Exhibit 4.6
EXHIBIT A
AMEDISYS, INC.
2008 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PLAN
The purpose of the Amedisys, Inc.
2008 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”)
is to promote the interests of Amedisys, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”) and its stockholders by
(i) attracting and retaining key officers, employees, and
directors of, and consultants to, the Company and its Subsidiaries
and Affiliates; (ii) motivating such individuals by means of
performance-related incentives to achieve long-range performance
goals; (iii) enabling such individuals to participate in the
long-term growth and financial success of the Company;
(iv) encouraging ownership of stock in the Company by such
individuals; and (v) linking their compensation to the
long-term interests of the Company and its stockholders. Toward
this objective, the Committee may grant stock options, SAR, Stock
Awards, cash bonuses and other incentive awards to Employees of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Plan. In addition, this
Plan is intended to enable the Company to effectively attract,
retain and reward Outside Directors by providing for grants of
Outside Director Awards to Outside Directors. No Award under this
Plan (or modification thereof) shall provide for deferral of
compensation that does not comply with Section 409A of the
Code unless the Committee, at the time of grant, specifically
provides that the Award is not intended to comply with
Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision of
this Plan to the contrary, if one or more of the payments or
benefits received or to be received by a Participant pursuant to an
Award would cause the Participant to incur any additional tax or
interest under Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may
reform such provision to maintain to the maximum extent practicable
the original intent of the applicable provision without violating
the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.
2.1 “ Affiliate ” means any
entity (other than the Company and any Subsidiary) that is
designated by the Board as a participating employer under the Plan,
provided that the Company directly or indirectly owns at least 20%
of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of that entity
or at least 20% of the ownership interests in that
entity.
2.2 “ Award ” means any form of
Option, SAR, Stock Award, Restricted Share Unit, cash bonus or
other incentive award granted under the Plan, whether singly, in
combination, or in tandem, to a Participant by the Committee
pursuant to terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations, if
any, as the Committee may establish by the Award Notice or
otherwise.
2.3 “ Award Notice ” means a
written notice from the Company to a Participant that establishes
the terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations applicable to
an Award in addition to those established by the Plan and by the
Committee’s exercise of its administrative powers. In the
event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and any Award
Notice, the terms of the Plan shall prevail. The Committee shall,
subject to applicable law, determine the date an Award is deemed to
be granted. The Committee or, except to the extent prohibited under
applicable law, its delegate(s) may establish the terms of
agreements or other documents evidencing Awards under this Plan and
may, but need not, require as a condition to any such
agreement’s or document’s effectiveness that such
agreement or document be executed by the Participant, including by
electronic signature or other electronic indication of acceptance,
and that such Participant agree to such further terms and
conditions as specified in such agreement or document.
2.4 “ Board ” means the Board of
Directors of the Company.
2.5 “ Cause ” means matters
which, in the judgment of the Committee, constitute any one or more
of the following: (i) intoxication while on the job;
(ii) theft or dishonesty in the conduct of the Company’s
business;
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(iii) willful neglect or negligence in the
management of the Company’s business, or violation of Company
race or gender anti-harassment policies; (iv) violence that
results in personal injury; or (v) conviction of a crime
involving moral turpitude. Any determination of Cause for purposes
of the Plan or any Award shall be made by the Committee in its sole
discretion. Any such determination shall be final and binding on a
Participant.
2.6 “ Change In Control ” means
the happening of any of the following:
a. any person or entity, including a
“group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act, other than the Company or a wholly-owned Subsidiary,
or any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary,
becomes the beneficial owner of the Company’s securities
having 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding securities of the Company that may be cast for the
election of directors of the Company (other than as a result of an
issuance of securities initiated by the Company in the ordinary
course of business); or
b. as the result of, or in
connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other
business combination, sales of assets or contested election, or any
combination of the foregoing transactions, after the transaction
less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding securities of the Company, or any successor corporation
or cooperative or entity, entitled to vote generally in the
election of the directors of the Company, or other successor
corporation or other entity, are held in the aggregate by the
holders of the Company’s securities who immediately prior to
the transaction had been entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors of the Company; or
c. during any period of 2
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of the period
constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board, unless the election, or the nomination for
election by the Company’s stockholders, of each director of
the Company first elected during the relevant 2-year period was
approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors of the Company
then still in office who were directors of the Company at the
beginning of that period.
2.7 “ Change In Control Price ”
means the closing price (or, if the shares are not traded on an
exchange, the last sale price or closing “asked” price)
per share paid for the purchase of Common Stock in a national
securities market on the date the Change In Control
occurs.
2.8 “ Code ” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
2.9 “ Committee ” means the
Compensation Committee of the Board, or any other committee
designated by the Board, authorized to administer the Plan under
Section 3 of this Plan. The Committee shall consist of not
less than 2 members who shall be appointed by, and shall serve at
the pleasure of, the Board. The directors appointed to serve on the
Committee shall be: (i) “independent” within the
meaning of the listing standards of any securities exchange or
automated quotation system upon which the Common Stock is listed or
quoted; (ii) “non-employee directors” (within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act); and
(iii) “outside directors” (within the meaning of
Code Section 162(m) and its related regulations). However, the
mere fact that a Committee member fails to qualify under any of the
foregoing requirements shall not invalidate any Award made by the
Committee if the Award is otherwise validly made under the
Plan.
2.10 “ Common Stock ” means the
$0.001 par value common stock of the Company.
2.11 “ Company ” means Amedisys,
Inc. or any successor.
2.12
“Consultant” shall mean any consultant to the Company or its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
2.13 “ Covered Employee ” means an
individual who is, with respect to the Company, an individual
defined in Code Section 162(m)(3).
2.13 “Director
” means an individual who is,
a member of the Board.
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2.14 “ Disability ” has the same
meaning as provided in the long-term disability plan or policy
maintained by the Company or if applicable, most recently
maintained, by the Company or if applicable, a Subsidiary or
Affiliate, for the Participant, whether or not that Participant
actually receives disability benefits under the plan or policy. If
no long-term disability plan or policy was ever maintained on
behalf of Participant or if the determination of Disability relates
to an Incentive Stock Option, Disability means Permanent and Total
Disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. In a
dispute, the determination whether a Participant has suffered a
Disability will be made by the Committee and may be supported by
the advice of a physician competent in the area to which that
Disability relates.
2.15 “ Effective Date ” is defined
in Section 6.
2.16 “ Employee ” means an
employee or prospective employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or an
Affiliate.
2.17 “ Exchange Act ” means the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.
2.18 “ Exercise Price ” means the
purchase price payable to purchase one Share upon the exercise of
an Option or the price by which the value of a SAR shall be
determined upon exercise, pursuant to
Section 2.30.
2.19 “ Fair Market Value ” with
respect to the Common Stock, as of any given date, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee in good faith, means the reported
closing sale price of a share of Common Stock on the automated
quotation system or other market or exchange that is the principal
trading market for the Common Stock, or if no sale of a share of
Common Stock is so reported on that date, the fair market value of
a share of Common Stock as determined by the Committee in good
faith.
2.20 “ Immediate Family ” means
any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent,
spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, and includes
adoptive relationships.
2.21 “ Incentive Stock Option ”
means an option to purchase Common Stock from the Company that is
granted under Section 8 of the Plan and that is intended to
meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any
successor provision thereto. To the extent the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined at the time the Incentive Stock Option is
granted) of the Common Stock with respect to which all Incentive
Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an Employee
during any calendar year (under all plans described in subsection
(d) of Section 422 of the Code of the Employee’s
employer corporation and its parent and Subsidiaries) exceeds
$100,000, such Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock
Options.
2.22 “ Non-Qualified Stock Option
” shall mean an option to purchase Common Stock from the
Company that is granted under Section 8 or 23 of the Plan and
is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
2.23 “ Option ” means an Incentive
Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
2.24 “ Outside Director ” means a
member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.
2.25 “ Outside Director Award ”
means either a Director Option or a Director Stock Award or
combination thereof awarded to an Outside Director under
Section 23.
2.26 “ Participant ” means any
individual to whom an Award has been granted by the Committee under
this Plan.
2.27 “ Qualified Performance-Based Award
” means (i) any Option or SAR granted under the Plan, or
(ii) any other Award that is intended to qualify for the
Section 162(m) Exemption and is made subject to performance
goals based on Qualified Performance Measures as set forth in
Section 12.
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2.28 “ Qualified Performance Measures
” means 1 or more of the performance measures listed in
Section 12.2 upon which performance goals for certain
Qualified Performance-Based Awards may be established by the
Committee.
2.29 “Restricted Share
Unit” means a
bookkeeping entry used by the Company to record and account for the
grant of an Award of restricted Common Stocks under
Section 10 of the Plan until the Award is paid,
canceled, forfeited or terminated, as the case may be.
2.30 “ SAR ” is an Award that
shall entitle the recipient to receive, with respect to each share
of Common Stock encompassed by the exercise of the SAR, a payment
equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of
exercise over the Fair Market Value on the date of
grant.
2.31 “ Section 162(m) ” means
Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder and any successor provision thereto as in effect from
time to time.
2.32 “ Section 162(m) Cash Maximum
” means $5 million.
2.33 “ Section 162(m) Exemption ”
means the exemption from the limitation on deductibility imposed by
Section 162(m) that is set forth in Section 162(m)(4)(C)
of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
2.34 “ Section 16 ” means
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated
thereunder and any successor provision thereto as in effect from
time to time.
2.35 “ Section 16 Insider ” means
a Participant who is subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 16 as a result of the Participant’s position
with the Company.
2.36 “ Stock Award ” means an
Award granted pursuant to Section 10 in the form of shares of
Common Stock or restricted shares of Common Stock.
2.37 “ Subsidiary ” means a
corporation or other business entity in which the Company directly
or indirectly has an ownership interest of 50% or more.
The Plan shall be administered by
the Committee. The Committee shall have the discretionary authority
to: (a) interpret the Plan; (b) establish any rules and
regulations it deems necessary for the proper operation and
administration of the Plan; (c) select persons to become
Participants and receive Awards under the Plan; (d) determine
the form of an Award, whether an Option, SAR, Stock Award, cash
bonus, or other incentive award established by the Committee, the
number of shares subject to the Award, all the terms, conditions,
restrictions and limitations, if any, of an Award, including the
time and conditions of exercise or vesting, and the terms of any
Award Notice; (e) determine whether Awards should be granted
singly, in combination or in tandem; (f) grant waivers of Plan
terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations;
(g) accelerate the vesting, exercise or payment of an Award or
the performance period of an Award in the event of a
Participant’s termination of employment or when that action
or actions would be in the best interests of the Company;
(h) establish such other types of Awards, besides those
specifically enumerated in Section 2.2 , which the
Committee determines are consistent with the Plan’s purpose;
and (i) take all other action it deems necessary or advisable
for the proper operation or administration of the Plan. Subject to
Section 20, the Committee also shall have the authority
to grant Awards in replacement of Awards previously granted under
the Plan or any other executive compensation plan of the Company or
a Subsidiary. All determinations of the Committee shall be made by
a majority of its members, and its determinations shall be final,
binding and conclusive on all persons, including the Company and
Participants.
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The Committee, in its discretion, may delegate
its authority and duties under the Plan to the Chief Executive
Officer or to other senior officers of the Company under conditions
and limitations the Committee may establish; however, only the
Committee may select, grant, and establish the terms of Awards to
Section 16 Insiders or Covered Employees, and only the Board
shall have the authority to grant and establish the terms of awards
under Section 23.
Any Employee, Director or Consultant
shall be eligible to be designated a Participant; provided,
however, that Non-Employee Directors shall only be eligible to
receive Awards granted consistent with Section
23.
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NUMBER OF
SHARES AVAILABLE.
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Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 16 of the Plan, the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock that shall be available for grant of Awards under the
Plan (including incentive stock options) during its term shall not
exceed 1,862,459 shares, (which is equal to the number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which awards under the Company’s
1998 Stock Option Plan (the “1998 Plan”) and Directors
Stock Option Plan (the “Directors Plan”) were
authorized but not awarded as of the record date for the meeting of
stockholders to approve this Plan). Any shares of Common Stock
related to Awards that are settled in cash in lieu of Common Stock
shall be available again for grant under the Plan. Similarly, any
shares of Common Stock related to Awards that terminate by
expiration, forfeiture, cancellation or otherwise without the
issuance of the related shares or are exchanged with the
Committee’s permission for Awards not involving Common Stock,
shall be available again for grant under the Plan. Further, any
shares of Common Stock that are used by a Participant for the full
or partial payment to the Company of the purchase price of Common
Stock upon exercise of a stock option, or for withholding taxes due
as a result of that exercise, shall again be available for Awards
under the Plan. Finally, and notwithstanding the foregoing and
subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 of the
Plan, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to
which Awards may be granted under the Plan shall be increased by
the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which options
or other awards were granted under either the 1998 Plan or the
Directors Plan as of the record date for the meeting of
stockholders to approve this Plan, but which thereafter terminate,
expire unexercised or are settled for cash, forfeited or cancelled
without the delivery of Common Stock under the terms of the 1998
Plan or the Directors Plan (but shall not include shares of Common
Stock cancelled on settlement of options or SARs in payment of the
exercise price thereof or shares of Common Stock withheld to pay
taxes); and any such shares shall again be available for grant as
Awards under this Plan. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan
to the contrary, and subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 16 hereof, no Participant may receive Options,
SARs, Stock Awards or Restricted Share Units under the Plan during
any one calendar year under the Plan that, taken together, relate
to more than 500,000 shares of Common Stock. For purposes of this
limitation, forfeited, canceled or repriced shares granted to a
Participant in any given calendar year shall continue to be counted
against the maximum number of shares that may be granted to that
Participant in that calendar year. The shares of Common Stock
available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized and
unissued shares. With the exception of Qualified Performance-Based
Awards, which are subject to a minimum one-year vesting period, no
more than 10% of the total number of shares authorized for delivery
under the Plan may be granted as SARs, Stock Awards or Restricted
Share Units which vest within one year after the date of grant.
With respect to such Awards in excess of 10% of the Shares
authorized for delivery under the Plan, the vesting period must
exceed one year, with no more than one-third of the shares becoming
vested at the end of each of the twelve-month periods following the
date of grant.
The Plan shall become effective
January 2008 (the “Effective Date”), provided that
within one year of the Effective Date, the Plan shall have been
approved by at least a majority vote of stockholders voting in
person or by proxy at a duly held stockholders’ meeting, or
if the provisions of the corporate charter, by-laws or applicable
state law prescribes a greater degree of stockholder approval for
this action, the approval by the holders of that
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percentage, at a duly held meeting of
stockholders. No Awards or Outside Director Awards shall be
exercisable or payable before the Plan becomes effective. This Plan
shall remain in effect until terminated by action of the
Board.
The Committee shall select, from
time to time, Participants from those Employees and Consultants
who, in the opinion of the Committee, can further the Plan’s
purposes. Once a Participant is selected, the Committee shall
determine the type or types of Awards to be made to the Participant
and shall establish in the related Award Notices the terms,
conditions, restrictions and limitations, if any, applicable to the
Awards in addition to those set forth in the Plan and the
administrative rules and regulations issued by the
Committee.
8.1 Grants
. Awards may be granted in the form
of Options. Options may be Incentive Stock Options, other
tax-qualified stock options, or Non-Qualified Stock Options, or a
combination of any of those.
8.2 Terms and Conditions of
Options . An Option
shall be exercisable in whole or in such installments and at the
times determined by the Committee. The Committee also shall
determine the performance or other conditions, if any, which must
be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised. The
price at which Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of a
stock option shall be established by the Committee, but such price
shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock on the date the Option is granted in the case of Incentive
Stock Options when the Employee to whom the option is to be granted
owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its
Subsidiaries (a “Ten Percent Owner”), and in the case
of all Options other than Incentive Stock Options, not less than
100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the
Option is granted. Each Option shall expire not later