SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 10, 2002 (April 9, 2002)
Province Healthcare Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-23639 | 62-1710772 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 105 Westwood Place | ||
| Suite 400 | ||
| Brentwood, Tennessee | 37027 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(615) 370-1377
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
| Item 5. OTHER EVENTS | ||||||||
| Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
Item 5. OTHER EVENTS
On April 9, 2002, Province Healthcare Company (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s Board Of Directors has approved a 3-for-2 stock split, which will be effected in the form of a 50% stock dividend. The new shares and payment for fractional shares will be distributed on April 30, 2002, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 20, 2002. Each shareholder of record will receive one additional share of common stock for each two shares of common stock owned as of the record date.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||
| 99.1 | Press Release, issued on April 9, 2002, announcing the stock dividend. |
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.
| PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY | ||||
| By: | /s/ Brenda B. Rector Brenda B. Rector Vice President and Controller | |||
Date: April 10, 2002
