UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4)* KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share (Title of Class of Securities) 494580 10 3 (CUSIP Number) Kenneth Maiman, Esq. Appaloosa Management L.P. 26 Main Street, First Floor Chatham, NJ 07928 (973) 701-7000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 14, 2003 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box |_|. Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 494580 10 3 Page 2 of 10 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Appaloosa Investment Limited Partnership I 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A (a) [ ] GROUP (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 2,404,786 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 2,404,786 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,404,786 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.8% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 494580 10 3 Page 3 of 10 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Palomino Fund Ltd. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A (a) [ ] GROUP (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 2,128,736 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 2,128,736 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,128,736 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 10.4% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 494580 10 3 Page 4 of 10 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Appaloosa Management L.P. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A (a) [ ] GROUP (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 4,533,522 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 4,533,522 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,533,522 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 22.2% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 494580 10 3 Page 5 of 10 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Appaloosa Partners Inc. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A (a) [ ] GROUP (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 4,533,522 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 4,533,522 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,533,522 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 22.2% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 494580 10 3 Page 6 of 10 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON David A. Tepper 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A (a) [ ] GROUP (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 4,533,522 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 4,533,522 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,533,522 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 22.2% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 This Amendment No. 4, filed on behalf of Appaloosa Investment Limited Partnership I ("AILP"), Palomino Fund Ltd. ("Palomino"), Appaloosa Management L.P. (the "Manager"), Appaloosa Partners Inc. ("API") and David A. Tepper ("Mr. Tepper" and, together with AILP, Palomino, the Manager and API, the "Reporting Persons"), amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on behalf of the Manager, API and Mr. Tepper on April 26, 2001 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on November 15, 2001, Amendment No. 2 filed on October 23, 2002 and Amendment No. 3 filed on April 7, 2003, the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the common stock, par value $0.25 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. The Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following: Effective May 22, 2003, Mr. Tepper is no longer serving on the Board of Directors of the Company. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. Item 5 is hereby amended to reflect that, as of the date hereof: The percentages set forth in this Item 5 are based on there being 17,862,454 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 31, 2003 as disclosed by the Company in its Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2003 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003 and are calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (a) AILP is the beneficial owner of 1,066,335 shares of Common Stock and Palomino is the beneficial owner of 934,293 shares of Common Stock. In addition, (i) upon exercise of the New Warrants, AILP would beneficially own an additional 1,332,701 shares of Common Stock and Palomino would beneficially own an additional 1,188,693 shares of Common Stock and (ii) upon exercise of the vested portion of the non-qualified stock options granted to Mr. Tepper and Mr. Bolin, a former employee of the Manager, pursuant to the Company's 2001 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, AILP would beneficially own an additional 5,750 shares of Common Stock and Palomino would beneficially own an additional 5,750 shares of Common Stock. Each of the Manager, API and Mr. Tepper may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 4,533,522 shares of Common Stock. Therefore, as of the date hereof, the beneficial ownership of (i) AILP constitutes approximately 11.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) Palomino constitutes approximately 10.4% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and (iii) each of the Manager, API and Mr. Tepper constitutes approximately 22.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. (b) AILP may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 2,404,786 shares of Common Stock and Palomino may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 2,128,736 shares of Common Stock. Each of the Manager, API and Mr. Tepper may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 4,533,522 shares of Common Stock. (c) On August 14, 2003, AILP sold 237,185 shares of Common Stock and Palomino sold 207,815 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions for an average price of approximately $29.68 per share. On August 15, 2003, AILP sold 4,477 shares of Common Stock and Palomino sold 3,923 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions for a price of $29.31 per share. On August 18, 2003, AILP sold 15,350 shares of Common Stock and Palomino sold 13,450 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions for an average price of approximately $29.52 per share. On August 18, 2003, AILP purchased 3,944 shares of Common Stock and Palomino purchased 3,456 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions for a price of $29.36 per share. (d) Not applicable. (e) Not applicable. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: August 18, 2003 APPALOOSA INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P., Its General Partner By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC., Its General Partner By: /s/ David A. Tepper ------------------------------ Name: David A. Tepper Title: President PALOMINO FUND LTD. By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P., Its Investment Adviser By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC., Its General Partner By: /s/ David A. Tepper ------------------------------ Name: David A. Tepper Title: President APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P. By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC., Its General Partner By: /s/ David A. Tepper ------------------------------ Name: David A. Tepper Title: President APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC. By: /s/ David A. Tepper ------------------------------ Name: David A. Tepper Title: President /s/ David A. Tepper ---------------------- David A. Tepper