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 (Date of earliest event reported): October 3, 2008
METROPOLITAN
HEALTH NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
(State
or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-28456
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65-0635748
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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250
Australian Avenue South, Suite 400
West
Palm
Beach, FL 33401
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(561)
805-8500
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events
On
October 3, 2008, Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a
press release announcing that its Board of Directors has
authorized the repurchase of up to 10 million shares of the Company’s
outstanding common stock. The number of shares to be repurchased and the timing
of the purchases will be at the discretion of the Company's management and
will
be influenced by a number of factors, including the then prevailing market
price
of the common stock of the Company, other perceived opportunities that may
become available to the Company and regulatory requirements.
A
copy of
the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form
8-K.
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9.01 |
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press
Release dated October 3, 2008.
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.
Date:
October 7, 2008
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METROPOLITAN
HEALTH NETWORKS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Roberto
L. Palenzuela |
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Roberto L. Palenzuela |
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Secretary and General
Counsel |
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated October 3, 2008.
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