BP (54435) Cross Country Healthcare 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) July 1, 2005



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Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

0-33169

13-4066229

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)



6551 Park of Commerce Blvd., N.W., Boca Raton, FL 33487

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)


(561) 998-2232

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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:


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

□ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))








Item 8.01 Other Events.


Incorporated by reference is a press release, issued by Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (“the Company”) on July 1, 2005 and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  This information is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(c) Exhibits


Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release issued by the Company on July 1, 2005

   




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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.


 

CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.

 

  

 

  

 

By:

/s/ JOSEPH A. BOSHART

 

Name:

Joseph A. Boshart

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated:  July 1, 2005




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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






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Exhibit 99.1





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     NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2005

EARNINGS RELEASE DATE AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION


BOCA RATON, Fla. – July 1, 2005 – Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its second quarter 2005 financial results on Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  The Company intends to distribute its earnings press release after the close of business on Tuesday, August 9, 2005.


This call will be webcast live by CCBN and can be accessed at the Company’s website at www.crosscountry.com or by dialing 888-809-8965 from anywhere in the U.S. or by dialing 517-308-9001 from non-U.S. locations – Passcode: Cross Country.  A replay of the webcast and the conference call will be available from August 10th through August 24th at the Company’s website and via telephone by calling 866-489-2842 from anywhere in the U.S. or 203-369-1657 from non-U.S. locations.


The webcast will also be distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors.  Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network such as America Online's Personal Finance Channel, Fidelity Investments(R) (Fidelity.com) and others.  Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).


Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. is a leading provider of healthcare staffing services in the United States as well as a provider of human capital management services.  The Company has a client base of approximately 3,000 hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare providers across all 50 states.  Copies of this and other news releases as well as additional information about Cross Country can be obtained online at www.crosscountry.com.  Shareholders and prospective investors can also register at the corporate website to automatically receive the Company’s press releases, SEC filings and other notices by e-mail.


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For further information, please contact:

Howard A. Goldman

Director/Investor & Corporate Relations

Phone: 877-686-9779

Email: hgoldman@crosscountry.com