UNITED STATES |
FORM 8-K |
CURRENT
REPORT |
| Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2004 |
| HEALTHSOUTH Corporation |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
| Delaware | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
| 1-10315 | 63-0860407 | ||
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One HEALTHSOUTH Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 35243 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code) |
| (205) 967-7116 |
| (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| ITEM 5. | Other Events and Required FD Disclosure. |
| HEALTHSOUTH Corporation today issued a press release announcing that it is extending its solicitation of consents from holders of its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2005, 7.375% Senior Notes due 2006, 7.000% Senior Notes due 2008, 8.375% Senior Notes due 2011 and 7.625% Senior Notes due 2012 until 11:59 p.m., New York City Time, on May 27, 2004. The consent solicitations, which commenced on March 16, 2004, were previously scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City Time, on May 20, 2004. |
| A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference. |
| ITEM 7. | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. |
| (c) Exhibits. |
|
See Exhibit Index. |
SIGNATURES |
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. |
| HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION |
| By: | /s/ Gregory L. Doody | |||
| |
| Name: | Gregory L. Doody | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
| Dated: | May 21, 2004 |
EXHIBIT INDEX |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99 | Press release of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation dated May 21, 2004. |