SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 20, 2003 (February 18, 2003)
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-29818 | 52-2165845 | ||
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| (State or Other | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Jurisdiction of | Number) | Identification | ||
| Incorporation) | Number) |
103 Powell Court, Suite 200
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(615) 372-8500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Exhibit Index located on Page 4
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Financial statements of businesses acquired. | ||
| None required | |||
| (b) | Pro forma financial information. | ||
| None required | |||
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99 | Copy of press release issued by the Company on February 18, 2003 |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
| LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on February 18, 2003. The press release announced that the Company reported Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2002 results. See the press release attached as Exhibit 99. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Michael J. Culotta Michael J. Culotta Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: February 20, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Number | Description of Exhibits | |
| 99 | Copy of press release issued by the Company on February 18, 2003. |
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