SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 1, 2002
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
Investor Conference: On Tuesday, February 5, 2002, members of senior management
of Sierra Health Services, Inc., or Sierra, are scheduled to appear at the UBS
Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference. Sierra's presentation is expected
to begin at approximately 8:00 a.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 website at
www.sierrahealth.com.
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, 2000,
and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2001, June
30, 2001 and September 30, 2001. Additionally, an archive of Sierra's fourth
quarter, 2001 earnings call, originally broadcast on January 31 is available 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."
Press Release: As discussed in Sierra's fourth quarter and year-end earnings
release of January 30, 2001, Sierra Health Services, Inc. has early adopted
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144"). In order for analysts
and investors to better compare the financial performance of continuing
operations during the year 2001, the Company has issued a press release that
reported selected 2001 quarterly financial information, which has been
reclassified to report how continuing operations and discontinued operations
will be presented in the Company's 2002 quarterly statements in accordance with
SFAS 144. A copy of the press release is available on Sierra's website. The
Company also expects to file an amended Form 10-Q as of and for the nine months
ended September 30, 2001 as required by SFAS 144.
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: February 1, 2002 /S/ PAUL H. PALMER
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Paul H. Palmer
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Chief Accounting Officer)