UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 2, 2016



VCA INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-16783

95-4097995

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


12401 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90064-1022

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

(310) 571-6500
(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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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 2, 2016, VCA Inc. issued a press release announcing the closing of its acquisition of a majority interest in Companion Animal Practices, North America.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)             Exhibits.

99.1           Press Release of VCA Inc., dated May 2, 2016.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


May 2, 2016

VCA INC.

 

 
 

 

/s/ Robert L. Antin

By:

Robert L. Antin

Its:

Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit Index

Exhibit
No. Description
 
99.1 Press Release of VCA Inc., dated May 2, 2016.