8-K
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): July 29, 2009 (July 29, 2009)
HCA INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-11239
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75-2497104 |
(State or Other
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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Identification No.) |
of Incorporation) |
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One Park Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee
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37203 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (615) 344-9551
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01. Other Events
On July 29, 2009, HCA Inc. (the Company) announced that it intends to offer and sell
$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured first lien notes due 2020 (the Notes).
In accordance with the terms of its senior secured credit facilities, the Company will use the net
proceeds from the offering to repay term loans under its cash flow credit facility.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and, unless so registered, may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or
in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other
applicable securities laws.
The text of the press release is set forth as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated July 29, 2009.
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.
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HCA INC.
(Registrant)
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/s/ John M. Franck II
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John M. Franck II |
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Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
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Date: July 29, 2009
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit |
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated July 29, 2009. |