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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2002
  
  
                                         2
  
  <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:  April 22, 2002
  
  
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  Exhibit 1.1
  
  CROSS COUNTRY, INC. ANNOUNCES TERMINATION OF LOCKUP ON 635,107 SHARES.
  
  
  
       BOCA RATON,  Fla., April 22, 2002/ -- Cross Country,  Inc.  (Nasdaq:  CCRN)
  today  announced that an aggregate of 635,107 shares of common stock will become
  eligible  for resale in the public  market on April 23,  2002 as a result of the
  termination of the underwriters' lockup in connection with the Company's initial
  public offering effected on October 24, 2001.
  
       In connection with the Company's  public offering  effected March 20, 2002,
  Cross  Country,  its directors and  executive  officers as well as  Charterhouse
  Equity  Partners III, L.P. and Morgan Stanley  Private Equity agreed not to sell
  or transfer  any shares of common  stock until June 19, 2002 without the consent
  of the  underwriters.  Accordingly,  on such  date an  aggregate  of  11,977,464
  restricted  shares  will become  eligible  for resale in the public  market.  In
  addition,  in connection with such offering,  DB Capital  Investors L.P. and the
  Northwestern  Mutual Life  Insurance  Company agreed not to sell or transfer any
  shares  of common  stock  held by them  until May 20,  2002.  On such  date,  an
  aggregate of 635,587 shares of common stock will become eligible for sale in the
  public market.
  
        The  underwriters  may  release  some  or all of  these  shares  from  the
  restrictions  at  any  time.  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.
  
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  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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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:  April 22, 2002
  
                                         3
  Exhibit 1.1
  
  CROSS COUNTRY, INC. ANNOUNCES TERMINATION OF LOCKUP ON 635,107 SHARES.
  
       BOCA RATON,  Fla., April 22, 2002/ -- Cross Country,  Inc.  (Nasdaq:  CCRN)
  today  announced that an aggregate of 635,107 shares of common stock will become
  eligible  for resale in the public  market on April 23,  2002 as a result of the
  termination of the underwriters' lockup in connection with the Company's initial
  public offering effected on October 24, 2001.
  
       In connection with the Company's  public offering  effected March 20, 2002,
  Cross  Country,  its directors and  executive  officers as well as  Charterhouse
  Equity  Partners III, L.P. and Morgan Stanley  Private Equity agreed not to sell
  or transfer  any shares of common  stock until June 19, 2002 without the consent
  of the  underwriters.  Accordingly,  on such  date an  aggregate  of  11,977,464
  restricted  shares  will become  eligible  for resale in the public  market.  In
  addition,  in connection with such offering,  DB Capital  Investors L.P. and the
  Northwestern  Mutual Life  Insurance  Company agreed not to sell or transfer any
  shares  of common  stock  held by them  until May 20,  2002.  On such  date,  an
  aggregate of 635,587 shares of common stock will become eligible for sale in the
  public market.
  
        The  underwriters  may  release  some  or all of  these  shares  from  the
  restrictions  at  any  time.  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