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
March 25, 2003
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 Wednesday, March 26, 2003, members of senior management of Sierra Health
Services, Inc., or Sierra, are scheduled to present at the Banc of America
Securities Healthcare Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sierra's presentation is
expected to begin at approximately 12:45 p.m. Pacific Time or 3:45 p.m. Eastern
Time. Investors, analysts and the general public are invited to listen to the
audio portion of the presentation free over the Internet by visiting the
'Investors' page of our website at www.sierrahealth.com and then click the
'Webcasts' link.
Anyone listening to the Sierra management presentations will be presumed to have
read Sierra's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002,
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2003,
and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2002, June
30, 2002 and September 30, 2002. In addition, an archive of Sierra's fourth
quarter, 2002 earnings call, originally broadcast on January 30, 2003 is
available on the webcasts link on the investors page of Sierra's website.
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 Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002. 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: March 25, 2003 /S/ PAUL H. PALMER
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Paul H. Palmer
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Chief Accounting Officer)