U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC /NV
SC 13E4/A, 1999-05-13
SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT FACILITIES, NEC
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                
                                
                         SCHEDULE 13E-4
                  ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
 (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
                              1934)
                                
                                
                         Amendment No. 1
                        (Final Amendment)


                   U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.
                        (Name of Issuer)


                   U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.
              (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)


                          COMMON STOCK
                 (Title of Class of Securities)


                           90337L-10-8
              (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)


                        J. MICHAEL MULLIN
                     CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                   U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.
                 3040 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 222
                      HOUSTON, TEXAS  77056
                         (713) 297-7000
   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                         Receive Notices
 and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)


                         With a Copy to:
                    GEORGE P. BARSNESS, ESQ.
                  JOSEPH G. CONNOLLY, JR., ESQ.
                     HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P.
                      555 13TH STREET, N.W.
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20007
                         (202) 637-5600



                          April 9, 1999
  (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security
                            Holders)

     This Amendment No. 1 supplements the Issuer Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule 13E-4 (the "Schedule 13E-4") filed by U.S.
Physical Therapy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
relating to the tender offer by the Company to purchase up to
346,000 shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Shares") at a price, net to the seller in cash, not greater than
$10.00 nor less than $8.50 per Share, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated April
9, 1999 (the "Offer to Purchase") and the related Letter of
Transmittal (which are herein collectively referred to as the
"Offer").  This Amendment No. 1 constitutes the final amendment
to the Schedule 13E-4 pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(3) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and General
Instruction (D) to Schedule 13E-4.  Capitalized terms used but
not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the Offer to Purchase.

ITEM 8.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

     Item 8(e) is hereby supplemented as follows:

     The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
Friday, May 7, 1999.  On May 13, 1999, the Company issued a press
release announcing the final results of the Offer, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(8) and is incorporated
herein by reference.

     The Company set the purchase price at $9.75 per Share under
the terms of the Offer.  The number of Shares properly tendered
and not withdrawn at or below the Purchase Price was 579,203.
The Company will purchase 346,000 Shares at the Purchase Price.
Based upon the number of Shares tendered at or below the Purchase
Price, the proration fraction was 59.7%.  Payment for the Shares
purchased pursuant to the Offer will be made promptly.  Shares
not purchased pursuant to the Offer will be returned to the
tendering Shareholder.  The Shares purchased pursuant to the
Offer represented approximately 9.6% of the Shares outstanding as
of May 12, 1999.

ITEM 9.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

  Item 9 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

     (a)  (8)  Text of Press Release issued by the Company, dated
May 13, 1999.

                              SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13E-4 is true, complete and correct.

                              U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.


                              By:    /s/ J. Michael Mullin
                              Name:  J. Michael Mullin
                              Title: Chief Financial Officer


Dated:  May 13, 1999

                          EXHIBIT INDEX
                                

Exhibit No.                   Description


(a)(8)         Text of Press Release issued by the Company, dated
               May 13, 1999.
                                

                                                  Exhibit (a)(8)
                                
                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
         U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ITS
                "DUTCH AUCTION" SELF-TENDER OFFER

HOUSTON,  TEXAS,  May  13, 1999 - - U.S  Physical  Therapy,  Inc.
(Nasdaq:USPH)  announced today the results of its  dutch  auction
self-tender offer (the "Offer").  Under the terms of  the  Offer,
which commenced on April 9, 1999, the Company offered to purchase
for  cash  up  to  346,000 shares of its issued  and  outstanding
common  stock  at a price not greater than $10.00 nor  less  than
$8.50 per share.  The Offer expired Friday, May 7, 1999, at  5:00
p.m., New York City time.

The  Company has set the purchase price under the Offer at $9.75.
The  number of shares properly tendered and not withdrawn  at  or
below  the purchase price was 579,203.  The Company will purchase
346,000 shares at $9.75 per share under the terms of this  Offer.
The  proration  fraction is 59.7%.  The shares  to  be  purchased
pursuant to the Offer represent approximately 9.6% of the  common
stock  outstanding as of May 12, 1999.  The Company expects  that
the  depository will begin issuing payment for the shares as soon
as practicable.  Following the purchase of the shares through the
Offer, the Company will have 3,275,609 shares of its common stock
outstanding.

Headquartered   in   Houston,  Texas,   U.S.   Physical   Therapy
(www.usphysicaltherapy.com)  operates  outpatient  physical   and
occupational  therapy clinics.  At March 31,  1999,  the  Company
operated 101 outpatient physical and occupational therapy clinics
in  28 states, providing post-operative care and treatment for  a
variety   of   orthopedic-related  disorders  and  sports-related
injuries,    treatment   for   neurologically-related   injuries,
rehabilitation of injured workers and preventative care.
                                
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CONTACT:                   -or-       USPH's INVESTOR RELATIONS:
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.           The Equity Group Inc.
J. Livingston Kosberg, Chairman       Linda Latman (212) 836-9609
Roy W. Spradlin, President and CEO    Robert Goldstein (212) 371-
8660
(713) 297-7000



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