Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): December 16, 2008
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   0-51251   20-1538254
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
103 Powell Court, Suite 200    
Brentwood, Tennessee   37027
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(615) 372-8500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01.   Other Events.
On December 19, 2008, LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the “ Company”) issued a press release announcing that William F. Carpenter III, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, entered into a stock trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A copy of the press release regarding the stock trading plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press Release dated December 19, 2008.

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press Release dated December 19, 2008.

 

 

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.
         
  LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Paul D. Gilbert    
    Name:   Paul D. Gilbert   
    Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer   
 
Dated: December 19, 2008