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): May 6, 1997
HCIA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 0-25378 52-1407998
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
300 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 895-7470
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 9. Sales of Securities Under Regulation S.
On May 6, 1997, HCIA Inc., a Maryland corporation, issued an aggregate
of 923 shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), to
five individuals residing in the United Kingdom, each of whom is a former
shareholder of CHKS Limited ("CHKS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
The shares of Common Stock were issued to the former CHKS shareholders under the
Company's promissory notes issued to the former CHKS shareholders as partial
payment for their interests in CHKS. The shares of Common Stock were issued in
reliance on Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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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.
HCIA Inc.
Date: May 7, 1997 By:/s/ Charles A. Berardesco
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Charles A. Berardesco
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
