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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;5, 2004</B>



<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>



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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.</B>

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


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>47-0937650</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(State or other jurisdiction
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Identification No.)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>8725 Henderson Road<BR>
Tampa, Florida 33634</B>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. 2005 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>
WELLCARE HOLDINGS, LLC 2002 EMPLOYEE OPTION PLAN<BR>
NON-PLAN TIME VESTING OPTION AGREEMENTS</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Thaddeus Bereday<BR>
Senior Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.<BR>
8725 Henderson Road<BR>
Tampa, Florida 33634</B>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(813)&nbsp;290-6200</B>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of shares</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be registered</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registered (1)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price per share</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate offering price</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registration fee</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock, $.01
par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5,076,246 </TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;shares (2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">22.75</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">115,484,597</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">14,632</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(3)</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock, $.01
par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,602,523 </TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;shares (4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">8.52</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">13,653,496</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,730</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(5)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Total</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD align="right">6,678,769 </TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;shares</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">129,138,093</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">16,362</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement shall also cover such indeterminate number of
additional shares as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from
stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents: (i)&nbsp;4,688,532 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or units, performance
shares or units and other stock-based awards granted or to be granted
under the WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan; and (ii)
387,714 shares and other securities issuable under the WellCare Health
Plans, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, based on the average of the high and low prices of the
Company&#146;s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November&nbsp;1, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
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    <TD>Represents: (i)&nbsp;1,412,248 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options
under the WellCare Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan; and (ii)
190,275 shares issuable upon exercise of options under certain non-plan
Time Vesting Option Agreements.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(5)</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based on the weighted average exercise price of the options granted.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Explanatory Note</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I><U>Shares to be Registered</U></I>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is intended to register a total of 6,678,769
shares of common stock to be issued by WellCare Health Plans, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), under the WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan, the WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, the WellCare Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan and certain non-plan
option grants (together, the &#147;Plans&#148;).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I><U>History</U></I>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WellCare Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;Holdings&#148;),
was formed in May&nbsp;2002 for the purpose of acquiring the WellCare group of
companies. Holdings began operations in August&nbsp;2002 in conjunction with the
acquisition of its operating subsidiaries in Florida, New York and Connecticut.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company, formerly known as WellCare Group, Inc., became the successor
to Holdings following a reorganization that took place immediately prior to the
closing of the Company&#146;s initial public offering in July&nbsp;2004. The
reorganization was effected through a merger of Holdings with and into the
Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Upon consummation of the
merger, WellCare Group, Inc. changed its name to WellCare Health Plans, Inc.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the closing of the reorganization, each outstanding option to
purchase limited liability company units of WellCare Holdings, LLC was
converted into equivalent options to purchase shares of common stock of the
Company, giving effect to the conversion ratio determined based upon the
initial public offering price of the common stock offered thereby.


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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"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>*



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>*

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    <TD width="96%">Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with
Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form
S-8.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>



<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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) allows the Company to
&#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the information the Company files with it, which
means the Company can disclose important information to you by referring you to
those documents. The information included in the following documents is
incorporated by reference and is considered to be a part of this prospectus.
The most recent information that the Company files with the SEC automatically
updates and supersedes more dated information. The Company has previously
filed the following documents with the SEC and is incorporating them by
reference into this prospectus:


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    <TD>The Prospectus filed by the Company on July&nbsp;1, 2004 pursuant
to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
relating to the Company&#146;s initial public offering of common stock,
which contains the Company&#146;s audited financial statements for the
latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="right">&#149;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2004, filed on August&nbsp;13, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="right">&#149;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended September&nbsp;30, 2004, filed on November&nbsp;5, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="right">&#149;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July&nbsp;13, 2004,
August&nbsp;11, 2004, August&nbsp;17, 2004, September&nbsp;7, 2004 and November&nbsp;4,
2004; and</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated June&nbsp;9, 2004, filed
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to
filing a post-effective amendment that indicates all the shares of common stock
offered have been sold, or that deregisters all shares of common stock then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into, and to
be a part of, this Registration Statement from the date of filing of those
documents. The information contained in any such documents will automatically
update and supercede any information previously incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement. Any such information so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of
this Registration Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</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;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Greenberg Traurig, LLP has provided the Company with an opinion relating
to the legality of the common stock being offered by this Registration
Statement. Certain attorneys with Greenberg Traurig, LLP beneficially own an
aggregate of 2,949 shares, and an option to acquire 12,197 shares, of the
Company&#146;s common stock.


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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 (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides,
in effect, that any person made a party to any action by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director, officer, associate or agent of the Company may
and, in certain cases, must be indemnified by the Company against, in the case
of a non-derivative action, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and
reasonable expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by him as a result of
such action, and in the case of a derivative action, against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees), if in either type of action he acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company. This indemnification does not apply, in a derivative
action, to matters as to which it is adjudged that the director, officer,
associate or agent is liable to the Company, unless upon court order it is
determined that, despite such adjudication of liability, but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity
for expenses, and, in a non-derivative action, to any criminal proceeding in
which such person had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;6 of the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that no
director of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest
extent permitted by the DGCL.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;7 of the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation also provides that
the Company shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law any
and all of its directors and officers, or former directors and officers, or any
person who may have served at the Company&#146;s request as a director or officer of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to Section&nbsp;9 of the underwriting agreement filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;1.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on
February&nbsp;13, 2004 and amended on May&nbsp;13, 2004, June&nbsp;8, 2004 and June&nbsp;29, 2004,
pursuant to which the underwriters of the Company&#146;s initial public offering
agreed to indemnify officers and directors of the Company against certain
liabilities under the Securities Act.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its
directors and certain of its officers. Pursuant to such agreements, the
Company is obligated, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify
such directors and officers against all expenses, judgments, fines and
penalties incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of any actions
brought against them by reason of the fact that they were directors or officers
of the Company or assumed certain responsibilities at the direction of the
Company.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains insurance coverage for its directors and officers
with respect to certain liabilities incurred in their capacities as such and
for the Company with respect to any payments which it becomes obligated to make
to such persons under the foregoing charter and statutory provisions.


<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.


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



<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June
30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated June&nbsp;9, 2004, filed
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.5 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.6</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the WellCare Health
Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;10.6 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.7</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(filed herewith).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.8</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>WellCare Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.16 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February&nbsp;13, 2004
(Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-112829).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.9</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Time Vesting Option Agreement under the WellCare
Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.17 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1
filed on February&nbsp;13, 2004 (Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-112829).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP regarding legality (filed
herewith).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">15</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Letter by Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP regarding unaudited
consolidated interim financial statements (filed herewith).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5
hereto).</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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



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



<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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 the
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low and
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if 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 registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual
report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is
incorporated by reference in the 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.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1993 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the
Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company&#146;s certificate of
incorporation or the
Company&#146;s by-laws, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against
public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the registrant 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 registrant 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 Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
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 Tampa, State of Florida, on this 5th day of
November, 2004.

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ TODD S. FARHA</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Todd S. Farha</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Todd S. Farha and Thaddeus Bereday, with full power to act without the
other, 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 (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, to file the same, together with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
to sign any and all applications, registration statements, notices and other
documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state securities
laws, and to file the same, together with all other documents in connection
therewith, with the appropriate state securities authorities, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes
or substitute, full power and authority to perform and do each and every act
and thing necessary and advisable as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could perform and do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his
substitutes or substitute, 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 as of November
5th, 2004 in the capacities indicated.

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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ TODD S. FARHA
<HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Todd S. Farha</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ PAUL BEHRENS
<HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Paul Behrens</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
REGINA HERZLINGER<HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Regina Herzlinger</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ KEVIN HICKEY<HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Kevin Hickey</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ ALIF HOURANI
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Alif Hourani</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ GLEN R. JOHNSON
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Glen R. Johnson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ RUBEN JOSE KING-SHAW, JR.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ CHRISTIAN MICHALIK
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Christian Michalik</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ JANE SWIFT
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jane Swift</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ NEAL MOSZKOWSKI
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Neal Moszkowski</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June
30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated June&nbsp;9, 2004, filed
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.5 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.6</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the WellCare
Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.6 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.7</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(filed herewith).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.8</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>WellCare Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.16 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February&nbsp;13, 2004
(Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-112829).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.9</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Time Vesting Option Agreement under the WellCare
Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.17 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1
filed on February&nbsp;13, 2004 (Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-112829).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP regarding legality (filed
herewith).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">15</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Letter by Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP regarding unaudited
consolidated interim financial statements (filed herewith).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5
hereto).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2004
Registration Statement No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
47-0937650
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
8725 Henderson Road
Tampa, Florida 33634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. 2005 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
WELLCARE HOLDINGS, LLC 2002 EMPLOYEE OPTION PLAN
NON-PLAN TIME VESTING OPTION AGREEMENTS
(Full title of the plans)
Thaddeus Bereday
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
8725 Henderson Road
Tampa, Florida 33634
(Name and address of agent for service)
(813) 290-6200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of shares
Amount to be
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
to be registered
registered (1)
offering price per share
aggregate offering price
registration fee
Common Stock, $.01
par value
5,076,246
shares (2)
$
22.75
(3)
$
115,484,597
(3)
$
14,632
(3)
Common Stock, $.01
par value
1,602,523
shares (4)
$
8.52
(5)
$
13,653,496
(5)
$
1,730
(5)
Total
6,678,769
shares
—
$
129,138,093
$
16,362
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement shall also cover such indeterminate number of
additional shares as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from
stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions.
(2)
Represents: (i) 4,688,532 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or units, performance
shares or units and other stock-based awards granted or to be granted
under the WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan; and (ii)
387,714 shares and other securities issuable under the WellCare Health
Plans, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, based on the average of the high and low prices of the
Company's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November 1, 2004.
(4)
Represents: (i) 1,412,248 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options
under the WellCare Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan; and (ii)
190,275 shares issuable upon exercise of options under certain non-plan
Time Vesting Option Agreements.
(5)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based on the weighted average exercise price of the options granted.
Explanatory Note
Shares to be Registered
This Registration Statement is intended to register a total of 6,678,769
shares of common stock to be issued by WellCare Health Plans, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), under the WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan, the WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, the WellCare Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan and certain non-plan
option grants (together, the "Plans").
History
WellCare Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Holdings"),
was formed in May 2002 for the purpose of acquiring the WellCare group of
companies. Holdings began operations in August 2002 in conjunction with the
acquisition of its operating subsidiaries in Florida, New York and Connecticut.
The Company, formerly known as WellCare Group, Inc., became the successor
to Holdings following a reorganization that took place immediately prior to the
closing of the Company's initial public offering in July 2004. The
reorganization was effected through a merger of Holdings with and into the
Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Upon consummation of the
merger, WellCare Group, Inc. changed its name to WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Upon the closing of the reorganization, each outstanding option to
purchase limited liability company units of WellCare Holdings, LLC was
converted into equivalent options to purchase shares of common stock of the
Company, giving effect to the conversion ratio determined based upon the
initial public offering price of the common stock offered thereby.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with
Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") allows the Company to
"incorporate by reference" the information the Company files with it, which
means the Company can disclose important information to you by referring you to
those documents. The information included in the following documents is
incorporated by reference and is considered to be a part of this prospectus.
The most recent information that the Company files with the SEC automatically
updates and supersedes more dated information. The Company has previously
filed the following documents with the SEC and is incorporating them by
reference into this prospectus:
•
The Prospectus filed by the Company on July 1, 2004 pursuant
to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
relating to the Company's initial public offering of common stock,
which contains the Company's audited financial statements for the
latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
•
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 2004, filed on August 13, 2004;
•
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended September 30, 2004, filed on November 5, 2004;
•
The Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2004,
August 11, 2004, August 17, 2004, September 7, 2004 and November 4,
2004; and
•
The description of the Company's common stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated June 9, 2004, filed
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to
filing a post-effective amendment that indicates all the shares of common stock
offered have been sold, or that deregisters all shares of common stock then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into, and to
be a part of, this Registration Statement from the date of filing of those
documents. The information contained in any such documents will automatically
update and supercede any information previously incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement. Any such information so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of
this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has provided the Company with an opinion relating
to the legality of the common stock being offered by this Registration
Statement. Certain attorneys with Greenberg Traurig, LLP beneficially own an
aggregate of 2,949 shares, and an option to acquire 12,197 shares, of the
Company's common stock.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides,
in effect, that any person made a party to any action by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director, officer, associate or agent of the Company may
and, in certain cases, must be indemnified by the Company against, in the case
of a non-derivative action, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and
reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by him as a result of
such action, and in the case of a derivative action, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), if in either type of action he acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company. This indemnification does not apply, in a derivative
action, to matters as to which it is adjudged that the director, officer,
associate or agent is liable to the Company, unless upon court order it is
determined that, despite such adjudication of liability, but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity
for expenses, and, in a non-derivative action, to any criminal proceeding in
which such person had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Article 6 of the Company's certificate of incorporation provides that no
director of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest
extent permitted by the DGCL.
Article 7 of the Company's certificate of incorporation also provides that
the Company shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law any
and all of its directors and officers, or former directors and officers, or any
person who may have served at the Company's request as a director or officer of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
Reference is made to Section 9 of the underwriting agreement filed as
Exhibit 1.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on
February 13, 2004 and amended on May 13, 2004, June 8, 2004 and June 29, 2004,
pursuant to which the underwriters of the Company's initial public offering
agreed to indemnify officers and directors of the Company against certain
liabilities under the Securities Act.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its
directors and certain of its officers. Pursuant to such agreements, the
Company is obligated, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify
such directors and officers against all expenses, judgments, fines and
penalties incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of any actions
brought against them by reason of the fact that they were directors or officers
of the Company or assumed certain responsibilities at the direction of the
Company.
The Company maintains insurance coverage for its directors and officers
with respect to certain liabilities incurred in their capacities as such and
for the Company with respect to any payments which it becomes obligated to make
to such persons under the foregoing charter and statutory provisions.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June
30, 2004.
4.2
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004.
4.3
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated June 9, 2004, filed
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
4.4
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004.
4.5
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004.
4.6
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the WellCare Health
Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2004.
4.7
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(filed herewith).
4.8
WellCare Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 13, 2004
(Registration Statement No. 333-112829).
4.9
Form of Time Vesting Option Agreement under the WellCare
Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
filed on February 13, 2004 (Registration Statement No. 333-112829).
5
Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP regarding legality (filed
herewith).
15
Letter by Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding unaudited
consolidated interim financial statements (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit 5
hereto).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant 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;
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(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 the
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low and
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if 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 registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the 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 registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual
report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is
incorporated by reference in the 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 1993 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the
Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company's certificate of
incorporation or the
Company's by-laws, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against
public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the registrant 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 registrant 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 Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
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 Tampa, State of Florida, on this 5th day of
November, 2004.
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
By:
/s/ TODD S. FARHA
Todd S. Farha
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Todd S. Farha and Thaddeus Bereday, with full power to act without the
other, 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 (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, to file the same, together with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
to sign any and all applications, registration statements, notices and other
documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state securities
laws, and to file the same, together with all other documents in connection
therewith, with the appropriate state securities authorities, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes
or substitute, full power and authority to perform and do each and every act
and thing necessary and advisable as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could perform and do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his
substitutes or substitute, 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 as of November
5th, 2004 in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ TODD S. FARHA
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Todd S. Farha
/s/ PAUL BEHRENS
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Paul Behrens
/s/
REGINA HERZLINGER
Director
Regina Herzlinger
/s/ KEVIN HICKEY
Director
Kevin Hickey
/s/ ALIF HOURANI
Director
Alif Hourani
/s/ GLEN R. JOHNSON
Director
Glen R. Johnson
/s/ RUBEN JOSE KING-SHAW, JR.
Director
Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Jr.
/s/ CHRISTIAN MICHALIK
Director
Christian Michalik
/s/ JANE SWIFT
Director
Jane Swift
/s/ NEAL MOSZKOWSKI
Chairman
Neal Moszkowski
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June
30, 2004.
4.2
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004.
4.3
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated June 9, 2004, filed
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
4.4
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004.
4.5
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004.
4.6
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the WellCare
Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004.
4.7
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(filed herewith).
4.8
WellCare Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 13, 2004
(Registration Statement No. 333-112829).
4.9
Form of Time Vesting Option Agreement under the WellCare
Holdings, LLC 2002 Employee Option Plan, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
filed on February 13, 2004 (Registration Statement No. 333-112829).
5
Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP regarding legality (filed
herewith).
15
Letter by Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding unaudited
consolidated interim financial statements (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit 5
hereto).
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