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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 10, 2005.</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


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UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>LHC GROUP, INC.</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>



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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>43-2074268</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite&nbsp;A<BR>
Lafayette, LA 70503<BR>
(337)&nbsp;233-1307</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code and Telephone Number)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>LHC Group, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><I>Copy to:</I></B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>KEITH G. MYERS<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
LHC Group, Inc.<BR>
420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite&nbsp;A<BR>
Lafayette, LA 70503<BR>
(337)&nbsp;233-1307</B><BR>
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and<BR>
Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of<BR>
Agent for Service)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>MICHAEL L. STEVENS<BR>
Alston &#038; Bird LLP<BR>
One Atlantic Center<BR>
1201 West Peachtree Street, NW<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424<BR>
(404)&nbsp;881-7970</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,000,000 </TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Amount to be registered consists of an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of LHC Group, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) common stock to be issued pursuant to the grant or exercise of awards under the LHC
Group, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), including additional shares of Company common
stock that may become issuable in accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions
of the Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h),
based upon an assumed price of $14.00 per share, which was the initial public offering price
of the Company&#146;s stock on June&nbsp;9, 2005.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The documents constituting Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to
participants in the Plan as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Upon written or oral request, LHC Group, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) will provide, without
charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration
Statement. The documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus. The
Company will also provide, without charge, upon written or oral request, other documents required
to be delivered to participants pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b). Requests for the above-mentioned
information should be directed to R. Barr Brown at the address and telephone number on the cover of
this Registration Statement.

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act filed with
the Commission on June&nbsp;9, 2005;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act since June&nbsp;9, 2005; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;The description of Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement filed
under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all
securities that remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein by reference
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is
deemed to be, incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to include in its
corporate documents, and in agreements between the corporation and its directors and officers,
provisions expanding the scope of indemnification beyond that specifically provided by the current
law. The Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides for the indemnification of directors to
the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. In addition, the Company&#146;s bylaws provide for
the indemnification of officers, directors and third parties acting on the Company&#146;s behalf if such
person acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the
Company&#146;s best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the indemnified
party had no reason to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The Company has entered into
indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers in addition to indemnification
provided for in its charter documents, and the Company intends to enter into indemnification
agreements with any new directors and executive officers in the future. The Company intends to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer against
any loss arising from any claim asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such
capacity, subject to certain exclusions.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit&nbsp;Index, which is incorporated here by reference.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;


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<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8, or Form F-3 and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Lafayette, State of Louisiana, on
June 10, 2005.


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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>LHC GROUP, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Keith G. Myers
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Keith G. Myers&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>




<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints R. Barr Brown, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of the, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Keith G. Myers</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive
Officer, and Chairman of the
Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 10, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ R. Barr Brown
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
R. Barr Brown</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Director
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 10, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ John L. Indest
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John L. Indest</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Senior Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer, Secretary
and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 10, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ W.J. &#147;Billy&#148; Tauzin
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W.J. &#147;Billy&#148; Tauzin</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;8, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ W. Patrick Mulloy
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
W. Patrick Mulloy</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 10, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Earline H. Bihm
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Earline H. Bihm</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Ronald T. Nixon
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Ronald T. Nixon</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Ted W. Hoyt
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Ted W. Hoyt</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;7, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ George A. Lewis
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George A. Lewis</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>TO<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B>


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Company&#146;s
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Form&nbsp;S-1, Registration Statement No.
333-120792).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Company&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Form&nbsp;S-1,
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-120792).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">LHC Group, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 of the Company&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;2
to Form&nbsp;S-1, Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-120792).</DIV></TD>
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LHC GROUP, INC.
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 10, 2005.
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LHC GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
43-2074268
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite A
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 233-1307
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code and Telephone Number)
LHC Group, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copy to:
KEITH G. MYERS
President and Chief Executive Officer
LHC Group, Inc.
420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite A
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 233-1307
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and
Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
Agent for Service)
MICHAEL L. STEVENS
Alston & Bird LLP
One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424
(404) 881-7970
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
be Registered
Per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
1,000,000
(1)
$
14.00
(2)
$
14,000,000
(2)
$
1,647.80
(1)
Amount to be registered consists of an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of LHC Group, Inc. (the
"Company") common stock to be issued pursuant to the grant or exercise of awards under the LHC
Group, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), including additional shares of Company common
stock that may become issuable in accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions
of the Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h),
based upon an assumed price of $14.00 per share, which was the initial public offering price
of the Company's stock on June 9, 2005.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1 OPINION OF COUNSEL
EX-23.2 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
(a) The documents constituting Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to
participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").
(b) Upon written or oral request, LHC Group, Inc. (the "Company") will provide, without
charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration
Statement. The documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus. The
Company will also provide, without charge, upon written or oral request, other documents required
to be delivered to participants pursuant to Rule 428(b). Requests for the above-mentioned
information should be directed to R. Barr Brown at the address and telephone number on the cover of
this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(1) The Company's Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act filed with
the Commission on June 9, 2005;
(2) All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act since June 9, 2005; and
(3) The description of Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement filed
under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
All other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all
securities that remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein by reference
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is
deemed to be, incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to include in its
corporate documents, and in agreements between the corporation and its directors and officers,
provisions expanding the scope of indemnification beyond that specifically provided by the current
law. The Company's certificate of incorporation provides for the indemnification of directors to
the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. In addition, the Company's bylaws provide for
the indemnification of officers, directors and third parties acting on the Company's behalf if such
person acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the
Company's best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the indemnified
party had no reason to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The Company has entered into
indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers in addition to indemnification
provided for in its charter documents, and the Company intends to enter into indemnification
agreements with any new directors and executive officers in the future. The Company intends to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer against
any loss arising from any claim asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such
capacity, subject to certain exclusions.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index, which is incorporated here by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8, or Form F-3 and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(signatures on following page)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Lafayette, State of Louisiana, on
June 10, 2005.
LHC GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Keith G. Myers
Keith G. Myers
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints R. Barr Brown, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of the, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Keith G. Myers
Keith G. Myers
President, Chief Executive
Officer, and Chairman of the
Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 10, 2005
/s/ R. Barr Brown
R. Barr Brown
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Director
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
June 10, 2005
/s/ John L. Indest
John L. Indest
Senior Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer, Secretary
and Director
June 10, 2005
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ W.J. "Billy" Tauzin
W.J. "Billy" Tauzin
Director
June 8, 2005
/s/ W. Patrick Mulloy
W. Patrick Mulloy
Director
June 10, 2005
/s/ Earline H. Bihm
Earline H. Bihm
Director
June 10, 2005
/s/ Ronald T. Nixon
Ronald T. Nixon
Director
June 10, 2005
/s/ Ted W. Hoyt
Ted W. Hoyt
Director
June 7, 2005
/s/ George A. Lewis
George A. Lewis
Director
June 7, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's
Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1, Registration Statement No.
333-120792).
4.2
Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1,
Registration Statement No. 333-120792).
5.1
Opinion of Counsel.
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1
LHC Group, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company's Amendment No. 2
to Form S-1, Registration Statement No. 333-120792).