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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Primary Standard Industrial</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Classification Code Number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>680 South Fourth Street </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(502) 596-7300 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address,
including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kindred
Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Joseph L. Landenwich, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Co-General Counsel and Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kindred Healthcare, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>680 South Fourth Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Louisville, KY 40202-2412 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(502) 596-7300 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>with copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael Albano, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen&nbsp;&amp; Hamilton </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Liberty Plaza </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, NY 10006 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) 225-2000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be<BR>Registered(1)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>Per Share (2)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share, to be issued under the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">2,700,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$24.165</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$65,245,500</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$8,403.62</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the
&#147;Registrant&#148;) common stock, par value $0.25 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) that become issuable under the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated (the &#147;Stock Incentive Plan&#148;) by reason
of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction affected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of the registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant as reported
on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;28, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On March&nbsp;26, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Registrant amended and restated the Stock Incentive Plan to, among other things,
increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to awards that may be granted under the Stock Incentive Plan by 2,700,000. The Registrant&#146;s shareholders approved the amendments to the Stock Incentive Plan at
the Registrant&#146;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May&nbsp;22, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The additional shares of Common Stock to be registered by
this Registration Statement are of the same class as those securities covered by the Registrant&#146;s previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May&nbsp;31, 2011 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-174615) with respect to the Stock
Incentive Plan (the &#147;Prior Registration Statement&#148;). This Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been prepared and filed pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of effecting
the registration under the Securities Act of an additional 2,700,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards to be granted under the Stock Incentive Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior
Registration Statement, made in connection with the Plan, including the periodic reports that the Registrant filed after the Prior Registration Statement to maintain current information about the Registrant, are incorporated herein by reference.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to the exhibits filed
or incorporated by reference into the Prior Registration Statement, the following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Filed as Appendix A to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Joseph L. Landenwich as to the validity of the securities being registered</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Filed herewith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Joseph L. Landenwich</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (filed as part of signature pages)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Louisville, Kentucky, on the 31st day of July, 2014. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Stephen D. Farber</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Stephen D. Farber</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below on this Registration Statement hereby constitutes and appoints Stephen D. Farber and Joseph L.
Landenwich, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (unless revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments thereto) to this Registration Statement to which this power of attorney is attached, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done in connection therewith, as full to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has
been signed by each of the following persons in the capacities indicated, on the 31st day of July 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chief&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>John J. Lucchese</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Jonathan D. Blum</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Heyward R. Donigan</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Filed as Appendix A to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</TD>
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FORM S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2014
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
8050
61-1323993
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
680 South Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202-2412
(502) 596-7300
(Address,
including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Kindred
Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated
(Full Title of the Plan)
Joseph L. Landenwich, Esq.
Co-General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
680 South Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202-2412
(502) 596-7300
(Name,
Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
with copies to:
Michael Albano, Esq.
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
One Liberty Plaza
New
York, NY 10006
(212) 225-2000
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting
company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share, to be issued under the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated
2,700,000
$24.165
$65,245,500
$8,403.62
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the
"Registrant") common stock, par value $0.25 per share (the "Common Stock") that become issuable under the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated (the "Stock Incentive Plan") by reason
of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction affected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of the registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant as reported
on the New York Stock Exchange on July 28, 2014.
Explanatory Note
On March 26, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Registrant amended and restated the Stock Incentive Plan to, among other things,
increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to awards that may be granted under the Stock Incentive Plan by 2,700,000. The Registrant's shareholders approved the amendments to the Stock Incentive Plan at
the Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 22, 2014.
The additional shares of Common Stock to be registered by
this Registration Statement are of the same class as those securities covered by the Registrant's previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 31, 2011 (Registration No. 333-174615) with respect to the Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Prior Registration Statement"). This Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been prepared and filed pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of effecting
the registration under the Securities Act of an additional 2,700,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards to be granted under the Stock Incentive Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior
Registration Statement, made in connection with the Plan, including the periodic reports that the Registrant filed after the Prior Registration Statement to maintain current information about the Registrant, are incorporated herein by reference.
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Part II
Item 8. Exhibits.
In addition to the exhibits filed
or incorporated by reference into the Prior Registration Statement, the following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement.
Exhibit
No.
Description
Method of Filing
4.1
The Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated
Filed as Appendix A to the Registrant's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2014
5.1
Opinion of Joseph L. Landenwich as to the validity of the securities being registered
Filed herewith
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Filed herewith
23.2
Consent of Joseph L. Landenwich
Included in Exhibit 5.1
24
Power of Attorney (filed as part of signature pages)
Included on the signature page
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Louisville, Kentucky, on the 31st day of July, 2014.
KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.
By:
/s/ Stephen D. Farber
Name:
Stephen D. Farber
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below on this Registration Statement hereby constitutes and appoints Stephen D. Farber and Joseph L.
Landenwich, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (unless revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments thereto) to this Registration Statement to which this power of attorney is attached, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done in connection therewith, as full to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has
been signed by each of the following persons in the capacities indicated, on the 31st day of July 2014.
Signature
Title
/s/ Paul J. Diaz
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Paul J. Diaz
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Stephen D. Farber
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Stephen D. Farber
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ John J. Lucchese
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting
John J. Lucchese
Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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Signature
Title
/s/ Phyllis R. Yale
Chair of the Board
Phyllis R. Yale
/s/ Joel Ackerman
Director
Joel Ackerman
/s/ Jonathan D. Blum
Director
Jonathan D. Blum
/s/ Thomas P. Cooper, M.D.
Director
Thomas P. Cooper, M.D.
/s/ Heyward R. Donigan
Director
Heyward R. Donigan
/s/ Richard Goodman
Director
Richard Goodman
/s/ Christopher T. Hjelm
Director
Christopher T. Hjelm
/s/ Fred J. Kleisner
Director
Fred J. Kleisner
/s/ John H. Short, Ph.D.
Director
John H. Short, Ph.D.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
Method of Filing
4.1
The Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated
Filed as Appendix A to the Registrant's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2014
5.1
Opinion of Joseph L. Landenwich as to the validity of the securities being registered
Filed herewith
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Filed herewith
23.2
Consent of Joseph L. Landenwich
Included in Exhibit 5.1
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Power of Attorney
Included on signature page
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