UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): December 16, 2004 (December 14, 2004)
HCA INC.
| Delaware | 001-11239 | 75-2497104 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Identification No.) |
| One Park Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee | 37203 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 344-9551
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| Item 8.01. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events
On December 16, 2004, HCA Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has accelerated the vesting of all unvested options awarded to employees and officers under the Company’s 2000 Equity Incentive Plan which had exercise prices greater than the closing price at December 14, 2004 of $40.89 per share, the text of which is set forth as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
| Exhibit | ||
| Number |
Exhibit Title |
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99.1
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Press Release dated December 16, 2004 |
| 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.
| HCA INC. |
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| By: | /s/ R. Milton Johnson | |||
| R. Milton Johnson | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Date: December 16, 2004