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): November 22, 2004

VENTIV HEALTH, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

DELAWARE

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

   0-30318    52-2181734

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    (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

VANTAGE COURT NORTH

200 COTTONTAIL LANE

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY 08873

(Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 416-0555

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report)

VENTIV HEALTH, INC.

CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 22, 2004, Ventiv Health, Inc. ("the Company") adopted the Ventiv Health, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), effective January 1, 2005 (the "Effective Date"). The Plan provides eligible management and other highly compensated employees with the opportunity to defer, on a pre-tax basis, their salary, bonus, and other specified cash compensation and to receive the deferred amounts, together with a deemed investment return (positive or negative), either at a pre-determined time in the future or upon termination of employment with the Company or an affiliated employer participating in the Plan. The Plan has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. A copy of the Plan can be found in Exhibit 10.1 filed herewith. A summary description of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2004.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) The following document is filed as an exhibit to this report:

Exhibit No.Description

10.1     Ventiv Health, Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan

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 thereunto duly authorized.

VENTIV HEALTH, INC.

           By: /s/ John R. Emery

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Date: November 29, 2004             Name: John R. Emery

            Title: Chief Financial Officer

           (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
10.1	Ventiv Health, Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan