UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) – June 12, 2007
TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-14695 | 75-2816101 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 5800 Tennyson Parkway Plano, Texas |
75024 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(214) 473-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 12, 2007, Triad Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its stockholders have adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 19, 2007, between the Company, Community Health Systems, Inc. (“CHS”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of CHS.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on June 12, 2007. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ REBECCA HURLEY | |
| Rebecca Hurley | ||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Date: June 12, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on June 12, 2007. | |