DEFA14A 1 d30877k8e8vk.htm FORM 8-K FORM 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) 		  January 13, 2006
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   1-9550   62-1691861
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
One Thousand Beverly Way
Fort Smith, Arkansas 		  72919
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number including area code   (479) 201-2000
     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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
     On January 13, 2006, Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) posted updated Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Sale of the Company on the Company’s intranet for the benefit of its employees. The Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Sale of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
     (a) Exhibits
         
    Exhibit No.   Exhibit
 
  99.1    Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Sale of the Company

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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.
             
Dated: January 13, 2006   BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.    
 
            
 
  By:   /s/ Pamela H. Daniels    
 
  Name:  
 
Pamela H. Daniels 		   
 
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Controller and    
 
      Chief Accounting Officer    

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit
99.1
  Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Sale of the Company

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