the chief operating officer of Molina Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of her intent to retire from her position in the next several weeks. Following Ms. Bayer’s departure, the corporate chief operating officer role will no longer be a part of the Company’s organizational structure. The terms of Ms. Bayer’s retirement arrangement with the Company, including the effective date of her retirement, will be disclosed in an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K once an agreement has been reached between the parties.

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the press release relating to Ms. Bayer’s intent to retire is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Note: The information furnished herewith pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits:

Exhibit

No. Description
 

99.1

Press release of Molina Healthcare, Inc. dated January 11, 2018.


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.


MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.

 

Date: January 11, 2018 By:

/s/ Jeff D. Barlow

Jeff D. Barlow

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

No. Description
 

99.1

Press release of Molina Healthcare, Inc. dated January 11, 2018.