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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2005 (April 1, 2005)
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
| Delaware | 0-29818 | 52-2165845 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 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
| Item 8.01. Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 1, 2005, LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. issued a press release announcing that, in connection with the previously announced tender offer by its subsidiary, Lakers Holding Corp., for any and all of the $172.5 million aggregate principal amount of Province Healthcare Company’s 4 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the “Notes”), the purchase price to be paid for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the offer has been increased from $1,060 to $1,070, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the date of payment for the Notes. 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 | Press Release dated April 1, 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 | |||
Date: April 1, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. on April 1, 2005 |
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