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) April 5, 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
  April 5, 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 April 5, 2002
  
  
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
           Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
  the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
                                 CROSS COUNTRY, INC.
  
  
  
  
                                 BY:   /s/ Joseph A. Boshart
                                      ----------------------
                                      Name: Joseph A. Boshart
                                      Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
  
  
  
  Date:  April 8, 2002
  
  
  
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  Exhibit 1.1
  
       CROSS COUNTRY, INC.'S UNDERWRITERS EXERCISE OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION
  
  BOCA RATON, Fla., April 5, 2002/ -- Cross Country, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) announced
  today that the  underwriters  of its  secondary  offering  had  exercised  their
  over-allotment  option with respect to an aggregate of 700,000  shares of common
  stock.  All of such shares were sold 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, Bruce Cerullo, and CHEF Nominees
  Limited, pro rata in accordance with their respective ownership of common stock.
  
  
  The offering price of the shares was $26.75 per share. Merrill Lynch & Co. acted
  as the book  runner for the  offering.  Salomon  Smith  Barney  was the  co-lead
  manager.  Banc of America Securities LLC, CIBC World Markets Corp., and SunTrust
  Robinson Humphrey acted as co-managers.
  
  
  Copies of the  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.
  
  
       Contact: Brian Hekman, Director, Corporate Communications 800-998-5187
  
  
  
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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) April 5, 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
  April 5, 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 April 5, 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/ Joseph A. Boshart
                                      ----------------------
                                      Name: Joseph A. Boshart
                                      Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
  
  Date:  April 8, 2002
  
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  Exhibit 1.1
  
       CROSS COUNTRY, INC.'S UNDERWRITERS EXERCISE OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION
  
  BOCA RATON, Fla., April 5, 2002/ -- Cross Country, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) announced
  today that the  underwriters  of its  secondary  offering  had  exercised  their
  over-allotment  option with respect to an aggregate of 700,000  shares of common
  stock.  All of such shares were sold 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, Bruce Cerullo, and CHEF Nominees
  Limited, pro rata in accordance with their respective ownership of common stock.
  
  The offering price of the shares was $26.75 per share. Merrill Lynch & Co. acted
  as the book  runner for the  offering.  Salomon  Smith  Barney  was the  co-lead
  manager.  Banc of America Securities LLC, CIBC World Markets Corp., and SunTrust
  Robinson Humphrey acted as co-managers.
  
  Copies of the  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.
  
       Contact: Brian Hekman, Director, Corporate Communications 800-998-5187
  
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