X0303 4 2008-10-30 0000792985 HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC HMA 0000934786 CURRY KELLY E HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. 5811 PELICAN BAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 500 NAPLES FL 34108 0 1 0 0 Executive VP and CAO Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 2008-10-30 4 P 0 100000 2.5134 A 389475 D Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 35400 D Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 10000 I By a Revocable Trust Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 113 I 401(k) Plan Deferred Stock Award 0 2012-07-01 Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 80000 80000 D Contingent Stock Award 0 2012-02-19 2012-02-19 Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 20870 20870 D This is the weighted average price of the 100,000 shares purchased by Mr. Curry and reported on this Form 4. The prices of the shares purchased ranged from $2.20 to $2.74. Upon request of the Staff of the Commission, the Issuer, or any securityholder of the Issuer, Mr. Curry will provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price. These shares are held jointly by Mr. Curry and his wife. This deferred stock award granted under the Issuer's 1996 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan was previously reported by Mr. Curry and vests 20% on each anniversary date over five years of continued employment. This contingent stock incentive award under the Issuer's 1996 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan was previously reported by Mr. Curry. /s/ Gary S. Bryant, Attorney-in-fact for Kelly E. Curry 2008-11-03