Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STEELE JOHN M
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HCA Holdings, Inc. [HCA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - Human Resources
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE PARK PLAZA
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2013
(Street)

NASHVILLE, TN 37203
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/25/2013   A(1)   2,501 A $ 0 7,849 D  
Common Stock               40,000 I By GRAT (Reporting Person, Trustee)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.9821 (2) 02/26/2013   A   4,505   02/26/2013 08/27/2019 Common Stock 4,505 (3) $ 0 4,505 (4) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 22.95 02/26/2013   A   12,500   02/26/2013 02/08/2022 Common Stock 12,500 $ 0 12,500 (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STEELE JOHN M
ONE PARK PLAZA
NASHVILLE, TN 37203
      SVP - Human Resources  

Signatures

 /s/ Natalie Harrison Cline, Attorney-in-Fact   02/27/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents common stock underlying 2,501 restricted share units which shall vest in two equal installments on the second and third anniversaries of the grant date.
(2) Exercise Price was adjusted to reflect a 4.505 to 1 stock split that occurred with respect to the Issuer's common stock effective March 9, 2011.
(3) Shares have been adjusted to reflect a 4.505 to 1 stock split that occurred with respect to the Issuer's common stock effective March 9, 2011.
(4) On August 27, 2009, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 22,525 shares of common stock. The option vests in equal increments of 20% at the end of fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 if certain annual EBITDA performance targets are achieved, subject to "catch up" vesting, such that, options that were eligible to vest but failed to vest at the end of any year noted above will vest if at the end of any subsequent year or at the end of fiscal year 2014, the cumulative total EBITDA earned in all prior years exceeds the cumulative EBITDA target at the end of such fiscal year. The EBITDA performance criteria for 2012 was met, resulting in vesting of the option as to 4,505 shares.
(5) On February 8, 2012, the reporting person was granted 50,000 stock appreciation rights. The stock appreciation rights are eligible to vest in equal increments of up to 25% at the end of fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 based upon the extent to which certain EBITDA performance targets have been met for the applicable fiscal year. Based upon the Company's achievement with respect to the EBITDA performance criteria for 2012, 100% of the stock appreciation rights subject to such criteria vested, resulting in the vesting of 12,500 stock appreciation rights.

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