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Exhibit 10.7
 
 REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
 by and among
 HCA INC.
 and
 LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
 Dated as of June 30, 2006




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 PageARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
    
    
    21.1
    
    Defined Terms
    
    
    2ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING
    
    
    162.1
    
    Sale of the Ownership Interests
    
    
    162.2
    
    Purchase Price
    
    
    182.3
    
    Closing
    
    
    212.4
    
    Closing Deliveries
    
    
    212.5
    
    Order Date Closing Conditions
    
    
    222.6
    
    Multiple Closings
    
    
    23ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LIFEPOINT
    
    
    243.1
    
    Organization of LifePoint and Seller Group
    
    
    253.2
    
    Organization and Capitalization of the Acquired Companies and the
Acquired Subsidiaries
    
    
    253.3
    
    Organization and Capitalization of the Related Companies and the
Related Subsidiaries
    
    
    283.4
    
    Dispositions
    
    
    313.5
    
    Authorization
    
    
    313.6
    
    No Conflicts
    
    
    313.7
    
    No Missing Assets
    
    
    323.8
    
    Contracts
    
    
    323.9
    
    Other Receivables
    
    
    333.10
    
    Real Property
    
    
    333.11
    
    Personal Property
    
    
    353.12
    
    Employees; Labor Matters; Company Plans; ERISA
    
    
    353.13
    
    Government Program Participation/Accreditation
    
    
    363.14
    
    Taxes
    
    
    373.15
    
    Inventory
    
    
    393.16
    
    Intellectual Property
    
    
    393.17
    
    Permits; Compliance With Laws
    
    
    393.18
    
    Environmental Conditions
    
    
    393.19
    
    Legal Proceedings, Court Orders
    
    
    403.20
    
    Insurance
    
    
    413.21
    
    Brokers
    
    
    41ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
    
    
    414.1
    
    Organization
    
    
    414.2
    
    Corporate Authorization
    
    
    424.3
    
    No Conflicts
    
    
    424.4
    
    Legal Proceedings, etc
    
    
    42
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Page4.5
    
    Brokers
    
    
    424.6
    
    Sufficient Resources
    
    
    424.7
    
    Solvency
    
    
    424.8
    
    Investment Representations
    
    
    43ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF LIFEPOINT
    
    
    435.1
    
    Regulatory Approvals
    
    
    435.2
    
    Conduct Prior to the Closing
    
    
    445.3
    
    Employee Matters
    
    
    455.4
    
    Investigation by Purchaser
    
    
    455.5
    
    Reports and Pre-Closing Deliverables
    
    
    455.6
    
    Closing Conditions
    
    
    485.7
    
    Transfer of Hospital
    
    
    485.8
    
    Entities Not Wholly-Owned by LifePoint
    
    
    495.9
    
    Condition of Assets
    
    
    495.10
    
    Consultative Process
    
    
    505.11
    
    Intercompany Accounts
    
    
    505.12
    
    Resignations
    
    
    505.13
    
    Tax Filings
    
    
    505.14
    
    Excluded Contracts
    
    
    515.15
    
    CON Challenges
    
    
    515.16
    
    Closure of Facility; Alternative Arrangements
    
    
    535.17
    
    Encumbrances
    
    
    53ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF PURCHASER; CERTAIN ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
    
    
    536.1
    
    Regulatory Approvals
    
    
    536.2
    
    Post-Closing Access
    
    
    546.3
    
    WARN Act
    
    
    546.4
    
    Employee Matters
    
    
    546.5
    
    Compliance Program
    
    
    556.6
    
    Tax Matters
    
    
    556.7
    
    Tax Elections and Allocations
    
    
    596.8
    
    Certain National and Regional Contracts
    
    
    606.9
    
    Cost Reports
    
    
    606.10
    
    Closing Conditions
    
    
    606.11
    
    Insurance Arrangements
    
    
    606.12
    
    HCA Joinder Conveyance
    
    
    616.13
    
    PIP; Transition Patients; Government Patient Receivables; and
Misdirected Payments
    
    
    61ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER
    
    
    647.1
    
    Representations and Warranties
    
    
    657.2
    
    Compliance with Agreement
    
    
    657.3
    
    Closing Certificates
    
    
    667.4
    
    Secretarys Certificates
    
    
    66
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Page7.5
    
    Reserved
    
    
    667.6
    
    Services Agreements
    
    
    667.7
    
    Good Standing Certificates
    
    
    667.8
    
    Title Work and Surveys
    
    
    667.9
    
    Books
    
    
    677.10
    
    Miscellaneous
    
    
    677.11
    
    Resignations
    
    
    677.12
    
    Post-Signing Breaches of Representations and Warranties
    
    
    677.13
    
    Damage, Destruction or Loss
    
    
    687.14
    
    Waiver of Conditions
    
    
    687.15
    
    Restoration of Assets Retained in Consolidated Group
    
    
    687.16
    
    Consents, Authorizations, Etc
    
    
    697.17
    
    No Action or Proceeding
    
    
    69ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF LIFEPOINT
    
    
    698.1
    
    Representations and Warranties
    
    
    698.2
    
    Compliance with Agreement
    
    
    708.3
    
    Closing Certificates
    
    
    708.4
    
    Secretarys Certificate
    
    
    708.5
    
    Consent, Authorizations, Etc
    
    
    708.6
    
    No Action or Proceeding
    
    
    718.7
    
    Good Standing Certificate
    
    
    718.8
    
    Constituent Documents
    
    
    718.9
    
    Waiver of Conditions
    
    
    71ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION
    
    
    719.1
    
    Survival
    
    
    719.2
    
    Indemnification by LifePoint
    
    
    729.3
    
    Indemnification by Purchaser
    
    
    729.4
    
    Additional Provisions
    
    
    739.5
    
    Tax Indemnification
    
    
    739.6
    
    Claims Procedures
    
    
    74ARTICLE X TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS AND RELEASE
    
    
    7510.1
    
    Termination
    
    
    7510.2
    
    Release
    
    
    76ARTICLE XI ARBITRATION
    
    
    7611.1
    
    Arbitration
    
    
    76ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS
    
    
    7712.1
    
    Fees and Expenses
    
    
    7712.2
    
    Entire Agreement
    
    
    7812.3
    
    Waiver
    
    
    7812.4
    
    Amendment
    
    
    7812.5
    
    Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures; Reproductions
    
    
    7812.6
    
    No Third Party Beneficiary
    
    
    78
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Page12.7
    
    Governing Law, Construction
    
    
    7812.8
    
    Binding Effect
    
    
    7912.9
    
    No Assignment
    
    
    7912.10
    
    Headings, Gender, Etc
    
    
    7912.11
    
    Public Announcement
    
    
    7912.12
    
    Access to Information
    
    
    7912.13
    
    Severability; Invalid Provisions
    
    
    8012.14
    
    Cooperation
    
    
    8012.15
    
    Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial
    
    
    8012.16
    
    Damages
    
    
    8112.17
    
    No Inferences
    
    
    8112.18
    
    Tax and Medicare Advice and Reliance
    
    
    8112.19
    
    Post-Closing Operations
    
    
    8112.20
    
    Capital Expenditures
    
    
    8112.21
    
    Reasonable Access
    
    
    8112.22
    
    Further Assurance Clause
    
    
    8212.23
    
    Notices
    
    
    83
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List of Exhibits and Schedules
to Repurchase Agreement
 Exhibit A-1
    
    Seller GroupExhibit A-2
    
    Acquired CompaniesExhibit A-3
    
    Acquired SubsidiariesExhibit A-4
    
    Related CompaniesExhibit A-5
    
    Related SubsidiariesExhibit B-1
    
    Disposed EntitiesExhibit B-2
    
    Disposed AssetsExhibit B-3
    
    Disposed Ownership InterestsExhibit C
    
    ReservedExhibit D
    
    GAAP ExceptionsExhibit E
    
    Cost ReportsExhibit F
    
    Excluded AssetsDisclosure ScheduleSchedule 3.8(a)
    
    Material ContractsSchedule 3.10(a)
    
    Real PropertySchedule 3.12(b)
    
    Company PlansSchedule 3.12(d)
    
    Continuation of CoverageSchedule 3.12(e)
    
    Employment ContractsSchedule 3.13(a)
    
    Provider NumbersSchedule 3.19(a)
    
    LitigationSchedule 3.20
    
    Insurance PoliciesSchedule 3.20(i)
    
    Facility Repairs RecommendationsSchedule 3.20(ii)
    
    Claims Notices and DenialsSchedule 5.13
    
    Tax FilingsSchedule 6.8
    
    National Contracts
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
 THIS REPURCHASE AGREEMENT Agreement HCA Purchaser LifePoint
 R E C I T A L S:
 SPA
 SPA
Transaction
 CONs CON Challenges inter alia Unwind Right
   NOW, THEREFORE




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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 Defined Terms
  AAA Section 11.1(a)
 Acquired Companies
 Acquired Company Ownership Interests Section
3.2(b)
 Acquired Entities
 Acquired Subsidiaries
 Acquired Subsidiary Ownership Interests Section
3.2(g)
 Affiliate
 Agreement
 Associated Business Section 2.6(a)
 Base Purchase Price Section 2.3 Section 2.3
 Books and Records
 Business
 Business Day
 Business Material Adverse Effect
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Capital Expenditure Adjustment Amount Section 2.2
 Claim Section 9.6(a)
 Clinch Valley Entities
 Closing Section 2.3
 Closing Date Section 2.3
 Closing Date Balance Sheet Section 2.2
 Closing Statement Section 2.2(c)
 COBRA
 Code
 Company Plans
 CON Challenges
 CONs
 Constituent Documents
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Contract
 Court Order
 Damages
 Damages Adjustment Amount Section 9.2(b) Section 9.2(b) Section 9.4(a)(i) Reimbursement Damages Value
Diminution Damages Section 9.4(a)(ii) Section 9.4(b)
 Deemed Disposition Section 5.7(a)(i) Section 5.8(b)
 Defect
 Disclosure Schedule
 Disposed Assets Section 5.7(a)(i) Section 5.8
 Disposed Entities Section 5.7(a)(i) Section 5.8
 Disposed Ownership Interests
 Disposition
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Section
5.8
 Disposition Adjustment Amount
 Disposition Amount
 Effective Time Section 2.3
 Encumbrance
 Environmental Claim
 Environmental Laws
 Equity Security equity interest
 ERISA
 Excluded Assets Exhibit F
 Excluded Contract Section 5.14
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Facility Section 3.7(b)
 FAS 87
 Federal Income Taxes
 Final Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount Section 2.2 Section 2.3
 Final Order Date Section 5.15(iii)
 GAAP
 Governmental Authority
 Government Patient Receivables
 Government Programs
 Hazardous Substances
 HCA
 HCA Adjustments
 HCA Excluded Liabilities
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Exhibit K Exhibit K Exhibit K
 LifePoint Adjustments
  HCA Adjustments
 Holding Period
 Hospital Exhibit B
 Hospital Group
 Hospital Group Material Adverse Effect
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HSR Act
 IBNR
 Income Taxes
 Indebtedness Adjustment Amount Section 2.3 Section
2.2
 Indemnifying Party
 Indemnitee
 Intellectual Property
 Initial Acquired Entities
 Initial Acquired Entity Ownership Interests
 Initial Closing
 Initial Closing Date
 Initial Closing Date Balance Sheet
 Initial Facilities
 JCAHO
 Knowledge of LifePoint
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Knowledge of Purchaser
 Laws
 Leases
 Liabilities Exhibit K
 LifePoint
 LifePoint Adjustments
 LifePoint Affiliated Group
 LifePoint Disclosure Documents Section 5.5(f)
 LifePoint Excluded Liabilities
 LifePoint Liabilities
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LifePoint Required Schedules
 LifePoint Tax Period Section 6.6(b)(i)
 Medicaid
 Medicare
 Multiemployer Plan
 Net Book Value
 Net Working Capital Section 9.5 Section 6.6 Section 5.11
 Opening Balance Sheet Section 6.8(d)
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Order
 Order Date
 Order Non-Compliance Conditions
 Ownership Interests
 Other Receivables
 11




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Partial Closing Section 2.6(a)
 Pension Plan
 Permits
 Permitted Encumbrance Section 7.11(c)
 Person
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PIP
 Preliminary Damages Adjustment Amount Section
2.2(b)(iii)
 Preliminary Payment Amount Section 2.2(b)
 Proceeding Section 6.6(e)
 Purchase Price Section 2.2(a)
 Purchase Price Adjustments Section 2.2(a)
 Purchased Assets Section 6.7(c)
 Purchaser
 Purchaser Affiliated Group
 Purchaser Indemnitee Section 9.2
 Purchaser Tax Act Section 9.5(a)
 Real Property plus less less
 Reimbursement Damages
 Related Company Section 5.8 Exhibit A-4
 Related Company Ownership Interests Section
3.3(b)
 Related Entities
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Related Subsidiaries Section 5.8 Exhibit A-5
 Related Subsidiary Ownership Interests Section
3.3(f)
 Replacement CONs
 Returns
 Revocation Order
 Securities Act
 Selected Accounting Firm
 Seller Section 3.1(b)
 Seller Group Section 3.1(b)
 Seller Indemnitee Section 9.3
 Sellers Review Period Section 6.7(c)
 Shares
 SPA
 SPA Effective Time
 SPA Transaction
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SPA Transition Patients Section 6.13(
 SPA Transition Patient Receivables Section
6.13(b)
 SPA Transition Services
 State Taxes
 Straddle Period Section 6.6(b)(ii)
 Surveys Section 7.8 Section
7.11 Section 7.8
 Survival Period Section 9.1
 Tax Taxes
 Tax Allocation Section 6.7(c)
 Tax Filings Section 5.13
 Tax Statement Section 6.6(b)(ii)
 Territory
 Title Company Section 7.8(b)
 Title Policy Section 7.8(b)
 Title Work Section
7.8
 Transition Patients
 Transition Services
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Unwind Notice
 Unwind Right
 Unwind Trigger Event
 Value Diminution Amount
 Value Diminution Damages
 WARN Act
 1.2
    
    Interpretation. Section 1.2 of the SPA is incorporated by reference.
 ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING
 2.1
    
    Sale of the Ownership Interests.
 Section 2.1
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Period Between Issue Date
    
    
    Maximum Periodof Order and the
    
    
    Permitted for DeliveryOrder Date
    
    
    of Unwind Notice90 days or less
    
    
    15 DaysMore than 90 days and less than 6
months
    
    
    30 DaysMore than 6 months and less than 1 year
    
    
    90 Days.One year or more
    
    
    The earlier of 180 days prior to
the Order Date or one year.
  Section
5.15
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Purchase Price
 Purchase Price plus plus minus plus plus Purchase Price Adjustments Section 6.7
 Preliminary Payment
Amount Sections 2.2(b)(ii) and (iii)
 Section 2.2(d)
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Section 2.2(e)
 Section 11.1
 Section 2.2(b)(ii) Closing
Statement
 19
        Section 2.2(d)
 Section 2.2(d) Section 11.1
 Section 2.2(d) The Wall Street Journal
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Section 2.2(d) Section 11.1 The Wall
Street Journal
 Closing Closing Articles VII VIII Section 2.5 Section 2.5
 Closing Deliveries
 Ownership Interests
 Payment for Ownership Interests
 Closing Certificates and Documents
 Article VII
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Article VIII
 Order Date Closing Conditions Section 2.1(e) Section 2.5 Section
2.5(a) Section 2.5(b) Articles VII
 Sections 7.7, 7.9 7.10 Sections 8.7 8.8
 Section 2.5(a)(ii) Section 2.1 Sections 7.12, 7.16 7.17 Section 2.5(b Section 7.8 22
       Section 9.4(a)(i)
 Section 2.5 Order Date Closing
Conditions
 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 LIFEPOINT
  Section 9.2(f)
 Section 5.16
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Section 5.5(f) Section 5.5(f)
  Organization of LifePoint and Seller Group
  Exhibit A-1 Seller Seller Group Exhibit A-1
  Exhibit
A-2 Exhibit A-2
 Exhibit A-2 Acquired Company Ownership Interests
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Exhibit A-2 Section 5.8(a)
 Exhibit A-2 Exhibit A-2 Section 5.8
   26
       Exhibit A-3 Exhibit A-3
 Exhibit A-3 Acquired Subsidiary Ownership Interests Exhibit A-4 Section 5.8(a)
 Exhibit A-3 Exhibit A-3 27
       Section 5.8
  Organization and Capitalization of the Related Companies and the Related
Subsidiaries
 Exhibit
A-4 Exhibit A-4
 Exhibit A-4 Related Company Ownership Interests 28
       Exhibit A-4 Section 5.8
 Exhibit A-4 Exhibit A-4 Section 5.8
  Exhibit
A-5 Exhibit A-5
 Exhibit A-5 29
       Related Subsidiary Ownership Interests Exhibit A-5
 Exhibit A-5 Exhibit A-5 Section 5.8
 30
        Dispositions
 Exhibit B-1
 Exhibit B-2
 Exhibit B-3
 Authorization
   No Conflicts
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No Missing Assets Exhibit B-1 B-2 Section 3.11(a) Section 3.7
 Contracts
 Schedule 3.8(a)
 32
           Other Receivables
 Real Property
 Schedule
3.10(a)
   33
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Personal Property
   Employees; Labor Matters; Company Plans; ERISA
  Schedule 3.12(b) Pension
Plans Schedule 3.12(b) FAS 87 35
         Schedule 3.12(d) COBRA Schedule 3.12(d)
 Schedule 3.12(e) Schedule 3.8(a)
 Schedule 3.12(b)
  Government Program Participation/Accreditation
 Medicare Medicaid Government Programs
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Schedule 3.13(a)
     Taxes
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Inventory
 Intellectual Property Intellectual Property
 Permits; Compliance With Laws
     Environmental Conditions
   39




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O & M Program
    Legal Proceedings, Court Orders
 Schedule 3.19(a) Schedule 3.19(a) 40
       Schedule 3.19(a)
  Insurance Schedule 3.20 Schedules 3.20(i) (ii)
 Brokers
 ARTICLE IV
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
  Organization
 41




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Corporate Authorization
   No Conflicts
 Legal Proceedings, etc
 Brokers
 Sufficient Resources Section 2.2(b)
 Solvency
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Investment Representations
     ARTICLE V
 COVENANTS OF LIFEPOINT
 Regulatory Approvals Section 8.5(a) Section 6.1 Section 6.1
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Conduct Prior to the Closing Section 5.16
    Section
5.7
   Section 5.11 Section 5.11
  44




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Employee Matters Section 5.3
 Investigation by Purchaser Section 5.4
 Reports and Pre-Closing Deliverables
  45




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Exhibit D Exhibit D Schedule 3.6 Section 5.5(a)
   Section 8.5(a)
  Exhibits E and F
 Disclosure Schedule LifePoint Disclosure Documents 46
         Section 5.8 Section 5.14
 Exhibits A-4 A-5 Section 5.8
 Exhibits A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, B-1, B-2, B-3 Schedule 3.8(a) Schedule 3.10(a) Schedules 3.12(b), (d) and (e) Sections 3.14(b)(ii) and (iii) Section
3.14(e) Schedules 3.19(a), 3.20 and 3.20(i) Exhibit D Section 5.14 Schedule 6.8
 Section 3.7 Section 7.5 Section 3.7 Section 3.10(f)
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Section 3.10(f) Section 3.19(b) Section 3.10(f)
 Exhibits E and F
  Schedule 3.8(a)
  Closing Conditions Article VII
 Transfer of Hospital
  48
       Section
5.2(a)(iii)
 Entities Not Wholly-Owned by LifePoint
  Condition of Assets Section 9.2(f)
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Article III
 Consultative Process Section 5.10
 Intercompany Accounts
 Resignations Section 5.12
 Tax Filings Schedule 5.14 Tax Filings
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Excluded Contracts
 Schedule 3.8(a) Section 5.14(b) Section 5.14(a) Excluded
Contracts Section
5.14(a) Schedule 3.8(a) Section 5.14(a) Section 11.1 Section 11.1
 Section 5.14(a) Section 5.14(a)
 CON Challenges
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Section
5.15 Section 5.15 Section 5.15
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Closure of Facility; Alternative Arrangements Section 5.15 Section 2.5
 Encumbrances
 ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF PURCHASER; CERTAIN ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
 Regulatory Approvals Section 7.16(a) Section 7.16(a) Section
5.1
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Section 5.1
 Post-Closing Access Section 6.2
 WARN Act Section 6.4
 Employee Matters
   54




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Compliance Program
 Tax Matters
 Termination of Existing Tax Sharing Agreements
 Payment of Taxes
  55




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LifePoint Tax Period
 Straddle Period Tax
Statement
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Section 6.6(b)(ii)
  Refunds and Tax Benefits Section 6.6(c) Section 6.6 Section 6.6(e)
 Cooperation
  Section 6.6(b)(ii) Section 6.6
 Post-Closing Audits and Other Proceedings Proceeding
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Timing Adjustments e.g. Article VI e.g. Article VI
 Parties Agree to Act in Good Faith Section 6.6
 Effectiveness of Section 6.6 Section 6.6 Section
6.7 Section 6.6
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Tax Elections and Allocations
  Section 6.7(b) Section 6.7(b) Section 6.7(b) Section
6.7(b)
 Purchase Price Allocation Purchased Assets Tax
Allocation Sellers Review
Period
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Certain National and Regional Contracts Schedule 6.8
 Cost Reports Exhibit E
 Closing Conditions Article VIII
 Insurance Arrangements
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Section 6.11
 HCA Joinder Conveyance
 PIP; Transition Patients; Government Patient Receivables; and Misdirected
Payments
 PIP
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Payments on SPA Transition Patient Receivables
 Section 6.14 Section 6.13
   Payments on Transition Patient Receivables
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Section 6.13(c) Section 6.13(g) Section 6.13(c)
 Split Bill SPA Transition Patients Section
6.13(b) Section 6.13(b)
 Split Bill Transition Patient Receivables Section
6.13(c) Section 6.13(c)
 Government Patient Receivables
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Section
6.14
 Misdirected Payments Section
6.13
 Payments to Purchaser Section 6.13
 Payments to LifePoint Section 6.13
 Resolution of Disputes Section 6.13 Section 2.2(d)
 Effectiveness of Section 6.13 Section 6.13 Section
6.14 Section 6.13 Section 10.1(b) Section 6.13 Section 6.14
 ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER
 Section 2.5
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Representations and Warranties
 Sections 3.2(b) 3.2(c) 3.2(d) 3.2(g) 3.2(h) 3.2(i) 3.3(b) 3.3(c) 3.3(d) 3.3(f) 3.3(g) 3.3(h) Section 3.13(a)
  Sections
3.2(b) 3.2(c) 3.2(d) 3.2(g) 3.2(h) 3.2(i) 3.3(b) 3.3(c) 3.3(d) 3.3(f) 3.3(g) 3.3(h) Section 3.13(a) Article IX
 Compliance with Agreement Article VII Article IX
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Closing Certificates Sections
7.1 7.2
 Secretarys Certificates
   Reserved
 Services Agreements
 Good Standing Certificates
 Title Work and Surveys
 Title Work and Surveys
 Title Policies Title Policy
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Title Company Section 7.8(b)
 Books
 Miscellaneous
 Resignations Section 5.12
 Post-Signing Breaches of Representations and Warranties
 Section 9.4(a)(i) Section
2.5 Section
9.4(a)(i)
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Section 9.4(a)(i) Section
2.5 Section
9.4(a)(i)
 Damage, Destruction or Loss
    Waiver of Conditions Article VII
 Restoration of Assets Retained in Consolidated Group
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Consents, Authorizations, Etc
    No Action or Proceeding
 ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF LIFEPOINT
 Section 2.5
 Representations and Warranties
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Compliance with Agreement Article VIII Article IX
 Closing Certificates Sections 8.1 8.2
 Secretarys Certificate
   Consent, Authorizations, Etc
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No Action or Proceeding
 Good Standing Certificate
 Constituent Documents
 Waiver of Conditions Article VIII
 ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
 Survival Article IX Articles III IV Section 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.18 Sections 3.2(c) 3.2(d) 3.3(d) 3.3(e) Section 9.1 Survival Period Article
IX
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Indemnification by LifePoint Article
IX Purchaser Indemnitee
     Section 9.3
 Sections 3.14 6.6 Section 9.5
 Indemnification by Purchaser Article
IX Seller
Indemnitee
   Section 9.2
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Sections 3.14 6.6 Section 9.5
 Additional Provisions
 Article IX
 Section 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.12(b) 3.21
 Sections 9.2
(b) (c)
 Sections 9.3 (a) (b)
 Article IX
 Tax Indemnification
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Purchaser Tax Act
 Section 9.5(a)
 Section
9.5
 Section 9.5
 Section 9.5 Section 9.4
 Section 9.5 Section 9.5 Section 9.5
 Claims Procedures
 Indemnitee Indemnifying Party Claim
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Section
9.6(c)
   Article IX
 ARTICLE X
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS AND RELEASE
 Termination Section 10.1(b) Article I Sections 2.3 6.3 6.8 Articles XI XII
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Article III Article IV Sections
9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Section 9.4(a)(i) 9.6 9.7 Sections 6.4 6.5 6.6
 Section 10.1(a)
 Release Covered Parties Claims
 ARTICLE XI
ARBITRATION
 Arbitration Section 2.2(d) Section 5.14 Sections 2.2 5.14 AAA
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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
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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
 No Inferences
 Tax and Medicare Advice and Reliance
 Post-Closing Operations
 Capital Expenditures Section 12.20 Section 2.5
 Reasonable Access
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Further Assurance Clause
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Notices
 [The following page is the signature page.]
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HCA INC.By:
    
    /s/ Gregg GerkenName:
    
    Gregg GerkenTitle:
    
    Vice PresidentLIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.By:
    
    /s/ William F. Carpenter IIIName:
    
    William F. Carpenter IIITitle:
    
    President and Chief Executive Officer
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