UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 18, 2005 (March 18, 2005)
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
| Delaware | 0-29818 | 52-2165845 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 103 Powell Court, Suite 200 | ||
| Brentwood, Tennessee | 37027 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(615) 372-8500
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Exhibit Index located on Page 4
| Item 8.01. Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 18, 2005, LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary, Lakers Holding Corp., had commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of the $172.5 million aggregate principal amount of 4 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 of Province Healthcare Company. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
99.1
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Press Release dated March 18, 2005 |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ William F. Carpenter III | |||
| Name: | William F. Carpenter III | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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Date: March 18, 2005 |
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