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):      December 23, 2015
AdCare Health Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Georgia
 
001-33135
 
 31-1332119
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 

1145 Hembree Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
 
 
 
(678) 869-5116
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable.
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 23, 2015, AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on December 16, 2015, the Company and other defendants in the purported class action lawsuit captioned Amy Cleveland et. al. v APH&R Nursing, LLC et. al., filed in Arkansas on March 24, 2015, reached an agreement with plaintiffs' counsel to settle the plaintiffs’ claims. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued December 23, 2015.



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  December 23, 2015
ADCARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Allan J. Rimland
 
 
 
Allan J. Rimland
 
 
President and Chief Financial Officer




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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press release issued December 23, 2015.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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