DAVITA INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 26, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC. (DVA)
CIK: 0000927066
Period of Report: 2012-12-24

Reporting Person: Kogod Dennis (Chief Operating Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-24	Common Stock	M	29375	$63.40	Acquired	68562	Direct
2012-12-24	Common Stock	F	16639	$111.93	Disposed	51923	Direct
2012-12-24	Common Stock	S	12736	$111.0006	Disposed	39187	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-24	Stock Appreciation Right	$63.40	M	29375	Disposed	2015-03-31	Common Stock (29375)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The range of prices for the sale of these shares was $111.00 - $111.04. The filer undertakes to provide staff, the issuer or a security holder full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F2: Stock Appreciation Right, pursuant to the DaVita Inc. 2002 Equity Compensation Plan, (as amended and restated, the "DaVita Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan," effective June 6, 2011), which vested 25% on the second anniversary of the grant date, and 8.33% every 3 months thereafter.