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): January 4, 2008

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)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

4545 Towne Centre Court, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(858) 909-1800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appoint of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers

On January 4, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NuVasive, Inc. (the “Company”) set annual base salaries for the Company’s executive officers for calendar year 2008, effective January 1, 2008, and determined the annual stock option grants for the Company’s executive officers, in accordance with the terms of the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. The base salaries and annual option grants for the Company’s named executive officers (as defined in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K) were established as follows:

						2008 Option Grants
Name		Position		2008 Salary		(# of shares)
Alexis V. Lukianov		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer		$600,000		400,000
Keith C. Valentine		President and Chief Operating Officer		$400,000		200,000
Kevin C. O’Boyle		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		$315,000		100,000
Patrick Miles		Executive Vice President, Marketing and Product Development		$325,000		150,000
Jeffrey Rydin		Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales		$300,000		100,000

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.