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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):
May 31, 2000 (May 30, 2000)
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LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-29818 52-2165845
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification
Incorporation) Number)
103 Powell Court, Suite 200
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(615) 372-8500
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On May 31, 2000, the management and Board of Directors of LifePoint
Hospitals, Inc. (the "Company") announced that the Company's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Scott Mercy, died in an airplane accident on May 30, 2000.
The day-to-day operations of the Company will continue to be led by Jim
Fleetwood, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer since its
inception. The Company's Board of Directors unanimously elected one of its
members, DeWitt Ezell, as its interim Chairman of the Board to serve in a
non-executive capacity. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99 and incorporated by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION 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 May 31, 2000.
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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.
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
By: /s/ William F. Carpenter III
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William F. Carpenter III
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Date: May 31, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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99 Copy of press release issued by the Company on May 31, 2000.
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