UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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| o Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12 | ||
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the
Registrant)
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On May 2, 2006, the following letter was sent to the
Company’s Stockholders:
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
PLEASE VOTE THE COMPANY’S WHITE PROXY CARD TODAY
May 2, 2006
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
You may have recently received proxy materials from Accipiter
Life Sciences Fund, L.P. As previously announced,
Accipiter’s purported nominees to LifePoint’s Board of
Directors were not timely submitted and are not eligible for
election. In addition, you should be aware that on
April 25, 2006, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled in favor
of your company and denied Accipiter’s attempt to delay our
meeting. We therefore urge you to disregard any gold proxy
card sent to you by Accipiter.
TIME IS SHORT — PLEASE VOTE TODAY
It is important that your shares be represented at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 8, 2006.
Please take a moment to vote by telephone or via the Internet
today. In addition, you may sign, date and return today the
enclosed WHITE proxy card, which is the card that is being
provided to you by the company, in the postage-paid envelope
provided.
| Sincerely yours, | |
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|
| KENNETH C. DONAHEY | |
| Chairman of the Board, | |
| Chief Executive Officer and President |
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
PLEASE VOTE THE WHITE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY BY TELEPHONE, VIA
THE
INTERNET, OR BY SIGNING, DATING AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED
WHITE
PROXY CARD IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE IN THE LAST-MINUTE VOTING OF YOUR
SHARES,
PLEASE CALL THE FIRM ASSISTING US IN THE SOLICITATION OF
PROXIES:
INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED
TOLL-FREE: 888-750-5834
BANKS AND BROKERS CALL COLLECT: 212-750-5833
Important Legal Information
In connection with the Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company filed
a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on April 7, 2006 and may
file additional proxy materials. Stockholders and other
interested parties are urged to read the definitive proxy
statement, carefully and in its entirety, because it contains
important information about the Company and the Annual Meeting.
This definitive proxy statement has been sent to the
stockholders of the Company. You may obtain free copies of the
definitive proxy statement, and other documents filed with, or
furnished to, the SEC by the Company at the SEC’s website
at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement,
and other documents may also be obtained for free from the
Company by writing to Shareholder Services, LifePoint Hospitals,
Inc., 103 Powell Court, Suite 200, Brentwood, Tennessee
37027.