BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2005--LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005. The Company completed its previously announced business combination with Province Healthcare Company (“Province”) on April 15, 2005. The results of operations of the Province hospitals subsequent to the combination date are included in the Company’s consolidated results. As a result of the combination with Province, the Company recognized a pretax charge for transaction costs of $44.6 million, or $0.57 per diluted share. In addition to the transaction costs of $44.6 million, the Company recognized pretax debt retirement costs of $10.0 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2005.
