1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Mello, Joseph C.
21250 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 800
Torrance, CA 90503
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DaVita Inc. (DVA)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner
(X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+---------------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------+-----------+------------+
|1. Title of Security |2. Trans- |3. Trans- |4. Securities Acquired (A) |5. Amount of |6. Owner- |7. Nature |
| | action | action | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | ship | of In- |
| | Date | Code | | Beneficially | Form: | direct |
| | | | | Owned at | Direct | Bene- |
| | (Month/ | | | End of | (D) or | ficial |
| | Day/ +-------+-----+-----------+------+----------+ Month | Indirect| Owner- |
| | Year) |Code |V |Amount |A/D |Price | | (I) | ship |
+---------------------------------+----------+-------+-----+-----------+------+----------+----------------+-----------+------------+
Common Stock 02/13/2001 A V 25974 A $0.0000 D
Common Stock 12/03/2001 M 7500 A $5.4375 D
Common Stock 12/03/2001 M 7500 A $5.3125 D
Common Stock 12/03/2001 S -15000 D $23.0000 D
Common Stock 12/10/2001 M 7500 A $5.4375 D
Common Stock 12/10/2001 S -7500 D $22.2500 D
Common Stock 12/10/2001 M 7500 A $5.3125 D
Common Stock 12/10/2001 S -7500 D $22.2900 D
Common Stock 12/17/2001 M 7500 A $5.4375 D
Common Stock 12/17/2001 M 7500 A $5.3125 D
Common Stock 12/17/2001 S -15000 D $22.4500 D
Common Stock 12/24/2001 M 7500 A $5.4375 D
Common Stock 12/24/2001 M 7500 A $5.3125 D
Common Stock 12/24/2001 S -15000 D $23.7500 25974 D
TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+-------------+--------+----------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
|1. |2. |3. |4. |5. |6. |7. |8. |9. |10. |11. |
| | | | | | | | |Number |Owner- | |
| | | | | | | | |of |ship | |
| | | | | | | | |Deriv- |Form of| |
| | | | | | |Title and Amount| |ative |Deriv- | |
| | | | | | |of Underlying | |Secur- |ative |Nature |
| |Conver- | | |Number of | |Securities | |ities |Secur- |of |
| |sion or | | |Derivative |Date Exercisable +-------+--------+ |Benefi- |ity: |In- |
| |Exercise| | |Securities |and Expiration Date | |Amount | |cially |Direct |direct |
| |Price of|Transac- |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year) | |or | |Owned |(D) or |Bene- |
|Title of |Deriv- |tion Date |tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+ |Number |Price of |at End |In- |ficial |
|Derivative |ative |(Month/ +------+--+-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira- | |of |Derivative|of |direct |Owner- |
|Security |Security|Day/Year) |Code |V |(A) |(D) |cisable |tion Date |Title |Shares |Security |Month |(I) |ship |
+-------------+--------+----------+------+--+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
Stock Options $5.3125 12/03/2001 M 7500 06/16/2001 06/16/2005 Common 7500 $0.0000 D
(Right to buy) Stock
Stock Options $5.3125 12/10/2001 M 7500 06/16/2001 06/16/2005 Common 7500 $0.0000 D
(Right to buy) Stock
Stock Options $5.3125 12/17/2001 M 7500 06/16/2001 06/16/2005 Common 7500 $0.0000 D
(Right to buy) Stock
Stock Options $5.3125 12/24/2001 M 7500 06/16/2001 06/16/2005 Common 7500 $0.0000 165000 D
(Right to buy) Stock
Stock Options $5.4375 12/03/2001 M 7500 06/15/2001 06/15/2005 Common 7500 $0.0000 D
(Right to buy) Stock
Stock Options $5.4375 12/10/2001 M 7500 06/15/2001 06/15/2005 Common 7500 $0.0000 D
(Right to buy) Stock
Stock Options $5.4375 12/17/2001 M 7500 06/15/2001 06/15/2005 Common 7500 $0.0000 D
(Right to buy) Stock
Stock Options $5.4375 12/24/2001 M 7500 06/15/2001 06/15/2005 Common 7500 $0.0000 165000 D
(Right to buy) Stock
Stock Options $15.4 02/13/2001 A V 50000 02/13/2002 02/13/2006 Common 50000 $0.0000 50000 D
(Right to buy) Stock
Explanation of Responses:
Grant of Restricted Units which vest in three equal annual installments
beginning on February 13, 2002. Mr. Mello has elected to defer vesting of the
first and second installments until February 13, 2004.
The acquisition occurred in accordance with a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan.
The sale of these shares was completed in accordance with a Rule 10b5-1 Sales
Plan.
The exercise of these options was completed in accordance with a Rule 10b5-1
Sales Plan.
Nonqualified stock options granted under the First Amended and Restated 1997
Equity Compensation Plan
The indicated option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on
February 13, 2002.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Joseph C. Mello
DATE
01/10/2002