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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</b></p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Date of Report (Da</b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>te of earliest event reported): </b><b>December</b><b> </b><b>14</b><b>, 2017</b></font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:24pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>The Providence Service Corporation</b></p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Delaware</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>001-34221</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>86-0845127</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>700 Canal Street, Third Floor</b></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Registrant<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code: (</font></b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>203</b><b>)&nbsp;</b><b>307-2800</b></font></p>

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<p>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:16.75pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>5</b><b>.0</b><b>2</b><b>.</b><b> </b></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><i><b>Compensation for Named Executive Officers</b></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">On <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">December 14 and 16, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of The Providence Service Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, &ldquo;us&rdquo; or &ldquo;our&rdquo;) granted stock options to certain of our named executive officers pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the &ldquo;2006 Plan&rdquo;). The options provide these executives the right to purchase a number of shares of our common stock at a specified exercise price, as set forth in the table below.</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(# of shares)</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">David Shackelton</p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>12/14/2017</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>56.42</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>97,615</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>12/16/2017</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>$</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>56.89</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>5,053</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Sophia Tawil</p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>12/14/2017</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>$</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17.1%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>56.42</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>37,420</b></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>12/16/2017</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>$</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17.1%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>56.89</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>1,937</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 39.1%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Bill Severance</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>12/14/2017</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>$</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17.1%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>56.42</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>34,504</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>12/16/2017</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>$</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 17.1%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>56.89</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 19.5%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>1,786</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">exercise price of the options is equal to the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant (in the case of options granted on December 16, 2017, the exercise price equals the closing market price of our common stock on December 15, 2017, the last business day prior to the date of grant). The options will vest on December 31, 2018, subject to the executive&rsquo;s continued employment through that date. In addition, the options will become fully vested prior to December 31, 2018 if the executive&rsquo;s employment is terminated without cause or the officer resigns for good reason (as defined in the option agreement). The options will expire on December 31, 2020.</font></p>

<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Each <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">stock option award is subject to the terms and conditions of an option agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2017. The foregoing descriptions of the options do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of 2006 Plan and the option agreements.</font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Date: <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">December 20, 2017</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">By:</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Sophia D. Tawil</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Sophia D. Tawil</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">General Counsel <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">and Secretary</font></p>
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prsc20171220_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
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 (Da
te of earliest event reported):
December
14
, 2017
The Providence Service Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-34221
86-0845127
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
700 Canal Street, Third Floor
Stamford, Connecticut
06902
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant
's telephone number, including area code: (
203
)
307-2800
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
Item
5
.0
2
.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Compensation for Named Executive Officers
On
December 14 and 16, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of The Providence Service Corporation (the "Company", "us" or "our") granted stock options to certain of our named executive officers pursuant to the Company's 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2006 Plan"). The options provide these executives the right to purchase a number of shares of our common stock at a specified exercise price, as set forth in the table below.
Grant Date
Exercise Price
Stock Options
(# of shares)
David Shackelton
12/14/2017
$
56.42
97,615
12/16/2017
$
56.89
5,053
Sophia Tawil
12/14/2017
$
56.42
37,420
12/16/2017
$
56.89
1,937
Bill Severance
12/14/2017
$
56.42
34,504
12/16/2017
$
56.89
1,786
The
exercise price of the options is equal to the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant (in the case of options granted on December 16, 2017, the exercise price equals the closing market price of our common stock on December 15, 2017, the last business day prior to the date of grant). The options will vest on December 31, 2018, subject to the executive's continued employment through that date. In addition, the options will become fully vested prior to December 31, 2018 if the executive's employment is terminated without cause or the officer resigns for good reason (as defined in the option agreement). The options will expire on December 31, 2020.
Each
stock option award is subject to the terms and conditions of an option agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2017. The foregoing descriptions of the options do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of 2006 Plan and the option agreements.
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.
THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION
Date:
December 20, 2017
By:
/s/
Sophia D. Tawil
Name:
Sophia D. Tawil
Title:
General Counsel
and Secretary