UNITED STATES
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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 1, 2003
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BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-9550 62-1691861
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Thousand Beverly Way
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72919
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number including area code (479) 201-2000
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 1, 2002, Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing the sale of twenty-one skilled nursing operations in
California, Washington and Arizona. This sale is part of the Company's
previously announced strategy of divesting facilities that account for a
disproportionately high share of patient care liability costs and the strategic
realignment of the Company's skilled nursing portfolio. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit 99.1* - Press Release of Beverly Enterprises, Inc. dated December 1,
2003.
*Filed with this document
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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.
Dated: December 2, 2003. BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/ PAMELA H. DANIELS
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Pamela H. Daniels
Senior Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release of Beverly Enterprises, Inc. dated December 1,
2003.
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