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Media Contact November 14, 2005
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Andy Brimmer, 205-410-2777
HEALTHSOUTH TO PROVIDE BUSINESS UPDATE ON DECEMBER 13, 2005
Intends to Hold Shareholder Meeting by Year-End
Birmingham, Ala. - HealthSouth Corporation (OTC Pink Sheets: HLSH) today
announced it will hold a business update meeting in New York City on Tuesday,
December 13, at 8 a.m. Eastern Time to provide an update on the status of its
current operations. In addition, the Company also announced that it intends to
hold its 2005 annual meeting of stockholders in order to elect directors prior
to the end of the year.
December 13 Meeting
The Business Update meeting will be held in the 3rd floor auditorium of the J.P.
Morgan Chase World Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue. Individuals attending the
meeting in person should allow ample time for security. Photo identification
will be required. The company expects the meeting to conclude by 9:30 a.m.
Eastern Time.
Individuals also will be able to access the meeting via teleconference or a live
Internet broadcast. To access the meeting by phone, please dial 800-369-1733 and
enter pass code 3935568. International callers should dial 517-319-9288 and use
the same pass code. A digital recording will be available, beginning
approximately two hours after the completion of the meeting, from December 13,
2005 to December 27, 2005. To access the recording, please dial 800-216-3090.
International callers should dial 402-220-3857.
The Internet broadcast will be available at www.healthsouth.com by clicking on
an available link. The Webcast will be archived for replay purposes for two
weeks after the live broadcast on the same Web site. A copy of the slide
presentation that HealthSouth plans to use during the meeting will be filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and will also be posted on the
Company's Web site at www.healthsouth.com.
Shareholder Meeting
HealthSouth also announced that it intends to hold its 2005 annual meeting of
stockholders in order to elect directors prior to the end of the year.
HealthSouth's ability to hold this meeting is subject to satisfying the federal
securities laws relating to holding an annual meeting, including, but not
limited to, the filing of its 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Stockholders who wish to have a proposal
included in the HealthSouth proxy statement for this annual meeting must send
their proposal to HealthSouth so that it is received it no later than November
25, 2005. Any stockholder proposal must comply with the requirements established
by the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to be included in the proxy
statement. In addition, any stockholder wishing to nominate a candidate for
director at this annual meeting must submit such nomination and the other
information required by Article III of our by-laws, so that it is received no
later than November 29, 2005. Stockholder proposals and nominations should be
directed to the secretary of HealthSouth Corporation at One HealthSouth Parkway,
Birmingham, Alabama 35243.
HealthSouth intends to hold its 2006 Annual Meeting of stockholders during the
second quarter of 2006.
About HealthSouth
HealthSouth is the nation's largest provider of outpatient surgery, diagnostic
imaging and rehabilitative healthcare services, operating facilities nationwide.
HealthSouth can be found on the Web at www.healthsouth.com.
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