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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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):
SEPTEMBER 15, 1998 (SEPTEMBER 14, 1998)
COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 0-5751 95-2594724
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
4200 WEST CYPRESS STREET
SUITE 300
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 813-876-5036
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
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On September 14, 1998, John A. McCarthy, Jr., a Class II Director,
resigned from the Board of Directors. Mr. McCarthy's resignation from the Board
of Directors was for personal reasons and was not as a result of any
disagreement or dispute with the Company. The Board has determined that, for the
present time, it would not appoint a new Class II Director to fill the vacancy
on the Board of Directors created by Mr. McCarthy's resignation. As of the date
of this Report, the Board of Directors is comprised of two Class I directors,
one Class II director and one class III director. Messrs. William H. Boucher, J.
Marvin Feigenbaum, Chriss W. Street and A. Richard Pantuliano continue to serve
as Directors of the Registrant.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Chriss W. Street
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Chriss W. Street
Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer
Date: September 15, 1998
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