HealthSpring, Inc.
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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, 2006 (March 13, 2006)
HEALTHSPRING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
         
Delaware   001-32739   20-1821898
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission   (IRS Employer
incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
44 Vantage Way, Suite 300    
Nashville, Tennessee   37228
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(615) 291-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On March 13, 2006, after consideration of presentations and recommendations of management and such other matters and information as deemed appropriate, including the financial results of the company for the year ended December 31, 2005 and the terms of the relevant employment agreements previously filed with the SEC, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of HealthSpring, Inc. approved the following cash incentive bonuses relating to 2005 performance for the following named executive officers:
                 
Name   Title     Bonus  
Herbert A. Fritch
  President and Chief Executive Officer   $ 525,000  
Jeffrey L. Rothenberger
  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer   $ 400,000  
Kevin M. McNamara
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   $ 350,000  
J. Murray Blackshear
  Executive Vice President and President -- Tennessee Division   $ 315,000  

 


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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.
         
  HEALTHSPRING, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ J. Gentry Barden    
    J. Gentry Barden   
    Senior Vice President, Corporate General
Counsel, and Secretary 
 
 
Date: March 17, 2006