8-K/A

NUVASIVE, INC.

Date: July 23, 2015

/s/ Jason Hannon

Jason Hannon

Executive Vice President, International & General Counsel

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 2, 2015

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)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7475 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego, California 92121

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(858) 909-1800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a

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

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 6, 2015, NuVasive, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K in which it announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) had elected Daniel J. Wolterman as a director of the Company, effective July 2, 2015. At the time of his election, Mr. Wolterman was not appointed to serve on a Board committee. The Company is filing this Form 8-K/A to report that on July 22, 2015, Mr. Wolterman was appointed to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board. As of July 22, 2015, the members of the Compensation Committee were Jack R. Blair, Peter C. Farrell and Daniel J. Wolterman.

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.