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): May 19, 2006
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES L.P.
(Exact name of each registrant as specified in their charters)
| Delaware | 001-32701 333-127115 |
20-3738384 20-2076535 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Numbers) |
(IRS Employer Identification Nos.) |
| 6200 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, Colorado | 80111 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(303) 495-1200
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As described in Emergency Medical Services Corporation’s (“EMSC”) Proxy Statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, American Medical Response, Inc. (“AMR”), a subsidiary of EMSC, has entered into an agreement with a group of skilled nursing facilities affiliated with Skilled Healthcare LLC. The effective date of this agreement is May 12, 2006. Pursuant to the agreement, AMR is a national preferred provider of non-emergency medical transportation services for 31 nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and assisted living facilities in five states. The agreement is terminable by either party on 60 days’ notice to the other, and upon shorter notice under certain circumstances. Affiliates of Onex Corporation, which own more than a majority of EMSC’s equity, own more than a majority of the equity of Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., the parent company of Skilled Healthcare LLC.
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.
| EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||||||
| May 19, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ Todd G. Zimmerman | ||||||
| Todd G. Zimmerman Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||
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.
| EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES L.P. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | Emergency Medical Services Corporation, its General Partner | |||||||
| May 19, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ Todd G. Zimmerman | ||||||
| Todd G. Zimmerman Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||