content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  
  
         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) February 27, 2002
  
  
  
                                 Cross Country, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  
  
  
  Delaware                             0-33169                          13-4066229
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  (State or Other                    (Commission                  (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction of                    File Number)                   Identification
  incorporation)                                                              No.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
         6551 Park of Commerce Blvd., N.W., Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33487
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                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
  
  
                                   (561) 998-2232
                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  
                                   Not Applicable
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           (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  ITEM 5.        Other Events.
  
                 Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the
  Company on February 27, 2002, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1.
  
  
  
  ITEM 7.        Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
  Exhibits.
  
  (c) Exhibits.
  
  Exhibit        Description
  ------         -----------
  
  1.1            Press release issued by the Company on February 27, 2002
  
  
  
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  <PAGE>
  
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
                                          CROSS COUNTRY, INC.
  
  
  
  
                                          BY:  /s/ Emil Hensel
                                             ------------------------
                                              Name: Emil Hensel
                                              Title:  Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  
  Date:  March 1, 2002
  
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  <PAGE>
  
  
  Exhibit 1.1
  
  Cross Country, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Secondary Offering
  
  
  
  BOCA RATON, FL. Feb. 27, 2002 - Cross Country, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) announced
  today that it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission for an offering of 9,000,000 shares of common stock. All of the
  shares are being offered by Charterhouse Equity Partners III, L.P., Morgan
  Stanley Private Equity and related entities, DB Capital Investors, L.P., The
  Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Bruce Cerullo, pro rata in
  accordance with their respective ownership of common stock. The selling
  +shareholders will also grant to the underwriters an option to purchase an
  additional 1,350,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments.
  
  Merrill Lynch & Co. is the book runner for the offering. Salomon Smith Barney is
  the co-lead manager. Banc of America Securities LLC, CIBC World Markets Corp and
  Robinson-Humphrey are serving as co-managers. When available, copies of the
  preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from the offices
  of Merrill Lynch & Co., 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080.
  
  Cross Country, Inc. is a leading provider of healthcare staffing services in the
  United States. The company has an active client base of over 3,000 hospitals,
  pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare providers across all 50 states.
  
  A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These
  securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time
  the registration statement becomes effective. This release shall not constitute
  an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any
  sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale
  would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
  laws of any such state.
  
  
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) February 27, 2002
  
                                 Cross Country, Inc.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  Delaware                             0-33169                          13-4066229
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or Other                    (Commission                  (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction of                    File Number)                   Identification
  incorporation)                                                              No.)
  
         6551 Park of Commerce Blvd., N.W., Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33487
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
                                   (561) 998-2232
                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
                                   Not Applicable
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)
  ITEM 5.        Other Events.
  
                 Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the
  Company on February 27, 2002, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1.
  
  ITEM 7.        Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
  Exhibits.
  
  (c) Exhibits.
  
  Exhibit        Description
  ------         -----------
  
  1.1            Press release issued by the Company on February 27, 2002
  
                                         2
  SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          CROSS COUNTRY, INC.
  
                                          BY:  /s/ Emil Hensel
                                             ------------------------
                                              Name: Emil Hensel
                                              Title:  Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date:  March 1, 2002
  
                                         3
  Exhibit 1.1
  
  Cross Country, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Secondary Offering
  
  BOCA RATON, FL. Feb. 27, 2002 - Cross Country, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) announced
  today that it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission for an offering of 9,000,000 shares of common stock. All of the
  shares are being offered by Charterhouse Equity Partners III, L.P., Morgan
  Stanley Private Equity and related entities, DB Capital Investors, L.P., The
  Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Bruce Cerullo, pro rata in
  accordance with their respective ownership of common stock. The selling
  +shareholders will also grant to the underwriters an option to purchase an
  additional 1,350,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments.
  
  Merrill Lynch & Co. is the book runner for the offering. Salomon Smith Barney is
  the co-lead manager. Banc of America Securities LLC, CIBC World Markets Corp and
  Robinson-Humphrey are serving as co-managers. When available, copies of the
  preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from the offices
  of Merrill Lynch & Co., 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080.
  
  Cross Country, Inc. is a leading provider of healthcare staffing services in the
  United States. The company has an active client base of over 3,000 hospitals,
  pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare providers across all 50 states.
  
  A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These
  securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time
  the registration statement becomes effective. This release shall not constitute
  an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any
  sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale
  would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
  laws of any such state.
  
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