DAVITA INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 6, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC. (DVA)
CIK: 0000927066
Period of Report: 2012-12-05

Reporting Person: Mildenberger Laura (Chief People Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-05	Common Stock	M	15000	$46.26	Acquired	16875	Direct
2012-12-05	Common Stock	F	6539	$106.13	Disposed	10336	Direct
2012-12-05	Common Stock	S	8461	$106.50	Disposed	1875	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-05	Stock Appreciation Right	$46.26	M	15000	Disposed	2014-03-02	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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 first anniversary of the grant date, 8.33% on the 20th month following the grant date, and 8.33% every four months thereafter.