Current Report Filing (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): March 22, 2021

EHEALTH, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



Delaware	001-33071	56-2357876
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2625 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SECOND FLOOR

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(650) 584-2700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(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:

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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 $0.001 per share

EHTH

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 8.01						Other Events.

On March 22, 2021, eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) (“eHealth” or the “Company”) issued the following statement regarding disclosure by Starboard Value LP (together with the other participants in its solicitation, “Starboard”) that it had submitted a notice of intent to nominate four director candidates to stand for election to eHealth’s Board of Directors at the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”):

“The eHealth Board of Directors and management team regularly engage with shareholders and are committed to enhancing shareholder value. eHealth has held discussions with Starboard to better understand its views and looks forward to continued engagement.

The eHealth Board is open-minded with respect to value creation opportunities and will continue to take the actions that it believes are in the best interest of eHealth and all of its shareholders. In that light, the Board is reviewing Starboard’s nominees and will present its formal recommendation in due course.”

Important Additional Information

The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers will be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting. The Company intends to file a definitive proxy statement and a GREEN proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders. SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, ACCOMPANYING GREEN PROXY CARD AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders contains information regarding the direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, of the Company’s directors and executive officers in the Company’s securities. Information regarding subsequent changes to their holdings of the Company’s securities can be found in the SEC filings on Forms 3, 4, and 5, which are available on the Company’s website at https://ir.ehealthinsurance.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information can also be found in the Company’s other SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Updated information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with the 2021 Annual Meeting. Shareholders will be able to obtain the definitive proxy statement and any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement, when they become available, and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC at no charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge at the Company’s website at https://ir.ehealthinsurance.com.

SIGNATURE

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.