UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549
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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): October 5, 2021
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Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
 
001-35331
 
45-2492228
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6100 Tower Circle, Suite 1000
Franklin, Tennessee
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
37067
(Zip Code)

(615) 861-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
 
ACHC
 
The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).


 Emerging growth company   

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


 Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 5, 2021, Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Debbie Osteen, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, will retire as Chief Executive Officer.  It is anticipated that Ms. Osteen’s retirement will be effective on January 31, 2022. Following her retirement as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Osteen will continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.
A copy of the news release relating to this disclosure is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.   Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description
   
   
104
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL


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.
  ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY, INC.  
       
Date: October 5, 2021
By:
/s/ Christopher L. Howard 
  Name: Christopher L. Howard  
  Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel