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): September 28, 2005
CURATIVE HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota 000-50371 51-0467366
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
61 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, New Hampshire 03060
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(603) 888-1500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Curative Health Services, Inc. (the "Company") today announced that it
intends to dispute the results of audits conducted by the Department of
Health Services("DHS") of the State of California of three independent retail
California pharmacies which previously did business with two subsidiaries
of the Company, Apex Therapeutic Care, Inc. and eBioCare.com, Inc.
The Company also announced it would hold a conference call to discuss these
issues at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2005. The Company's press
release regarding this announcement and talking points prepared for the
conference call are filed as exhibits to this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press Release of Curative Health Services, Inc.,
dated September 28, 2005.
99.2 DHS Audit Talking Points prepared by
Curative Health Services, Inc.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: September 28, 2005
CURATIVE HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Thomas Axmacher
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Thomas Axmacher
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press Release of Curative Health Services, Inc., dated
September 28, 2005.
99.2 DHS Audit Talking Points prepared by Curative Health
Services, Inc.