HCA Healthcare (HCA) Form 5 HCA Healthcare / William R Frist ownership change

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Frist William R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3100 WEST END AVENUE

(Street)

NASHVILLE TN 37203

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HCA Healthcare, Inc. [ HCA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							3,958	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							3,911,150.4071	I	Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Trusts for Children(1)(2)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							1,225,739.6894	I	Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by WRF 2015, LLC(1)(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							148,512.7145	I	Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by WRF II, LLC(1)(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							5,619,998.2684	I	Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by The William R. Frist Family 2010 Family Trust(1)(5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							1,065.745	I	Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II(1)(6)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							200,644.4012	I	Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by WRF 2015 IV, LLC(1)(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							82,283.825	I	Held indirectly by Spouse and Children(1)(6)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							1,208,506.7937	I	Held indirectly by William R. Frist Family Partnership(1)(5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							2,370,112.2688	I	Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by The William Frist August 2018 GRAT(1)(7)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share							36,629,163.8593	I	Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Frisco, Inc.(1)(8)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Hercules Holding II ("Hercules") holds 68,912,077 shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. Hercules is held by a private investor group, including affiliates of HCA Inc. founder Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a group exercising voting and investment control over the shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. held by Hercules. However, the Reporting Person disclaims membership in any such group and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. The Reporting Person's spouse is trustee of six trusts for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children, and the Reporting Person may, accordingly, be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the units of Hercules held by such trusts and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.

3. The Reporting Person is an officer and a managing member of WRF 2015, LLC and WRF 2015 IV, LLC and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the units of Hercules held by these entities and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.

4. The Reporting Person is an officer and a managing member of WRF 2015 II, LLC and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 135,889.7145 units of Hercules and the 12,623 shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. held by such entity.

5. The Reporting Person may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 60,678 shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. and the 1,147,828.7937 units of Hercules held by the William R. Frist Family Partnership, of which his spouse serves as trustee, and the 328,229 shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. and the 5,291,769.2684 units of Hercules held by The William R. Frist 2010 Family Trust, of which he serves as trustee.

6. The Reporting Person directly owns 1,065.745 units of Hercules and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. by virtue of his ownership in Hercules. The Reporting Person may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership in respect of 4,128 shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. and 78,155.825 units of Hercules, through an indirect pecuniary interest in such shares and units held by his children and spouse, and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.

7. The Reporting Person is trustee of The William Frist August 2018 GRAT and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the units of Hercules held by such trust and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.

8. The Reporting Person may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to 36,629,163.8593 shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. beneficially owned by Frisco, Inc., by virtue of his position as a director of Frisco, Inc. Frisco, Inc. has beneficial ownership of 36,629,163.8593 units of Hercules, and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Remarks:

	/s/ Natalie Harrison Cline, Attorney-in-Fact	02/14/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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