0001140361-11-017319.txt : 20110317 0001140361-11-017319.hdr.sgml : 20110317 20110317080625 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-11-017319 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110317 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110317 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110317 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CATASYS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001136174 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISC HEALTH & ALLIED SERVICES, NEC [8090] IRS NUMBER: 880464853 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31932 FILM NUMBER: 11693645 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 1500 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310 444 4300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 1500 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HYTHIAM, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20101029 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HYTHIAM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20031003 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010305 8-K 1 form8k.htm form8k.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 (Date of earliest event reported):  March 17, 2011

Catasys, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
001-31932
  
88-0464853
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1500
Los Angeles, California
  
90025
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (310) 444-4300
 
(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



 
 
 


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 17, 2011, Catasys, Inc. (formerly Hythiam, Inc.)  (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a change in the Company’s corporate name to Catasys, Inc.  In connection therewith, the management of the Company has determined it is in the best interests of the Company to change the trading symbol of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). Effective March 17, 2011, the Common Stock of the Company will begin trading under CATS.OTCBB.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

99.1           Press Release dated March 17, 2011.




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.
 

   
Hythiam, Inc.
  
      
March 17, 2011
  
By:
/s/ PETER L. DONATO
     
Peter L. Donato
     
Chief Financial Officer
 

 

 EX-99.1 2 exhibit_99-1.htm exhibit_99-1.htm
 
 

Press Release

Investor Relations:                                                      
Patricia Aguirre
Hythiam, Inc.
(310) 444-4333
paquirre@hythiam.com

Daniel Conway
DC Consulting LLC
407-792-3333
daniel@dcconsultingllc.com



HYTHIAM ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE AND TICKER SYMBOL CHANGE

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — March 17, 2011 — Hythiam, Inc. (OTCBB:HYTM) announced today that the Company changed its name to Catasys, Inc. effective March 17, 2011.  In connection with the name change, the Company has obtained a new ticker symbol from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and  effective today, the stock will begin trading under the new ticker symbol “CATS” on the OTC Bulletin Board.  Shareholders are advised to take note of this change from the Company’s former OTC Bulletin Board ticker symbol “HYTM”.  Shareholders are not required to take any action with respect to this change.
 
“Our new company name and ticker symbol better reflect the focus of the company in providing health insurers and other payors with a comprehensive behavioral health management solution  and will allow us to better communicate our strategy and progress to shareholders, business partners, and others in the health care industry,” commented Rick Anderson, President and COO.


About Hythiam®
Catasys, Inc., formerly Hythiam, Inc., provides, through its subsidiary Catasys Health, Inc., specialized behavioral health management services to health plans, employers and unions through a network of licensed and company managed health care providers.  The Catasys substance dependence program was designed to address substance dependence as a chronic disease.  The program seeks to lower costs and improve member health through the delivery of integrated medical and psychosocial interventions in combination with long term care coaching, including their proprietary treatment program for alcoholism and stimulant dependence.   Catasys, Inc., formerly Hythiam, Inc., does not practice medicine or manufacture, distribute, or sell any medications and has no relationship with any manufacturers or distributors of medications used in the program.  For further information, please visit www.hythiam.com.

 
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward looking and made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control that may cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations. These risk factors include, among others, limited operating history and lack of statistically significant formal research studies, the risk that treatment protocols might not be effective, difficulty in developing, exploiting and protecting proprietary technologies, intense competition and substantial regulation in the healthcare industry; and additional risks factors as discussed in the reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on its website at http://www.sec.gov.

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