WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   September 29, 2005

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-32209 47-0937650
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
8725 Henderson Road, Renaissance One, Tampa, Florida   33634
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (813) 290-6200

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

In meetings with investors and analysts on September 29, 2005 and September 30, 2005, the Registrant's management will be confirming the Registrant’s previous statements regarding the performance of the Registrant’s core operations and its PDP and Georgia initiatives, and highlighting the Registrant’s PDP opportunity, continued growth opportunities and absence of unusual medical costs. As previously announced, the Registrant intends to provide full year 2005 and 2006 guidance on its third quarter investor conference call scheduled for November 2nd, 2005.

The information furnished herewith pursuant to Item 7 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 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.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions, including statements related to the Registrant’s expected 2005 and 2006 financial results, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Registrant’s actual future results to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other important risks and uncertainties can be found under the captions "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2005, as amended, which contains discussions of the Registrant’s business and the various factors that may affect it.





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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.

         
    WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
          
September 29, 2005   By:   Paul Behrens
       
        Name: Paul Behrens
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer