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 26, 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 Idenitifcaiton 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

Fiscal 2008 Bonus Plan

On February 26, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of NuVasive, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted metrics pursuant to which performance bonuses for fiscal year 2008 may be awarded to certain of the Company’s key employees, including each of the Company’s named executive officers (as defined in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K).

The named executive officers will be eligible for the following target performance bonuses upon the Company’s achievement of the specified performance milestones:

				Target Bonus as
				a Percentage of
Name		Position		Salary
Alexis V. Lukianov		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer			75	%
Keith C. Valentine		President and Chief Operating Officer			75	%
Kevin C. O’Boyle		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer			50	%
Patrick Miles		Executive Vice President, Marketing and Product Development			75	%
Jeffrey Rydin		Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales			75	%

The Committee will have the discretion, based on personal and/or Company performance, to (i) award performance bonuses even if the Company does not achieve the specified performance milestones or (ii) award performance bonuses in excess of the target performance bonus if the specified performance milestones are achieved or surpassed.

Fiscal 2007 Bonus Awards

In addition, the Committee awarded the following performance bonuses, in accordance with the metrics previously adopted by the Committee, to the Company’s named executive officers with respect to fiscal 2007:

				Fiscal
Name		Position		2007 Bonus
Alexis V. Lukianov		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer		$	500,000
Keith C. Valentine		President and Chief Operating Officer		$	375,000
Kevin C. O’Boyle		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		$	240,000
Patrick Miles		Executive Vice President, Marketing and Product Development		$	300,000
Jeffrey Rydin		Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales		$	275,000

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.