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 8, 2006

NUVASIVE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-50744		33-0768598
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Idenitifcaiton Number)

4545 Towne Centre Court, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(858) 909-1800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement

On March 8, 2006, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of NuVasive, Inc. (the “Company”), awarded the following performance bonuses to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and four other most highly compensated individuals in 2005:

Name		Amount
Alexis V. Lukianov, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer		$	320,000
Keith Valentine, President		$	179,500
Kevin C. O’Boyle, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		$	152,500
Patrick Miles, Senior Vice President of Marketing		$	137,500
James J. Skinner, Vice President of Strategic Sales Development		$	81,000

In addition, the Committee adopted metrics pursuant to which performance bonuses for fiscal year 2006 may be awarded to certain of the Company’s key employees, including each of the Company’s executive officers. The pool of funds available for bonus awards will be determined by overall Company performance, with individual bonus awards determined by achievement of individual performance criteria.

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.