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 6, 2023

Surgery Partners, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-37576	47-3620923
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

340 Seven Springs Way, Suite 600

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 234-5900

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	SGRY	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 6, 2023, the Company put out a press release announcing its wholly-owned subsidiary, Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., intends to refinance its existing term loan. The Company is furnishing this press release as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Current Report and the exhibit hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains “forward-looking” statements, including statements regarding the term loan refinancing. These statements include, but are not limited to, the Company’s expectations regarding the term loan refinancing. These statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “continues,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “forecasts,” and similar expressions. All forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs only as of the date of this report and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the risk that we may not be able to consummate the term loan refinancing on the terms or timeline anticipated, if at all, and the other risks identified in Item 1A under the heading “Risk Factors” in our recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company’s current reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

99.1	Press release dated December 6, 2023, issued by Surgery Partners, Inc.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

		SURGERY PARTNERS, INC.
Date:	December 6, 2023	By:	/s/ David T. Doherty
			David T. Doherty
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer