SEC Company Response from HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC (CIK 0000792985) — Dec 27, 2004
HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC (CIK 0000792985)
Date: Dec. 27, 2004 · CIK: 0000792985 · Accession: 0001193125-04-219613
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Letter
Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549
Re: Health Management Associates (the “Company”)
Dear Mr. Riedler:
In accordance with Section 307 of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, the undersigned registrant hereby requests that the effective date for the Application for Qualification of Indentures on Form T-3 referred to above be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 28, 2004 or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
The Company hereby acknowledges that:
· should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;
· the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
· the Company may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
Sincerely,
Health Management Associates, Inc.
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Acceleration Letter [COMPANY LETTERHEAD] December 23, 2004 Re: Health Management Associates (the “Company”) Application for Qualification of Indentures on Form T-3 filed November 30, 2004, as amended File No. 22-28767 Mr. Jeffrey Riedler Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Dear Mr. Riedler: In accordance with Section 307 of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, the undersigned registrant hereby requests that the effective date for the Application for Qualification of Indentures on Form T-3 referred to above be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 28, 2004 or as soon thereafter as is practicable. The Company hereby acknowledges that: · should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; · the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and · the Company may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Sincerely, Health Management Associates, Inc. By: /s/ Timothy R. Parry Name: Timothy R. Parry Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary