SC 13G/A 1 uhtq3.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Amendment No. 8 (Name of Issuer) UNIVERSAL HEALTH TRUST (Title of Class of Securities) Common Stock (CUSIP Number) 91359E105 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Private Capital Management I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 59-3654603 MEMBER OF A GROUP? (b) X PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARED VOTING POWER 624238 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 624238 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 624238 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED 6.9% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Bruce S. Sherman I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. ###-##-#### MEMBER OF A GROUP? (b) X CITIZENSHIP U.S. Citizen NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: SOLE VOTING POWER 231080 SHARED VOTING POWER 938938 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 231080 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 938938 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1170018 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (yes) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED 13.0% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Gregg J. Powers I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. ###-##-#### MEMBER OF A GROUP? (b) X CITIZENSHIP U.S. Citizen NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: SOLE VOTING POWER 32003 SHARED VOTING POWER 840438 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 32003 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 840438 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 872441 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (yes) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED 9.7% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SPS Partners, L.P. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 65-0496234 MEMBER OF A GROUP? (b) X PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARED VOTING POWER 216200 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 216200 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 216200 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED 2.4% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA ITEMS 1 - 10 OF GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Item 1. (a)Name of Issuer: UNIVERSAL HEALTH TRUST (b)Address of Issuer: 367 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 Item 2. (a)Name of Person Filing: See Exhibit 1 (b)Address of Person Filing: 8889 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples, FL 34108 (c)Citizenship: See Exhibit 1 (d)Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e)CUSIP Number: 91359E105 Item 3. The reporting person is filing as an Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4. Ownership (a)Amount Beneficially Owned: See Exhibit 1 (b)Percent of Class: See Exhibit 1 (c)Number of Shares as to which such person has: (i)sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Exhibit 1 (ii)shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Exhibit 1 (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Exhibit 1 (iv)shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Exhibit 1 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class: N/A Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: See Exhibit 1 Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: See Exhibit 2 Signature: See Exhibit 2 Name/Title: See Exhibit 2 Exhibit 1 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing 1) Private Capital Management, Inc. 2) *Bruce S. Sherman 3) *Gregg J. Powers 4) SPS Partners, L.P. (c)Citizenship 1) Florida 2) U.S. 3) U.S. 4) Maryland Item 4. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned 1) 624238 2) 1170018 3) 872441 4) 216200 (b) Percent of Class 1) 6.9% 2) 13.0% 3) 9.7% 4) 2.4% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1) 0 2) 231080 3) 32003 4) 0 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 1) 624238 2) 938938 3) 840438 4) 216200 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1) 0 2) 231080 3) 32003 4) 0 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1) 624238 2) 938938 3) 840438 4) 216200 * Bruce S. Sherman is Chairman of Private Capital Management (PCM) and Gregg J. Powers is President of PCM. In these capacities, Messrs. Sherman and Powers exercise shared dispositive and shared voting power with respect to shares held by PCM's clients and managed by PCM. Messrs. Sherman and Powers are also general partners of SPS Partners, LP PS), the investment advisor to the Entrepreneurial Value Fund, L.P. (EVF). In this capacity, Messrs. Sherman and Powers exercise shared dispositive and voting powers over shares held by EVF. Messrs. Sherman and Powers disclaim beneficial ownership for the shares held by EVF and by PCM's clients and disclaim the existence of a group. Exhibit 2 Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: August 10, 2001 _____________________________________ Bruce S. Sherman as Chairman, PCM as Managing Director, SPS as, individual, as applicable ______________________________________ Gregg J. Powers as President, PCM as General Partner, SPS as, individual, as applicable