MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS INC
8-K, 1995-02-15
HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS
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                                   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) February 13,
        1995.




                           MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.                     
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




                 Delaware                0-12024           95-3615709      
        (Name or other jurisdiction    (Commission      (IRS Employer
            of incorporation)          File Number)     Identification No.)




          1149 South Broadway Street, Los Angeles, California    90015     
          (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (213) 765-2000 






                             Index to Exhibits 4 of 5



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        Item 5.  Other Events

                 Maxicare Health Plans,  Inc.  (the "Company") announced on
                 February 13, 1995  that  it  will  redeem  all of its 2.29
                 million outstanding  shares  of  the  Series  A Cumulative
                 Convertible Preferred Stock  ("Series  A  Stock") on March
                 14, 1995.  Holders of Series A Stock may either have their
                 shares redeemed by the Company  at $25.4625 per share (the
                 "Redemption Price"), which represents the redemption price
                 of $25.00 per share  plus  accrued and unpaid dividends of
                 $.4625 per share,  or  convert  their  Series A Stock into
                 2.7548  shares  of  the  Company's  Common  Stock ("Common
                 Stock") for each share of Series A Stock converted.  Based
                 upon the February 10, 1995 closing price of $17.75 for the
                 Common Stock, holders of Series  A Stock who convert their
                 shares would  receive  shares  of  Common  Stock valued at
                 $48.90 for each share of Series A stock converted.

                 Holders of Series A Stock who wish to convert their shares
                 into Common Stock  must  deliver  written  notice of their
                 election  to  convert  and   tender  the  Series  A  Stock
                 certificates properly  endorsed  to  the Redemption Agent,
                 American Stock Transfer & Trust Company no later than 5:00
                 P.M. (Eastern Standard  Time)  on  March  9,  1995.  After
                 March 14, 1995,  the  Series  A  Stock  will  no longer be
                 deemed to be  outstanding  and  holders  of Series A Stock
                 certificates  will  be   entitled   to  receive  only  the
                 Redemption Price without  additional interest thereon when
                 they  surrender  the  Series  A  Stock  Share certificates
                 properly endorsed to the Redemption Agent.

                 As of February 10, 1995, the Company had 10,862,945 shares
                 of Common Stock outstanding.

















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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 thereunto duly authorized.




                                      Maxicare Health Plans, Inc.
                                            (Registrant)


        February 13, 1995             By  /s/ EUGENE L. FROELICH      
                                         Eugene L. Froelich
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         and Executive Vice President -
                                         Finance and Administration



































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                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS


        Exhibit                                               Sequential
        Number                     Description                Page Number
        -------    -----------------------------------------  -----------

          20                   Notice of Redemption              5 of 5














































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                                                              Exhibit 20




                 MAXICARE ANNOUNCES REDEMPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK



        LOS ANGELES, CA. February 13,  1995 --- MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
        (NASDAQ-NMS:MAXI) announced  today  it  will    redeem  all  of its
        approximately  2.3  million  outstanding  shares  of  the  Series A
        Cumulative Convertible Preferred  Stock  (the "Preferred Stock") on
        March 14, 1995. 

        Holders of  Preferred  Stock  may  either  redeem  their  shares at
        $25.4625 per share (the  "Redemption  Price"), which represents the
        redemption price  of  $25.00  per  share  plus  accrued  and unpaid
        dividends of $.4625  per  share,  or  convert their Preferred Stock
        into 2.7548 shares of  the  Company's Common Stock ("Common Stock")
        for  each  share  of  Preferred  Stock  converted.  Based  upon the
        February 10, 1995 closing  price  of  $17.75  for the Common Stock,
        holders of Preferred Stock  who  convert their shares would receive
        shares of Common Stock valued at $48.90 for each share of Preferred
        Stock converted. 

        Holders of Preferred Stock  who  wish  to convert their shares into
        Common Stock  must  deliver  written  notice  of  their election to
        convert and tender shares  of  Preferred Stock properly endorsed to
        the Redemption Agent, American  Stock  Transfer & Trust Company, no
        later than 5:00  P.M.  (Eastern  Standard  Time)  on March 9, 1995.
        After March 14, 1995, the Preferred  Stock will no longer be deemed
        to be outstanding and holders  of Preferred Stock certificates will
        be entitled to receive only the Redemption Price without additional
        interest thereon  when  they  surrender  the  Preferred Stock Share
        certificates properly endorsed to the Redemption Agent.

        Maxicare Health Plans, Inc. is  a  managed health care company with
        operations  in  California,  Illinois,  Indiana,  Louisiana,  North
        Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin.























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