UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 28, 2006 VCA ANTECH, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 001-16783 95-4097995 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 12401 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90064-1022 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code) (310) 571-6500 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 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 1.01 ENTRY INTO MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT Base Salaries of Executive Officers Pursuant to its compensation policies announced on October 13, 2005, on July 28, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of VCA Antech, Inc., which we refer to as the Company, completed its annual performance and compensation review of the Company's executive officers and approved annual base salaries which are effective for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. The following are the base salaries for the executive officers of the Company effective as of July 1, 2006. Name Title Base Salary Robert L. Antin (1) Chairman, President & $825,000 Chief Executive Officer Arthur J. Antin (1) Chief Operating Officer & $525,000 Senior Vice President Tomas W. Fuller (1) Chief Financial Officer, $355,000 Vice President & Secretary Neil Tauber Senior Vice President $355,000 Dawn Olsen Principal Accounting Officer, $225,000 Vice President & Controller (1) Please refer to the employment agreements of these executive officers, each of which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the other terms and conditions of their employment. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 10.1 VCA Antech, Inc. Summary of Executive Officers' Compensation SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. August 1, 2006 VCA ANTECH, INC. By: /s/ Robert L. Antin -------------------------------- Name: Robert L. Antin Title: Chief Executive Officer