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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;28, 2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">27-3865930</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Park Plaza </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Nashville, Tennessee, 37203 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HCA
Healthcare, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>John M. Franck II, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vice President &#150; Legal and Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HCA Healthcare, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One
Park Plaza </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Nashville, Tennessee 37203 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(615) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">344-9551</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>J.
Allen Overby, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mike R. Kuffner, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bass, Berry&nbsp;&amp; Sims PLC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Nashville, TN 37201 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(615) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">742-6200</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCA Healthcare, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) will send or give documents containing the information specified
by Part I of this Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) to participants in the plan to which this Registration Statement relates, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). The Registrant is not required to file and is not filing such documents with the Commission, but
these documents constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such document: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000095017023003234/hca-20221231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022 (SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;
001-11239)</FONT> (as updated by the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523155487/d495615d8k.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT>
</A> filed on May&nbsp;26, 2023); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000095017023015314/hca-20230331.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the period ended March&nbsp;31, 2023 (SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-11239);</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000095017023037237/hca-20230630.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2023 (SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-11239);</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312523067645/d374683ddef14a.htm">Definitive
 Proxy Statement</A> for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held April&nbsp;19, 2023, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;10, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523001579/d428263d8k.htm">January&nbsp;4,
 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523016833/d268135d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
27, 2023</A> (Item 8.01 only), <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523019137/d455649d8ka.htm">January&nbsp;
30, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523094138/d494462d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
6, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523109258/d431466d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
21, 2023</A> (Item 8.01 only), <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523110578/d423503d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
21, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523131536/d900328d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
2, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523136049/d308813d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
4, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523155487/d495615d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
26, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523184269/d522417d8k.htm">July&nbsp;
10, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000860730/000119312523195360/d536904d8k.htm">July&nbsp;27, 2023</A> (in each case other than information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item
7.01 of any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> unless expressly stated otherwise therein); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained in
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000095012311022575/g26385e8va12b.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A>, filed on March&nbsp;7, 2011, and including all other
amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent that information
therein is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from
the date of filing of such documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or replaced for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein
(or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein) modifies or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
replaced, to constitute a part hereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) grants each corporation organized thereunder
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement that were actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe
that the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL grants each corporation organized thereunder the power to
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made pursuant to Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable
to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(c) of the DGCL provides that to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful
on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 145(a) and (b)&nbsp;of the DGCL, as described in the preceding paragraphs, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person&#146;s status as such, regardless of whether the corporation
would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL. The Registrant maintains a directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance policy that insures its directors and officers against liabilities incurred
in their capacity as such for which they are not otherwise indemnified, subject to certain exclusions. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a corporation in its certificate of
incorporation, or an amendment thereto, to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director or officer to the corporation or its stockholders of monetary damages for violations of the directors&#146; or officers&#146; fiduciary duty of care
as a director or officer, except (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;pursuant to Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (providing for director liability in the event of unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), (iv) for any transaction from which a director
or officer derived an improper personal benefit or (v)&nbsp;any action against an officer by or in the right of the corporation. The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits director liability for monetary damages
arising from a breach of fiduciary duty to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation indemnifies the directors and officers to the full extent of the DGCL and also allows the Board of Directors to indemnify all other employees. Such right of indemnification is not exclusive of any right to which such
officer or director may be entitled as a matter of law and shall extend and apply to the estates, heirs, executors and administrators of such persons. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant maintains a directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance policy. The policy insures directors and officers against
unindemnified losses arising from certain wrongful acts in their capacities as directors and officers and reimburses the Registrant for those losses for which the Registrant has lawfully indemnified the directors and officers. The policy contains
various exclusions that are normal and customary for policies of this type. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain of the Registrant&#146;s employment agreements with
certain of its officers provide indemnification for adverse tax consequences they may suffer pursuant to their employment agreements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Registrant has entered into an indemnification priority and information sharing agreement with certain of its current and prior investors and certain of their affiliated funds to clarify the priority of advancement and indemnification obligations
among the Registrant and any of its directors appointed by such investors and other related matters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing summaries are subject
to the complete text of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Third Amended and Restated Bylaws and the DGCL and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant believes that its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Third Amended and Restated Bylaws and insurance policies
are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons to serve as directors and officers of the Registrant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The limitation of liability
and indemnification provisions in the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Third Amended and Restated Bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty.
They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit the Registrant and other stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder&#146;s investment may be adversely
affected to the extent the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as required or allowed by these indemnification provisions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or any other provisions described in this prospectus, the Registrants has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Number</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312520204191/d860029dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2020 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-11239),</FONT> and incorporated herein by reference). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312522308372/d385362dex31.htm">Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed December&nbsp;19, 2022 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-11239),</FONT> and incorporated herein by reference). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312517164353/d327978dex41.htm">Specimen Certificate for shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2017 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-11239),</FONT> and incorporated herein by reference). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312523110578/d423503dex101.htm">HCA Healthcare, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed April&nbsp;21, 2023 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-11239),</FONT> and incorporated herein by reference). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d523430dex51.htm">Opinion of Bass, Berry&nbsp;&amp; Sims PLC. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d523430dex51.htm">Consent of Bass, Berry&nbsp;&amp; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d523430dex232.htm">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included on signature page). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d523430dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange 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 &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided</I>,
<I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in 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 the registration statement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) 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 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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of
Tennessee, on August&nbsp;28, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>HCA Healthcare, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John M. Franck II</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">John M. Franck II</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President &#151; Legal and Corporate Secretary</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,</B> that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints William B. Rutherford, Christopher F. Wyatt and John M. Franck II, and each of them, the true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents of the undersigned,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities (including, without limitation, the capacities listed below), the registration statement, any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the registration statement and any and all successor registration statements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and anything necessary to be done to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and all the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Form S-8
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HCA HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
27-3865930
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Park Plaza
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
HCA
Healthcare, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
John M. Franck II, Esq.
Vice President – Legal and Corporate Secretary
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
One
Park Plaza
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615)
344-9551
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
J.
Allen Overby, Esq.
Mike R. Kuffner, Esq.
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800
Nashville, TN 37201
(615)
742-6200
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (the "Registrant" or the "Company") will send or give documents containing the information specified
by Part I of this Form
S-8
Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") to participants in the plan to which this Registration Statement relates, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Registrant is not required to file and is not filing such documents with the Commission, but
these documents constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such document:
(1)
The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022 (SEC File
No. 
001-11239)
(as updated by the Registrant's Current Report on
Form
8-K
filed on May 26, 2023);
(2)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the period ended March 31, 2023 (SEC File
No. 001-11239);
(3)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the period ended June 30, 2023 (SEC File
No. 001-11239);
(4)
The Registrant's
Definitive
 Proxy Statement
for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held April 19, 2023, filed with the Commission on March 10, 2023;
(5)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form
8-K,
filed on
January 4,
 2023
,
January 
27, 2023
(Item 8.01 only),
January 
30, 2023
,
April 
6, 2023
,
April 
21, 2023
(Item 8.01 only),
April 
21, 2023
,
May 
2, 2023
,
May 
4, 2023
,
May 
26, 2023
,
July 
10, 2023
and
July 27, 2023
(in each case other than information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item
7.01 of any Current Report on Form
8-K,
unless expressly stated otherwise therein); and
(6)
The description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained in
Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form
8-A
, filed on March 7, 2011, and including all other
amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
Except to the extent that information
therein is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from
the date of filing of such documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or replaced for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein
(or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein) modifies or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
replaced, to constitute a part hereof.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL") grants each corporation organized thereunder
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement that were actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe
that the person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL grants each corporation organized thereunder the power to
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made pursuant to Section 145(b) of the DGCL in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable
to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 145(c) of the DGCL provides that to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful
on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 145(a) and (b) of the DGCL, as described in the preceding paragraphs, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person's status as such, regardless of whether the corporation
would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL. The Registrant maintains a directors' and officers' insurance policy that insures its directors and officers against liabilities incurred
in their capacity as such for which they are not otherwise indemnified, subject to certain exclusions.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a corporation in its certificate of
incorporation, or an amendment thereto, to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director or officer to the corporation or its stockholders of monetary damages for violations of the directors' or officers' fiduciary duty of care
as a director or officer, except (i) for any breach of the director's or officer's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for director liability in the event of unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), (iv) for any transaction from which a director
or officer derived an improper personal benefit or (v) any action against an officer by or in the right of the corporation. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits director liability for monetary damages
arising from a breach of fiduciary duty to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
The Registrant's Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation indemnifies the directors and officers to the full extent of the DGCL and also allows the Board of Directors to indemnify all other employees. Such right of indemnification is not exclusive of any right to which such
officer or director may be entitled as a matter of law and shall extend and apply to the estates, heirs, executors and administrators of such persons.
The Registrant maintains a directors' and officers' insurance policy. The policy insures directors and officers against
unindemnified losses arising from certain wrongful acts in their capacities as directors and officers and reimburses the Registrant for those losses for which the Registrant has lawfully indemnified the directors and officers. The policy contains
various exclusions that are normal and customary for policies of this type.
Certain of the Registrant's employment agreements with
certain of its officers provide indemnification for adverse tax consequences they may suffer pursuant to their employment agreements.
The
Registrant has entered into an indemnification priority and information sharing agreement with certain of its current and prior investors and certain of their affiliated funds to clarify the priority of advancement and indemnification obligations
among the Registrant and any of its directors appointed by such investors and other related matters.
The foregoing summaries are subject
to the complete text of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Third Amended and Restated Bylaws and the DGCL and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
The Registrant believes that its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Third Amended and Restated Bylaws and insurance policies
are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons to serve as directors and officers of the Registrant.
The limitation of liability
and indemnification provisions in the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Third Amended and Restated Bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty.
They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit the Registrant and other stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder's investment may be adversely
affected to the extent the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as required or allowed by these indemnification provisions.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or any other provisions described in this prospectus, the Registrants has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (File
No. 001-11239),
and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed December 19, 2022 (File
No. 001-11239),
and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3
Specimen Certificate for shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly
 Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (File
No. 001-11239),
and incorporated herein by reference).
4.4
HCA Healthcare, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed April 21, 2023 (File
No. 001-11239),
and incorporated herein by reference).
5.1*
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
23.1*
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
107*
Filing Fee Table.
*
Filed herewith.
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 end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange 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; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in 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 the 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.
(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 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 Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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 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 Nashville, State of
Tennessee, on August 28, 2023.
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
By:
/s/ John M. Franck II
John M. Franck II
Vice President — Legal and Corporate Secretary
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints William B. Rutherford, Christopher F. Wyatt and John M. Franck II, and each of them, the true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
and agents of the undersigned,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities (including, without limitation, the capacities listed below), the registration statement, any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the registration statement and any and all successor registration statements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and anything necessary to be done to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and all the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her 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.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Samuel N. Hazen
Samuel N. Hazen
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
August 28, 2023
/s/ William B. Rutherford
William B. Rutherford
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
August 28, 2023
/s/ Thomas F. Frist III
Thomas F. Frist III
Chairman and Director
August 28, 2023
/s/ Meg G. Crofton
Meg G. Crofton
Director
August 28, 2023
/s/ Robert J. Dennis
Robert J. Dennis
Director
August 28, 2023
/s/
Nancy-Ann
DeParle
Nancy-Ann
DeParle
Director
August 28, 2023
/s/ William R. Frist
William R. Frist
Director
August 28, 2023
/s/ Hugh F. Johnston
Hugh F. Johnston
Director
August 28, 2023
/s/ Michael W. Michelson
Michael W. Michelson
Director
August 28, 2023
/s/ Wayne J. Riley, M.D.
Wayne J. Riley, M.D.
Director
August 28, 2023
/s/ Andrea B. Smith
Andrea B. Smith
Director
August 28, 2023