form8k
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 26, 2001
SIERRA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada 1-8865
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number)
of Incorporation)
88-0200415
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2724 North Tenaya Way
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 242-7000
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On Tuesday, October 30, 2001, members of senior management of Sierra Health
Services, Inc., or Sierra, are scheduled to present at the Salomon Smith Barney
Health Care Conference 2001. Sierra's presentation is expected to begin at
approximately 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Investors, analysts and the general public
are invited to listen to a live webcast of this presentation over the Internet
by visiting the investors page of our web site at www.sierrahealth.com.
Anyone listening to Sierra management presentations will be presumed to have
read Sierra's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000,
and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2001 and June
30, 2001. Additionally, an archive of Sierra's third quarter, 2001 earnings
call, originally broadcast on October 25 is available on the investor page of
Sierra's web site. Listeners should review cautionary statements under
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations."
Any statements made or issued that are not historical facts are forward-looking
and should be considered in connection with certain cautionary statements
contained in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 20, 2001. Such
statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and identify important risk factors
that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
any projected, estimated or forward-looking statements relating to Sierra.
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.
SIERRA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
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(Registrant)
Date: October 26, 2001
/S/ PAUL H. PALMER
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Paul H. Palmer
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Chief Accounting Officer)