Delaware
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1-14106
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No. 51-0354549
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights (“SSARs”).
SSARs will become exercisable in accordance with their normal vesting schedules as if the employee had remained employed with the Company and will remain outstanding until their normal expiration dates, in each case, as set forth in the underlying award agreements, subject to accelerated exercisability in the event of a change in control of the Company in which the SSARs are not assumed or continued.
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Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”).
RSUs will become fully vested and will be settled within 60 days following an eligible employee’s qualifying retirement.
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Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (“PSUs”).
PSUs will vest as if the employee had remained employed with the Company, based on actual performance during the applicable performance period, with any vested PSUs to be settled no later than 60 days following the end of the applicable performance period, subject to accelerated settlement in the event of a change in control of the Company in which the PSUs are not assumed or continued.
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Pro-rata Vesting.
If the qualifying retirement occurs prior to the first anniversary of the grant date of an eligible award, then the portion of the award eligible for vesting will be prorated based on the number of full months from the grant date to the employee’s qualifying retirement divided by 12.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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10.1
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Amendment Number Two to Employment Agreement, effective as of August 20, 2018, by and between DaVita Inc. and Kent J. Thiry.
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10.2
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DaVita Inc. Rule of 65 Policy, adopted on August 19, 2018.
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DAVITA INC.
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Date: August 23, 2018
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/s/ Kathleen A. Waters
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Kathleen A. Waters
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Chief Legal Officer
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Section 16 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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In the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company or its affiliated companies to or for the benefit of the Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Payments shall be either (i) reduced (but not below zero) so that the present value of the Payments will be one dollar ($1.00) less than three times the Executive’s “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) and so that no portion of the Payments received by the Executive shall be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or (ii) paid in full, whichever produces the better net after-tax position to the Executive. The reduction of Payments, if any, shall be made by reducing first any Payments that are exempt from Section 409A of the Code and then reducing any Payments subject to Section 409A of the Code on a pro rata basis. If, notwithstanding clause (i), a reduced Payment is made or provided and, through error or otherwise, that Payment, when aggregated with other payments and benefits from the Company (or its affiliates) used in determining if a “parachute payment” exists, exceeds one dollar ($1.00) less than three times the Executive’s base amount, then the Executive shall immediately repay such excess to the Company.
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All determinations required to be made under this Section 16, including whether and when the reductions contemplated by Section 16(a) are required and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be
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Unless expressly amended by this Amendment, all other provisions of the Employment Agreement (including all previous amendments) shall remain in legal force and effect.
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DAVITA INC.
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By:
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/s/ Kathleen A. Waters
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/s/ Kent J. Thiry
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Kathleen A. Waters
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Kent J. Thiry
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Approved as to Form
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/s/ Caitlin Moughon
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Caitlin Moughon
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Eligible Awards
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Stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“
SSARs
”), time-based restricted stock units (“
RSUs
”) and performance-based restricted stock units (“
PSUs
”) that were granted under DaVita’s 2011 Incentive Awards Plan (the “
2011 Plan
”) on or prior to the effective date of this Policy and which do not otherwise contemplate “Rule of 65” treatment shall receive the treatment set forth in this Policy, subject to the conditions set forth in this Policy (collectively, the “
Eligible Awards
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Eligible Employees
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For purposes of administering this Policy, an Eligible Employee is an “officer” subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the date of such employee’s termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Policy shall not apply to any Business Employees (as defined in the Equity Purchase Agreement by and among DaVita, Collaborative Care Holdings, LLC and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, dated as of December 5, 2017).
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Qualifying Retirement
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For purposes of administering this Policy, a Qualifying Retirement means a termination of employment for any reason other than by the Company for “cause” (as defined in the applicable underlying award agreement) on or after the date on which the sum of the Eligible Employee’s age and years of service equals or exceeds 65, with a minimum age of 55 and a minimum of five years of continuous service.
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Treatment of Equity Awards Upon a Qualifying Retirement
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If an Eligible Employee experiences a Qualifying Retirement and timely executes and does not revoke a release of claims, in a form customarily required of officers by the Company from time to time (the “
Release
”), the vesting and exercise period with respect to the Eligible Employee’s outstanding Eligible Awards shall be treated as follows, subject to the remaining terms of this Policy:
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SSARs
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SSARs shall (i) become exercisable in accordance with the normal vesting schedules set forth in the underlying award agreements, as if the Eligible Employee had not separated from service, and (ii) remain exercisable until the normal expiration dates set forth in the underlying award agreements.
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RSUs
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RSUs shall become fully vested and shall be settled within 60 days following such Qualifying Retirement.
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PSUs
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PSUs shall remain eligible to vest, as if the Eligible Employee had not separated from service, based on actual performance during the applicable performance period as determined in accordance with the underlying award agreements, with any vested PSUs
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Treatment of Awards Upon Certain Corporate Events
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Notwithstanding the preceding, this
Section 4
shall not limit (i) the right of DaVita to modify, adjust or terminate awards in connection with changes in the common stock or assets of the Company, certain acquisitions or liquidations of the Company and other corporate events, as contemplated by Section 14.2 of the 2011 Plan or (ii) following a Qualifying Retirement, the accelerated vesting of SSARs and PSUs that are not effectively assumed, converted or replaced in connection with a “change of control” to the extent provided in the applicable award agreement and, in the case of the PSUs, to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “
Code
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Pro-rata Vesting
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Eligible Employee experiences a Qualifying Retirement but the Qualifying Retirement occurs prior to the first anniversary of the grant date with respect to an Eligible Award, then the portion of such Eligible Award eligible for vesting shall be prorated based on the number of full months from the grant date to the Eligible Employee’s Qualifying Retirement divided by 12.
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Other Agreements
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To the extent that an Eligible Employee is subject to another agreement or arrangement that provides for less favorable benefits as compared to the benefits set forth in this Policy with respect to the subject matter hereof, it is the intent that such Eligible Employee shall receive the more favorable benefits set forth herein to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code.
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Administration of this Policy
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The Compensation Committee shall interpret this Policy and the application thereof, and all such interpretations shall be conclusive and binding on all parties.
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No Right to Employment
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Neither the adoption of this Policy, nor any amendment hereof, nor the creation of any fund, trust or account, nor the payment of any benefits, shall be construed as giving any employee the right to be retained in the service of the Company, and all employees shall remain subject to discharge to the same extent as if this Policy had not been adopted.
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Section 409A
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This Policy and the awards subject to this Policy are intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code, and shall be interpreted, construed and administered accordingly. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Policy or an award agreement, to the extent any payments under an award agreement constitute nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), then (A) each such payment which is conditioned upon the Eligible Employee’s execution of the Release and which is to be paid or provided during a designated period that begins in one taxable year and ends in a second taxable year, shall be paid or provided in the later of the two taxable years, (B) if the Eligible Employee is a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) as of the date of the Eligible Employee’s separation from service, each such payment that is payable upon the Eligible Employee’s separation from service and would have been paid prior to the six-month anniversary of the Eligible Employee’s separation from service, shall be delayed in accordance with the terms of the underlying award agreements to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and (C) if the Eligible Employee is subject to an employment or other agreement that specifies a time and form
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