Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

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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): December 14, 2015

 

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The Providence Service Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-34221		86-0845127
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

64 East Broadway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona		85701
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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:

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On December 14, 2015, The Providence Service Corporation issued a press release announcing the record date and dividend date for the cash dividend payable to holders of its shares of 5.5%/8.5% Series A convertible preferred stock, which is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1	Press release, dated December 14, 2015

 

 

 

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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.

 

		THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION
Date: December 14, 2015		By:		/s/ David Shackelton
		Name:		David Shackelton
		Title:		Chief Financial Officer

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

AT THE COMPANY	AT CAMERON ASSOCIATES
David Shackelton – Chief Financial Officer	Alison Ziegler     212/554-5469
520/747-6600

          

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

The Providence Service Corporation Declares Dividend on Convertible Preferred Stock

 

TUCSON, ARIZONA – December 14, 2015 -- The Providence Service Corporation (Nasdaq: PRSC) (the “Company”), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend on its 5.5%/8.5% Series A convertible preferred stock. The dividend is payable on January 1, 2016 to holders of record as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on December 15, 2015. The dividend will be paid at a rate of 5.5% per annum, which is equal to approximately $1.38630 per share of convertible preferred stock.

 

About Providence

The Providence Service Corporation provides and manages multiple healthcare and social services, comprised of non-emergency transportation services, workforce development services, legal offender rehabilitation services, and health assessment services in the United States and abroad. For more information, please visit prscholdings.com.

 

 

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