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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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):
September 25, 2001 (September 24, 2001)
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LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
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(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
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(615) 372-8500
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
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(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.
99.1 Copy of press release regarding execution of
definitive acquisition agreement issued by the
Company on September 24, 2001.
99.2 Copy of press release regarding "Virtual" Conference
issued by the Company on September 24, 2001.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the "Company") issued two
press releases on September 24, 2001. The first press release
announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ville Platte
Medical Center, a 116 bed not-for-profit facility located in
Ville Platte, Louisiana. The second press release announced
that the Company will participate in the Bear Stearns 2001
Healthcare "Virtual" Conference today. See the press releases
attached as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2.
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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/ William F. Carpenter III
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William F. Carpenter III
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
Date: September 24, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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99.1 Copy of press release regarding execution of definitive acquisition
agreement issued by the Company on September 24, 2001.
99.2 Copy of press release regarding "Virtual" Conference issued by the
Company on September 24, 2001.