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): August 5, 2015

 

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Michigan
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

001-36677
(Commission File Number)

 

38-2063100
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4100 S. Saginaw St.

Flint, Michigan 48507

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

(888) 720-4450

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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.

 

On August 5, 2015, Jeffrey M. Rowe provided notice to Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the “Company”), of his retirement (the “Retirement”) from the Company as its Executive Vice President—Operations and a director on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).  Mr. Rowe’s resignation is effective as of October 2, 2015.

 

Item 7.01                                           Regulation FD Disclosure

 

In connection with the Retirement, the Company confirmed that Mr. Rowe’s executive responsibilities would be absorbed among existing employees.  In addition, the Board intends to appoint an independent director to fill the resulting vacancy by October 2015 to ensure compliance with the phase-in rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and New York Stock Exchange requiring a third independent Audit Committee member by such date.  The independent director to be appointed also will further compliance with the phase-in rule of the New York Stock Exchange requiring that the Board have a majority of independent directors within one year of the date the Company no longer qualified as a “controlled company” (i.e. March 25, 2016).

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

 

 

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sean M. Whelan

 

 

Sean M. Whelan

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: August 6, 2015

 

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