Form 8K Earnings 4Q 2005 and Year 2005
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 31, 2005


EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


 
DELAWARE
0-20199
43-1420563
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

13900 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights, MO
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
63043
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: 314-770-1666

No change since last report
(Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition and Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On February 22, 2006 Express Scripts, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release with respect to its results of operations for the fourth quarter and full year of 2005. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated February 22, 2006.



 

 




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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
   
EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
 
 
Date: February 22, 2006
 
By:      /s/ George Paz                                         
George Paz
President and Chief Executive Officer


 



EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press release, dated February 22, 2006