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): November 21, 2013
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-51251 | 20-1538254 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
103 Powell Court, Suite 200 Brentwood, Tennessee |
37027 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(615) 372-8500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 21, 2013, LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing its intention to sell Senior Notes due 2021 through a private offering. On November 22, 2013, the Company announced the pricing of its offering of $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.5% Senior Notes due 2021. The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will be guaranteed by certain of the Companys existing and future domestic subsidiaries. The closing of the sale of the notes is expected to occur on December 6, 2013, and is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. See the Companys press releases attached as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on November 21, 2013 announcing proposed offering of Senior Notes due 2021. | |
99.2 | Press release issued by the Company on November 22, 2013 announcing pricing of the offering of Senior Notes due 2021. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Michael S. Coggin | |||
Name: | Michael S. Coggin | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
Dated: November 22, 2013
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on November 21, 2013 announcing proposed offering of Senior Notes due 2021. | |
99.2 | Press release issued by the Company on November 22, 2013 announcing pricing of the offering of Senior Notes due 2021. |
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