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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Nolan Joseph P. Province Healthcare Company (PRHC) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
6300 Sears Tower Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
- --------------------------------------------- Person (Voluntary) 2/98 ---- title --- below)
(Street) ------------------ below)
Chicago IL 60606 5. If Amendment,
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(City) (State) (Zip) (Month/Year) --------------------------------
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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X Form filed by one
---- Reporting Person
Form filed by more than
---- one Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock 2/10/98 C 1,551,041 A $16.00 per share 5,281,779 Both See Note 1
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Common Stock 2/10/98 p 5,000 A $16.00 per share 5,281,779 Both See Note 1
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*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Response) (8/96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ 8) or Disposed (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) of (D) Year) ity
Security (Instr. 3, (Instr. 5)
4, and 5) -----------------------------------
Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Series B Junior
Preferred Stock $16.00 2/10/98 C 24,816,655 Common Stock 1,551,041
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Series B Junior 0 I See Note 1
Preferred Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund IV Limited Partnership ("GTCR Fund IV")
is the direct beneficial owner of 5,276,779 shares of the Common Stock
reported. Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Incl ("GTCR") is the general
partner of GTCR IV, L.P. which is the general partner of GTCR Fund IV. Mr.
Nolan is a principal of GTCR. The Reporting Person may be deemed to have an
indirect pecuniary interest in the issuer's Common Stock directly or
indirectly owned by GTCR Fund IV to the extent of the Reporting Person's
indirect proportionate general partnership interest in GTCR Fund IV through
GTCR. Mr. Nolan disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by GTCR.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Joseph P. Nolan 3/10/98
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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