Health Management Associates, Inc. Announces Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations for 6.125% Senior Notes Due 2016 and 7.375% Senior Notes Due 2020

NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) (“Issuer”) announced today that it has commenced cash tender offers for any and all of its (i) $400 million outstanding principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2016 (CUSIP No. 421933AH5) (the “2016 Notes”), and (ii) $875 million outstanding principal amount of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (CUSIP No. 421933AL6) (the “2020 Notes” and, together with the 2016 Notes, the “Notes”). In conjunction with the tender offers, Issuer is soliciting consents to eliminate substantially all of the covenants, certain default provisions applicable to the Notes and certain other provisions contained in each of the indentures governing the Notes (the “Indentures”).