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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 25, 2002</FONT>

<div align="right"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION NO. 333-__________</FONT></div>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT>

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(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>62-1710772</B><BR>
(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">105 Westwood Place, Suite&nbsp;400<BR>
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Province Healthcare Company<BR>
1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan<BR>
Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Howard T. Wall, III, Esq</FONT></TD>
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Copies to:</FONT></TD>
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L. Hunter Rost, Esq.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Brentwood, Tennessee 37027</FONT></TD>
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Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis,</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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A Professional Limited Liability Company</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(615) 370-1377</FONT></TD>
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2100 Nashville City Center</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Telephone number, including area code,</FONT></TD>
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511 Union Street</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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Nashville, Tennessee 37219</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering Price Per</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Share(3)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Price(3)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,500,000 </FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">19.72</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">88,740,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8,164.08</FONT></TD>
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value $0.01 per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">562,500 </FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">19.72</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,092,500</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,020.51</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5,062,500</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">99,832,500</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">9,184.59</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents 4,500,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to future
grants of stock options under the Province Healthcare Company 1997
Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, plus such additional number of shares as
may be required pursuant to the Province Healthcare Company 1997 Long-Term
Equity Incentive Plan in the event of a stock dividend, reverse stock
split, recapitalization or other similar event.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents 562,500 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to future
grants of stock options under the Province Healthcare Company Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, plus such additional number of shares as may be
required pursuant to the Province Healthcare Company Employee Stock
Purchase Plan in the event of a stock dividend, reverse stock split,
recapitalization or other similar event.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Calculated pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act
of 1933, on the basis of $19.72 per share, which was calculated based on
the average of the high and low selling prices of the common stock of the
registrant as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;19, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>REOFFER PROSPECTUS<BR>July&nbsp;25, 2002</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>12,620,286 Shares: Province Healthcare Company 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan<BR>
1,125,000 Shares: Province Healthcare Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
Common Stock<BR>
($.01 par value)</B></FONT>

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This prospectus has been prepared for use by certain of our affiliates and
employees in connection with the resale of up to an aggregate of 12,620,286
shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, which have been or may be
issued under the Province Healthcare Company 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive
Plan, as amended and restated (the &#147;Incentive Plan&#148;) or upon the exercise,
subsequent to the date of this prospectus, of stock options granted pursuant to
the Incentive Plan, and 1,125,000 shares of common stock, which may be issued
under the Province Healthcare Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
and restated (the &#147;Purchase Plan&#148;) or upon the exercise, subsequent to the date
of this prospectus, of stock options granted pursuant to the Purchase Plan.
See &#147;Selling Shareholders.&#148;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This prospectus may only be used in conjunction with a supplement which
contains the names of the selling shareholders and the amount of shares of
common stock to be reoffered by them except with respect to sales by
nonaffiliates of no more than the lesser of 1,000 restricted shares or one
percent of the shares issuable under the applicable plan.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the
selling shareholders. We will bear all expenses (other than underwriting
discounts and selling commissions, and fees and expenses of counsel and other
advisors to the selling shareholders) in connection with the registration of
the shares being offered by the selling shareholders.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION<BR>
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS<BR>
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE<BR>
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.</B></FONT>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> AVAILABLE INFORMATION</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001"> DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002"> THE COMPANY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003"> USE OF PROCEEDS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004"> SELLING SHAREHOLDERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005"> PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006"> LEGAL MATTERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007"> EXPERTS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g77002exv5w1.txt">Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC</A></TD></TR>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>The Company</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Legal Matters</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have filed a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission covering the securities. The registration statement,
including the attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant
information about the securities.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, we file reports, proxy statements and other information with
the SEC. You also may read and copy this information at the following locations
of the SEC:
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Public Reference Room<br>450 Fifth Street, N.W<br>Room&nbsp;1024<br>Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">New York Regional Office<br>233 Broadway<br>New York, New York 10048</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chicago Regional Office<br>Northwestern Atrium Center<br>500 West Madison Street<br>Suite&nbsp;1400<br>Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You also may obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public
Reference Section of the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Room&nbsp;1024, Washington,
D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information about the public reference rooms and their copy charges.
Our filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC&#146;s web site
at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, our reports, proxy statements and other
information also may be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock
Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Commission by us (Reg. No.&nbsp;0-23639)
pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated by reference into this
prospectus:
</FONT>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our current reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated June&nbsp;4, 2002, May&nbsp;16,
2002, April&nbsp;10, 2002, March&nbsp;25, 2002 and February&nbsp;27, 2002;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our definitive proxy statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A relating to
the annual meeting of shareholders held on May&nbsp;22, 2002; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">the description of our common stock contained in our
registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed on May&nbsp;8, 2002.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant
to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), 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 into this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statements contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent
that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document
which is also incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such
</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part hereof except as so modified or superseded.
</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE COMPANY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are a healthcare services company focused on acquiring and operating
hospitals in attractive non-urban markets in the United States. As of
July&nbsp;24,
2002, we owned or leased 20 general acute care hospitals in 13 states with a
total of 2,315 licensed beds, and managed 35 hospitals in 14 states, with a
total of 2,863 licensed beds. We are incorporated under the laws of the State
of Delaware. Our principal executive offices are located at 105 Westwood Place,
Suite&nbsp;400, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, and our telephone number is (615)
370-1377.
</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>USE OF PROCEEDS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common
stock by the selling shareholders.
</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SELLING SHAREHOLDERS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The issuance of shares of common stock (i)&nbsp;pursuant to the Incentive Plan
or upon the exercise, subsequent to the date of this prospectus, of stock
options granted pursuant to the Incentive Plan; and (ii)&nbsp;pursuant to the
Purchase Plan or upon the exercise, subsequent to the date of this prospectus,
of stock options granted pursuant to the Purchase Plan has been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) by a Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8. This prospectus is to be used in connection with any
resales by persons who may be considered &#147;affiliates&#148; of the Company within the
meaning of the Securities Act of our common stock acquired pursuant to the
Plans after the date of the Registration Statement and other persons who,
although not affiliates, may hold restricted securities previously issued
through an employee benefit plan.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the date of this prospectus, we do not know the names of persons who
intend to resell shares of our common stock acquired pursuant to the Plans.
The selling shareholders will be either (a)&nbsp;employees or executive officers of
us or our subsidiaries who have been or may be granted options to purchase our
common stock under the Incentive Plan or (b)&nbsp;our employees who may be granted
options to purchase shares of our common stock under the Purchase Plan. We
will supplement this prospectus with the names of the selling shareholders and
the amount of shares of common stock to be reoffered by them as that
information becomes known, unless such selling shareholders are not
&#147;affiliates&#148; of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and are
selling no more than the lesser of 1,000 shares or one percent of the shares
issuable under the applicable plan.
</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The shares may be offered by the selling shareholders from time to time in
transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in negotiated transactions,
through the writing of options on the shares, or a combination of such methods
of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
The selling shareholders may effect such transactions by selling the shares to
or through broker-dealers, and such broker-dealers may receive compensation in
the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders
and/or the purchasers of the shares for which such broker-dealers may act as
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">4</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">agent or to whom they sell as principal, or both (which compensation as to
a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions).
</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>LEGAL MATTERS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of our common stock offered hereby will be
passed upon for us by Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, PLLC, Nashville,
Tennessee.
</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPERTS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ernst &#038; Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited our consolidated
financial statements and schedule included in our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, as set forth in their report, which is
incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial
statements and schedule are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst &#038;
Young LLP&#146;s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING HEREIN CONTAINED AND, IF GIVEN OR
MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING
BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS. THIS PROSPECTUS
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY,
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS
UNLAWFUL TO MAKE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE
AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY
SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF
ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.
</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement is being filed solely for the purpose of
registering 4,500,000 additional shares of our common stock issuable pursuant
to our 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, and
562,500 additional shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to our Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated. The additional shares were added
pursuant to amendments to both plans adopted by our Board of Directors and our
shareholders at the May&nbsp;22, 2002 Annual Meeting. The total number of shares
issuable under our 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan is 12,620,286, of which
8,120,286 shares (as adjusted for two three-for-two stock splits effected in
the form of stock dividends on each of September&nbsp;28, 2000 and April&nbsp;30, 2002) were
previously registered on registration statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Reg. Nos.
333-56987 and 333-42838). The total number of shares issuable under our
Employee Stock Purchase Plan is 1,125,000, of which 562,500 shares (as adjusted
for two three-for-two stock splits effected in the form of stock dividends on
each of September&nbsp;28, 2000 and April&nbsp;30, 2002) were previously registered on a
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-56987). Under general
instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the information contained in our registration
statements on Form&nbsp;S-8, Registration Nos. 333-56987 and 333-42838, are incorporated herein
by reference thereto, and the securities registered hereunder are the same
class as those securities previously registered under those registration
statements.
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Part I will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission either as part of this registration statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the
Securities Act of 1933. These documents and the documents incorporated by
reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken
together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">I-1</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by us (Reg. Number 0-23639) are incorporated by reference as of the dates
hereof:
</FONT>
<P>
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<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our current reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated June&nbsp;4, 2002, May&nbsp;16,
2002, April&nbsp;10, 2002, March&nbsp;25, 2002 and February&nbsp;27, 2002;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our definitive proxy statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A relating to
the annual meeting of shareholders held on May&nbsp;22, 2002; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">the description of our common stock contained in our
registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on May&nbsp;8, 2002.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), 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 into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statements contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent
that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document
which is also incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part hereof except as so modified or superseded.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that, to the
fullest extent provided by Delaware law, no director of the registrant shall be
liable to the registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages arising from
a breach of fiduciary duty owed to the registrant or its stockholders. 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:
</FONT>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-1</FONT>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">acts or omissions not in good faith, intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of the law;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">the unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and
individuals against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or
proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being
or having been a director, officer, employee or agent to the registrant. The
Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section&nbsp;145 is not exclusive of
other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any
bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant maintains standard policies of insurance under which
coverage is provided (a)&nbsp;to its directors and officers against loss rising from
claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (b)&nbsp;to the
registrant with respect to payments which may be made by the registrant to such
officers and directors pursuant to the above indemnification provision or
otherwise as a matter of law.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</FONT>
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        <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description of Exhibits</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">3.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Province
Healthcare Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June
16, 2000. (1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">3.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May&nbsp;23, 2002. (2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">3.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Province Healthcare Company. (2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD 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, PLLC (3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD 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 Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, PLLC (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</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>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD 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 Ernst &#038; Young LLP (3)</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>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD 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 page II-5)</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to the exhibits filed with the
registrant&#146;s quarterly report filed on Form&nbsp;10-Q, for the quarterly
period ended June&nbsp;30, 2000 Commission File No.&nbsp;0-23639.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to the exhibits filed with the
registrants Registration Statement on Form S-3/A, filed on May&nbsp;28, 2002, Registration. No.
333-86578.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed herewith.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement;</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>
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(i)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</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>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(ii)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this 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 this
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in the 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 end 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&nbsp;percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(iii)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3 or Form&nbsp;S-8 and 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 Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; That, for the purpose 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
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&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;The 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 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 this registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 indemnification provisions described herein, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
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, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
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
July&nbsp;24, 2002.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ Martin S. Rash</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Martin S. Rash<BR>
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
on this registration statement hereby constitutes and appoints Martin S. Rash
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments to this
registration statement (including post-effective amendments and amendments
thereto) and registration statements registering additional securities under
Rule&nbsp;462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing,
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
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.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ Martin S. Rash</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Martin S. Rash</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive<BR>
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" 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>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ Stephen M. Ray</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Stephen M. Ray</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Executive Vice President,<BR>
Chief Financial Officer and Director<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" 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>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ John M. Rutledge</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John M. Rutledge</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Operating Officer and<BR>
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ Winfield C. Dunn</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Winfield C. Dunn</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">July&nbsp;24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ Paul J. Feldstein</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Paul J. Feldstein</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">July&nbsp;24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ David R. Klock</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
David R. Klock</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">July&nbsp;24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Joseph P. Nolan</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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ David L. Steffy</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
David L. Steffy</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">July&nbsp;24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 25, 2002
REGISTRATION NO. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
62-1710772
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
105 Westwood Place, Suite 400
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Province Healthcare Company
1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Howard T. Wall, III, Esq
Province Healthcare Company
Copies to:
105 Westwood Place, Suite 400
L. Hunter Rost, Esq.
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis,
(Name and address of agent for service)
A Professional Limited Liability Company
(615) 370-1377
2100 Nashville City Center
(Telephone number, including area code,
511 Union Street
of agent for service)
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
of Securities To Be
Amount To Be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Registered
Registered
Share(3)
Price(3)
Registration Fee(4)
Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share
4,500,000
(1)
$
19.72
$
88,740,000
$
8,164.08
Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share
562,500
(2)
$
19.72
$
11,092,500
$
1,020.51
Total
5,062,500
$
99,832,500
$
9,184.59
(1)
Represents 4,500,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to future
grants of stock options under the Province Healthcare Company 1997
Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, plus such additional number of shares as
may be required pursuant to the Province Healthcare Company 1997 Long-Term
Equity Incentive Plan in the event of a stock dividend, reverse stock
split, recapitalization or other similar event.
(2)
Represents 562,500 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to future
grants of stock options under the Province Healthcare Company Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, plus such additional number of shares as may be
required pursuant to the Province Healthcare Company Employee Stock
Purchase Plan in the event of a stock dividend, reverse stock split,
recapitalization or other similar event.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of computing the registration fee.
(4)
Calculated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act
of 1933, on the basis of $19.72 per share, which was calculated based on
the average of the high and low selling prices of the common stock of the
registrant as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 19, 2002.
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REOFFER PROSPECTUS
July 25, 2002
PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY
12,620,286 Shares: Province Healthcare Company 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
1,125,000 Shares: Province Healthcare Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Common Stock
($.01 par value)
This prospectus has been prepared for use by certain of our affiliates and
employees in connection with the resale of up to an aggregate of 12,620,286
shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, which have been or may be
issued under the Province Healthcare Company 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive
Plan, as amended and restated (the "Incentive Plan") or upon the exercise,
subsequent to the date of this prospectus, of stock options granted pursuant to
the Incentive Plan, and 1,125,000 shares of common stock, which may be issued
under the Province Healthcare Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
and restated (the "Purchase Plan") or upon the exercise, subsequent to the date
of this prospectus, of stock options granted pursuant to the Purchase Plan.
See "Selling Shareholders."
This prospectus may only be used in conjunction with a supplement which
contains the names of the selling shareholders and the amount of shares of
common stock to be reoffered by them except with respect to sales by
nonaffiliates of no more than the lesser of 1,000 restricted shares or one
percent of the shares issuable under the applicable plan.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the
selling shareholders. We will bear all expenses (other than underwriting
discounts and selling commissions, and fees and expenses of counsel and other
advisors to the selling shareholders) in connection with the registration of
the shares being offered by the selling shareholders.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
THE COMPANY
USE OF PROCEEDS
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
LEGAL MATTERS
EXPERTS
PART II
SIGNATURES
Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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Available Information
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Documents Incorporated by Reference
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The Company
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Use of Proceeds
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Selling Shareholders
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Plan of Distribution
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Legal Matters
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Experts
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission covering the securities. The registration statement,
including the attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant
information about the securities.
In addition, we file reports, proxy statements and other information with
the SEC. You also may read and copy this information at the following locations
of the SEC:
Public Reference Room
450 Fifth Street, N.W
Room 1024
Washington, D.C. 20549
New York Regional Office
233 Broadway
New York, New York 10048
Chicago Regional Office
Northwestern Atrium Center
500 West Madison Street
Suite 1400
Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511
You also may obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public
Reference Section of the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Room 1024, Washington,
D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information about the public reference rooms and their copy charges.
Our filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's web site
at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, our reports, proxy statements and other
information also may be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock
Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Commission by us (Reg. No. 0-23639)
pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated by reference into this
prospectus:
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001;
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2002;
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our current reports on Form 8-K, dated June 4, 2002, May 16,
2002, April 10, 2002, March 25, 2002 and February 27, 2002;
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our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A relating to
the annual meeting of shareholders held on May 22, 2002; and
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the description of our common stock contained in our
registration statement on Form 8-A, filed on May 8, 2002.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), 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 into this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statements contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent
that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document
which is also incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such
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statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part hereof except as so modified or superseded.
THE COMPANY
We are a healthcare services company focused on acquiring and operating
hospitals in attractive non-urban markets in the United States. As of
July 24,
2002, we owned or leased 20 general acute care hospitals in 13 states with a
total of 2,315 licensed beds, and managed 35 hospitals in 14 states, with a
total of 2,863 licensed beds. We are incorporated under the laws of the State
of Delaware. Our principal executive offices are located at 105 Westwood Place,
Suite 400, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, and our telephone number is (615)
370-1377.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common
stock by the selling shareholders.
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The issuance of shares of common stock (i) pursuant to the Incentive Plan
or upon the exercise, subsequent to the date of this prospectus, of stock
options granted pursuant to the Incentive Plan; and (ii) pursuant to the
Purchase Plan or upon the exercise, subsequent to the date of this prospectus,
of stock options granted pursuant to the Purchase Plan has been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") by a Registration
Statement on Form S-8. This prospectus is to be used in connection with any
resales by persons who may be considered "affiliates" of the Company within the
meaning of the Securities Act of our common stock acquired pursuant to the
Plans after the date of the Registration Statement and other persons who,
although not affiliates, may hold restricted securities previously issued
through an employee benefit plan.
At the date of this prospectus, we do not know the names of persons who
intend to resell shares of our common stock acquired pursuant to the Plans.
The selling shareholders will be either (a) employees or executive officers of
us or our subsidiaries who have been or may be granted options to purchase our
common stock under the Incentive Plan or (b) our employees who may be granted
options to purchase shares of our common stock under the Purchase Plan. We
will supplement this prospectus with the names of the selling shareholders and
the amount of shares of common stock to be reoffered by them as that
information becomes known, unless such selling shareholders are not
"affiliates" of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and are
selling no more than the lesser of 1,000 shares or one percent of the shares
issuable under the applicable plan.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The shares may be offered by the selling shareholders from time to time in
transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in negotiated transactions,
through the writing of options on the shares, or a combination of such methods
of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
The selling shareholders may effect such transactions by selling the shares to
or through broker-dealers, and such broker-dealers may receive compensation in
the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders
and/or the purchasers of the shares for which such broker-dealers may act as
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agent or to whom they sell as principal, or both (which compensation as to
a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions).
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of our common stock offered hereby will be
passed upon for us by Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC, Nashville,
Tennessee.
EXPERTS
Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited our consolidated
financial statements and schedule included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2001, as set forth in their report, which is
incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial
statements and schedule are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst &
Young LLP's report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING HEREIN CONTAINED AND, IF GIVEN OR
MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING
BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS. THIS PROSPECTUS
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY,
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS
UNLAWFUL TO MAKE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE
AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY
SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF
ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement is being filed solely for the purpose of
registering 4,500,000 additional shares of our common stock issuable pursuant
to our 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, and
562,500 additional shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to our Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated. The additional shares were added
pursuant to amendments to both plans adopted by our Board of Directors and our
shareholders at the May 22, 2002 Annual Meeting. The total number of shares
issuable under our 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan is 12,620,286, of which
8,120,286 shares (as adjusted for two three-for-two stock splits effected in
the form of stock dividends on each of September 28, 2000 and April 30, 2002) were
previously registered on registration statements on Form S-8 (Reg. Nos.
333-56987 and 333-42838). The total number of shares issuable under our
Employee Stock Purchase Plan is 1,125,000, of which 562,500 shares (as adjusted
for two three-for-two stock splits effected in the form of stock dividends on
each of September 28, 2000 and April 30, 2002) were previously registered on a
registration statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-56987). Under general
instruction E to Form S-8, the information contained in our registration
statements on Form S-8, Registration Nos. 333-56987 and 333-42838, are incorporated herein
by reference thereto, and the securities registered hereunder are the same
class as those securities previously registered under those registration
statements.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in this Part I will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission either as part of this registration statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act of 1933. These documents and the documents incorporated by
reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken
together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by us (Reg. Number 0-23639) are incorporated by reference as of the dates
hereof:
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001;
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2002;
•
our current reports on Form 8-K, dated June 4, 2002, May 16,
2002, April 10, 2002, March 25, 2002 and February 27, 2002;
•
our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A relating to
the annual meeting of shareholders held on May 22, 2002; and
•
the description of our common stock contained in our
registration statement on Form 8-A filed on May 8, 2002.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), 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 into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
Any statements contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent
that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document
which is also incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part hereof except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that, to the
fullest extent provided by Delaware law, no director of the registrant shall be
liable to the registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages arising from
a breach of fiduciary duty owed to the registrant or its stockholders. 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:
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breach of the director's duty of loyalty;
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acts or omissions not in good faith, intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of the law;
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the unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption; and
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any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and
individuals against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or
proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being
or having been a director, officer, employee or agent to the registrant. The
Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of
other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any
bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
The registrant maintains standard policies of insurance under which
coverage is provided (a) to its directors and officers against loss rising from
claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (b) to the
registrant with respect to payments which may be made by the registrant to such
officers and directors pursuant to the above indemnification provision or
otherwise as a matter of law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Province
Healthcare Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June
16, 2000. (1)
3.2
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 23, 2002. (2)
3.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Province Healthcare Company. (2)
5.1
Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC (3)
23.1
Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (3)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on page II-5)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits filed with the
registrant's quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q, for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 2000 Commission File No. 0-23639.
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(2)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits filed with the
registrants Registration Statement on Form S-3/A, filed on May 28, 2002, Registration. No.
333-86578.
(3)
Filed herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings.
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 this 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 this
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in the 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 end 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 percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 and 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 Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2)  That, for the purpose 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.
The 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 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 this registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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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 indemnification provisions described herein, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
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, 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 Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on
July 24, 2002.
PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY
By:
/s/ Martin S. Rash
Martin S. Rash
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
on this registration statement hereby constitutes and appoints Martin S. Rash
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments to this
registration statement (including post-effective amendments and amendments
thereto) and registration statements registering additional securities under
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing,
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
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.
/s/ Martin S. Rash
Martin S. Rash
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
July 24, 2002
/s/ Stephen M. Ray
Stephen M. Ray
Senior Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
July 24, 2002
/s/ John M. Rutledge
John M. Rutledge
President, Chief Operating Officer and
Director
July 24, 2002
/s/ Winfield C. Dunn
Winfield C. Dunn
Director
July 24, 2002
/s/ Paul J. Feldstein
Paul J. Feldstein
Director
July 24, 2002
/s/ David R. Klock
David R. Klock
Director
July 24, 2002
Joseph P. Nolan
Director
/s/ David L. Steffy
David L. Steffy
Director
July 24, 2002
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