DaVita HealthCare Partners Two for One Stock Split

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a two-for-one split of its common stock in the form of a stock dividend. Stockholders of record on August 23, 2013 will receive two shares of the Company's common stock for every share of common stock owned on the record date. The dividend shares will be distributed on September 20, 2013 and the Company's common stock will trade on a post-split basis on September 23, 2013, the next trading day following the distribution date. Dividend shares will be aggregated. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had 106.2 million shares of common stock outstanding which will increase to approximately 212.5 million shares after the stock split has