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): September 10, 2012

 

 

EHEALTH, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33071   56-2357876

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

440 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(650) 584-2700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Section 8 — Other Events

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 10, 2012, eHealth, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $30 million of its common stock. Share repurchases under this program are expected to comply with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and may be made through a variety of methods. The Company expects to fund the repurchase program from available working capital. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1   

Press Release of eHealth, Inc. dated September 10, 2012

(eHealth, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program)


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.

 

Date: September 10, 2012    

/s/ Stuart M. Huizinga

    Stuart M. Huizinga
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1   

Press Release of eHealth, Inc. dated September 10, 2012

(eHealth, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program)