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: January 8, 2002
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 1-10315 63-0860407
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State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation File Number) Identification No.)
or Organization)
One HEALTHSOUTH Parkway
Birmingham, Alabama 35243
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(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number,
Including Area Code: (205) 967-7116
Item 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On January 8, 2002, representatives of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation will
begin making presentations at investor conferences and other investor meetings
using slides containing the information attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.
We expect to use these slides, in whole or in part and possibly with
modifications, in connection with presentations to investors, analysts and
others during the first and second quarters of 2002. We are furnishing the text
of these slides pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation
FD. This information is furnished pursuant to Item 9 of Form 8-K and shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section,
unless we specifically incorporate it by reference in a document filed under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. By filing this
report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, we make no admission as to
the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be
disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
The information contained in the slides is summary information that is
intended to be considered in the context of our SEC filings and other public
announcements that we may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to
time. We undertake no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the
information contained in this report, although we may do so from time to time as
our management believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the
filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or
through other public disclosure.
The text of the slides included with this report omits various graphic
images included in the actual slides. We expect to make copies of the actual
slides, including such graphic images, available for viewing at the "Investor
Relations" section of our website located at www.healthsouth.com, although we
reserve the right to discontinue that availability at any time.
Some of the matters discussed in this report (including its exhibit)
may constitute forward- looking statements. Some of these forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"believes", "expects", "may", "will", "should", "seeks", "approximately",
"intends", "plans", "estimates" or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or
other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans or
intentions. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement, all
statements in this report concerning or relating to estimated and projected
earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial
results are forward-looking statements. In addition, we, through our senior
management, from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning
our expected future operations and performance and other developments. These
forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting our best
judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. There can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the
accuracy of these forward-looking statements or that our actual results will not
differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward-looking
statements. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, factors which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by us
include, but are not limited to, changes in the regulation of the healthcare
industry at either or both of the federal and state levels, changes or delays in
reimbursement for our services by governmental or private payors, changes to or
delays in the implementation of the prospective payment system for inpatient
rehabilitation services, competitive pressures in the healthcare industry and
our response thereto, our ability to obtain and retain favorable arrangements
with third-party payors, unanticipated delays in the implementation of our
Integrated Service Model or other strategies, general conditions in the economy
and capital markets and other factors which may be identified from time to time
in our SEC filings and other public announcements.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99. Text of Investor Relations Slideshow In Use Beginning
January 8, 2002.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 8, 2002
HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION
By /s/ WILLIAM W. HORTON
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William W. Horton
Executive Vice President
and Corporate Counsel