4 1 g64597be4.txt PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY/RICHARD D. GORE 1 ------ FORM 4 ------ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)| | Gore Richard D. | Province Healthcare Company (PRHC) | to Issuer (Check all applicable) | |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | | (Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS Identification | 4. Statement For | [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner | | | Number of Reporting | Month/Year | [X] Officer (give [X] Other (Specify| | | Person, if an Entity | | title below) | | | (Voluntary) | | below) | | | | 9/2000 | Vice Chairman of the Board and CFO | | 105 Westwood Place, Suite 400 | | | | |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------------------| | (Street) | | 5. If Amendment, |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing | | | | Date of Original| (Check applicable line) | | | | (Month/Year) | [X] Form Filed by One | | Brentwood, TN 37027 | | | Reporting Person | |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| [ ] Form Filed by More Than | | (City) (State) (Zip) | | One Reporting Person | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |1. Title of Security |2. Transaction |3. Transac- |4. Securities Acquired (A) | 5. Amount of Se- |6. Owner- |7. Nature | | (Instr. 3) | Date | tion Code | or Disposed of (D) | curities Benefi-| ship | of In- | | | (Month/Day/ | (Instr. 8) | | cially Owned at | Form: | direct | | | Year) | | | End of Month | Direct | Benefi-| | | | | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | (Instr. 3 and 4)| (D) or | cial | | | |--------------|---------------------------| | Indirect | Owner- | | | | Code | V | Amount | (A) | Price | | (I) | ship | | | | | | | or | | | (Instr. 4)| (Instr.| | | | | | | (D) | | | | 4) | |---------------------|-------------------|-------|------|------------|-----|--------|--------------------|-------------|----------| | Common Stock | 9/18/00 | S | | 5,000 | D | $50.43 | 333,193 (See | D | | | | | | | | | per | Note 1) | | | | | | | | | | share | | | | |---------------------|-------------------|-------|------|------------|-----|--------|--------------------|-------------|----------| | Common Stock | 9/19/00 | S | | 10,000 | D | $48.00 | 333,193 | D | | | | | | | | | per | | | | | | | | | | | share | | | | |---------------------|-------------------|-------|------|------------|-----|--------|--------------------|-------------|----------| | Common Stock | 9/22/00 | S | | 185,000 | D | See | 333,193 | D | | | | | | | | | Note 2 | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB (Over) control number. SEC 1474 (3-99)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1. Title of Derivative | 2. Conver- |3. Trans- |4. Trans- |5. Number of | 6. Date Exer- |7. Title and Amount |8. Price | | Security | sion or | action | action | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying | of | | (Instr. 3) | Exercise | Date | Code | Securities | Expiration | Securities | Deriv- | | | Price of | (Month/| (Instr.| Acquired (A) | Date | (Instr. 3 and 4) | ative | | | Deriv- | Day/ | 8) | or Disposed | (Month/Day/ | | Secur- | | | ative | Year) | | or (D) | Year) | | ity | | | Security | | | (Instr. 3, | | | (Instr. 5)| | | | | | 4, and 5) |-----------------|--------------------| | | | | | | | Date |Expira- | | Amount or| | | | | |----------|----------------| Exer- |tion | Title | Number of| | | | | | Code| V | (A) | (D) | cisable|Date | | Shares | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 9. Number of | 10. Ownership | 11. Nature of | | Derivative | Form of | Indirect | | Securities | Derivative | Beneficial | | Beneficially | Security: | Ownership | | Owned at End | Direct (D) | (Instr. 4) | | of Month | or Indirect (I) | | | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | | | | | | |---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| | | | | |---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| | | | | |---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| | | | | |---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| | | | | |---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| | | | | |---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| | | | | |---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| | | | | |---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explanation of Responses: Note 1: The number of securities disposed of and the price per share is reported as of the date of the transaction, however, the amount of securities beneficially owned at the end of the month has been adjusted to reflect a 3-for-2 stock split on September 28, 2000. Note 2: On September 22, the Reporting Person sold 10,000 shares at $47.00 per share, 10,000 shares at $47.93 per share, 7,500 shares at $47.00 per share, 10,000 shares at $48.00 per share, 100,000 shares at $48.38 per share, 10,000 shares at $47.88 and 37,500 shares at $48.13 per share. ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal /s/ Richard Gore 10/11/00 Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). -------------------------------- ---------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2 If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474(3-99) Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.