Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 30, 2012, IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (the "Company") filed definitive additional soliciting materials (the "Proxy Statement Supplement") relating to its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held on June 7, 2012 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company is requesting that the stockholders of the Company approve the IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. 2012 Equity Participation Plan (the "Plan"), as set forth in Proposal No. 4 to the Company's Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2012 (the "Proxy Statement").

After mailing the Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors approved an amendment (the "Amendment") to the proposed Plan to decrease the number of shares that may be granted as awards under the Plan, assuming that it is approved by stockholders, from 2.1 million to 1.8 million shares. Other than the change described above, all other terms of the Plan remain the same as those described in the Proxy Statement. For additional detail on the terms of the Amendment, please refer to the Proxy Statement Supplement.

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