8-K

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): December 14, 2011

SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

000-52073

(Commission File Number)

Yukon Territory, Canada	75-2578509
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

2441 Warrenville Road, Suite 610

Lisle, Illinois 60532-3246

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 282-3232

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 14, 2011, as previously reported, Terrence C. Burke retired from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SXC Health Solutions Corp. (“SXC”). Mr. Burke served as a director and member of the Compensation and Nominating Committees.

On the same date, Peter J. Bensen was appointed to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Bensen has been a senior member of the financial team at McDonald's Corporation since 1996, including serving as Corporate Senior Vice President-Controller from April 2007 through December 2007 and Corporate Vice President-Assistant Controller from February 2002 through March 2007, and has served as its Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2008. Prior to joining McDonald's Corporation, Mr. Bensen was a senior manager at Ernst & Young.

Mr. Bensen has been named to the Compensation and Nominating Committees. It is expected that Mr. Bensen will receive standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors which, as of the date of this report, includes an annual retainer of $50,000, a fee of $5,000 for each committee on which he serves and an annual time-based restricted stock unit grant.

On December 15, 2011, SXC issued a press release confirming Mr. Burke's retirement and the appointment of Mr. Bensen, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of SXC Health Solutions Corp. issued December 15, 2011

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirement 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.

Dated: December 15, 2011

SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.
By:	/s/ Jeffrey Park
	Name: Jeffrey Park Title: Executive Vice President and            Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of SXC Health Solutions Corp. issued December 15, 2011

EX-99.1

SXC Health Solutions

SXC Health Solutions Appoints Pete Bensen

to its Board of Directors

LISLE, IL, December 15, 2011 - SXC Health Solutions Corp. (“SXC” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SXCI, TSX: SXC), a leading provider of technology and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services, today announced that it has appointed Mr. Pete Bensen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of McDonald's Corporation, to SXC's Board of Directors. Mr. Bensen will replace Mr. Terry Burke who is retiring and will sit on the Compensation and the Nominating Committees. These changes are effective as of December 14, 2011.

“Our ability to attract someone with the experience and skill set of Pete Bensen speaks to the opportunity ahead of us at SXC. His large-scale leadership and financial experience will make him a great asset to SXC as we execute on our growth strategy,” said Mr. Mark Thierer, Chairman and CEO of SXC Health Solutions. “Terry Burke has been an integral member of our Board of Directors as we have grown from a Health Care IT company into a leader within the mid-market PBM sector. On behalf of the Company, I would like to thank Terry for his contribution, strategic counsel and leadership.”

Pete Bensen has held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of McDonald's Corporation since 2008. Mr. Bensen was recently recognized as the 2011 CFO of the Year by the Chicago chapter of Financial Executives International and he is a member of the Board of Trustees for the John G Shedd aquarium.

About SXC Health Solutions Corp.

SXC Health Solutions Corp. is a leading provider of pharmacy benefits management (PBM) services and Health Care Information Technology (HCIT) solutions to the healthcare benefits management industry. The Company's product offerings and solutions combine a wide range of PBM services and software applications, application service provider (ASP) processing services and professional services, designed for many of the largest organizations in the pharmaceutical supply chain, such as health plans, employers, federal, provincial, and, state and local governments, pharmacy benefit managers, retail pharmacy chains and other healthcare intermediaries. SXC is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois with multiple locations in the US and Canada.

For more information please visit www.sxc.com.

Tony Perkins

Investor Relations

SXC Health Solutions Corp.

Tel: (630) 577-4871

tony.perkins@sxc.com