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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 by and among
 HCA INC.
 and
 LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
 Dated as of July 14, 2005




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EXECUTION
COPY
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 PageArticle I DEFINITIONS
    
    
    11.1
    
    Defined Terms
    
    
    11.2
    
    Interpretation
    
    
    11Article II PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING
    
    
    112.1
    
    Sale of the Acquired Company Ownership Interests
    
    
    112.2
    
    Reorganization
    
    
    112.3
    
    Purchase Price
    
    
    112.4
    
    Closing
    
    
    122.5
    
    Closing Deliveries
    
    
    132.6
    
    Multiple Closings
    
    
    13Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HCA
    
    
    143.1
    
    Organization of HCA and Seller Group
    
    
    143.2
    
    Organization and Capitalization of the Acquired Companies
    
    
    153.3
    
    Organization and Capitalization of the Acquired Subsidiaries
    
    
    163.4
    
    Authorization
    
    
    173.5
    
    No Conflicting Agreements; Consents
    
    
    183.6
    
    Financial Statements
    
    
    183.7
    
    Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities; No Missing Assets
    
    
    193.8
    
    Absence of Changes
    
    
    193.9
    
    Contracts
    
    
    203.10
    
    Accounts Receivable
    
    
    213.11
    
    Real Property
    
    
    213.12
    
    Personal Property
    
    
    223.13
    
    Employees; Labor Matters; Company Plans; ERISA
    
    
    233.14
    
    Government Program Participation/Accreditation
    
    
    243.15
    
    Taxes
    
    
    253.16
    
    Inventory
    
    
    263.17
    
    Intellectual Property
    
    
    263.18
    
    Permits; Compliance With Laws
    
    
    263.19
    
    Environmental Conditions
    
    
    263.20
    
    Legal Proceedings, Court Orders
    
    
    283.21
    
    Insurance
    
    
    283.22
    
    Corporate Integrity Agreement
    
    
    283.23
    
    Medical Staff
    
    
    283.24
    
    Brokers
    
    
    293.25
    
    No Omissions or Misstatements
    
    
    29Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
    
    
    294.1
    
    Organization
    
    
    294.2
    
    Corporate Authorization
    
    
    294.3
    
    No Conflicting Agreements; Consents
    
    
    304.4
    
    Legal Proceedings, etc
    
    
    304.5
    
    Brokers
    
    
    304.6
    
    Sufficient Resources
    
    
    304.7
    
    Solvency
    
    
    30
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Page4.8
    
    Investment Representations
    
    
    304.9
    
    No Omissions or Misstatements
    
    
    31Article V COVENANTS OF HCA
    
    
    315.1
    
    Regulatory Approvals
    
    
    315.2
    
    Conduct Prior to the Closing
    
    
    315.3
    
    Employee Matters
    
    
    335.4
    
    Investigation by Purchaser
    
    
    335.5
    
    Reports and Pre-Closing Deliverables
    
    
    335.6
    
    Closing Conditions
    
    
    345.7
    
    Transfer of Assets
    
    
    355.8
    
    Encumbrances
    
    
    355.9
    
    Condition of Assets
    
    
    355.10
    
    Consultative Process
    
    
    355.11
    
    Intercompany Accounts
    
    
    355.12
    
    Exclusivity
    
    
    365.13
    
    Resignations
    
    
    365.14
    
    Tax Filings
    
    
    365.15
    
    Purchaser Appointed Attorney for Reorganization Parties
    
    
    36Article VI COVENANTS OF PURCHASER; CERTAIN ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
    
    
    366.1
    
    Confidentiality
    
    
    366.2
    
    Regulatory Approvals
    
    
    376.3
    
    Post-Closing Access
    
    
    376.4
    
    WARN Act
    
    
    386.5
    
    Employee Matters
    
    
    396.6
    
    Compliance Program
    
    
    406.7
    
    Tax Matters
    
    
    406.8
    
    Tax Elections and Allocations
    
    
    426.9
    
    Certain National and Regional Contracts
    
    
    446.10
    
    Cost Reports
    
    
    446.11
    
    Non-Competition
    
    
    456.12
    
    Closing Conditions
    
    
    466.13
    
    Insurance Agreements
    
    
    46Article VII CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER
    
    
    467.1
    
    Representations and Warranties
    
    
    467.2
    
    Compliance with Agreement
    
    
    477.3
    
    Closing Certificates
    
    
    477.4
    
    Secretarys Certificates
    
    
    477.5
    
    Opinion of Counsel
    
    
    477.6
    
    Consents, Authorizations, Etc
    
    
    477.7
    
    No Action or Proceeding
    
    
    487.8
    
    Good Standing Certificates
    
    
    487.9
    
    Services Agreements
    
    
    487.10
    
    Reorganization Complete
    
    
    487.11
    
    Title Work and Surveys; Defects and Cure; Title Policy
    
    
    487.12
    
    Books
    
    
    497.13
    
    Miscellaneous
    
    
    497.14
    
    Resignations
    
    
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Page7.15
    
    Post-Sigining Breaches of Representations and Warranties
    
    
    497.16
    
    Environmental Inspections
    
    
    507.17
    
    Waiver of Conditions
    
    
    51Article VIII CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF HCA
    
    
    518.1
    
    Representations and Warranties
    
    
    518.2
    
    Compliance with Agreement
    
    
    518.3
    
    Closing Certificates
    
    
    518.4
    
    Secretarys Certificate
    
    
    518.5
    
    Opinion of Counsel
    
    
    528.6
    
    Consent, Authorizations, Etc
    
    
    528.7
    
    No Action or Proceeding
    
    
    528.8
    
    Good Standing Certificate
    
    
    528.9
    
    Constituent Documents
    
    
    528.10
    
    Service Agreements
    
    
    528.11
    
    Reorganization Complete
    
    
    528.12
    
    Waiver of Conditions
    
    
    52Article IX INDEMNIFICATION
    
    
    539.1
    
    Survival
    
    
    539.2
    
    Indemnification by HCA
    
    
    539.3
    
    Indemnification by Purchaser
    
    
    539.4
    
    Limitations on Claims
    
    
    549.5
    
    Tax Indemnification
    
    
    559.6
    
    Claims Procedures
    
    
    559.7
    
    Exclusive Remedy
    
    
    56Article X TERMINATION
    
    
    5610.1
    
    Termination Events
    
    
    5610.2
    
    Effect of Termination
    
    
    57Article XI NOTICES
    
    
    5711.1
    
    Notices
    
    
    57Article XII MISCELLANEOUS
    
    
    5812.1
    
    Fees and Expenses
    
    
    5812.2
    
    Entire Agreement
    
    
    5912.3
    
    Waiver
    
    
    5912.4
    
    Amendment
    
    
    5912.5
    
    Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures; Reproductions
    
    
    5912.6
    
    No Third Party Beneficiary
    
    
    5912.7
    
    GOVERNING LAW, CONSTRUCTION
    
    
    5912.8
    
    Binding Effect
    
    
    6012.9
    
    No Assignment
    
    
    6012.10
    
    Headings, Gender, Etc
    
    
    6012.11
    
    Public Announcement
    
    
    6012.12
    
    Access to Information
    
    
    6012.13
    
    Severability; Invalid Provisions
    
    
    6112.14
    
    Cooperation
    
    
    6112.15
    
    Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial
    
    
    6112.16
    
    Damages
    
    
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Page12.17
    
    No Inferences
    
    
    6112.18
    
    Tax and Medicare Advice and Reliance
    
    
    6212.19
    
    Post-Closing Operations
    
    
    6212.20
    
    Capital Expenditures
    
    
    6212.21
    
    Reasonable Access
    
    
    6212.22
    
    Schedules, Exhibits, Etc
    
    
    6212.23
    
    Further Assurance Clause
    
    
    63
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List of Exhibits and Schedules:
 Exhibit A-1
    
    Seller Group and Acquired CompaniesExhibit A-2
    
    Acquired SubsidiariesExhibit B
    
    FacilitiesExhibit C
    
    Assumed Contracts, Assumed LiabilitiesExhibit D
    
    ReservedExhibit E
    
    ReservedExhibit F
    
    Insurance AgreementsExhibit G
    
    Contributed AssetsExhibit H
    
    ReservedExhibit I
    
    Excluded AssetsExhibit J
    
    Excluded ContractsExhibit K
    
    Excluded LiabilitiesExhibit K-1
    
    Cost ReportsExhibit L
    
    KnowledgeExhibit M
    
    Service Agreement TermsExhibit N
    
    Reorganization AgreementsExhibit O
    
    Title Work and SurveysSchedule 3.6
    
    Financial StatementsSchedule 3.7(b)
    
    Other AssetsSchedule 3.9(a)
    
    Material ContractsSchedule 3.11(a)
    
    Real PropertySchedule 3.13(b)
    
    Company PlansSchedule 3.13(d)
    
    Continuation of CoverageSchedule 3.13(e)
    
    Employment ContractsSchedule 3.14
    
    Government Program Participation/AccreditationSchedule 3.14(a)
    
    Provider NumbersSchedule 3.14(b)
    
    Audited Cost ReportsSchedule 3.14(e)
    
    JCAHO AccreditationSchedule 3.20
    
    LitigationSchedule 3.20(b)
    
    Court OrdersSchedule 3.21
    
    Insurance PoliciesSchedule 3.21(i)
    
    Facility Repairs RecommendationsSchedule 3.21(ii)
    
    Claims Notices and DenialsSchedule 5.14
    
    Tax RegistrationsSchedule 6.5
    
    Retention BonusesSchedule 6.9
    
    National ContractsSchedule 9.2(d)
    
    Putnam LitigationSchedule 12.22
    
    Open Schedules
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EXECUTION
COPY
 STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT Agreement HCA Purchaser
 R E C I T A L S :
 WHEREAS Exhibit A-1 Seller Seller Group Exhibit A-1 Acquired Company
 WHEREAS Exhibit A-2 Acquired Subsidiary
 WHEREAS Acquired
Entities Exhibit B Facilities Business
 WHEREAS
 WHEREAS
 WHEREAS
 NOW, THEREFORE
 ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 Defined Terms
  Acquired Company
 Acquired Company Ownership Interests Section
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Acquired Entities
 Acquired Subsidiaries
 Acquired Subsidiary Ownership Interests Section
3.3(c)
 Affiliate
 Agreement
 Allocations Section 6.8(a)
 Associated Business Section 2.6(a)
 Assumed Contract Exhibit C
 Assumed Liability Exhibit C
 Balance Sheet Date
 Base Purchase Price
 Books and Records
 Business
 Business Day
 Business Material Adverse Effect
 Capital Expenditure Adjustment Amount
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Claim Section 9.6(a)
 Closing Section 2.4
 Closing Date Section 2.4
 Closing Date Balance Sheet Section 2.3
 Closing Statement Section 2.3(c)
 COBRA Section 3.13(d)
 Code
 Company Plans
 Competing Business
 Computer and Data Processing Agreement
 Confidentiality Agreement
 Constituent Documents
 Contract
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Contributed Asset Exhibit G
 Controlled Subsidiary
 Court Order
 Damages
 Defects Section 7.11(c)
 Destruction Notice Section 6.3(b)
 Effective Time Section 2.4
 Encumbrance
 Environmental Claim
 Environmental Conditions
 Environmental Inspection Period
 Environmental Laws
 Equity Security equity interest
 ERISA
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Excluded Assets Exhibit I
 Excluded Contract Exhibit J
 Excluded Liabilities HCA Liabilities Indemnified Matters Exhibit K
 Excluded Subsidiary
 Facility
 FAS 87 Section 3.13(b)
 Federal Income Taxes
 Final Schedules Section 12.22
 Forms Section 6.8(a)
 GAAP Section 3.6
 Governmental Authority
 Government Programs Section 3.14(a)
 Hazardous Substances
 HCA
 HCA Affiliated Group
 HCA IT&S
 Historical Financial Statements Section 3.6
 Hospital Exhibit B
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Hospital Acquired Entities
 Hospital Group
 Hospital Group Material Adverse Effect
 HSR Act
 IBNR
 Income Taxes
 Indebtedness Adjustment Amount
 Indemnifying Party Section 9.6(a)
 Indemnitee Section 9.6(a)
 Intellectual Property Section 3.17(a)
 JCAHO
 Knowledge of HCA Exhibit L
 Knowledge of Purchaser Exhibit
L
 Laws
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Leases
 Medicaid Section 3.14(a)
 Medicare Section 3.14(a)
 Multiemployer Plan
 National Contract Section 6.9
 Net Working Capital Section 9.2(d) 9.5 Section 6.7 Section 5.11 Section 2.3
 Open Schedules Section 12.22
 Optional Termination Date
 Ownership Interests
 Partial Closing Section 2.6(a)
 Pension Plan Section 3.13(b)
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Permits
 Permitted Encumbrance Section 7.11
 Person
 PIP
 Pre-Closing Period Section 6.7(b)(i)
 Preliminary Payment Amount Section 2.3(b)
 Proceeding Section 6.7(e)
 Purchase Price Section 2.3(a)
 Purchase Price Adjustments Section 2.3(a)
 Purchased Assets Section 6.8(c)
 Purchaser
 Purchaser Affiliated Group
 Purchaser Indemnitee Section 9.2
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Purchaser Tax Act Section 9.5(a)
 Purchasers Environmental Inspections Section
7.16
 Purchasers Environmental Notice Section 7.16
 Real Property
 Reference Balance Sheet
 Reorganization
 Reorganization Agreements Exhibit N
 Reorganization Parties Section 3.4(b)
 Restricted Activity Section 6.11(a)
 Retention Bonuses Section 6.5(a)
 Returns
 Section 338 Election Section 6.8(a)
 Securities Act
 Selected Accounting Firm
 Seller
 Seller Group
 Seller Indemnitee Section 9.3
 Sellers Election Notice Section 7.16
 Sellers Environmental Information Section
7.16
 Sellers Review Period Section 6.8(c)
 Services Agreements
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Exhibit M
 Shares
 State Taxes
 Straddle Period Section 6.7(b)(ii)
 Surveys Exhibit O Section
7.11(b)
 Survival Period Section 9.1
 Tax Taxes
 Tax Allocation Section 6.8(c)
 Tax Filing Section 5.14
 Tax Statement Section 6.7(b)(ii)
 Territory
 Title Company Section 7.11(d)
 Title Evidence Section 7.11(c)
 Title Policy Section 7.11(d)
 Title Work Exhibit O Section 7.11
 WARN Act
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Interpretation
 ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING
 Sale of the Acquired Company Ownership Interests
 Reorganization
 Purchase Price
 Purchase Price Purchase Price Adjustments Section 6.8
 Section 2.6(b) Preliminary Payment Amount
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Closing Statement
 Section 2.3(d)
 Section 2.3(d) The Wall Street Journal
 Closing Closing Articles VII VIII Closing Date Effective Time
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Closing Deliveries
 Ownership Interests
 Payment for Acquired Company Ownership Interests
 Legal Opinions
 Section 7.5
 Section 8.5
 Closing Certificates and Documents
 Article VII
 Article VIII
 Multiple Closings
 Article VII Associated Business Partial Closing Section 2.6(a) Article VII Article VII Article II Articles VII VIII Article VII
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Section 2.3(e)
 Section
2.3(e)
  ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HCA
  Organization of HCA and Seller Group
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Exhibit A-1
 Organization and Capitalization of the Acquired Companies
 Exhibit A-1 Exhibit A-1
 Exhibit A-1 Acquired Company Ownership
Interests
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Organization and Capitalization of the Acquired Subsidiaries
  Exhibit A-2 Exhibit A-2
 Exhibit A-2 Acquired
Subsidiary Ownership Interests
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Authorization
  Reorganization Parties
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No Conflicting Agreements; Consents
 Section 3.5
  Section 5.1 Section 6.2 Section 3.5
 Financial Statements Schedule 3.6
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Historical Financial Statements Schedule 3.6 GAAP
 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities; No Missing Assets
  Section 3.12(a) Section 3.7(b) Schedule 3.7(b)
 Absence of Changes
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Section 3.8
 Contracts
 Schedule 3.9(a)
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Accounts Receivable
 Real Property
 Schedule
3.11(a)
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Personal Property
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Employees; Labor Matters; Company Plans; ERISA
  Schedule 3.13(b) Pension
Plans Schedule 3.13(b) FAS 87
  Schedule 3.13(d COBRA Schedule 3.13(d
 Schedule 3.13(e) Schedule 3.9(a)
 Schedule 3.13(b)
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Government Program Participation/Accreditation
 Medicare Medicaid Government Programs Schedule 3.14(a)
 Schedule 3.14(b)
   Exhibit B
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Exhibit B Schedule 3.14(e)
  Taxes
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Inventory
 Intellectual Property Intellectual Property
 Permits; Compliance With Laws
     Environmental Conditions
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Legal Proceedings, Court Orders
 Schedule 3.20 Schedule 3.20
  Insurance Schedule 3.21 Schedules 3.21(i) (ii)
 Corporate Integrity Agreement
 Medical Staff
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Brokers
 No Omissions or Misstatements
 ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
  Organization
 Corporate Authorization
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No Conflicting Agreements; Consents
  Section 5.1 Section 6.2
 Legal Proceedings, etc
 Brokers
 Sufficient Resources Section 2.3(b)
 Solvency
 Investment Representations
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No Omissions or Misstatements
 ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF HCA
 Regulatory Approvals Section 5.5(d) Section 5.5(d) Section 6.2 Section 6.2
 Conduct Prior to the Closing
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Section 2.2
 Section 2.2
 Section
2.2 5.7
   Section 5.11 Section
2.2 Section 5.11
   Section 3.8(b)(i)-(xi)
   Section 2.2
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Employee Matters Section 5.3
 Investigation by Purchaser
 Reports and Pre-Closing Deliverables
 th
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Schedule
3.9(a)
  Closing Conditions Article VII
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Transfer of Assets Section 2.2 Section 5.2(a)(iii)
 Encumbrances
 Condition of Assets Article III
 Consultative Process Section 5.10
 Intercompany Accounts
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Exclusivity Section
2.2(b)
 Resignations Section 5.13
 Tax Filings Schedule 5.14 Tax Filings
 Purchaser Appointed Attorney for Reorganization Parties Section 5.14
 ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF PURCHASER; CERTAIN ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
 Confidentiality
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Regulatory Approvals Section 5.5(d) Section 5.5(d) Section 5.1 Section 5.1
 Post-Closing Access
 Section 6.3(e) Section 6.3(e)
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Destruction Notice
  Section
2.3 Article II Section 2.3 Section 2.3 Section 2.3 Section
2.3 Section 2.3
  Section 6.3
 WARN Act Section 6.4
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Employee Matters
 Schedule 6.5 Retention Bonuses
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Compliance Program
 Tax Matters
 Termination of Existing Tax Sharing Agreements
 Payment of Taxes
 Pre-Closing Period
 Straddle Period
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Tax
Statement
 Refunds and Tax Benefits Section 6.7(c) Section 6.7 Section
6.7(e)
 Cooperation
  Section 6.7(b)(ii) Section 6.7
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Post-Closing Audits and Other Proceedings Proceeding
 Timing Adjustments e.g Article VI e.g Article VI
 Parties Agree to Act in Good Faith
 Tax Elections and Allocations
 Section 338 Election
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Section 12.1 Allocations
 Section
6.8(b) Section 6.8(b)
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Section 6.8(b) Section 6.8(b)
 Code Section 1060 Allocation Purchased Assets Tax Allocation Sellers Review Period
 Certain National and Regional Contracts Schedule 6.9 National Contracts
 Cost Reports Exhibit K-1
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Non-Competition
 Section 6.11 Restricted Activities
 Section 6.11
 Section 6.11(a)
 Section 6.11 Section
6.11
 Section 6.11 Section 6.11
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Closing Conditions Article VIII
 Insurance Agreements Exhibit F
 ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER
  Representations and Warranties
 Sections 3.2(c) 3.2(d) 3.3(d) 3.3(e)
 Sections 3.2(c) 3.2(d) 3.3(d) 3.3(e)
  Sections 3.2(c) 3.2(d) 3.3(d) 3.3(e) Sections 3.2(c) 3.2(d) 3.3(d) 3.3(e) Article VII Article IX
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Compliance with Agreement Article VII Article IX
 Closing Certificates Sections 7.1 7.2
 Secretarys Certificates
   Opinion of Counsel
 Consents, Authorizations, Etc
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No Action or Proceeding
 Good Standing Certificates
 Services Agreements Exhibit M
 Reorganization Complete
 Title Work and Surveys; Defects and Cure; Title Policy
 Title Work Exhibit
O Exhibit O
 Survey Exhibit
O Exhibit O Surveys
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Defects and Cure Title Evidence Defects cure Section 2.6 Section 10.1(c) Section 7.11
 Title Policy Exhibit O Title Company Section 7.11(d)
 Books
 Miscellaneous
 Resignations Section 5.13
 Post-Sigining Breaches of Representations and Warranties
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Section 9.4(a)(i)
 Section
9.4(a)(i) Section 3.8(a)
 Environmental Inspections Environmental Inspection Period Purchasers Environmental Inspections Sellers Environmental Information Section 3.19 Environmental Conditions Purchasers Environmental Notice Section 3.19 Section 9.4(a)(i) Sellers Election Notice Section 2.6 Section 10.1(c)
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Waiver of Conditions Article VII
 ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF HCA
  Representations and Warranties
 Compliance with Agreement Article VIII Article IX
 Closing Certificates Sections 8.1 8.2
 Secretarys Certificate
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Opinion of Counsel
 Consent, Authorizations, Etc.
   No Action or Proceeding
 Good Standing Certificate
 Constituent Documents
 Service Agreements
 Reorganization Complete
 Waiver of Conditions Article VIII
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ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
 Survival Article IX Articles III IV Section 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.19 Sections 3.2(c) 3.2(d) 3.3(d) 3.3(e) Section 9.1 Survival Period Article
IX
 Indemnification by HCA Article IX Purchaser Indemnitee
    Schedule
9.2(d)
  Sections 3.15 6.7 Section 9.5
 Indemnification by Purchaser Seller Indemnitee
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Section 9.2
 Section 9.2
 Sections 3.15 6.7 Section 9.5
 Limitations on Claims
 Article IX
 Section 3.2 3.3 3.4(a) 3.4(c) 3.13(b) 3.24 Section 9.4(a)(i)
 Sections 9.2(b) (c)
 Section
9.3(b) (c)
 Article IX
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Tax Indemnification
 Purchaser Tax Act
 Section 9.5(a)
 Section
9.5
 Section 9.5
 Section 9.5 Section 9.4
 Claims Procedures
 Indemnitee Indemnifying Party Claim
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Section
9.6(c)
   Exclusive Remedy Article IX Section 6.11
 ARTICLE X
 TERMINATION
 Termination Events
  provided however
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Section 2.6
 Section 10.1(c)
 Sections 8.1 8.2
 Sections 7.1 7.2
 Effect of Termination Section 10.1 Section 12.22 Sections 6.1 10.2 11.1 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.13 12.15 12.16
 ARTICLE XI
NOTICES
 Notices
  
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Section
11.1
 ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
 Fees and Expenses
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Entire Agreement
 Waiver
 Amendment
 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures; Reproductions
 No Third Party Beneficiary
 GOVERNING LAW, CONSTRUCTION
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Binding Effect
 No Assignment
 Headings, Gender, Etc
 Public Announcement
 Access to Information
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Severability; Invalid Provisions
 Cooperation
 Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY
LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 Damages NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER
PARTY NOR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
 No Inferences
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Tax and Medicare Advice and Reliance
 Post-Closing Operations
 Capital Expenditures
 Reasonable Access
 Schedules, Exhibits, Etc
 Schedule 12.22 Schedule 12.22 Final Schedules Schedule 12.22 Open Schedules
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Schedules 3.21(i) 3.21(ii) Schedule 5.14)
 Schedule 5.14 Schedules 3.21(i) 3.21(ii)
 Schedules 3.21(i) 3.21(ii) 5.14 Section 12.22 Section 12.22 Section
12.22
 Further Assurance Clause
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[The following page is the signature page.]
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HCA INC.By:
    
    /s/ Gregg GerkenName:
    
    Gregg GerkenTitle:
    
    Vice President
 LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.By:
    
    /s/ William F. Carpenter IIIName:
    
    William F. Carpenter IIITitle:
    
    Executive Vice President
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