04.02.2013 19:24:00
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LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. -- Moody's affirms LifePoint's ratings following increase in term loan; SGL upgraded to SGL-1; outlook is stable
New York, February 04, 2013 -- Moody's Investors Service affirmed the existing ratings of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (LifePoint), including the Ba2 Corporate Family Rating and Ba2-PD Probability of Default Rating, following the upsizing of the company's new term loan B to $325 million from $225 million. Moody's also upgraded LifePoint's Speculative Grade Liquidity Rating to SGL-1 from SGL-2. The outlook for the ratings remains stable.