AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 18, 2002
REGISTRATION NO. 333-67040
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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HCA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
75-2497104
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
ONE PARK PLAZA
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37203
(615) 344-9551
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
JOHN M. FRANCK II
VICE PRESIDENT AND CORPORATE SECRETARY
HCA INC.
ONE PARK PLAZA
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37203
(615) 344-9551
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Copies to:
JAMES H. CHEEK
BASS, BERRY & SIMS PLC
315 DEADERICK STREET, SUITE 2700
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37238-2700
(615) 742-6200
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time
to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. THE
SELLING STOCKHOLDER MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS
PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN
OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT
PERMITTED.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JANUARY 18, 2002
PROSPECTUS
HCA INC.
16,776,193 Shares
Common Stock
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This prospectus relates to the offering of up to 16,776,193 shares of the
common stock, par value $.01 per share, of HCA Inc. The common stock is being
registered in connection with a loan agreement among Canadian Investments LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, HCA Inc. and Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc.,
as administrative agent. The proceeds from any sales of shares of common stock
offered by this prospectus will be used first by Canadian Investments to satisfy
any obligations we have under the loan agreement. Any remaining proceeds are
required to be delivered to us by Canadian Investments, and we will use them for
general corporate purposes. See "Agreements with Canadian Investments."
Canadian Investments may sell shares of our common stock from time to time
in transactions, including block sales, on the New York Stock Exchange, in the
over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions or otherwise. The shares
will be sold at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices
otherwise negotiated. No arrangements have been made to date for the sale of the
common stock offered hereby.
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"HCA." On January 17, 2002, the reported last sale price for our common stock on
the New York Stock Exchange was $41.83 per share.
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INVESTING IN THE COMMON STOCK INVOLVES RISKS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE
"RISK FACTORS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 3 OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS
PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION......................... 2
RISK FACTORS................................................ 3
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.................................. 3
THE COMPANY................................................. 5
AGREEMENTS WITH CANADIAN INVESTMENTS........................ 5
USE OF PROCEEDS............................................. 5
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION........................................ 6
LEGAL MATTERS............................................... 7
EXPERTS..................................................... 7
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (which we will refer to as the Exchange Act), and file
reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (which
we will refer to as the SEC). You may read and copy these reports at the SEC's
Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may
obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the
SEC at (800) 732-0330. You may also inspect these reports at the SEC's New York
Regional Office, 233 Broadway, New York, New York 10279, at its Chicago Regional
Office, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661, and at the
New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, on which our
common stock trades. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site that
contains reports and other information regarding us (http://www.sec.gov).
We have registered these securities with the SEC on Form S-3 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (which we will refer to as the Securities
Act). This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the
registration statement. You may obtain copies of the registration statement,
including exhibits, as discussed in the first paragraph.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" into this prospectus the
information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those documents. The information
incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and later
information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede
this information. We incorporate by reference the following documents:
- our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000;
- our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2001,
June 30, 2001 and September 30, 2001;
- our Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 23, 2001, February 6, 2001,
April 23, 2001, May 17, 2001, July 1, 2001, July 23, 2001 and October 24,
2001;
- the description of our common stock, $.01 par value per share, contained
in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, Amendment No. 1, filed with
the SEC and dated October 19, 2000, including all amendments and reports
filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
- any future filings made with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act until this offering is completed.
We will furnish copies of the above information (including exhibits), upon
written or oral request, without charge. You should direct requests to John M.
Franck II, Corporate Secretary, HCA Inc., One Park Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee
37203 or by telephone at (615) 344-9551.
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below before making a
decision to invest in our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described
below are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and
uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may
also constrain our business and operations.
If any of the matters included in the following risks were to occur, our
business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects
could be materially adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our
common stock could decline and you could lose all or part of your investments.
WE CONTINUE TO BE THE SUBJECT OF GOVERNMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS AND LITIGATION
WHICH COULD RESULT IN SANCTIONS AND JUDGMENTS THAT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY.
We continue to be the subject of governmental investigations and litigation
relating to our business practices. Additionally, we are a defendant in several
qui tam actions brought by private parties on behalf of the United States of
America.
On December 14, 2000, we entered into a Plea Agreement with the Criminal
Division of the Department of Justice and various U.S. Attorney's Offices (which
we refer to as the plea agreement) and a Civil and Administrative Settlement
Agreement with the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (which we refer
to as the civil agreement). The agreements resolve all Federal criminal issues
outstanding against us and certain issues involving Federal civil claims by or
on behalf of the government against us relating to diagnosis related group, or
DRG, coding, outpatient laboratory billing and home health issues. The civil
agreement was approved by the Federal District Court of the District of Columbia
on August 7, 2001. Civil issues that are not covered by the civil agreement
which remain outstanding include claims related to cost reports and physician
relations issues. We also entered into a corporate integrity agreement with the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
We remain the subject of a formal order of investigation by the Securities
and Exchange Commission. We understand that the investigation includes the
anti-fraud, insider trading, periodic reporting and internal accounting control
provisions of the Federal securities laws.
While we are unable to predict the outcome of any of the investigations and
litigation or the initiation of any additional investigations or litigation,
were we to be found in violation of Federal or state laws relating to Medicare,
Medicaid or similar programs or breach of the corporate integrity agreement, we
could be subject to substantial monetary fines, civil and criminal penalties
and/or exclusion from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Any
such sanctions or expenses could have a material adverse effect on our financial
position, results of operations and liquidity.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains disclosures which are "forward-looking
statements." Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not
relate solely to historical or current facts, and can be identified by the use
of words such as "may," "believe," "will," "expect," "project," "estimate,"
"anticipate," "plan," "initiative," "should," "intends" or "continue." These
forward-looking statements are based on our current plans and expectations and
are subject to a number of known and unknown uncertainties and risks, many of
which are beyond our control, that could significantly affect our current plans
and expectations and future financial condition and results. These factors
include, but are not limited to,
- the outcome of the known and unknown governmental investigations and
litigation involving our business practices, including the ability to
negotiate, execute and timely consummate definitive settlement agreements
in the government's remaining civil cases and to obtain court approval
thereof,
- the highly competitive nature of the health care business,
- the efforts of insurers, health care providers and others to contain
health care costs,
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- possible changes in the Medicare and Medicaid programs that may limit
reimbursements to health care providers and insurers,
- changes in federal, state or local regulations affecting the health care
industry,
- the possible enactment of federal or state health care reform,
- the ability to attract and retain qualified management and personnel,
including affiliated physicians, nurses and medical support personnel,
- liabilities and other claims asserted against us,
- fluctuations in the market value of our common stock,
- the ability to complete the share repurchase program,
- changes in accounting practices,
- changes in general economic conditions,
- future divestitures which may result in additional charges,
- changes in revenue mix and the ability to enter into and renew managed
care provider arrangements on acceptable terms,
- the availability and terms of capital to fund the expansion of our
business,
- changes in business strategy or development plans,
- slowness of reimbursement,
- the ability to implement our shared services and other initiatives and
realize decreases in administrative, supply and infrastructure costs,
- the outcome of pending and any future tax audits and litigation
associated with our tax positions,
- the outcome of our continuing efforts to monitor, maintain and comply
with appropriate laws, regulations, policies and procedures and our
corporate integrity agreement with the government,
- increased reviews of our cost reports,
- the ability to maintain and increase patient volumes and control the
costs of providing services, and
- other risk factors described in this prospectus or the documents
incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
As a consequence, current plans, anticipated actions and future financial
condition and results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements we make. You should not unduly rely on these forward-looking
statements when evaluating the information presented in this prospectus or the
documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
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THE COMPANY
HCA Inc. is a holding company whose affiliates own and operate hospitals
and related health care entities. The term "affiliates" includes our direct and
indirect subsidiaries and partnerships and joint ventures in which our
subsidiaries are partners. As of September 30, 2001, these affiliates owned and
operated 182 hospitals and 75 freestanding surgery centers and provided
extensive outpatient and ancillary services. Our affiliates are also partners in
several 50/50 joint ventures that own and operate seven hospitals and three
freestanding surgery centers which are accounted for using the equity method.
Our facilities are located in 24 states, England and Switzerland.
Our primary objective is to provide a comprehensive array of quality health
care services in the most cost-effective manner possible. Our hospitals provide
a full range of medical services including such medical specialties as internal
medicine, general surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and
obstetrics, as well as diagnostic and emergency services. We also provide
outpatient and ancillary health care services at both our general, acute care
hospitals and at our freestanding outpatient surgery and diagnostic centers, and
rehabilitative facilities. In addition, we operate psychiatric hospitals which
generally provide a full range of mental health care services in inpatient,
partial hospitalization and outpatient settings.
We were formed in January 1990 as a Nevada corporation and reincorporated
in Delaware in September 1993. Our principal executive offices are located at
One Park Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, and our telephone number at that
address is (615) 344-9551.
AGREEMENTS WITH CANADIAN INVESTMENTS
We are party to a $500 million loan agreement among us, Canadian
Investments, as lender, and Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc., as administrative
agent. The loan agreement provides for a $350 million term loan and a $150
million revolving credit loan. At December 31, 2001, there was outstanding $250
million under the term loan and $150 million under the revolving credit loan. We
are obligated to make quarterly interest payments on these loans at a rate equal
to LIBOR plus 125 basis points and to repay the principal of the loans on April
30, 2003. If an event of default occurs under the loan agreement or our loan
repayment obligations thereunder are otherwise accelerated, then to the extent
necessary to satisfy our obligations under the loan agreement, Canadian
Investments may elect to sell up to 16,776,193 shares of our common stock.
Following our payment at maturity, prepayment or collateralization of our
obligations under the loan agreement, we may direct Canadian Investments to sell
up to 16,776,193 shares of our common stock and pay the proceeds to us. In
connection with the loan agreement, we entered into a registration rights
agreement to maintain an effective registration statement so as to facilitate
such a sale under this prospectus.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The proceeds from the sale of the shares offered pursuant to this
prospectus will be used to the extent necessary to satisfy our obligations under
the loan agreement. In the event we direct Canadian Investments to sell shares
of our common stock upon payment at maturity, prepayment or collateralization of
our obligations under the loan agreement or to the extent there are any
remaining proceeds following application of the proceeds from the sale of shares
to satisfy our obligations under the loan agreement, such proceeds are required
to be delivered to us and we will use them for general corporate purposes.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Canadian Investments may sell up to 16,776,193 shares of our common stock
from time to time in one or more transactions. The sales may be made on any
national securities exchange or quotation service on which the shares may be
listed at the time of sale or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, at
prices and at terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current
market price, or in privately negotiated transactions. Canadian Investments may
effect such transactions by selling the shares to or through underwriters,
broker-dealers or agents. The shares may be sold by one or more of, or a
combination of, the following:
- a block trade in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt to sell
the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as
principal to facilitate the transaction;
- purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by such
broker-dealer for its account pursuant to this prospectus;
- an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of such exchange;
- ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker
solicits purchasers;
- in privately negotiated transactions; and
- in underwritten offerings.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from
time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution. In addition, any
securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule
144 promulgated under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than
pursuant to this prospectus.
Broker-dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of
commissions, discounts or concessions from Canadian Investments. Broker-dealers
or agents may also receive compensation from the purchasers of the shares for
whom they act as agents or to whom they sell as principals, or both.
Compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary
commissions and will be in amounts to be negotiated in connection with the sale.
Broker-dealers or agents and any other participating broker-dealers or Canadian
Investments may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of Section
2(a)(11) of the Securities Act in connection with the sale of shares.
Accordingly, any such commission, discount or concession received by them and
any profit on resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.
Canadian Investments has advised us that it has not entered into any
agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or
broker-dealers regarding the sale of the shares covered by this prospectus.
There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the
proposed sale of shares by Canadian Investments. The shares will be sold through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state
securities laws. In addition, in certain states the shares may not be sold
unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state
or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available
and complied with. We will make copies of this prospectus available to Canadian
Investments and have informed Canadian Investments of the need for delivery of
copies of this prospectus to purchasers or to the New York Stock Exchange, as
applicable, at or prior to the time of any sale of the shares.
We will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required, pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act upon being notified by Canadian Investments that
any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale
of shares through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer or through an
underwritten offering. Such supplement will disclose:
- the name of the participating broker-dealer(s);
- the number of shares involved;
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- the price at which such shares will be offered for sale;
- the commissions to be paid or discounts or concessions to be allowed to
such broker-dealer(s), where applicable; and
- other facts material to the transaction.
Our registration rights agreement with Canadian Investments provides for
our indemnification of Canadian Investments and its directors and officers, the
underwriters and controlling persons of Canadian Investments or any underwriters
against liabilities in connection with the offer and sale of the shares of our
common stock, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and requires us to
contribute to payments that such persons or entities may be required to make in
respect of such liabilities.
We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the
registration of the shares offered pursuant to this prospectus. Canadian
Investments will pay all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the
sales of the shares, unless we direct Canadian Investments to sell the shares,
in which case we will pay any such commissions.
LEGAL MATTERS
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC is passing upon the validity of the common stock
being offered pursuant to this prospectus.
EXPERTS
Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited our consolidated
financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated by
reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our
financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young
LLP's report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
SEC filing fee.............................................. $185,377
Accounting fees and expenses................................ 10,000*
Printing.................................................... 5,000*
Legal fees and expenses..................................... 20,000*
Miscellaneous............................................... 4,623*
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Total............................................. $225,000*
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* Estimated
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (which we will refer
to as our Restated Certificate of Incorporation), provides that we will
indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware
General Corporation Law (which we will refer to as the DGCL), each person who
was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in, any
actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or
she was a director or officer (or was serving at our request as a director,
officer, employee or agent for another entity).
Under Section 145 of the DGCL, a corporation may indemnify a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. In
connection with a criminal proceeding, a corporation may indemnify any director,
officer, employee or agent who had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful. In actions brought by or in the right of a corporation,
however, the DGCL does not allow indemnification if the person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation. However, a court may find that, in
light of all circumstances, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the fullest
extent permitted by the DGCL, a director shall not be liable to us or our
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
The DGCL permits these limitations of a director's liability, but does not
permit a corporation to eliminate or limit a director's liability for the
following:
- breaches of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders;
- acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct
or known violations of law;
- the payment of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock purchases or
redemptions; or
- transactions in which the director received an improper personal benefit.
We are insured against liabilities that we may incur by reason of our
indemnification of officers and directors in accordance with our Restated
Certificate of Incorporation. We also insure directors and officers against
liabilities that might arise out of their employment and are not subject to
indemnification under our Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
4.1 -- Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as
amended (restated electronically for SEC filing purposes).
4.2 -- Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed
as Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A, Amendment No.
1, dated October 19, 2000 and incorporated herein by
reference).
5 -- Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.*
10.1 -- Loan Agreement among the Registrant, lenders party to the
agreement and Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc., as
administrative agent, dated as of June 28, 2001 and amended
and restated as of July 31, 2001.*
10.2 -- Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2001,
between the Registrant and Canadian Investments LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
23.1 -- Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors.
23.2 -- Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC appears in its opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.
24 -- Power of Attorney of certain signatories.*
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*Previously filed.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on January 15, 2002.
HCA INC.
By: /s/ David G. Anderson
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David G. Anderson
Senior Vice President - Finance and
Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement or amendment thereto has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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* President, Chief Executive January 15, 2002
----------------------------------------------------- Officer and Director
Jack O. Bovender, Jr. (Principal Executive
Officer)
* Senior Vice President - January 15, 2002
----------------------------------------------------- Finance and Treasurer
David G. Anderson (Principal Financial
Officer)
* Senior Vice President and January 15, 2002
----------------------------------------------------- Controller (Principal
R. Milton Johnson Accounting Officer)
* Chairman of the Board January 15, 2002
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Thomas F. Frist, Jr., M.D.
* Director January 15, 2002
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Magdalena H. Averhoff, M.D.
* Director January 15, 2002
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J. Michael Cook
* Director January 15, 2002
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Martin Feldstein
* Director January 15, 2002
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Frederick W. Gluck
* Director January 15, 2002
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Glenda A. Hatchett
* Director January 15, 2002
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T. Michael Long
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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* Director January 15, 2002
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John H. McArthur
* Director January 15, 2002
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Thomas S. Murphy
* Director January 15, 2002
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Kent C. Nelson
* Director January 15, 2002
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Carl E. Reichardt
* Director January 15, 2002
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Frank S. Royal, M.D.
Director
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Harold T. Shapiro
By: /s/ David G. Anderson
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David G. Anderson,
Attorney-in-fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
4.1 -- Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as
amended (restated electronically for SEC filing purposes).
4.2 -- Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed
as Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A, Amendment No.
1, dated October 19, 2000 and incorporated herein by
reference).
5 -- Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.*
10.1 -- Loan Agreement among the Registrant, lenders party to the
agreement and Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc., as
administrative agent, dated as of June 28, 2001 and amended
and restated as of July 31, 2001.*
10.2 -- Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2001,
between the Registrant and Canadian Investments LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
23.1 -- Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors.
23.2 -- Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC appears in its opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.
24 -- Power of Attorney of certain signatories.*
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*Previously filed.