HCA INC. - FORM 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): October 25, 2006
(October 24, 2006)
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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01. Other Events
On October 24, 2006, HCA Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that Hercules
Holding II, LLC (Hercules Holding) will offer to sell, and the Company will issue, an aggregate
of $4.2 billion principal amount of senior secured second lien notes, a portion of which are
expected to be due in 2014 and a portion of which are expected to be due in 2016, and $1.5 billion
of senior secured second lien toggle notes, which are expected to be due in 2016 (the interest on
which may be paid in kind for the first five years after the first interest period) (the
Notes).
The Notes will be issued, and Hercules Holding was formed, in connection with the Companys
previously announced agreement (the Merger Agreement) to merge with an entity currently
controlled by affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Merrill Lynch
Global Private Equity (the Merger). The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering of
the Notes, together with other financing, to consummate the Merger.
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 October 24, 2006.
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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:
October 25, 2006
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated October 24, 2006. |
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