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):  November 11, 2008

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES L.P.

(Exact name of each registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-32701
333-127115

 

20-3738384
20-2076535

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Numbers)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification Nos.)

 

 

 

 

 

6200 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, Colorado

 

80111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(303) 495-1200
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

 

(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 registrants under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01       Other Events

 

On October 24, 2008, Emergency Medical Services Corporation (“EMSC”) filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-154741) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the registration of 10,000,000 shares of class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of EMSC.

 

The legality opinion of Kaye Scholer LLP, counsel to EMSC, in connection with the Registration Statement is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.

 

Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

5.1           Opinion of Kaye Scholer LLP dated November 11, 2008

 

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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.

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION
(Registrant)

 

 

November 12, 2008

By:

/s/ Todd G. Zimmerman

 

 

Todd G. Zimmerman

 

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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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.

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES L.P.
(Registrant)

 

 

By: Emergency Medical Services Corporation,

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

 

November 12, 2008

By:

/s/ Todd G. Zimmerman

 

Todd G. Zimmerman

 

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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