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) March 5, 2012

 
BIOSCRIP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
0-28740
05-048966-4
(State of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
      100 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, New York
 
10523
       (Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (914) 460-1600

N/A
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(b)           On March 5, 2012, Louis T. DiFazio submitted to BioScrip, Inc. (the “Company”) his resignation from the board of directors (“Board”) for personal reasons, effective immediately. He advised  that his decision to resign was not a result of any disagreement with the Company’s management or board of directors. Upon accepting Mr. DiFazio’s resignation on March 5, 2012, in recognition of Mr. DiFazio’s service to the Company, the Board approved the acceleration of the vesting of his 10,000 shares of restricted Company Common Stock, par value $0.0001 that were issued under that Restricted Stock Grant Certificate dated April 26, 2011 (the “Certificate”), effective immediately. Under the Certificate, the Restricted Stock was to vest in April 2012. On March 5, 2012 the Board also reduced the number of Directors from ten to nine.
 


 
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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.

 
BIOSCRIP, INC.
     
     
Date:  March 9, 2012
By:
/s/ Richard M. Smith
   
Richard M. Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer