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): November 12, 2003

 

Magellan Health Services, Inc.

 

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

1-6639

 

58-1076937

 

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

6950 Columbia Gateway Drive
Suite 400
Columbia, Maryland

 

21046

 

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 953-1000

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

 

Item 5. Other Events

 

Magellan Health Services, Inc. announced that it has received a new ticker symbol from the OTC Bulletin Board.  As of November 12, 2003 the new ticker symbol is MGLHQ.  The Company’s stock previously traded under the ticker symbol MGLH.

 

Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release dated November 13, 2003.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

 

(a)  Financial Statements of business acquired:              Not applicable.

 

(b)  Pro forma financial information:  Not applicable.

 

(c)  Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Registrant’s press release dated November 13, 2003.

 

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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 hereto duly authorized.

 

 

MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark S. Demilio

 

 

Mark S. Demilio

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  November 14, 2003

 

 

 

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