UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2008

HealthSouth Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-10315

63-0860407

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3660 Grandview Parkway, Suite 200, Birmingham, Alabama 35243

(Address of Principal Executive Officers, Including Zip Code)

(205) 967-7116

(Registrant’s telephone number)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information in this report (including the exhibit) is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The furnishing of this report is not intended to constitute a determination by HealthSouth Corporation (“HealthSouth”) that the information is material or that the dissemination of the information is required by Regulation FD.

 

On October 27, 2008, HealthSouth issued a press release, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1, announcing, among other things, that it is reaffirming the full year 2008 earnings guidance previously provided in the second quarter earnings press release issued on August 5, 2008.

 

Certain matters discussed herein may constitute forward-looking statements that represent HealthSouth’s current expectations and beliefs concerning the future events that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. Such information is based on numerous assumptions and involves a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond HealthSouth’s control.

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

 

99.1

Press release of HealthSouth Corporation, dated October 27, 2008.

 

SIGNATURE

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/ John P. Whittington

 

 

 

Name: 

John P. Whittington

 

 

 

Title: 

Executive Vice President, General
Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

 

 

Dated: October 28, 2008