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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on June 8, 2010
     This supplement to our proxy statement, filed on April 29, 2010, is being provided to you in order to correct the percentage ownership of directors and executive officers as a group provided under the heading “SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT – Security Ownership of Management and Directors.” All of the underlying share amounts were accurate, but the proxy statement contained a typographical error reflecting that the directors and executive officers as a group owned 37.75% rather than their actual ownership percentage of 3.78%. The table has been reproduced below with this correction. This supplement should be read in conjunction with our proxy statement.
Security Ownership of Management and Directors
                 
    Amount and Nature of    
    Beneficial   Percent of
Name of Beneficial Owner   Ownership(1)   Class
William F. Carpenter III
     922,366 (2)(3)     1.68 %
David M. Dill
     225,690 (2)(4)     *  
R. Scott Raplee
     193,111 (2)     *  
Paul D. Gilbert
     117,958 (2)     *  
DeWitt Ezell, Jr.
     60,099 (5)     *  
Owen G. Shell, Jr.
     48,801 (5)(6)     *  
Richard H. Evans
     40,152 (5)     *  
John E. Maupin, Jr.
     39,512 (5)     *  
Jeffrey S. Sherman
     30,000 (7)     *  
Michael P. Haley
     26,549 (5)     *  
Gregory T. Bier
     13,166 (5)     *  
Marguerite W. Kondracke
     12,698 (5)     *  
Directors and executive officers as a group (15 persons)
     2,068,293       3.78 %
 
*   Less than one percent.
 
(1)   In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by an individual and the percentage ownership of that individual, shares of Common Stock underlying options held by that individual that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days from December 31, 2009, are deemed outstanding. The total number of shares of Common Stock underlying options, pursuant to which such individuals have rights to acquire beneficial ownership of Common Stock within 60 days from December 31, 2009, is as follows:
         
    Shares
    Underlying
Name   Options
Carpenter
     428,333  
Raplee
     113,760  
Dill
     110,000  
Gilbert
     59,999  
Maupin
     19,646  
Ezell
     17,835  
Evans
     16,606  
Shell
     11,000  
 
(2)   The ownership given for each individual includes shares of Common Stock indirectly owned through the Retirement Plan as set forth in the table below.
         
    Shares Owned
    Through
Name   Retirement Plan
Raplee
     3,236  
Carpenter
     1,630  
Dill
     444  
Gilbert
     459  

 

 

 
    Further, the ownership for Messrs. Carpenter and Raplee includes restricted stock awards granted on April 22, 2005 under the LTIP as set forth in the table below. Two-thirds of these shares were unrestricted as of December 31, 2009, and the remaining shares of restricted stock became unrestricted on April 22, 2010.
         
    Shares of
Name   Restricted Stock
Carpenter
     12,000  
Raplee
     6,666  
 
    The ownership for each individual includes restricted stock awards granted on March 1, 2007 under the LTIP as set forth in the table below. Generally, these shares of restricted stock became unrestricted on March 1, 2010.
         
    Shares of
Name   Restricted Stock
Carpenter
     50,000  
Gilbert
     15,000  
Raplee
     10,000  
 
    In addition, the ownership for each individual includes restricted stock awards granted on February 28, 2008 under the LTIP as set forth in the table below. Generally, these shares of restricted stock will become unrestricted on February 28, 2011.
         
    Shares of
Name   Restricted Stock
Carpenter
     50,000  
Dill
     22,500  
Gilbert
     17,500  
Raplee
     15,000  
 
    The ownership for each individual also includes restricted stock awards granted on February 24, 2009 under the LTIP as set forth in the table below. Generally, these shares of restricted stock will become unrestricted on February 24, 2012.
         
    Shares of
Name   Restricted Stock
Carpenter
     100,000  
Dill
     30,000  
Gilbert
     25,000  
Raplee
     20,000  
 
(3)   The ownership for Mr. Carpenter includes a one-time grant of 100,000 restricted stock awards on February 24, 2009. One-half of these restricted stock awards will become unrestricted on February 24, 2013, and one-half will become unrestricted on February 24, 2014.
 
(4)   The ownership for Mr. Dill includes 50,000 restricted stock awards granted on May 8, 2007 under the LTIP. Generally, the shares of restricted stock will become unrestricted on May 8, 2010.
 
(5)   The ownership for each individual includes 3,500 restricted stock awards granted on May 9, 2007 under the Directors Plan. These shares became unrestricted on May 12, 2008 with a deferred settlement date on May 9, 2010.
 
    The ownership for each individual includes 3,500 restricted stock awards granted on May 14, 2008 under the Directors Plan. These shares became unrestricted on November 15, 2008 with a deferred settlement date on May 14, 2011.
 
    The ownership for each individual includes 4,966 restricted stock awards granted on May 13, 2009 under the Directors Plan. These shares became unrestricted on November 14, 2009 with a deferred settlement date on May 13, 2012.
 
    Further, the ownership for each individual includes deferred stock units, granted under the Directors Plan, payable in shares of Common Stock as follows:
         
    Deferred
Name   Stock Units
Evans
     1,080  
Kondracke
     732  
Maupin
     3,884  
Shell
     5,333  
 
(6)   The ownership for Mr. Shell includes 10,500 shares that have been pledged to Bank of America in connection with a transaction unrelated to the Company.
 
(7)   The ownership for Mr. Sherman includes 30,000 restricted stock awards granted on May 12, 2009 under the LTIP. Generally, the shares of restricted stock will become unrestricted on May 12, 2012.