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
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) – December 29, 2004
TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE | 000-29816 | 75-2816101 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5800 Tennyson Parkway Plano, Texas |
75024 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(214) 473-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 29, 2004, Triad Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted the Triad Hospitals, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The Company desires to provide deferred compensation benefits to certain employees of the Company and its subsidiaries by adopting an unfunded plan maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly-compensated employees, as described in Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| 10.1 | Triad Hospitals, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Triad Hospitals, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Donald P. Fay | |
| Donald P. Fay | ||
| Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||
Date: December 30, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Triad Hospitals, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan |