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United Surgical Partners Inc. (USPI), Dallas, an operator of surgery centers, on Monday cut the number of shares it hoped to sell in a follow-on offering to 2.1 million, from 3.6 million. The offering, led by Credit Suisse Group's Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH) was priced at $22 a share late Monday. The shares traded recently at $21.74.

-By Raymond Hennessey, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5354;