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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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):
September 5, 2000 (August 31, 2000)
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PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 0-23639 62-1710772
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
105 WESTWOOD PLACE
SUITE 400
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(615) 370-1377
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 5, 2000, Province Healthcare Company (the "Company")
announced that the Company's Board Of Directors has approved a 3-for-2 stock
split, which will be effected in the form of a 50% stock dividend. The new
shares and payment for fractional shares will be distributed on September 28,
2000, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2000.
Each shareholder of record will receive one additional share of common stock for
each two shares of common stock owned as of the record date.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release, issued on September 5, 2000, announcing the
stock dividend.
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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.
PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY
By: /s/ Brenda B. Rector
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Brenda B. Rector
Vice President and Controller
Date: September 5, 2000
