Sec Form 3 Filing - KKR Partners III, L.P. @ HCA INC/TN - 2008-04-29

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KKR Partners III, L.P. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HCA INC/TN [ HCA INC.] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/29/2008 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 9,313,725 I Held through Hercules Holding II, LLC and KKR Millennium Fund L.P. ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 12 ) Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 8,642,157 I Held through Hercules Holding II, LLC and KKR 2006 Fund L.P. ( 1 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 12 ) Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 4,901,961 I Held through Hercules Holding II, LLC and KKR PEI Investments, L.P. ( 1 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 12 ) Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 319,411 I Held through Hercules Holding II, LLC and KKR Partners III, L.P. ( 1 ) ( 8 ) ( 9 ) ( 12 ) Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 196,078 I Held through Hercules Holding II, LLC and OPERF Co-Investment LLC ( 1 ) ( 10 ) ( 11 ) ( 12 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KKR Partners III, L.P. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X KKR & Co. LLC C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X KKR III GP LLC C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X OPERF Co-Investment LLC C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X KRAVIS HENRY R C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X ROBERTS GEORGE R C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X GREENE JAMES H JR C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X RAETHER PAUL E C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X GOLKIN PERRY C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X Signatures /s/ William J. Janetschek by Power of Attorney for Reporting Person 04/29/2008 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Hercules Holding II, LLC holds 91,845,692 shares, or 97.5%, of the common stock of HCA Inc. Hercules Holding II, LLC is held by a private investor group, including affiliates of Bain Capital Investors, LLC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, and affiliates of HCA, Inc. founder Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. Each such person may be deemed to be a member of a group exercising voting and investment control over the shares of common stock held by HCA Inc. However, each such person disclaims membership in any such group and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein. Certain affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. collectively have the right under Hercules Holding II, LLC's limited liability company agreement to nominate up to three directors of HCA Inc. ( 2 )KKR Millennium Fund L.P. ("Millennium Fund") directly owns 9,313,725 units of Hercules Holding II, LLC and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Inc. by virtue of its membership in Hercules Holding II, LLC. As the sole general partner of the Millennium Fund, KKR Associates Millennium L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by the Millennium Fund. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates Millennium L.P., KKR Millennium GP LLC also may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by the Millennium Fund. KKR Associates Millennium L.P. and KKR Millennium GP LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. (continued in footnote (3)) ( 3 )KKR Millennium GP LLC is a limited liability company, the managing members of which are Messrs. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts, and the other members of which are James H. Greene, Jr., Paul E. Raether, Michael W. Michelson, Perry Golkin, Johannes P. Huth, Todd A. Fisher, Alexander Navab, Marc S. Lipschultz, Reinhard Gorenflos, Jacques Garaialde, Michael M. Calbert, Scott C. Nuttall and William J. Janetschek. Mr. Michelson is a member of the board of directors of HCA Inc. Each of such individuals may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares beneficially owned by KKR Millennium GP LLC but disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 4 )KKR 2006 Fund L.P. (the "2006 Fund") directly owns 8,642,157 units of Hercules Holding II, LLC and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Inc. by virtue of its membership in Hercules Holding II, LLC. As the sole general partner of the 2006 Fund, KKR Associates 2006 L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by the 2006 Fund. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates 2006 L.P., KKR 2006 GP LLC may also be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by the 2006 Fund. KKR Associates 2006 L.P. and KKR 2006 GP LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. (continued in footnote (5)) ( 5 )KKR 2006 GP LLC is a limited liability company, the managing members of which are Messrs. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts, and the other members of which are Michael W. Michelson, Perry Golkin, Johannes P. Huth, Todd A. Fisher, Alexander Navab, Marc S. Lipschultz, Reinhard Gorenflos, Scott C. Nuttall, Joseph Y. Bae, Brian F. Carroll, John K. Saer, Jr. and William J. Janetschek. Mr. Michelson is a member of the board of directors of HCA Inc. Each of such individuals may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares beneficially owned by KKR 2006 GP LLC but disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 6 )KKR PEI Investments, L.P. ("PEI Investments") directly owns 4,901,961 units of Hercules Holding II, LLC and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Inc. by virtue of its membership in Hercules Holding II, LLC. As the sole general partner of PEI Investments, KKR PEI Associates, L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by PEI Investments. As the sole general partner of KKR PEI Associates, L.P., KKR PEI GP Limited may also be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by PEI Investments. KKR PEI Associates, L.P. and KKR PEI GP Limited disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. (continued in footnote (7)) ( 7 )Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., pursuant to a services agreement with KKR PEI GP Limited, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of HCA Inc. held by PEI Investments. KKR & Co. L.L.C. is the general partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and KKR & Co. L.L.C. disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities. The members of KKR & Co. L.L.C. are Henry R. Kravis, George R. Roberts, Paul E. Raether, Michael W. Michelson, Johannes P. Huth, Todd A. Fisher, Alexander Navab and other executives of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. Messrs. Kravis and Roberts, as managing members of KKR & Co. L.L.C., may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of any shares beneficially owned by KKR & Co. L.L.C. but disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. The other members of KKR & Co. L.L.C. also disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares beneficially owned by KKR & Co. L.L.C. ( 8 )KKR Partners III, L.P. ("Partners III") directly owns 319,411 units of Hercules Holding II, LLC and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Inc. by virtue of its membership in Hercules Holding II, LLC. As the sole general partner of Partners III, KKR III GP LLC may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by Partners III. KKR III GP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. KKR III GP LLC is a limited liability company, the managing members of which are Messrs. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts and the other members of which are the individuals named in notes (3), (5) and (7) above and other executives of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (continued in footnote (9)) ( 9 )Messrs. Kravis and Roberts may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares beneficially owned by KKR III GP LLC but disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The other members of KKR III GP LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares beneficially owned by KKR III GP LLC, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 10 )OPERF Co-Investment LLC ("OPERF Co-Investment") directly owns 196,078 units of Hercules Holding II, LLC and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Inc. by virtue of its membership in Hercules Holding II, LLC. As the sole manager of OPERF Co-Investment, KKR Associates 2006 L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by OPERF Co-Investment. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates 2006 L.P., KKR 2006 GP LLC may also be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by the 2006 Fund. KKR Associates 2006 L.P. and KKR 2006 GP LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. (continued in footnote (11)) ( 11 )KKR 2006 GP LLC is a limited liability company, the managing members of which are Messrs. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts, and the other members of which are Michael W. Michelson, Perry Golkin, Johannes P. Huth, Todd A. Fisher, Alexander Navab, Marc S. Lipschultz, Reinhard Gorenflos, Scott C. Nuttall, Joseph Y. Bae, Brian F. Carroll, John K. Saer, Jr. and William J. Janetschek. Mr. Michelson is a member of the board of directors of HCA Inc. Each of such individuals may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares beneficially owned by KKR 2006 GP LLC but disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 12 )The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of all such equity securities covered by this statement.

Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Powers of Attorney. Because no more than 10 reporting persons can file any one Form 3 through the SEC's EDGAR system, affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. have filed four Form 3s with respect to HCA Inc. on the date hereof, all of which, taken together, constitute one Form 3. The reporting persons named in Box 1 of these 4 Form 3s are KKR Millennium Fund, L.P., KKR 2006 Fund L.P., KKR Partners III, L.P. and KKR PEI Investments, L.P., and other reporting persons are listed elsewhere in these forms.

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