UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
| HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| 421933102 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
| Mark Horowitz |
| Glenview Capital Management |
| 767 Fifth Avenue, 44th Floor |
| New York, NY 10153 |
| (212) 812-4700 |
With a copy to: Patrick J. Dooley, Esq. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036 (212) 872-1080 |
| (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person |
| Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
| August 16, 2013 |
| (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons. | |||||
GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group | |||||
| (a) [ ] | ||||||
(b) [ ] | ||||||
| 3. | SEC Use Only | |||||
| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions) | |||||
AF | ||||||
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) | |||||
[ ] | ||||||
| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization | |||||
Delaware | ||||||
| Number of | 7. | Sole Voting Power | 0 | |||
| Shares | ||||||
| Beneficially | 8. | Shared Voting Power | 37,757,583 | |||
| Owned by Each | ||||||
| Reporting | 9. | Sole Dispositive Power | 0 | |||
| Person With | ||||||
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power | 37,757,583 | ||||
| 11. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | 37,757,583 | ||||
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) | [ ] | ||||
| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) | 14.51% | ||||
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person: | 00 | ||||
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| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons. | |||||
LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS | ||||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group | |||||
(a) [ ] | ||||||
(b) [ ] | ||||||
| 3. | SEC Use Only | |||||
| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions) | |||||
AF | ||||||
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) | |||||
[ ] | ||||||
| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization | |||||
United States of America | ||||||
| Number of | 7. | Sole Voting Power | 0 | |||
| Shares | ||||||
| Beneficially | 8. | Shared Voting Power | 37,757,583 | |||
| Owned by Each | ||||||
| Reporting | 9. | Sole Dispositive Power | 0 | |||
| Person With | ||||||
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power | 37,757,583 | ||||
| 11. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | 37,757,583 | ||||
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) | [ ] | ||||
| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) | 14.51% | ||||
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person: | IN, HC | ||||
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned Reporting Persons on May 6, 2013, as heretofore amended (the “Initial Schedule 13D”), with respect to the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of Health Management Associates, Inc. (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), whose principal executive offices are located at 5811 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Suite 500, Naples, Florida 34108-2710.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
On August 16, 2013, the Issuer announced that an independent inspector certified that consents delivered by the Reporting Persons to the Issuer on August 12, 2013 representing a majority of the Shares approved all proposals to take the actions set forth in the definitive consent statement filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2013. As a result, the entire Board of Directors of the Issuer was replaced with the eight nominees nominated by the Reporting Persons.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a, b) Each of Glenview Capital Management and Mr. Robbins may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over 37,757,583 Shares, which equates to approximately 14.51% of the total number of Shares outstanding. (There were 260,214,669 Shares outstanding as of July 26, 2013, based on information in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed August 9, 2013.) These Shares are held for the following accounts: (A) 1,410,233 Shares held for the account of Glenview Capital Partners; (B) 14,923,990 Shares held for the account of Glenview Capital Master Fund; (C) 6,594,173 Shares held for the account of Glenview Institutional Partners; (D) 9,344,013 Shares held for the account of Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund; and (E) 5,485,174 Shares held for the account of Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund.
(c) This Item 5(c) is not applicable.
(d) Certain funds listed in Item 2 are known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares covered by this Statement that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. Such interest of Glenview Capital Master Fund relates to more than 5 percent of the class of Shares.
(e) This Item 5(e) is not applicable.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit A: Joint Filing Agreement
Exhibit B: Power of Attorney
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Mark J. Horowitz | ||
| Mark J. Horowitz, President of | |||
| Glenview Capital Management, LLC | |||
LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS | |||
| By: | /s/ Mark J. Horowitz | ||
Mark J. Horowitz, attorney-in-fact for | |||
Lawrence M. Robbins | |||
August 20, 2013
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of act constitute federal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).
EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the Class A Common Stock of Health Management Associates, Inc., dated as of August 20, 2013 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13G) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Mark J. Horowitz | ||
| Mark J. Horowitz, President of | |||
| Glenview Capital Management, LLC | |||
LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS | |||
| By: | /s/ Mark J. Horowitz | ||
Mark J. Horowitz, attorney-in-fact for | |||
Lawrence M. Robbins | |||
August 20, 2013
EXHIBIT B
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that I, Lawrence M. Robbins, hereby make, constitute and appoint Mark J. Horowitz, acting individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing in my name, (a) in my personal capacity or (b) in my capacity as Chief Executive Officer or in other capacities of Glenview Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and each of its affiliates or entities advised or controlled by me or Glenview Capital Management, LLC, all documents, certificates, instruments, statements, filings and agreements (“documents”) to be filed with or delivered to any foreign or domestic governmental or regulatory body or required or requested by any other person or entity pursuant to any legal or regulatory requirement relating to the acquisition, ownership, management or disposition of securities, futures contracts or other investments, and any other documents relating or ancillary thereto, including, without limitation, all documents relating to filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation: (1) all documents relating to the beneficial ownership of securities required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(d) or Section 16(a) of the Act, including, without limitation: (a) any acquisition statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, (b) any joint filing agreements pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k), and (c) any initial statements of, or statements of changes in, beneficial ownership of securities on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 and (2) any information statements on Form 13F required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(f) of the Act.
All past acts of the attorney-in-fact in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby ratified and confirmed.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked, in writing, by the undersigned.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney, this 10th day of February, 2009.
| /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins | |||
| Lawrence M. Robbins | |||
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