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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): June 27, 2006

 

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DAVITA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		1-14106		No. 51-0354549
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

601 Hawaii Street

El Segundo, California 90245

(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)

(310) 536-2400

(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))

 

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On June 27, 2006, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DaVita Inc. (the “Company”) elected Roger Valine as a member of the Board of Directors. The Board has not yet made any determination concerning the committees of the Board to which Mr. Valine may be appointed. A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Valine is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Valine and any other person or persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. The Company has had no transactions since the beginning of its last fiscal year, and has no transactions proposed, in which Mr. Valine, or any member of his immediate family, has a direct or indirect material interest.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number
99.1		Press Release dated June 28, 2006.

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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.

 

						DAVITA INC.
Date: July 3, 2006
								/s/ Joseph Schohl
								Joseph Schohl
								Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated June 28, 2006.