SC TO-I/A

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

AMENDMENT NO. 9

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT

UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR SECTION 13(e)(1)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DAVITA INC.

(Name of Subject Company (issuer) and Filing Person (offeror))

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

23918K_10_8

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

STEVEN J. UDICIOUS

VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL

DAVITA INC.

21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD., SUITE 800

TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA 90503-5517

(310) 792-2600

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized

to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Filing Person)

May 30, 2002

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

TRANSACTION VALUATION*	AMOUNT OF FILING FEE*
$375,000,000	$34,500

* For purposes of calculating the amount of filing fee only, this amount is based on the purchase of 15,000,000 common shares at the maximum tender offer price of $25.00 per share. A filing fee in the amount of $120,000 was previously paid with Amendment No. 1 to Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO on March 21, 2002.

x Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid: $120,000	Filing Party: DaVita Inc.
Form or Registration No.: SC TO-I/A	Date Filed: March 21, 2002

¨ Check box if filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

¨ third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.	x issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
¨ going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.	¨ amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2d

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer:  ¨

This Amendment No. 9 to Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO amends and supplements the statement originally filed on March 15, 2002, as amended on March 21, 2002, April 2, 2002, April 8, 2002, April 19, 2002, April 22, 2002, May 3, 2002, May 15, 2002 and May 16, 2002 by DaVita Inc., a Delaware corporation, in connection with its offer to purchase up to 15,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price not in excess of $25.00 nor less than $21.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, as specified by stockholders tendering their shares. DaVita’s offer is being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Amended Offer to Purchase dated May 16, 2002 and in the related Amended Letter of Transmittal, which, as amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the offer. This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Section 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Item 12.    EXHIBITS.

(a)(1)(i)	Offer to Purchase, dated March 21, 2002.*
(a)(1)(ii)	Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(iii)	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(iv)	Letter to Stockholders from Kent J. Thiry, Chairman and CEO of DaVita, dated March 21, 2002.*
(a)(1)(v)	Supplement No. 1 to Offer to Purchase, dated April 8, 2002.*
(a)(1)(vi)	Supplement No. 1 to Letter of Transmittal, dated April 8, 2002.*
(a)(1)(vii)	Amended Offer to Purchase, dated April 22, 2002.*
(a)(1)(viii)	Amended Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(ix)	Amended Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(x)	Amended Letter to Stockholders from Kent J. Thiry, Chairman and CEO of DaVita, dated April 22, 2002.*
(a)(1)(xi)	Amended Offer to Purchase, dated May 16, 2002.*
(a)(1)(xii)	Amended Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(xiii)	Amended Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(xiv)	Amended Letter to Stockholders from Kent J. Thiry, Chairman and CEO of DaVita, dated May 16, 2002.*
(a)(2)	Not applicable.
(a)(3)	Not applicable.
(a)(4)	Not applicable.
(a)(5)(i)	Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(5)(ii)	Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(5)(iii)	Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.*
(a)(5)(iv)	Press Release, dated March 15, 2002.*
(a)(5)(v)	Summary Advertisement, dated March 21, 2002.*
(a)(5)(vi)	Press Release, dated March 21, 2002.*
(a)(5)(vii)	Pages F-1 through F-31, inclusive, of DaVita’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 (incorporated by reference to DaVita’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 1, 2002).**
(a)(5)(viii)	Press Release, dated April 2, 2002.*
(a)(5)(ix)	Press Release, dated April 19, 2002.*
(a)(5)(x)	Amended Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated April 22, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xi)	Amended Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated April 22, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xii)	Press Release, dated May 3, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xiii)	Press Release, dated May 15, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xiv)	Amended Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees, dated May 16, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xv)	Amended Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees, dated May 16, 2002.*

(a)(5)(xvi)	Press Release, dated May 30, 2002.
(b)(i)	Credit Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2002, by and among DaVita Inc., the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation as Administrative Agent and Joint Book Manager, Banc of America Securities LLC as Joint Book Manager and Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent (the “Credit Agreement”).*
(b)(ii)	Security Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2002, made by DaVita Inc. and the subsidiaries of DaVita Inc. named therein to Credit Suisse First Boston, Cayman Islands Branch, as the Collateral Agent for the lenders party to the Credit Agreement.*
(b)(iii)	Subsidiary Guarantee, dated as of April 26, 2002, made by the subsidiaries of DaVita Inc. named therein in favor of the lenders party to the Credit Agreement.*
(c)	Not required.
(d)	Not applicable.
(e)	Not required.
(f)	Not required.
(g)	Not applicable.
(h)	Not applicable.

* Previously filed.

** Information incorporated by reference is available to the public at the Internet website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

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SIGNATURE

After due 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.

DAVITA INC.
By:	/s/    STEVEN J. UDICIOUS
	Steven J. Udicious Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Dated: May 30, 2002

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
(a)(1)(i)	Offer to Purchase, dated March 21, 2002.*
(a)(1)(ii)	Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(iii)	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(iv)	Letter to Stockholders from Kent J. Thiry, Chairman and CEO of DaVita, dated March 21, 2002.*
(a)(1)(v)	Supplement No. 1 to Offer to Purchase, dated April 8, 2002.*
(a)(1)(vi)	Supplement No. 1 to Letter of Transmittal, dated April 8, 2002.*
(a)(1)(vii)	Amended Offer to Purchase, dated April 22, 2002.*
(a)(1)(viii)	Amended Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(ix)	Amended Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(x)	Amended Letter to Stockholders from Kent J. Thiry, Chairman and CEO of DaVita, dated April 22, 2002.*
(a)(1)(xi)	Amended Offer to Purchase, dated May 16, 2002.*
(a)(1)(xii)	Amended Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(xiii)	Amended Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(xiv)	Amended Letter to Stockholders from Kent J. Thiry, Chairman and CEO of DaVita, dated May 16, 2002.*
(a)(2)	Not applicable.
(a)(3)	Not applicable.
(a)(4)	Not applicable.
(a)(5)(i)	Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(5)(ii)	Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(5)(iii)	Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.*
(a)(5)(iv)	Press Release, dated March 15, 2002.*
(a)(5)(v)	Summary Advertisement, dated March 21, 2002.*

(a)(5)(vi)	Press Release, dated March 21, 2002.*
(a)(5)(vii)	Pages F-1 through F-31, inclusive, of DaVita’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 (incorporated by reference to DaVita’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 1, 2002).**
(a)(5)(viii)	Press Release, dated April 2, 2002.*
(a)(5)(ix)	Press Release, dated April 19, 2002.*
(a)(5)(x)	Amended Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated April 22, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xi)	Amended Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated April 22, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xii)	Press Release, dated May 3, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xiii)	Press Release, dated May 15, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xiv)	Amended Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees, dated May 16, 2002.*

(a)(5)(xv)	Amended Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees, dated May 16, 2002.*
(a)(5)(xvi)	Press Release, dated May 30, 2002.
(b)(i)	Credit Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2002, by and among DaVita Inc., the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation as Administrative Agent and Joint Book Manager, Banc of America Securities LLC as Joint Book Manager and Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent (the “Credit Agreement”).*
(b)(ii)	Security Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2002, made by DaVita Inc. and the subsidiaries of DaVita Inc. named therein to Credit Suisse First Boston, Cayman Islands Branch, as the Collateral Agent for the lenders party to the Credit Agreement.*
(b)(iii)	Subsidiary Guarantee, dated as of April 26, 2002, made by the subsidiaries of DaVita Inc. named therein in favor of the lenders party to the Credit Agreement.*
(c)	Not required.
(d)	Not applicable.
(e)	Not required.
(f)	Not required.
(g)	Not applicable.
(h)	Not applicable.

* Previously filed.

** Information incorporated by reference is available to the public at the Internet website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

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EX-99.(A)(5)(XVI

EXHIBIT (a)(5)(xvi)

Contact:    LeAnne Zumwalt

                  DaVita Inc.

                  310 750-2072

DAVITA ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF

STOCK TENDER OFFER

Torrance, CA, May 30, 2002 – DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) announced the preliminary results of its modified Dutch auction tender offer for up to 15 million shares of its common stock at a range of $21.00 to $25.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, which expired at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, today.

Based on a preliminary count by The Bank of New York, the depositary for the offer, approximately 21 million shares, including approximately 8 million shares tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery, were properly tendered and not withdrawn at prices at or below $24.00 per share. Due to the over-subscription, shares tendered will be pro-rated. DaVita expects to purchase, subject to final verification, 15 million shares, resulting in an estimated pro-ration factor of approximately 71%. All shares purchased in the offer will receive the same price. The actual price per share and the pro-ration factor will be announced promptly following completion of the verification process. DaVita will fund the payment for shares from the proceeds of borrowings under its senior credit facilities.

The determination of the actual number of shares to be purchased is subject to final delivery and final confirmation. Additionally, under the securities laws, DaVita may purchase additional shares representing up to 2% of its outstanding common stock.

Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation acted as the Dealer Manager and Georgeson Shareholder acted as the Information Agent for the offer.

In addition, DaVita’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $225 million of DaVita’s common stock in the open market over the next 18 months. Such purchases may be executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In accordance with securities laws, no repurchases will be made until after June 14, 2002.

DaVita is a leading provider of dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. The Company owns and operates kidney dialysis centers and home peritoneal dialysis programs domestically in 32 states, as well as Washington, D.C. As of March 31, 2002, DaVita operated 495 outpatient dialysis facilities serving over 43,000 patients, including 3,400 patients in 32 centers under management.