HCA INC/TN HCA

election_required = True...Plan, who: (1) tenders all Shares owned beneficially or of record by the Odd Lot Holder at a price at or below the Purchase Price selected by us (tenders of less than all of the Shares owned by the Odd Lot Holder will not qualify for this preference); and (2) completes the section entitled “Odd Lots” in the Letter of Transmittal and, if applicable, in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery; • Second, after the purchase of all of the Shares properly tendered by Odd Lot Holders, subject to the conditional tender provisions described in Section 6, we will purchase all other Shares tendered (including participants in the Amended and Restated HCA Employee Stock Purchase P...

expiry = 2005-11-14...ase Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 50,000,000 Shares of its Common Stock at a Purchase Price not greater than $50.00 nor less than $43.00 per Share THE OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS AND PRORATION PERIOD WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. HCA Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “HCA”), invites our shareholders to tender up to 50,000,000 shares of our common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Shares”), for purchase by us at a pri...

listed = True...e upon exercise of outstanding stock options under our stock option plans. The 50,000,000 Shares that we are offering to purchase pursuant to the Offer represent approximately 11.0% of our Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2005. The Shares are listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol “HCA.” On October 12, 2005, the last full trading day before the announcement of the Offer, the last reported sale price of the Shares was $46.69 per Share. Shareholders are urged to obtain current market quotations for the Shares prior to making your decision whether or not to tender pursuant to the Offer. See Section 8...

must_tender_all = True...ction 4. In what order will tendered Shares be purchased? First, we will purchase Shares from all holders of “odd lots” of less than 100 Shares (not including any Shares held in the Amended and Restated HCA Employee Stock Purchase Plan or the HCA 401(k) Plan) who properly tender all of their Shares at or below the Purchase Price selected by us. Second, after purchasing all Shares from the “odd lot” holders, we will purchase Shares from all other shareholders (including participants in the Amended and Restated HCA Employee Stock Purchase Plan or the HCA 401(k) Plan) who properly tender Shares at or below the Purchase Price selected...

price = USD 43.0-50.0...re commonly called a modified “Dutch” auction. This procedure allows you to select the price within a price range specified by us at which you are willing to sell your Shares. The price range for the Offer is $43.00 to $50.00 per Share. We will select the lowest purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) that will allow us to buy 50,000,000 Shares or, if a lesser number of Shares are properly tendered, all Shares that are properly tendered and no...

threshold = 100...e Price. Odd Lots. The term “Odd Lots” means all Shares (other than Shares held in the Amended and Restated HCA Employee Stock Purchase Plan or the HCA 401(k) Plan) that are tendered by shareholders at prices at or below the Purchase Price selected by us (an “Odd Lot Holder”) who own beneficially or of record an aggregate of fewer than 100 Shares and so certify in the appropriate place on the Letter of Transmittal and, if applicable, on the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. To qualify for this preference, an Odd Lot Holder must tender all Shares owned by the Odd Lot Holder in accordance with the procedures described in Section 3. Odd Lots will be accepted for payment before any pror...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.A.1.A 2 g97362exv99waw1wa.htm EX-99(A)(1)(A) OFFER TO PURCHASE Ex-99(a)(1)(A) Offer to Purchase Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 50,000,000 Shares of its Common Stock at a Purchase Price not greater than $50.00 nor less than $43.00 per Share THE OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS AND PRORATION PERIOD WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. HCA...