Form 11-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 11-K

 

(Mark One)

 

x   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES

         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

         For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

 

or

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE

         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

 

For the transition period from                              to                                 

 

Commission file number 0-29816

 

A.    Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

B.    Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

Triad Hospitals, Inc.

5800 Tennyson Parkway

Plano, Texas 75024

(214) 473-7000

 


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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

As of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for the year ended December 31, 2002


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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

 

As of December 31, 2002 and 2001

and for the year ended December 31, 2002

 

Contents

 

Report of Independent Auditors

   1

Audited Financial Statements

    

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

   2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

   3

Notes to Financial Statements

   4

Supplemental Schedule

    

Schedule H; Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year)

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Signatures

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Report of Independent Auditors

 

Plan Administrator

Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2002, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/  Ernst & Young LLP            

Ernst & Young LLP

 

June 5, 2003

 

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

     December 31

     2002

   2001

Assets

             

Cash

   $ 1,073,456    $

Investments:

             

HCA Inc. Common Stock

          78,113,797

Triad Hospitals, Inc. Common Stock

     36,971,242      36,229,757

Triad Hospitals, Inc. Common Stock (unallocated)

     62,643,000      70,440,000

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Common Stock

          3,837,976

Registered investment companies

     528,687,339      222,646,934

Collective Short-Term Investment Fund

     1,165,060      2,558,638

Participant loans

     9,908,642      6,801,617
    

  

Total investments

     639,375,283      420,628,719
    

  

Receivables:

             

Employer matching contribution

     291,751      68,947

Employer supplemental contribution

     21,608,520      439,580

Participants contributions

     1,043,770      265,144

Interest and dividends

     1,104,549      431,238
    

  

Total receivables

     24,048,590      1,204,909
    

  

Total assets

     664,497,329      421,833,628
    

  

Liabilities

             

Note payable to Triad Hospitals, Inc.

     22,606,412      25,611,438

Cash overdraft

          310,930

Other

     180,272      106,535
    

  

Total liabilities

     22,786,684      26,028,903
    

  

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 641,710,645    $ 395,804,725
    

  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

Year ended December 31, 2002

 

Investment income (loss):

        

Net depreciation in fair value of investments

   $ (43,108,259 )

Interest and dividends

     10,686,312  
    


       (32,421,947 )
    


Contributions:

        

Participants

     51,278,904  

Employer matching

     23,373,900  

Employer retirement

     4,669,769  

Employer supplemental

     21,168,940  

Rollovers

     1,914,131  
    


       102,405,644  
    


Deductions:

        

Benefits paid to participants

     68,684,571  

Interest expense

     1,664,743  

Administrative expenses

     2,485,103  
    


Total deductions

     72,834,417  
    


Transfer out to another plan

     (5,284,822 )

Transfer in from another plan

     254,041,462  
    


Net increase

     245,905,920  

Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year

     395,804,725  
    


Net assets available for benefits at end of year

   $ 641,710,645  
    


 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2002

 

1. Description of the Plan

 

The following description of Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more comprehensive description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

General

 

Triad Hospitals, Inc. (the Company or Triad) was created May 11, 1999 (the closing date) upon completion of a spin-off by HCA Inc. (HCA). Triad created the Plan effective on the closing date.

 

The Plan replaced benefits previously provided by HCA through the Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation Money Purchase Pension Plan, Columbia/HCA Salary Deferral Plan, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation Stock Bonus Plan, HealthTrust, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Program, and/or the EPIC Healthcare Group, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (collectively referred to hereinafter as the Prior Plans).

 

On April 27, 2001, the Company acquired Quorum Health Group, Inc. (Quorum). Effective January 1, 2002, all participants of the Quorum 401(k) Plan, with the exception of the individuals employed under Abilene Physicians Group and Northwest Primary Care Physicians, P.A., became participants in the Plan. The related transfer of assets from the Quorum 401(k) Plan is reflected as a transfer in from another plan on the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.

 

The transfer out to another plan on the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is related to the sale of the VHS of Paradise Valley Facility to Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. effective October 31, 2001.

 

The Plan is a defined contribution plan which provides retirement, disability, and death benefits for all of the employees of the Company. The Plan covers employees of the Company who have at least two months of service. Employees whose employment is subject to a collective bargaining agreement (unless such agreement provides to the contrary) and leased employees are not entitled to participate in the Plan. All individuals who were employed by the Company on the closing date and who were active participants in one or more of the Prior Plans became participants of the Plan on the closing date. A component of the Plan operates as a leveraged employee stock ownership program (ESOP) and is designed to comply with Section 4975(e)(7) and the regulations thereunder of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).

 

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

 

Contributions

 

Effective March 15, 2002, upon completion of two months of service, as defined by the Plan, non-highly compensated and highly compensated participants may voluntarily elect to defer salary and contribute the amount deferred to the Plan (participants’ contributions) in amounts up to 50% and 13% of their annual compensation, respectively. Prior to March 15, 2002, upon completion of two months of service, as defined by the Plan, non-highly compensated and highly compensated participants could voluntarily elect to defer salary and contribute the amount deferred to the Plan (participants’ contributions) in amounts up to 18% and 8% of their annual compensation, respectively.

 

New employees that meet eligibility requirements automatically defer 3% of their annual compensation as participant contributions to the Plan unless the participant directs the Plan Sponsor otherwise. Additionally, participants may also rollover amounts representing distributions from other qualified plans.

 

The Company contributes, on behalf of each participant, an amount equal to 50% of a participant’s contribution (Employer Matching Contribution), not to exceed 1.5% of the participant’s compensation.

 

The Company makes an Annual Employer Contribution, which is allocated to eligible participants. For a participant to be eligible to receive their portion of the Annual Employer Contribution, the participant must have been employed by the Company on the first day of the Plan year, have completed at least one year of service, and, as of the last day of the Plan year, must have been actively employed.

 

The Annual Employer Contribution calculation is based on the following schedule:

 

Years of Service

on Last Day of Plan Year


  

Allocation as a Percent

of Participant’s

Compensation


Less than 5

   2

5 but less than 10

   3

10 or more

   5

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

 

The Annual Employer Contribution consists of an ESOP Contribution (ESOP Contribution) equal to 300,000 shares of Triad Hospitals, Inc. common stock (Triad common stock) (see Note 3) at the present market value on December 31 relating to the Note Payable to Triad (see Note 4) and any remaining amount due, if necessary, is remitted to the Plan in the form of cash (Employer Supplemental Contribution).

 

Participants may direct all participant contributions, the Employer Matching Contribution and the Employer Supplemental Contribution to several different Plan investment options, except Triad common stock. The ESOP Contributions are remitted in Triad common stock and are non-participant directed until a participant has obtained age 55.

 

Effective December 31, 2001, Barberton Union Employees were allowed to participate in the Plan. However, they are excluded from receiving Employer Matching Contributions and Annual Employer Contributions (consisting of the ESOP Contributions and the Employer Supplemental Contributions).

 

Participant Accounts

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and Employer Matching Contribution, and the participant’s allocation of the ESOP and Supplemental Contributions and investment earnings and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

 

Vesting

 

Participants are immediately vested with respect to their participant’s contributions plus earnings thereon. Vesting of the Employer Matching, ESOP and Supplemental Contributions plus earnings thereon is as follows:

 

Years of Service


  

Vested

Percentage


    <2

       0%

    2-3

     20%

    3-4

     40%

    4-5

     60%

    5+

   100%

 

All balances transferred from the Prior Plans and associated earnings are 100% vested, with the exception of the Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation Money Purchase Pension Plan and the Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation Stock Bonus Plan. Vesting provisions for former participants of these plans is based on years of continuous service. These participants are vested 20% after three years of service. An additional 20% is vested with each additional year of service until the participant becomes fully vested after seven years of service.

 

Participant Loans

 

Participants may borrow from their account subject to a minimum of $1,000, and up to a maximum equal to $50,000 less the highest outstanding loan balance in the preceding twelve months, or the lesser of 50% of vested balances in all accounts available for loans, as defined by the Plan. Loan terms range from one to five years, or up to ten years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions. The interest rate is determined based on the prime rate charged by the Northern Trust Company (the Trustee).

 

Payment of Benefits

 

Upon termination of service due to death, disability, or retirement, a participant becomes 100% vested and may elect to receive an amount equal to the value of the participant’s interest in his or her account in either a lump-sum amount or in annuity payments. For

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

 

termination of service due to other reasons, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution. In-service withdrawals are available for a participant upon attainment of age 59½. Hardship withdrawals are available for a participant experiencing qualifying circumstances.

 

Forfeited Accounts

 

Forfeitures attributable to Employer Contributions are allocated to accounts of participants employed on the last day of the Plan year in which such forfeitures are created, pro rata based on participants Annual Retirement Contribution account balances. Any other forfeitures are utilized to reduce the Employer Matching Contribution and any Employer Supplemental Contribution. During the year ended December 31, 2002 amounts totaling $2,084,322 were used to reduce the Company’s contributions made to the Plan.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Accounting

 

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.

 

Use of Estimates

 

Preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Valuation of Investments and Income Recognition

 

Shares of registered investment companies are valued at published market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Common stock is valued at its quoted market price. Participant loans are valued at their carrying value, which approximates fair value.

 

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Administrative Expenses

 

Certain administrative expenses are paid by the Plan.

 

3. Investments

 

During 2002, the Plan Administration eliminated the investment options in HCA Inc. Common Stock (HCA common stock) and LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Common Stock (LifePoint common stock) and the amounts invested in these investment options were transferred to alternative investment options as directed by the participant. If the participant did not specify which investment option, these amounts were transferred to the Stable Value Fund. Unless the Plan Administrator directed otherwise, participants had no voting rights with regard to the investment in HCA common stock or LifePoint common stock. Prior to the elimination of the investment options in HCA common stock and LifePoint common stock, participants were able to direct investments out of these funds, but no future investments could be made in these funds. The Plan Administrator or the Company could direct some or all of the HCA and/or LifePoint common stock to be sold and invested in Triad common stock.

 

During 1999, the Plan purchased 3,000,000 shares of Triad common stock for use in connection with the ESOP component of the Plan (ESOP stock). The ESOP stock is held in a secondary trust which is administered by U.S. Trust Company, N.A. (the Secondary Trustee). The ESOP stock is collateral for the Triad Note (see Note 4). As payments are made on the Triad Note, shares are released from collateral based upon the ratio of principal and interest paid during the period over the total principal and interest payments due under the Triad Note. Released shares are allocated to participant accounts in accordance with the ESOP allocation. Participants do not have any investment discretion regarding the ESOP stock allocated to their accounts. Participants can direct the voting of ESOP stock allocated to their account. The Secondary Trustee votes any unallocated ESOP stock and any allocated ESOP stock for which the Secondary Trustee did not receive voting directions proportionately in accordance with the voting directions that were received. As of December 31, 2002, a total of 1,200,000 shares in total have been released from collateral.

 

The Plan provides for investments in various investment securities, which in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility risks. Further, due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

3. Investments (continued)

 

reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially effect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

During 2002, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the period) depreciated in value as follows:

 

Registered investment companies

   $ (58,773,674 )

Common stock

     15,665,415  
    


     $ (43,108,259 )
    


 

The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets at December 31 are:

 

     2002

Triad Hospitals, Inc. Common Stock

   $ 99,614,242

Core Equity Fund

     106,317,450

PIMCO Total Return Fund

     110,260,397

PRIMCO Stable Value Fund

     179,278,495

Berger Small Cap Value Investment Fund

     90,717,991
     2001

HCA Inc. Common Stock

   $ 78,113,797

Triad Hospitals, Inc. Common Stock

     106,669,757

Core Equity Fund

     54,931,950

PIMCO Total Return Fund

     50,908,296

PRIMCO Stable Value Fund

     45,319,202

Berger Small Cap Value Investment Fund

     44,329,366

 

4. Note Payable to Triad

 

In June 1999, the Plan borrowed $34,500,000 from the Company and used the proceeds to purchase the ESOP stock (see Note 3). The Note Payable to Triad (Triad Note) is to be repaid annually in equal annual installments of $4,669,769 (principal and interest) over a period of ten years at 6.5% interest. The Triad Note requires the Company to make

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

4. Note Payable to Triad (continued)

 

Employer Retirement Contributions in amounts sufficient to cover the required principal and interest payments. The Triad Note is collateralized by the ESOP stock. Making the payment under the Triad Note results in shares of Triad common stock being released from collateral under the Triad Note. The Company has no rights against the shares once the ESOP stock is allocated to participant accounts. As of December 31, 2002, payments due under the Triad Note and the schedule for release of ESOP stock from collateral was as follows:

 

     Principal

  

Stock

Released


2003

   $ 3,200,351    300,000

2004

     3,408,374    300,000

2005

     3,629,919    300,000

2006

     3,865,864    300,000

2007

     4,117,145    300,000

2008

     4,384,759    300,000
    

    
     $ 22,606,412     
    

    

 

5. Non-Participant Directed ESOP Investments

 

Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the non-participant-directed ESOP investments is as follows:

 

     December 31, 2002  
     Allocated

   Unallocated

 

Net assets:

               

Triad Hospitals, Inc. common stock

   $ 22,229,644    $ 62,643,000  

Note payable to Triad

          (22,606,412 )
    

  


     $ 22,229,644    $ 40,036,588  
    

  


 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

5. Non-Participant Directed ESOP Investments (continued)

 

     December 31, 2001  
     Allocated

   Unallocated

 

Net assets:

               

Triad Hospitals, Inc. common stock

   $ 16,429,895    $ 70,440,000  

Note payable to Triad

          (25,611,438 )
    

  


     $ 16,429,895    $ 44,828,562  
    

  


 

    

Year ended

December 31, 2002

 
     Allocated

    Unallocated

 

Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments

   $ (612,887 )   $ 1,152,000  

Interest

     2,952        

Employer retirement contribution

           4,669,769  

Benefits paid to participants

     (2,349,567 )      

Transfers

     8,768,748       (8,949,000 )

Interest expense

           (1,664,743 )

Administrative expenses

     (9,497 )      
    


 


     $ 5,799,749     $ (4,791,974 )
    


 


 

6. Related Party Transactions

 

Certain plan investments are managed by an affiliate of the Trustee. Certain other plan investments are shares of the Triad common stock.

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

7. Transfer In From/Out To Another Plan

 

Throughout the year the following transfers in from another plan occurred:

 

Hospital Corporation of Douglas, Inc.

    Money Purchase Pension Plan

   $ 123,862

Hospital Corporation of Douglas, Inc.

    401(k) Retirement Plan

     30,000

Quorum 401(k) Plan

     253,887,600
    

     $ 254,041,462
    

 

Throughout the year the following transfers out to another plan occurred:

 

Vanguard Health Systems/Vanguard 401(k) Plan

   $ 5,284,822
    

 

8. Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants would become 100% vested with regard to their Employer Matching Contribution, and Employer Retirement and Supplemental Contributions.

 

9. Income Tax Status

 

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated November 7, 2000, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt. The plan sponsor has indicated that it will take the necessary steps, if any, to maintain the Plan’s qualified status.

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

10. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements at December 31 to Form 5500:

 

     2002

    2001

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

   $ 641,710,645     $ 395,804,725  

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants

     (491,583 )     (342,802 )
    


 


Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500

   $ 641,219,062     $ 395,461,923  
    


 


 

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, to Form 5500:

 

Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements

   $ 68,684,571  

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at December 3l, 2002

     491,583  

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at December 3l, 2001

     (342,802 )
    


Benefits paid to participants per Form 5500

   $ 68,833,352  
    


 

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit payments that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, but not yet paid as of that date.

 

 

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Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

 

Schedule H; Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year)

 

EIN: 75-2816101 Plan #: 001

 

December 31, 2002

 

(a)


  

(b)

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

or Similar Party


  

(c)

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,
Rate of Interest, Par or Maturity Value


  

(d)

Cost


  

(e)

Current Value


*

   Triad Hospitals, Inc.    Triad Hospitals, Inc. Common Stock (ESOP     stock/non-participant-directed)    $ 32,719,927    $ 84,872,644

*

   Triad Hospitals, Inc.    Triad Hospitals, Inc. Common Stock      N/A      14,741,598
     J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc. and                   
         Putnam Investments    Core Equity Fund      N/A      106,317,450
     Pacific Investment Management Company    PIMCO Total Return Fund      N/A      110,260,397
     Invesco    PRIMCO Stable Value Fund      N/A      179,278,495
     Berger Funds    Berger Small Cap Value Investment Fund      N/A      90,717,991
     Putnam Investments    Putnam International Growth A Fund      N/A      28,038,550
     Barclays Global Investors    BGI Equity Index H Fund      N/A      14,074,456

*

   The Northern Trust Company    Collective Short-Term Investment Fund      N/A      1,165,060

*

   Participant Loans   

General purpose loans, interest rates ranging from 5% to 9.5%

     N/A      9,908,642
              

  

               $ 32,719,927    $ 639,375,283
              

  

 

*   Party-in-interest

N/A Reporting not required because investment is participant-directed.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

       

Triad Hospitals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

Date:

 

June 27, 2003

      By  

/s/  Ricky E. Thomason


               

Ricky E. Thomason

Vice President of Human Resources

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number


  

Seq.

Description


   Page No.

23.1

   Consent of Independent Auditors    18

99.1

   Certification    19

 

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