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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) August 18, 2000
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HCA - THE HEALTHCARE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 001-11239 75-2497104
(State or other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
ONE PARK PLAZA
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37203
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
(615) 344-9551
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
In connection with the issuance and sale, pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of $750,000,000 principal amount of
the Registrant's 8.750% Notes due 2010, the Registrant files herewith those
Exhibits listed in Item 7(c) below.
ITEM 7(c). EXHIBITS.
The following Exhibits are furnished in accordance with Item 601 of
Regulation S-K:
Exhibit 1.1 Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt
Securities) dated August 18, 2000.
Exhibit 1.2 Underwriting Agreement (Terms) dated August 18, 2000, by
and among HCA - The Healthcare Company and the several
Underwriters named therein.
Exhibit 4.1 8.750% Note in the principal amount of $400,000,000 due
September 1, 2010.
Exhibit 4.2 8.750% Note in the principal amount of $350,000,000 due
September 1, 2010.
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SIGNATURE
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.
HCA - THE HEALTHCARE COMPANY
/s/ John M. Franck II
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John M. Franck II
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
August 24, 2000
