-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, aD+sxUn7jdW0Q1ALMxm0IrycLYMDEtaUrhRjXuFepGkf9+X5rJ9OMbSt8TjQ7jdg t/227iQj429HP+p3NdQZhg== 0000083314-95-000010.txt : 19950515 0000083314-95-000010.hdr.sgml : 19950515 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000083314-95-000010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19950214 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SIERRA HEALTH SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000754009 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS [6324] IRS NUMBER: 880200415 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38467 FILM NUMBER: 95510912 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2724 N TENAYA WAY CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89128 BUSINESS PHONE: 7022427000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 2724 NORTH TENAYA WAY CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89128 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WADDELL & REED ASSET MANAGEMENT CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000083314 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 043097589 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 29217 CITY: SHAWNEE MISSION STATE: KS ZIP: 66201-9217 BUSINESS PHONE: 9132361579 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: PO BOX 29217 CITY: SHAWNEE MISSION STATE: KS ZIP: 66201-9217 SC 13G 1 February 14, 1995 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 450 Fifth Street, NW Judiciary Plaza Washington, DC 20549 Re: Schedules 13G-Sierra Health Services, Inc. Dear Sir or Madam: We are hereby transmitting by Edgar Schedule 13G on behalf of Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company and Waddell & Reed Asset Management Company. Our check in the amount of $1,000 was sent to the Lockbox at the Mellon Bank on February 13, 1995. If you have any questions concerning the Schedule 13G filing, please call me at (913)236-1925 or Sharon K. Pappas at (913)236-1920. Very truly yours, Janette Bramblett Senior Legal Assistant SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Sierra Health Services, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common (Title of Class of Securities) 826322-10-9 (CUSIP Number) Check the following Box if a fee is being paid with this statement.............[_X_] 1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons: Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company-48-1106973 2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a).......................................................[__] (b).......................................................[X_] 3) SEC Use Only............................................. 4) Citizenship or Place of Organization..................... Kansas Number of (5) Sole Voting Power....715,200.. Shares Bene- (6) Shared Voting Power................. ficially (7) Sole Dispositive Power..715,200..... Owned by (8) Shared Dispositive Power............ Each Report- ing Person With 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person......726,300............................... 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares........................................... 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)......................................5.7% 12) Type of Reporting Person............IA................... SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Sierra Health Services, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 2724 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV 89128 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Waddell & Reed Asset Management Company Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 6300 Lamar Avenue, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217 Item 2(c) Citizenship: Missouri Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: Item 3 Person filing is: (h)[x]Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Item 4 Ownership If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right to acquire. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 726,300 (b) Percent of Class: 5.7% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote..715,200 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote. 11,100 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of..............................715,200.... (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of...................11,100........ Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not Applicable Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not Applicable Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By The Parent Holding Company Not Applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group-See attached Exhibit 1 Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group Not Applicable Item 10 Certification By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 14, 1995 Waddell & Reed Investment Waddell & Reed Asset Management Company Management Company 6300 Lamar Avenue 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park, Kansas 66202-4200 66202-4200 Signature Signature /s/Sharon K. Pappas /s/Sharon K. Pappas Sharon K. Pappas Sharon K. Pappas Senior Vice President Secretary Name/Title Name/Title EXHIBIT 1 Waddell & Reed Asset Management Company - Tax ID No. 43-0975899 Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Adviser's Act of 1940 Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company - Tax ID No. 48-1106973 Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Adviser's Act of 1940 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Sierra Health Services, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common (Title of Class of Securities) 826322-10-9 (CUSIP Number) Check the following Box if a fee is being paid with this statement.............[_X_] 1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons.................................... Waddell & Reed Asset Management Company-43-0975899 2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a).......................................................[__] (b).......................................................[X_] 3) SEC Use Only............................................. 4) Citizenship or Place of Organization..................... Missouri Number of (5) Sole Voting Power......... Shares Bene- (6) Shared Voting Power..11,100......... ficially (7) Sole Dispositive Power........... Owned by (8) Shared Dispositive Powe..11,100... Each Report- ing Person With 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person........726,300.................................. 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares........................................... 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)...................................5.7% 12) Type of Reporting Person............IA................... SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Sierra Health Services, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 2724 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV 89128 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Waddell & Reed Asset Management Company Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 6300 Lamar Avenue, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217 Item 2(c) Citizenship: Missouri Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: Item 3 Person filing is: (h)[x]Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Item 4 Ownership If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right to acquire. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 726,300 (b) Percent of Class: 5.7% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote..715,200 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote. 11,100 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of..............................715,200.... (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of...................11,100........ Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not Applicable Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not Applicable Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By The Parent Holding Company Not Applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group-See attached Exhibit 1 Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group Not Applicable Item 10 Certification By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 14, 1995 Waddell & Reed Investment Waddell & Reed Asset Management Company Management Company 6300 Lamar Avenue 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park, Kansas 66202-4200 66202-4200 Signature Signature /s/Sharon K. Pappas /s/Sharon K. Pappas Sharon K. Pappas Sharon K. Pappas Senior Vice President Secretary Name/Title Name/Title EXHIBIT 1 Waddell & Reed Asset Management Company - Tax ID No. 43-0975899 Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Adviser's Act of 1940 Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company - Tax ID No. 48-1106973 Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Adviser's Act of 1940 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----