Edgar Filing: LHC Group, Inc

SC 13D

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

LHC GROUP, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

50187A107

(CUSIP Number)

Christopher Shackelton/Adam Gray

Metro Center

1 Station Place, 7th Floor South

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

November 14, 2012

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 140.13d-1(g), check the following box. x

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 50187A107 (Common Stock)


1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Coliseum Capital Management, LLC
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) AF
5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With		7.	Sole Voting Power 0
		8.	Shared Voting Power 2,248,617
		9.	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		10.	Shared Dispositive Power 2,248,617
11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 2,248,617
12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 12.8%
14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA

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CUSIP No. 50187A107 (Common Stock)


1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Coliseum Capital, LLC
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) AF
5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With		7.	Sole Voting Power 0
		8.	Shared Voting Power 1,439,779
		9.	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		10.	Shared Dispositive Power 1,439,779
11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,439,779
12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 8.2%
14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

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CUSIP No. 50187A107 (Common Stock)


1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P.
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC
5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With		7.	Sole Voting Power 0
		8.	Shared Voting Power 1,439,779
		9.	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		10.	Shared Dispositive Power 1,439,779
11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,439,779
12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 8.2%
14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN

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CUSIP No. 50187A107 (Common Stock)


1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Blackwell Partners, LLC
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC
5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Georgia
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With		7.	Sole Voting Power 0
		8.	Shared Voting Power 808,838
		9.	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		10.	Shared Dispositive Power 808,838
11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 808,838
12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 4.6%
14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

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CUSIP No. 50187A107 (Common Stock)


1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Adam Gray
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) AF
5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With		7.	Sole Voting Power 0
		8.	Shared Voting Power 2,248,617
		9.	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		10.	Shared Dispositive Power 2,248,617
11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 2,248,617
12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 12.8%
14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

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CUSIP No. 50187A107 (Common Stock)


1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Christopher Shackelton
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) AF
5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With		7.	Sole Voting Power 0
		8.	Shared Voting Power 2,248,617
		9.	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		10.	Shared Dispositive Power 2,248,617
11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 2,248,617
12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 12.8%
14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

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CUSIP No. 50187A107 (Common Stock)

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

The title of the class of equity securities to which this statement relates to is the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) of LHC Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 420 West Pinhook Road, Suite A, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

The persons filing this statement and the persons enumerated in Instruction C of Schedule 13D and, where applicable, their respective places of organization, general partners, directors, executive officers and controlling persons, and the information regarding them, are as follows:

(a)

As used in this statement, the term “Filers” collectively refers to:

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Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CCM”);

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Coliseum Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CC”);

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Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“CCP”);

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Blackwell Partners, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Blackwell”):

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Adam Gray (“Gray”); and

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Christopher Shackelton (“Shackelton”).

(b)

The business address of the Filers (other than Blackwell) is Metro Center, 1 Station Place, 7th Floor South, Stamford, CT 06902. The business address of Blackwell is c/o DUMAC, LLC, 280 S. Magnum Street, Suite 210, Durham, NC 27701.

(c)

Present principal occupation or employment of the Filers and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted:

CCM is the investment adviser to CCP, which is an investment limited partnership. CC is the General Partner of CCP, and Gray and Shackelton are the managers of CC. Blackwell is a separate account advisory client of CCM, and Gray and Shackelton are the managers of CCM. Blackwell has no voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock reported herein, while CCM is the manager with respect to the Common Stock.

(d)

During the last five years, none of the Filers has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e)

During the last five years, none of the Filers was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f)

The citizenship or place of organization for each of the Filers is listed in Row 6 of the cover pages hereto.

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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

On November 14, 2012, Shackelton was elected to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to serve as a director. In addition, the Board appointed Shackelton to serve as a member of each of the Issuer’s audit and corporate development committees.

The Filers acquired the Common Stock for investment purposes, and such purposes were made in the Filers’ ordinary course of business. In pursuing such investment purposes, the Filers may further purchase, hold, vote, trade, dispose or otherwise deal in the Common Stock at times, and in such manner, as they deem advisable to benefit from changes in market prices of the Common Stock, changes in the Issuer’s operations, business strategy or prospects, or from sale or merger of the Issuer. To evaluate such alternatives, the Filers routinely will monitor the Issuer’s operations, prospects, business development, management, competitive and strategic matters, capital structure, and prevailing market conditions, as well as alternative investment opportunities, liquidity requirements of the Filers and other investment considerations. Consistent with their investment research methods and evaluation criteria, the Filers may discuss such matters with management or directors of the Issuer, other shareholders, industry analysts, existing or potential strategic partners or competitors, investment and financing professionals, sources of credit and other investors. Such factors and discussions may materially affect, and result in, the Filers’ modifying their ownership of the Common Stock, exchanging information with the Issuer pursuant to appropriate confidentiality or similar agreements, proposing changes in the Issuer’s operations, governance or capitalization, or in proposing one or more of the other actions described in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Filers reserve the right to formulate other plans and/or make other proposals, and take such actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer, including any or all of the actions set forth in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, or acquire additional Common Stock or dispose of all Common Stock beneficially owned by them, in public market or privately negotiated transactions. The Filers may at any time reconsider and change their plans or proposals relating to the foregoing.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

The information relating to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock by each of the Filers set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the cover pages hereto is incorporated herein by reference. The percentages set forth in Row 13 for all cover pages filed herewith are calculated based upon 17,596,338 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 5, 2012, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012 on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2012.

The Filers have not effected any transactions in the Common Stock in the past 60 days. The information in Item 6 is incorporated herein by reference.

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The information in Item 6 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangement, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

CCM is an investment adviser whose clients, including CCP and Blackwell, have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock. CC is the general partner of CCP. Gray and Shackelton are the managers of CC and CCM.

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit

1		Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G (filed as Exhibit A to the Filing Persons’ Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on July 22, 2011 (File no. 005-81518) and incorporated herein by reference).

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: November 16, 2012


COLISEUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC		BLACKWELL PARTNERS, LLC

		By:	Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, Attorney-in-fact

By:	/s/ Christopher Shackelton Christopher Shackelton, Manager	By:	/s/ Adam Gray Adam Gray, Manager

COLISEUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.		CHRISTOPHER SHACKELTON

By:	Coliseum Capital, LLC, General Partner

By:	/s/ Adam Gray Adam Gray, Manager	/s/ Christopher Shackelton Christopher Shackelton

COLISEUM CAPITAL, LLC		ADAM GRAY

By:	/s/ Adam Gray Adam Gray, Manager	/s/ Adam Gray Adam Gray

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