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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;1, 2002</FONT>

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Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></font>

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<p align="center"><font size="2"><b>LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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52-2165845</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">103 Powell Court, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)<BR>
(Zip Code)</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.<BR>
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">William F. Carpenter III, Esq.<BR>
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.<BR>
103 Powell Court, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
(615)&nbsp;372-8500<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<BR>
Copies to:<BR>
Paul D. Gilbert, Esq.<br>
Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis,<BR>
A Professional Limited Liability Company<BR>
2100 Nashville City Center<BR>
511 Union Street<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">100,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Together with such number of shares as may be issuable from time to time
as a result of a stock split, stock dividend, capitalization or similar
event. Also includes associated preferred stock purchase rights which,
prior to the occurrence of certain events, will not be exercisable or
evidenced separately from the common stock.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the
registration fee, in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(h)(1) and (c)&nbsp;under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the
closing bid and asked price on June&nbsp;26, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g77056exv5w1.txt">Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis PLLC</A></TD></TR>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents incorporated by reference into Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement (not including exhibits to the information that is
incorporated by reference, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated
by reference into the information that this Registration Statement
incorporates) are incorporated by reference into the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus,
and are available, without charge upon written or oral request to LifePoint
Hospitals, Inc., 103 Powell Court, Suite&nbsp;200, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027,
Attention: Corporate Secretary, Telephone: (615)&nbsp;372-8500. Information required
by Part I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428(b) under the Securities Act
and the Note to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Some of the information that you may want to consider in deciding whether
to invest in the shares is not included in this prospectus, but rather is
incorporated by reference to certain reports that we have filed with the SEC.
This permits us to disclose important information to you by referring to those
documents rather than repeating them in full in the prospectus. The information
incorporated by reference in this prospectus contains important business and
financial information. The following documents filed with the Commission by the
Company (File Number 0-23639) pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 2002;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;3, 2002, April&nbsp;8, 2002 and May&nbsp;16, 2002;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A relating to the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders held on May&nbsp;14, 2002;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp; The description of the Company&#146;s Capital Stock contained in the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10, dated December&nbsp;11, 1998, as
amended.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents we filed pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this registration statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference, or deemed
to be incorporated by reference, in this prospectus shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
prospectus. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any
contract or other document referred to in this prospectus
do not purport to be complete, and where reference is made to the
particular provisions of such contract or other document, such provisions are
qualified in all respects by reference to all of the provisions of such
contract or other document.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You may request a copy of each document incorporated by reference in this
prospectus at no cost, by writing or calling us at the following address or
telephone number: LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 103 Powell Court, Suite&nbsp;200,
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, Attention: Corporate Secretary, Telephone: (615)
372-8500.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits to a document will not be provided unless they are specifically
incorporated by reference in that document. The information in this prospectus
may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should
read the entire prospectus, as well as the documents incorporated by reference
in the prospectus, before making an investment decision.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our certificate of incorporation limits the liability of directors to the
fullest extend permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that directors
of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach
of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability for: breach of
director&#146;s duty of loyalty; acts or omissions not in good faith, intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; the unlawful payment of a
dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption; and any transaction from
which the director derives an improper personal benefit.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This provision, however, has no effect on the availability of equitable
remedies such as an injunction or rescission. Additionally, this provision
will not limit liability under state or federal securities laws.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our certificate of incorporation also provides that we shall indemnify our
officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by such law. In
addition, we maintain and pay premiums on an insurance policy on behalf of our
officers and directors covering losses arising from claims based on breaches of
duty, negligence, error and other wrongful acts.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</B></FONT>

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Certificate of Incorporation of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;11, 1999 between LifePoint and National City Bank
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Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, A Professional Limited Liability Company</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, A Professional Limited Liability Company
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective January&nbsp;1, 2002(b)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, File No.&nbsp;0-29818.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.17 filed with the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp; To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp; 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 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 and of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective Registration Statement;
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp; To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change of such information in the Registration Statement.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs 1(i) and 1(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&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; That, for the purposes 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.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; 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.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;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.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; 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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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;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 Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on June&nbsp;28, 2002.
</FONT>
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        <TD colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">BY:&nbsp; &nbsp; </FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Kenneth C. Donahey</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Kenneth C. Donahey</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Michael J. Culotta and William F. Carpenter III,
and both or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, 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, to sign any and
all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Name</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Kenneth C. Donahey<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Kenneth C. Donahey</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman, Chief Executive<BR>
Officer and President<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael J. Culotta<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Michael J. Culotta</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and<BR>
Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Richard H. Evans<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Richard H. Evans</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ DeWitt Ezell, Jr.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
DeWitt Ezell, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ricki Tigert Helfer<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Ricki Tigert Helfer</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William V. Lapham<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William V. Lapham</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John E. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John E. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Certificate of Incorporation of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Bylaws of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Rights Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;11, 1999 between LifePoint and National City Bank
as rights agent (a)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, A Professional Limited Liability Company</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, A Professional Limited Liability Company
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective January&nbsp;1, 2002(b)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, File No.&nbsp;0-29818.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.17 filed with the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2002
Registration No. 333-______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
52-2165845
(State or other
(I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation
Identification No.)
or organization)
103 Powell Court, Suite 200
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
William F. Carpenter III, Esq.
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
103 Powell Court, Suite 200
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(Name and address of agent for service)
(615) 372-8500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Paul D. Gilbert, Esq.
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis,
A Professional Limited Liability Company
2100 Nashville City Center
511 Union Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Title of
Maximum
Aggregate
Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
Per Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock
$.01 par value
100,000
(1)
$
36.81
(2)
$
3,681,000
$
338.66
Total
100,000
(1)
$
36.81
(2)
$
3,681,000
$
338.66
(1)
Together with such number of shares as may be issuable from time to time
as a result of a stock split, stock dividend, capitalization or similar
event. Also includes associated preferred stock purchase rights which,
prior to the occurrence of certain events, will not be exercisable or
evidenced separately from the common stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the
registration fee, in accordance with Rules 457(h)(1) and (c) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the
closing bid and asked price on June 26, 2002.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis PLLC
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Table of Contents
I.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
.
The documents incorporated by reference into Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement (not including exhibits to the information that is
incorporated by reference, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated
by reference into the information that this Registration Statement
incorporates) are incorporated by reference into the Section 10(a) prospectus,
and are available, without charge upon written or oral request to LifePoint
Hospitals, Inc., 103 Powell Court, Suite 200, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027,
Attention: Corporate Secretary, Telephone: (615) 372-8500. Information required
by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act
and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
.
Item 3.      Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
Some of the information that you may want to consider in deciding whether
to invest in the shares is not included in this prospectus, but rather is
incorporated by reference to certain reports that we have filed with the SEC.
This permits us to disclose important information to you by referring to those
documents rather than repeating them in full in the prospectus. The information
incorporated by reference in this prospectus contains important business and
financial information. The following documents filed with the Commission by the
Company (File Number 0-23639) pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus:
(a)  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001;
(b)  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2002;
(c)  The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
April 3, 2002, April 8, 2002 and May 16, 2002;
(d)  The Company's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders held on May 14, 2002;
(e)  The description of the Company's Capital Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 10, dated December 11, 1998, as
amended.
All documents we filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this registration statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference, or deemed
to be incorporated by reference, in this prospectus shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
prospectus. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any
contract or other document referred to in this prospectus
do not purport to be complete, and where reference is made to the
particular provisions of such contract or other document, such provisions are
qualified in all respects by reference to all of the provisions of such
contract or other document.
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You may request a copy of each document incorporated by reference in this
prospectus at no cost, by writing or calling us at the following address or
telephone number: LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 103 Powell Court, Suite 200,
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, Attention: Corporate Secretary, Telephone: (615)
372-8500.
Exhibits to a document will not be provided unless they are specifically
incorporated by reference in that document. The information in this prospectus
may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should
read the entire prospectus, as well as the documents incorporated by reference
in the prospectus, before making an investment decision.
Item 6.      Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Our certificate of incorporation limits the liability of directors to the
fullest extend permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that directors
of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach
of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability for: breach of
director's duty of loyalty; acts or omissions not in good faith, intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; the unlawful payment of a
dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption; and any transaction from
which the director derives an improper personal benefit.
This provision, however, has no effect on the availability of equitable
remedies such as an injunction or rescission. Additionally, this provision
will not limit liability under state or federal securities laws.
Our certificate of incorporation also provides that we shall indemnify our
officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by such law. In
addition, we maintain and pay premiums on an insurance policy on behalf of our
officers and directors covering losses arising from claims based on breaches of
duty, negligence, error and other wrongful acts.
Item 8.      Exhibits.
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)
4.2
Bylaws of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)
4.3
Rights Agreement dated as of May 11, 1999 between LifePoint and National City Bank
as rights agent (a)
5.1
Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, A Professional Limited Liability Company
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, A Professional Limited Liability Company
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
99.1
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective January 1, 2002(b)
(a)
Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 10 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, File No. 0-29818.
(b)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 filed with the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
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Item 9.      Undertakings.
(a)  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 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 and 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% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective Registration Statement;
(iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change of such information in the Registration Statement.
Provided, however
, that paragraphs 1(i) and 1(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 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(2)  That, for the purposes 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.
(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes 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 (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.
(c)  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
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 Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on June 28, 2002.
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
BY:
/s/ Kenneth C. Donahey
Kenneth C. Donahey
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Michael J. Culotta and William F. Carpenter III,
and both or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, 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, to sign any and
all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Kenneth C. Donahey
Kenneth C. Donahey
Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 28, 2002
/s/ Michael J. Culotta
Michael J. Culotta
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
June 28, 2002
/s/ Richard H. Evans
Richard H. Evans
Director
June 28, 2002
/s/ DeWitt Ezell, Jr.
DeWitt Ezell, Jr.
Director
June 28, 2002
/s/ Ricki Tigert Helfer
Ricki Tigert Helfer
Director
June 28, 2002
/s/ William V. Lapham
William V. Lapham
Director
June 28, 2002
/s/ John E. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S.
John E. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S.
Director
June 28, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)
4.2
Bylaws of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)
4.3
Rights Agreement dated as of May 11, 1999 between LifePoint and National City Bank
as rights agent (a)
5.1
Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, A Professional Limited Liability Company
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, A Professional Limited Liability Company
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
99.1
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective January 1, 2002(b)
(a)
Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, File No. 0-29818.
(b)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 filed with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.