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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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) October 5, 2000
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DaVita Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-4034 51-0354549
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
21250 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 800, Torrance, California 90503
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants' telephone number, including area code (310) 792-2600
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Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc.
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Upon approval by the Board of Directors and by a majority of the
outstanding shares of stock of the Registrant, on October 5, 2000, the
Registrant filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation to effect the
change of its name from Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc. to DaVita Inc. Attached
as Exhibit 99.1 is the press release dated October 4, 2000 issued by the
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Registrant in connection with the Registrant's name change, which is
incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release dated October 4, 2000
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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.
DaVita Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date October 5, 2000 /s/ Steven J. Udicious
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(Signature)*
Steven J. Udicious
Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel
*Print name and title of the signing officer under his signature.
