SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):
October 7, 2002 (October 7, 2002)
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
| Delaware | 0-29818 | 52-2165845 | ||
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| (State or Other | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
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103 Powell Court, Suite 200
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(615) 372-8500
Not applicable
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Exhibit Index located on Page 4
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
| None required |
(b) Pro forma financial information.
| None required |
(c) Exhibits.
| 99 Copy of press release issued by the Company on October 7, 2002. |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
| LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on October 7, 2002. The press release announced that the Company acquired the remaining 30% interest in Dodge City Healthcare Group, L.P.. See the press release attached as Exhibit 99. |
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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/ Michael J. Culotta Michael J. Culotta Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: October 7, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Number | Description of Exhibits | |||||
| 99 | Copy of press release issued by the Company on October 7, 2002. |
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