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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                      
                                 FORM 10-K/A

                               Amendment No. 1

  ( X )           ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                   FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

                                       OR

  (   )         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-27640

                             RENAL CARE GROUP, INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF COMPANY AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

             DELAWARE                                   62-1622383
  (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF          (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
   INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)

           2100 WEST END AVENUE, SUITE 800, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37203
          (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (615) 321-2333

           SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:

                                      NONE

           SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                                (TITLE OF CLASS)

         Indicate by check mark whether the Company (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Company
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes  X     No
                                           ---       ---
         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of the Company's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

         The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
of the Company was $404,927,582 as of March 19, 1997, based upon the closing
price of such stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System ("Nasdaq
Stock Market") on that day (assuming for purposes of this calculation, without
conceding, that all executive officers and directors are affiliates). There were
14,273,393 shares of common stock, $.01 par value, outstanding at March 19,
1997.




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     The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following items, financial
statements, exhibits or other portions of its Annual Report on Form 10-K (the
"Form 10-K") for the year ended December 31, 1996, as set forth in the pages
attached hereto:

     The facing sheet of the Form 10-K is amended by deleting in its entirety
the section captioned DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

     The Form 10-K is further amended by deleting PART III - ITEM 10. DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY, ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT, AND ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS in their entirety and
substituting in lieu thereof the following:

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

     The table below sets forth certain information concerning each of the
directors and executive officers of the Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name                                Age                    Position
----                                ---                    --------
<S>                                 <C>            <C>  
Harry R. Jacobson, M.D.             49             Chairman of the Board
Sam A. Brooks                       57             President, Chief Executive
                                                   Officer and Director
Gary Brukardt                       51             Executive Vice President,
                                                   Chief Operating Officer
Ronald Hinds                        49             Executive Vice President,
                                                   Chief Financial Officer,
                                                   Treasurer and Secretary
Raymond Hakim, M.D., Ph.D           51             Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Medical Officer
John D. Bower, M.D.                 65             Director
Joseph C. Hutts                     55             Director
Kenneth E. Johnson, Jr., M.D.       52             Director
Thomas A. Lowery, M.D.              53             Director
Stephen D. McMurray, M.D.           49             Director
W. Tom Meredith, M.D.               61             Director
</TABLE>

     Dr. Jacobson has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company
since June 1995. He currently serves as Deputy Vice Chancellor for Health
Affairs at Vanderbilt University, a position he has held since August 1995. He
also currently serves as Professor of Medicine of the Division of Nephrology,
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Jacobson
received a B.S. degree from the University of Illinois and his M.D. from the
University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln


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School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine training at Johns Hopkins
Hospital and his nephrology training at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas,
Texas.

     Mr. Brooks has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
since June 1995, served as Treasurer from June 1995 to November 1995, and has
been President of Renal Care Group, Inc., a Tennessee corporation ("RCG
Tennessee") since February 1994. He also currently serves as President of
MedCare Investments, Inc., a health care investment company and Chairman of the
Board of MedSolutions, Inc., a radiology management services company, and has
held such positions since June 1991 and April 1992, respectively. Mr. Brooks is
a director of Kinetic Concepts, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of
specialty hospital beds; Quorum Health Group, Inc., an owner, operator and
manager of acute care hospitals; Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., a health
care real estate investment trust; and PhyCor, Inc., an operator of
multi-specialty medical clinics.

     Mr. Brukardt has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of the Company since August 1996. From 1991 to August 1996, Mr. Brukardt served
as Executive Vice President of Baptist Health Care Affiliates in Nashville,
Tennessee, where he was responsible for the development and operation of
physician practice management organizations and the management of four hospitals
and 22 outpatient facilities. In addition, from 1991 to August 1996, Mr.
Brukardt served as Chairman and President of HealthNet Management, Inc., a
managed care company.

     Mr. Hinds has been an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of the Company since August 1995. He was an audit partner with Deloitte & Touche
LLP from 1981 to 1994 where he managed the health care practice of the Nashville
office. During his tenure at Deloitte & Touche, Mr. Hinds also served as a
Regional Health Care Partner for the firm. Mr. Hinds received his B.A. in
accounting from Middle Tennessee State University.

     Dr. Hakim has been Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of
the Company since June 1995. He has published extensively on the adequacy of
dialysis and the clinical aspects of bio-compatibility. From 1992 to 1995, Dr.
Hakim served as Medical Director for the Vanderbilt Dialysis Program. He served
as a member of the Medical Board of Vanderbilt in 1992, as Chairman of the
Ambulatory Services Committee of Vanderbilt in 1990 and 1991, and as Director,
Clinical Nephrology of Vanderbilt from 1987 to 1991. He received his M.S. from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and his M.D. from McGill University. Dr. Hakim performed his
residency at Royal Victoria Hospital and his renal fellowship at Brigham and
Women's Hospital.

     Dr. Bower has been a director of the Company since January 1996. He is a
board-certified nephrologist trained at Medical College of Virginia and has been
practicing in Mississippi since 1972. He has been a Professor of Medicine and
Chief, Division of Nephrology at University of Mississippi Medical Center since
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respectively. In addition, he has served as Chairman of the Board and President
of Medical Enterprises Ltd., a Mississippi corporation ("MEL") since October
1977, and served as Chief Executive Officer of MEL from December 1993 to January
1995. He also has served as Chairman of the Board and President of Kidney Care,
Inc., a Mississippi nonprofit corporation ("Kidney Care") since August 1973. MEL
and Kidney Care were related dialysis providers included in the formation of the
Company.

     Mr. Hutts has been a director of the Company since December 1995. He has
been Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of PhyCor,
Inc., an operator of multi-specialty medical clinics, since 1988. Mr. Hutts was
formerly with Hospital Corporation of America in various positions, the last of
which was President, HCA Health Plans. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Hutts was Vice
Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Equitable HCA Corporation d/b/a Equicor.
Mr. Hutts serves on the board of directors of Response Technologies, Inc., a
provider of cancer treatment services, and Quorum Health Group, Inc.

     Dr. Johnson has been a director of the Company since September 1996. He is
a board-certified nephrologist trained at the University of Utah. In 1975, Dr.
Johnson was a founding partner of Arizona Nephrology Associates and RenalWest,
L.C. ("RenalWest"). Dr. Johnson has served as the director of the critical care
units of two hospitals and serves as chairman of several Departments of Medicine
in the East Valley area of Mesa, Arizona. Dr. Johnson is a member of the Medical
Review Board of the Regional End Stage Renal Disease Network.

     Dr. Lowery has been a director of the Company since January 1996. He is a
board-certified nephrologist trained at Baylor College of Medicine and the
University of Alabama, Birmingham. He has served on the Executive Committee of
Southwest Organ Bank and has been the Director of the Renal Transplant Program
of East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas. In addition, he has been
practicing as a partner of Tyler Dialysis & Transplant Associates, P.A. since
1979.

     Dr. McMurray has been a director of the Company since January 1996. He is a
board-certified nephrologist trained at Indiana University Medical Center and
has been practicing nephrology in Fort Wayne, Indiana, since 1977. He has been
President of the Medical Staff at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and
has been affiliated with Indiana Dialysis Management, P.C. since 1991.

     Dr. Meredith has been a director of the Company since January 1996. He is a
board-certified nephrologist and has been practicing in Wichita, Kansas, since
1969. He has been Clinical Associated Professor Department of Internal Medicine,
The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, since 1977. In addition,
he has been the President of Kansas Nephrology Association since November 1979
and the President of Kansas Nephrology Physicians, P.A. since August 1990.



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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

     The following table sets forth the annual salaries paid to the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and the Company's Named Executive Officers (as
hereinafter defined) for the year ended December 31, 1996.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                   Long Term Compensation
                                               Annual Compensation                        Awards
                                       ------------------------------------        ----------------------  
                                                                                         Securities
                   Name and                                                              Underlying
                   Principal                                                              Options/
                   Position            Year          Salary        Bonus(1)                 SARs
                   ---------           ----         --------       --------              ----------
          <S>                          <C>          <C>            <C>                    <C>
          Sam A. Brooks                1996         $250,000       $287,500                  0
          President

          Gary Brukardt                1996         $220,000         35,585               100,000
          Executive Vice President,
          Chief Operating Officer

          Ronald Hinds                 1996         $200,000        105,000                  0
          Executive Vice President,
          Chief Financial Officer,
          Treasurer and Secretary

          Raymond Hakim, M.D., Ph.D.   1996         $200,000         53,552                  0
          Executive Vice President
          and Chief Medical Officer
</TABLE>
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(1) Reflects bonus earned during the fiscal year. In some instances all or a
portion of the bonus was paid during the following fiscal year.



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OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR

     The following table is a summary of all stock options granted during the
year ended December 31, 1996. Individual grants are listed separately for each
Named Executive Officer. In addition, this table shows the potential gain that
could be realized if the fair market value of the Common Stock was to appreciate
at either 5% or 10% annual rate over the period of the option term.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           Potential Realizable
                                           % of Total                                         Value at Assumed
                             Number of       Options                                        Annual Rates of Stock
                             Securities     Granted to     Exercise                          Price Appreciation
                             Underlying     Employees      or Base                            for Option Term(1)
                              Options       in Fiscal       Price     Expiration          ---------------------------
   Name                       Granted         Year        ($/share)      Date                 5%              10%
   ----                      ----------     ----------    ---------   ----------          ----------       ----------              
   <S>                       <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>               <C>              <C>
   Sam A. Brooks                0              0            N/A         N/A               N/A              N/A
   Gary Brukardt             100,000         9.1%         $29.00       7-22-06           $1,823,794       $4,621,853
   Ronald Hinds                 0              0            N/A         N/A               N/A              N/A
   Raymond Hakim, M.D., Ph.D.   0              0            N/A         N/A               N/A              N/A                     
</TABLE>
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(1)  The potential realizable value through the expiration date of the options
     has been determined on the basis of the market price per share at the time
     of grant compounded annually over the term of the option, net of the
     exercise price. These values have been determined based upon assumed rates
     of appreciation mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
     "Commission") and are not intended to forecast the possible future
     appreciation, if any, of the price or value of the Common Stock.

 AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUES

     Set forth below is information with respect to unexercised options held by
the Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 1996. 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Number of Securities
                                Underlying
                            Unexercised Options                Value of Unexercised
                                  Held at                      in-the-Money Options
                              December 31, 1996               at December 31, 1996(1)
                          ---------------------------       ---------------------------
Name                      Exercisable   Unexercisable       Exercisable   Unexercisable
----                      -----------   -------------       -----------   ------------- 
<S>                         <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>
Sam A. Brooks               250,000              0          $6,031,520     $        0
Gary Brukardt                20,000         80,000              52,500        210,000       
Ronald Hinds                 34,000         51,000             715,250      1,072,875
Raymond Hakim, M.D., Ph.D.   60,000         40,000           1,447,500        965,000
</TABLE>
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(1)  The market value of the Common Stock was $31 5/8 per share as of December
     31, 1996 (the last trading day in 1996) based on the closing price per
     share on Nasdaq stock market.



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BOARD COMMITTEES, ATTENDANCE, AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

COMMITTEES

     The Board of Directors has established three Committees which include the
Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating Committee, each
of which is briefly described below.

     The Company's Audit Committee, composed solely of non-employee directors,
recommends the annual appointment of the Company's independent auditors, and, in
conjunction with such auditors, reviews the scope of audit and other assignments
and related fees, accounting principles used by the Company in financial
reporting and internal auditing procedures, and the adequacy of the Company's
internal control procedures. The Audit Committee currently consists of Mr.
Hutts, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Lowery, and Dr. Meredith.

     The Company's Compensation Committee, composed solely of non-employee
directors is responsible for establishing salaries, bonuses, and other
compensation for the Company's executive officers and administering any stock
option and other employee benefit plans of the Company. The Compensation
Committee currently consists of Mr. Hutts, Dr. McMurray, and Dr. Meredith.

     The Company's Nominating Committee is responsible for considering
nominations of Directors of the Company's Board of Directors and currently
consists of Dr. Jacobson, Mr. Brooks and Dr. Bower. The Nominating Committee
will consider nominees recommended by stockholders provided that the names of
such persons are submitted no later than the date established for the submission
of stockholder proposals for action at the Company's next annual meeting of
stockholders.

MEETINGS

     During 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company held six regularly
scheduled meetings. In addition, the Compensation Committee met once. Each
director attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of meetings held by the
Board of Directors and its committees on which he served.

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

     Employees of the Company who are members of the Board of Directors of the
Company do not receive any compensation for serving on the Company's Board of
Directors. Each non-employee member of the Board of Directors receives a fee of
$2,000 for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended by such director, and
$1,000 for each committee meeting not attended on the same day as a meeting of
the Board of Directors. All directors of the Company, including members who are
employees, receive reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
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Directors or committee meetings thereof. Dr. Jacobson was paid $75,000 by the
Company for his efforts relating to the initial public offering and $50,000 in
reimbursement for the costs and expenses associated with the services provided
by Dr. Jacobson in connection with the secondary offering.

     In January 1996, the Company adopted the Renal Care Group, Inc. 1996 Stock
Option Plan for Outside Directors (the "Outside Director Plan") to provide for
grants of options to its non-employee directors. Supplemental to the Outside
Director Plan, (a) Mr. Hutts has been granted options to purchase an aggregate
of 15,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 10,000 are exercisable at a price of
$7.50 per share and 5,000 are exercisable at $18.00 per share, and (b) Dr.
Jacobson has been granted options to purchase an aggregate of 75,000 shares of
Common Stock, of which 25,000 are exercisable at a price of $7.50 per share and
50,000 are exercisable at $18.00 per share.

     The Outside Director Plan provides for automatic grants to Directors to the
Company who are (i) not employees of the Company, (ii) not the Chairman or Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and (iii) not a party to, and
whose medical practices are not a party to, a then current effective medical
director agreement with the Company (each an "Eligible Director"). The Outside
Director Plan provides for an initial grant to each Eligible Director of 5,000
shares on the date such person first becomes a Director and subsequent annual
grants of options to purchase 2,500 shares of Common Stock following each annual
meeting. The annual grants are made on the day following each annual meeting of
stockholders beginning with the Annual Meeting to which this Proxy Statement
relates. The Option Price for each option granted under the Outside Director
Plan is the "Fair Market Value," as that term is defined in the Outside Director
Plan, of the shares of Common Stock subject to the option on the date the option
is granted. Such options are immediately exercisable and will have a term of ten
years. Accordingly, on the date after the Annual Meeting to which this Proxy
Statement relates, Mr. Hutts will receive a grant of an option to purchase 2,500
shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of the Fair Market Value on such
date.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

     The Company has entered into or assumed employment agreements with certain
of its principal executive officers, including Messrs. Brooks, Hinds, Brukardt,
and Dr. Hakim, and certain other key personnel. The Company does not have, and
does not expect to enter into, an employment agreement with Dr. Jacobson, the
Chairman of the Board, because he does not devote his full time and attention to
the affairs of the Company. Other than Dr. Hakim, each Named Executive Officers'
employment agreement contains restrictive covenants prohibiting such officer
from competing with the Company for a period of one year after the end of the
employment term. The terms of the employment agreements, other than Mr.
Brukardt's commenced on February 6, 1996 and will continue for a term of three
years and successive one year renewal terms thereafter. Mr. Brukardt's
employment agreement commenced on July 22, 1996 and will continue for a term of
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     The annual salaries of the Named Executive Officers as set forth in the
employment agreements are $250,000, $220,000, $200,000, and $200,000 for Messrs.
Brooks, Brukardt, Hinds, and Dr. Hakim, respectively. Each Named Executive
Officer is eligible under his employment agreement for bonuses at the sole
discretion of the Company.

     The employment agreements of Messrs. Brooks, Brukardt, and Hinds, also
provide for severance for each such Named Executive Officer of (i) his salary
for 12 months if such officer is terminated without cause, (ii) his salary for
one month if such officer is terminated for cause, or (iii) his salary for 36
months if such officer is terminated within 12 months of certain changes in
control of the Company either (A) without cause, or (B) by resignation of the
officer as a result of declining to accept reassignment to a job that is not the
equivalent of his then current position. Dr. Hakim's employment agreement
contains similar severance provisions that become operative if he enters into a
non-competition agreement.

     In addition to the above provisions, Mr. Brooks' employment agreement also
provides for (i) life insurance coverage of $2.0 million, (ii) long term
disability insurance of 60% of Mr. Brooks' annual base salary, (iii) an annual
bonus of 75% of his annual base salary to be earned if the Company meets or
exceeds its earning per share projections as approved by the Compensation
Committee, (iv) a $100,000 payment for efforts related to the initial public
offering, paid out of the proceeds of the initial public offering, and (v)
severance as provided above but based upon his salary plus his prior year's
bonus.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

     The members of the Company's Compensation Committee are Joseph C. Hutts,
Stephen D. McMurray, M.D., and W. Tom Meredith, M.D. Mr. Brooks, the Chief
Executive Officer, President, and a Director of the Company, is a member of the
board of directors of PhyCor, Inc., of which Mr. Hutts is the Chairman of the
Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer.

     In February 1996, RCG commenced operations by acquiring and combining five
companies in simultaneous transactions. As consideration for their interests in
the companies acquired, Drs. McMurray and Meredith received cash, shares of
Common Stock (valued at the initial public offering price of $18.00 per share)
and notes in the aggregate amounts of $3,581,000 and $6,888,000, respectively,
and the Company assumed approximately $6,618,000 of indebtedness for which Dr.
McMurray's company was obligated. In addition, in December 1995, Dr. McMurray
purchased $20,000 and Dr. Meredith purchased $120,000 of convertible notes which
were converted into shares of Common Stock at $7.50 per share in December 1996.



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     Dr. McMurray is a member of Indiana Dialysis Management, P.C., a practice
group currently consisting of four nephrologists. The Company entered into a
Medical Director agreement dated February 12, 1996 with such practice group that
has a term of seven years with successive renewal terms of three years each and
provides for medical director fees of $228,000 in year one, $277,000 in year
two, and $326,000 in year three and each year thereafter in effect. In addition,
pursuant to the terms of such Medical Director agreement, on February 12, 1996
the Company granted to such practice an option to purchase 37,500 shares of
Common Stock with an exercise price of $18.00 per share.

     Dr. Meredith is a member of Kansas Nephrology Physicians, P.A., a practice
group currently consisting of four nephrologists. The Company entered into a
Medical Director agreement dated February 12, 1996 with such practice group that
has a term of seven years with successive renewal terms of three years each and
provides for medical director fees of $245,000 in year one, $289,000 in year
two, and $350,000 in year three and each year thereafter in effect. In addition,
pursuant to the terms of such Medical Director agreement, on February 12, 1996
the Company granted to such practice an option to purchase 37,500 shares of
Common Stock with an exercise price of $18.00 per share.

     In connection with development services provided to the Company, the
Company granted options with an exercise price equal to $18.00 per share to
purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock to Dr. McMurray.

     Dr. Meredith owns a one-third interest in a partnership that subleases to
the Company approximately 4,100 square feet for its Dodge City, Kansas center.
The sublease, dated February 12, 1996, has a term of five years, with five
additional options to renew for periods of five years. The sublease is a double
net sublease with a base rent payment of approximately $3,300 per month,
adjusted at the commencement of each extended term by a factor based on the
consumer price index.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

     The following table sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock held
beneficially, directly or indirectly, as of the Record Date by (a) each person
known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
Common Stock, (b) each director of the Company, (c) the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and the Company's four most highly compensated executive
officers other than the Chief Executive Officer whose total salary and bonus for
1996 exceeded $100,000 (are collectively, the "Named Executive Officers"), and
(d) all directors and officers of the Company as a group, together with the
percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock which such ownership
represents.



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                                  COMMON STOCK
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Beneficial Ownership(1)
                                                       --------------------------
Name and Address                                         Number        Percent
----------------                                       ----------    ------------
<S>                                                     <C>             <C>
T. Rowe Price(2)                                        1,234,200        8.5%
Harry R. Jacobson, M.D.(3)                                165,430        1.1%
Sam A. Brooks(4)                                          341,388        2.3%
Gary Brukardt(5)                                           20,553          *
Ronald Hinds(6)                                            36,319          *
Raymond Hakim, M.D., Ph.D.(7)                              50,427          *
Joseph C. Hutts(8)                                          6,000          *
John D. Bower, M.D.(9)                                    836,858        5.8%
Stephen D. McMurray, M.D.(10)                             148,898        1.0%
W. Tom Meredith, M.D.                                     225,002        1.6%
Thomas A. Lowery, M.D.(11)                                238,924        1.7%
Kenneth E. Johnson, Jr., M.D.(12)                         295,008        2.0%
All executive officers and directors
  as a group (11 persons)(13)                           2,364,807       15.7%
</TABLE>
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*Less than 1% of the outstanding Common Stock.

(1)  Information relating to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock by the
     above individuals is based upon information furnished by each such
     individual using "beneficial ownership" concepts set forth in rules
     promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13(d)
     of the Exchange Act. Beneficial ownership includes shares as to which such
     person or group, directly or indirectly, through any contract, management,
     understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares voting power and/or
     investment power as those terms are defined in Rule 13d-3(a) of the
     Exchange Act. Except as indicated in other footnotes to this table, the
     above individuals possess sole voting and investment power with respect to
     all shares set forth by their names, except to the extent such power is
     shared by a spouse under applicable law. Any security that any person named
     above has the right to acquire within 60 days is deemed to be outstanding
     for purposes of calculating the ownership percentage by the particular
     person or group, but are not deemed outstanding for any other purpose.
(2)  The address of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. is 100 East Pratt Street,
     Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Includes shares owned by various individual and
     institutional investors, including T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund (which
     owns 770,000 shares), which T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("Price
     Associates") serves as investment adviser with power to direct investments
     and/or sole power to vote the securities. For purposes of the reporting
     requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Price Associates is
     deemed to be a beneficial owner of such shares; however, Price Associates
     expressly disclaims that it is, in fact the beneficial 



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     owner of such securities." Such information is based solely on information
     provided to the Company by T. Rowe Price.
(3)  Includes 70,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise
     of immediately exercisable warrants. Includes 30,000 Shares of Common Stock
     which may be acquired upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.
     Does not include 45,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon
     the exercise of options not exercisable within 60 days.
(4)  Includes 90,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise
     of immediately exercisable warrants and 250,000 shares of Common Stock
     which may be acquired upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.
     Does not include 73,831 shares of Common Stock owned of record by the W.J.
     Brooks Trust. Mr. Brooks' daughter is the sole beneficiary of the W.J.
     Brooks Trust.
(5)  Includes 20,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise
     of options. Does not include 80,000 shares of Common Stock that are not
     exercisable within 60 days.
(6)  Includes 34,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise
     of options exercisable within 60 days. Does not include 51,000 shares of
     Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise of options that will not
     be exercisable within 60 days.
(7)  Includes 40,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise
     of options that will be exercisable within 60 days. Does not include 60,000
     shares of Common Stock which may be a acquired upon exercise of options
     that will not be exercisable within 60 days.
(8)  Includes 6,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise
     of options that will be exercisable within 60 days. Does not include 9,000
     shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise of options that
     will not be exercisable within 60 days.
(9)  Dr. Bower's address is 3925 West Northside Drive, Jackson, Mississippi
     39209. Includes 13,500 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon
     exercise of options exercisable within 60 days. Does not include 24,000
     shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise of options that
     will not be exercisable within 60 days. Dr. Bower is a director of Kidney
     Care. Dr. Bower disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Kidney
     Care and such shares are not included in Dr. Bower's holdings.
(10) Includes 8,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise
     of options exercisable within 60 days. Does not include 12,000 shares of
     Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise of options that will not
     be exercisable within 60 days.
(11) Includes 8,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise
     of options exercisable within 60 days. Does not include 12,000 shares of
     Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise of options that will not
     be exercisable within 60 days.
(12) Includes 77,808 shares of Common Stock held for the benefit of (in the
     amount of 9,726 each) Kenneth Eugene Johnson, Steven Michael Johnson,
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     Johnson, David Alexander Johnson, Timothy Paul Johnson, Rachel Ann Johnson,
     Angela Sharon Johnson, and Graham Brinton Johnson.
(13) Includes 569,500 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise
     of options and warrants.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

CONSIDERATION FOR FOUNDING COMPANIES

     In February 1996, RCG commenced operations by acquiring and combining five
companies (the "Combination") in simultaneous transactions (the "Founding
Companies"). As consideration for their interests in the Founding Companies,
certain officers, directors and holders of 5% or more of the Common Stock
received cash (excluding $7.0 million of contingent payments), shares of Common
Stock (valued at the initial public offering price of $18.00 per share) and
notes approximately as follows: Harry R. Jacobson, M.D. (Chairman of the Board)
- $2,674,000; Sam A. Brooks (President, Chief Executive Officer and Director) -
$1,337,000 (received in the form of shares of Common Stock, as to which Mr.
Brooks disclaims beneficial ownership because the shares are held in a trust of
which Mr. Brooks' daughter is the sole beneficiary); Dr. Bower - $13,436,000;
Dr. McMurray - $3,581,000; Dr. Meredith - $6,888,000; Dr. Lowery - $5,281,000;
and Kidney Care - $31,783,000. In addition, the Company assumed indebtedness for
which certain officers, directors and holders of 5% or more of the Common Stock
or their Founding Companies were obligated approximately as follows: Dr. Bower -
$2,244,000; Dr. McMurray - $6,618,000; and Dr. Lowery - $2,300,000, all of which
indebtedness was repaid with a portion of the proceeds of the Company's initial
public offering.

TENNESSEE WARRANTS

     Various options and warrants of RCG Tennessee outstanding at the time of
the Combination were assumed by the Company, on a share-for-share basis
unadjusted for the exchange rate in the transactions with RCG Tennessee in the
Combination. In addition, the exercise price of the outstanding warrants of RCG
Tennessee was reduced from $10.00 to $7.50 per share upon consummation of the
Combination. Sam A. Brooks and Harry R. Jacobson, M.D., hold warrants for the
purchase of 90,000 and 70,000 shares, respectively.

ISSUANCE OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES

     The Company issued $1.38 million of Convertible Notes on December 7, 1995
to provide funds to complete the Combination and its initial public offering.
Certain executive officers, directors and holders of 5% or more of the Common
Stock purchased Convertible Notes as follows: Dr. Bower - $100,000 (7.2% of the
outstanding); Dr. McMurray - $20,000 (1.4% of the outstanding); Dr. Meredith -
$120,000 (8.7% of the outstanding); Dr. Lowery - $100,000 (7.2% of the
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$160,000 (11.6% of the outstanding). The executive officers and directors as a
group purchased $340,000 of Convertible Notes (24.6% of the outstanding). In
December 1996, the Convertible Notes were converted into shares of Common Stock
at $7.50 per share. The shares of Common Stock into which the Convertible Notes
were converted are eligible for the "piggy back" registration rights applicable
to the shares acquired by such holders in the Combination.

MEDICAL DIRECTOR ARRANGEMENTS

     Dr. McMurray is a member of Indiana Dialysis Management, P.C., a practice
group currently consisting of four nephrologists. The Company entered into a
Medical Director agreement dated February 12, 1996 with such practice group that
has a term of seven years with successive renewal terms of three years each and
provides for medical director fees of $228,000 in year one, $277,000 in year
two, and $326,000 in year three and each year thereafter in effect. In addition,
pursuant to the terms of such Medical Director agreement, on February 12, 1996,
the Company granted to such practice an option to purchase 37,500 shares of
Common Stock with an exercise price of $18.00 per share.

     Dr. Meredith is a member of Kansas Nephrology Physicians, P.A., a practice
group currently consisting of four nephrologists. The Company entered into a
Medical Director agreement dated February 12, 1996 with such practice group that
has a term of seven years with successive renewal terms of three years each and
provides for medical director fees of $245,000 in year one, $289,000 in year
two, and $350,000 in year three and each year thereafter in effect. In addition,
pursuant to the terms of such Medical Director agreement, on February 12, 1996
the Company granted to such practice an option to purchase 37,500 shares of
Common Stock with an exercise price of $18.00 per share.

     Dr. Lowery is a member of Tyler Dialysis & Transplant Associates, P.A., a
practice group currently consisting of five nephrologists. The Company entered
into a Medical Director agreement with such practice group dated February 12,
1996 that has a term of seven years with successive renewal terms of three years
each and provides for medical director fees of $274,000 in year one, $333,000 in
year two, and $392,000 in year three and each year thereafter in effect. In
addition, pursuant to the terms of such Medical Director agreement, on February
12, 1996, the Company granted to such practice an option to purchase 37,500
shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $18.00 per share.

     Dr. Bower is a party to an agreement with the Company dated February 12,
1996 to serve as Chief Medical Officer of the Company's centers in Mississippi
for which he is compensated $100,000 annually through February 2000. The
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     Dr. Johnson is a party to a Medical Director Services Agreement with
several additional nephrologists dated September 30, 1996 that has a term of
seven years with successive renewal terms of three years each and provides for
medical director fees of $840,000 per year.

     The Company believes that each of the foregoing Medical Director Agreements
were obtained on terms no less favorable to the Company that could be obtained
from unaffiliated third parties. The terms of each such Medical Director
Agreement were determined by arm's-length negotiations between the Company and
the practices, and such terms were subject to scrutiny and negotiations with
representatives of the Founding Companies in connection with the Combination.

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

     Effective January 1, 1997, Kidney Care sold substantially all of the assets
of its clinical laboratory located in Jackson, Mississippi to RenaLab, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The purchase price for the laboratory
was $196,384, paid in cash by the Company. Prior to the acquisition, the Company
had been a party to a management agreement with Kidney Care dated February 12,
1996, pursuant to which the Company provided certain business, management,
administrative and equipment maintenance service to the laboratory. Under the
management agreement, Kidney Care paid the Company a fixed management fee of
$250,000 per year and reimbursed the Company for its expenses in providing
services under the Agreement, including the cost of certain employees,
laboratory supplies and equipment maintenance. The management agreement for the
Laboratory was terminated in January 1997. Total fees paid under the management
agreement from Kidney Care to the Company were $221,000. Dr. Bower, a director
of the Company, has served as Chairman of the Board and President of Kidney Care
since August 1973.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

     In connection with development services provided to the Company, the
Company granted options with an exercise price equal to $18.00 per share to
purchase 30,000, 20,000, and 20,000 shares of Common Stock to Drs. Bower,
Lowery, and McMurray, respectively.

PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY

     The Company has purchased certain real property owned by Dr. Bower on which
certain of the centers previously operated by Kidney Care are located. The
purchase price was paid by the Company by the issuance of 68,000 shares of
Common Stock valued at the initial public offering price of $18.00 per share,
plus the assumption of approximately $1.1 million of indebtedness incurred by
Dr. Bower to finance such property. The consideration paid to Dr. Bower for the
real estate was determined by arm's-length negotiations between the Company and
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was subject to scrutiny by and negotiations with representatives of the Founding
Companies.

LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY

     Pursuant to a lease agreement dated February 12, 1996, the Company leases
from an affiliate of Dr. Bower approximately 20,000 square feet of
administrative and other space used by the Company for the operation of the
centers acquired from Kidney Care. The lease is a triple net lease at a rate of
approximately $6.00 per square foot per year, or a gross payment of
approximately $10,000 per month. The lease contains an initial term of ten years
and two five-year renewal options.

     Dr. Lowery owns a 25% interest in certain real property and improvements
used in connection with the operation of two of Tyler's centers. Pursuant to a
lease agreement dated February 12, 1996, the Company leases those centers which
are located in Carthage and Tyler, Texas. Each lease is a triple net lease with
rent payable at $12.00 per square foot per year. The Tyler lease requires a
gross payment of $20,092 per month, and the Carthage lease requires a gross
payment of $2,479 per month. Each lease has an initial term of ten years with
two additional five-year renewal options. The amount of rent is subject to a
consumer price index adjustment after the initial five-year period. In addition,
the Company has subleased back to Tyler Nephrology Associates, Inc. a portion of
the Tyler center on terms substantially similar to those contained in the lease
of such center to the Company.

     Dr. Meredith owns a one-third interest in a partnership that subleases to
the Company approximately 4,100 square feet for its Dodge City, Kansas center.
The sublease, dated February 12, 1996, has a term of five years, with five
additional options to renew for periods of five years. The sublease is a double
net sublease with a base rent payment of approximately $3,300 per month,
adjusted at the commencement of each extended term by a factor based on the
consumer price index.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     Anne N. Bower, Dr. Bower's daughter, is a party to an employment agreement
dated February 7, 1996 with the Company with an annual base salary of $125,000
and having a term of three years, renewable thereafter for successive one-year
terms. Ms. Bower serves as the chief operating officer of the Company's
Mississippi operations.

RELATIONSHIP WITH VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

     Dr. Jacobson currently serves as Deputy Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs
at Vanderbilt University and as Professor of Medicine of the Division of
Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University. On February 12, 1996,
the Company assumed a Dialysis Center Management Agreement with Vanderbilt
University Medical Center pursuant to which the Company manages its outpatient
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Company received revenues of approximately $363,522 pursuant to this agreement
for the year ended December 31, 1996. Such agreement has a one-year term that is
automatically renewed each year unless either party cancels the agreement at
least 90 days prior to the end of the current term. Vanderbilt University owns
approximately 246,103 of the outstanding shares of the Company.

SUPPLY RELATIONSHIP

     The Company has entered into an agreement dated February 12, 1996, with
Healthcare Suppliers, Inc. ("HSI"), a former affiliate of Kidney Care, pursuant
to which the Company is obligated, for a period of 18 months, to purchase most
of the dialysis and related supplies required for its Kidney Care centers at
pre-determined prices no greater than the best prices available to any other
Founding Company as of November 1995. The Company believes it will purchase
approximately $5.0 million of supplies from HSI during the 18-month term of the
agreement.

COMPANY POLICY

     The Company has adopted a policy pursuant to which transactions with
affiliates (other than those entered into pursuant to the Combination) must be
reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by a majority of the disinterested
members of the Board of Directors and will be made on terms no less favorable to
the Company than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on behalf of the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                     RENAL CARE GROUP, INC.



Date:  April 30, 1997                By:  /s/ Ronald Hinds
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                                          Ronald Hinds, Executive Vice President
                                           and Chief Financial Officer


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