Form8-k
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
November 13, 2001
SIERRA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada 1-8865 88-0200415
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(State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction Identification No.)
of Incorporation)
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, November 14, 2001, members of senior management of Sierra
Health Services, Inc., or Sierra, are scheduled to appear at the Credit Suisse
First Boston Health Care Conference. Sierra's presentation is expected to begin
at approximately 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time, noon 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 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 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 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: November 13, 2001 /S/ PAUL H. PALMER
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Paul H. Palmer
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Chief Accounting Officer)