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 16, 2001 (October 15, 2001)
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
Page 1 of 4 pages
Exhibit Index located on Page 4
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| 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 15, 2001. |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
| LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on October 15, 2001 announcing that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its third quarter 2001 earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 and that the Company will release its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001, after the close of the market on Monday, October 22, 2001. 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.
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By: /s/ William F. Carpenter III William F. Carpenter III Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
Date: October 16, 2001
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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 15, 2001. |