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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(1) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Gore Richard D. Province Healthcare Company (PRHC) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
105 Westwood Place, Suite 400 Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (Specify
- --------------------------------------------- Person (Voluntary) 12/99 ---- title --- below)
(Street) ------------------ below)
Brentwood TN 37027 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 12/3/99 S 100 D $21.1875 395,462 D None.
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Common Stock 12/3/99 S 500 D $21.0625 395,462 D None.
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Common Stock 12/10/99 S 100 D $20.125 395,462 D None.
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Common Stock 12/10/99 S 100 D $20.25 395,462 D None.
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Common Stock 12/10/99 S 3,000 D $20.4375 395,462 D None.
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Common Stock 12/10/99 S 6,800 D $20.375 395,462 D None.
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Common Stock 12/10/99 S 11,400 D $20.00 395,462 D None.
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Common Stock 12/13/99 S 2,400 D $20.00 395,462 D None.
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Common Stock 12/15/99 S 3,200 D $20.00 395,462 D None.
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(1) 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)
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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
---------------------------- Exer- tion Title Number of
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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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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Explanation of Responses:
(1)Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Richard D. Gore 1/10/00
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
Signature of Reporting Person(1) Date
Richard D. Gore
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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