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): March 1, 2010 (March 1, 2010)
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
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| One Park Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee
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37203 |
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Registrant’s 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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On March 1, 2010, HCA Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it intends to offer and sell
$1,000,000,000 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 March 1, 2010.