FORM 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2008
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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0-51251
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File Number)
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20-1538254
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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103 Powell Court, Suite 200
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Brentwood, Tennessee
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37027 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(615) 372-8500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 5.02(e) |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
(1) Amendment and Restatement of Change in Control Severance Plan
On December 10, 2008, the Board of Directors (the Board) of LifePoint Hospitals,
Inc. (the Company) approved and adopted an amendment and restatement of the LifePoint
Hospitals, Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan (as amended and restated, the Plan).
The Plan, which provides certain severance benefits to participants upon the event of a change in
control or potential change in control (on and subject to the terms set forth therein), was
initially adopted on June 1, 2002, and was earlier amended and
restated on May 9, 2006, is attached to
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The Plan was amended to bring the Plan into compliance with Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Section 409A), and the regulations and other guidance
promulgated thereunder, and to make other miscellaneous clarifications to the Plan language. In
addition, the Plan also incorporates the following key amendment:
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Limitation of Discretion. The definitions of Administrator or Plan
Administrator are revised, as are the sections of the Plan setting
forth the authority of such Administrator or Plan Administrator in
order to limit in a customary manner the discretion of the
Administrator or Plan Administrator in the event of a Change in
Control or Potential Change in Control (as defined in the Plan). |
The amount of the severance benefits payable upon the event of a change in control was not
changed. Such amount is based upon an employees position with the Company which is described in
one of two tiers. Employees in the first tier will receive a cash payment equal to 300% of their
annual base salary and target bonus, plus continuation of benefits under the Companys medical,
life disability and similar benefit plans for a period of 12 months following termination.
Employees in the second tier will receive a cash payment equal to 150% of their annual base salary
and target bonus, plus continuation of benefits under the Companys medical, life, disability and
similar benefit plans for a period of six months following termination. Additional payments are
made to indemnify eligible employees for any excise taxes that are imposed under section 4999 of
the Internal Revenue Code upon any payments received (whether received under the Plan or
otherwise).
Executive officers, including the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer
and the named executive officers, who are all employees in the first tier, are eligible to
participate in the Plan.
The description of the Plan set forth in this Item 5.02 is not complete and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the Plan as attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit
10.1.
(2) Amended and Restated Executive Severance and Restrictive Covenant
Agreement
On December 11, 2008, LifePoint CSGP, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
(LifePoint CSGP), entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Severance and
Restrictive Covenant Agreement (as amended and restated, the Severance Agreement) with
William F. Carpenter III, the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer. The Severance
Agreement was initially entered into on December 11, 2006.
The Severance Agreement was amended to bring it into compliance with Section 409A, and the
regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder, and to make other miscellaneous
clarifications to certain language in the Severance Agreement.
The Severance Agreement, which specifies the respective rights and obligations of LifePoint
CSGP and Mr. Carpenter in the event that Mr. Carpenter is terminated by LifePoint CSGP (other than
pursuant to a change in control), is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2,
which is incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to the Severance Agreement, Mr. Carpenter
receives compensation in an amount determined by the Board or a committee thereof. The Severance
Agreement imposes certain obligations on LifePoint CSGP upon the termination of Mr. Carpenters
employment, including, under certain circumstances, the continuation of certain benefits for a
period of 24 months and the payment of severance. Any severance received by Mr. Carpenter would be
conditioned upon Mr. Carpenters release of all claims against LifePoint CSGP and would be paid in
an amount equal to his then current base salary for a period of 24 months following the date of
termination of his employment, plus an amount equal to two times Mr. Carpenters bonus earned for
the prior fiscal year.
The description of the Severance Agreement set forth in this Item 5.02 is not complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Severance Agreement as attached to this Current
Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
10.1
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LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan, as
amended and restated as of December 10, 2008. |
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10.2
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Amended and Restated Executive Severance and Restrictive
Covenant Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2008 by and
between LifePoint CSGP, LLC and William F. Carpenter III. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Paul D. Gilbert
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Name: |
Paul D. Gilbert |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal
Officer |
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Date:
December 16, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
10.1
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LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan, as
amended and restated as of December 10, 2008. |
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10.2
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Amended and Restated Executive Severance and Restrictive
Covenant Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2008 by and
between LifePoint CSGP, LLC and William F. Carpenter III. |