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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

 

 

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30 , 2015.

 

OR

 

 

 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             .

 

Commission file number: 001-33459

 


 

Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

20-3934755

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

101 East State Street

 

 

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

 

19348

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(610) 444-6350

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes    No 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes    No 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer  

 

Accelerated filer  

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer  

 

Smaller reporting company  

(do not check if smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes    No 

 

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the close of business on August 7 , 2015, was:

Class A common stock, $0.001 par value – 73,5 91 ,665 shares

 

Class B common stock, $0.001 par value – 15,511,603 shares

 

Class C common stock, $0.001 par value – 64,449,380 shares

 

 


 

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Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

Form 10-Q

Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

    

Page
Number

Part I.  

Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.  

Financial Statem ents (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three and six month s ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)  — Three and six months ended June 30 , 2015 and 2014

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) – June 30 , 2015, December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Six months ended June   30 , 2015 and 2014

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

31 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

55 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.  

Controls and Procedures

 

57 

 

 

 

 

Part II.  

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.  

Legal Proceedings

 

57 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.  

Risk Factors

 

57 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

57 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

57 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.  

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

58 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.  

Other Information

 

58 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.  

Exhibits

 

58 

 

 

 

 

Signatures  

 

59 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index  

 

60 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATIO N

Item 1.   Financial Statements .

 

GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET S

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

82,963

 

$

87,548

 

Restricted cash and investments in marketable securities

 

 

50,111

 

 

38,211

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $145,166 and $133,529 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

 

753,563

 

 

605,830

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

48,961

 

 

72,873

 

Other current assets

 

 

40,573

 

 

33,511

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

2,657

 

 

58,213

 

Total current assets

 

 

978,828

 

 

896,186

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $535,203 and $502,176 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

 

3,995,294

 

 

3,493,250

 

Restricted cash and investments in marketable securities

 

 

126,496

 

 

108,529

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

172,144

 

 

140,119

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

173,156

 

 

160,531

 

Identifiable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $55,743 and $42,661 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

 

225,945

 

 

173,112

 

Goodwill

 

 

431,515

 

 

169,681

 

Total assets

 

$

6,103,378

 

$

5,141,408

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current installments of long-term debt

 

$

12,889

 

$

12,518

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

1,826

 

 

2,875

 

Financing obligations

 

 

1,062

 

 

1,138

 

Accounts payable

 

 

205,586

 

 

194,508

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

155,370

 

 

125,831

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

226,745

 

 

192,838

 

Self-insurance reserves

 

 

146,884

 

 

130,874

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

750,362

 

 

660,582

 

Long-term debt

 

 

1,031,626

 

 

525,728

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

1,044,208

 

 

1,002,762

 

Financing obligations

 

 

2,965,326

 

 

2,911,200

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

19,215

 

Self-insurance reserves

 

 

428,793

 

 

355,344

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

127,605

 

 

124,067

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, (par $0.001 ,   175,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding   73,591,665 and 49,864,878 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

 

74

 

 

50

 

Class B common stock, (par  $0.001 ,   30,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding - 15,511,603 and 0 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

 

16

 

 

 —

 

Class C common stock (par $0.001 ,   150,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding - 64,449,380 and 0 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

 

64

 

 

 —

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

 

298,899

 

 

143,492

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(437,160)

 

 

(603,254)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

318

 

 

515

 

Total stockholders’ deficit before noncontrolling interests

 

 

(137,789)

 

 

(459,197)

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

(106,753)

 

 

1,707

 

Total stockholders' deficit

 

 

(244,542)

 

 

(457,490)

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

 

$

6,103,378

 

$

5,141,408

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATION S

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

    

2015

    

2014

 

Net revenues

 

$

1,419,475

 

$

1,200,651

 

$

2,762,476

 

$

2,387,195

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

820,926

 

 

717,215

 

 

1,611,659

 

 

1,438,477

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

348,236

 

 

269,603

 

 

660,797

 

 

533,149

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

44,983

 

 

35,980

 

 

86,516

 

 

71,844

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

22,113

 

 

17,080

 

 

45,509

 

 

35,596

 

Lease expense

 

 

38,959

 

 

32,909

 

 

75,378

 

 

65,708

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

53,605

 

 

48,930

 

 

113,538

 

 

96,430

 

Interest expense

 

 

126,385

 

 

109,900

 

 

247,698

 

 

218,650

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

181

 

 

3,234

 

 

680

 

Investment income

 

 

(431)

 

 

(436)

 

 

(847)

 

 

(1,379)

 

Other loss (income)

 

 

50

 

 

(667)

 

 

(7,560)

 

 

(667)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

2,642

 

 

1,298

 

 

88,710

 

 

3,547

 

Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(360)

 

 

(390)

 

 

(513)

 

 

(346)

 

Loss before income tax benefit

 

 

(37,633)

 

 

(30,952)

 

 

(161,643)

 

 

(74,494)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

(4,419)

 

 

(96)

 

 

(10,067)

 

 

(2,850)

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

 

(33,214)

 

 

(30,856)

 

 

(151,576)

 

 

(71,644)

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

(1,722)

 

 

(1,176)

 

 

(1,610)

 

 

(4,370)

 

Net loss

 

 

(34,936)

 

 

(32,032)

 

 

(153,186)

 

 

(76,014)

 

Less net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

15,750

 

 

(224)

 

 

21,434

 

 

(409)

 

Net loss attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(19,186)

 

$

(32,256)

 

$

(131,752)

 

$

(76,423)

 

Loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding for basic and diluted loss from continuing operations per share

 

 

89,211

 

 

49,865

 

 

82,279

 

 

49,865

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(0.20)

 

$

(0.63)

 

$

(1.58)

 

$

(1.44)

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

(0.02)

 

 

(0.02)

 

 

(0.02)

 

 

(0.09)

 

Net loss attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(0.22)

 

$

(0.65)

 

$

(1.60)

 

$

(1.53)

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS )

(IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

    

2015

    

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(34,936)

 

$

(32,032)

 

$

(153,186)

 

$

(76,014)

 

Net unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities, net of tax

 

 

(539)

 

 

252

 

 

33

 

 

384

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

(35,475)

 

 

(31,780)

 

 

(153,153)

 

 

(75,630)

 

Less: comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

15,976

 

 

(224)

 

 

21,358

 

 

(409)

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(19,499)

 

$

(32,004)

 

$

(131,795)

 

$

(76,039)

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT )

(IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

    

    

    

 

    

    

    

    

 

    

    

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

Accumulated

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

Class B Common Stock

 

Class C Common Stock

 

Additional

 

Accumulated

 

comprehensive

 

Stockholders'

 

Noncontrolling

 

stockholders'

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

paid-in capital

 

deficit

 

income (loss)

 

deficit

 

interests

 

deficit

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

49,865

 

$

50

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

161,452

 

$

(349,269)

 

$

1,068

 

$

(186,699)

 

$

2,818

 

$

(183,881)

 

Net loss

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(253,985)

 

 

 —

 

 

(253,985)

 

 

2,456

 

 

(251,529)

 

Net unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of tax

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(553)

 

 

(553)

 

 

 —

 

 

(553)

 

Distributions to stockholders

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(17,960)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(17,960)

 

 

 —

 

 

(17,960)

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,567)

 

 

(3,567)

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

49,865

 

$

50

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

143,492

 

$

(603,254)

 

 

515

 

$

(459,197)

 

$

1,707

 

$

(457,490)

 

Combination share conversion

 

23,727

 

 

24

 

15,512

 

 

16

 

64,449

 

 

64

 

 

130,530

 

 

297,846

 

 

(154)

 

 

428,326

 

 

(80,186)

 

 

348,140

 

Net loss

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(131,752)

 

 

 —

 

 

(131,752)

 

 

(21,434)

 

 

(153,186)

 

Net unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of tax

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(43)

 

 

(43)

 

 

76

 

 

33

 

Share based compensation

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

24,877

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

24,877

 

 

 —

 

 

24,877

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,916)

 

 

(6,916)

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

 

73,592

 

$

74

 

15,512

 

$

16

 

64,449

 

$

64

 

$

298,899

 

$

(437,160)

 

$

318

 

$

(137,789)

 

$

(106,753)

 

$

(244,542)

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW S

(IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(153,186)

 

$

(76,014)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash interest and leasing arrangements, net

 

 

47,605

 

 

43,302

 

Other non-cash charges and gains, net

 

 

(7,345)

 

 

3,027

 

Share based compensation

 

 

25,903

 

 

 —

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

113,693

 

 

98,947

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

45,509

 

 

36,141

 

Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(513)

 

 

(346)

 

Provision for deferred taxes

 

 

(23,306)

 

 

(13,099)

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(78,695)

 

 

(40,955)

 

Accounts payable and other accrued expenses and other

 

 

22,606

 

 

(14,642)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(7,729)

 

 

36,361

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(36,858)

 

 

(38,898)

 

Purchases of marketable securities

 

 

(21,836)

 

 

(20,761)

 

Proceeds on maturity or sale of marketable securities

 

 

17,423

 

 

14,713

 

Net change in restricted cash and equivalents

 

 

(5,475)

 

 

(3,580)

 

Sale of investment in joint ventures

 

 

26,358

 

 

 —

 

Sales of assets

 

 

1,263

 

 

1,949

 

Purchases of assets

 

 

(9,703)

 

 

(590)

 

Other, net

 

 

(39)

 

 

(328)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(28,867)

 

 

(47,495)

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under revolving credit facility

 

 

366,500

 

 

294,000

 

Repayments under revolving credit facility

 

 

(328,000)

 

 

(274,000)

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 

360,000

 

 

 —

 

Proceeds from tenant improvement draws under lease arrangements

 

 

95

 

 

3,914

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

 

(341,893)

 

 

(6,696)

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(17,775)

 

 

(3,854)

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(6,916)

 

 

(12,016)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

32,011

 

 

1,348

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(4,585)

 

 

(9,786)

 

Cash and equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

87,548

 

 

61,413

 

End of period

 

$

82,963

 

$

51,627

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

200,087

 

$

181,674

 

Taxes paid

 

 

13,669

 

 

5,043

 

Non-cash financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital leases

 

$

43,322

 

$

13,405

 

Financing obligations

 

 

26,479

 

 

62,873

 

Assumption of long-term debt

 

 

436,776

 

 

 —

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(1) General Informatio n

 

Description of Business

 

Genesis Healthcare, Inc. is a healthcare services company that through its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) owns and operates skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, hospices, home health providers and a rehabilitation therapy business.  The Company has an administrative service company that provides a full complement of administrative and consultative services that allows its affiliated operators and third-party operators with whom the Company contracts to better focus on delivery of healthcare services. The Company provides inpatient services through 514 skilled nursing, assisted living and behavioral health centers located in 34 states.  Revenues of the Company’s owned, leased and otherwise consolidated centers constitute approximately 85% of its revenues.

 

The Company provides a range of rehabilitation therapy services, including speech pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and respiratory therapy.  These services are provided by rehabilitation therapists and assistants employed or contracted at substantially all of the centers operated by the Company, as well as by contract to healthcare facilities operated by others.  After the elimination of intercompany revenues, the rehabilitation therapy services business constitutes approximately 12% of the Company’s revenues.

 

The Company provides an array of other specialty medical services, including management services, physician services, staffing services, hospice and home health services, and other healthcare related services, which comprise the balance of the Company’s revenues.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) .  In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements include all necessary adjustments for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented.

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructi ons for Form 10-Q of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the disc losures normally required by   U.S. GAAP or those normally required in annual reports on Form 10-K. Accordingly, t hese financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidat ed financial statements of the C ompany for the year ended De cember 31, 2014 filed with the S ecurities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on Form 8-K on July 24 , 2015. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31,   2014 was derived from audited consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP .

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation, the effect of which was not material. The Company’s membership interest at December 31, 2014 has been recast as common stock and additional paid-in-capital.

 

The Company’s financial position at June 30, 2015 includes the impac t of the C ombination (a s defined in Note 3 – “Significant Transactions and Events – The C ombination with Skilled”), which has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition using the acquisition method effective February 2, 2015.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , (ASU 2014-09) which changes the requirements for recognizing revenue when entities enter into contracts with customers. Under ASU 2014-09, an entity will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. It also requires

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more detailed disclosures to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is not permitted. The Company is still evaluating the effect, if any, ASU 2014-09 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02 , Consolidation (Topic 810):  Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis   (ASU 2015-02) , which changes the way reporting enterprises evaluate whether (a) they should consolidate limited partnerships and similar entities, (b) fees paid to a decision maker or service provider are variable interests in a variable interest entity (VIE), and (c) variable interests in a VIE held by related parties of the reporting enterprise require the reporting enterprise to consolidate the VIE. It also eliminates the VIE consolidation model based on majority exposure to variability that applied to certain investment companies and similar entities. The new guidance excludes money market funds that are required to comply with Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and similar entities from the U.S. GAAP consolidation requirements.   The adoption of ASU 2015-0 2 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. If adopted in an interim period, t his ASU must be   reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period .  The adoption of ASU No. 2015-0 2 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , (ASU 2015-03). This ASU requires an entity to present debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  The costs will continue to be amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. This ASU requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements.  The adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

 

 

(2) Certain Significant Risks and Uncertainties

 

Revenue Sources

 

The Company receives revenues from Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, self-pay residents, other third-party payors and long-term care facilities that utilize its rehabilitation therapy and other services.  The Company’s inpatient services segment derives approximately 79% of its revenue from Medicare and various state Medicaid programs.

 

The sources and amounts of the Company’s revenues are determined by a number of factors, including licensed bed capacity and occupancy rates of inpatient facilities, the mix of patients and the rates of reimbursement among payors.  Likewise, payment for ancillary medical services, including services provided by the Company’s rehabilitation therapy services business, varies based upon the type of payor and payment methodologies.  Changes in the case mix of the patients as well as payor mix among Medicare, Medicaid and private pay can significantly affect the Company’s profitability.

 

It is not possible to quantify fully the effect of legislative changes, the interpretation or administration of such legislation or other governmental initiatives on the Company’s business and the business of the customers served by the Company’s rehabilitation therapy business.  The potential impact of reforms to the United States healthcare system, including potential material changes to the delivery of healthcare services and the reimbursement paid for such services by the government or other third party payors, is uncertain at this time.  Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the impact of any future healthcare legislation or regulation will not adversely affect the Company’s business.  There can be no assurance that payments under governmental and private third-party payor programs will be timely, will remain at

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levels similar to present levels or will, in the future, be sufficient to cover the costs allocable to patients eligible for reimbursement pursuant to such programs.  The Company’s financial condition and results of operations are and will continue to be affected by the reimbursement process, which in the healthcare industry is complex and can involve lengthy delays between the time that revenue is recognized and the time that reimbursement amounts are settled.

 

Laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and the Company’s business generally, are complex and are often subject to a number of ambiguities in their application and interpretation. The Company believes that it is in substantial compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.  However, from time to time the Company and its affiliates are subject to pending or threatened lawsuits and investigations involving allegations of potential wrongdoing, some of which may be material or involve significant costs to resolve and/or defend against, or may lead to other adverse effects on the Company and its affiliates including, but not limited to, fines, penalties and exclusion from participation in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs.  The Company business is subject to a number of other known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which are discussed in Item 1A (Risk Factors) of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 201 4 , which was filed with the SEC on February 20, 2015.

 

(3) Significant Transactions and Events

 

The Combination with Skilled

 

On August 18, 2014, Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Skilled) entered into a Purchase and Contribution Agreement with FC-GEN Operations Investment, LLC (FC-GEN) pursuant to which the businesses and operations of FC-GEN and Skilled were combined (the Combination). On February 2, 2015, the Combination was completed.

 

The following diagram depicts the organizational structure of the Company at the time of the Combination:

 

PICTURE 3

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Upon completion of the Combination , the Company began operating under the name Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and the Class A common stock of the combined company continues to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “GEN”.  Upon the closing of the Combination, the former owners of FC-GEN held 74.25% of the economic interests in the combined entity and the former shareholders of Skilled held the remaining 25.75% of the economic interests in the combined entity post-transaction, in each case on a fully-diluted, as-exchanged and as-converted basis.  Under applicable accounting standards, FC-GEN was the accounting acquirer in the Combination, which was treated as a reverse acquisition. The acquisition method has been applied to the accounts of Skilled based on Skilled’s stock price (level 1 valuation technique - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities) as of the acquisition date. The consideration has been allocated to the legacy Skilled business that was acquired on the acquisition date with the excess consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired recognized as goodwill. As of the effective date of the Combination, FC-GEN’s assets and liabilities remained at their historical costs.

Because FC-GEN’s pre-transaction owners held an approximately 58% direct controlling interest in Skilled and a 74.25% economic and voting interest in the combined company, FC-GEN is considered to be the acquirer of Skilled for accounting purposes. Following the closing of the Combination, the combined results of Skilled and FC-GEN are consolidated with approximately 42% direct noncontrolling economic interest shown as noncontrolling interest in the financial statements of the combined entity. The 42% direct noncontrolling economic interest is in the form of Class A common units of FC-GEN that are exchangeable on a 1 to 1 basis to public shares of the Company. The 42% direct noncontrolling economic interest will continue to decrease as Class A common units of FC-GEN are exchanged for public shares of the Company.

 

Consideration Price Allocation

 

The total Skilled consideration price of $348.1 million was allocated to Skilled ’s net tangible and identifiable intangible assets based upon the estimated fair values at February 2, 2015.  The excess of the consideration price over the estimated fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill.  The allocation of the consideration price to property, plant and equipment, identifiable intangible assets and deferred income taxes was based upon valuation data and estimates.  The Company has not finalized the analysis of the consideration price allocation and will continue its review during the measurement period.  The aggregate goodwill arising from the Combination is based upon the expected future cash flows of the Skilled operations.  Goodwill recognized from the Combination is the result of (i) the expected savings to be realized from achieving certain economies of scale and (ii) anticipated long-term improvements in Skilled’s core businesses.  The Company has estimated $79.8 million of pre-existing Skilled goodwill that is deductible for income tax purposes related to the Combination.

 

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The consideration price and related allocation are summarized as follows (in thousands):  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

    

$

114,234

    

    

 

Deferred income taxes and other current assets

 

 

42,424

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

490,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Life

 

Identifiable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

(Years)

 

Management contracts

 

 

30,900

 

3.5

 

Customer relationships

 

 

13,400

 

10.0

 

Favorable lease contracts

 

 

18,220

 

12.8

 

Trade names

 

 

3,400

 

Indefinite

 

Total identifiable intangible assets

 

 

65,920

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes and other assets

 

 

71,417

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

 

(116,495)

 

 

 

Long-term debt, including amounts due within one year

 

 

(428,453)

 

 

 

Unfavorable lease contracts

 

 

(11,480)

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities

 

 

(142,082)

 

 

 

Total identifiable net assets

 

 

86,306

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

261,834

 

 

 

Net assets

 

$

348,140

 

 

 

 

Pro forma information

 

The acquired business contributed net revenues of $382.6 million and net income of $9.5 million to the C ompany for the period from February 1, 2015 to June  3 0 , 2015. The unaudited pro forma net effect of the Combination assuming the acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2014 is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro Forma three months ended June 30,

 

 

Pro Forma six months ended June 30,

 

 

2015 (1)

    

2014

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

Revenues

 

N/A

 

$

1,406,823

 

 

$

2,833,764

 

$

2,799,880

 

Loss attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

N/A

 

 

(15,051)

 

 

 

(30,846)

 

 

(33,133)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

N/A

 

$

(0.17)

 

 

$

(0.35)

 

$

(0.37)

 

Diluted

 

N/A

 

$

(0.17)

 

 

$

(0.35)

 

$

(0.37)

 

(1)

Skilled’s financial results of operations are included fully in the three months ended June 30, 2015

 

The unaudited pro forma financial data have been derived by combining the historical financial results of the Company and the operations acquired in the Combination for the periods presented. The unaudited results of operations includes transaction and financing costs totaling $8 6.9 million incurred by both the Company and Skilled in connection with the Combination. These costs have been eliminated from the results of operations for the six months ended June 30 , 2015 for purposes of the pro forma financial presentation.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

On March 31 , 2015, the Company sold its investment in FC PAC Holdings, LLC (FC PAC), an unconsolidated joint venture in which it held an approximate 5.4% interest, for $26.4 million. The Company recognized a gain on sale of $8.4 million recorded as other income on the statement of operations. FC PAC ownership includes affiliates of Formation

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Capital (Formation) , a private equity sponsor of the Company prior to the Combination , and also represented by members of the Company’s board of directors.

Acquisition from Revera

On June 15, 2015, the Company announced   that it ha d signed an asset purchase agreement with Revera  Assisted Living, Inc., a leading owner, operator and investor in the senior living sector, to acquire 24 of its skilled nursing facilities along with its contract rehabilitation business for $240 million.  The Company will acquire the real estate and operations of 20 of the skilled nursing facilities and enter into a long-term lease agreement with H ealth C are REIT, Inc., a publicly traded r eal e state i nvestment t rust, to operate the other four additional skilled nursing facilities.  The transaction is expected to close by this calendar year-end, subject to additional due diligence, regulatory and licensing approvals, and other customary conditions.

(4) Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

The Company has three classes of common stock.  Classes A and B are identical in economic and voting interests.  Class C has a 1 :1 voting ratio with the other two classes, representing the voting interests of the approximate 42% noncontrolling interest of the legacy FC-GEN owners. See Note 3 – “Significant Transactions and Events – the Combination with Skilled”. Class C common stock is a participating security; however, it shares in a de minimis economic interest and is therefore excluded from the denominator of the basic earnings per share calculation.

 

Basic net loss per share was computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares for the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing loss plus the effect of assumed conversions (if applicable) by the weighted-average number of outstanding shares after giving effect to all potential dilutive common stock, including options, warrants, common stock subject to repurchase and convertible preferred stock, if any.

 

  The computation s of basic and diluted loss per share are consistent with any potentially dilutive adjustments to the numerator or denominator be ing anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the dilutive calculation. A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per common share follows ( in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

  

2015

  

2014

  

2015

  

2014

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

$

(33,214)

 

$

(30,856)

 

$

(151,576)

 

$

(71,644)

 

Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(15,750)

 

 

224

 

 

(21,434)

 

 

409

 

Loss from continuing operations attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(17,464)

 

$

(31,080)

 

$

(130,142)

 

$

(72,053)

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax

 

 

(1,722)

 

 

(1,176)

 

 

(1,610)

 

 

(4,370)

 

Net loss attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(19,186)

 

$

(32,256)

 

$

(131,752)

 

$

(76,423)

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share

 

 

89,211

 

 

49,865

 

 

82,279

 

 

49,865

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(0.20)

 

$

(0.63)

 

$

(1.58)

 

$

(1.44)

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax

 

 

(0.02)

 

 

(0.02)

 

 

(0.02)

 

 

(0.09)

 

Net loss attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(0.22)

 

$

(0.65)

 

$

(1.60)

 

$

(1.53)

 

 

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The following were excluded from net income attributable to Genesis H ealthcare, Inc. and the weighted-average diluted shares computation for the three and six months ended June 30 , 2015 and 2014, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive ( in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

 

2015

  

2014

 

2015

  

2014

 

 

 

Net loss attributed to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

Antidilutive shares

 

Net loss attributed to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

Antidilutive shares

 

Net loss attributed to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

Antidilutive shares

 

Net loss attributed to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

Antidilutive shares

 

Exchange of restricted stock units of noncontrolling interests

    

$

(7,088)

 

64,461

 

$

 —

 

 —

    

$

(11,306)

 

53,066

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

Employee and director unvested restricted stock units

 

 

 —

 

38

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

19

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

Because the Company is in a net loss position for the three and six months ended June  3 0 , 2015, the combined impact of the assumed conversion of the approximate 42% noncontrolling interest to common stock and the related tax implications, are anti-dilutive to earnings per share ( EPS ) .  As of June 30 , 2015 , there were 64,449,380 units attributed to the noncontrolling interests outstanding.  See Note 3 – “Significant Transactions and Events – the Combination with Skilled .     There were no convertible instruments issued or outstanding as of June  3 0 , 2014 that could be potentially dilu tive to net loss for that period.  On June 3, 2015, the shareholders approved the 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, which provided for the grant of 3,825,420 restricted stock units to employees and 198,020 restricted stock units to non-employee directors. Because the Company is in a net loss position for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the combined impact of the grant under the 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan to common stock and the related tax implications are anti-dilutive to EPS.    

 

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(5) Segment Information

 

The Company has three reportable operating segments: (i) inpatient services; (ii) rehabilitation therapy services; and (iii) other services. For additional information on these reportable segments see N ote 1 – “General Informati on – Description of Business.”

 

A summary of the Company’s segmented revenues follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skilled Nursing facilities

 

$

1,164,674

 

82.0

%  

$

983,071

 

81.9

%  

$

181,603

 

18.5

%

Assisted living facilities

 

 

36,206

 

2.6

%  

 

28,006

 

2.3

%  

 

8,200

 

29.3

%

Administration of third party facilities

 

 

2,828

 

0.2

%  

 

2,618

 

0.2

%  

 

210

 

8.0

%

Elimination of administrative services

 

 

(523)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

(462)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

(61)

 

13.2

%

Inpatient services, net

 

 

1,203,185

 

84.8

%  

 

1,013,233

 

84.4

%  

 

189,952

 

18.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation therapy services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total therapy services

 

 

274,133

 

19.3

%  

 

254,941

 

21.2

%  

 

19,192

 

7.5

%

Elimination intersegment rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

(110,002)

 

(7.7)

%  

 

(98,812)

 

(8.2)

%  

 

(11,190)

 

11.3

%

Third party rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

164,131

 

11.6

%  

 

156,129

 

13.0

%  

 

8,002

 

5.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other services

 

 

61,409

 

4.3

%  

 

38,240

 

3.2

%  

 

23,169

 

60.6

%

Elimination intersegment other services

 

 

(9,250)

 

(0.7)

%  

 

(6,951)

 

(0.6)

%  

 

(2,299)

 

33.1

%

Third party other services

 

 

52,159

 

3.6

%  

 

31,289

 

2.6

%  

 

20,870

 

66.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

1,419,475

 

100.0

%  

$

1,200,651

 

100.0

%  

$

218,824

 

18.2

%

 

 

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Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

 

 

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skilled Nursing facilities

 

$

2,269,665

 

82.2

%  

$

1,952,698

 

81.8

%  

$

316,967

 

16.2

%

Assisted living facilities

 

 

69,862

 

2.5

%  

 

55,963

 

2.3

%  

 

13,899

 

24.8

%

Administration of third party facilities

 

 

5,499

 

0.2

%  

 

5,251

 

0.2

%  

 

248

 

4.7

%

Elimination of administrative services

 

 

(1,024)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

(926)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

(98)

 

10.6

%

Inpatient services, net

 

 

2,344,002

 

84.9

%  

 

2,012,986

 

84.3

%  

 

331,016

 

16.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation therapy services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total therapy services

 

 

537,184

 

19.4

%  

 

510,265

 

21.4

%  

 

26,919

 

5.3

%

Elimination intersegment rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

(215,908)

 

(7.8)

%  

 

(197,159)

 

(8.3)

%  

 

(18,749)

 

9.5

%

Third party rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

321,276

 

11.6

%  

 

313,106

 

13.1

%  

 

8,170

 

2.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other services

 

 

113,955

 

4.1

%  

 

74,191

 

3.1

%  

 

39,764

 

53.6

%

Elimination intersegment other services

 

 

(16,757)

 

(0.6)

%  

 

(13,088)

 

(0.5)

%  

 

(3,669)

 

28.0

%

Third party other services

 

 

97,198

 

3.5

%  

 

61,103

 

2.6

%  

 

36,095

 

59.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

2,762,476

 

100.0

%  

$

2,387,195

 

100.0

%  

$

375,281

 

15.7

%

 

A summary of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient

 

Therapy

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

Services

 

Services

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net revenues

 

$

1,203,708

 

$

274,133

 

$

60,338

 

$

1,071

 

$

(119,775)

 

$

1,419,475

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

562,682

 

 

220,782

 

 

37,462

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

820,926

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

430,954

 

 

19,595

 

 

17,463

 

 

 —

 

 

(119,776)

 

 

348,236

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

44,982

 

 

 —

 

 

44,983

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

17,271

 

 

4,106

 

 

779

 

 

(43)

 

 

 —

 

 

22,113

 

Lease expense

 

 

37,738

 

 

14

 

 

747

 

 

460

 

 

 —

 

 

38,959

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

51,032

 

 

3,032

 

 

198

 

 

(657)

 

 

 —

 

 

53,605

 

Interest expense

 

 

105,815

 

 

1

 

 

10

 

 

20,683

 

 

(124)

 

 

126,385

 

Investment income

 

 

(420)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(135)

 

 

124

 

 

(431)

 

Other income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

50

 

 

 —

 

 

50

 

Transaction costs

 

 

50

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,592

 

 

 —

 

 

2,642

 

Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(514)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(414)

 

 

568

 

 

(360)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

 

(900)

 

 

26,603

 

 

3,678

 

 

(66,447)

 

 

(567)

 

 

(37,633)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,419)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,419)

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(900)

 

$

26,603

 

$

3,678

 

$

(62,028)

 

$

(567)

 

$

(33,214)

 

 

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Three months ended June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient

 

Therapy

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

Services

 

Services

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net revenues

 

$

1,013,695

 

$

254,941

 

$

38,119

 

$

121

 

$

(106,225)

 

$

1,200,651

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

486,698

 

 

205,821

 

 

24,696

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

717,215

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

348,460

 

 

15,888

 

 

11,480

 

 

 —

 

 

(106,225)

 

 

269,603

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

35,980

 

 

 —

 

 

35,980

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

12,272

 

 

4,542

 

 

266

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

17,080

 

Lease expense

 

 

32,436

 

 

44

 

 

207

 

 

222

 

 

 —

 

 

32,909

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

41,731

 

 

2,785

 

 

225

 

 

4,189

 

 

 —

 

 

48,930

 

Interest expense

 

 

94,841

 

 

1

 

 

241

 

 

14,941

 

 

(124)

 

 

109,900

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

181

 

 

 —

 

 

181

 

Investment income

 

 

(415)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(145)

 

 

124

 

 

(436)

 

Other income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(667)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(667)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(9)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,307

 

 

 —

 

 

1,298

 

Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(390)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(390)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

 

(1,938)

 

 

25,869

 

 

1,671

 

 

(56,554)

 

 

 —

 

 

(30,952)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(96)

 

 

 —

 

 

(96)

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(1,938)

 

$

25,869

 

$

1,671

 

$

(56,458)

 

$

 —

 

$

(30,856)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient

 

Therapy

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

Services

 

Services

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net revenues

 

$

2,345,026

 

$

537,184

 

$

112,674

 

$

1,281

 

$

(233,689)

 

$

2,762,476

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

1,105,374

 

 

435,579

 

 

70,706

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,611,659

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

827,496

 

 

34,994

 

 

31,996

 

 

 —

 

 

(233,689)

 

 

660,797

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

86,513

 

 

 —

 

 

86,516

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

36,344

 

 

7,933

 

 

1,318

 

 

(86)

 

 

 —

 

 

45,509

 

Lease expense

 

 

73,266

 

 

55

 

 

1,206

 

 

851

 

 

 —

 

 

75,378

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

99,257

 

 

5,899

 

 

560

 

 

7,822

 

 

 —

 

 

113,538

 

Interest expense

 

 

209,469

 

 

2

 

 

20

 

 

38,454

 

 

(247)

 

 

247,698

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,234

 

 

 —

 

 

3,234

 

Investment income

 

 

(778)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(316)

 

 

247

 

 

(847)

 

Other income

 

 

421

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,981)

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,560)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

88,710

 

 

 —

 

 

88,710

 

Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(823)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(634)

 

 

944

 

 

(513)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

 

(5,000)

 

 

52,722

 

 

6,865

 

 

(215,286)

 

 

(944)

 

 

(161,643)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(10,067)

 

 

 —

 

 

(10,067)

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(5,000)

 

$

52,722

 

$

6,865

 

$

(205,219)

 

$

(944)

 

$

(151,576)

 

 

 

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Six months ended June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient

 

Therapy

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

Services

 

Services

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net revenues

 

$

2,013,912

 

$

510,265

 

$

73,933

 

$

258

 

$

(211,173)

 

$

2,387,195

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

977,772

 

 

411,970

 

 

48,735

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,438,477

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

691,499

 

 

30,972

 

 

21,851

 

 

 —

 

 

(211,173)

 

 

533,149

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

71,844

 

 

 —

 

 

71,844

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

26,855

 

 

8,388

 

 

356

 

 

(3)

 

 

 —

 

 

35,596

 

Lease expense

 

 

64,756

 

 

88

 

 

420

 

 

444

 

 

 —

 

 

65,708

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

81,951

 

 

5,572

 

 

475

 

 

8,432

 

 

 —

 

 

96,430

 

Interest expense

 

 

191,300

 

 

2

 

 

450

 

 

27,145

 

 

(247)

 

 

218,650

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

680

 

 

 —

 

 

680

 

Investment income

 

 

(839)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(787)

 

 

247

 

 

(1,379)

 

Other income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(667)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(667)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(9)

 

 

 —

 

 

3,556

 

 

 —

 

 

3,547

 

Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(680)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

334

 

 

(346)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

 

(18,702)

 

 

53,282

 

 

2,313

 

 

(111,053)

 

 

(334)

 

 

(74,494)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,850)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,850)

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(18,702)

 

$

53,282

 

$

2,313

 

$

(108,203)

 

$

(334)

 

$

(71,644)

 

 

The following table presents the segment assets as of June  3 0 , 2015 compared to December 31, 2014 (in thousands):   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

June 30, 2015

    

December 31, 2014

 

Inpatient services

 

$

5,278,501

 

$

4,381,044

 

Rehabilitation services

 

 

410,103

 

 

322,268

 

Other services

 

 

88,724

 

 

44,814

 

Corporate and eliminations

 

 

326,050

 

 

393,282

 

Total assets

 

$

6,103,378

 

$

5,141,408

 

 

The following table presents segment goodwill as of June 30, 2015 compared to December 31, 2014 (in thousands):   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

June 30, 2015

    

December 31, 2014

 

Inpatient services

 

$

324,639

 

$

132,756

 

Rehabilitation services

 

 

67,604

 

 

25,097

 

Other services

 

 

39,272

 

 

11,828

 

Total goodwill

 

$

431,515

 

$

169,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(6) Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of June  3 0 , 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

June 30, 2015

    

December 31, 2014

 

Land, buildings and improvements

 

$

628,838

 

$

225,536

 

Capital lease land, buildings and improvements

 

 

890,056

 

 

910,820

 

Financing obligation land, buildings and improvements

 

 

2,569,972

 

 

2,526,792

 

Equipment, furniture and fixtures

 

 

402,421

 

 

276,983

 

Construction in progress

 

 

39,210

 

 

55,295

 

Gross property and equipment

 

 

4,530,497

 

 

3,995,426

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(535,203)

 

 

(502,176)

 

Net property and equipment

 

$

3,995,294

 

$

3,493,250

 

 

 

 

 

(7) Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt at June  3 0 , 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

As of June 30, 

    

As of December 31, 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Revolving credit facility

 

$

293,000

 

$

254,500

 

Term loan facility, net of original issue discount of $9,425 at June 30, 2015 and $11,375 at December 31, 2014

 

 

220,641

 

 

219,297

 

Real estate bridge loan

 

 

360,000

 

 

 —

 

HUD insured loans

 

 

108,618

 

 

 —

 

Mortgages and other secured debt (recourse)

 

 

13,197

 

 

14,488

 

Mortgages and other secured debt (non-recourse)

 

 

49,059

 

 

49,961

 

 

 

 

1,044,515

 

 

538,246

 

Less:  Current installments of long-term debt

 

 

(12,889)

 

 

(12,518)

 

Long-term debt

 

$

1,031,626

 

$

525,728

 

 

Revolving Credit Facilities

 

In connection with the Combination, on February 2, 2015 the Company entered into new revolving credit facilities and terminated its former revolving credit facilities.  The new revolving credit facilities (the Revolving Credit Facilities) consist of a senior secured, asset-based revolving credit facility of up to $550 million under three separate tranches:  Tranche A-1, Tranche A-2 and FILO Tranche.  Interest accrues at a per annum rate equal to either (x) a base rate (calculated as the highest of the (i) prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 3.00% , or (iii) LIBOR plus the excess of the applicable margin between LIBOR loans and base rate loans) plus an applicable margin or (y) LIBOR plus an applicable margin.  The applicable margin is based on the level of commitments for all three tranches, and in regards to LIBOR loans (i) for Tranche A-1 ranges from 3.25% to 2.75%; (ii) for Tranche A-2 ranges from 3.00% to 2.50%; and (iii) for FILO Tranche is 5.00% .  The Revolving Credit Facilities mature on February 2, 2020, provided that if the Term Loan Facility (defined below) or the Real Estate Bridge Loan (defined below) is not refinanced with longer term debt or their terms not extended prior to their current maturities of December 4, 2017 and August 27, 2017, respectively, the Revolving Credit Facilities will mature 90 days prior to such maturity date, as applicable.  Borrowing levels under the Revolving Credit Facilities are limited to a borrowing base that is computed based upon the level of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable, as defined.  In addition to paying interest on the outstanding principal borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facilities, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders for any unutilized

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commitments.  The commitment fee rate ranges from 0.375% per annum to 0.50% depending upon the level of unused commitment.

 

Borrowings and interest rates under the three tranches were as follows at June  3 0 , 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

    

 

    

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Revolving credit facility

 

Borrowings

 

Interest

 

FILO tranche

 

$

25,000

 

5.36

%  

Tranche A-1

 

 

193,000

 

3.72

%  

Tranche A-2

 

 

75,000

 

3.28

%  

 

 

$

293,000

 

3.75

%  

 

As of June  3 0 , 2015, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities of $2 93 .0 million and had $108.5 million of drawn letters of credit securing insurance and lease obligations, leaving the Company with approximately $ 133. 3   million of available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facilities.

 

Term Loan Facility

 

Prior to the Combination, FC-GEN and certain of its subsidiaries became party to a five -year term loan facility (the Term Loan Facility).  The Term Loan Facility is secured by a first priority lien on the membership interests in the Company and on substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ assets other than collateral held on a first priority basis by the Revolving Credit Facilities lender.  Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable margin plus, at the Company’s option, either (x) LIBOR or (y) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (i) the lender defined prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate effective plus one half of one percent and (iii) LIBOR described in subclause (x) plus 1.0% .  LIBOR based loans are subject to an interest rate floor of 1.5% and base rate loans are subject to a floor of 2.5% .  The Term Loan Facility matures on December 4, 2017.  On September 25, 2014, FC-GEN entered into an amendment to the Term Loan Facility providing for changes to the financial covenants and other provisions allowing for and accommodating the Combination.  On February 2, 2015, the amendment to the Term Loan Facility became effective.  The Term Loan Facility currently has an outstanding principal balance of $230. 1 million.  Base rate borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bore interest of approximately 10.75% at June  3 0 , 2015.  One-month LIBOR borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bore interest of approximately 10.0% at June 30 , 2015.

 

Principal payments for the six months ended June  3 0 , 2015 were $0. 6 million.  The Term Loan Facility amortizes at a rate of 5% per annum.  The lenders have the right to elect ratable principal payments or defer principal recoupment until the end of the term.

 

Real Estate Bridge Loan

 

In connection with the Combination on February 2, 2015, the Company entered into a $360.0 million real estate bridge loan (the Real Estate Bridge Loan), which is secured by a mortgage lien on the real property of 67 facilities and a second lien on certain receivables of the operators of such facilities.  The Real Estate Bridge Loan is subject to a 24 -month term with two extension options of 90 -days each and accrues interest at a rate equal to LIBOR, plus 6.75% , plus an additional margin that ranges up to 7.00% based on the aggregate number of days the Real Estate Bridge Loan is outstanding.  The interest rate is also subject to a LIBOR interest rate floor of 0.5% .  The Real Estate Bridge Loan bore interest of 7.25% at June  3 0 , 2015.  The Real Estate Bridge Loan is subject to payments of interest only during the term with a balloon payment due at maturity, provided, that to the extent the subsidiaries receive any net proceeds from the sale and / or refinance of the underlying facilities such net proceeds are required to be used to repay the outstanding principal balance of the Real Estate Bridge Loan.   The proceeds of the Real Estate Bridge Loan were used to repay Skilled’s first lien senior secured term loan, repay Skilled’s mortgage loans and asset based revolving credit facility with

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MidCap Financial with excess proceeds used to fund direct costs of the Combination with the Company.  The Real Estate Bridge Loan has an outstanding principal balance of $360.0 million at June  3 0 , 2015.

 

The Revolving Credit Facilities, the Term Loan and Real Estate Bridge Loan (collectively, the Credit Facilities) each contain a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose operating and financial restrictions on the Company and its subsidiaries.  The Credit Facilities also require the Company to meet defined financial covenants, including interest coverage ratio, a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, all as defined in the applicable agreements.  The Credit Facilities also contain other customary covenants and events of default.  At June  3 0 , 2015, the Company was in compliance with its covenants. 

 

HUD Insured Loans

 

In connection with the Combination on February 2, 2015, the Company assumed certain obligations under 10 loans insured by HUD. The loans are secured by 10 of the Company's skilled nursing facilities that were acquired in the Combination. The HUD insured loans have an original amortization term of 30 to 35 years. On May 1, 2015, the Company acquired a facility in Texas and assumed its HUD insured loan totaling $8.4 million with a maturity date of January 1, 2049.  As of June 30 , 2015 the HUD insured loans have a combined aggregate principal balance of $108.6 million including a $14. 8 million debt premium established in purchase accounting in connection with the Combination.

 

These mortgages have an average remaining term of 3 1 years with fixed interest rates ranging from 3.4% to 4.6% and a weighted average interest rate of 4. 3 % . Depending on the mortgage agreement, prepayments are generally allowed only after 12 months from the inception of the mortgage. Prepayments are subject to a penalty of 10% of the remaining principal balances in the first year and the prepayment penalty decreases each subsequent year by 1% until no penalty is required. Any further HUD insured mortgages will require additional HUD approval.

 

All HUD-insured mortgages are non-recourse loans to the Company. All mortgages are subject to HUD regulatory agreements that require escrow reserve funds to be deposited with the loan servicer for mortgage insurance premiums, property taxes, insurance and for capital replacement expenditures. As of June 30 , 2015, the Company has total escrow reserve funds of $5.5   million with the loan servicer that are reported within prepaid expenses .  

 

Other Debt

 

Mortgages and other secured debt (recourse). The Company carries two mortgage loans on two of its corporate office buildings.  The Company also has an outstanding note payable for an acquired facility.  The loans are secured by the underlying real property and have fixed or variable rates of interest ranging from 1.9% to 6.0% at June 30 , 2015 , with maturity dates ranging from 2018 to 2019. 

 

Mortgages and other secured debt (non-recourse). Loans are carried by certain of the Company’s consolidated joint ventures.  The loans consist principally of revenue bonds and secured bank loans.  Loans are secured by the underlying real and personal property of individual facilities and have fixed or variable rates of interest ranging from 2.5% to 21.9% at June  3 0 , 2015, with maturity dates ranging from 2018 to 2036.  Loans are labeled non-recourse” because neither the Company nor any of its wholly owned subsidiaries is obligated to perform under the respective loan agreements.

 

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The maturity of total debt of $ 1,044.5 million at June 30 , 2015 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve months ending June 30, 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

$

12,974

 

2017

 

 

373,122

 

2018

 

 

219,411

 

2019

 

 

13,814

 

2020

 

 

297,531

 

Thereafter

 

 

127,663

 

Total debt payments

 

$

1,044,515

 

 

 

 

(8) Leases and Lease Commitments

 

The Company leases certain facilities under capital and operating leases.  Future minimum payments for the next five years and thereafter under such leases at June  3 0 , 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve months ending June 30,

    

Capital Leases

    

Operating Leases

 

2016

 

$

102,896

 

$

142,114

 

2017

 

 

97,887

 

 

141,053

 

2018

 

 

94,950

 

 

136,460

 

2019

 

 

97,331

 

 

133,161

 

2020

 

 

99,800

 

 

132,875

 

Thereafter

 

 

3,400,966

 

 

340,929

 

Total future minimum lease payments

 

 

3,893,830

 

$

1,026,592

 

Less amount representing interest

 

 

(2,847,796)

 

 

 

 

Capital lease obligation

 

 

1,046,034

 

 

 

 

Less current portion

 

 

(1,826)

 

 

 

 

Long-term capital lease obligation

 

$

1,044,208

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Lease Obligations

 

The capital lease obligations represent the present value of minimum lease payments under such capital lease and cease use arrangements and bear imputed interest at rates ranging from 3.5% to 12.9 % at June 30 , 2015, and mature at dates ranging from 2015 t o 2047 .

 

Deferred Lease Balances

 

At June 30 , 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had $ 61.7 million and $47.8 million, respectively, of favorable leases net of accumulated amortization, included in other identifiable intangible assets, and $39.0 million and $31.4 million, respectively, of unfavorable leases net of accumulated amortization included in other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.  Favorable and unfavorable lease assets and liabilities, respectively, arise through the acquisition of leases in place which requires those contracts be recorded at their then fair value.  The fair value of a lease is determined through a comparison of the actual rental rate with rental rates prevalent for similar assets in similar markets.  A favorable lease asset to the Company represents a rental stream that is below market, and conversely an unfavorable lease is one with cost above market rates.  These assets and liabilities amortize as lease expense over the remaining term of the respective leases on a straight-line basis.  At June  3 0 , 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company

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had $24.0 million and $20.6 million, respectively, of   deferred straight-line rent balances included in other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

Lease Covenants

 

Certain lease agreements contain a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, impose operating and financial restrictions on the Company and its subsidiaries.  These leases also require the Company to meet defined financial covenants, including a minimum level of consolidated liquidity, a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio, a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage and a minimum level of tangible net worth.  At June  3 0 , 2015, the Company was in compliance with its covenants under its lease arrangements.

 

In connection with the Combination on February 2, 2015, the Company and certain of its lessors amended the existing lease agreements.  These amendments modified certain financial covenants to reflect the combined company .

 

(9) Financing Obligation

 

Future minimum payments for the next five years and thereafter under leases classified as financing obligations at June  3 0 , 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve months ending June 30,

    

    

 

 

2016

 

$

264,362

 

2017

 

 

272,711

 

2018

 

 

280,484

 

2019

 

 

288,483

 

2020

 

 

296,713

 

Thereafter

 

 

9,819,799

 

Total future minimum lease payments

 

 

11,222,552

 

Less amount representing interest

 

 

(8,256,164)

 

Financing obligation

 

$

2,966,388

 

Less current portion

 

 

(1,062)

 

Long-term financing obligation

 

$

2,965,326

 

 

 

 

(10) Income Taxes

 

Upon completion of the Combination, the Company effectively owns 58% of FC-GEN, an entity taxed as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes.  This is the Company’s only source of taxable income.  The transaction did not materially impact the amount of income subject to corporate tax .

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $4.4 million from continuing operations , representing an effective tax rate of 11. 7 % , compared to an income tax benefit of $0.1 million from continuing operations, representing an effective tax rate of 0.3% , for the same period in 2014.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $10.1 million from continuing operations , representing an effective tax rate of 6.2% , compared to an income tax benefit of $2.9 million from continuing operations, representing an effective tax rate of 3.8% , for the same period in 2014.

 

The 11. 4 % and the 2.4 % respective increase in the effective tax rate is attributable to the establishment of a valuation allowance against the insurance reserves deferred tax asset of its Cayman captive insurance company and the write-off of a portion of deferred tax assets on U.S. federal and state net operating losses.  The write-off is a result of a more restrictive change of ownership limitation under IRC Section 382 by which a taxpayer is limited to a certain

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amount of net operating losses it can utilize in a given tax year and the insolvency of certain corporate subsidiaries that were converted to limited liability companies that will be treated as partnerships for income tax purposes.

 

Exchange Rights and Tax Receivable Agreement

 

Following the Combination, the owners of FC-GEN will have the right to exchange their membership interests in FC-GEN for shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company or cash, at the Company’s option.  As a result of such exchanges, the Company’s membership interest in FC-GEN will increase and its purchase price will be reflected in its share of the tax basis of FC-GEN’s tangible and intangible assets.  Any resulting increases in tax basis are likely to increase tax depreciation and amortization deductions and, therefore, reduce the amount of income tax the Company would otherwise be required to pay in the future.  Any such increase would also decrease gain (or increase loss) on future dispositions of the effected assets. 

 

Concurrent with the Combination, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement (TRA) with the owners of FC-GEN.  The agreement provides for the payment by the Company to the owners of FC-GEN of 90%   of the cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that the Company actually realizes as a result of (i) the increases in tax basis attributable to the owners of FC-GEN and (ii) tax benefits related to imputed interest deemed to be paid by the Company as a result of the TRA .  Under the TRA , the benefits deemed realized by the Company as a result of the increase in tax basis attributable to the owners of FC-GEN generally will be computed by comparing the actual income tax liability of the Company to the amount of such taxes that the Company would have been required to pay had there been no such increase in tax basis.

 

Estimating the amount of payments that may be made under the TRA is by its nature imprecise, insofar as the calculation of amounts payable depends on a variety of factors. The actual increase in tax basis and deductions, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the TRA , will vary depending upon a number of factors, including:

 

·

the timing of exchanges—for instance, the increase in any tax deductions will vary depending on the fair value of the depreciable or amortizable assets of FC-GEN and its subsidiaries at the time of each exchange, which fair value may fluctuate over time;

 

·

the price of shares of Company Class A Stock at the time of the exchange—the increase in any tax deductions, and the tax basis increase in other assets of FC-GEN and its subsidiaries is directly proportional to the price of shares of Company Class A Stock at the time of the exchange;

 

·

the amount and timing of the Company’s income—the Company is required to pay 90% of the deemed benefits as and when deemed realized. If FC-GEN does not have taxable income, the Company is generally not required (absent a change of control or circumstances requiring an early termination payment) to make payments under the TRA for that taxable year because no benefit will have been actually realized.  However, any tax benefits that do not result in realized benefits in a given tax year likely will generate tax attributes that may be utilized to generate benefits in previous or future tax years. The utilization of such tax attributes will result in payments under the TRA ; and

 

·

future tax rates of jurisdictions in which the Company has tax liability.

 

The TRA also provides that upon certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes of control, FC-GEN (or its successor’s) obligations under the TRA would be based on certain assumptions defined in the TRA. As a result of these assumptions, FC-GEN could be required to make payments under the TRA that are greater or less than the specified percentage of the actual benefits realized by the Company that are subject to the TRA.  In addition, if FC-GEN elects to terminate the TRA early, it would be required to make an early termination payment, which upfront payment may be made significantly in advance of the anticipated future tax benefits.

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Payments generally are due under the TRA within a specified period of time following the filing of FC-GEN’s U.S. federal and state income tax return for the taxable year with respect to which the payment obligation arises.  Payments under the TRA generally will be based on the tax reporting positions that FC-GEN will determine.  Although FC-GEN does not expect the IRS to challenge the Company’s tax reporting positions, FC-GEN will not be reimbursed for any overpayments previously made under the TRA, but any overpayments will reduce future payments.  As a result, in certain circumstances, payments could be made under the TRA in excess of the benefits that FC-GEN actually realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the TRA.

 

The term of the TRA generally will continue until all applicable tax benefits have been utilized or expired, unless the Company exercises its right to terminate the TRA and make an early termination payment.

 

In certain circumstances (such as certain changes in control, the election of the Company to exercise its right to terminate the agreement and make an early termination payment or an IRS challenge to a tax basis increase) it is possible that cash payments under the TRA may exceed actual cash savings.

 

 

(11) Commitments and Contingencies

 

Loss Reserves For Certain Self-Insured Programs

 

General and Professional Liability and Workers’ Compensation

 

The Company self-insures for certain insurable risks, including general and professional liabilities and workers’ compensation liabilities through the use of self-insurance or retrospective and self-funded insurance policies and other hybrid policies, which vary among states in which the Company operates, including wholly owned captive insurance subsidiaries, to provide for potential liabilities for general and professional liability claims and workers’ compensation claims. Policies are typically written for a duration of twelve months and are measured on a “claims made” basis. Regarding workers’ compensation, the Company self-insures to its deductible and purchases statutor il y required insurance coverage in excess of its deductible. There is a risk that amounts funded by the Company’s self-insurance programs may not be sufficient to respond to all claims asserted under those programs. Insurance reserves represent estimates of future claims payments. This liability includes an estimate of the development of reported losses and losses incurred but not reported. Provisions for changes in insurance reserves are made in the period of the related coverage. The Company also considers amounts that may be recovered from excess insurance carriers in estimating the ultimate net liability for such risks.

 

The Company’s management employs its judgment and period ic independent actuarial analysis in determining the adequacy of certain self-insured workers’ compensation and general and professional liability obligations recorded as liabilities in the Company’s financial statements. The Company evaluates the adequacy of its self-insurance reserves on a quarterly basis or more often when it is aware of changes to its incurred loss patterns that could impact the accuracy of those reserves. The methods of making such estimates and establishing the resulting reserves are reviewed periodically and are based on historical paid claims information and nationwide nursing home trends. The foundation for most of these methods is the Company’s actual historical reported and/or paid loss data, over which it has effective internal controls. Any adjustments resulting therefrom are reflected in current earnings. Claims are paid over varying periods, and future payments may be different than the estimated reserves.

 

The Company utilizes third-party administrators (TPAs) to process claims and to provide it with the data utilized in its assessments of reserve adequacy. The TPAs are under the oversight of the Company’s in-house risk management and legal functions. These functions ensure that the claims are properly administered so that the historical data is reliable for

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estimation purposes. Case reserves, which are approved by the Company’s legal and risk management departments, are determined based on an estimate of the ultimate settlement and/or ultimate loss exposure of individual claims.

 

The reserves for loss for workers’ compensation risks are discounted based on actuarial estimates of claim payment patterns using a discount rate of approximately 1% for each policy period presented. The discount rate for the 2015 policy year is 0.78% . The discount rates are based upon the risk-free rate for the appropriate duration for the respective policy year. The removal of discounting would have resulted in an increased reserve for workers’ compensation risks of $5.4 million and $4.8 million as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The reserves for general and professional liability are recorded on an undiscounted basis.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the provision for general and professional liability risk totaled $45.4 million and $28.3 million , respectively .  The provision for general and professional liability risks totaled $71.6 million and $51.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The reserves for general and professional liability were $346.7 million and $288.2 million as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the provision for workers’ compensation risk totaled $13.9 million and $10.1 million , respectively .  The provision for loss for workers’ compensation risks totaled $31.8 million and $25.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The reserves for workers’ compensation risks were $229.0 million and $198.0 million as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Health Insurance

 

The Company offers employees an option to participate in self-insured health plans.  Health insurance claims are paid as they are submitted to the plans’ administrators.  The Company maintains an accrual for claims that have been incurred but not yet reported to the plans’ administrators and therefore have not yet been paid.  The liability for the self-insured health plan is recorded in accrued compensation in the consolidated balance sheets.  Although management believes that the amounts provided in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are adequate and reasonable, there can be no assurances that the ultimate liability for such self-insured risks will not exceed management’s estimates.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

The Company is a party to litigation and regulatory investigations arising in the ordinary course of business.  Based on the Company’s evaluation of information currently available, with the exception of the specific matters noted below, management does not believe the results of such litigation and regulatory investigations would have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company.

 

Creekside Hospice Litigation

 

On August 2, 2013, the United States Attorney for the District of Nevada and the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the DOJ) informed the Company that its Civil Division was investigating Skilled, as well as its subsidiary, Creekside Hospice II, LLC, for possible violations of federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws and regulations. Those laws could have included the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and the Nevada False Claims Act (NFCA). The FCA provides for civil and administrative fines and penalties, plus treble damages. The NFCA provides for similar fines and penalties, including treble damages. Violations of those federal or state laws could also subject the Company and/or its subsidiaries to exclusion from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

 

On or about August 6, 2014, in relation to the investigation the DOJ filed a notice of intervention in two pending qui tam proceedings filed by private party relators under the FCA and the NFCA and advised that it intends to take over the actions. The DOJ filed its complaint in intervention on November 25, 2014, against Creekside, Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., and Skilled Healthcare, LLC, asserting, among other things, that certain claims for hospice services

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provided by Creekside in the time period 2010 to 2013 did not meet Medicare requirements for reimbursement and are in violation of the civil False Claims Act.  The DOJ is pursuing False Claims Act, NFCA, and federal common law claims remedies in an unspecified amount, with a request to treble provable damages and impose penalties per proved false claim in the amount ranging from $5,500 to $11,000 per claim, as applicable.

 

While the Company denies the allegations and will vigorously defend this action, including any portion of the action that the private party relators may continue to pursue, the Company has accrued $7.5 million as a contingent liability in connection with the matter. However, it could ultimately cost more than that amount to settle or otherwise resolve the matter(s), including to satisfy any judgment that might be rendered against the Company or Creekside Hospice if the litigation defense were ultimately unsuccessful.  

 

Therapy Matters Investigation

 

In February 2015, representatives of the DOJ informed the Company that they are investigating and may pursue legal action against the Company and certain of its subsidiaries including Hallmark Rehabilitation GP, LLC for alleged violations of the federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws and regulations related to the provision of therapy services at certain Skilled Healthcare facilities from 2005 through 2013. These laws could include the FCA and similar state laws. As noted above, the FCA provides for civil and administrative fines and penalties, including civil fines ranging from $5,500 to $11,000 per claim plus treble damages. Applicable state laws provide for similar penalties. Violations of these federal or state laws could also subject the Company and/or its subsidiaries to exclusion from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Any damages, fines, penalties, other sanctions and costs that the Company may incur as a result of any federal and/or state suit could be significant and could have a m aterial and adverse effect on its results of operations and financial condition. At this time, the Company cannot predict what effect, if any, the investigation or any potential claims arising under applicable federal or state laws and regulations could have on the Company. While the Company will continue to cooperate with the government’s investigation of the matter, the Company intends to vigorously defend against any legal action that may be brought in the matter.  

 

Staffing Matters Investigation

 

On February 10, 2015, the DOJ informed the Company that it intends to pursue legal action against the Company and certain of its subsidiaries related to staffing and certain quality of care allegations related to the issues adjudicated against the Company and those subsidiaries in a previously disclosed class action lawsuit that Skilled settled in 2010. The laws under which the DOJ could seek to pursue legal action could include the FCA and similar state laws. As noted above, violations of the FCA or similar state laws and regulations could subject the Company and/or its subsidiaries to severe monetary and other penalties and remedies. Any damages, fines, penalties, other sanctions and costs that the Company may incur as a result of any federal or state suit could be significant and could have a material and adverse effect on its results of operations and fina ncial condition. At this time, the Company cannot predict what effect, if any, the investigation or any potential claims arising under applicable federal or state laws and regulations could have on the Company. While the Company will continue to cooperate with the government's evaluation of the matter, the Company intends to vigorously defend against any legal action that may be brought in the matter.

 

(12) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and equivalents, restricted cash, trade accounts receivable, investments in marketable securities, accounts payable, short and long-term debt and derivative financial instruments.

 

The Company’s  financial instruments, other than its trade accounts receivable and accounts payable, are spread across a number of large financial institutions whose credit ratings the Company monitors and believes do not currently

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carry a material risk of non-performance.  Certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including its interest rate cap arrangements, contain an off-balance-sheet risk.

 

Recurring Fair Value Measures  

Fair value is defined as an exit price (i.e., the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date).  The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels as shown below.  An instrument’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1 —

 

Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 —

 

Inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 —

 

Inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability based on the Company’s own assumptions (about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability).

 

The tables below presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

    

June 30, 

    

Quoted   Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

Assets:

 

2015

 

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

82,963

 

$

82,963

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Restricted cash and equivalents

 

 

43,403

 

 

43,403

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Restricted investments in marketable securities

 

 

133,204

 

 

133,204

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total

 

$

259,570

 

$

259,570

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

    

December 31,

    

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

Assets:

 

2014

 

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

87,548

 

$

87,548

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Restricted cash and equivalents

 

 

36,390

 

 

36,390

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Restricted investments in marketable securities

 

 

110,350

 

 

110,350

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total

 

$

234,288

 

$

234,288

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

The Company places its cash and equivalents and restricted investments in marketable securities in quality financial instruments and limits the amount invested in any one institution or in any one type of instrument.  The Company has not experienced any significant losses on such investments.

 

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Debt Instruments  

 

The table below shows the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s primary long-term debt instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

    

Carrying Value

    

Fair Value

    

Carrying Value

    

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

$

293,000

 

$

293,000

 

$

254,500

 

$

254,500

 

Term loan facility, net of original issue discount of $9,425 at June 30, 2015 and $11,375 at December 31, 2014

 

 

220,641

 

 

224,667

 

 

219,297

 

 

229,677

 

Real estate bridge loan

 

 

360,000

 

 

360,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

HUD insured loans

 

 

108,618

 

 

108,618

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Mortgages and other secured debt (recourse)

 

 

13,197

 

 

13,197

 

 

14,488

 

 

14,488

 

Mortgages and other secured debt (non-recourse)

 

 

49,059

 

 

49,059

 

 

49,961

 

 

49,961

 

 

 

$

1,044,515

 

$

1,048,541

 

$

538,246

 

$

548,626

 

 

The fair value of debt is based upon market prices or is computed using discounted cash flow analysis, based on the Company’s estimated borrowing rate at the end of each fiscal period presented.  The Company believes that the inputs to the pricing models qualify as Level 2 measurements. 

 

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measures  

 

The Company recently applied the fair value measurement principles to certain of its non-recurring nonfinancial assets in connection with an impairment test .

 

The following table presents the Company’s hierarchy for nonfinancial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

    

 

    

Impairment Charges -

 

 

 

Carrying Value

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2015

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

$

3,995,294

 

$

 —

 

Goodwill

 

 

431,515

 

 

 —

 

Intangible assets

 

 

225,945

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

    

Impairment Charges -

 

 

 

Carrying Value

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

June 30, 2014

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

$

3,493,250

 

$

 —

 

Goodwill

 

 

169,681

 

 

 —

 

Intangible assets

 

 

173,112

 

 

 —

 

 

The fair value of tangible and intangible assets is determined using a discounted cash flow approach, which is a significant unobservable input (Level 3).  The Company estimates the fair value using the income approach (which is a discounted cash flow technique).  These valuation methods required management to make various assumptions, including, but not limited to, future profitability, cash flows and discount rates.  The Company’s estimates are based upon

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GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

historical trends, management’s knowledge and experience and overall economic factors, including projections of future earnings potential.

 

Developing discounted future cash flows in applying the income approach requires the Company to evaluate its intermediate to longer-term strategies, including, b ut not limited to, estimates of revenue growth, operating margins, capital requirements, inflation and working capital management.  The development of appropriate rates to discount the estimated future cash flows requires the selection of risk premiums, which can materially impact the present value of future cash flows. 

 

The Company estimated the fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets using discounted cash flow techniques that included an estimate of future cash flows, consistent with overall cash flow projections used to determine the purchase price paid to acquire the business, discounted at a rate of return that reflects the relative risk of the cash flows.

 

The Company believes the estimates and assumptions used in the valuation methods are reasonable.

 

(13) Subsequent Events

 

On July 1, 2015, the Company acquired 22 rehabilitation outpatient clinics from Formation for a purchase price of $1.1 million.  The acquisition was financed entirely with a promissory note. 

 

 

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to assist in understanding and assessing the trends and significant changes in our results of operations and financial condition as of the dates and for the periods presented and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in Item 1, “Financial Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As used in this MD&A, the words “we,” “our,” “us” and the “Company,” and similar terms, refer collectively to Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this report, as well as the financial information and MD&A contained in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2015, the Genesis audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC on Form 8-K/A on February 26, 2015 and the financial information and MD&A as of September 30, 2014 contained in the Schedule 14C Information Statement filed in connection with the Combination (defined below) on January 9, 2015.

 

All statements included or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, other than  statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements contain words such as “may,” “will,” “project,” “might,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” “continue,” “pursue,” “plans” or “prospect,” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. They include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s expectations and beliefs regarding its future operations and financial performance. Historical results may not indicate future performance. Our forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events, and there can be no assurance that they will be achieved or occur, in whole or in part, in the timeframes anticipated by the Company or at all. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and, consequently, the actual performance of the Company may differ materially from that expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, particularly in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” which was filed with the SEC on February 20, 2015, and in our subsequent quarterly and current reports filed with the SEC after that date, as well as others that are discussed in this Form 10-Q. These risks and uncertainties could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, prospects, operating results or cash flows. Our business is also subject to the risks that affect many other companies, such as employment relations, natural disasters, general economic conditions and geopolitical events. Further, additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may in the future materially and adversely affect our business, operations, liquidity and stock price. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are made only as of the date of this report. The Company disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

Business Overview

 

Genesis is a healthcare services company that through its subsidiaries owns and operates skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, hospices, home health providers and a rehabilitation therapy business.  We have an administrative service company that provides a full complement of administrative and consultative services that allows our affiliated operators and third-party operators with whom we contract to better focus on delivery of healthcare services.  We provide inpatient services through 514 skilled nursing, assisted living and behavioral health centers located in 34 states.  Revenues of our owned, leased and otherwise consolidated centers constitute approximately 85% of our revenues.

 

We also provide a range of rehabilitation therapy services, including speech pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and respiratory therapy.  These services are provided by rehabilitation therapists and assistants employed or contracted at substantially all of the centers operated by us, as well as by contract to healthcare facilities operated by others.  After the elimination of intercompany revenues, the rehabilitation therapy services business constitutes approximately 12% of our revenues.

 

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We provide an array of other specialty medical services, including management services, physician services, staffing services, hospice and home health services, and other healthcare related services, which comprise the balance of our revenues.

 

Recent Transactions

 

The Combination with Skilled

 

On August 18, 2014, Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Skilled) entered into a Purchase and Contribution Agreement with FC-GEN Operations Investment, LLC (FC-GEN) pursuant to which the businesses and operations of FC-GEN and Skilled were combined (the Combination). On February 2, 2015, the Combination was completed.

 

The following diagram depicts the organizational structure of us at the time of the Combination:

 

PICTURE 2

 

Upon completion of the Combination, we now operate under the name Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and the Class A common stock of the combined company continues to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “GEN”.  Upon the closing of the Combination, the former owners of FC-GEN held 74.25% of the economic interests in the combined entity and the former shareholders of Skilled held the remaining 25.75% of the economic interests in the combined entity post-transaction, in each case on a fully-diluted, as-exchanged and as-converted basis.  Under applicable accounting standards, FC-GEN was the accounting acquirer in the Combination, which was treated as a reverse acquisition. The acquisition method has been applied to the accounts of Skilled based on Skilled’s stock price (level 1 valuation technique - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities) as of the acquisition date. The consideration has been allocated to the legacy Skilled business that was acquired on the acquisition date with the excess consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired recognized as goodwill. As of the effective date of the Combination, FC-GEN’s assets and liabilities remained at their historical costs.

 

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accounting purposes. Following the closing of the Combination, the combined results of Skilled and FC-GEN are consolidated with approximately 42% direct noncontrolling economic interest shown as noncontrolling interest in the financial statements of the combined entity. The 42% direct noncontrolling economic interest is in the form of Class A common units of FC-GEN that are exchangeable on a 1 to 1 basis to public shares of ours. The 42% direct   noncontrolling economic interest will continue to decrease as Class A common units of FC-GEN are exchanged for public shares of ours.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , (ASU 2014-09) which changes the requirements for recognizing revenue when entities enter into contracts with customers. Under ASU 2014-09, an entity will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. It also requires more detailed disclosures to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is not permitted. We are still evaluating the effect, if any, ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810):  Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (ASU 2015-02), which changes the way reporting enterprises evaluate whether (a) they should consolidate limited partnerships and similar entities, (b) fees paid to a decision maker or service provider are variable interests in a variable interest entity (VIE), and (c) variable interests in a VIE held by related parties of the reporting enterprise require the reporting enterprise to consolidate the VIE. It also eliminates the VIE consolidation model based on majority exposure to variability that applied to certain investment companies and similar entities. The new guidance excludes money market funds that are required to comply with Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and similar entities from the U.S. GAAP consolidation requirements. The adoption of ASU 2015-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. If adopted in an interim period, this ASU must be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period.  The adoption of ASU No. 2015-02 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , (ASU 2015-03). This ASU requires an entity to present debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  The costs will continue to be amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. This ASU requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements.  The adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Regulatory and other Governmental Actions Affecting Revenue

 

We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from government Medicare and Medicaid programs. In addition, our rehabilitation therapy services, for which we receive payment from private payors, is significantly dependent on Medicare and Medicaid funding, as those private payors are primarily funded or reimbursed by these programs. Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and procedures are subject to change from time to time, which could materially impact our revenue. 

 

On July 9, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new mandatory Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) model focusing on coordinated, patient-centered care. Under this proposed model, the hospital in which the hip or knee replacement takes place would be accountable for the costs and quality of care from the time of the surgery through 90 days after or an “episode” of care. Depending on the hospital’s quality and cost performance during the episode, the hospital would either earn a financial reward or be required to repay Medicare for a portion of the costs. This payment would give hospitals an incentive to work with physicians, home health agencies, and nursing facilities to make sure beneficiaries receive the coordinated care they need with the goal of reducing avoidable hospitalizations and complications. This proposed model would be in 75 geographic areas throughout the country and most hospitals in those regions would be required to participate. Following publication of a final rule and implementation of the CCJR program, our Medicare revenues derived from our affiliated skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute services related to lower extremity joint replacement hospital discharges could be increased or reduced in those geographic areas identified by CMS for mandatory participation in the bundled payment program.

 

On July 13, 2015, CMS released a proposed rule that would reform requi rements for long-term care facilities, specifically skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, t hat participate in Medicare and Medicaid. The rule would reorder, clarify, and update regulations that the agency has not reviewed comprehensively since 1991. Under the proposed rule, facilities are required to 1) create interim care plans within 48 hours of admission; notify a resident’s physician after a change in status, engage in interdisciplinary care planning, have a practitioner assess the patient in-person prior to a transfer to the hospital, and improve clinical records to ensure providers have the necessary information to decide on hospitalization; 2) conduct comprehensive assessments of their staff and patient needs, apply current requirements for antipsychotic drugs to all psychotropic drugs, and require physicians to document their response to irregularities identified by consultant pharmacists; 3) conduct assessments of their resident population, implement and update periodically an infection prevention and control program, and establish an antibiotic stewardship program; 4) address requirements related to behavioral health services, ensuring facilities have adequate staffing to meet the needs of residents with mental illness and cognitive impairment; and 5) conduct assessments of their patient populations and related care needs to determine adequate staffing levels (i.e., number and skillsets) for nursing, behavioral health, and nutritional services. CMS estimates that these proposed regulations would cost facilities nearly $46.5 million in the first year and over $40.6 million in subsequent years. However, these amounts would vary considerably among organizations.  In addition to the monetary costs, these regulations may create compliance issues, as state regulators and surveyors interpret requirements that are less explicit.

 

On July 30, 2015, CMS issued its final rule outlining fiscal year 2016 Medicare payment rates for skilled nursing facilities. CMS estimates that aggregate payments to skilled nursing facilities will increase by 1.2% for fiscal year 2016. This estimate d increase reflected a 2.3% market basket increase, reduced by a 0.6% point forecast error adjustment and further reduced by a   0.5 % multi-factor productivity adjustment required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . This final rule also identified a new skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program and an all-cause all-condition hospital readmission measure.

 

On April 16, 2015, the President signed into law the H.R. 2 Medicare Access and State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2015. This bill includes a number of provisions, including replacement of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula used by Medicare to pay physicians with new systems for establishing annual payment rate updates for physicians' services. In addition, it increases premiums for Part B and Part D of Medicare for beneficiaries with income above certain levels and makes numerous other changes to Medicare and Medicaid.

 

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Some of our rehabilitation therapy revenue is paid by the Medicare Part B program under a fee schedule. Congress has established annual caps that limit the amounts that can be paid (including deductible and coinsurance amounts) for rehabilitation therapy services rendered to any Medicare beneficiary under Medicare Part B. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 added Sec. 1833(g)(5) of the Social Security Act and directed CMS to develop a process that allows exceptions for Medicare beneficiaries to therapy caps when continued therapy is deemed medically necessary. Annual limitations on beneficiary incurred expenses for outpatient therapy services under Medicare Part B are commonly referred to as “therapy caps.” All beneficiaries began a new cap year on January 1, 2015 since the therapy caps are determined on a calendar year basis. For physical therapy (PT) and speech-language pathology services (SLP) combined, the limit on incurred expenses is $1,940 in 2015. For occupational therapy (OT) services, the limit is $1,940 in 2015. Deductible and coinsurance amounts paid by the beneficiary for therapy services count toward the amount applied to the limit.

 

An “exceptions process” to the therapy caps was in effect through March 31, 2015 under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. For claims furnished through March 31, 2015 that exceed the therapy caps, therapy service providers and suppliers may request an exception when one is appropriate.  Manual policies relevant to the exceptions process apply only when exceptions to the therapy caps are in effect. The therapy exception process was again extended and the expected SGR of 21% to the Physician Fee Screen for outpatient therapy services was repealed through the H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Under the act, the therapy cap exception went into effect on April 1, 2015 and extends through December 31, 2017.

 

A manual medical review process, as part of the therapy exceptions process, applies to therapy claims when a beneficiary’s incurred expenses exceed a threshold amount of $3,700 annually. Specifically, combined PT and SLP services that exceed $3,700 are subject to manual medical review, as well as OT services that exceed $3,700. A beneficiary’s incurred expenses apply towards the manual medical review thresholds in the same manner as it applies to the therapy caps. Manual medical review was in effect through a post-payment review system until March 31, 2015. As part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, the manual medical review process will be replaced with a new process to be developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

 

For a discussion of historic adjustments and recent changes to the Medicare program and related reimbursement rates, please refer to those discussions included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2015, as well as Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of that document.  The federal government and state governments continue to focus on efforts to curb spending on healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. We are not able to predict the outcome of the legislative process. We also cannot predict the extent to which proposals will be adopted or, if adopted and implemented, what effect, if any, such proposals and existing new legislation will have on us. Efforts to impose reduced allowances, greater discounts and more stringent cost controls by government and other payors are expected to continue and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Key Financial Performance Indicators

 

In order to compare our financial performance between periods, we assess certain key performance indicators for each of our operating segments separately for the periods presented.

 

The following is a glossary of terms for some of our key performance indicators and non-GAAP measures:

 

“Actual Patient Days” is defined as the number of residents occupying a bed (or units in the case of an assisted living center) for one qualifying day in that period;

 

“Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as EBITDA adjusted for (1) the conversion to cash basis leases (2) newly acquired or constructed businesses with start-up losses and (3) other adjustments. See “ Reasons for Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure” for an explanation of the adjustments and a description of our uses of, and the limitations associated with, non-GAAP measures.

 

“Adjusted EBITDAR” is defined as EBITDAR adjusted for (1) the conversion to cash basis leases (2) newly acquired or constructed businesses with start-up losses and (3) other adjustments. See “ Reasons for Non-GAAP Financial

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Disclosure” for an explanation of the adjustments and a description of our uses of, and the limitations associated with, non-GAAP measures.

 

“Available Patient Days” is defined as the number of available beds (or units in the case of an assisted living center) multiplied by the number of days in that period;

 

“Average Daily Census” or “ADC” is the number of residents occupying a bed (or units in the case of an assisted living center) over a period of time, divided by the number of calendar days in that period;

 

“EBITDA” is defined as EBITDAR less lease expense. See “ Reasons for Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure” for an explanation of the adjustments and a description of our uses of, and the limitations associated with non-GAAP measures.

 

“EBITDAR” is defined as net income or loss before depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, lease expense, loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, other (income) loss, transaction costs, long-lived asset impairment, income tax expense (benefit) and loss from discontinued operations. See “ Reasons for Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure” for an explanation of the adjustments and a description of our uses of, and the limitations associated with non-GAAP measures.

 

“Insurance” refers collectively to commercial insurance and managed care payor sources, but does not include m anaged care payo rs serving Medicaid residents, which are included in the Medicaid category;

 

“Occupancy Percentage” is measured as the percentage of Actual Patient Days relative to the Available Patient Days;

 

“Skilled Mix” refers collectively to Medicare and Insurance payor sources.

 

“Therapist Efficiency” is computed by dividing billable labor minutes related to patient care by total labor minutes for the period.

 

Key performance indicators for our businesses are set forth below, followed by a comparison and analysis of our financial results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  June 30, 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

1,419,475

 

$

1,200,651

 

 

$

2,762,476

 

$

2,387,195

 

EBITDAR

 

 

184,008

 

 

161,599

 

 

 

359,355

 

 

309,854

 

EBITDA

 

 

145,049

 

 

128,690

 

 

 

283,977

 

 

244,146

 

Adjusted EBITDAR

 

 

197,974

 

 

163,027

 

 

 

375,777

 

 

314,477

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

76,557

 

 

50,451

 

 

 

136,982

 

 

91,974

 

 

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INPATIENT SEGMENT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  June 30, 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupancy Statistics - Inpatient

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available licensed beds in service at end of period

 

 

56,730

 

 

46,451

 

 

 

56,730

 

 

46,451

 

Available operating beds in service at end of period

 

 

55,087

 

 

45,057

 

 

 

55,087

 

 

45,057

 

Available patient days based on licensed beds

 

 

5,154,768

 

 

4,231,255

 

 

 

9,930,941

 

 

8,420,379

 

Available patient days based on operating beds

 

 

4,996,311

 

 

4,103,685

 

 

 

9,625,192

 

 

8,164,113

 

Actual patient days

 

 

4,338,337

 

 

3,675,482

 

 

 

8,427,184

 

 

7,307,551

 

Occupancy percentage - licensed beds

 

 

84.2

%

 

86.9

%

 

 

84.9

%

 

86.8

%

Occupancy percentage - operating beds

 

 

86.8

%

 

89.6

%

 

 

87.6

%

 

89.5

%

Skilled mix

 

 

21.8

%

 

22.1

%

 

 

22.3

%

 

22.2

%

Average daily census

 

 

47,674

 

 

40,390

 

 

 

46,559

 

 

40,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue per patient day (skilled nursing facilities)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicare Part A

 

$

503

 

$

493

 

 

$

502

 

$

492

 

Medicare total (including Part B)

 

 

543

 

 

531

 

 

 

538

 

 

530

 

Insurance

 

 

454

 

 

448

 

 

 

446

 

 

447

 

Private and other

 

 

310

 

 

319

 

 

 

312

 

 

320

 

Medicaid

 

 

217

 

 

213

 

 

 

216

 

 

213

 

Medicaid (net of provider taxes)

 

 

195

 

 

193

 

 

 

195

 

 

193

 

Weighted average (net of provider taxes)

 

$

272

 

$

271

 

 

$

273

 

$

271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient days by payor (skilled nursing facilities)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicare

 

 

573,295

 

 

537,626

 

 

 

1,153,193

 

 

1,067,923

 

Insurance

 

 

307,163

 

 

224,319

 

 

 

594,922

 

 

448,606

 

Total skilled mix days

 

 

880,458

 

 

761,945

 

 

 

1,748,115

 

 

1,516,529

 

Private and other

 

 

277,038

 

 

239,345

 

 

 

563,624

 

 

480,968

 

Medicaid

 

 

2,866,194

 

 

2,434,581

 

 

 

5,512,696

 

 

4,834,342

 

Total Days

 

 

4,023,690

 

 

3,435,871

 

 

 

7,824,435

 

 

6,831,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient days as a percentage of total patient days (skilled nursing facilities)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicare

 

 

14.2

%

 

15.6

%

 

 

14.7

%

 

15.6

%

Insurance

 

 

7.6

%

 

6.5

%

 

 

7.6

%

 

6.6

%

Skilled mix

 

 

21.8

%

 

22.1

%

 

 

22.3

%

 

22.2

%

Private and other

 

 

6.9

%

 

7.0

%

 

 

7.2

%

 

7.0

%

Medicaid

 

 

71.3

%

 

70.9

%

 

 

70.5

%

 

70.8

%

Total

 

 

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities at end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skilled nursing facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leased

 

 

384

 

 

356

 

 

 

384

 

 

356

 

Owned

 

 

33

 

 

2

 

 

 

33

 

 

2

 

Joint Venture

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

Managed *

 

 

36

 

 

14

 

 

 

36

 

 

14

 

Total skilled nursing facilities

 

 

458

 

 

377

 

 

 

458

 

 

377

 

Total licensed beds

 

 

55,605

 

 

45,964

 

 

 

55,605

 

 

45,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assisted living facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leased

 

 

29

 

 

27

 

 

 

29

 

 

27

 

Owned

 

 

22

 

 

1

 

 

 

22

 

 

1

 

Joint Venture

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Managed

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

Total assisted living facilities

 

 

56

 

 

33

 

 

 

56

 

 

33

 

Total licensed beds

 

 

3,962

 

 

2,731

 

 

 

3,962

 

 

2,731

 

Total facilities

 

 

514

 

 

410

 

 

 

514

 

 

410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Jointly Owned and Managed— (Unconsolidated)

 

 

19

 

 

17

 

 

 

19

 

 

17

 

 

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REHABILITATION THERAPY SEGMENT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  June 30, 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue mix %:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-operated

 

 

39

%  

 

37

%

 

 

39

%  

 

37

%

Non-affiliated

 

 

61

%  

 

63

%

 

 

61

%  

 

63

%

Sites of service (at end of period)

 

 

1,499

 

 

1,367

 

 

 

1,499

 

 

1,367

 

Revenue per site

 

$

171,570

 

$

176,104

 

 

$

336,478

 

$

352,856

 

Therapist efficiency %

 

 

70

%  

 

69

%

 

 

70

%  

 

70

%

 


* Includes 20 facilities located in Texas for which the real estate is owned by Genesis.

 

Reasons for Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure

 

The following discussion includes references to EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. For purposes of SEC Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a registrant’s historical or future financial performance, financial position and cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statement of operations, balance sheet or statement of cash flows (or equivalent statements) of the registrant; or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable financial measure so calculated and presented. In this regard, GAAP refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, we have provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

 

We believe the presentation of EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because these financial measures are useful for trending, analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business. By excluding certain expenses and other items that may not be indicative of our core business operating results, these non-GAAP financial measures:

 

·

allow investors to evaluate our performance from management’s perspective, resulting in greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by us in our financial and operational decision making;

 

·

facilitate comparisons with prior periods and reflect the principal basis on which management monitors financial performance;

 

·

facilitate comparisons with the performance of others in the post-acute industry;

 

·

provide better transparency as to the relationship each reporting period between our cash basis lease expense and the level of operating earnings available to fund lease expense; and

 

·

allow investors to view our financial performance and condition in the same manner its significant landlords and lenders require us to report financial information to them in connection with determining our compliance with financial covenants.

 

We use EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA primarily as performance measures and believe that the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to them is net income (loss). We use EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as measures to assess the relative performance of our operating businesses, as well as the employees responsible for operating such businesses. EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR,

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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in this regard because they do not include such costs as interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense which may vary from business unit to business unit depending upon such factors as the method used to finance the original purchase of the business unit or the tax law in the state in which a business unit operates. By excluding such factors when measuring financial performance, many of which are outside of the control of the employees responsible for operating our business units, we are better able to evaluate the operating performance of the business unit and the employees responsible for business unit performance. Consequently, we use these non-GAAP measures to determine the extent to which our employees have met performance goals, and therefore may or may not be eligible for incentive compensation awards.

 

We also use EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in our annual budget process. We believe these non-GAAP measures facilitate internal comparisons to historical operating performance of prior periods and external comparisons to competitors’ historical operating performance. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is consistent with our past practice and we believe these measures further enable investors and analysts to compare current non-GAAP measures with non-GAAP measures presented in prior periods.

 

Although we use EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as financial measures to assess the performance of our business, the use of these non-GAAP measures is limited because they do not consider certain material costs necessary to operate the business. These costs include our lease expense (only in the case of EBITDAR and Adjusted EBITDAR), the cost to service debt, the depreciation and amortization associated with our long-lived assets, losses (gains) on extinguishment of debt, transaction costs, long-lived asset impairment charges, federal and state income tax expenses, the operating results of our discontinued businesses and the income or loss attributed to non-controlling interests. Because EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not consider these important elements of our cost structure, a user of our financial information who relies on EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA as the only measures of our performance could draw an incomplete or misleading conclusion regarding our financial performance. Consequently, a user of our financial information should consider net income (loss) as an important measure of its financial performance because it provides the most complete measure of our performance.

 

Other companies may define EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently and, as a result, our non-GAAP measures may not be directly comparable to those of other companies.  EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent net income (loss), as defined by GAAP. EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP financial measures.

 

The following tables provide reconciliations to EBITDAR, Adjusted EBITDAR, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA from net income (loss) the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with GAAP:

 

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GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO EBITDA, EBITDAR, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDAR

(UNAUDITED)

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

As adjusted

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Newly acquired

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or constructed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Conversion to

 

businesses with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

 

 

ended June 30,

 

cash basis

 

start-up losses

 

Other

 

Total

 

ended June 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

leases (a)

 

(b)

 

adjustments (c)

 

adjustments

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

1,419,475

 

$

 —

 

$

(8,982)

 

$

(232)

 

$

(9,214)

 

$

1,410,261

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

820,926

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,447)

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,447)

 

 

815,479

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

348,236

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,183)

 

 

(11,220)

 

 

(15,403)

 

 

332,833

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

44,983

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,079)

 

 

(2,079)

 

 

42,904

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

22,113

 

 

 —

 

 

(251)

 

 

 —

 

 

(251)

 

 

21,862

 

Lease expense

 

 

38,959

 

 

84,437

 

 

(1,979)

 

 

 —

 

 

82,458

 

 

121,417

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

53,605

 

 

(34,197)

 

 

(199)

 

 

 —

 

 

(34,396)

 

 

19,209

 

Interest expense

 

 

126,385

 

 

(103,980)

 

 

(8)

 

 

 —

 

 

(103,988)

 

 

22,397

 

Other income

 

 

50

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(50)

 

 

(50)

 

 

 —

 

Investment income

 

 

(431)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(431)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

2,642

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,642)

 

 

(2,642)

 

 

 —

 

Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(360)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(360)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

$

(37,633)

 

$

53,740

 

$

3,085

 

$

15,759

 

$

72,584

 

$

34,951

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(4,419)

 

 

12,474

 

 

716

 

 

3,658

 

 

16,848

 

 

12,429

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(33,214)

 

$

41,266

 

$

2,369

 

$

12,101

 

$

55,736

 

$

22,522

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

1,722

 

 

460

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

460

 

 

2,182

 

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(15,750)

 

 

15,036

 

 

863

 

 

4,409

 

 

20,308

 

 

4,558

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(19,186)

 

$

25,770

 

$

1,506

 

$

7,692

 

$

34,968

 

$

15,782

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

53,605

 

 

(34,197)

 

 

(199)

 

 

 —

 

 

(34,396)

 

 

19,209

 

Interest expense

 

 

126,385

 

 

(103,980)

 

 

(8)

 

 

 —

 

 

(103,988)

 

 

22,397

 

Other income

 

 

50

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(50)

 

 

(50)

 

 

 —

 

Transaction costs

 

 

2,642

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,642)

 

 

(2,642)

 

 

 —

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(4,419)

 

 

12,474

 

 

716

 

 

3,658

 

 

16,848

 

 

12,429

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

1,722

 

 

460

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

460

 

 

2,182

 

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(15,750)

 

 

15,036

 

 

863

 

 

4,409

 

 

20,308

 

 

4,558

 

EBITDA / Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

145,049

 

$

(84,437)

 

$

2,878

 

$

13,067

 

$

(68,492)

 

$

76,557

 

Lease expense

 

 

38,959

 

 

84,437

 

 

(1,979)

 

 

 —

 

 

82,458

 

 

121,417

 

EBITDAR / Adjusted EBITDAR

 

$

184,008

 

$

 —

 

$

899

 

$

13,067

 

$

13,966

 

$

197,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted (loss) income from continuing operations per share (d)

 

 

89,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,671

 

Diluted net (loss) income from continuing operations per share (e)

 

$

(0.20)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.14

 

 

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RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO EBITDA, EBITDAR, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDAR

(UNAUDITED)

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

As adjusted

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Newly acquired

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or constructed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Conversion to

 

businesses with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ended June 30,

 

cash basis

 

start-up losses

 

Other

 

Total

 

Three months ended 

 

 

 

2014

 

leases (a)

 

(b)

 

adjustments (c)

 

adjustments

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

1,200,651

 

$

 —

 

$

(4,294)

 

$

 —

 

$

(4,294)

 

$

1,196,357

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

717,215

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,302)

 

 

94

 

 

(3,208)

 

 

714,007

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

269,603

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,800)

 

 

(714)

 

 

(2,514)

 

 

267,089

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

35,980

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

35,980

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

17,080

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

17,080

 

Lease expense

 

 

32,909

 

 

80,317

 

 

(650)

 

 

 —

 

 

79,667

 

 

112,576

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

48,930

 

 

(33,525)

 

 

(22)

 

 

 —

 

 

(33,547)

 

 

15,383

 

Interest expense

 

 

109,900

 

 

(97,660)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(97,660)

 

 

12,240

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

181

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(181)

 

 

(181)

 

 

 —

 

Other income

 

 

(667)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

667

 

 

667

 

 

 —

 

Investment income

 

 

(436)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(436)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

1,298

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,298)

 

 

(1,298)

 

 

 —

 

Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(390)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(390)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

$

(30,952)

 

$

50,868

 

$

1,480

 

$

1,432

 

$

53,780

 

$

22,828

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(96)

 

 

3,215

 

 

94

 

 

91

 

 

3,400

 

 

3,304

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(30,856)

 

$

47,653

 

$

1,386

 

$

1,341

 

$

50,380

 

$

19,524

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

1,176

 

 

(437)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(437)

 

 

739

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

224

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

224

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(32,256)

 

$

48,090

 

$

1,386

 

$

1,341

 

$

50,817

 

$

18,561

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

48,930

 

 

(33,525)

 

 

(22)

 

 

 —

 

 

(33,547)

 

 

15,383

 

Interest expense

 

 

109,900

 

 

(97,660)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(97,660)

 

 

12,240

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

181

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(181)

 

 

(181)

 

 

 —

 

Other income

 

 

(667)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

667

 

 

667

 

 

 —

 

Transaction costs

 

 

1,298

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,298)

 

 

(1,298)

 

 

 —

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(96)

 

 

3,215

 

 

94

 

 

91

 

 

3,400

 

 

3,304

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

1,176

 

 

(437)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(437)

 

 

739

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

224

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

224

 

EBITDA / Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

128,690

 

$

(80,317)

 

$

1,458

 

$

620

 

$

(78,239)

 

$

50,451

 

Lease expense

 

 

32,909

 

 

80,317

 

 

(650)

 

 

 —

 

 

79,667

 

 

112,576

 

EBITDAR / Adjusted EBITDAR

 

$

161,599

 

$

 —

 

$

808

 

$

620

 

$

1,428

 

$

163,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted (loss) income from continuing operations per share (d)

 

 

49,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net (loss) income from continuing operations per share (e)

 

$

(0.63)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not calculated

 

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RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO EBITDA, EBITDAR, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDAR

(UNAUDITED)

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

As adjusted

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Newly acquired

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or constructed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months

 

Conversion to

 

businesses with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months

 

 

 

ended June 30,

 

cash basis

 

start-up losses

 

Other

 

Total

 

ended June 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

leases (a)

 

(b)

 

adjustments (c)

 

adjustments

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

2,762,476

 

$

 —

 

$

(21,365)

 

$

388

 

$

(20,977)

 

$

2,741,499

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

1,611,659

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,513)

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,513)

 

 

1,599,146

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

660,797

 

 

 —

 

 

(9,653)

 

 

(11,220)

 

 

(20,873)

 

 

639,924

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

86,516

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,762)

 

 

(3,762)

 

 

82,754

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

45,509

 

 

 —

 

 

(251)

 

 

 —

 

 

(251)

 

 

45,258

 

Lease expense

 

 

75,378

 

 

168,345

 

 

(4,928)

 

 

 —

 

 

163,417

 

 

238,795

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

113,538

 

 

(67,789)

 

 

(1,443)

 

 

 —

 

 

(69,232)

 

 

44,306

 

Interest expense

 

 

247,698

 

 

(206,314)

 

 

(40)

 

 

 —

 

 

(206,354)

 

 

41,344

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

3,234

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,234)

 

 

(3,234)

 

 

 —

 

Other income

 

 

(7,560)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7,560

 

 

7,560

 

 

 —

 

Investment income

 

 

(847)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(847)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

88,710

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(88,710)

 

 

(88,710)

 

 

 —

 

Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(513)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(513)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

$

(161,643)

 

$

105,758

 

$

7,463

 

$

99,754

 

$

212,975

 

$

51,332

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(10,067)

 

 

24,548

 

 

1,732

 

 

23,155

 

 

49,435

 

 

39,368

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(151,576)

 

$

81,210

 

$

5,731

 

$

76,599

 

$

163,540

 

$

11,964

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

1,610

 

 

920

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

920

 

 

2,530

 

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(21,434)

 

 

29,591

 

 

2,088

 

 

27,911

 

 

59,590

 

 

38,156

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(131,752)

 

$

50,699

 

$

3,643

 

$

48,688

 

$

103,030

 

$

(28,722)

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

113,538

 

 

(67,789)

 

 

(1,443)

 

 

 —

 

 

(69,232)

 

 

44,306

 

Interest expense

 

 

247,698

 

 

(206,314)

 

 

(40)

 

 

 —

 

 

(206,354)

 

 

41,344

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

3,234

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,234)

 

 

(3,234)

 

 

 —

 

Other income

 

 

(7,560)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7,560

 

 

7,560

 

 

 —

 

Transaction costs

 

 

88,710

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(88,710)

 

 

(88,710)

 

 

 —

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(10,067)

 

 

24,548

 

 

1,732

 

 

23,155

 

 

49,435

 

 

39,368

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

1,610

 

 

920

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

920

 

 

2,530

 

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(21,434)

 

 

29,591

 

 

2,088

 

 

27,911

 

 

59,590

 

 

38,156

 

EBITDA / Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

283,977

 

$

(168,345)

 

$

5,980

 

$

15,370

 

$

(146,995)

 

$

136,982

 

Lease expense

 

 

75,378

 

 

168,345

 

 

(4,928)

 

 

 —

 

 

163,417

 

 

238,795

 

EBITDAR / Adjusted EBITDAR

 

$

359,355

 

$

 —

 

$

1,052

 

$

15,370

 

$

16,422

 

$

375,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted (loss) income from continuing operations per share (d)

 

 

82,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,671

 

Diluted net (loss) income from continuing operations per share (e)

 

$

(1.58)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.21

 

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GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO EBITDA, EBITDAR, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDAR

(UNAUDITED)

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

As adjusted

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Newly acquired

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or constructed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months

 

Conversion to

 

businesses with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ended June 30,

 

cash basis

 

start-up losses

 

Other

 

Total

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

2014

 

leases (a)

 

(b)

 

adjustments (c)

 

adjustments

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

2,387,195

 

$

 —

 

$

(7,178)

 

$

1,166

 

$

(6,012)

 

$

2,381,183

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

1,438,477

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,044)

 

 

(1,706)

 

 

(6,750)

 

 

1,431,727

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

533,149

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,052)

 

 

(833)

 

 

(3,885)

 

 

529,264

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

71,844

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

71,844

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

35,596

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

35,596

 

Lease expense

 

 

65,708

 

 

157,880

 

 

(1,085)

 

 

 —

 

 

156,795

 

 

222,503

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

96,430

 

 

(65,393)

 

 

(73)

 

 

 —

 

 

(65,466)

 

 

30,964

 

Interest expense

 

 

218,650

 

 

(193,068)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(193,068)

 

 

25,582

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

680

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(680)

 

 

(680)

 

 

 —

 

Other income

 

 

(667)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

667

 

 

667

 

 

 —

 

Investment income

 

 

(1,379)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,379)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

3,547

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,547)

 

 

(3,547)

 

 

 —

 

Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(346)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(346)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

$

(74,494)

 

$

100,581

 

$

2,076

 

$

7,265

 

$

109,922

 

$

35,428

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(2,850)

 

 

6,357

 

 

132

 

 

460

 

 

6,949

 

 

4,099

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(71,644)

 

$

94,224

 

$

1,944

 

$

6,805

 

$

102,973

 

$

31,329

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

4,370

 

 

(1,964)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,964)

 

 

2,406

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

409

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

409

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

(76,423)

 

$

96,188

 

$

1,944

 

$

6,805

 

$

104,937

 

$

28,514

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

96,430

 

 

(65,393)

 

 

(73)

 

 

 —

 

 

(65,466)

 

 

30,964

 

Interest expense

 

 

218,650

 

 

(193,068)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(193,068)

 

 

25,582

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

680

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(680)

 

 

(680)

 

 

 —

 

Other income

 

 

(667)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

667

 

 

667

 

 

 —

 

Transaction costs

 

 

3,547

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,547)

 

 

(3,547)

 

 

 —

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(2,850)

 

 

6,357

 

 

132

 

 

460

 

 

6,949

 

 

4,099

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

4,370

 

 

(1,964)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,964)

 

 

2,406

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

409

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

409

 

EBITDA / Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

244,146

 

$

(157,880)

 

$

2,003

 

$

3,705

 

$

(152,172)

 

$

91,974

 

Lease expense

 

 

65,708

 

 

157,880

 

 

(1,085)

 

 

 —

 

 

156,795

 

 

222,503

 

EBITDAR / Adjusted EBITDAR

 

$

309,854

 

$

 —

 

$

918

 

$

3,705

 

$

4,623

 

$

314,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted (loss) income from continuing operations per share (d)

 

 

49,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net (loss) income from continuing operations per share (e)

 

$

(1.44)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not calculated

 

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(a)

Our leases are classified as either operating leases, capital leases or financing obligations pursuant to applicable guidance under U.S. GAAP.   We view the primary provisions and economics of these leases, regardless of their accounting treatment, as being nearly identical.  Virtually all of our leases are structured with triple net terms, have fixed annual rent escalators and have long-term initial maturities with renewal options.  Accordingly, in conne ction with our evaluation of our fina ncial performance , we reclassify all of our leases to operating lease treatment and reflect lease expense on a cash basis.  This approach allows us to better understand the relationship in each reporting period of our operating performance, as measured by EBITDAR and Adjusted EBITDAR, to the cash basis obligations to our landlords in that reporting period, regardless of the lease accounting treatment.  This presentation and approach is also consistent with the financial reporting and covenant compliance requirements contained in all of our major lease and loan agreements.  The following table summarizes the reclassification adjustments necessary to present all leases as operating leases on a cash basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  June 30, 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Lease expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash rent - capital leases

 

$

22,923

 

$

22,384

 

 

$

45,848

 

$

44,394

 

Cash rent - financing obligations

 

 

64,065

 

 

61,097

 

 

 

126,835

 

 

119,632

 

Non-cash - operating lease arrangements

 

 

(2,551)

 

 

(3,164)

 

 

 

(4,338)

 

 

(6,146)

 

Lease expense adjustments

 

$

84,437

 

$

80,317

 

 

$

168,345

 

$

157,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital lease accounting

 

$

(9,296)

 

$

(9,281)

 

 

$

(18,075)

 

$

(18,280)

 

Financing obligation accounting

 

 

(24,901)

 

 

(24,244)

 

 

 

(49,714)

 

 

(47,113)

 

Depreciation and amortization expense adjustments

 

$

(34,197)

 

$

(33,525)

 

 

$

(67,789)

 

$

(65,393)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital lease accounting

 

$

(26,157)

 

$

(25,087)

 

 

$

(51,643)

 

$

(49,209)

 

Financing obligation accounting

 

 

(77,823)

 

 

(72,573)

 

 

 

(154,671)

 

 

(143,859)

 

Interest expense adjustments

 

$

(103,980)

 

$

(97,660)

 

 

$

(206,314)

 

$

(193,068)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total pre-tax lease accounting adjustments

 

$

(53,740)

 

$

(50,868)

 

 

$

(105,758)

 

$

(100,581)

 

 

(b)

The acquisition and construction of new businesses has become an important element of our growth strategy.  Many of the businesses we acquire have a history of operating losses and continue to generate operating losses in the months that follow our acquisition.  Newly constructed or developed businesses also generate losses while in their start-up phase.   We view these losses as both temporary and an expected component of our long-term investment in the new venture.  We adjust these losses when computing Adjusted EBITDAR and Adjusted EBITDA in order to better evaluate the performance of our core business.  The activities of such businesses are adjusted when computing Adjusted EBITDAR and Adjusted EBITDA until such time as a new business generates positive Adjusted EBITDA.  The operating performance of new businesses are no longer adjusted when computing Adjusted EBITDAR and Adjusted EBITDA beginning the period in which a new business generates positive Adjusted EBITDA and all periods thereafter.  There were seven acquired or newly constructed businesses eliminated from our reported results when computing adjusted results for the three and   six months ended June  3 0 , 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The results for the three and six months ended June 30 , 2015 were also adjusted for operational losses incurred for a rehabilitation services start-up in China.

 

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(c)

Other adjustments represent costs or gains associated with transactions or events that we do not believe are reflective of our core recurring operating business.  The following items were realized in the periods presented:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  June 30, 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Severance and restructuring (1)

 

$

720

 

$

(94)

 

 

$

2,379

 

$

1,706

 

Regulatory defense and related costs (2)

 

 

1,317

 

 

714

 

 

 

1,961

 

 

1,500

 

New business development costs (3)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 

499

 

Self-insurance adjustment (4)

 

 

10,500

 

 

 —

 

 

 

10,500

 

 

 —

 

Transaction costs (5)

 

 

2,642

 

 

1,298

 

 

 

88,710

 

 

3,547

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

181

 

 

 

3,234

 

 

680

 

Other income (6)

 

 

50

 

 

(667)

 

 

 

(7,560)

 

 

(667)

 

Stock based compensation (7)

 

 

530

 

 

 —

 

 

 

530

 

 

 —

 

Tax benefit from total adjustments

 

 

(3,658)

 

 

(91)

 

 

 

(23,155)

 

 

(460)

 

Total other adjustments

 

$

12,101

 

$

1,341

 

 

$

76,599

 

$

6,805

 

 


(1)

We incurred costs related to the termination, severance and restructuring of certain components of our business.

 

(2)

We incurred legal defense and other related costs in connection with certain matters in dispute or under appeal with regulatory agencies.

 

(3)

We incurred business development costs in connection with the evaluation and start-up of services outside our existing service offerings.

 

(4)

We incurred a self- insured program adjustment for the actuarially developed prior period GLPL and worker's compensation claims.  We also recorded approximately $3.6 million of incremental development related to the first six months of 2015, which has not been excluded from our non GAAP results.

 

(5)

We incurred costs associated with transactions including the combination with Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. and other transactions.

 

(6)

We realized a net gain on the sale of certain assets in the six months ended June 30, 2015 .

 

(7)  We incurred $0.5 million of non-cash stock-based compensation related to restricted stock units.

 

(d)

Assumes 153.7 million diluted weighted average common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents on a fully exchanged basis.

 

(e)

Pro forma adjusted income from continuing operations per share assumes a tax rate of 40%, and is computed as follows: Pro forma adjusted net income before income taxes of $17.6 million x (1 — 40% tax rate) divided by 153.7 million diluted weighted average shares on a fully exchanged basis.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

A summary of our unaudited results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014 follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skilled Nursing facilities

 

$

1,164,674

 

82.0

%  

$

983,071

 

81.9

%  

$

181,603

 

18.5

%

Assisted living facilities

 

 

36,206

 

2.6

%  

 

28,006

 

2.3

%  

 

8,200

 

29.3

%

Administration of third party facilities

 

 

2,828

 

0.2

%  

 

2,618

 

0.2

%  

 

210

 

8.0

%

Elimination of administrative services

 

 

(523)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

(462)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

(61)

 

13.2

%

Inpatient services, net

 

 

1,203,185

 

84.8

%  

 

1,013,233

 

84.4

%  

 

189,952

 

18.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation therapy services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total therapy services

 

 

274,133

 

19.3

%  

 

254,941

 

21.2

%  

 

19,192

 

7.5

%

Elimination intersegment rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

(110,002)

 

(7.7)

%  

 

(98,812)

 

(8.2)

%  

 

(11,190)

 

11.3

%

Third party rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

164,131

 

11.6

%  

 

156,129

 

13.0

%  

 

8,002

 

5.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other services

 

 

61,409

 

4.3

%  

 

38,240

 

3.2

%  

 

23,169

 

60.6

%

Elimination intersegment other services

 

 

(9,250)

 

(0.7)

%  

 

(6,951)

 

(0.6)

%  

 

(2,299)

 

33.1

%

Third party other services

 

 

52,159

 

3.6

%  

 

31,289

 

2.6

%  

 

20,870

 

66.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

1,419,475

 

100.0

%  

$

1,200,651

 

100.0

%  

$

218,824

 

18.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

    

 

 

    

Margin

    

 

 

    

Margin

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except percentages)

EBITDAR:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient services

 

$

193,735

 

16.1

%  

$

167,069

 

16.5

%  

$

26,666

 

16.0

%

Rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

29,650

 

10.8

%  

 

28,690

 

11.3

%  

 

960

 

3.3

%

Other services

 

 

4,633

 

7.5

%  

 

1,676

 

4.4

%  

 

2,957

 

176.4

%

Corporate and eliminations

 

 

(44,010)

 

 -

%  

 

(35,837)

 

 -

%  

 

(8,173)

 

22.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDAR

 

$

184,008

 

13.0

%  

$

161,598

 

13.5

%  

$

22,410

 

13.9

%

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A summary of our unaudited condensed consolidating statement of operations follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient

 

Therapy

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

Services

 

Services

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net revenues

 

$

1,203,708

 

$

274,133

 

$

60,338

 

$

1,071

 

$

(119,775)

 

$

1,419,475

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

562,682

 

 

220,782

 

 

37,462

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

820,926

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

430,954

 

 

19,595

 

 

17,463

 

 

 —

 

 

(119,776)

 

 

348,236

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

44,982

 

 

 —

 

 

44,983

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

17,271

 

 

4,106

 

 

779

 

 

(43)

 

 

 —

 

 

22,113

 

Lease expense

 

 

37,738

 

 

14

 

 

747

 

 

460

 

 

 —

 

 

38,959

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

51,032

 

 

3,032

 

 

198

 

 

(657)

 

 

 —

 

 

53,605

 

Interest expense

 

 

105,815

 

 

1

 

 

10

 

 

20,683

 

 

(124)

 

 

126,385

 

Investment income

 

 

(420)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(135)

 

 

124

 

 

(431)

 

Other income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

50

 

 

 —

 

 

50

 

Transaction costs

 

 

50

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,592

 

 

 —

 

 

2,642

 

Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(514)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(414)

 

 

568

 

 

(360)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

 

(900)

 

 

26,603

 

 

3,678

 

 

(66,447)

 

 

(567)

 

 

(37,633)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,419)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,419)

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(900)

 

$

26,603

 

$

3,678

 

$

(62,028)

 

$

(567)

 

$

(33,214)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient

 

Therapy

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

Services

 

Services

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net revenues

 

$

1,013,695

 

$

254,941

 

$

38,119

 

$

121

 

$

(106,225)

 

$

1,200,651

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

486,698

 

 

205,821

 

 

24,696

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

717,215

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

348,460

 

 

15,888

 

 

11,480

 

 

 —

 

 

(106,225)

 

 

269,603

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

35,980

 

 

 —

 

 

35,980

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

12,272

 

 

4,542

 

 

266

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

17,080

 

Lease expense

 

 

32,436

 

 

44

 

 

207

 

 

222

 

 

 —

 

 

32,909

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

41,731

 

 

2,785

 

 

225

 

 

4,189

 

 

 —

 

 

48,930

 

Interest expense

 

 

94,841

 

 

1

 

 

241

 

 

14,941

 

 

(124)

 

 

109,900

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

181

 

 

 —

 

 

181

 

Investment income

 

 

(415)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(145)

 

 

124

 

 

(436)

 

Other income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(667)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(667)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(9)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,307

 

 

 —

 

 

1,298

 

Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(390)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(390)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

 

(1,938)

 

 

25,869

 

 

1,671

 

 

(56,554)

 

 

 —

 

 

(30,952)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(96)

 

 

 —

 

 

(96)

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(1,938)

 

$

25,869

 

$

1,671

 

$

(56,458)

 

$

 —

 

$

(30,856)

 

 

Prior to February 1, 2015, our results of operations exclude the revenue and expenses of Skilled’s businesses.  For comparability, those revenue and expense variances attributed solely to the combination of Skilled’s businesses with ours, commencing on February 1, 2015, will be identified in the discussion of the results of operations.  Re ferences to “legacy” businesses identify those businesses operating as either Skilled or Genesis, respectively, prior to the Combination.

 

Total Revenues

 

Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014 increased by $218.8 million.  Of that increase, Skilled’s businesses contributed $216.3 million.  The remaining increase of $2.6 million or 0.2% is described further in our discussion of segment revenues as follows. 

 

Inpatient Services – Revenue increased $190.0 million, or 18. 8 %, in the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014. Of this growth, $178.8 million is due to the Combination and $23.5 million is

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due to the acquisition or development of 12   facilities, offset by $9.0 million of revenue attributed to the divestiture of three underperforming facilities.  The remaining decrease of $3.3 million, or 0.3%, is due to increased payment rates.

 

Rehabilitation Therapy Services – Revenue increased $19.2 million, or 7.5% comparing the three months ended June 30, 2015 with the same period in 2014.  The Combination contributed $33.6 million of revenue growth, while the legacy Genesis rehabilitation business revenue decreased $14.4 million.  Of this decrease, approximately $7.6 million is attributed to the loss of several large contracts during the quarter ended December 31, 2014, with the remaining decrease of $6.8 million primarily attributed to lower treatment volume in its same store customer base.  These two factors translate to a decline in the average revenue per site of approximately 3%.

 

Other Services – Other services revenue increased $2 3.2 million, or 6 0.6 % in the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014. Of this increase, the Combination contributed $1 9.8 million through the hospice and home health businesses.  The remainin g increase of $3.4 million, or 8 .9% was principally attributed to new business growth in our staffing services and physician services business lines.

 

EBITDAR

 

EBITDAR for the three months ended June 30, 2015 increased by $22.4 million, or 13.9% when compared with the same period in 2014.  Of that increase, Skilled’s businesses contributed an estimated $30.1 million after an estimated overhead allocation of 2.5% of its revenues for the five month period following the Combination.  The remaining decrease of approximately $7.7 million or 4.7% is described further in our discussion of segment results and corporate overhead as follows.

 

Inpatient Services – EBITDAR increased in the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014, by $26.7 million, or 16.0%.  Of the increase, $31.4 million is attributed to the Combination and $3.8 million is due to the acquisition or development of 12 facilities, offset by a reduction of $0.4 million attributed to the divestiture or closure of three underperforming facilities.  Additionally, the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, include an additional $13.9 million of gener al and professional liability ( GLPL) claims development expense.  This amount excludes the incremental expense associated with the Combination.  The increased GLPL expense principally relates to prior year self-insured claims which were under reserved in those periods.  The remaining EBITDAR increase of $5.8 million, or 3.5%, is principally attributable to the realization of cost reductions we began implementing in the quarter ended December 31, 2014.

 

Rehabilitation Therapy Services – EBITDAR of the rehabilitation therapy segment increased by $1.0 million or 3.3% comparing the three months ended June 30, 2015 with the same period in 2014.  The Combination contributed $2.0 million, while the EBITDAR of the legacy Genesis rehabilitation therapy business EBITDAR declined $1.0 million in the same period.  This decrease is attributed primarily to lost con tracts and lower revenue volume but is partly offset by an improvement in Therapist Efficiency. Therapist Efficiency improved period over period by 1%, from 69% to 70%.

 

Other Services – EBITDAR increased $3.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014.  Of that increase, the Combination contributed $2.4 million, principally through the addition of hospice and homecare businesses.  The remaining $0.6 million of EBITDAR growth is attributed to the physician services and staffing services businesses. 

 

Corporate and Eliminations — Corporate overhead costs increased $8.2 million, or 22.8%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014. This increase was largely due to the added overhead costs of Skilled.

 

Other Expense

 

The following discussion applies to the consolidated expense categories between consolidated EBITDAR and (loss) income from continuing operations of all reportable segments, other services, corporate and eliminations in our

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unaudited condensed consolidating statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014. 

 

Lease expense — Lease expense represents the cash rents and non-cash adjustments required to account for operating leases. We have operating leases in each reportable segment, other services and corporate overhead, but the inpatient services business incurs the greatest proportion of this expense for those skilled nursing and assisted living facilities accounted for as operating leases.  Lease expense increased $6.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in the prior year.  All of this increase is attributed to the Combination.

 

Depreciation and amortization — Each of our reportable segments, other services and corporate overhead have depreciating property, plant and equipment, including depreciation on leased properties accounted for as capital leases or as a financing obligation. Our rehabilitation therapy services and other services have identifiable intangible assets which amortize over the estimated life of those identifiable assets.  The majority of the $4.7 million increase in depreciation and amortization in the three months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the same period in the prior year, is attributed to the Combination.

 

Interest expense — Interest expense includes the cash interest and non-cash adjustments required to account for our revolving credit facilities, term loan facility, real estate bridge loan and mortgage instruments, as well as the expense associated with leases accounted for as capital leases or financing obligations.  Interest expense increased $16.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in the prior year.  Of this increase, $8.7 million is attributed to the Combination and the associated real estate bridge loan and individual mortgages of Skilled’s skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.  The remaining $7.8 million increase is primarily attributable to growth in interest pertaining to existing lease obligations and obligations incurred in connection with newly acquired or constructed facilities.

 

Other income   During the three months ended June   30, 2014, we sold a medical office building and clinic for a net gain of $0.7 million. 

 

Transaction costs — In the normal course of business, Genesis evaluates strategic acquisition, disposition and business development opportunities. The costs to pursue these opportunities, when incurred, vary from period to period depending on the nature of the transaction pursued and if those transactions are ever completed. Transaction costs incurred for the three month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were $2.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and of the amount in the 2015 period, the Combination contributed $2.2 million.

 

Income tax benefit — For the three months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded an income tax benefit of $4.4 million from continuing operations representing an effective tax rate of 11.7 % compared to an income tax benefit of $0.1 million from continuing operations, representing an effective tax rate of 0.3% for t he same period in 2014.  The increase in tax benefit for the three months ended June 30, 2015 was mainly due to the establishment of a valuation allowance against the insurance reserves deferred tax asset of our Cayman captive insurance company and the write-off of a portion of deferred tax assets on U.S. federal and state net operating losses .

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

A summary of our unaudited results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014   follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

    

Revenue

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

 

 

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skilled Nursing facilities

 

$

2,269,665

 

82.2

%  

$

1,952,698

 

81.8

%  

$

316,967

 

16.2

%

Assisted living facilities

 

 

69,862

 

2.5

%  

 

55,963

 

2.3

%  

 

13,899

 

24.8

%

Administration of third party facilities

 

 

5,499

 

0.2

%  

 

5,251

 

0.2

%  

 

248

 

4.7

%

Elimination of administrative services

 

 

(1,024)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

(926)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

(98)

 

10.6

%

Inpatient services, net

 

 

2,344,002

 

84.9

%  

 

2,012,986

 

84.3

%  

 

331,016

 

16.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation therapy services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total therapy services

 

 

537,184

 

19.4

%  

 

510,265

 

21.4

%  

 

26,919

 

5.3

%

Elimination intersegment rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

(215,908)

 

(7.8)

%  

 

(197,159)

 

(8.3)

%  

 

(18,749)

 

9.5

%

Third party rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

321,276

 

11.6

%  

 

313,106

 

13.1

%  

 

8,170

 

2.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other services

 

 

113,955

 

4.1

%  

 

74,191

 

3.1

%  

 

39,764

 

53.6

%

Elimination intersegment other services

 

 

(16,757)

 

(0.6)

%  

 

(13,088)

 

(0.5)

%  

 

(3,669)

 

28.0

%

Third party other services

 

 

97,198

 

3.5

%  

 

61,103

 

2.6

%  

 

36,095

 

59.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

2,762,476

 

100.0

%  

$

2,387,195

 

100.0

%  

$

375,281

 

15.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

Margin

    

 

 

    

Margin

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

Dollars

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

EBITDAR:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient services

 

$

378,438

 

16.1

%  

$

320,230

 

15.9

%  

$

58,208

 

18.2

%

 

Rehabilitation therapy services

 

 

58,678

 

10.9

%  

 

59,060

 

11.6

%  

 

(382)

 

(0.6)

%

 

Other services

 

 

8,651

 

7.6

%  

 

2,992

 

4.0

%  

 

5,659

 

189.1

%

 

Corporate and eliminations

 

 

(86,413)

 

 -

%  

 

(72,430)

 

 -

%  

 

(13,983)

 

19.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDAR

 

$

359,354

 

13.0

%  

$

309,852

 

13.0

%  

$

49,502

 

16.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

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A summary of our unaudited condensed consolidating statement of operations follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2015

 

 

    

 

 

    

Rehabilitation

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient

 

Therapy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

Services

 

Other Services

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net revenues

 

$

2,345,026

 

$

537,184

 

$

112,674

 

$

1,281

 

$

(233,689)

 

$

2,762,476

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

1,105,374

 

 

435,579

 

 

70,706

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,611,659

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

827,496

 

 

34,994

 

 

31,996

 

 

 —

 

 

(233,689)

 

 

660,797

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

86,513

 

 

 —

 

 

86,516

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

36,344

 

 

7,933

 

 

1,318

 

 

(86)

 

 

 —

 

 

45,509

 

Lease expense

 

 

73,266

 

 

55

 

 

1,206

 

 

851

 

 

 —

 

 

75,378

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

99,257

 

 

5,899

 

 

560

 

 

7,822

 

 

 —

 

 

113,538

 

Interest expense

 

 

209,469

 

 

2

 

 

20

 

 

38,454

 

 

(247)

 

 

247,698

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,234

 

 

 —

 

 

3,234

 

Investment income

 

 

(778)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(316)

 

 

247

 

 

(847)

 

Other income

 

 

421

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,981)

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,560)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

88,710

 

 

 —

 

 

88,710

 

Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(823)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(634)

 

 

944

 

 

(513)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

 

(5,000)

 

 

52,722

 

 

6,865

 

 

(215,286)

 

 

(944)

 

 

(161,643)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(10,067)

 

 

 —

 

 

(10,067)

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(5,000)

 

$

52,722

 

$

6,865

 

$

(205,219)

 

$

(944)

 

$

(151,576)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2014

 

 

    

 

 

    

Rehabilitation

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient

 

Therapy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

Services

 

Other Services

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net revenues

 

$

2,013,912

 

$

510,265

 

$

73,933

 

$

258

 

$

(211,173)

 

$

2,387,195

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

977,772

 

 

411,970

 

 

48,735

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,438,477

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

691,499

 

 

30,972

 

 

21,851

 

 

 —

 

 

(211,173)

 

 

533,149

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

71,844

 

 

 —

 

 

71,844

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

26,855

 

 

8,388

 

 

356

 

 

(3)

 

 

 —

 

 

35,596

 

Lease expense

 

 

64,756

 

 

88

 

 

420

 

 

444

 

 

 —

 

 

65,708

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

81,951

 

 

5,572

 

 

475

 

 

8,432

 

 

 —

 

 

96,430

 

Interest expense

 

 

191,300

 

 

2

 

 

450

 

 

27,145

 

 

(247)

 

 

218,650

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

680

 

 

 —

 

 

680

 

Investment income

 

 

(839)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(787)

 

 

247

 

 

(1,379)

 

Other income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(667)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(667)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(9)

 

 

 —

 

 

3,556

 

 

 —

 

 

3,547

 

Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(680)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

334

 

 

(346)

 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

 

 

(18,702)

 

 

53,282

 

 

2,313

 

 

(111,053)

 

 

(334)

 

 

(74,494)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,850)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,850)

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(18,702)

 

$

53,282

 

$

2,313

 

$

(108,203)

 

$

(334)

 

$

(71,644)

 

 

Prior to February 1, 2015, our r esults of operations exclude th e revenue and expenses of Skilled’s businesses.  For comparability, those revenue and expense variances attributed solely to the combination of Skilled’s businesses with

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ours, commencing on February 1, 2015, will be identified in the discussion of the results of operations.  References to “legacy” businesses identify those businesses operating as either Skilled or Genesis, respectively, prior to the Combination.

 

Total Revenues

 

Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014 increased by $375.3 million.  Of that increase, Skilled’s businesses contributed $359.5 million. The remaining increase of $15.8 million or 0.7% is described further in our discussion of segment revenues as follows. 

 

Inpatient Services – Revenue increased $331.0 million, or 16.4%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014. Of this growth, $295.5 million is due to the Combination and $44.8 million is due to the acquisition or development of 13   facilities, offset by $15.9 million of revenue attributed to the divestiture of three underperforming facilities.  The remaining increase of $6.6 million, or 0.3%, is due to increased payment rates.

 

Rehabilitation Therapy Services – Revenue increased $26.9 million, or 5.3% comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 with the same period in 2014.  The Combination contributed $57.5 million of revenue growth, while the legacy Genesis rehabilitation business revenue decreased $30.6 million.  Of this decrease, approximately $16.6 million is attributed to the loss of several large contracts during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014, with the remaining decrease of $14.0 million attributed to lower treatment volume in the same store customer base.  These two factors translate to a decline in the average revenue per site of approximately 4%.

 

Other Services – Other services revenue increased $3 9.8 million, or 5 3.6 % in the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014. Of this increase , the Combination contributed $33.3 million through the hospice and home health businesses.  The remainin g increase of $6.5 million, or 8.8 % was principally attributed to new business growth in our staffing services and physician services business lines.

 

EBITDAR

 

EBITDAR for the six months ended June 30, 2015 increased by $49.5 million, or 16.0% when compared with the same period in 2014.  Of that increase, Skilled’s businesses contributed an estimated $50.4 million after an estimated overhead allocation of 2.5% of its revenues for the five month period following the Combination.  The remaining decrease of approximately $0.9 million or 0.3% is described further in our discussion of segment results and corporate overhead as follows.

 

Inpatient Services – EBITDAR increased in six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014, by $58.2 million, or 18.2%.  Of the increase, $51.4 million is attributed to the Combination and $6.5 million is due to the acquisition or development of 12 facilities, offset by a reduction of $0.2 million attributed to the divestiture or closure of three underperforming facilities.  Additionally, the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, include an additional $15.1 million of GLPL claims development expense.  This amount excludes the incremental expense associated with the Combination.  The increased GLPL expense principally relates to prior year self-insured claims which were under reserved in those periods.  The remaining EBITDAR increase of $15.6 million, or 4.9%, is principally attributable to the realization of cost reductions we began implementing in the quarter ended December 31, 2014.

 

Rehabilitation Therapy Services – EBITDAR decreased $0. 4 million comparing the six months ended June 30, 2015 with the same period in 2014.  The Combination contributed $4.4 million, while the EBITDAR of the legacy Genesis rehabilitation therapy business EBITDAR declined $4. 8 million in the same period. This decrease is attributed primarily to lost contracts and lower revenue volume noted above.  Therapist Efficiency remained flat period over period at 70%.

 

Other Services – EBITDAR increased $5.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014.  Of that increase, the Combination contributed $4. 3 million, principally through the addition of

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hospice and homecare businesses.  The remaining $1.4 million of EBITDAR growth is attributed to the physician services and staffing services businesses.    

 

Corporate and Eliminations — Corporate overhead costs increased $1 4.0 million, or 19.3%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014. This increase was largely due to the added overhead costs of Skilled.

 

Other Expense

 

The following discussion applies to the consolidated expense categories between consolidated EBITDAR and (loss) income from continuing operations of all reportable segments, other services, corporate and eliminations in our unaudited condensed consolidating statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in 2014. 

 

Lease expense — Lease expense represents the cash rents and non-cash adjustments required to account for operating leases. We have operating leases in each reportable segment, other services and corporate overhead, but the inpatient services business incurs the greatest proportion of this expense for those skilled nursing and assisted living facilities accounted for as operating leases.  Lease expense increased $9.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in the prior year.  All of this increase is attributed to the Combination.

 

Depreciation and amortization — Each of our reportable segments, other services and corporate overhead have depreciating property, plant and equipment, including depreciation on leased properties accounted for as capital leases or as a financing obligation. Our rehabilitation therapy services and other services have identifiable intangible assets which amortize over the estimated life of thos e identifiable assets.  Of the $17.1 million increase in depreciation and amortization in the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the same period in the prior year, the Combination accounts for $12.4 million.  The remaining increase of $4.7 million is primarily attributable to Genesis’ ongoing capital expenditure program and newly acquired or constructed facilities.

 

Interest expense — Interest expense includes the cash interest and non-cash adjustments required to account for our revolving credit facilities, term loan facility, real estate bridge loan and mortgage instruments, as well as the expense associated with leases accounted for as capital leases or financing obligations.  Interest expense increased $29.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared with the same period in the prior year.  Of this increase, $14.5 million i s attributed to the Combination and the associated real estate bridge loan and individual mortgages of Skilled’s skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.  The remaining $14.5 million increase is primarily attributable to growth in interest pertaining to existing lease obligations and obligations incurred in connection with newly acquired or constructed facilities.

 

Other income   On March 31, 2015, we sold our investment in FC PAC Holdings, LLC, an unconsolidated joint venture in which we held an approximate 5.4% interest, for $26.4 million. The gain from that sale represents the majority of the net gain recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2015.  During the six months ended June   30, 2014, we sold a medical office building and clinic for a net gain of $0.7 million. 

 

Transaction costs — In the normal course of business, we evaluate strategic acquisition, disposition and business development opportunities. The costs to pursue these opportunities, when incurred, vary from period to period depending on the nature of the transaction pursued and if those transactions are ever completed. Transaction costs incurred for the six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were $88.7 million and $3.5 million, respectively, and of the amount in the 2015 period, the Combination contributed $86.9 million.

 

Income tax benefit — For the six months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded an income tax benefit of $10.1 million representing an effective tax rate of 6.2% compared to an income tax benefit of $2.9 million from continuing operations, representing an effective tax rate of 3.8% for the same period in 2014.  The increase in tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was mainly due to the establishment of a valuation allowance against the insurance reserves

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deferred tax asset of our Cayman captive insurance company and the write-off of a portion of deferred tax assets on U.S. federal and state net operating losses .

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The following table presents selected data from our consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

$

(7,729)

 

$

36,361

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(28,867)

 

 

(47,495)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

32,011

 

 

1,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and equivalents

 

 

(4,585)

 

 

(9,786)

 

Beginning of period

 

 

87,548

 

 

61,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

82,963

 

$

51,627

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities in the six months ended June  3 0 , 2015 of $7.7 million was unfavorably impacted by funded trans action costs of approximately $62.1 million.  Adjusted for transaction costs, net cash provided by operating activities in the six months ended June  3 0 , 2015 would have been approximately $54.4 million.  Net cash provided by operating activities in the six months ended June  3 0 , 2014 of $36.4 million was unfavorably impacted by funded trans action costs of approximately $3.5 million.  Adjusted for funded transaction costs, net cash provided by operating activities in the six months ended June  3 0 , 2014 would have been $39.9 million.  The $14.5 million growth in cash provided by operating activities before funded transaction costs in the 2015 period as compared to the 2014 period is attributed to the addition of the Skilled businesses beginning in February 2015, improved operating performance of the legacy Genesis business and the impact of favorable timing of labor related expenses.

 

Net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended  June  3 0 , 2015 was $28.9  million, compared to a use of cash of $47.5 million in the six months ended  June  3 0 , 2014. The net reduction in cash used in investing activities of $18.6 million is principally attributed to the receipt in the 2015 period of $27.6 million of asset and investment in joint venture sale proceeds   partially offset by $9.7 million of outlays for the purchases of skilled nursing facilities and a deposit on the announced Revera acquisition .

 

Net cash provide d by financing activities was $32.0 million in the six months ended June  3 0 , 2015 compared to $1 . 3 million in the six months ended June  3 0 , 2014.  The net in crease in cash provid ed by financing activities of $30.7 million is principally attributed to $18.5 million of net incremental borrowings under the revolving credit facilities, net proceeds on the refinancing of Skilled’s real estate of $18.1 million, and $5.1 million of reduced distributions to noncontrolling interests, offset with   $13.9 million of incremental debt issuance costs funded in the 2015 period.  The increase in debt issuance costs is attributed to the financing costs incurred in connection with the financing activities associated with the Combination.

 

At  June  3 0 , 2015, we had cash and cash equivalents of $8 3.0 million and available borrowings under our re volving credit facilities of $133.3 million after taking into account $10 8.5 million of letters of credit drawn against our revolving credit facilities. Our available cash is held in accounts at third-party financial institutions. To date, we have experienced no loss or lack of access to our invested cash or cash equivalents; however, we can provide no assurances that access to its invested cash or cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets. During the six months ended June  3 0 , 2015, we maintained liquidity sufficient to meet our working capital, capital expenditure and development activities.

 

We entered into agreements and term sheets with our major REIT partners in connection with a series of facility acquisitions, divestitures, closures and rent-prepayments. The transactions currently contemplated involve 21 facility

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acquisitions and 12 facility divestitures or closures.  The aggregate invested capital is estimated at $295 million, including $256 million of facility acquisitions, resulting in $35 million in annual rent reductions. We intend to finance approximately 60% of the total cost via mortgage financing, with the balance financed with non-core asset sale proceeds and/or capital raising activities.  Upon reaching definitive agreements with our REIT partners, we expect the majority of the transactions will close in stages during 2016.  To date, consummated REIT transactions include three facility divestitures and rent-prepayments and one facility acquisition , which resulted in no m aterial impact to EBITDAR and $6.0 million in annual rent reductions.

 

In connection with an initiative to participate in the Chinese market, we recently opened a health and wellness Vitality Center in Phoenix City, Zengcheng, China, the first of its kind in China. We plan to open a second facility, Qinhuangdao Spring of Power Center, an in-patient rehabilitation center with the potential for 300 licensed beds in the first quarter of 201 6 .  Also, on April 9, 2015, we signed a memorandum of understanding with intent to enter into a joint venture agreement with BangEr Orthopedic Hospital Group to open post-acute in-patient and out-patient rehab services in each of its 11 hospitals in China.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We had outstanding letters of credit of $10 8.5 million under our letter of credit sub-facility on our revolving credit facilities as of June  3 0 , 2015.  These letters of credit are principally pledged to landlords and insurance carriers as collateral.  We are not involved in any other off-balance-sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future impact on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expense, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

The following table sets forth our contractual obligations, including principal and interest, but excluding non-cash amortization of discounts or premiums established on these instruments, as of  June  3 0 , 2015 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

More than

 

 

 

Total

 

1 Yr.

 

2-3 Yrs.

 

4-5 Yrs.

 

5 Yrs.

 

Revolving credit facilities

 

$

343,360

 

$

10,988

 

$

21,975

 

$

310,397

 

$

 —

 

Term loan facility

 

 

277,106

 

 

35,038

 

 

242,068

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Real estate bridge loan

 

 

419,873

 

 

33,539

 

 

386,334

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

HUD insured loans

 

 

170,841

 

 

5,463

 

 

10,926

 

 

10,926

 

 

143,526

 

Mortgages and other secured debt (recourse)

 

 

14,092

 

 

1,004

 

 

2,007

 

 

11,081

 

 

 —

 

Mortgages and other secured debt (non-recourse)

 

 

61,014

 

 

3,336

 

 

17,863

 

 

4,909

 

 

34,906

 

Financing obligations

 

 

11,222,552

 

 

264,362

 

 

553,195

 

 

585,196

 

 

9,819,799

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

3,893,830

 

 

102,896

 

 

192,837

 

 

197,131

 

 

3,400,966

 

Operating lease obligations

 

 

1,026,592

 

 

142,114

 

 

277,513

 

 

266,036

 

 

340,929

 

 

 

$

17,429,260

 

$

598,740

 

$

1,704,718

 

$

1,385,676

 

$

13,740,126

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

In the normal course of business, our operations are exposed to risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates. To the extent these interest rates increase, our interest expense will increase, which will make our interest payments and funding other fixed costs more expensive, and our available cash flow may be adversely affected. We routinely monitor risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates and consider the use of derivative financial instruments to hedge these exposures. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes nor do we enter into energy or commodity contracts.

 

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Interest Rate Exposure—Interest Rate Risk Management

 

Our term loan facility, real estate bridge loan and revolving credit facilities expose us to variability in interest payments due to changes in interest rates.  As of June  3 0 , 2015, there is no derivative financial instrument in place to limit that exposure.

 

The table below presents the principal amounts, weighted-average interest rates and fair values by year of expected maturity to evaluate Genesis’ expected cash flows and sensitivity to interest rate changes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ending June 30,

 

 

   

2016

    

2017

    

2018

    

2019

    

2020

    

Thereafter

    

Total

  

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate debt

 

$

2,733

 

$

2,852

 

$

2,976

 

$

2,993

 

$

3,762

 

$

110,559

 

$

125,875

 

$

140,740

 

Average interest rate (1)

 

 

4.3

%  

 

4.3

%  

 

4.3

%  

 

4.3

%  

 

4.2

%  

 

4.4

%  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable-rate debt (2)

 

$

13,372

 

$

373,402

 

$

217,292

 

$

10,052

 

$

293,000

 

$

 —

 

$

907,118

 

$

911,144

 

Average interest rate (1)

 

 

9.5

%  

 

9.8

%  

 

9.7

%  

 

1.9

%  

 

3.5

%  

 

 —

%  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Based on one month LIBOR of 0.1 9 % on June  3 0 , 2015.

(2)

Excludes unamortized original issue discounts and debt premiums which amortize through interest expense on a non-cash basis over the life of the instrument.

 

The new revolving credit facilities consist of a senior secured, asset-based revolving credit facility of up to $550 million under three separate tranches:  Tranche A-1, Tranche A-2 and FILO Tranche.  Interest accrues at a per annum rate equal to either (x) a base rate (calculated as the highest of the (i) prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 3.00%, or (iii) LIBOR plus the excess of the applicable margin between LIBOR loans and base rate loans) plus an applicable margin or (y) LIBOR plus an applicable margin.  The applicable margin is based on the level of commitments for all three tranches, and in regards to LIBOR loans (i) for Tranche A-1 ranges from 3.25% to 2.75%; (ii) for Tranche A-2 ranges from 3.00% to 2.50%; and (iii) for FILO Tranche is 5.00%. The applicable margin with respect to base rate borrowings for Tranche A-1, Tranche A-2 and FILO were 3 .00%, 2.0 0%, and 4.00%, respectively, at June 30 , 2015. The applicable margin with respect to LIBOR borrowings for Tranche A-1, Tranche A-2 and FILO were 2 .00%, 3 . 0 0%, and 5.00%, respectively, at June  3 0 , 2015.

 

Borrowings under the term loan facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable margin plus, at our option, either (1) LIBOR determined by reference to the costs of funds for Eurodollar deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowings, or (2) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) the lender defined prime rate, (b) the federal funds rate effective plus one half of one percent and (c) LIBOR described in sub clause (1) plus 1.0%. LIBOR based loans are subject to an interest rate floor of 1.5% and base rate loans are subject to a floor of 2.5%. The applicable margin with respect to LIBOR borrowings was 8.5% at June  3 0 , 2015.

 

Borrowings under the real estate bridge loan bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (1) LIBOR, defined as greater of (a) 0.50% per annum or (b) the one-month duration LIBOR for an amount comparable to loan amount according to a lender approved reference bank, (2) the applicable margin and (3) 675 basis points (BPS).  The applicable margin escalates every 90 days after the initial 149 days of the two year term.  The margin ranges from 0 BPS to 650 BPS in the initial term, 675 and up to 700 BPS if a second renewal term is opted for.  The applicable interest rate on this loan was 7.25% as of June  3 0 , 2015.

 

A 1% increase in the applicable interest rate on our variable-rate debt would result in an approximately $ 9.0 million increase in our annual interest expense.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As required by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), management has evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding our required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.

 

We conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of end of the period covered by this report, the disclosure controls and procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and were effective at that reasonable assurance level.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management determined that there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

For information regarding certain pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or our property is subject, see Note 11 , “ Commitments and Contingencies—Legal Proceedings ,” to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC on February 20, 2015.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

None.

 

Item  5. Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

(a) Exhibits .

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

10.1

Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 11, 2015 by and among Revera Assisted Living, Inc. and its affiliates named therein as Sellers, 101 Development Group, LLC as Buyer and Genesis Healthcare, Inc. as Guarantor

10.2*

Employment Agreement dated May 28, 2015 by and between Genesis Administrative Services LLC and Laurie Thomas

10.3*

Genesis Healthcare, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

10.4*

Genesis Healthcare, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan

10.5*

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to be entered into between Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and its executive officers

10.6*

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to be entered into between Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and its non-employee directors

31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32**

Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

________________

 

 

*

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

**

Furnished herewith and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC.

 

 

 

Date:

August 10, 2015

By

/S/    GEORGE V. HAGER, JR.

 

 

 

George V. Hager, Jr.

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 10, 2015

By

/S/    THOMAS DIVITTORIO

 

 

 

Thomas DiVittorio

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer and Authorized Signatory)

 

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Table of Contents

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

10.1

Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 11, 2015 by and among Revera Assisted Living, Inc. and its affiliates named therein as Sellers, 101 Development Group, LLC as Buyer and Genesi s Healthcare, Inc. as Guarantor

10.2*

Employment Agreement dated May 28, 2015 by and between Genesis Administrative Services LLC and Laurie Thomas

10.3*

Genesis Healthcare, Inc. Amended and Restated 201 5 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan  

10.4*

Genesis Healthcare, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan

10.5*

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to be entered into between Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and its executive officers

10.6*

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to be entered into between Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and its non-employee directors

31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32**

Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonom y Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extensio n Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extensi on Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Ext ension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presen tation Linkbase Document

 

________________

 

 

 

 

*

Management contract or c ompensatory plan or arrangement

**

Furnished herewith and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities E xchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 11 , 2015 , by and among

101 Development Group, LLC, as the Buyer, and

Revera Assisted Living, Inc.
Bennington Health and  Rehabilitation Center LLC
Bennington Real Estate LLC
Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC
Berlin Real Estate LLC
CPL (Bey Lea Village) LLC
Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC
CPL (Cabot) LLC
CPL (Westfield) LLC
CPL (Fox Chase) LLC
CPL (Glen Ridge) LLC
CPL (Hamilton) LLC
CPL (Iliff) LLC
CPL (Laurelton Village) LLC
Revera (Delaware) LLC d/b/a Linden Grove Health Care Center,  Montesano Health & Rehab Center and Orchard Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
CPL (Linwood) LLC
CPL (Meadowview) LLC
CPL (Oakridge) LLC,
Rochester Manor LLC
New Hampshire Subacute   LLC
CPL (South County) LLC
Springfield Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC
Springfield Real Estate LLC
St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC
St. Johnsbury Real Estate LLC
Subacute Center of Bristol LLC d/b/a/ Village Green of Bristol
Brook Hollow Health Care Center LLC d/b/a/ Village Green of Wallingford
CPL (Whiting) LLC
CPL (Willow Creek) LLC,
Connecticut Subacute   LLC ,  
Vermont Subacute   LLC ,   and
CPL (Premier Therapy) LLC, as the Seller Parties , and

Genesis Healthcare, Inc., as Guarantor

 

 


 

 

THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of June   11 , 2015 and is by and among 101 Development Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Buyer ”) and Revera Assisted Living, Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the state of Oregon ( Parent ”), CPL (Bey Lea Village) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Bey Lea ”), CPL (Fox Chase) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Fox Chase ”), CPL (Hamilton) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Hamilton ”), CPL (Iliff) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Iliff ”), CPL (Laurelton Village) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Laurelton ”), Revera (Delaware) LLC doing business as Linden Grove Health Care Center (“ Linden Grove ”), Montesano Health & Rehab Center (“ Montesano ”) and Orchard Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (“ Orchard Park ”), CPL (Linwood) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Linwood ”), CPL (Meadowview) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Meadowview ”), CPL (Oakridge) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Oakridge ”), CPL (South County) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ South County ”), CPL (Whiting) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Whiting ”), CPL (Willow Creek) LLC a Delaware limited liability company (“ Willow Creek ” and collectively with Bey Lea, Fox Chase, Iliff, Linden Grove, Meadowview, Montesano, Oakridge, Orchard Park, South County and Whiting, the “ Owner Operator Sellers ”), CPL (Glen Ridge) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Glen Ridge ”),   Rochester Manor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Rochester ”), Subacute Center of Bristol LLC doing business as Village Green of Bristol (“ Village Green Bristol ”),   Brook Hollow Health Care Center LLC doing business as Village Green of Wallingford (“ Village Green Wallingford ”),   CPL (Cabot) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Cabot ”),   Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Burlington ”) ,   Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Berlin ”), Bennington Health and Rehabilitation   Center LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Bennington ”), Springfield Health  and Rehabilitation   Center LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Springfield ”), St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation   Center LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ St. Johnsbury ” and collectively with Glen Ridge, Cabot, Rochester, Village Green Bristol, Village Green Wallingford, Burlington, Berlin, Bennington and Springfield, the “ Operator Sellers ”), Vermont Subacute   LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Vermont RE ”), Connecticut Subacute   LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Connecticut RE ”), New Hampshire Subacute   LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ New Hampshire RE ”), CPL (Westfield)   LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Westfield RE ”), Berlin Real Estate LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Berlin RE ”), Bennington Real Estate LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Bennington RE ”), Springfield Real Estate LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Springfield RE ”), St. Johnsbury Real Estate LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ St. Johnsbury RE ” and collectively with Vermont RE, Connecticut RE, New Hampshire RE, Westfield RE, Berlin RE, Bennington RE and Springfield RE, the “ RE Owner Sellers ”), and CPL (Premier Therapy) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Premier Therapy ”), and Genesis Healthcare, Inc. a Delaware corporation   (“ Guarantor ”).  The Owner Operator Sellers, the Operator Sellers, the RE Owner Sellers and Premier are collectively referred to herein as “ Sellers ” and collectively with Parent as the “ Seller Parties ”.  Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Article XIII.

WHEREAS, (i) the Owner Operator Sellers own and operate the skilled nursing facilities described on Exhibit “A” hereto, (ii) the Operator Sellers operate the skilled nursing facilities described on Exhibit “A” hereto, (iii) the RE Owner Sellers own certain real property assets

 


 

operated as skilled nursing facilities by the Operator Sellers (each of the foregoing skilled nursing facilities, a “ Facility ”, and collectively, the “ Facilities ”), and (iv) Premier Therapy owns and operates a physical, occupational and speech therapy consulting business (the “ Therapy Business ”, and together with the Facilities, the “ Businesses ” and each, a “ Business ”) described in Exhibit “A” hereto; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to enter into this Agreement to evidence the agreement of the Sellers to sell, transfer and assign all of the operating assets of the Businesses to the Buyer (other than the Excluded Assets), and the agreement of the Buyer, to pay the purchase price and assume ownership of the operating assets and those certain specified liabilities of the Sellers, in each case as described herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I – Purchase and Sale of Assets

1.1. Sale and Purchase of Assets

.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and on the basis of and in reliance upon the representations, warranties, obligations and agreements set forth herein, at the Closing, each of the Sellers shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall purchase and acquire, all of the right, title and interest of each Seller in, to and under the assets, properties, goodwill and rights of the Sellers used or useful in the operation and conduct of the Businesses of every nature, kind and description, tangible and intangible, wherever located, whether or not carried on the books of Seller, including, without limitation, the following, but in each case, specifically excluding the Excluded Assets (collectively, the “ Assets ”):

1.1.1 Those certain tracts or parcels of land owned in fee by the Sellers more fully described in Section 4.15.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, together with all rights, titles, interests, privileges, streets, alleys, appurtenances, easements and rights of way now or hereafter benefiting, belonging or pertaining thereto (collectively, the “ Land ”);

1.1.2 All buildings, structures, fixtures, attached equipment, fences and improvements located on the Land, including, without limitation, all heating, plumbing, air conditioning, ventilation and electrical equipment, all ducts, pipes, cables and wires appurtenant thereto, and all other building operating systems located in, on, or about these structures, including fire safety and security protection systems (collectively, the “ Buildings ”);

1.1.3 All furnishings, furniture, machinery, equipment (including office equipment, building maintenance equipment, and disposable equipment), parts and accessories for the same, supplies, linens, medicine, foodstuffs, dishes, silverware, consumables and other tangible personal property of any type or description, including, without limitation, all beds, chairs, sofas, wheelchairs, tables, kitchen and laundry equipment and motor vehicles, and any and all other tangible and intangible personal

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property owned or leased by Sellers and used in connection with the use, leasing or maintenance of the Land, the Buildings and Businesses, and any goodwill of Sellers associated with the Businesses (collectively, the “ Personal Property ”), including, without limitation, Sellers’ Intellectual Property;

1.1.4 All files, books and records used by Sellers or held by Sellers for use in operation of the Businesses, including, without limitation, (i) all names, addresses, telephone numbers, records of billings to and payments by residents, and other information relating to current residents and accounts, (ii) all medical books and records used by Sellers or held by Sellers for use in the current operation of the Businesses, and (iii) employment records (collectively, the “ Records ”);

1.1.5 The names listed on Section 4.23.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “ Tradenames ”), and any similar words or combination of such words (which names shall not be used by the Sellers after the Closing, except as necessary to comply or perform under this Agreement), together with all telephone numbers, telephone listings and fax numbers used by and identified with the Businesses;

1.1.6 To the extent transferable, all licenses, rights to make application for licenses, permits, certificates (including, where required, final certificates of need), consents, Approvals, waivers and other authorizations, issued or granted by any Governmental Authority or by any other Person to the Sellers and necessary for the operation of the Businesses (collectively, the “ Licenses ”) including the Licenses listed in Section 1.1.6 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule;

1.1.7 All patient agreements, occupancy agreements, resident agreements and similar agreements relating to the occupancy of the Facilities by the patients and residents thereof (collectively, the “ Patient Agreements ”);

1.1.8 To the extent transferable , all provider agreements or rights to make application for participation in and reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payor programs, including all electronic billing agreements, electronic data interchange agreements with intermediaries, and provider numbers (collectively, the “ Provider Agreements ”) including the Provider Agreements listed in Section 1.1.8 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule;

1.1.9 All hospital transfer agreements, personal property leases, and other contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments, leases, licenses or understandings, whether or not in writing (provided any such unwritten agreement or arrangement is described in detail in Section 1.1.9 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule) relating to the operation of the Businesses (collectively, the “ Contracts ”).

1.1.10 All personal needs allowance accounts of residents of the Facilities (the “ PNA ”), to be held in trust for residents;

1.1.11 All performance and other bonds, security and other deposits (including utility deposits), advances, deposits and advance payments paid by any resident, prepaid credits and deferred charges (the “ Deposits ”), including the Deposits

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listed in Section 1.1.11 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, provided that such Section 1.1.11 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule may be updated within five (5) Business Days of the date of this Agreement with the same effect as if such update had been provided on the date of this Agreement;

1.1.12 All of the Seller Parties’ rights, claims, credits, causes of action, rights to tender claims or demands or rights of set off that have arisen or may arise against third parties relating (a) to the Real Property assets of the Businesses, including, without limitation, unliquidated rights under manufacturers’ suppliers’, contractors’ and vendors’ warranties and all other similar claims or (b) to any Assumed Liability (the “ Claims, Rebates and Credits ”).

1.1.13 Subject to Section 2.4, all pre-Closing Accounts Receivable, including all Accounts Receivable listed in Section 1.1.13 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule.

1.1.14 To the extent assignable, all rights under confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements not included in the Contracts, but excluding any obligations pursuant thereto;

1.1.15 Intentionally Omitted;

1.1.16 A ll assets of the foregoing nature purchased or acquired by any Seller from and after the date hereof through the Closing Date.

1.2. Excluded Assets

.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sale contemplated by this Agreement, and the term “ Assets ” as used herein, shall not include the following assets:  (i) bank accounts, cash and cash equivalents (except for the PNA and Deposits which shall be transferred to the Buyer), (ii) any sum now or hereafter paid, payable or owing to any Seller, including, without limitation, all retroactive rate increases and/or lump sum payments, resulting from rate appeals, audits or otherwise, with respect to third-party payments, and any amounts as a result of Medicare, Medicaid or other third-party payor cost or rate adjustments, appeals, refunds, rebates or reimbursements or other adjustments or payments from any Governmental Authority for services rendered at or by any Business on or prior to the Closing Date (a “ Pre Closing Governmental Reimbursement ”), (iii) all payments or equivalent cash credits resulting from claims, insurance premium rate reductions or insurance or other dividends paid that are attributable to periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) subject to Sections 1.1.12 and Section 7.2.5, all payments or rights to payment owing to any of the Sellers related to suits, claims and causes of action of any kind, whether asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, liquidated or contingent, accrued or arising out of any event or transaction occurring during any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, including, but not limited to, such suits, claims and causes of action set forth on Section 1.2 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, (v) all personal items belonging to residents and employees in any Business, as the case may be, (vi) all Federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise Tax credits and Tax refund claims of Sellers , and all Tax Returns and related Tax records of Sellers, (vii) all Buyer Excluded Contracts, and (vi ii ) all assets set forth in Section 1.2 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “ Excluded Assets ”).

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1.3. Assumed Liabilities

.  Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, at the Closing, the Buyer shall not assume any Liabilities of Sellers other than the Liabilities assumed by Buyer with respect to the following to the extent such Liabilities relate to periods after Closing (collectively, the “ Assumed Liabilities ”):

1.3.1 Intentionally Omitted;

1.3.2 To the extent reflected in the Net Working Capital, payment obligations for accrued and unpaid employee wages and compensation for all Transitioned Employees, including all accrued, vested, earned, unpaid or unused, vacation pay and all unemployment compensation contributions and similar items with respect to the period on or prior to the Closing Date and all taxes and withholdings theron;

1.3.3 The withdrawal liability and other Liabilit ies described in Section 6.11 associated with the SEIU Pension Fund that is not specifically to be paid by the Seller Parties pursuant to Section 6.11;

1.3.4 All Liabilities for any cause of action, claim, demand, breach or violation of any kind or description, arising from operation and management of the Businesses, under any Licenses ,   Patient Agreements, Provider Agreeme nts, Contracts or Law, including all Liabilities relating to the PNA and Deposits (subject to the receipt by the Buyer of the correct PNA and Deposits funds at the Closing which, as of a date within ten (10) days of the date hereof, a re as set forth in Section 1.1.11 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule with respect to Deposits and Section 1.3.4 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule with respect to PNA ) ,   solely to the extent the same arise during, and relate to, the period from and after the Closing;

1.3.5 Any Liability based upon, arising out of or otherwise in respect of, any accounts payable, accrued expenses, prorated portions of capital lease obligations, vendor claims, or the Contracts (other than the Buyer Excluded Contracts) attributable to the period from and after the Closing Date;

1.3.6 Intentionally Omitted;

1.3.7 Any other Liabilities arising from or related to the Assets, to th e extent attributable to the period from and after the Closing Date.

1.4. Retained Liabilities

.  Notwithstanding Section 1.3 or any other provision in this Agreement or any other writing to the contrary, Buyer and the Seller Parties agree that Buyer is assuming only the Assumed Liabilities and is not assuming any other liability or obligation of any Seller or any Affiliate of Seller (or any consolidated group including any Seller or predecessor owner of all or part of its business or assets) of whatever nature whether presently in existence or arising or asserted hereafter.  All such other liabilities and obligations shall be retained by and remain obligations and liabilities of Sellers or their respective Affiliates (all such liabilities and obligations not being assumed being herein referred to as the “ Retained Liabilities ”).  Without limiting the foregoing, none of the following shall be Assumed Liabilities for purposes of this Agreement:

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1.4.1 Any Liability based upon, arising out of or otherwise in respect of the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement, the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule or Exhibits hereto, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Closing Document (the “ Transaction ”);

1.4.2 Except to the extent included in the calculation of Sellers’ Net Working Capital, any Liability based upon, arising out of or otherwise in respect of, any accounts payable, accrued expenses, prorated portions of capital lease obligations, vendor claims, or Assumed Contracts attributable to periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date;

1.4.3 Except to the extent included in the calculation of Sellers’ Net Working Capital, (i) all Taxes of Sellers; (ii) all Taxes related to the direct or indirect ownership or operation of the Assets and the Businesses except those Taxes related to the ownership or operation of the Assets and the Businesses which are attributable to Taxable periods or portions thereof beginning after the Closing Date; (iii) all Transfer Taxes and similar Taxes, and withholding Taxes, if any, imposed as a result of the sale or transfer of the Assets and the Businesses pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent not required to be borne by Buyer under Section 6.13.1; (iv) all income, franchise or similar Taxes imposed on Sellers and any consolidated, combined or unitary group of which Sellers are a member on account of the sale or transfer of the Assets and the Businesses pursuant to this Agreement; and (v) any Liability of Sellers for the unpaid Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise;

1.4.4 Except to the extent included in the calculation of Sellers’ Net Working Capital, any Liability for any cause of action, claim, demand, breach or violation of any kind or description, whether relating to an Excluded Asset or otherwise, arising from operation and management of the Businesses, under any Contract, Law, or otherwise, in all such cases attributable to any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, including, without limitation, all Losses, settlements and amounts paid or incurred by the Businesses from events occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, including legal costs and expenses;

1.4.5 Except to the extent included in the calculation of Sellers’ Net Working Capital, any Liability arising under the Provider Agreements and relating to any period ending or including the period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, including but not limited to any gain on sale and any recapture that may be recognized under the Medicare, Medicaid and other third-party payor programs, third-party payor liabilities or obligations arising from the operation or management of the Businesses on or prior to the Closing Date (including, without limitation, repayment or overpayment liabilities in respect of previously paid or denied claims), arising under the Medicare Program, the Medicaid Program and other third-party payor programs;

1.4.6 Any Liability arising under any collective bargaining agreement (other than as provided in Section 4.12), employment agreement, severance agreement,

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consulting agreement or any other Contract relating to employee or consultant services rendered for any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date;

1.4.7 Except to the extent provided in Section 1.3.2, any Liability relating to employee benefits or compensation arrangements existing as of the end of the day on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, including, without limitation, any Liability under any Seller’s employee benefit agreements, plans or other arrangements or any contract of insurance for employee group medical, dental, or life insurance plans;

1.4.8 Except to the extent included in the calculation of Sellers’ Net Working Capital, any Liabilities arising from or relating to (i) employees of Sellers, including those for accident, disability, health (including unfunded medical liabilities) and worker’s compensation insurance or benefits, and (ii) all other Liabilities relating to employees of Sellers arising from events or occur rences through the Closing Date ;

1.4.9 All Liabilities arising from or relating to benefits or pay under any employee benefit plan covering the employees of Seller or its Subsidiaries, including Sellers or Parent’s stock option or stock purchase plan(s), compensation policy, individual employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, or any severance payment, including those related to any alleged termination of employment as a result of or relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, excluding Workers Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988 (the “ WARN Act ”) liabilities, which such WARN Act liabilities are hereby expressly assumed by Buyer and for which Buyer shall indemnify and hold Seller Parties harmless in accordance with Section 9.7;

1.4.10 Liabilities relating to or arising from litigation or any other disputes with third parties, if any, pending at the Closing or threatened on or prior to the Closing Date;

1.4.11 Any Liabilities for Indebtedness related to any Business;

1.4.12 Intentionally Omitted;

1.4.13 Any Liabilities arising under any Buyer Excluded Contract ;

1.4.14 Any Liabilities arising under any Contract (other than the Buyer Excluded Contracts) through the Closing Date; and

1.4.15 Any Liabilities related to any of the Licenses attributable to periods prior to the Closing.

1.5. Non Assignable Assets

.   If there are any Contracts (other than any Contracts identified on Section 7.2.4 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule) for which Approvals are required by the terms of such Contract, which Approvals to transfer have not been obtained (or otherwise are not in full force and effect) as of the Closing Date (the “ Non Assignable Assets ”), notwithstanding Section 1.1, neither this Agreement nor any applicable documents shall constitute a sale, assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance or delivery or an attempted sale, assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance or delivery of the Non Assignable Asset, and following the

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Closing, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and cooperate with each other, to obtain the Approval relating to any Non Assignable Asset as quickly as practicable.  Pending the obtaining of such Approvals relating to any Non Assignable Asset, the parties shall cooperate with each other in any reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to provide to the Buyer the benefits of use of the Non Assignable Asset for its term (or any right or benefit arising thereunder, including the enforcement for the benefit of the Buyer of any and all rights the Sellers may have against a third party related thereto).  Once an Approval for the sale, assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance and delivery of a Non Assignable Asset is obtained, the respective Seller shall promptly assign, transfer, convey and deliver such Non Assignable Asset to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall assume the obligations under such Non Assignable Asset assigned to the Buyer from and after the date of assignment to the Buyer pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement.  Nothing herein shall excuse any Seller Party from responsibility for any of its representation, warranties or covenants contained herein.

1.6. Due Diligence Period .  The Seller Parties and the Buyer hereby acknowledge that, as of the date of this Agreement, the Buyer has not yet had an opportunity to complete its required due diligence and fully review and evaluate all aspects of this Transaction.  From the d ate of this Agreement up through and including the date that is forty five (45) days from the date of this Agreement (the “ Due Diligence Period ”), if the Buyer determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that it does not desire to purchase the Assets, the Buyer shall have the right to give written notice to the Seller Parties electing to terminate this Agreement, provided such notice is delivered to the Seller Parties prior to 11:59 p.m. on the last da y of the Due Diligence Period. The foregoing provision shall not restrict the Buyer from performing further due diligence relating to the Businesses or the Assets at any time prior to the Closing Date.  Upon any termination of the Agreement pursuant to this Section 1.6, the Buyer shall promptly return to the Seller Parties or destroy all due diligence items and materials provided to the Buyer or its representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

ARTICLE II – Purchase Price

2.1. Purchase Price

.  The aggregate cash consideration for the sale, assignment and transfer by Sellers at Closing of the Assets (the “ Purchase Price ”) shall be an amount equal to (a) Two Hundred Forty Million Dollars ($240,000,000.00), plus (c) the Excess Amount, if any, minus (d) the Deficiency Amount, if any, and plus (e) fifty percent (50%) of any Discounted A/R Excess (to be paid in accordance with Section 2.4.7) , subject to the prorations and adjustments set forth in Section 2.3 and 2.4, which shall be payable as follows:

2.1.1 Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Buyer shall deliver to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company (the “ Deposit Escrow Agent ”) the sum of Four Million Dollars ($ 4,0 00,000) (the “ Initial E scrow Deposit ”) .  Unless this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period, w ithin three (3) Business Days following the expiration of the Due Diligence Period, the Buyer shall deliver to the Deposit Escrow Agent an additional sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($ 8 00,000) ( together with the Initial Escrow Deposit, collectively, the “ Escrow Deposit ”).  The Escrow Deposit shall be held in escrow in an interest bearing account by the Deposit Escrow Agent, all as more fully set forth in that certain Deposit Escrow Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B”, which shall

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be executed by the parties hereto concurrently with the delivery of the Initial Escrow Deposit to the Deposit Escrow Agent.  At the Closing, the Escrow Deposit and the earnings thereon shall be applied to payment of the Purchase Price.  Except as provided in the following sentence, in the event this Agreement is terminated prior to Closing pursuant to Sections 10.1 .1., 10.1.2, 10.1.3 or 10.1.5, the Escrow Deposit and any interest thereon shall be returned to the Buyer upon termination of this Agreement.  In the event this Agreement is terminated prior to Closing pursuant to Section 10.1.4, and subject to Section 10.3, the Escrow Deposit and any interest thereon shall be delivered to Parent in accordance with Section 10.3.  All associated escrow costs of the Escrow Deposit, if any, shall be born e fifty percent (50%) by the Buyer and fifty percent (50%) by the Sellers.

2.1.2 Intentionally Omitted.

2.1.3 At the Closing, a portion of the Purchase Price sufficient to fully repay and discharge the Indebtedness of the Sellers or any Affiliate (and in order to release any Encumbrance presently held by, and to transfer the Assets free and clear of any Encumbrance of, the holders of such Indebtedness) outstanding as of the Closing under the loan agreements described in Section 2.1. 3 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule (the “ Repaid Debt ”) shall be paid directly to the holders of such Indebtedness in accordance with the payment instructions to be set forth on Section 2.1. 3 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, which will be updated to include such payment instructions and provided not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

2.1.4 After reduction for the Escrow Deposit   and the amount paid to retire the Repaid Debt described in Sections 2.1.1, 2.1 .2 and 2.1.3, respectively , Buyer shall pay the balance of the Purchase Price to the Parent (for the benefit of the Sellers) at the Closing, in cash by wire transfer to an account designated in writing to the Buyer not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

2.1.5 On or before the fifth (5 th ) Business Day following the determination of the Final Closing Statement, either (i) the Buyer shall deliver to Parent the amount, if any, by which the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Final Closing Statement is greater than the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Estimated Closing Statement, or (ii) Parent shall deliver to the Buyer the amount, if any, by which the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Final Closing Statement is less than the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Estimated Closing Statement.

2.1.6 Buyer shall withhold and deduct from the Purchase Price any amounts required to be withheld and deducted under the Code or other applicable Laws.  Any amounts so deducted shall be remitted by Buyer to the appropriate Taxing Authority on a timely basis.  To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Buyer and duly paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to Sellers in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Buyer.

2.2. Allocation of Purchase Price

. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Purchase Price shall be allocated in accordance with the principles set forth on Exhibit “C” attached hereto. 

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In the event that the Purchase Price is adjusted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including as a result of post-Closing payments made pursuant to the working capital adjustment provisions of Section 2.3), Exhibit C shall be revised as Buyer shall provide Sellers with a revised allocation schedule reflecting such adjustments.  The parties agree for Tax purposes to allocate the Purchase Price (and all other capitalizable costs) among the Assets as set forth in Exhibit “C” attached hereto, which shall be in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (and similar provisions of state, local or non-U.S. law, as appropriate).  Sellers and Buyer, and each of their Affiliates, hereby covenant and agree that they will not take a position on any Tax Return, before any Tax Authority or in any judicial proceeding that is any way inconsistent with the allocation set forth on Exhibit “C”, unless and to the extent required to do so pursuant to applicable Laws.  Buyer and Sellers, and each of their Affiliates, shall report, act and file Tax Returns (including, but not limited to, Internal Revenue Service Form 8594) in all respects and for all purposes consistent with the allocation set forth on Exhibit “C” and cooperate in the filing of any forms with respect to such allocation.

2.3. Adjustments

.  The Purchase Price shall be subject to the following adjustments and prorations in each case to the extent such amounts are not included in the calculation of Net Working Capital:

2.3.1 Property Taxes .  Any Property Taxes payable by Sellers pursuant to Section 6.13.2 hereof shall be taken into account in calculating the Net Working Capital.

2.3.2 Prepayments .  All prepayments for services, utilities and other charges and all expenses paid or payable with respect to the Businesses shall be prorated as of the Closing Date, and the Purchase Price shall be (i) increased by the amount of all prepaid items as of the Closing Date that are not otherwise to be reimbursed to Sellers, and (ii) decreased by the amount of all accrued and unpaid expenses as of the Closing Date that are to be paid by the Buyer.  Utility charges which are not metered and read on the Closing Date shall be estimated based upon prior charges.  

2.3.3 Intentionally Omitted .

2.3.4 Additional Proration Provisions .  Any other income or expenses relating to the operation and maintenance of the Businesses or the Assets that are normally prorated (which does not include unaccrued, unvested or unearned employee benefits) in a transaction of this type shall be prorated as of the Closing Date.  If any of the items described in this Article II cannot be apportioned at the Closing because of the unavailability of the amounts which are to be apportioned or otherwise, or are incorrectly apportioned at the Closing or subsequent thereto, such items shall be apportioned or reapportioned, as the case may be, as soon as practicable after the Closing Date or the date such error is discovered, as applicable.

2.4. Working Capital Adjustment; Accounts Receivable

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2.4.1 Estimated Closing Statement .  Not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Seller Parties shall, in consultation with the Buyer,

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prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to Buyer a calculation of the estimated Closing Net Working Capital and Discounted A/R Amount as of the Effective Time, which shall represent the Company’s reasonable estimate of the Closing Net Working Capital and Discounted A/R Amount (the “ Estimated Closing Statement ”)   prepared on the same basis used to calculate the Closing Net Working Capital and Discounted A/R Amount as set forth on Exhibit “D” .  If the Estimated Closing Statement shows that the Closing Net Working Capital is greater than the Target Working Capital, the Purchase Price shall be increased by an amount equal to the Closing Net Working Capital minus the Target Working Capital (the “ Excess Amount ”).  The Excess Amount, if any, shall be paid by the Buyer at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.1 above.  If the Estimated Closing Statement shows that the Closing Net Working Capital is less than the Target Working Capital, the Purchase Price shall be decreased at the Closing by an amount equal to the Target Working Capital minus the Closing Net Working Capital (the “ Deficiency Amount ”).

2.4.2 Buyer Closing Statement .  As soon as is reasonably possible after the Closing, Buyer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, in consultation with the Parent and at Buyer’s expense, and deliver to the Parent a statement that shall set forth the Current Assets, Current Liabilities and Closing Net Working Capital and Discounted A/R Amount as of the Effective Time (the “ Buyer Closing Statement ”).  The Buyer Closing Statement shall be prepared on the same basis used to calculate the Closing Net Working Capital and Discounted A/R Amount as set forth on Exhibit “D” .  The Buyer shall deliver the Buyer Closing Statement to Parent not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date.  If the Buyer shall fail to deliver the Buyer Closing Statement to Parent within such 90-day period, then Parent shall deliver its own calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital and Discounted A/R Amount to Buyer promptly after the end of such 90-day period, which statement shall be deemed to be the Buyer Closing Statement.  In such case, Sections 2.4.3, 2.4.4 and 2.4.5 shall apply as if Parent were the Buyer and Buyer were the Parent.

2.4.3 Objection to Buyer Closing Statement .  After the Buyer Closing Statement is delivered to Parent pursuant to Section 2.4.2, Parent shall have fifteen (15 ) days to review and respond to it in accordance with this Section 2.4.2.  If Parent determines that the Buyer Closing Statement has not been prepared in accordance with Section 2.4.1 or Section 2.4.2, then Parent shall inform the Buyer on or before the last day of such fifteen (15 ) day period by delivering written notice to Buyer (the “ Closing Statement Objection ”) setting forth a description of the basis of the Closing Statement Objection and the adjustments to the Buyer Closing Statement that Parent believes should be made.  If no Closing Statement Objection is delivered to the Buyer within such fifteen (15 ) day period, then Parent shall be deemed to have accepted the Buyer Closing Statement.

2.4.4 Response to Closing Statement Objection .  If a Closing Statement Objection is delivered to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4.3, then Buyer shall have fifteen (15) days to review and respond to the Closing Statement Objection by delivering written notice to Parent specifying the scope of its disagreement with the information contained

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in it.  If no such written notice is delivered to Parent within such fifteen (15) day period, then the Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Closing Statement Objection.

2.4.5 Dispute Resolution Following Objection .

(a) Negotiation .  If the Buyer delivers a written notice to Parent in response to a Closing Statement Objection pursuant to Section 2.4.4, then the Buyer and Parent shall promptly meet (in person, by telephone or otherwise) and attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute or disagreement relating to the Buyer Closing Statement and the calculation of Net Working Capital and Accounts Receivable as of the Effective Time (the “ Closing Statement Dispute ”).

(b) Resolution by Accounting Firm .  If the Buyer and Parent are unable to resolve the Closing Statement Dispute within thirty (30) days following the delivery of a Closing Statement Objection to the Buyer, then, at any time thereafter, Buyer or Parent may elect to have the Closing Statement Dispute resolved by the Accounting Firm, which shall, acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator, determine on the basis of the standards set forth in Sections 2.4.1and 2.4.2, and only with respect to the remaining accounting-related differences so submitted to the Accounting Firm, whether and to what extent, if any, the Net Working Capital as derived from the Buyer Closing Statement requires adjustment.  In connection with the engagement of the Accounting Firm, each party shall execute reasonable engagement letters and supply such other documents and information as the Accounting Firm reasonably requires or as such party deems appropriate.  The Accounting Firm shall be instructed to use every reasonable effort to perform its services within fifteen (15) days after submission of the Closing Statement Dispute to it and, in any case, as soon as practicable after such submission.  In resolving the Closing Statement Dispute, the Accounting Firm (i) shall utilize the criteria set forth in Section 2.4.1 and (ii) shall not assign a value to any item greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by any party, or less than the smallest value for such item claimed by any party, as set forth in the Buyer Closing Statement and the Closing Statement Objection.

(c) Payment of Fees of Accounting Firm .  If the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Final Closing Statement is closer in amount to the Net Working Capital as reflected in the Closing Statement Objection than to the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Buyer Closing Statement, then the Buyer shall pay all fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in connection with the services provided pursuant to Section 2.4.5(b).  If the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Final Closing Statement is closer in amount to the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Buyer Closing Statement than to the Net Working Capital as reflected in the Closing Statement Objection, then Parent shall pay all fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in connection with the services provided pursuant to Section 2.4.5(b).  If the difference between the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Final Closing Statement and the Net Working Capital as reflected in the Closing Statement Objection is equal to the difference between the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Final Closing Statement and the Net Working Capital as reflected on the Buyer Closing Statement, then all fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in connection with the services provided pursuant to Section 2.4.5(b) shall be paid one-half by the Buyer and one ‑half by Parent.  This Section 2.4.5 shall be the exclusive mechanism for the settlement of any claims of the parties related to the calculation of Net Working Capital and Accounts Receivable and the adjustments to the purchase price related thereto.

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2.4.6 Final Closing Statement .  As used in this Agreement, the “ Final Closing Statement ” shall be:  (a) the Buyer Closing Statement if no Closing Statement Objection is delivered to Buyer during the fifteen (15 ) day period specified in Section 2.4.3; (b) the Buyer Closing Statement, adjusted in accordance with the Closing Statement Objection, if Buyer does not provide Parent with a written notice of disagreement in response to the Closing Statement Objection within the fifteen (15) day period specified in Section 2.4.4; or (c) the Buyer Closing Statement, as adjusted by (i) the written agreement of the Buyer and Parent and/or (ii) the Accounting Firm in accordance with Section 2.4.5(b).

2.4.7 A/R Payments .  After the final determination of the Discounted A/R Amount, the Buyer shall pay to Parent, in accordance with Section 8.3, the amount of any pre-Closing Accounts Receivable in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Discounted A/R Excess that it collects (a) between the Closing Date and the earlier of receipt or the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date for pre-Closing Accounts Receivable   received from third-party governmental or quasi-governmental payors, and (b) between the Closing Date and the second anniversary of the Closing Date for any other pre-Closing Accounts Receivable .

2.5. Fees and Expenses

2.5.1 The Sell er Parties shall pay for (i) any and all fees, costs and expenses, including without limitation any prepayment penalties, associated with payment of the Repaid Debt to Health Care REIT and Keybank and (ii) one-half of the costs associated with the Escrow Deposit .

2.5.2 The Buyer shall pay for (i) the Surveys, (ii) any and all fees, costs and expenses, including without limitation any prepayment penalties, associated with payment of the Repaid Debt to Santander, Centerline Capital and Capital One Bank , (iii) the Phase Is, (iv ) one-half of the costs ass ociated with the Escrow Deposit, and (v) all filing fees in connection with any filings that must be made by any of the parties under the HSR Act .

2.5.3 The cost of (i) any Transfer Taxes, and (ii) the premium for the Buyer Title Insurance Policies, the cost of any endorsements to the Buyer Title Insurance Policies, the cost of any related title examination charges, and the cost of a ny chain-of-title searches, shall be paid by the Buyer or Sellers for each Facility or Business in accordance with customary practice of the state and county where s uch Facility or Business is located, as specified on Exhibit “ E .

2.5.4 Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all other costs, fees and expenses applicable to the Transactions contemplated herein shall be prorated between the Buyer and Seller Parties, jointly, with respect to each Business in accordance with customary practice for the county where such Business is located, except that all fees and expenses of professional advisors to any party incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the Transaction is consummated.

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ARTICLE III – Closing

3.1. Closing

.  The parties agree that the consummation of the Transaction (the “ Closing ”) shall occur at 10:00 a.m. on a date to be specified by the parties (the “ Closing Date ”), subject to the satisfaction of all of the conditions precedent set forth herein (or waiver by the party for whom such condition runs), which date, unless the parties otherwise mutually agree, shall be the last Business Day of the month in which the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions precedent have taken place, provided that, the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions occurs at least three (3) Business Days prior to the last Business Day of such month, and provided further, that the effective time of the Closing shall be 12:01 a.m. (“ Effective Time ”) on the first day of the following month.  Upon agreement of the parties, if the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions occurs less than three (3) Business Days prior to the last Business Day of the month, the Closing shall occur on a date that is mutually agreeable to the parties, but not later than the third Business Day of the month next following the month in which the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions described above has taken place, provided that, in such case, the effective time of the Closing shall be 12:01 a.m. on the first day of the month in which the Closing occurs.

3.2. Place of Closing

.  The Closing shall take place at the offices of Foley & Lardner LLP ,   111 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02199 at 10:00 a.m. or at such other time and place acceptable to the parties, including via the electronic transfer of documents and signatures.

3.3. Items to be Delivered at Closing by the Sellers

.  At the Closing, the Sellers shall execute and deliver, or cause the applicable Seller Party to deliver, to the Buyer (or its designee(s)) the following (together with the documents set forth in Section 3.4.3, 3.4.4 and 3.4.5, collectively, the “ Closing Documents ”):

3.3.1 Bargain and Sale Deeds with Covenants against Grantor’s Acts, in recordable form conveying title to the Land and Buildings, running to and for the benefit of the Buyer (or its designee(s)), said Deeds to convey good, marketable and insurable title thereto, free from any and all Encumbrances except for Permitted Exceptions;

3.3.2 Bills of Sale, as appropriate, for all other Assets being conveyed hereunder substantially in the form of Exhibit “ F ”;

3.3.3 Assignment and assumption agreements substantially in the form of Exhibit “ G ” (the “ Assignment and Assumption Agreements ”) pursuant to which each Seller shall assign to the Buyer, to the extent assignable, such Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under all of the Licenses, Patient Agreements, Provider Agreements and Contracts (other than the Buyer Excluded Contracts) , and the Buyer shall assume all of the Assumed Liabilities with respect thereto, as provided herein;

3.3.4 An affidavit to the Title Company of the type customarily provided by sellers of real property to induce title companies to insure over or remove certain “standard” or “ preprinted” exceptions to title;

3.3.5 An affidavit in the customary form in accordance with the Foreign Inve stment in Real Property Tax Act;

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3.3.6 Vehicle titles and assignments sufficient to transfer title to the vehicles used in the operation of the Businesses to Buyer fre e and clear of all Encumbrances;

3.3.7 Payoff and release letters from creditors of any Seller, together with UCC-3 termination statements with respect to any financing statements filed against the Business or the Assets, terminating all Encumbrances (including tax liens) on any of the Assets ;

3.3.8 Certificates signed by an authorized officer of each of the Seller Parties to the effect that (1) each of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (disregarding any materiality qualifier) as of the Closing with the same effect as if made on and as of the Closing, except for the Fundamental Reps , which shall be true and correct in all respects, and except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case, as of such earlier date, and (2) the applicable Seller Party has complied with, fulfilled and performed in all material respects each of the covenants, terms and conditions to be complied with, fulfilled or performed by it under this Agreement;

3.3.9 Certificates of the Secretary of each of the Sellers (or the general partner or member of such Seller) containing the relevant resolutions authorizing the Sellers to consummate the Transaction, including the execution and delivery of the Closing Documents to which they are a party and all other documents related thereto, and a certificate of good standing of each Seller issued as of a recent date by the applicable Governmental Authority of the state of domestic jurisdiction of such Seller and any other states in which such Seller’s ownership of property or conduct of business requires it to be qualified ;

3.3.10 Operations Transfer Agreements substantially in the form of Exhibit “H” to the extent necessary for the Buyer to obtain the Regulatory Approvals; and

3.3.11 Such other instruments and documents as the Buyer reasonably deems necessary, appropriate or desirable to effect the Transaction.

3.4. Items to be Delivered at Closing by the Buyer

.  At the Closing, the Buyer shall pay the following amounts, and execute and deliver to Seller the following Closing Documents:

3.4.1 The Purchase Price in accordance with the terms and provisions contained herein;

3.4.2 The Closing Documents identified in Section 3.3 to which it is a party;

3.4.3 A certificate signed by an authorized officer of the Buyer to the effect that (1) each of the representations and warranties of the Buyer contained in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing with the same effect as if made on and as of the Closing, except for the representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects, and except to the

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extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case, as of such earlier date and (2) the Buyer has complied with, fulfilled and performed in all material respects each of the covenants, terms and conditions to be complied with, fulfilled or performed by it under this Agreement;

3.4.4 A Certificate of the Secretary of the Buyer containing the relevant resolutions authorizing the Buyer to consummate the Transaction, including the execution and delivery of the Closing Documents to which it is a party and all other documents related thereto, and a certificate of good standing of the Buyer issued by the applicable Governmental Authority of the state of domestic jurisdiction of the Buyer as of a recent date; and

3.4.5 Such other instruments and documents as the Sellers reasonably deem necessary, appropriate or desirable to effect the Transaction.

3.5. Possession and Condition

.  Full possession of the Assets is to be delivered by the Seller Parties to Buyer at the Closing, the Assets to be then in the same condition as represented herein, reasonable use and wear and tear thereof excepted and provided that nothing in this Section 3.5 shall relieve the Seller Parties of compliance with their representations, warranties and covenants herein.

ARTICLE IV – Representations and Warranties of the Seller Parties

The Seller Parties hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Buyer that except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Seller Parties to the Buyer simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement (the “ Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule ”):

4.1. Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries

.  Each of the Seller Parties is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state of its incorporation, formation or organization, and all other jurisdictions in which its ownership of property or conduct of business requires it to be qualified, as the case may be, with full power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on the business in which it is engaged, as now conducted. 

4.2. Authority

.  Each of the Seller Parties has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Closing Documents to which it may be a party and to perform and carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the other Closing Documents to which it is a party and consummate the Transaction.  Each of the Seller Parties’ execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing Documents to which it may be a party, and the performance and consummation of the Transaction, have been duly authorized by such Sellers’ sole member, sole shareholder, general partner, board of directors, stockholders and/or members and no other action is required by Law, their respective certificates of incorporation, formation or limited partnership, bylaws, operating agreements, or limited partnership agreements, as the case may be, or otherwise for such authorization.  This Agreement, and, upon the execution and delivery hereof (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the other parties hereto and thereto), the Closing Documents to which each of the Seller Parties may be a party, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of, and are enforceable against, such Seller Party,

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as the case may be, in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (a) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) is subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity (the “ Bankruptcy and Equity Exception ”).

4.3. Validity of Contemplated Transactions

.  The authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing Documents to which each of the Seller Parties may be a party and the consummation of the Transaction by each such Seller Party do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both (a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of or a default under, any term or provision of or require any notice, filing or consent or impair any rights under (i) except for provisions requiring mortgagee consent, the certificates of incorporation, formation or limited partnership, bylaws, operating agreements, or limited partnership agreement, as the case may be, of the Seller Parties, (ii) except for the Regulatory Approvals and compliance with the HSR Act, any applicable Laws, or (iii) any judgment, decree, writ, injunction, order or award of any arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to or binding upon the Seller Parties; (b) conflict with, result in the breach of any term or provision of, require any notice or consent under, give rise to a right of termination of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, or give rise to a right to accelerate any obligation or impair any rights under any Contract or Pe rmit; or (c) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the Assets.

4.4. Litigation

. Except as set forth in Section 4.4 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, there are no claims, actions, suits or legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings or governmental investigations pending or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, threatened against any Seller before or by any Governmental Authority or other Person ,   and, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, no basis exists for any such claim, action, suit or proceeding.  There is no injunction, order, judgment, ruling, settlement, stipulation or decree imposed (or, to the Knowledge of the Seller Parties, threatened to be imposed) upon any Seller Parties or any of the Business or the Assets, by any Governmental Authority or other Person (or against Parent with respect to any Business or any Asset).

4.5. Consents; Waivers

.  No Approval is required on the part of any Seller Party in connection with (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereunder (including the Deposit Escrow Agreement and the Closing Documents) by any Sellers Parties, (ii) the compliance by the Seller Parties with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, (iii) the consummation of the Transaction, or (iv) the continuing validity and effectiveness immediately following the Closing of any Permit or Material Contract, except (w) as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, (x) compliance with the applicable requirements of the HSR Act and (y) the Regulatory Approvals.

4.6. Financial Statements

.  The Sellers have made a vailable to the Buyer copies of the audited, to the extent available, and unaudited statement of operations of each of the Sellers, reflecting the operation of the Businesses by the Sellers for the years ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 and for each calendar month between December 31, 2014 and the date of this Agreement (such audited and unaudited statements, including the related notes and schedules that apply to the Sellers, are referred to herein as the “ Financial Statements ”,

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which term shall include, from and after the date of this Agreement, any and all Interim Financial Statements delivered to the Buyer in accordance with Section 6.14).  Except as disclosed in Section 4.6 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule and except as otherwise indicated in the notes thereto, each of the Financial Statements is (a) complete and correct in all material respects, (b) is in accordance with the books and records of the Sellers, (c) has been prepared by the Sellers in accordance with GAAP or IFRS, as applicable, consistently applied, without modification of the accounting principles used in the preparation thereof throughout the periods presented, and (d) presents fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of each of the Sellers for the periods indicated therein.  The books of account and other records (financial and otherwise) of each Seller, the Businesses are complete and correct in all material respects and are maintained in accordance with good business practices and are accurately reflected on the Financial Statements or the notes thereto.

4.7. Absence of Certain Changes or Events

.  Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 4.7 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, since the December 31, 2014:

4.7.1 the Sellers have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices;

4.7.2 there has been no damage, distribution or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, materially adversely affecting any Business or the Assets;

4.7.3 there has not been any forgiveness, cancellation or waiver of any material rights of any Seller Party (with respect to the Businesses or the Assets) under any Contract;

4.7.4 except to the extent reflected on the Financial Statements or arising in the ordinary course after such date, none of the Sellers has any Liabilities, or knows of a reasonable basis therefor related to or arising from the operation of any Business or the ownership, possession or use of the Assets through the Closing Date, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of its business on terms and conditions and in amounts consistent with past practices ; and

4.7.5 there has not been any act or omission by the Sellers that, if taken during the period from December 31, 2014 through the date of this Agreement without Buyer’s consent, would constitute a breach of Section 6.1.1.

4.8. Compliance With Laws; Permits

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4.8.1 The Sellers and the Business are in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the Sellers, the Assets, the Business and any of their businesses or operations (other than Environmental Laws, which are subject to Section 4.13, and ERISA, employee benefits and labor laws, which are subject to Section 4.12).  The Sellers hold all Licenses and Provider Agreements which are required to conduct their businesses (including the operation of the Businesses) as presently conducted, including, without limitation, any applicable licenses with State Licensure Authorities, any federal Drug Enforcement Administration or state controlled substance permits or authorizations

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and the Sellers’ respective Medicare and Medicaid Provider Agreements (all of the foregoing, collectively, “ Permits ”); provided ,   however , that any representation made hereunder with respect to licenses under Environmental Laws is subject to the qualifications provided in Section 4.13.  Section 4.8.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, sets forth (i) a list and description of each Permit and any waivers in respect thereof, copies of which have been made available to the Buyer, and (ii) the accreditation of each Business, copies of which have been made available to the Buyer.  All of the Permits are in full force and effect and valid and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and there are no disputes thereunder.  The Sellers are in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all Permits and no event, occurrence, or condition now exists, or upon the consummation of the Transaction will exist which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would give rise to a default thereunder on the part of the Sellers or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, any other party thereto or would give rise to the right of any party or parties thereto to cancel or terminate thereunder.  None of the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates, has received written notice or has Knowledge that a Governmental Authority is considering the amendment, termination, revocation or cancellation of any Permit.  Except as set forth in Section 4.8.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, none of the Permits shall be rescinded, revoked, terminated or suspended as a result of the consummation of the Transaction provided the applicable consent, waiver or approval set forth in Section 4.5 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule is obtained.  None of the Seller Parties has received written notice to the effect that a Governmental Authority claimed or alleged that a Seller or any Business was not in compliance with all Laws applicable to such Seller or Business and which has not been resolved to the satisfaction of such Governmental Authority.  Sellers have not taken any action to rescind, withdraw, revoke, amend, modify, supplement or otherwise alter the nature, tenor or scope of any Permit other than non-material alterations effected in the ordinary course of business.

4.8.2 Each Seller and each of the Businesses are in material compliance with the terms and provisions of all Provider Agreements.  Except as set forth in Section 4.8.2 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, none of the Sellers nor any of the Businesses are in violation of, nor has violated within the past three (3) years, the Medicare and Medicaid provisions of the Social Security Act, the anti-kickback provisions of the Social Security Act, the Stark anti referral provisions of the Social Security Act, the False Claims Act, the Civil Monetary Penalty Law of the Social Security Act, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (each as codified in the United States Code), or the applicable record keeping or other Laws of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or applicable State Licensure Authorities.  No Seller is subject to a denial of payment for new admissions with respect to any Facility as a result of its most recently received survey with no opportunity to correct.  No Facility is designated as a “Special Focus Facility” (as such term is defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Special Focus Facility Program).

4.8.3 The licensed bed capacity of each Facility   is as set forth in Section 4.8.3 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedules, and the actual bed count   operated at each Facility is as set forth in Section 4.8.3 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedules .  No Seller has applied to reduce the number of licensed or certified beds of any Facility or to move or transfer the right to any and all of the licensed or certified beds of any Facility to any other

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location or to amend or otherwise change any Facility and/or the number of beds approved by the state health department or equivalent (or any subdivision) or other applicable state licensing agency, and there are no proceedings or actions pending or contemplated to reduce the number of licensed or certified beds of any Facility.

4.8.4 The Permits (i) have not been (A) transferred to any location or (B)  pledged as collateral security unless such pledge will be released at Closing, (ii) are held free from restrictions or known conflicts that would materially impair the use or operation of any Business as intended, and (iii) are not provisional, probationary, or restricted in any way, except in instances where a Governmental Authority has issued a provisional, probationary or restricted license, permit or certification in the ordinary course pending issuance of a final license, permit or certification as set forth in Section 4.8.4 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedules.

4.8.5 No Seller Party is, to Seller Partie s’ Knowledge, a target of, and no Seller Party is a participant in, or subject to any action, proceeding, suit, audit, investigation or sanction by any Governmental Authority or any other administrative or investigative body or entity or any other third party payor or any resident (including, without limitation, whistleblower suits, or suits brought pursuant to federal or state False Claims Acts, and Medicare/State fraud/abuse laws, but excluding medical malpractice claims and other civil liability lawsuits for which the applicable Facility is maintaining insurance coverage in the ordinary course of business) which would reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly or with the passage of time in a Sellers’ Material Adverse Effect.

4.8.6 Other than the Medicare and Medicaid programs, no Seller Party is a participant in any federal, state or local program whereby any federal, state or local government or quasi-governmental body, or any intermediary, agency, board or other authority or entity may have the right to recover funds with respect to any Business by reason of the advance of federal, state or local funds, including, without limitation, those authorized under the Hill-Burton Act (42 U.S.C. 291, et   seq. ).  No Seller Party has received written notice of any violation of, and to Seller Parties’ Knowledge there is no violation of, applicable antitrust laws by any Seller Party in connection with any Business.

4.8.7 Each Seller’s private payor, Medicare, Medicaid and/or managed care company, insurance company or other third-party insurance accounts receivable with respect to any Business is free of any Liens, and no Seller has pledged any of its receivables as collateral security for any Indebtedness except for pledges to be released at Closing.

4.9. Fraud and Abuse Matters

.  Except as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, none of the Sellers , nor any of the officers, employees, or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, agents of the Sellers, and none of the persons who provide professional ser vices under agreements with the Sellers have engaged in any activities which are prohibited, or are cause for civil penalties, exceeding $10,000.00 or mandatory or permissive exclusion from Medicare or Medicaid, under Title 42 of the United States Code (“ Title 42 ”) or Title 31 of the United States Code, or the regulations promulgated pursuant to such Laws or related state or local

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Laws or which are prohibited by any private accrediting organization from which any of the Sellers seeks or has accreditation or by generally recognized professional standards of care or conduct, including, but not limited to, the following activities:

4.9.1 making or causing to be made a false statement or representation of a fact in any application for any benefit or payment;

4.9.2 making or causing to be made any false statement or representation of a fact for use in determining rights to any benefit or payment;

4.9.3 presenting or causing to be presented a claim for reimbursement under Medicare, Medicaid or other federal or state health care program that is (i) for an item or service that the Person presenting or causing to be presented knows or should know was not provided as claimed, (ii) for an item or service that the Person presenting knows or should know that the claim is false or fraudulent, or (iii) for an item or service that the Person presenting knows or should know is not medically necessary;

4.9.4 offering, paying, soliciting or receiving any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe or rebate), directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind (i) in return for referring, or to induce the referral of, an individual to a Person for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any item or service for which payment may be made in whole or in part by Medicare or Medicaid, or other federal or state health care program, or (ii) in return for, or to induce, the purchase, lease or order, or the arranging for or recommending of the purchase, lease or order, of any good, facility, service or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part by Medicare or Medicaid or other state health care program; or

4.9.5 making or causing to be made or inducing or seeking to induce the making of any false statement or representation (or omitting to state a fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading) or a fact with respect to (i) the conditions or operations of a Business in order that the Business may qualify for Medicare, Medicaid or other federal or state health care program certification, or (ii) information required to be provided under Section 1320a 3a of Title 42.

4.10. Medicare/Medicaid Participation

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4.10.1 None of the Sellers, nor any of the Sellers’ employees, officers or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, contractors, has been excluded or debarred from participation under the Medicare program, other federal health care program (including, without limitation, the Veteran’s Administration or TRICARE f/k/a CHAMPUS), the Medicaid program or a state health care program as defined in Section 1320a 7 of Title 42 or any regulations promulgated thereunder (“ State Health Care Program ”);

4.10.2 None of the Sellers, nor any of the Sellers’ employees, officers or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, contractors, has been convicted (as that term is defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.2) of any of the following categories of offenses as described in

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Section 1320a 7(a) and (b) or any regulations promulgated thereunder, including but not limited to the following:

(a) Criminal offenses relating to the delivery of an item or service under Medicare, other federal health care program, Medicaid, or any State Health Care Program;

(b) Criminal offenses under any Law relating to neglect or abuse in connection with the delivery of a health care item or service;

(c) Criminal offenses under any Law relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct in connection with the delivery of a health care item or service or with respect to any act or omission in a program operated by or financed in whole or in part by any federal, state or local government agency;

(d) Any Law relating to the interference with or obstruction of any investigation into any criminal offense described in (i) through (iii) above;

(e) Criminal offenses under any Law relating to the unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription or dispensing of a controlled substance; or

(f) Any offense which would permit the exclusion of any Business from a government program.

4.11. Medicare and Medicaid Cost Reports

.  All cost repo rts required to be filed by the Sellers with respect to their respective Businesses under Title 42 or any other applicable Law or private provider regulations (“ Cost Reports ”) have been prepared and filed in good faith in accordance with applicable Laws and are true, correct and complete in all material respects (and true and complete copies of such reports for the past three (3) fiscal years have been made available to the Buyer), and the Sellers have paid, or made provision to pay through proper recordation of any net liability all amounts set forth in any “Notices of Program Reimbursement” received from the Medicare and Medicaid programs and tentative settlements for periods ended prior to December 31, 2014 .  Section 4.11 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule sets forth (a) the years and the Businesses for which Cost Reports remain to be settled or for which the statute of limitations has not yet expired (including, without limitation, the Businesses and years for which Cost Reports are subject to reopening) and (b) a description of all pending appeals for Medicare or Medicaid Cost Reports and the issues relevant thereto.  None of the Businesses is subject to a pending, or to Seller Parties’ Knowledge, threatened recoupment claim for services provided by the Businesses.

4.12. Employee Benefits and Labor Matters.

4.12.1 Section 4.12.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule contains, as of the date indicated thereon, (a) a complete and correct list, categorized by the location where employed, of the name, position, employer, current rate of compensation of each current employee (including bonuses, commissions, and deferred compensation), classification of status as exempt/non-exempt, years of service, interests in any incentive compensation plan, and estimated entitlements to receive supplementary retirement benefits or allowances (whether pursuant to a contractual obligation or otherwise) of the Sellers, together with a description of any accrued vacation days, or other specific

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arrangements, benefits, or rights concerning such employees, including without limitation, all bonuses, severance payments, termination pay and other special compensation of any kind paid to, accrued with respect to, or that would be payable to such employee as a result of the Transaction and (b) a complete and correct list, categorized by Business, of individuals who are currently performing services for the Sellers related to the Businesses including individuals who are classified as consultants or independent contractors, provided that such Section 4.12.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule may be updated within five (5) Business Days of the date of this Agreement which, if approved by Buyer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) shall have the same effect as if such update had been provided on the date of this Agreement.

4.12.2 Section 4.12.2 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list of:  (a) all “employee benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), and (b) all other employee benefit plans, policies, agreements, arrangements, understandings, practices, or commitments, including, all payroll practices, employment, consulting or other compensation agreements, or bonus or other incentive compensation, stock purchase, equity or equity based compensation, deferred compensation, change in control, severance, sick leave, vacation, loans, salary continuation, health, life insurance and educational assistance plan, policies, agreements or arrangements, whether formal or informal, firm or contingent, written or oral, which cover the current or former employees, officers, directors or consultants of any of the Sellers (collectively, the “ Benefit Plans ”).

4.12.3 Except as set forth in Section 4.12.3 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, the Benefit Plans have been maintained, in all material respects, in accordance with their terms and with all applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws. 

4.12.4 The Benefit Plans intended to qualify under Section 401 or for other tax favored treatment under of Subchapter B of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code (collectively, the “ 401(k) Plans ”) are subject to favorable determination letters issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to their form, or the applicable Sellers are entitled to rely upon an opinion or advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the qualification of such Benefit Plan.  To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no event has occurred with respect to the operation of the Benefit Plans that reasonably could be expected to cause the loss of such qualification or exemption, or the imposition of any liability, penalty or tax under ERISA or the Code.

4.12.5 All contributions required to be made to each Benefit Plan by the Seller Parties prior to the Closing Date have been or will be completely and timely made on or before the Closing Date. 

4.12.6 There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened audits, investigations, actions, claims or lawsuits arising from or relating to the Benefit Plans (other than routine benefit claims).

4.12.7 Except as set forth in Section 4.12.7 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, none of the Benefit Plans provide for post-employment life or health coverage

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for any employee of the Sellers or any beneficiary of an employee, officer, director, or consultant of the Sellers, except as may be required under COBRA .  The Sellers and all ERISA Affiliates have complied in all material respects with the requirements of COBRA.

4.12.8 Except as set forth in Section 4.12.8 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, no Benefit Plan is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA to which any of the Sellers, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has, or within the last six years had, an obligation to contribute, or with respect to which the Sellers, or the ERISA Affiliates has participated, subscribed or maintained.

4.12.9 Except as set forth in Section 4.12.9 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, none of the Sellers has entered into any employment or severance contract or agreement with any consultant, independent contractor, or employee in connection with the operations of the Businesses, or entered into any arrangement or understanding, whether informal or formal, written or unwritten, with any labor union, except for employment arrangements which, by their terms, will not continue past the Closing Date.

4.12.10 Except as set forth in Section 4.12.10 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule (a) none of the Sellers’ employees is represented in his or her capacity as an employee of such Seller by any labor organization, (b) no Seller has recognized any labor organization, nor has any Seller entered into any collective bargaining agreement or union contract recognizing any labor organization as the bargaining agreement of any em ployees of the Sellers, nor is any Seller a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or union contract, and there is no pending or , to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, threatened labor dispute, strike, slowdown or work stoppage against any of the Sellers, and each Seller has not, and has no Knowledge that any of its employees or representatives have, committed any unfair labor practice, and there is no pending or , to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, threatened charge or complaint against any of the Sellers at the National Labor Relations Board or any comparable government entity , (c) as of the date of this Agreement, no labor organization has made a demand for recognition or any other request or demand for representative status with respect to any person employed by the Sellers, or filed a petition with any regional office of the National Labor Relations Board to represent any employees of the Sellers as, or been elected as, the collective bargaining agent or any employees of the Sellers , and ( d ) there are no violations of any labor related Law, strikes, work stoppages, lockouts, arbitrations, grievances or other labor disputes involving the employees of the Sellers pending or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, threatened or alleged.  The Sellers are in compliance, in all material respect, with all Laws relating to the employment of their respective employees, including all such Laws relating to wages, hours, the National Labor Relations Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and any similar state or local “mass layoff” or “plant closing” Law (“ WARN ”), collective bargaining, discrimination, equal opportunity, disability accommodation, leaves of absence, civil rights, safety and health, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, severance, employee policies, handbooks or manuals and the collection and payment of withholding and social security taxes and any similar tax.  There has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” (as defined by WARN) with respect to any of the Sellers since January 1, 2014. 

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4.13. Environmental Matters

.  Except as set forth in Section 4.13 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule and in any Phase I reports obtained by or made available to the Buyer with respect to any Facility:

4.13.1 None of the Sellers has received written notice that   the Businesses, the Assets and operations of the Sellers are not in material compliance with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits.

4.13.2 All Environmental Permits for the Businesses and the Assets of the Sellers as they are currently being operated are in full force and effect, and there are no proceedings pending or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, threatened that seek to impose fines or penalties associated with any violation of or non-compliance with any terms or conditions of the Environmental Permits or to revoke or prevent renewal of such Environmental Permits.

4.13.3 None of the Sellers has received written notice of or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, are otherwise subject to any pending claim, action, suit, investigation, or proceeding relating to any violation of, non-compliance with, or any investigation, Release, corrective action, remediation or monitoring of Hazardous Materials under, any Environmental Law.

4.13.4 To the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials at or from the Real Property that could give rise to any liability under Environmental Laws.

4.13.5 To the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, e xcept as disclosed in the environmental site assessment reports referred to in Section 4.13 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, there are no (a) underground storage tanks, (b) landfills, (c) surface impoundments, (d) asbestos containing materials, (e) lead based paint, or (f) polychlorinated biphenyls located on any of the Real Property.

4.13.6 To the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, none of the Sellers has, contractually, by operation of any Environmental or other Law or otherwise, assumed or succeeded to any environmental Liabilities of any predecessor Real Property owner.

4.13.7 For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) Environmental Laws ” means any and all applicable U.S., State, local or foreign Laws, including the common law, regulations, codes, rules and ordinances pertaining to protection of human health and safety (to the extent arising from exposure to Hazardous Materials) or to the environment (including, without limitation, any generation, use, storage, treatment, transportation, or Release of Hazardous Materials into the environment).

(b) Environmental Permits ” means any and all Permits required under Environmental Laws.

(c) Hazardous Materials ” means any chemical, substance, waste, pollutant, or contaminant that is regulated under any Environmental Law, including, asbestos

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containing materials and polychlorinated biphenyls, and petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum products, crude oil and natural gas.

(d) Release ” means any depositing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, placing, emitting, discarding, abandoning, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, dumping, or disposing of any Hazardous Materials into the environment.

4.13.8 Notwithstanding the generality of any other representations or warranties contained in this Agreement, this Section 4.13 will be deemed to contain the only representations and warranties of the Sellers in this Agreement with respect to environmental matters or Environmental Laws.

4.14. Material Contracts

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4.14.1 Section 4.14.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule lists all of the following Contracts , other than a Contract which is a Benefit Plan (collectively, the “ Material Contracts ”):

(a) Hospital transfer agreements, medical director agreements, and Provider Agreements,

(b) Contracts for the Lease of Real Property,

(c) Contracts with any current or former executive officer of the Sellers, director, shareholder, Affiliate, or other related Person of any of the Sellers, including any direct or indirect shareholder of any Affiliate thereof;

(d) Contracts with any labor union or association representing any employee of the Sellers;

(e) Contracts for the sale of any of the Assets other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or for the grant to any Person of any right of first refusal, purchase option for other preferential rights to purchase any of the Assets, where such Assets have a value greater than $ 5 0,000.00 in the aggregate;

(f) Contracts for partnerships, licensing arrangements, or sharing of profits or proprietary information, and any confidentiality agreements;

(g) Contracts executed within the last three years (including, without limitation, rights of first refusal, purchase options or other preferential rights) relating to the acquisition (by merger, purchase of stock or assets or otherwise) by the Sellers of any operating business or material assets or the capital stock of any other Person;

(h) any Contract with any Governmental Authority;

(i) any Contract with respect to the discharge, storage or removal of Hazardous Materials;

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(j) Contracts relating to the incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any Indebtedness, guaranteeing any Liabilities of another Person, or imposing an Encumbrance on any of the Assets, including indentures, guarantees, loan or credit agreements, sale and leaseback agreements, purchase money obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, mortgages, pledge agreements, security agreements, or conditional sale or title retention agreements;

(k) all Contracts expressly requiring payments in excess of $ 5 0,000.00 in the aggregate during any twelve (12) month period or which are not cancellable upon thirty (30) days prior notice;

(l) Contracts providing for severance, retention, change in control or other similar payments;

(m) Brokerage agreements or tenant representation agreements affecting the Real Property;

(n) Contracts containing any covenant limiting the freedom of (x) any Seller to (a) engage in any line of business or in any geographical area, (b) compete with any Person or (c) to solicit or hire any Person or (y) any other Person to (a) engage in any line of business or in any geographical area that is competitive with the business of such Seller or (b) to solicit or hire any Person that is or was an employee of such Seller;

(o) Contracts with any third party payor;

(p) Contracts for licensing arrangements (including software licenses to the extent that any Seller has retained copies of such licensing documents, but excluding license agreements for commercial off-the-shelf software) or sharing of proprietary information, and any confidentiality agreements;

(q) Contracts under which any Seller has made advances or loans to any other Person;

(r) Settlement agreements, stipulations or similar agreements to which any Seller or Business is subject;

(s) Contracts for capital expenditures exceeding $50,000 relating to any Facility, and any agreements, obligations or commitments for future capital expenditures relating to any Facility, including, without limitation, additions to property, plant, equipment or intangible capital assets; and

(t) All other Contracts that Sellers, in their reasonable judgment, deem material to the operation of any Business.

4.14.2 Except as set forth in Section 4.14.2 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, (a) each of the Material Contracts is in full force and effect and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the applicable Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy

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and Equity Exception, (b) no Seller is in default under any Material Contract, nor, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, is any other party to any Material Contract in default thereunder, (c) no event, occurrence, condition or act now exists or, upon the consummation of the Transaction will exist which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would give rise to a default under any Material Contract on the part of any of the Sellers or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, any other party thereto, or would give rise to the right of any party or parties thereto to cancel or terminate thereunder, (d) no party to any of the Material Contracts has exercised any termination rights with respect thereto, or notified any of the Sellers of an intent to so exercise, and no party has given notice of any dispute with respect to any Material Contract, and (e) no consent or approval of any party or parties to any Material Contract is required for the consummation of the Transaction.  The Sellers have made available to the Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all of the Material Contracts, together with all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto.

4.14.3 All account debtors under the Material Contracts, including, without limitation, all payors under the Provider Agreements, either (a) directly deposit payments into direct deposit accounts (“ Direct Deposit Accounts ”) or (b) remit payments to the address of the applicable Business, as the case may be, payable to the respective Seller or to the name set forth in Section 4.14.3 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule.  Section 4.14.3 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all of the Sellers’ Direct Deposit Accounts, including the account numbers and signatories thereto, and, except for such Direct Deposit Accounts, there are no accounts into which the payors under the Provider Agreements directly deposit payments thereunder.

4.14.4 Specimen resident admission agreements for each Facility (the “ Resident Contracts ”) have been provided to the Buyer.  To Sellers’ Knowledge, no Resident Contract deviates in any material respect from such standard forms except in the ordinary course of business.  To Sellers’ Knowledge, all residents of the Facilities have executed Resident Contracts.

4.15. Real Estate

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4.15.1 Section 4.15.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, contains a complete list of all Real Property (including the address, description and owner of such Real Property) and the Seller Title Insurance Policies with respect to the property constituting the Real Property (other than with respect to the Premier Therapy Lease), true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Buyer.  E ach of the Sellers that owns real property has good and marketable fee title to its respective Land and Buildings, free and clear of all Encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, except (a) those Encumbrances set forth in the t itle r eports listed in Section 4.15.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, and (b) Permitted Exceptions, and upon the consummation of the Transaction at the Closing, the Buyer shall have good and marketable fee title to the Land and Buildings, free and clear of all Encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, except (i) Permitted Exceptions and (iii) any Encumbrances created or approved in writing by the Buyer.  Premier Therapy has a valid and enforceable leasehold interest in the premises

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leased pursuant to the Premier Therapy Lease (the “ Leased Property ”), and the Premier Therapy Lease is in full force and effect.  The Real Property constitutes all interests in real property currently used, occupied or currently held for use in connection with the Businesses and which are necessary for the continued operation of the Businesses as they are currently operated, except to the extent certain services are provided to the Businesses by Affiliates of Sellers from other locations.  N o portion of the Real Property is subject to any leases, rights of first refusal, or options to purchase that will remain in effect after Closing.

4.15.2 (a) All certificates of occupancy necessary for the current use and operation of the Land and Buildings have been issued and, except as set forth in Section 4.15 .2 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, contain no limitations or restrictions on the current use thereof.  All certificates of occupancy necessary for the current use and operation of the Leased Property have been issued.  No certificate of occupancy for the Real Property is a temporary certificate of occupancy, each of the same i s in full force and effect, and no party has received any notice of any violation thereunder.  (b) T he Real Property complies in all material respects with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and all fire safety and physical plant requirements of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association - 1985 edition, that are applicable to a skilled nursing facility pursuant to 42 CFR § 483.70, and there are no waivers of any violations thereof. 

4.15.3 There is no (a) pending or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, contemplated eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceeding or conveyance in lieu thereof affecting all or any portion of the Real Property, or (b) pending or, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, contemplated proceeding to change or redefine the zoning classification of all or any portion of the Real Property. 

4.15.4 Except as set forth in Section 4.15.4 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, none of the Sellers owns or holds any option, right of first refusal or other contractual right to purchase, acquire, sell, assign or dispose of any real estate or any portion thereof or interest therein.

4.15.5 To the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, the Real Property complies in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the Real Property and none of the Sellers has received notice from any Governmental Authority of any material violation of any Law applicable to the Real Property which remains outstanding.

4.15.6 There are no pending or, to Seller Parties’ Knowledge, threatened requests, applications or proceedings to alter or restrict the zoning of the Real Property.

4.16. Vehicles

.  None of the Sellers owns or leases (whether by capital lease or otherwise) any automobiles, vans, buses or other motor vehicles, other than those listed in Section 4.16 of th e Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule.

4.17. Inventory

.  Each of the Sellers maintains at the offices of their respective Business an adequate supply of inventory, supplies, linens, medicine, foodstuffs and other similar items as

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may be necessary for the proper operation thereof and in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws.

4.18. Deposits and PNAs

.  Any and all Deposits and PNAs held, maintained or administered by or on behalf of the Sellers or the Businesses have been, and presently are, held, maintained or administered in material c ompliance with all applicable Laws.  In respect of each Business, all Deposits and PNAs of residents at each Facility are held by the applicable Seller.

4.19. Tangible Personal Property

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4.19.1 Each of the Sellers owns or leases all Personal Property necessary for the operation of the Businesses, as the case may be, as now conducted.  All such items of Personal Property which, individually or in the aggregate, are material to the operation of the Businesses are in good condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair (except for ordinary wear and tear and repairs that are not material in nature or cost) and are suitable for the purposes used.

4.19.2 Section 4.19.2 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, sets forth all leases of Personal Property (“ Personal Property Leases ”) involving annual payments in excess of $50,000.00 relating to Personal Property used in connection with operating the Businesses or by which any of the Assets is bound.  All of the items of Personal Property that are material to the operation of the Businesses that are provided pursuant to the Personal Property Leases are in good condition and repair (except for ordinary wear and tear and repairs that are not material in nature or cost) and are suitable for the purposes used, and such property is in all material respects in the condition required of such property by the terms of the lease applicable thereto during the term of the lease.  The Sellers have made available to the Buyer true, correct and complete copies of the Personal Property Leases, together with all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto.

4.19.3 Each of the Sellers has a valid and enforceable leasehold interest under each of the Personal Property Leases under which it is a lessee, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.  Each of the Personal Property Leases is in full force and effect and no Seller has received or given any notice of any default or event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by such Seller under any of the Personal Property Leases and, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, no other party is in default thereof, and no party to the Personal Property Leases has exercised any termination rights with respect thereto.

4.20. Insurance

.  Section 4.20 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, sets forth a correct and complete list of all insurance policies (including information on the scope and amount of the coverage provided thereunder) maintained by the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates and applicable to the Businesses excluding policies that are Benefit Plans (the “ Policies ”), each of which is in full force and effect.  Except as set forth in Section 4.20 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding claims f or losses in excess of $500,000.00 made under any Policy or self-insurance arrangement of any Seller currently in effect with respect to the Businesses.  The Policies (a) hav e been issued by insurers which to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, are reputable and financially sound, and (b) provide coverage for the operations conducted by the

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Sellers of a scope and coverage consistent with customary practice in the industries in which the Sellers operate.  All insurance premiums currently due with respect to the Policies have been paid and none of the Sellers is otherwise in default with respect to any such Policy.  None of the Sellers has received written notice of cancellation or non-renewal of any Policy.  None of the Sellers is in material breach or default, and none of the Sellers has taken any action or failed to take any action which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or modification, of any of the Policies, except as set forth in Section 4.20 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule. 

4.21. Brokers and Other Advisors

.  Except for Key Bank, the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Sellers or their Affiliates, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission, or the reimbursement of expenses, in connection with the Transaction based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any of the Seller Parties or any of their Affiliates.

4.22. Non Foreign Status of the Sellers

.  None of the Sellers is a “foreign person” as defined by Section 1445 of the Code.

4.23. Intellectual Property

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4.23.1 Section 4.23.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule Contains a correct, current, and complete list of all (A) Sellers’ Intellectual Property that is subject to any issuance, registration, application or other filing with any governmental entity or authorized private registrar in any jurisdiction (collectively, “ Intellectual Property Registrations ”) and (B) all other Sellers’ Intellectual Property used in the Sellers’ Business.

4.23.2 For purposes of this Agreement, “ Sellers’ Intellectual Property ” means any or all of the following, which are owned by Sellers or used in connection with the Business, and all rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith, whether registered or unregistered, as applicable, throughout the world:  (i) copyrights, works of authorship and derivative works, websites and website content, written materials in any form, marketing and sales materials, and brochures; (ii) trade names, trade dress and trade styles, logos, common law trademarks and service marks, and all goodwill of the business associated with the foregoing excluding the trade name and trade dress of or for Parent or otherwise related to Revera, Inc. or its Affiliates (excluding the Businesses) ; (iii) databases, data structures and data collections; (vi) all web addresses, sites, domain names excluding those related to Parent or otherwise related to Revera, Inc. or its Affiliates (excluding the Businesses) ; (iv) computer software, object code, source code, interfaces, scripts, software documentation excluding proprietary operational protocols and related software, which are included as Excluded Assets ; (v) patents and applications therefor, including without limitation, the right to claim priority and the right to any continuation, division, or substitute application thereof and the right to any reissue, restoration, extension or reexamination of any patent thereof, improvements, amendments, renewals, and reissues of the same; (vi) inventions and discoveries, invention disclosures, trade secrets, proprietary information, know-how, technical data, confidential business information; (vii) any similar corresponding or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing;

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(viii) any and all applications or registrations for any of the foregoing; (ix) any and all rights under any license or other contract pertaining to any of the foregoing, regardless of ownership; and (xi) all documentation related to and/or reflective of any of the foregoing. 

4.23.3 Each of the Sellers is the sole and exclusive owner of, or has valid and continuing rights to use, sell and license, each of the components of the Sellers’ Intellectual Property used in connection with the operation of their respective Business.  The use or other commercial exploitation of the Sellers’ Intellectual Property by the Sellers, does not infringe, constitute an unauthorized use of or misappropriate any intellectual property rights of any Person.  None of the Sellers is a party to or the subject of any pending or threatened suit, action, investigation or proceeding which involves a claim (i) against any of the Sellers, of infringement, unauthorized use, or violation of any intellectual property rights of any Person, or challenging the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Sellers’ Intellectual Property, or (ii) contesting the right of any of the Sellers to use, sell, exercise, license, transfer or dispose of any Sellers’ Intellectual Property.  None of the Sellers have received written notice of any such threatened claim nor are there any facts or circumstances that could form the basis for any claim against any of the Sellers of infringement, unauthorized use, or violation of any intellectual property rights of any Person, or challenging the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Sellers’ Intellectual Property.

4.23.4 To the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, no Person (including any current or former employee of any of the Sellers) is infringing, violating, misappropriating or otherwise misusing any Sellers’ Intellectual Property, and none of the Sellers has made any such claims against any Person (including employees and former employees of any of the Sellers) nor, to the Seller Parties’ Knowledge, is there any basis for such a claim.

4.23.5 No trade secret or any other non-public, proprietary information material to the operation of any Business as presently conducted has been authorized to be disclosed or has been actually disclosed by any of the Sellers to any employee of the Sellers or any third Person other than pursuant to a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement restricting the disclosure and use of the Sellers’ Intellectual Property.  Each of the Sellers has taken all reasonably necessary and appropriate steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all trade secrets and any other confidential information of such Seller.

4.24. Tax Matters

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4.24.1 Sellers have duly filed all foreign, federal, state and local Tax Returns required to be filed by Sellers on or prior to the date of this Agreement, and they have paid all Taxes that have become due pursuant to such Tax Returns and reports or pursuant to any assessment received by Sellers. 

4.24.2 None of the Sellers has any unpaid liability for Tax (other than properly accrued current Taxes) of any kind   for which Buyer may become liable, or that could result in a lien upon any of the Assets. 

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4.24.3 All Tax Returns filed by Sellers are true, complete and correct in all material respects. 

4.24.4 Each Seller (i)  ha s paid or will pay properly and timely to the appropriate Taxing Authority all payroll, unemployment and similar Taxes due from such Seller on or before the Closing Date ,   (ii)  ha s withheld or will withhold properly and ha s timely paid or will timely pay to the appropriate Taxing Authority all other Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor or other third party with respect to the Businesses, and (iii)  ha s complied with all information reporting, backup withholding and Tax Return requirements, including maintenance of required records with respect thereto, in connection with any such amounts. 

4.24.5 There are no proceedings or other actions pending or to the Knowledge of Sellers threatened , for the assessment and collection of additional Taxes of any kind for any period for which Tax Returns have or were required to have been filed.  None of Sellers has agreed to extend the time or waive the applicable limitations period for the assessment of any deficiency or adjustment for any taxable year. 

4.24.6 No claim has ever been made by a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where any Seller does not file Tax Returns that such Seller is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction, and to Sellers’ Knowledge, there is no basis for such claim. 

4.24.7 None of the Assets constitute tax-exempt bond financed property or tax-exempt use property within the meaning of Section 168 of the Code, and none of the Assets is subject to a lease, safe harbor lease or other arrangement as a result of which any Seller would not be treated as the owner for federal income tax purposes.

4.25. Intentionally Omitted .

4.26. Resident and Patient Records .  A ll resident records and other relevant records of each Business used or developed in connection with such Business (collectively, the “ Resident Records ”) have been maintained substantially in accordance with all applicable Laws governing the preparation, maintenance confidentiality, transfer and/or destruction of such records.

4.27. OFAC

4.28. .  No Seller Party nor any of its officers, directors, managers, principals or affiliates nor any of its brokers or any agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with this Transaction (a) is listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control, Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”) pursuant to the Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (Sept. 25, 2001) (“ OFAC Order ”), (b) is listed on any other list of terrorists or terrorist organizations maintained pursuant to the OFAC Order, the rules and regulations of OFAC or any other applicable requirements contained in any enabling legislation or other Executive Orders in respect of the Order, (c) is owned or controlled by, or acts for or on behalf of any individual or entity on any of the lists maintained pursuant to the OFAC Order or other Laws or Orders, (d) is engaged in activities prohibited in the OFAC Order or other Laws or Orders, (e) has been determined by competent

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authority to be subject to any of the prohibitions contained in the OFAC Order or other Laws or Orders, (f) is in receipt of any notice from the Secretary of State or the Attorney General of the United States or any other department, agency or office of the United States claiming a violation or possible violation of the OFAC Order or other Laws or Orders, or (g) has been convicted, pleaded nolo contendere , indicted, arraigned or custodially detained on charges involving money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering.

4.1. Resident Census Information .  The Owner Operator Sellers and the Operator Sellers have delivered to the Buyer true, correct and complete Resident Census Information for each Facility’s last three (3) fiscal years and current year-to-date broken out by month.

4.29. No Other Representations or Warranties

.  Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV (including the related portions of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule), no Seller Party has made or makes any other express or implied representation or warranty, either written or oral, on behalf of the Sellers, including any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Business and the Assets furnished or made available to Buyer (including any information, documents or material made available to Buyer in the Data Room or in any other form in expectation of the transactions contemplated hereby) or as to the future revenue, profitability or success of the Business, or any representation or warranty arising f rom statute or otherwise in law.

ARTICLE V – Representations and Warranties of Buyer

The Buyer represents and warrants to the Sellers that except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Buyer to the Sellers simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement (the “ Buyer’s Disclosure Schedule ”):

5.1. Organization and Qualification

.  The Buyer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its state of domestic jurisdiction with full power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted.

5.2. Authority

.  The Buyer has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Closing Documents to which it may be a party to perform and consummate the Transaction.  Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing Documents to which it may be a party and the performance and consummation of the Transaction have been duly authorized by the Buyer’s governing body, and no other action is required by Law, its organizational documents or otherwise for such authorization.  This Agreement and, upon the execution and delivery thereof (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the other parties hereto and thereto), the Closing Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of, and is enforceable against, the Buyer in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by, and is subject to, the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

5.3. Validity of Contemplated Transactions

.  The authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing Documents to which it may be a party and the consummation of the Transaction by the Buyer, does not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both (a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any term or provision of

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or require any notice, filing or consent under (i) the organizational documents of the Buyer, (ii) except for the Regulatory Approvals and compliance with the HSR Act, any Laws applicable to the Buyer, or (iii) any judgment, decree, writ, injunction, order or award of any arbitrator, or Governmental Authority or agency binding upon the Buyer; or (b) conflict with, result in the breach of any term or provision of, require any notice or consent under, give rise to a right of termination of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, or give rise to a right to accelerate any obligation under any contract to which the Buyer is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound.

5.4. Litigation

.  There are no actions, suits or legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings or governmental investigations pending or, to the Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened against the Buyer before or by any Governmental Authority, and, to the Buyer’s Knowledge, no basis exists for any such action, nor is there any injunction, order judgment, ruling, settlement, stipulation or decree imposed (or, to the Knowledge of the Buyer, threatened to be imposed) upon the Buyer by any Governmental Authority.  As of the date hereof, there is no transaction under consideration or pending by Buyer or any of its Affiliates that would be reasonably expected to have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.5. Consents; Waivers

.  No Approval is required on the part of the Buyer in connection with (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereunder by the Buyer, (ii) the compliance by the Buyer with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, (iii) the consummation of the Transaction, except for (x) compliance with the applica ble requirements of the HSR Act   and (y) the Regulatory Approvals.

5.6. Financial Ability

.  Subject to Sections 6.10, at Closing the Buyer will have sufficient funds available to acquire all the Assets pursuant to this Agreement and to pay all fees and expenses required to be paid by Buyer at Closing.

5.7. State Licensure

.  Except as set forth in Section 5.7 of Buyer’s Disclosure Schedule, the Buyer has no Knowledge of any circumstances within the Buyer’s control that would impede the ability of the Buyer or its Affiliates to obtain and receive the Regulatory Approvals on a timely basis in accordance with this Agreement.

5.8. Financial Advisors

No Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor for the Buyer in connection with the Transaction, and no Person is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment in connection with the Transaction based upon any arrangement made by or on behalf of the Buyer or any of its Affiliates.

5.9. OFAC

.  Neither Buyer nor any of its officers, directors, managers, principals or affiliates nor any of its brokers or any agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with this Transaction   (a) is listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by OFAC pursuant to the OFAC Order, (b) is listed on any other list of terrorists or terrorist organizations maintained pursuant to the OFAC Order, the rules and regulations of OFAC or any other applicable requirements contained in any enabling legislation or other Executive Orders in respect of the Order, (c) is owned or controlled by, or acts for or on behalf of any individual or entity on any of the lists maintained pursuant to the OFAC Order or other Laws or

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Orders, (d) is engaged in activities prohibited in the OFAC Order or other Laws or Orders, (e) has been determined by competent authority to be subject to any of the prohibitions contained in the OFAC Order or other Laws or Orders, (f) is in receipt of any notice from the Secretary of State or the Attorney General of the United States or any other department, agency or office of the United States claiming a violation or possible violation of the OFAC Order or other Laws or Orders, or (g) has been convicted, pleaded nolo contendere , indicted, arraigned or custodially detained on charges involving money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering.

ARTICLE VI – Additional Covenants and Agreements

6.1. Conduct of Business; Cooperation with Buyer.

6.1.1 Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing, each of the Sellers shall with respect to the Assets and the operation of the Business (w) conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, which shall include, without limitation, the timely payment, in the ordinary course of business of the Sellers, of all bills, including Tax bills, (x) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws (including, without limitation, maintaining all Licenses and/or approvals required for the current operation of the Businesses), and all requirements of all Material Contracts, all Permits and Approvals (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and the goodwill of those having business relationships with it and retain the services of its present officers and key employees, and (z) keep in full force and effect all material Policies maintained by it, other than changes to such Policies made in the ordinary course of business.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, none of the Sellers shall, without the prior written consent of the Buyer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (provided that any such limitation on an Affiliate of any Seller shall be applicable solely with respect to conduct relating to or affecting the Assets and the operation of the Businesses):

(a) sell, transfer, lease, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of or subject to any Encumbrance any of the Assets to any Person, except (A) pursuant to Contracts in force at the date of this Agreement and listed in Section 6.1.1(a) of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, correct and complete copies of which have been made available to the Buyer (B) dispositions of obsolete or worthless Assets, or (C ) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business.

(b) make any acquisition (by purchase of securities or assets, merger or consolidation, or otherwise) of any other Person or business;

(c) (A) enter into, terminate, waive any portion of or amend any Material Contract (including, without limitation, any Provider Agreement in which any Business participates), (B) enter into or extend the term or scope of any Contract that purports to restrict the Sellers from engaging in any line of business or in any geographic area, or (C) enter into any Contract that would be breached by, or require the consent of any third party in order to continue

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in full force following, consummation of the Transaction; except in each case in the ordinary course of business of the Sellers in accordance with past practices;

(d) increase the compensation of or pay any bonus to, any of its officers, directors, consultants, or employees or enter into, establish, amend or terminate any employment, consulting, retention, change in control, collective bargaining, bonus or other incentive compensation, profit sharing, health or other welfare, stock option or other equity (or equity based), pension, retirement, vacation, severance, deferred compensation or other compensation or benefit plan, policy, agreement, trust, fund or arrangement with, for or in respect of, any officer, other employee, director, or consultant, other than (A) as required pursuant to applicable Law or the terms of Contracts in effect on the date of this Agreement (correct and complete copies of which have been made available to the Buyer in the Data Room or provided to Buyer), and (B) increases in salaries, wages and benefits of employees made in the ordinary course of business and in amounts and in a manner consistent with past practice;

(e) make any changes in financial accounting methods, principles or practices (or change an annual accounting period), except insofar as may be required by a change in GAAP , IFRS or applicable Law;

(f) amend any certificate of incorporation, formation or limited partnership, bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement of any of the Sellers in a manner that would preclude or otherwise interfere with the consummation of the Transaction;

(g) take any action or omit to take any action, or permit any act or omission, which, individually or in the aggregate, will cause or result in (A) a material violation of any requirement of Law applicable to the Businesses or any of the Assets, or (B)(1) notice from any Governmental Authority of a termination, revocation, rescission, suspension or refusal to renew a Permit, (2) notice from any Governmental Authority of a so called “fast track” decertification or a survey finding of serious and immediate jeopardy at any Business, (3) the institution of a penalty enforcement action, (4) the imposition of a ban on admissions to any Facility, (5) the denial of payment for new admissions to any Facility, or (6) notice from any Governmental Authority with respect to a change in the number of licensed beds;

(h) whether directly or indirectly, have any discussions, negotiations (preliminary or otherwise) or other dealings with any other Person regarding the sale or lease of any Business or any of the Assets, or any other transaction having a similar effect;

(i) have any material discussions, negotiations (preliminary or otherwise), communications or other dealings with any labor union, other than (A) in the ordinary course of business, or (B) as may otherwise be required by Law or any collective bargaining agreement ; provided that Sellers shall confer with and involve the Buyer in any such discussions, negotiations, communications or other dealings that are permitted by subsection (A) or (B) or otherwise consented to by the Buyer ;

(j) settle any open Cost Report or related appeal that could reasonably be expected to have a material negative impact on Buyer’s future rate base;

(k) make any material alterations to any Business;

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(l) grant any easements or other rights with respect to the Real Property; or

(m) agree to take any of the actions precluded by this Section 6.1.1.

6.1.2 Each of the Seller Parties agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, such Seller Party shall not (i) take any action or agree to take any action that would cause any of the representations or warranties of the Seller Parties set forth in this Agreement (A) that ar e qualified as to materiality or Sellers’ Material Adverse Effect , to be untrue, or (B) that are not so qualified, to be untrue in any material respect, (ii) knowingly take any action or refrain from taking any action the result of which could reasonably be expected to prevent or otherwise interfere with or delay the consummation of the Transaction by the Walk Away Date, or (iii) agree to take any of the actions precluded by this Section 6.1.2 .

6.1.3 The Buyer agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, the Buyer (and its Affiliates) shall not (i) take any action or agree to take any action that would cause any of the representations or warranties of the Buyer set forth in this Agreement (A) that are qualified as to materiality, to be untrue, or (B) that are not so qualified, to be untrue in any material respect, (ii) knowingly take any action or refrain from taking any action the result of which could reasonably be expected to prevent or otherwise interfere with or delay the consummation of the Transaction by the Walk Away Date, or (iii) agree to take any of the actions precluded by this Section 6.1.3 .

6.2. Conduct of Business; Additional Covenants.

6.2.1 Maintenance of Assets .  The Seller Parties shall continue to maintain and service the Businesses, consistent with their past practice, and shall continue to maintain the inventory, supplies, linens, medicine, foodstuffs and other similar items as may be reasonably necessary for the operation of the Businesses at levels which are consistent with prior practice and in material compliance with all applicable Laws and shall otherwise maintain and keep in full force and effect all Permits applicable to the Businesses.

6.2.2 Liabilities; Encumbrances .  The Sellers shall duly and timely file all reports or returns required to be filed with any and all Governmental Authorities, and will promptly pay when due all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges, lawfully levied or assessed upon them or the Businesses or the operations thereof for periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, unless contested in good faith, in which case the Sellers shall pay such amounts promptly after a final determination that such amounts are due.

6.2.3 Plans of Correction .  The Sellers shall comply in all material respects, or shall obtain transferable waivers, with respect to any surveys or inspections by any Governmental Authority arising from the Transaction contemplated in this

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Agreement and the requirements of any plan or plans of correction proposed in response to any inspection or survey conducted by any Governmental Authority that commences on or prior to the Closing Date and pay any fines or penalties resulting from such inspections or surveys or if appealed, Sellers shall retain liability for all costs and expenses in pursuing such appeals and the liability for any penalties not rescinded.  In addition, Sellers shall consult with Buyer and obtain approval for any settlements of such appeals and notify Buyer of the final disposition of such matters.    

6.2.4 Further Assurances .  Each of the parties hereto, both before and after the Closing, upon the request from time to time of any other party hereto and without further consideration, will use reasonable commercial efforts to do each and every act and thing as may be necessary or reasonably requested to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to effect an orderly transfer to Buyer of the Assets and the Assignment and Assumption Agreements, including without limitation executing, acknowledging and delivering assurances, assignments, powers of attorney and other documents and instruments, furnishing information and copies of documents, books and records (including without limitation tax records); filing reports, returns, applications, filings and other documents and instruments with Governmental Authorities; and cooperating with each other party hereto in exercising any right or pursuing any claim, whether by litigation or otherwise, other than rights and claims running against the party from whom or which such cooperation is requested.

6.3. Other Governmental Approvals .

6.3.1 Buyer and Seller Parties shall (i) as promptly as practicable after the date he reof and in no event more than five (5) Business Days after the expiration of the Due Diligence Period, file, or caused to be filed, with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice all required notification and report forms under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) request early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act; and (iii) respond to as promptly as reasonably practicable, and shall as necessary or appropriate cause its Affiliates to respond to as promptly as reasonably practical, to any inquiries or requests received from any state attorney general, antitrust authority or other Governmental Authority in connection with any matter arising in whole or in part under any Antitrust Laws or related matters (including complying at the earliest practical date with any requests for additional information and documentary material made by the United States Federal Trade Commission or the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice).  Buyer shall pay for all filing fees in connection with any filings that must be made by any of t he parties under the HSR Act. Buyer and its Affiliates shall not, directly or indirectly, extend any waiting period under any applicable Antitrust Laws, or enter into any agreement to delay or not to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except with the prior written consent of Seller Parties, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

6.3.2 Certain Actions .  In connection with this Section 6.3 and subject to Section 6.3.3 , Buyer shall take, and cause its Affiliates to take, all actions reasonably necessary to obtain any Approvals under all applicable Antitrust Laws with respect to the

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transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to cause any applicable waiting periods or review periods under all applicable Antitrust Laws to terminate or expire at the earliest possible date, to secure the termination of any investigation by any Governmental Authority, to avoid the filing of any suit or proceeding by any Governmental Authority seeking to enjoin the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to avoid the entry, or to effect the dissolution, of any injunction or temporary restraining or other Order in any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding that would have the effect of restraining, preventing or delaying the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement   and to demonstrate in good faith, at its own cost and expense, that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement mandate approval under Antitrust Laws and other Laws, in each case, to expedite consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to permit the Closing to occur as soon as possible.

6.3.3 Further Agreement .  No party shall, and each party shall cause its Affiliates not to, take any action that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect o r materially delay the waiver or consent of any Governmental Authority or the expiration or termination of any waiting period under any Antitrust Laws required to satisfy the conditio ns to closing in this Agreement, and each such party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates, take the steps necessary to allow for the Closing to occur as soon as is reasonably practical; provided, that in no event shall Buyer or its Affiliates be obligated to agree to enter into any consent decree that would result in divestiture of more than one Business; provided, further that in the event that the consent order requires divestiture of only one Business, after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to the extent the net sales proceeds of such divestiture is less than the allocable portion of the Purchase Price for such Business as set forth in Exhibit “C”, the Seller Parties shall pay to the Buyer one-half of any such difference .  Except as set forth in this Section 6.3.3 , no action taken by Buyer or its Affiliates pursuant to this Section 6.3   shall entitle Buyer to any reduction of the Purchase Price, and none of Buyer or any of its Affiliates shall be obligated to make any payments or otherwise pay any consideration to any third party to obtain any applicable consent, waiver or approval other than routine filing fees payable to Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable Laws. Nothing in this Agreement imposes any obligation on Seller Parties and their Affiliates as to any other interests or holdings of Seller Parties and their Affiliates either prior to or after the Closing. 

6.3.4 Cooperation Each of Buyer and Seller Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other in connection with any filing, submission, investigation, action, requests for additional information and documentary material, or inquiry in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) promptly inform the other parties of any communication received by such party or its Affiliate from, or given by such party or its Affiliate to any Governmental Authority and of any material communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case, regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each shall consult the other on and consider in good faith the views of the other parties in connection with, any filing made with, or written materials to be submitted to any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private party, any other Person, in connection with any of the transactions contemplated

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hereby, (iv) make available to the other parties copies of all filings, notices and other written communications submitted or made by any party or its Affiliates to any Governmental Authority or received from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (v) consult with each other in advance of any meeting, discussion, telephone call or conference with any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private party, with any other Person, and to the extent not expressly prohibited by the Governmental Authority or Person, give the other parties hereto the opportunity to attend and participate, in each case, regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby.  With regard to any sharing of information between the parties contemplated under Section 6.3 , (A) any disclosure of information shall been done in a manner consistent with applicable Law and subject to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement, (B) information may be withheld as necessary to address reasonable attorney-client privilege concerns or as necessary to comply with restrictions set forth in any Contracts, (C) any party may, as it deems advisable or necessary, reasonably designate any confidential or competitively sensitive information as for “outside counsel only,” and (D) materials provided to a party or its counsel may be redacted to remove references concerning the valuation of the Assets and the Businesses.

6.4. State Licensing Approvals

.  Following the execution of this Agreement through the Closing, (i) the Buyer, at its expense, shall cause the filing of complete application s, except with respect to materials from a third party not then available which materials will be submitted promptly upon receipt, no later than five (5 ) Business Days after the expiration of the Due Diligence Period .  Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain prior to Closing all consents, approvals, authorizations and clearances, which for the avoidance of doubt excludes approvals or waiting periods under Antitrust Laws, (collectively, the “ Regulatory Approvals ”) including those of the applicable state departments of health and/or senior services set forth in Section 6.4 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule attached hereto (the “ State Licensure Authorities ”), and of other Governmental Authorities, including licensure and Medicare and Medicaid certifications or consents thereto required for the Buyer to operate the Businesses in the manner presently operated after the Closing, time being of the essence, and (ii) the Sellers and the Buyer shall provide such information and communications to the State Licensure Authorities as the other party or such State Licensure Authorities or Governmental Authority may reasonably request in connection with obtaining the Regulatory Approvals.

6.5. Confidentiality – Buyer

.  All non-public information provided to, or obtained by, the Buyer in connection with the Transaction shall be “ Confidential Information ” for purposes of the Confidentiality Agreement dated January 7, 2015 between the Buyer and Parent, on behalf of the Company (the “ Confidentiality Agreement ”), the terms of which shall continue in force until the Closing; provided that the Buyer and the Sellers may disclose such information as may be necessary in connection with seeking necessary consents and approvals as contemplated hereby.  No information provided to or obtained by the Buyer regarding the business or prospects of the Sellers pursuant to this Section 6.5 or otherwise shall limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the Buyer (including, but not limited to, the Buyer’s right to seek indemnification pursuant to Article XI), or the representations or warranties of, or the conditions to the obligations of Buyer and the Sellers to consummate the Transaction.

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6.6. Confidentiality – Seller Parties

.  The Seller Parties shall not disclose or make use of, and shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause all of their Affiliates not to disclose or make use of, any knowledge, information or documents of a confidential nature or not generally known to the public, (a)  with respect to the Businesses and the Assets, from and after the Closing and (b) with respect to the Buyer or its Affiliates, from and after the date hereof (whether disclosed to a Seller Party before or after the date hereof), including the financial information, technical information or data relating to the services and names of customers and prospective customers of the Businesses which are preserved as confidential information by Sellers, as well as filings and testimony (if any) presented in the course of any arbitration of a dispute except to the extent that such knowledge, information or documents shall have become public knowledge through improper disclosure by Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer (collectively, “ Buyer Confidential Information ”); provided ,   however that any use by the Seller Parties of Buyer Confidential Information reasonably necessary for the operation of the business of Parent after the Closing, and that is in compliance with Section 8.3 hereof, shall not be deemed a breach hereof, except that Parent may not disclose any Buyer Confidential Information to any Person in connection therewith unless such Person is bound by a confidentiality obligation with Parent at least as restrictive as the confidentiality obligation set forth herein.

6.7. Publicity

.  Each of the parties hereto agrees not to disclose, or permit any of their respective agents, representatives or employees to disclose any information regarding the Transaction or any information obtained in connection therewith, except as may be necessary or advisable in order to consummate the Transaction and to obtain Regulatory Approvals, without obtaining the prior written approval of the other party(ies) hereto, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless disclosure is required by applicable Law or by the applicable rules of any stock exchange on which the Buyer or any of its Affiliates lists securities, provided that, if filing of this Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any securities regulator in Canada, including, without limitation the Ontario Securities Commission is required by applicable Law, the party intending to make such filing shall consult with the other party in advance with respect thereto and with respect to the text of any related disclosure.

6.8. Notification of Certain Matters.

6.8.1 The Sellers shall give prompt notice to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall give prompt notice to the Sellers, of (i) any notice or other communication received by such party from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transaction or from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transaction, (ii) any actions, suits, or legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings or governmental investigations commenced or, to such party’s Knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting such party which relate to the Transaction (exclusive of general economic or regulatory factors affecting business in general), (iii) the discovery of any fact or circumstance that, or the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, would cause any representation or warranty made by such party contained in this Agreement (A) that is qualified as to materiality or Sellers’ Material Adverse Effect , to be untrue, and (B) that is not so qualified, to be untrue in any material respect, and (iv) any failure of such party to comply with or satisfy any covenant or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder.  No information provided to the Buyer pursuant to this

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Section 6.8 shall automatically constitute a breach of this Agreement nor shall it be deemed to cure any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made in this Agreement.

6.8.2 In addition, the Sellers shall giv e prompt notice to the Buyer of any recognition of any labor organization by any of the Sellers, or any demand for such recognition, any filing of a petition by any labor organization with any regional office of the National Labor Relations Board to represent employees at any Business as the collective bargaining agent of any of Sellers’ employees (or the election of any labor organization as such a collective bargaining agent), the entry by any of the Sellers into any collective bargaining agreement or union contract recognizing any labor organization as the bargaining agent of any of Sellers’ employees, or any union card-signing activity or union organization activity , which is known to the Seller Parties’ management, at any of the Businesses.    

6.8.3 Sellers have made available   copies of any correspondence (for the prior year) resulting from any pre-closing surveys and inspections from applicable State Licensure Authorities and/or the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“ CMS ”), including, but not limited to, copies of the CMS 2567 survey reports, initial notices regarding same; plans of correction filed with respect to any Facility; notices of substantial compliance subsequent to any such surveys, and CMS enforcement action notices.  The Sellers   shall deliver to the Buyer, promptly after receipt of the same, copies of any Survey Reports issued between the date of this Agreement   and the Closing Date and received by the applicable Seller   in the ordinary course.  The Sellers shall notify the Buyer immediately upon the occurrence of any survey or investigation of any Facility, regardless of whether the applicable Governmental Authority has issued a formal report or finding (such notice may be done verbally by telephone if promptly followed by written notification).

6.8.4 Sellers shall notify Buyer of any Medicare or Medicaid recoupment claim or open Cost Report settlement proposal received from a Governmental Authority.

6.9. Intentionally Omitted .

6.10. Efforts to Consummate .  Each of the parties shall take such actions and do such things as are commercially reasonable to consummate the Transaction as provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) cooperating to obtain all material consents and Approvals referred to in Section 4.5 of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule or otherwise necessary in order to consummate the Transaction, (ii) filing all forms, registrations and notices required to be filed by or on behalf of such party in order to consummate the Transaction, and taking all commercially reasonable actions necessary to obtain any requisite material Approvals by any third party or Governmental Authority, (iii) perform ing such party’s obligations under this Agreement, and (iv) avoid taking any action that could reasonably be expected to materially delay the obtaining of, or result in not obtaining, any Approval from any third party or Governmental Authority necessary to be obtained prior to the Closing.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, within two (2) Business Days following expiration of the Due Diligence Period, Sellers shall provide a copy of this Agreement to North Suburban Realty, Inc. (the “ Ground Lease Landlord ”)

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and shall request that the Ground Lease Landlord waive its right of first refusal, and provide any and all necessary Approvals, under that certain Ground Lease dated February 15, 1989 between the Ground Lease Landlord and Glen Ridge.     Nothing in this Section 6.10 shall be construed to expand the Buyer’s obligations to make any filings of perform any actions to obtain any necessary Approval and/or termination of any waiting period under any Antitrust Laws, which obligations are governed solely by Section 6.3.  The parties hereto agree that should Sellers not obtain such waiver, Glen Ridge shall be deemed excluded from this Agreement (and such Facility shall not be transferred to the Buyer) and the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount allocated to Glen Ridge in accordance with Exhibit “C” and any related adjustments hereunder shall be made to reflect such exclusion.  

6.11. SEIU Pension Fund .  The Buyer and Seller Parties acknowledge and agree that the Closing would, absent compliance with Section 4204 of ERISA, result in a complete withdrawal of Willow Creek and Oakridge as contributing employer s to the Service Employees International Union National Industry Pension Fund   ( the SEIU Pension Fund ”) , thereby resulting in the SEIU Pension Fund assessing withdraw al liability against such entities in accordance with Section 4203 of ERISA.  The parties hereto agree to comply with Section 4204 of ERISA as follows:

6.11.1 Buyer agrees to make contributions after the Closing to the SEIU Pension Fund with respect to the operations of Willow Creek and Oakridge for at least substantially the same number of contribution base units for which Seller Parties and their ERISA Affiliates had an obligation to contribute within the meaning of Section 4204(a)(1)(A) of ERISA.

6.11.2 To the extent required by ERISA Section 4204(A)(I)(B) and the regulations issued thereunder, subject to the immediately following sentence, Buyer shall provide to the SEIU Pension Fund a bond, letter of credit or amount in escrow in such form and amount as is necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 4204(a)(1)(B) of ERISA.  To the extent reasonably requested by Buyer, Seller Parties and their ERISA Affiliates will cooperate with the Buyer in preparing and submitting a request for waiver of such bond obligation to the PBGC , and to the extent such bond obligation is required, the Seller Parties will pay one-half of such required amount .  

6.11.3 If Buyer withdraws from the SEIU Pension Fund in a complete withdrawal, or a partial withdrawal with respect to the operations represented by Willow Creek or Oakridge , during the first five plan years commencing with the first plan year that begins after the Closing, (i) the Seller Parties shall pay an amount of any withdrawal liability Buyer Parties, Seller Parties and their respective ERISA Affiliates incur to the SEIU Pension Fund in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the present value of the withdrawal liability as of the Closing Date, or (y) the actual amount of the withdrawal liability at the time Buyer completely or partially withd raws from the SEIU Pension Fund, and Buyer shall pay any withdrawal liability Buyer Parties, Seller Parties and their respective ERISA Affiliates incur to the SEIU Pension Fund in excess of the amount payable by the Seller Parties; and (ii) to the extent required by Section 4204(a)(1)(C) and the regulations issued thereunder, Seller Parties and their ERISA Affiliates shall be secondarily liable to the SEIU Pension Fund with respect to such operations (but fort his Section and compliance with Section 4204 of ERISA) if the liability of Buyer with respect

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to the SEIU Pension Fund is not paid .  If the liability of Buyer with respect to the SEIU Pension Fund is not paid, Buyer shall notify Seller Parties and their ERISA Affiliates as soon as practicable following Buyer’s withdrawal from the SEIU Pension Fund.

6.11.4 To the extent required by Section 4204(a)(3)(A) of ERISA, if, all, or substantially all, of the assets of Seller Parties or their ERISA Affiliates are distributed, or if Seller Parties and their ERISA Affiliates are liquidated before the end of the five plan year period commencing with the first plan year that begins after Closing, then Seller Parties and their ERISA Affiliates shall provide to the SEIU Pension Fund a bond or amount in escrow equal to the present value of the withdrawal liability such entities would have to the SEIU Pension Fund but for this Section and compliance with Section 4204 of ERISA.

6.11.5 If only a portion of the assets of Seller Parties and their ERISA Affiliates are distributed during the period described in Section 6.11.4 above, Seller Parties and their ERISA Affiliates shall provide a bond or an amount in escrow to the extent required by Section 4204 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder.

6.11.6 Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller Parties and their ERISA Affiliates for, from, and against (i) any withdrawal liability that arises due to Buyer’s withdrawal as described in Section 6.11.3 , and to which Seller Parties and their respective Affiliates become secondarily liable to the SEIU Pension Fund, in excess of the amounts the Seller Parties have agreed to pay in accordance with Section 6.11.3 , and (ii) any and all expenses incurred, including reasonable accounting, actuarial, and legal fees, arising directly or indirectly by reason of the failure of Buyer to fully and completely perform any part of the obligations undertaken by Buyer in this Section 6.11.  

6.11.7 Upon the Closing, the Buyer agrees to assume the collective bargaining agreements between Willow Creek and Oak Ridge, on the one hand, and 1199 SEIU, UHE, on the other hand (the “Willow Creek and Oak Ridge CBAs”) as of the Closing Date and agrees to contribute to the SEIU Pension Fund after the Closing Date as a new participating employer in accordance with the Willow Creek and Oak Ridge CBA s, respectively .]

6.12. Intentionally Omitted .    

6.13. Certain Taxes.

6.13.1 All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes, and all conveyance fees, recording charges and other fees and charges (including any penalties and interest) incurred with respect to any Facility or Business in connection with consummation of the Transactions, but expressly excluding income Taxes (collectively, the “ Transfer Taxes ”), if any, shall be borne by the Buyer or Sellers in accordance with customary practice of the state and county where such Facility or Business is located, as specified on Exhibit “ E ” hereto.  In no event shall Buyer be obligated to pay any amounts related to income Taxes or other Taxes imposed upon or with respect to income or gain attributable to the sale of the Assets or the Businesses  

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pursuant to this Agreement .  Buyer and Sellers shall cooperate to timely prepare and file any Tax Returns relating to such Transfer Taxes, including any claim for exemption or exclusion from the application or imposition of any Transfer Taxes.  The party that is legally required to file Tax Returns with respect to all such Transfer Taxes shall file all such necessary Tax Returns with respect to such Transfer Taxes, and, to the extent required by applicable Law, such party shall cause any other necessary party to join in the execution of any such Tax Returns .  To the extent that any party files any Tax Returns and pays any Transfer Taxes that are to be filed or paid by any other party in accordance with this Section 6.13 and Exhibit “ E ” hereto, the party whose obligation it is to pay such Transfer Taxes in accordance with this Section 6.13 and Exhibit “ E ” hereto shall, within ten (10) days of a written request thereof, reimburse the other party for such Transfer Taxes and any expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of such Tax Returns.

6.13.2 Buyer shall prepare and timely file all Tax Returns with respect to Property Taxes (as defined below) for any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date (a “ Straddle Period ”).  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Property Taxes ” shall mean all ad valorem Taxes, real and personal property Taxes and special Tax assessments applicable to the Assets and the Businesses.     The Property Taxes applicable to the Assets and the Businesses shall be prorated as of the Closing Date.  Unless otherwise calculated in accordance with the adjustments set forth in Section 2.3.1, on the Closing Date, Sellers shall pay all Property Taxes due and owing on the Assets and the Businesses which are applicable to the pre-Closing portion of any Straddle Period, regardless of when billed.  If the tax rate and assessed values applicable to the Property Taxes for the current Property Tax year have not been determined by the Closing Date, the most current Tax rate and assessed values which are known shall be used to determine the proration of the current year’s Property Taxes.  Promptly after the final actual amount of the current year Property Taxes shall have been determined, Buyer will advise Sellers of such actual amount of such current year Property Taxes and, (i) if the amount of the actual current year Property Taxes is greater than the amount used to determine the portion of the current year Property Taxes at the Closing, Sellers will pay Buyer the additional amount of the current year Property Taxes applicable to the pre-Closing proportion of such Straddle Period, and (ii) if the amount of the current year Property Taxes is less than the amount used to determine the proration of current year Property Taxes at the Closing, Buyer shall repay to Sellers the excess amount of the current year Property Taxes applicable to the pre-Closing portion of such Straddle Period that Sellers paid at Closing (or that was taken into account in calculating Sellers’ Net Working Capital).

6.13.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Seller shall file any amended Tax Return with respect to the Assets or the Businesses with respect to taxable periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date without the written consent of Buyer if such amendment would adversely affect Buyer, unless required to do so by applicable Law.

6.14. Interim Financial Statements .  The Sellers shall deliver to Buyer within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end   of each calendar month following the date of this Agreement and up to the Closing Date the unaudited statement of operations of each the Sellers, reflecting the

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operation of the Businesses by the Sellers, for such calendar month (such unaudited statements, including the related notes and schedules that apply to the Sellers, are collectively referred to herein as the “ Interim Financial Statements ”).

6.15. Maintenance of Resident Records . Sellers shall maintain all Resident Records substantially in accordance with all applicable Laws governing the preparation, maintenance confidentiality, transfer and/or destruction of such Resident Records.  All such Resident Records shall be retained and maintained by Sellers at the applicable Business through the Closing Date.

6.16. Contracts .  The Buyer shall review the Contracts during the Due Diligence Period and, on or prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period, shall give notice to the Seller Parties in dicating which of the Contracts that Buyer will not assume at Closing (collectively, the “ Buyer Excluded Contracts ”); provided, that Buyer shall assume any and all Contracts that (a) allow for termination without cause with no more than ninety (90) days (or one hundred eighty (180) days with respect to private or commercial payor, governmental payor and other managed care co ntracts that (i) are assignable (including with the consent of the applicable payor, if required) and (ii) cover patients of any of the Businesses on the Closing Date other than patients for whom the Buyer or its Affiliates have negotiated and obtained alternative coverage effective as of the Cl osing Date ) notice, or (b) do not require payment of a termination or similar fee in excess of $50,000 for any individual Contract and $250,000 in the aggregate (“ Assumable Contracts ”); provided that the Buyer shall not assume those Contracts listed on Schedule 6.16.   The Seller Parties represent to the Buyer that all of the Contracts being assigned to Buyer or its Affiliates hereunder are Assumable Contracts, and to the extent any such Contracts are not Assumable Contracts, the Buyer may provide notice to the Seller Parties that such Contract is a Buyer Excluded Contract pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 6.16.  To the extent that any Material Contracts or Personal Property Leases are not made available to Buyer during the Due Diligence Period, but are made available to Buyer prior to the Closing Date, Buyer shall have five (5) Business Days following the date on which any such Material Contract or Personal Property Lease is made available to Buyer to review such Contract or Personal Property Lease and give notice to the Seller Parties indicating if such Contract is not an Assumable Contract and whether Buyer will not assume such Contract or Personal Property Lease at Closing.  If Buyer gives such notice that it will not assume any such Contract or Personal Property Lease, such Contract or Personal Property Lease shall be deemed to be a Buyer Excluded Contract.  To the extent that any Material Contracts or Personal Property Leases are not made available to Buyer   prior to the Closing Date, such Material Contracts or Personal Property Leases shall be deemed to be Buyer Excluded Contracts.  Sellers shall give notice to all parties under the Contracts listed in Schedule 7.2.4 in order to obtain from such parties any consent required to be obtained to assign such Contract to the Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.  Seller shall be responsible for all costs and expenses under such Contracts prior to the Closing Date.

6.17. Supplemental Information .

6.17.1 The Seller Parties shall, from time to time prior to or at the Closing, by notice in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (provided that Seller may deliver such notice by electronic mail), supplement or amend any of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedules  t o the extent that any update or amendment of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedules by any Seller Party is necessary as a result of the Seller Parties’ operation of the Businesses in the

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ordinary course consistent with past practices ;   provided that if any such notice is delivered within three (3) Business Days prior to the date scheduled for the Closing, then the Buyer may, at its option, extend the date of the Closing to a date not later than five (5) Business Days after such notice is delivered and the Seller Parties provide to the Buyer all information possessed by the Seller Parties regarding the matters identified in such supplement or amendment .     The updating and amendment of any portion of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedules shall not cure or constitute a waiver of any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant that occurred prior to the date of such amendment unless expressly consented to in writing by the Buyer. 

6.17.2 The Owner Operator Sellers and the Operator Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar month following the date of this Agreement and up to the Closing Date updated Resident Census Information for each Facility relating to such calendar month.

6.17.3 The Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer any and all Cost Reports filed with respect to any Facility from and after the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date.

6.17.4 The Seller Parties shall notify the Buyer promptly of its receipt of any written notice of the presence, release or threat of release or placement on, in or from any Facility, or the generation, transportation, storage, treatment, or disposal at any Facility, of any Hazardous Material.

6.17.5 The Seller Parties shall give the Buyer prompt written notice of any actual or any threatened or contemplated condemnation of any part of the Real Property or the Leased Property of which it receives notice.

6.17.6 The Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date a schedule of all tangible Personal Property that is used solely in connection with the use, leasing and maintenance of the Businesses .

6.18. Transition .  The Sellers and the Buyer shall communicate and cooperate with each other in order to facilitate an orderly transition of operations of the Businesses at Closing, including, without limitation, with respect to (i) the notification of employees at each Facility at least thirty (30) days prior to the Closing of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, (ii) the provision to the Buyer of access to the employees at each Facility as reasonably requested by the Buyer for the transition of operations of the Facility, (iii) the provision to the Buyer of access to the Transitioned Employees to complete enrollment of such Transitioned Employees in the Buyer’s employee benefit plans and (iv) the cooperation by Sellers with the Buyer at least sixty (60) days prior to the Closing for the transition of the information technology systems in place at each Facility.

6.19. Tail Insurance .  On or prior to Closing, to the extent necessary if Sellers’ insurance coverage is other than occurrence based, Sellers shall provide evidence of ongoing insurance coverage for Sellers’ tail liabilities with respect to professional liability, general liability and worker injury claims that is reasonably satisfactory to

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the Buyer and in amounts equal to or greater than the Buyer’s actuarially-determined accruals for professional liability, general liability and worker injury insurance, with coverage extended to a minimum of three (3) years after the Closing, with respect to Sellers’ prior operation of the Businesses, which coverage shall, to the extent permitted, name the Buyer as an additional insured thereunder.

6.20. Pay-Off Letters .    Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer within three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all pay-off letters for the Repaid Debt to be discharged at Closing in accordance with Section 2.1.3.

6.21. Full Access and Disclosure.    

6.21.1 Except as prohibited by law or as provided in this Agreement, upon reasonable notice and subject to reasonable conditions such as the condition that a representative of the Sellers accompany the Buyer, the Sellers shall afford to the Buyer, and its counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives reasonable access during business hours to the Assets, the Facilities, computer systems, books and records, in any way relating to the Assets and/or the Businesses, including, but not limited to, the roofs, all equipment (fixed and movable), heating and cooling systems, and any and all vehicles, financial data and records, operating data and other information reasonably requested, including the most recent financial statements, Cost Reports, inspection reports, plans of correction (all with respect to a minimum of the past three (3) years) , current room rates (including dates and amounts of increases), census data and resident mix, payroll information, employment agreements, personnel policies, occupancy agreements with residents, leases, and all contracts, agreements, and other documents relating to outside contractors, vendors, consultants, or other outside parties relating to any Business and to which any Business or Seller is now or may become a party in order that the Buyer may have full opportunity to make such reasonable investigations of the Assets or the Businesses as it shall desire to make.  The Sellers shall furnish such additional financial and operating data and other information in accordance with this Article VI and as the Buyer and its representatives shall from time to time reasonably request. The Buyer agrees to use discretion on any site visits which shall be conducted at times agreed upon by the parties to avoid disrupting the Businesses, their employees and their patients.  To the extent that any resident records and other relevant records of any Business used or developed in connection with the business conducted by such Business are maintained by or in any computer equipment or software owned by the Sellers, the Seller s shall work with the Buyer prior to the Closing to electronically copy the information stored in such computer equipment or software so that the Buyer shall have access to the information in usable form at the Closing.

6.21.2 All such inspections and investigations   by the Buyer and its authorized representatives described above shall be completed at the Buyer’s risk without any liability to the Sellers , except to the extent caused by any Seller’s gross negligence or willful misconduct .  Subject to the foregoing sentence, in addition to any other indemnification obligations set forth under this Agreement, the Buyer hereby agrees to indemnif y and hold harmless the Seller Parties against any damages or injuries associated with completion of such inspections or investigations, which undertaking shall survive the

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termination of this Agreement or the conveyance of the Assets by the Seller Parties to the Buyer, as applicable, indefinitely .  The Buyer further undertakes that any damage occasioned to the Assets caused solely by such inspections or investigations shall be cured in a reasonable time frame by restoring the Assets disturbed or damaged back to their pre-entry and pre-disturbed state ; provided that the Buyer shall have no obligation to indemnify the Seller Parties with respect to any damage caused in part by any Seller Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Seller Parties from claims by third parties for monies due incidental to such inspections or investigations.

6.22. Real Estate Due Diligence .  The Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as practical (i) current ALTA/ACSM Land Title surveys for the Real Property (collectively, “ Surveys ”), and (ii) preliminary reports on title for the Real Property, issued by the Title Company, each such preliminary report shall contain a commitment (collectively, the “ Title Reports ”) of the Title Company to issue to the Buyer a title insurance policy on 2006 ALTA Owners Policy form (collectively, the “ Buyer Title Insurance Policies ”) insuring the fee simple interest of the Buyer in the Real Property on which the applicable Facility is located.  The Buyer shall be solely responsible for the costs of the Surveys.  The Title Reports shall be delivered with legible copies of all recorded exceptions to title referred to therein to the extent reasonably available.  The Title Policies shall be in the amount allocated to the Facilities and related Real Property in accordance with Exhibit “C”.  The Sellers shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause all standard exceptions to be deleted from the Title Reports at Closing, including without limitation, executing Sellers’ affidavits, gap indemnities and the like.  Prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period , the Buyer shall approve or disapprove in writing any matter(s) set forth in the Title Reports and Surveys, with any such notice of disapproval specifying the matter(s) to which the Buyer objects.  The failure of the Buyer to disapprove any lien or other matter reflected in the Title Reports or Surveys prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period shall be deemed approval by the Buyer thereof.  If the Buyer disapproves any lien or other matter reflected in the Title Reports or Surveys, the Sellers shall have five (5) Business Days from the date of such notice of disapproval in which to advise the Buyer whether or not they are prepared to cure the same prior to the Closing (which cure may be effected by payment and discharge of the objectionable item or by causing the Title Company to remove the same as an exception or affirmatively insure over such item).  The failure of the Sellers to respond within said five (5) Business Day period shall be deemed to be an election by the Sellers not to cure.  If the Sellers elect to cure any matter objected to by the Buyer, the Sellers shall have thirty (30) days to effectuate a cure, and the time for Closing shall be extended, if necessary.  If the Sellers elect not to cure within said five (5) Business Day period (or are deemed to have elected not to cure) or fail to cure within said thirty (30) day period, the Buyer shall have five (5) Business Days thereafter in which to advise the Seller Parties in writing of the Buyer’s election (x) to waive the matters to which the Buyer objected and which the Sellers are not prepared to cure or fail to cure within the applicable thirty (30) day period and to proceed to Closing , in which case such matters shall be deemed Permitted Exceptions or (y) to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article X.  The failure of the Buyer to respond within said five (5) Business Day period shall be deemed to be an election by the Buyer to terminate this Agreement.  The Sellers shall pay, or cause to be paid, all monetary liens or encumbrances affecting or recorded against the Real Property other than Permitted Exceptions that are not to be paid off from the proceeds at Closing.

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6.23. Phase I Environmental Reports .  The Sellers shall, upon request and reasonable advance notice from the Buyer, permit the Buyer and its agents to conduct Phase I environmental assessments for the Facilities (collectively, “ Phase Is ”), at the Buyer’s sole cost, and the Sellers shall make available for review and copy any previously prepared Phase Is or other environmental assessments in its possession conducted for any Facility or the Real Property .  The Buyer shall not take any core samples, install any monitoring wells, or undertake any other invasive tests or studies, or communicate with any Government Authorities regarding Hazardous Materials without the Sellers’ prior written consent (which may be withheld by the Sellers in their sole discretion).  The Buyer shall deliver to the Sellers a copy of the Phase Is promptly upon receipt.  The Buyer shall have until the expiration of the Due Diligence Period to approve or disapprove any matter(s) set forth in the Phase Is or other inspection report in writing delivered to the Sellers, with any such disapproval specifying the matter(s) to which the Buyer objects (“ Environmental Notice ”).  The failure of the Buyer to deliver an Environmental Notice to the Seller s   prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period shall be deemed approval.  If the Buyer delivers an Environmental Notice to the Sellers prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period , the Sellers shall have five (5) Business Days from the date of the Sellers’ receipt of such Environmental Notice in which to advise the Buyer whether or not they are prepared to cure the same prior to Closing (which cure may be effected by (i) the Sellers contracting with and paying for, before or at Closing, the recommended remediation work to be done by an environmental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Buyer as recommended in the applicable Phase I, or (ii) the Sellers contracting for the recommended remediation work with an environm ental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Buyer and placing one hundred percent (100%) of the estimated costs of the remediation in escrow with the Title Company to be disbursed for payment of all remediation costs as and when payment therefore is due with the balance, if any, to be released to the Sellers promptly upon completion of and payment for all such remediation as recommended in the applicable Phase I).  The failure of the Sellers to respond within said five (5) Business Day period shall be deemed to be an election by the Sellers not to cure.  If the Sellers elect to cure any matter objected to by the Buyer, the Sellers shall have thirty (30) days to effectuate a cure, and the time for Closing shall be extended, if necessary.  If the Sellers elect not to cure within said five (5) Business Day period (or are deemed to have elected not to cure) or fail to cure within said thirty (30) day period, the Buyer shall have five (5) Business Days thereafter in which to advise the Sellers in writing of the Buyer’s election (x) to waive the matters to which the Buyer objected and which the Sellers are not prepared to cure or failed to cure within the applicable thirty (30) day period and to proceed to Closing or (y) to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article X. The failure of the Buyer to respond within said five (5) Business Day period shall be deemed to be an election by the Buyer to terminate this Agreement.

 

6.24. Destruction of Property .  If after the date of this Agreement , (a) any Facility incurs damage, destruction or loss which is not Material Damage, Destruction or Loss, or (b) any Facility incurs Material Damage, Destruction or Loss which can be repaired within sixty (60) days and which the Sellers elect to repair, then the Sellers shall repair any such damage, destruction or loss (in all instances to restore the applicable Facility to fully functional status consistent with operations prior to the casualty) before the Buyer shall be obligated to proceed to Closing and purchase the Facilities pursuant to this Agreement without adjustment in the Purchase Price, and

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the Closing Date shall be extended for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days to complete such repair.  If any Facility incurs Material Damage, Destruction or Loss and (x) it would take less than sixty (60 ) days to repair and Seller does not elect to repair pursuant to clause (b) above or (y) it would take more than sixty (60) days to repair, then in any such case the Buyer shall have the right to receive an abatement of the Purchase Price in an amount equal to any deductible or self-insured amount carried by any Seller and not reimbursable by tenants, together with an assignment of Sellers’ rights to collect casualty insurance proceeds for such loss , and in the event that the insurance proceeds for such damage, destruction or loss will not cover the reasonably required repairs, Seller shall pay to the Buyer the amount of the reasonably required repairs in excess of the insurance proceeds .  For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Material Damage, Destruction or Loss ” shall mean damage to, or condemnation of, the applicable Facility, the costs of repair for which exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the allocated value of the Real Property on which such Facility is located as provided for on Exhibit “C” or which, in the Buyer’s reasonable judgment, renders such Facility less than a functional structure to continue to operate the Business at such Facility therein at seventy five percent (75%) of licensed capacity .  

 

6.25. Vermont Regulatory Approvals .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the parties determine that obtaining necessary Regulatory Approvals from Vermont State Licensure Authorities will cause the Closing to be delayed by at least forty five (45) days from the date that Closing would regularly occur (based on receipt of Regulatory Approvals from the other State Licensure Authorities ), the parties hereto agree to (a) effect the Closing with respect to all of the Facilities, except those that require Regulatory Approval from Vermont State Licensure Authorities , as soon as reasonable possible after receipt of all Regulatory Approvals from all other State Licensure Authorities, and (b) effect the Closing with respect to Facilities that are subject to the Vermont State Licensure Authorities as soon as is reasonably practical after receipt of all Regulatory Approvals from the Vermont State Licensure Authorities .  In such event, the parties hereto shall work in good faith to modify the required Closing deliverables, working capital and other adjustment procedures and make such other changes to this Agreement as may be necessary to provide for the two Closings.

 

ARTICLE VII – Conditions Precedent

7.1. Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Complete the Transaction

.  The respective obligations of each party hereto to complete the Transaction shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Law) at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

7.1.1 No Restraints .  No Law, injunction, judgment or ruling enacted, promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, “ Restraints ”) shall be in effect that would have the effect of (i) enjoining, restraining, preventing, or prohibiting consummation of the Transaction, or making the consummation of the Transaction illegal, or imposing damages on the Buyer or any Seller as a result of consummating the Transaction or (ii) otherwise preventing the consummation of the Transaction or (iii) imposing limitations on the Transactions and/or the ability of any party hereto to perform its obligations hereunder or operate the Business after the Closing excluding complying with Section 6.3

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7.1.2 Antitrust .  The waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the Transaction under the HSR Act and any mandatory waiting periods under any other applicable Antitrust Law shall have been terminated or shall have expired.

7.2. Conditions to Obligations of the Buyer

.  The obligation of the Buyer to consummate the Transaction shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver), prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following additional conditions precedent:

7.2.1 Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties made by the Seller Parties contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (disregarding any materiality qualifier) on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties were made or given as of such date   except for the Fundamental Reps , which shall be true and correct in all respects, and except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case, as of such earlier date.

7.2.2 Performance of Obligations .  The Sellers shall have performed and complied in all material respects   (disregarding any materiality qualifier) with all of the agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be performed and complied with by them prior to or at the Closing.

7.2.3 Regulatory Approvals .  The Buyer shall have received all Regulatory Approvals; provided that approvals on terms and conditions consistent with the Sellers’ existing regulatory approvals or conditions imposed due to the Buyers’ existing operations in any jurisdiction, shall be acceptable to Buyer.

7.2.4 Required Consents .  All Approvals required under any Material Contract set forth on Section 7.2.4 of Buyer’s Disclosure Schedule or Permit shall have been obtained on terms and conditions acceptable to Buyer;

7.2.5 Title .  Buyer is able to obtain title insurance commitments committing to insure the Real Property at standard rates by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company or another national title insurance company of Buyer’s choice (the “ Title Company ”), free from all encumbrances and encroachments from or on the Real Property except Permitted Exceptions (except as indicated to the contrary in Section 4.15.1 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule) and (ii) any Encumbrances created or approved in writing by the Buyer, with such available endorsements as Buyer may reasonably require.  The cost of the title policy premium plus the cost o f any endorsements for each Facility or Business shall be paid by the Sellers or the Buyer in accordance with customary practice of the state and county where such Facility or Business is located, and as specified on Exhibit “E” .

7.2.6 Closing Documents .  The Buyer shall have received executed copies of all of the Closing Documents and all other information to be delivered to it as provided for in this Agreement.

7.2.7 Survey Reports .     All citations and/or deficiencies in any Survey Reports with respect to any of th e  

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Businesses or the Assets identified and scheduled by Buyer in its reasonable discretion (as an operator of a substantially similar facility, acting reasonably) in Schedule 7.2.7 during the Due Diligence Period shall have been resolved or otherwise provided for to the satisfaction of the Buyer; provided that this condition will be deemed to be satisfied with respect to any citation or deficiency if the Seller Parties submit a plan of correction to the applicable Governmental Authority in form and substance that an operator of a substantially similar facility, acting reasonably, would submit.

7.2.8 Material Adverse Effect .  There shall have been no occurrence of a Sellers’ Material Adverse Effect.

7.2.9 Intentionally Omitted .

7.2.10 Pay-Off Letters . The Buyer shall have received the Pay-Off Letters in accordance with Section 6.20 .

7.2.11 No Destruction of Property .  No Facility shall have suffered Material Damage, Destruction or Loss, or if any Facility has suffered Material Damage, Destruction or Loss, such Material Damage, Destruction or Loss shall have been resolved in accordance with Section 6.24 .

7.3. Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers

.  The obligation of the Sellers to consummate the transaction contemplated under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions precedent:

7.3.1 Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties made by the Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties were made or given as of such date, except for the representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects, and except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case, as of such earlier date.

7.3.2 Performance of Obligations .  The Buyer shall have performed and complied in all material respects (disregarding any materiality qualifier) with all of the agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing.

7.3.3 Payment of Purchase Price .  The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Article II of this Agreement.

7.3.4 Intentionally Omitted.

7.3.5 Closing Documents .  The Sellers shall have received executed copies of all of the Closing Documents to be delivered to it hereunder and all other information to be delivered to it as provided for in this Agreement.

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7.4. Frustration of Closing Conditions

.  Neither the Sellers nor the Buyer may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3, as the case may be, to be satisfied if such failure was caused solely by such party’s failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII – Obligations of Parties After Closing

8.1. Access to Records

.  For a period of five (5 ) years following the Closing Date, Buyer shall allow the Sellers and their agents and representatives to have reasonable access to (upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours and in a manner consistent with applicable legal requirements), and to make copies of, at the Sellers’ expense, the books and records and supporting material of the Businesses relating to any period prior to the Closing, to the extent reasonably necessary to enable the Sellers to investigate and defend employee or other claims, prepare Tax returns, or for any other reasonable purpose.  The Seller Parties shall allow the Buyer and its agents and representatives to have reasonable access to (upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours and in a manner consistent with applicable legal requirements), and to make copies of, at the Buyer’s expense, books and records and supporting material of any Seller Party, with respect to the Businesses, relating to any period prior to the Closing, to the extent reasonably necessary to enable the Buyer to prepare audited financial statements, pursue rate adjustments, settlements or other appeals, to defend against claims, respond to audits or review of Cost Reports, whenever conducted, to the extent that any Seller Party’s information relating to any period prior to the Closing may affect Buyer’s third-party payments to a Business, or for any other reasonable purpose, whenever the need for such information may arise.

8.2. Mail

.  Any mail or other communications received by any Seller after the Closing which relates to the operation of the Businesses following the Closing Date shall be promptly forwarded to the Buyer at the address for notices set forth below.

8.3. Accounts Receivable

Except as set forth in Sections 1.1.13 and 2.4, t he Sellers shall retain all their right, title and interest in and to all unpaid Accounts Receivable, including, but not limited to, any Accounts Receivable arising from rate adjustments which relate to any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date even if such adjustments occur after the Closing Date.  All amounts received by the Sellers following the Closing Date for goods and services provided by Buyer after the Closing Date shall be held in trust by the Sellers for the benefit of Buyer and shall be remitted in immediately available funds to Buyer within five (5) Business D ays of receipt.  All amounts received by the Buyer following the Closing Date for Accounts Receivable shall be held in trust by the Buyer for the benefit of the Sellers and shall be remitted in immediately available funds to the Sellers within five (5) Business D ays of receipt.  The Buyer shall reasonably cooperate with the Sellers or their designees with respect to collection of Accounts Receivable, and payments received shall be handled as follows:

8.3.1 Payments received by the Sellers or the Buyer after the Closing Date with respect to any Business from third-party payors, such as the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, or commercial insurers, shall be handled as follows:

(a) if such payments either specifically indicate on the accompanying remittance advice, or if the parties agree, that they relate to any period prior to the Closing Date,

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they shall, subject to Sections 1.1.13 and 2.4, be forwarded (within five (5) Business Days, and until so forwarded, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Sellers) to the Sellers or retained by the Sellers, as applicable, along with the applicable remittance advice;

(b) if such payments indicate on the accompanying remittance advice, or if the parties agree, that they relate to any period after the Closing Date, they shall be forwarded (within five (5) Business Days, and until so forwarded, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Buyer) to or retained by the Buyer, as applicable, along with the accompanying remittance advice;

(c) if such payments indicated on the accompanying remittance advice, or if the parties agree, that they relate to periods both prior to and after the Closing Date, the portion thereof which relates to the periods prior to the Closing Date shall, subject to Sections 1.1.13 and 2.4, be forwarded (within five (5) Business Days, and until so forwarded, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Sellers) to or retained by the Sellers, along with the accompanying remittance advice, and the balance shall be remitted (within five (5) Business Days, and until so remitted, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Buyer) to or retained by the Buyer, as applicable, along with the accompanying remittance advice; and

(d) if the accompanying remittance advice does not indicate the period to which a payment relates or if there is no accompanying remittance advice, and if the parties do not otherwise agree as to how to apply such payment, then the payment shall be deemed to apply against the oldest outstanding account receivable due from such payor, and the portion thereof which is deemed to relate to the period on or prior to the Closing Date shall, subject to Sections 1.1.13 and 2.4, be forwarded (within five (5) Business Days, and until so forwarded, shall be held in trust for the benefi t of the Sellers) to or retained by the Sellers, and the balance s hall be remitted (within five ( 5) Business Days, and until so remitted, shall be held in trust for the be nefit of the Buyer) to or retained by the Buyer, as appli cable, along with the accompanying remittance advice .

8.3.2 Any payments received by the S ellers or the Buyer after the Closing Date from or on behalf of private pay patients with outstanding balances as of the Closing Date, which fail to designate the period to which they relate, will be deemed to apply against the oldest outstanding accou nt receivable due from such patient , a nd   the portion thereof which is deemed to relate to the period on or prior to the Closing Date shall, subject to Sections 1.1.13 and 2.4, be forwarded (within five ( 5) Business Days, and until so forwarded, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Sellers) to or retained by the Sellers , and the balance s hall be remitted (within five ( 5) Business Days, and until so remitted, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Buyer) to or retaine d by the Buyer.

8.3.3 Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit in any way the Sellers’ rights and remedies to recover Accounts Receivable due and owing the Sellers under the terms of this Agreement.

8.3.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Buyer to pay any amounts in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Discounted A/R Excess to the Sellers.

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the same to the other within five (5) Business Days after said determination is made.  The Buyer and the Sellers shall, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, have the right to inspect all cash receipts of the other respective party in order to confirm the other party’s compliance with the obligations imposed on it under this Section 8.4.

8.3.6 Buyer agrees to cooperate with representatives of the Sellers and their Affiliates or designees in facilitating reasonable collection efforts for outstanding Accounts Receivable relating to services provided prior to the Closing Date.  Such reasonable efforts shall include but not be limited to allowing access to outstanding Accounts Receivable records and documents, rebilling third-party payors and providing necessary updates as to the status of relevant accounts. 

8.4. Final Cost Reports .  The Sellers shall prepare a final cost report for each Facility within the time frame required by Law and provide a copy of such reports to the Buyer upon filing.

8.5. Provider Agreements .  At Closing, the Sellers shall assign the Provider Agreements to the Buyer in accordance with and as permitted by any and all applicable laws and orders, rules, requirements and regulations of CMS and the state where each Facility is located subject to any and all other applicable federal or state statutes and regulations regarding the same.  The Sellers and the Buyer acknowledge and agree that the Buyer   is not expected to have received a “tie in” notice from CMS with respect to Sellers’ Provider Agreements or a new Medicare provider agreement as of the Closing Date . Accordingly, prior to the Buyer’s receipt thereof, the Sellers agree that the Buyer may bill for its services under the Sellers’ Medicare and/or Medicaid provider numbers to the extent permitted by law pending receipt of its tie in notice or new Medicare and/or Medicaid provider agreement; provided, the Buyer shall comply in all material respects with any and all applicable laws and orders, rules, requirements and regulations of CMS and the state in which each Facility is located with respect to billing of its services. Buyer shall indemnify Sellers for all liabilities in connection with its use of Sellers’ provider numbers.

8.6. Computer and Telecommunications Equipment ; Human Resources

8.6.1 To the extent that any records concerning any Business or the operation of such Business (other than email communications) are maintained by or in any computer equipment or software owned by the Sellers and to the extent that any human resources or benefits administration services are required for the transition of employees to the Buyer ,   the Sellers shall work with the Buyer to electronically copy the information stored in such computer equipment or software so that the Buyer shall have access to the information in usable form after the termination of the Cooperation Period and provide such reasonable benefits administration and human resources transition services as may be requested during the Cooperation Period (as defined below).  For purposes of this Schedule, the “ Cooperation Period ” shall be a period of thirty  ( 3 0) days immediately following the Closing Date.

8.6.2 The foregoing obligation shall relate to, among other things, books and records pertaining to the operations of the Businesses, resident and patient lists and records (including clinical records), operating procedure manuals, records with respect to the applicable Transitioned Employees including benefits administration, transition

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communication, employment applications, W-9 Forms, preliminary documentation and performance evaluations, public administrative compliance records (including state surveys and plans of correction), telephone and fax numbers, telephone listings, Yellow Pages ads, sales and business records, supplier lists, advertising and promotional materials, files, indices and market research studies.  In addition to the foregoing, at all times during the Cooperation Period ,   the Buyer shall have reasonable access to the data related to the operation of the Businesses   on systems owned or operated by the Sellers’ of their Affiliates to the extent necessary for transition of the operations of the Businesses.

8.6.3 In addition to the foregoing services, the Buyer shall have access, during the Cooperation Period , to all computer and telecommunication systems and equipment owned by the Sellers located at the Facilities , including desktop computers, T1 lines, cable internet, telephones and software. 

8.6.4 The Buyer may extend the Cooperation Period no more than three times, each by not more than thirty  ( 3 0) days ,   by notifying the Sellers   prior to the end of the Cooperation Period   (or extension thereof) if services set forth in this Section 8.6 will continue to be needed.  The Sellers   shall not be required to continue employment of any employee solely for the purposes of providing the services specified in this Section 8.6.  

8.6.5 The parties shall pay their own costs associated with performance under this Section 8.6 for the first thirty (30) days of the Cooperation Period and for the first thirty (30) day extension thereof pursuant to Section 8.6.4; provided, however, the Seller Parties’ shall not be responsible for expenses associated with performance under this Section 8.6 that are incurred during each such thirty (30) day period in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and Buyer shall reimburse and pay to the Seller Parties the amounts incurred in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) during each such thirty (30) day period, including Seller Parties’ fully-loaded labor and benefits charges attributable to such services.  Buyer shall reimburse and pay to the Seller Parties one hundred percent (100%) of all of Seller Parties’ costs associated with performance under this Section 8.6 for the second and third extension s of the Cooperation Period pursuant to Section 8.6.4, if applicable, including Seller Parties’ fully-loaded labor and benefits charges attributable to such services. Buyer hereby releases and agrees to indemnify Sellers for all liabilities associated with such services.

ARTICLE IX – Employee Matters

9.1. Employees Buyer shall offer to employ after the Closing Date (a) all unionized full-time and part-time employees at any of the Businesses (the “ Unionized Employees ”) on s uch terms s ubstantially similar to the terms of their employment prior to the Closing Date   and in accordance with all collective bargaining agreements, and (b) substantially all of the other full-time and part-time operations-level employees at any of the Businesses   (collectively with the Unionized Employees , the “ Business Employees ”) ,   on such terms substantially similar to what the Buyer provides to its current employees in similar capacities; provided , however, that the Buyer shall not be required to offer to employ any corporate level Business Employees or any Business Employees who does not meet the Buyer’s current standards for employment .  Those persons who receive and accept an offer of employment are referred to herein as the “ Transitioned

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Employees ”.  The Buyers shall be liable for all group health plan continuation coverage pursuant to the requirements of Section 601, et seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code (“ COBRA ”), for all Transitioned Employees who are subsequently terminated by the Buyer after the Closing Date, but shall have no COBRA obligations for any employees not employed by Buyer or terminated on or prior to the Closing Date except as may be required by applicable law.  Sellers shall be liable for all severance obligations or any other Liabilities for any Business Employees who are not Transitioned Employees.

 

9.2. The Sellers’ Benefit Plans

.  Except as otherwise provided in Sections 1.3.3 and 6.11, the Sellers shall retain all Liabilities under the Benefit Plans attributable to periods ending on or prior to the Closing in respect of each Business Employee or former employee of the Sellers (including any beneficiary thereof).  With respect to the 401(k) Plans, the Transitioned Employees shall be entitled to a pro rata portion, based on the number of days of the current Plan year that occur before and including the Closing Date, of any contribution to the 401(k) Plans by the Sellers or their Affiliates in respect of the current plan year of the 401(k) Plans.  Accrued benefits or account balances of the Transitioned Employees under the 401(k) Plans shall be fully vested as of the Closing Date.  Except as set forth on Schedule 9.2, t he Buyer will not be required to assume the Sellers’ Benefit Plans.  From and after the Closing Date through December 31, 2015 ,   the Seller Parties shall p ermit each Transitioned Employee and his or her dependents to participate in the Seller Benefit Plans to the extent each such Transitioned Employee participated in such plans prior to the Closing Date .  Purchaser shall reimburse Seller for the applicable premium paid by Seller for each plan with respect to each Transferred Employee.

9.3. The Buyer’s Benefit Plans

.  The Buyer will recognize all service with the Sellers of the Transitioned Employees for the purposes of eligibility to participate in and vesting in those employee benefit plans, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, in which such Transitioned Employees are enrolled by the Buyer after the Closing Date but only to the extent that such time period is recognized under the terms of the applicable prior plan and under the terms of the applicable plan or arrangement of the Buyer.

9.4. Health Plans

As of January 1, 2016, a ll Transitioned Employees shall be eligible for participation in a group health plan (as defined for purposes of the Code Section 4980B) which shall be established and maintained by the Buyer for the general benefit of its employees and their dependents, and all such Transitioned Employees shall be covered without a waiting period and without regard to any pre-existing condition. In addition, Buyer shall provide or cause to be provided each Transitioned Employee with credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid during the plan year commencing immediately prior to the Closing Date in satisfying any applicable co-payments, deductibles or other out-of-pocket requirements under any such group health plan for such plan year.

9.5. No Third Party Beneficiaries

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a limitation on rights to amend, modify or terminate after the Closing Date any such plans or arrangements of the Buyer or any of its Affiliates or to terminate the employment of any Transitioned Employee.

9.6. Employment Records .  Except as may be prohibited by Law, each Seller shall make available to the Buyer its employee records relating to the Transitioned Employees, other than medical records.  At the Closing, except as may be prohibited by Law, the Sellers shall provide such records to the Buyer.  To the extent that any such records are maintained by or in any computer equipment or software owned by Sellers, Sellers shall work with the Buyer prior to the Closing to electronically copy the information stored in such computer equipment or software so that the Buyer shall have access to the information in usable form at the Closing.

9.7. Compliance with WARN and Similar Laws . The parties do not anticipate that there will be any major employment losses as a consequence of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement that might trigger obligations under WARN (referred to collectively as “ WARN Obligations ”).    

(a) To the extent that any WARN Obligations might arise with respect to the Business Employees solely as a consequence of the Buyer’s failure to offer employment to a minimum number of employees of the Sellers that results in an employment loss (as defined in the WARN Act) of fifty (50) or more employees of any Business on the Closing Date, it is agreed that Sellers will timely give all notices to such employees at the applicable Business required to be given under WARN or other similar statutes or regulations relating to any plant closing or mass layoff, as defined in the WARN Act, or as otherwise required by any such statute, and the Closing shall be extended as required to permit such timely notification.  The Sellers shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer Indemnified Parties from and against any WARN liabilities, losses, or claims arising from the Sellers’ failure to provide timely notice to employees.

(b) To the extent that any WARN Obligations might arise with respect to the Transitioned Employees at any Business solely as a consequence of the Buyer’s failure to continue employment of a minimum number of Transitioned Employees that results in an employment loss (as defined in the WARN Act) of fifty (50) or more employees of such Business within the applicable window under the WARN Act, the Buyer shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sellers from and against any WARN liabilities, losses, or claims arising from the Buyer’s failure to continue to employ the requisite number of employees as required under the WARN Act.

ARTICLE X – Termination

10.1. Termination

.  This Agreement may be terminated and the Transaction abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:

10.1.1 By the mutual written consent of the parties; or

10.1.2 By the Sellers or the Buyer if the Closing does not occur on or before December 31, 2015 (the “ Walk Away Date ”); provided, however, that if the time

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for Closing is extended pursuant to Sections 6.23 or 6.24. or in the event that the Buyer is diligently pursuing its receipt of, but has not received, the Regulatory Approvals but has sti ll not received such approvals , the Walk Away Date shall be extended in monthly increments, not to exceed two monthly extensions; and provided further, however, that the right to terminate this Agre ement under this Section 10.1.2 shall not be available to a party if the failure of the Transaction to have been consummated on or before such date was primarily due to the failure of such party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement.

10.1.3 By the Buyer, if the Seller Partie s shall have breached or failed to perform any of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement (except where such breach or failure to have performed, individually or in the aggregate, has not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Sellers’ Material Adverse Effect), which breach or failure is incapable of being cured, or is not cured, by the Sellers within ten (10) calendar days following receipt of written notice from the Buyer of such breach or failure.

10.1.4 By the Sellers, if the Buyer shall have breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, which breach or failure is incapable of being cured, or is not cured, by the Buyer within ten (10) calendar days following receipt of written notice from the Sellers of such breach or failure ; or

10.1.5 By the Buyer pursuant to Section 1.6 , 6.23 or 6.24 hereof.

10.2. Effect of Termination

.  In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 10.1, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party or parties, specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void (other than the provisions of Section 4.21, Section 5.8, Section 6.5, Section 6.6, this Section 10.2 and Section 10.3), and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of the Buyer, the Sellers, or their respective directors, members, officers, stockholders, partners and Affiliates, as the case may be, other than as set forth in such Sections, and except that nothing shall relieve any party from liability under Section 10.3.

10.3. Liquidated Damages for Breaches by the Buyer

10.3.1 In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.4, Parent shall receive, as liquidated damages for and in full settlement of all claims against the Buyer in connection with this Agreement, the Escrow Deposit (the “ Seller Liquidated Damages Amount ”), the nature of the Transaction being such as will not permit any exact determination of the damages that may be suffered by the Sellers by reason of a breach by the Buyer.  If the Transaction shall not be consummated for any reason other than as specified in the preceding sentence, the Deposit Escrow Agent shall pay the amount of the Escrow Deposit, together with any and all interest and earnings thereon, to the Buyer immediately upon termination of this Agreement.

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10.3.2 The parties acknowledge that, in the event of a breach of this Agreement by the Buyer, it would be difficult to accurately calculate the damages that would be suffered by the Seller Parties and have negotiated this Seller Liquidated Damages Amount in good faith in an attempt to estimate the actual damages and does not constitute a penalty clause.  The parties further agree that the Seller Liquidated Damages Amount is reasonable under the totality of the circumstance and, therefore, they waive the right to contest the dollar amount of the Seller Liquidated Damages Amount or the enforceability of the provisions of this Section 10.3.

ARTICLE XI – Indemnification

11.1. Survival of Representations and Warranties

.  The representations and warranties of the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive for a period of eighteen (18) months following the Closing; provided, however, that (a) all representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.8.2 (Regulatory Compliance), 4.9 (Fraud and Abuse), 4.10 (M edicare/Medicaid Participation) and 4.11 (Cost Reports)   shall survive until thirty six (36) months following closing, (b) all representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.12 (Employee Benefits), 4.13 (Environmental Matters) and 4.24 (Tax Matters) shall survive until sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations with respect to the matters covered thereunder; and (c ) all representations and warranties of the Seller Parties contained in, Sections 4.1 (Organization), 4.2 (Authority) , 4.15.1 (Title) and 4.21 (Brokers) , and the counterpart sections for Buyer, (the “ Fundamental Reps ”) and all claims for fraud or willful misconduct or with respect to any Excluded Asset or Assumed Liability or any claim made pursuant to Sections 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.5, 11.2.6, 11.2.7, 11.2.8, 11.2.9, 11.3.2, 11.3.3, 11.3.4 and 11.3.5 shall survive indefinitely; provided ,   further , that any obligations to indemnify and hold a party harmless under Section 11.2 or Section 11.3, as the case may be, shall not terminate with respect to any Losses as to which the Person to be indemnified shall have given notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of the claim for indemnification) to the indemnifying party in accordance with Section 11.4 before the termination of the foregoing survival period. 

11.2. Indemnification of the Buyer

.  The Seller Parties agree to jointly and severally reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, managers, members, agents and representatives and their respective successors and assigns (each such Person is hereinafter referred to as an “ Buyer Indemnified Party ”), from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, obligations, damages, interest, fines, penalties, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, assessments, costs and expenses (including costs of investigation and defense and attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees and costs of enforcement of rights), whether or not involving a third party claim (individually, a “ Loss ” and, collectively, “ Losses ”), based upon, attributable to, resulting from or arising under:

11.2.1 Any misrepresentation, breach or other inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by any Seller Party in this Agreement or any Closing Document determined, in each case, without giving effect to any “materiality” or “knowledge” qualifiers, or qualifiers of similar import, included therein, or any of the facts, events, conditions or circumstances resulting in (or, in the case of any allegations thereof by a third party, that would, if adversely determined, result in) any such misrepresentation, breach or other inaccuracy;

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11.2.2 Any non-fulfillment of any post-Closing agreement or post-Closing covenant on the part of any Seller Party under this Agreement or any of the Closing Documents;

11.2.3 Any Retained Liability or any Liability pursuant to Section 9.7(a) ;

11.2.4 Intentionally Omitted;

11.2.5 Any general liability or professional liability claim with respect to any Business related to or arising out of Sellers’ ownership or operation of such Business prior to Closing;

11.2.6 Any and all claims, including any suit, action, or other proceeding brought by applicable Governmental Authorities or other third party payors against the Buyer, the Assets or any Business (A) arising from the ownership and operation thereof by the Sellers prior to Closing or (B) as to any overpayments or other claims made to the Sellers by third parties including, without limitation, overpayments made with respect to Medicare, Medicaid and any other third-party payor program prior to the Closing ;

11.2.7 Any Excluded Asset;

11.2.8 Any and all obligations of the Seller Parties of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all liabilities and obligations with respect to claims, damages, suits, proceedings or injury, related to or arising out of the Sellers’ ownership or operation of the Real Property, the Personal Property, or the Businesses prior to Closing, except the Assumed Liabilities; and

11.2.9 Any and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings, investigations, demands, assessments, audits, fines, judgments, costs and other expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) arising out of the foregoing or to the successful enforcement of this Section.

11.3. Indemnification of the Sellers

.  The Buyer agrees to reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless the Sellers and its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, managers, members, agents and representatives and their respective successors and assigns (hereinafter referred to as a “ Seller Indemnified Party ”), from and against, any and all Losses, based upon, attributable to, resulting from or arising under:

11.3.1 Any misrepresentation, breach or other inaccuracy of any repres entation or warranty made by the   Buyer in this Agreement or any Closing Document determined, in each case, without giving effect to any “materiality” or “knowledge” qualifiers, or qualifiers of similar import, included therein, or any of the facts, events, conditions or circumstances resulting in (or, in the case of any allegations thereof by a third party, that would, if adversely determined, result in) any such misrepresentation, breach or other inaccuracy;

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11.3.2 Any failure by the Buyer to discharge and perform any Assumed Liability in accordance with its terms or any other non-fulfillment of any post-Closing agreement or post-Closing covenant on the part of the Buyer under this Agreement;

11.3.3 Any Losses under or pursuant to the WARN Act (or analogous state Law) resulting from any action taken by the Buyer after consummation of the Transaction or Liabilities pursuant to Section 9.7(b) ;

11.3.4 Any Losses incurred by Sellers pursuant to Section 8.5; and

11.3.5 Any and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings, investigations, demands, assessments, audits, fines, judgments, costs and other expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) arising out of the foregoing or to the successful enforcement of this Section.

11.4. Method of Asserting Claims

.  All claims for indemnification by any Indemnified Party under this Article XI shall be asserted and resolved as follows:

11.4.1 In the event that any claim or demand is asserted against or sought to be collected from any Indemnified Party by a third party (a “ Third Party Claim ,”) said Indemnified Party shall notify the party hereunder liable to such Indemnified Party (the “ Indemnitor ”) of such claim or demand within thirty (30) days from the date of such claim or demand upon the Indemnified Party, specifying the nature of and basis for such claim or demand and the amount or the estimated amount thereof to the extent then feasible (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such claim and demand) (the “ Claim Notice ”); provided , that the failure to so notify the Indemnitor shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent such failure shall have materially prejudiced the Indemnifying Indemnitor’s ability to defend such claim.  Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnitor, without undue delay, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers received by the indemnitee) relating to the Third Party Claim so long as any such disclosure could not reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the attorney-client or any other privilege that may be available to the indemnitee in connection therewith.  The Indemnitor shall have the right, upon written notice to the Indemnified Party (the “ Defense Notice ”) within thirty (30) days (the “ Notice Period ”) after receipt from the Indemnified Party of notice of such claim, which notice by the Indemnitor shall specify the counsel it will appoint to defend such claim (“ Defense Counsel ”), to conduct at its expense the defense against such claim in its own name, or if necessary in the name of the Indemnified Party.

(a) In the event that the Indemnitor shall fail to give the Defense Notice within said Notice Period, it shall be deemed to have elected not to conduct the defense of the subject claim, and in such event the Indemnified Party shall have the right to conduct the defense in good faith and to compromise and settle the claim in good faith; provided however , the Indemnified Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party Claim without the Indemnitor’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

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(b) In the event that the Indemnitor does deliver a Defense Notice and thereby elects to conduct the defense of the subject claim, the Indemnitor shall be entitled to have the exclusive control over said defense settlement of the subject claim and the Indemnified Party will cooperate with and make available to the Indemnitor such assistance and materials as it may reasonably request, all at the expense of the Indemnitor, and the Indemnified Party shall have the right at its expense to participate in the defense assisted by counsel of its own choosing. 

(c) Without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Indemnitor will not enter into any settlement of any Third Party Claim or cease to defend against such claim, if pursuant to or as a result of such settlement or cessation, (i) injunctive relief or specific performance would be imposed against the Indemnified Party, or (ii) such settlement or cessation would lead to liability or create any financial or other obligation on the part of the Indemnified Party for which the Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder.  If a firm written offer is made to settle any such Third Party Claim, demand, action or proceeding and such settlement offer is solely monetary in nature and the Indemnitor proposes to accept such settlement and the Indemnified Party refuses to consent to such settlement then:  (i) the Indemnitor shall be excused from, and the Indemnified Party shall be solely responsible for, all further defense of such third party claim, demand, action or proceeding; and (ii) the maximum liability of the Indemnitor relating to such Third Party Claim, demand, action or proceeding shall be the amount of the proposed settlement if the amount thereafter recovered from the Indemnified Party on such Third Party Claim, demand, action or proceeding is greater than the amount of the proposed settlement.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 11.4.1(b), the Indemnitor shall not be entitled to control, but may participate in, and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to have sole control over, the defense or settlement of any claim (i) that seeks a temporary restraining order, a preliminary or permanent injunction or specific performance against the Indemnified Party, (ii) that involves criminal allegations against the Indemnified Party, or (iii) that imposes liability on the part of the Indemnified Party for Losses for which the Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder.  In such an event, the Indemnitor will still have all of its obligations hereunder provided that the Indemnified Party will not settle the subject claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. 

(e) A failure by an Indemnified Party to give timely, complete or accurate notice as provided in this Section 11.4.1 will not affect the rights or obligations of any party hereunder except and only to the extent that, as a result of such failure, any party entitled to receive such notice was deprived of its right to recover any payment under its applicable insurance coverage or was otherwise materially prejudiced or damaged as a result of such failure to give timely notice.

11.4.2 In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim against any Indemnitor under this Agreement that does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver notice of such claim to the Indemnitor promptly following discovery of any indemnifiable Loss, but in any event not later than the last applicable date set forth in Section 11.1 for making such claim.  Such notice shall state in reasonable detail the amount or a good faith estimated amount of such claim, and shall specify the

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facts and circumstances which form the basis (or bases) for such claim, and shall further specify the representations, warranties or covenants alleged to have been breached. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Indemnitor shall notify the indemnitee as to whether the Indemnitor accepts liability for any Loss. If the Indemnitor disputes its liability with respect to such claim, as provided above, the Indemnitor and the Indemnified Party resolve such dispute in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 12.6. 

11.5. Limitations on Indemnification.

11.5.1 (a)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (but subject to the terms of this Section 11.5.1), the Seller Parties shall not be liable to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties under Article XI, from and against any Losses in respect of a claim by a Buyer Indemnified Party unless and until the Losses incurred by all Buyer Indemnified Parties as a result thereof exceed, in the aggregate, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($50 0,000) (the “ Basket Amount ”) and then for all such Losses, and the maximum amount of all payments and the aggregate liability of the Seller Parties for indemnification of the Buyer Indemnified Parties for any such claim shall not exceed Thirty Million Dollars ($30 ,000,000) (the “ Indemnification Cap ”).  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, individual Losses of any Buyer Indemnified Party that do not exceed Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and that are not based upon breach of any Fundamental Reps or fraud or intentional misrepresentation or a claim made pursuant to Sections 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.5, 11.2.6, 11.2.7, 11.2.8 and 11.2.9 shall not count towards, and shall not be included in calculation of, the Basket Amount or the Indemnification Cap.

(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Basket Amount and the Indemnification Cap shall not apply to Losses in connection with and misrepresentation, breach or other inaccuracy of any of the Fundamental Reps, any intentional misrepresentation or fraud by any Seller Party, or a claim pursuant to Sections 11.2.2 through 11.2.9 provided that in no event shall Seller Parties have liability for Losses greater than the Purchase Price .

11.5.2 The Buyer shall have no obligation for indemnification pursuant to Section 11.3 until the total amount of all Losses with respect thereto exceeds, in the aggregate, the Basket Amount and then for all such Losses, and the aggregate maximum liability of Buyer to Seller Indemnified Parties for any claim for indemnification hereunder shall not exceed the Indemnification Cap other than breaches of the Fundamental Reps, based on misrepresentation or fraud of Buyer or a claim made pursuant to Sections 11.3.2, 11.3.3, 11.3.4 and 11.3.5; provided that in no event shall the Buyer have liability for Losses greater than the Purchase Price .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, individual Losses of any Seller Indemnified Party that do not exceed Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and t hat are not based upon fraud, intentional misrepresentation or a claim made pursuant to Sections 11.3.2, 11.3.3, 11.3.4 and 11.3.5 shall not count towards, and shall not be included in calculation of, the Basket Amount or the Indemnification Cap.

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Indemnified Party as a result of any Losses upon which such claim for indemnification is based.  In no event shall Losses include any diminution in value, consequential, incidental, indirect, special or punitive damages, including loss of future revenue, income or profits or loss of business reputation or opportunity relating to the breach or alleged breach hereof, and no “multiple of profits” or “multiple of cash flow” or similar valuation methodology shall be used in calculating the amount of any Losses ,   except to the extent such Losses arise from any third party claim.  The respective representations and warranties of the parties contained in this Agreement or any certificate or other document delivered by any party at or prior to the Closing and the rights to indemnification set forth in this Article XI shall not be deemed waived or otherwise affected by any investigation mad e, or knowledge acquired, by a p arty.     An Indemnified Party must use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate Losses for which it seeks indemnification under this Agr eement.  The Buyer Indemnified P arties shall not be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if, and to the extent that, the Losses are reflected on the Final Closing Statement or are otherwise taken into account in the calculation of Net Working Capital. 

11.6. Exclusive Remedy .  From and after the Closing, except as set forth in Section 2.4.5 and any rights to obtain injunctive relief or specific performance, the parties acknowledge and agree that their sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all claims (other than claims arising out of or based on fraud, knowing and intentional misrepresentations or knowing and intentional breaches by the party seeking indemnification or any of its officers, employees, directors or agents) for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation set forth herein or otherwise relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this Article XI.

ARTICLE XII – Miscellaneous

12.1. Amendment or Supplement

.  This Agreement shall not be amended, modified or supplemented without the written agreement of the parties hereto at the time of such amendment, modification or supplement.

12.2. Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc

.  At any time prior to the Closing, any party may, subject to applicable Law, (a) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of any other party hereto, (b) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or acts of any other party hereto, or (c) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements contained herein or, except as otherwise provided herein, waive any of such party’s conditions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by the Sellers or the Buyer in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder.  Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party.

12.3. Assignment

.  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that the Buyer may assign any of or all its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Affiliates of the Buyer, which Affiliate or Affiliates shall collectively be deemed to be the “Buyer” hereunder and

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shall be the beneficiary of all of the Seller Parties’ warranties, representations and covenants in favor of Buyer under this Agreement and shall be solely liable for all debts and obligations of the Buyer hereunder.  Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer may direct the Seller Parties to convey the Real Property and the tangible Personal Property associated with each Facility to any Affiliates or unaffiliated third parties (each an “ RE Assignee ”).  No RE Assingee shall have a right of action against the Seller Parties under this Agreement or be deemed to be the “Buyer” under this Agreement, and the Buyer shall remain liable for all of its obligations hereunder.  Each Seller Party hereby covenants and agrees that if any Seller Party proposes to merge or consolidate with or into any other entity, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of its business (whether assets or equity) (a “ Seller Transaction ”), the contract or other legal document pursuant to which such Seller Transaction is implemented shall provide that the surviving company in any merger or consolidation or successor to or buyer of the business shall jointly and severally with the other Seller Parties hereto (or their respective successors) assume all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, all indemnification obligations hereunder.  Any purported assignment not permitted under this Section 12.3 shall be null and void.

 

12.4. Counterparts

.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement) and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.  The exchange of copies of this Agreement by email and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or by email shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties.  Such signature pages and copies of this Agreement may be used in lieu of the original Agreement and original signatures, and signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or email shall be deemed to be their original signatures, for all purposes.

12.5. Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries

.  This Agreement, together with the Sellers’ and Buyer’s Disclosure Schedules, the Exhibits, and the agreements executed in the forms contemplated by the Exhibits hereto, constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and are not intended to and shall not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.

12.6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

12.6.1 This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that State.

12.6.2 With respect to any matter other than any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to Article XI, which matters will be handled as provided in Section 11.4, each of the parties hereto (i) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any Federal court located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the Transaction, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or

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other request for leave from any such court, and (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the Transaction in any court other than a Federal or state court sitting in the State of Delaware (and appropriate appellate courts therefrom).

12.6.3 Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement.

12.7. Specific Enforcement

.  The parties agree that irreparable damage to the Buyer would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement to be performed by or on behalf of the Sellers were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  It is accordingly agreed that the Buyer shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

12.8. Notices

.  Any notice, request, demand, waiver, consent, approval or other communication which is required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent by hand delivery, facsimiled, or sent by overnight courier or by registered or certified mail, and shall be deemed given when received at the address set forth below:

If to any Seller Party:

 

Revera Assisted Living, Inc.

538 Preston Avenue

Meriden, Connecticut  06450

Attention:  

Attention:   Mr. Glen Chow

Facsimile:

Facsimile:   (289) 360-1228

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Revera, Inc.

55 Standish Court, 8th Floor

Mississauga, Ontario  L5R 4B2

Attention:

Frank Cerrone, Esq.

Facsimile:

(289) 360-1216

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Foley & Lardner LLP

111 Huntington Ave

Boston, MA  02199

Attention:

Christopher J. Donovan, Esq.

Telephone

(617) 342-4000

Facsimile:

(617) 342-4001

 

If to the Buyer or Guarantor:

 

Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

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101 East State Street

Kennett Square, PA 19348

Attention:

Law Department

Facsimile:

(484) 733-5449

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Williams Mullen

200 South 10 th Street, Suite 1600

Richmond, VA 23219

Attention: Beth G. Hungate-Noland

Telephone: (804) 420-6913

Facsimile: (804) 420-6507

 

or such other party or address as may be expressly designated by either party by notice given in accordance with the foregoing provisions.

12.9. Severability

.  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law in an acceptable manner to the end that the Transaction is fulfilled to the extent possible.

ARTICLE XIII – Definitions

13.1. Definitions

.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings ascribed thereto below:

401(k) Plans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(d).

409A Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(k).

Accounting Firm ” shall mean a national public accounting firm with no material relationship to the parties or their respective Affiliates chosen by agreement of the parties, or if they are unable to agree, shall mean a national firm with no such relationship chosen by lot.

 “ Accounts Receivable ” means (a) all trade accounts receivable and other rights to payment from customers of the Sellers and the full benefit of all security for such accounts or rights to payment, including all trade accounts receivable representing amounts receivable in respect of services rendered to residents of the Facilities, including those due to the Sellers from Medicare, Medicaid, Veteran’s Administration, TRICARE f/k/a CHAMPUS, commercial insurers or any other third-party payor, resident or responsible party, (b) all other accounts or notes receivable of the Sellers and the Sellers relating to services rendered to residents of the Facilities and the full benefit of all security for such accounts or notes, (c) amounts due from third-party payors with respect to

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amounts recoverable for bad debts and estimated settlements from third-party payors, and (d) any claim, remedy or other right related to an y of the foregoing.

Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.  For this purpose, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Antitrust Division ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.1.

Antitrust Laws ” means the Sherman Act, as amended, the Clayton Act, as amended, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and all other Laws, that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization, lessening of competition or restraint of trade or creating or strengthening a dominant position.

Approval ” means any action, approval, authorization, consent, certification, filing, notice, qualification or registration, or any waiver of any of the foregoing, required to be obtained from, or any notice, statement or other communication required to be filed with or delivered to, any Governmental Authority or any Person not a party to this Agreement.

Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

Assignment and Assumption Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.3.

Assumed Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

Bankruptcy and Equity Exception ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Basket Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5.1(a)(i).

Bey Lea ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Benefit Plans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

Bennington ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Bennington RE ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Berlin ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Berlin RE ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Buildings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.2.

Burlington ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

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Business” and “Businesses ” have the meanings set forth in the Recitals.

Business Day ” means a day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the Securities and Exchange Commission or banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by Law to be closed.

Business Employees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Buyer Closing Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.2.

Buyer Confidential Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.

Buyer Excluded Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.16.

Buyer Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.

Buyer Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

Buyer’s Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set fort h in the preamble to Article V.

Buyer Title Insurance Policies ” has the m eaning set forth in Section 6.22 .

Cabot ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Claim Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4.1.

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Closing Date Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.5.

Closing Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

Closing Net Working Capital ” means the Net Working Capital of the Sellers as of the Effective Time.

Closing Statement Objection ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.3.

CMS ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8.3.

COBRA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the related regulations and published interpretations.

Confidential Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.

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Confidentiality Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.

Contracts   has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.9 .

Cost Reports ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.

Current Assets ” means Accounts Receivable (which for purposes of Article II of this Agreement shall be calculated applying a fifty percent (50%) discount to Accounts Receivable aged more than 120 days), inventory, Deposits, prepaid expenses, including prepaid insurance and other Assets that arise in connection with the operation of the Business and would be required to be reflected as current assets on a balance sheet of the Sellers as of the Effective Time in accordance with GAAP as consistently applied consistently with the Financial Statements.

Current Liabilities ” means the sum of all accounts payable, rent payable, customer deposits, unearned revenue, accrued expenses, payroll expenses, accrued vacation, paid time off and sick time, accrued benefit plan liabilities, accrued claims, accrued insurance, and accrued salaries that arise in connection with the operation of the Business and would be required to be reflected as current liabilities on a balance sheet of the Sellers as of the Effective Time in accordance with GAAP as consistently applied consistently with the Financial Statements.

Data Room ” means the electronic documentation site established by Merrill Datasite, Fileroom Ranger at https://datasite.merrillcorp.com/bidder/index_frame.do?projectId=209052 , on behalf of the Seller Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Defense Counsel ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4.1.

Defense Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4.1.

Deficiency Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1.

Deposits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.11.

Deposit Escrow Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Direct Deposit Accounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14.3.

Discounted A/R Amount ” means aggregate amount of all pre-Closing Accounts Receivable of the Sellers, as adjusted to apply a fifty percent (50%) discount to any Accounts Receivable older than one hundred twenty (120) days, as finally set forth in the Final Closing Statement.

Discounted A/R Excess ”   means the aggregate amount of all pre-Closing Accounts Receivable collected in excess of the Discounted A/R Amount .

Due Diligence Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6.

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Encumbrance ” means any claim, charge, lease, covenant, easement, levy, encumbrance, security interest, lien, option, mortgage, pledge, assessment against, rights of others, or restriction (whether

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on voting, sale, transfer, disposition or otherwise), whether imposed by agreement, understanding, Law, equity or otherwise.

Environmental Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.7.

Environmental Notice ” has the m eaning set forth in Section 6.23 .

Environmental Permits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.7.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the related regulations promulgated thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate ” means each entity which is treated as a single employer with any of the Sellers under 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

Escrow Deposit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Estimated Closing Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1.

Excess Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1.

Excluded Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

Facility ” and “ Facilities ” have the meanings set forth in the Recitals.

Final Closing Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.6.

Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

Fox Chase ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time.

Glen Ridge ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Governmental Authority ” means any government, court, regulatory or administrative agency, legislative body, board, bureau, commission or authority or other governmental instrumentality, whether federal, state or local, domestic, foreign or multinational, including any intermediary, carrier, instrumentality or agency thereof.

Governmental Authorization ” means any Approval, license, or permit issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any legal requirement.

Guaranteed Obligation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.2.

Hamilton ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

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HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Hazardous Materials ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.7.

IFRS ” means International Financial Reporting Standards   (formerly International Accounting Standards) promulgated by the Internatio nal Accounting Standards Board .

Iliff ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) the principal, accreted value, accrued and unpaid interest, prepayment and redemption premium (if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other monetary obligations in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed, and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, (ii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement, (iii) all obligations of such Person under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction, (v) the liquidation value, accrued and unpaid dividends and prepayment or redemption premium (if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other monetary obligations in respect of any redeemable preferred stock of such Person, (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) of any Persons for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise, including guarantees of such obligations, and (vii) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of other Persons secured by any lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person).

Indemnification Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5.1(a)(i).

Indemnitor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4.1.

Initial Escrow Deposit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Interim Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.14.

IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service or any successor entity.

Knowledge ” (which includes the expressions “to Know” and “Known to”) of a particular fact or other matter of any Person that is not an individual, means that any executive officer of such Person (or individual holding comparable executive responsibility for any Person that is not a corporation), or any other officer or manager having responsibility relating to the applicable matter, is actually aware of such fact or other matter, or could have discovered or otherwise become aware of such fact or other matter in the course of conducting a reasonable inquiry of the employees of such Person and its subsidiaries who, in the course of performing the duties of such employment may reasonably be expected to have actual awareness of such fact or other matter.

Land ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.1.

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Laurelton ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Laws ” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, requirements, policies, decrees, injunctions, settlements, stipulations, judgments and orders of any Governmental Authority and private accrediting decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, including the common law and Environmental Laws.

Leased Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.1.

Liability ” means any debt, loss, damage, adverse claim, offset, liability or obligation (whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due, and whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise), and including all costs and expenses relating thereto.

Licenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.6.

Linden Grove ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Linwood ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Loss ” and “ Losses ” have the meanings set forth in Section 11.2.

made available ” shall mean (i) with respect to items “made available” prior to the date hereof, (x) posted in the Data Room at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof (or, to the extent delivered or posted less than two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof, specifically confirmed, in writing, by the Buyer as having been received), or (z) delivered via electronic submission directly to the officers, directors, employees, agents, or legal counsel of the Buyer at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date hereof; or (ii) with respect to items “made available” between the date hereof and the Closing Date, (x) posted in the Data Room at least five (5 ) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or, to the extent delivered or posted less than five (5 ) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, specifically confirmed, in writing, by the Buyer as having been received), (y) only with respect to the Records, the officers, directors, employees, agents, or legal counsel of the Buyer have been given access to review and copy such items at the Facilities and/or offices of the Sellers at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date or (z) delivered via electronic submission directly to the officers, directors, employees, agents, or legal counsel of the Buyer at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

Material Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14.

Material Damage, Destruction or Loss ” has the meaning set for th in Section 6.24 .

Meadowview ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Medicaid ” shall mean collectively, the healthcare assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 1396 et seq .) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, policies, procedures, orders, guidelines or requirements pertaining to such program including (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XIX of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) affecting such program; (b) all state statutes, regulations and

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plans for medical assistance enacted in connection with such program and federal rules and regulations promulgated in connection with such program; and (c) all applicable provisions of all rules, regulations, manuals, policies, procedures, orders and administrative, reimbursement, guidelines and requirements of all Governmental Authorities promulgated in connection with such program (whether or not having the force of law), in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Medicare ” shall mean collectively, the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 1395 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, policies, procedures, orders or guidelines pertaining to such program including (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XVIII of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) affecting such program; and (b) all applicable provisions of all rules, regulations, manuals, policies, procedures, orders and administrative, reimbursement, guidelines and requirements of all Governmental Authorities promulgated in connection with such program (whether or not having the force of law), in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Medicare/Medicaid Carveouts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.

Montesano ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Multiemployer Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

Net Working Capital ” means an amount equal to the total book value of the Current Assets (exclusive of cash) minus the total book value of the Current Liabilities as reflected on the Estimated Closing Statement, Buyer Closing Statement or the Final Closing Statement, as the case may be, all in accordance with Section 2.4 .

Non-assignable Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.

Notice Perio d” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4.1.

Oakridge ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

OFAC ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.27.

OFAC Order ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.27.

Operator Sellers ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Order ” means any order, writ, injunction, judgment, plan or decree of or agreement with any Governmental Authority. 

Orchard Park ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Owner Operator Sellers ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

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PNA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.10.

Patient Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.7.

Permits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.1.

Permitted Exceptions ” means (i) statutory liens for current Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or lienable services not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (ii) all zoning, entitlement and other land use and environmental law, ordinances regulations by any Governmental Authority provided such laws, ordinances and regulations do not prevent or materially impair operation of the Busin esses as currently operated, (iii )   matters deemed Permitted Exceptions pursuant to Section 6.22,  ( i v) interests and rights of residents under the Sellers’ standard continu ing patient care agreements; (v ) the “standard” or “preprinted” exceptions contained in the form of owner’s policy issued by the Title Company which are not customarily removed by Sellers’ affidavit; (vi ) any exceptions caused by Buyer or any of its agents, employ ees or representatives; and (vi i) any recorded or unrecorded rights, covenants, conditions, restrictions, rights of way and easements which would not materially interfere with the use of the Businesses in the manner in which they are presently being used.

Person ” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity, including a Governmental Authority.

Personal Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.3.

Personal Property Leases ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19 .2 .

Phase Is ” has the m eaning set forth in Section 6.23 .

Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19.

Pre Closing Government Reimbursement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

Premier Therapy ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Premier Therapy Lease ” means that certain Lease Agreement, dated November 7, 2003, between LDP Group, L.L.C. and Premier Therapy Services.

Property Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13.2.

Provider Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.8.

Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Real Property ” means the Land, the Buildings, and the leasehold premises under the Premier Therapy Lease, collectively.

Rebates and Credits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.12.

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Records ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.4.

Regulatory Approvals ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.

Release ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.7.

Repaid Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 3 .

Resident Census Information ”   shall mean a true, correct and complete schedule (provided in accordance with all Laws related to privacy) that accurately and completely sets forth the occupancy status of each Facility, the average daily rate and other charges payable with respect thereto, the class of payment or reimbursement ( i.e. , private, third ‑party payor, Medicare), the average monthly census of each Facility, occupancy rates and any arrearages in payments.

RE Assignee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.3

RE Owner Sellers ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Resident Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14.4.

Restraints ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

Retained Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.

Rochester ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 “ SEIU Pension Fund ” has the m eaning set forth in Section 6.11 .

Seller ” and “ Sellers ” have the meanings set forth in the Preamble.

Seller Claims ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.13.

Seller Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.

Seller Liquidated Damages Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.1.

Seller Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Seller Title Insurance Policies ” shall mean Sellers’ current title insurance policies issued with respect to the Real Property.

Seller Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.3.

Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to Article IV.

Sellers’ Intellectual Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.23.2.

Sellers ’   Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect upon the results of operations, financial condition, assets, properties or Business of the Sellers, taken as a whole, without taking

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into account the effects of any of the following: (a) changes affecting the economies of or financial, credit or capital market conditions anywhere in the world in which the Sellers operate, to the extent such changes do not adversely affect the Sellers, taken as a whole, in a disproportionate manner relative to other similarly situated participants in the industries in which the Sellers operate; (b) changes in the industries in which the Sellers operate, including regulatory and reimbursement changes, to the extent such changes do not adversely affect the Sellers, taken as a whole, in a disproportionate manner relative to other similarly situated participants in the industries in which the Sellers operate, (c) acts of war (whether or not declared), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, acts of armed hostility, sabotage or terrorism or other international or national calamity or any material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement, to the extent such changes do not adversely affect the Sellers, taken as a whole, in a disproportionate manner relative to other similarly situated participants in the industries in which the Sellers operate, (d) changes in or the implementation of any Law or GAAP or IFRS (or, in each case, the interpretation thereof), (e) changes in Tax rates or the implementation of new Taxes, or (f) the execution and delivery of the Agreement, the announcement of the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, or the performance of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. 

Straddle Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13.2.

South County ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Springfield ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Springfield RE ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

State Health Care Program ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.1.

State Licensure Authorities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.

St. Johnsbury ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Survey Report ”   shall mean any and all survey reports, waivers of deficiencies, plans of correction and any other investigation reports issued with respect to any of the Businesses or the Assets.

Surveys ” has the meaning set forth in S ection 6.22 .

Target Net Working Capital ” means $10,287,641 .

Taxes ” means any federal, state, local or non-U.S. income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including under Code Section 54A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, whether computed on a separate or consolidated, unitary or combined basis or in any other manner, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.

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Taxing Authority ” means the IRS or any other Governmental Authority responsible for the administration of any Tax.

Tax Return ” means any return , declaration, report, statement, schedule, notice, form, or other document , including any schedule or attachment thereto, filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority in respect of any Tax,   and any amendment thereof.

Therapy Business ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Third Party Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4.1.

Title 42 ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.

Title Company ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.5.

Title Report ” has the m eaning set forth in Section 6.22 .

Tradenames ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.5.

Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.1.

Transfer Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13.1.

Transitioned Employees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 .

Unionized Employees ”   has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 .

Village Green Bristol ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Village Green Wallingford ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Walk Away Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.2(a).

WARN ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(m).

WARN Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.10.

WARN Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7

Willow Creek ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Willow Creek and Oak Ridge CBA s ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.11 .

13.2. Interpretation.

13.2.1 When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, a Section, Exhibit or the Sellers’ or Buyer’s Disclosure Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit or the Sellers’ or Buyer’s Disclosure Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  The table of contents and headings

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contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.  The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned under GAAP.  All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.  The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term.  Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.  References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

13.2.2 Any fact or item disclosed in any section of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed disclosed with regard to all other representations and warranties to which such fact or item may reasonably apply to the extent such disclosure would provide notice to a reasonable person that the information disclosed would also qualify, or constitute an exception to, such other representations and warranties.

13.2.3 The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIV – Guarantee

14.1. Guarantor Representations and Warranties .  Guarantor represents and warrants to the Sellers that:

14.1.1 Guarantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, with full power and authority to carry on the business in which it is engaged, as now conducted. Guarantor is publicly traded on the NYSE.

14.1.2 Guarantor has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Article XIV.  Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations under this Article XIV have been duly authorized by the Guarantor’s governing body, and no other action is required by Law, its organizational documents or otherwise for such authorization.  This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of, and

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is enforceable against, Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by, and is subject to, the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

14.1.3 The authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations under this Article XIV by Guarantor, does not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both (a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any term or provision of or require any notice, filing or consent under (i) the organizational documents of Guarantor, (ii) any Laws applicable to Guarantor, or (iii) any judgment, decree, writ, injunction, order or award of any arbitrator, or Governmental Authority or agency binding upon Guarantor; or (b) conflict with, result in the breach of any term or provision of, require any notice or consent under, give rise to a right of termination of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, or give rise to a right to accelerate any obligation under any contract to which Guarantor is a party or by which it may be bound.

14.2. Guarantee .  Subject to the provisions of this Section 14.2 ,   Guarantor hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees Seller Parties   the due and punctual payment and performance of any and all amounts payable by Buyer   pursuant to Article XI and obligations otherwise owing under this Agreement (the “ Guaranteed Obligation ”).  Guarantor hereby acknowledges that this guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligation shall be a guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection and shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit of any remedies against Buyer Guarantor agrees that (a) if Buyer   fails to make any payments of the Guaranteed Obligations or fails to perform under the Agreement when due, such amount or obligation shall for purposes hereof , be immediately due and payable by Guarantor by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated by the Parent upon written notice from the Parent   to Guarantor demanding payment thereof or, with respect to obligations performed immediately by Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof and (b) the Parent may at any time and from time to time, so long as Buyer has failed to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligation if due, take any and all actions available hereunder or under any applicable law to collect or enforce the Guaranteed Obligation from Guarantor Guarantor hereby waives diligence, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of a merger or bankruptcy of Buyer, any right to require a proceeding first against Buyer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this guaranty will not be discharged as to any obligation except by satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligation in full.  Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against Buyer   that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of its obligations under this guaranty and this Agreement ,   including any right of reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification, any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Seller Parties   against Buyer   or any collateral which the Seller Parties   hereafter acquire, whether or not such claim , remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Seller Parties to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against Buyer   pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise, (b) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or the invalidity or unenforceability (in whole or in part) of this Agreement , unless consented to in writing by the Seller Parties and (c) any change in the existence (corporate or otherwise) of Buyer   or Guarantor or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding affecting either of

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them or their assets Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and that the waivers set forth in this Section 14.2 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date above written.

SELLER PARTIES:

REVERA ASSISTED LIVING, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (BEY LEA VILLAGE) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (FOX CHASE) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (HAMILTON) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (ILIFF) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (LAURELTON VILLAGE) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

 

 

 


 

 

R EVERA (DELAWARE) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (LINWOOD) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (MEADOWVIEW) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (OAKRIDGE) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (SOUTH COUNTY) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (WHITING) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

 

 

 

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CPL (WILLOW CREEK) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (GLEN RIDGE) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

ROCHESTER MANOR LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

SUBACUTE CENTER OF BRISTOL LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

BROOK HOLLOW HEALTH CARE CENTER LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (CABOT) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

BURLINGTON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

 

 

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BERLIN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

BENNINGTON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION   CENTER LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

SPRINGFIELD HEALTH AND REHABILITATION   CENTER LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

ST. JOHNSBURY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION   CENTER LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

VERMONT SUBACUTE LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CONNECTICUT SUBACUTE LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE SUBACUTE LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

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CPL (WESTFIELD) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

BERLIN REAL ESTATE LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

BENNINGTON REAL ESTATE LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

SPRINGFIELD REAL ESTATE LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

ST. JOHNSBURY REAL ESTATE LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

CPL (PREMIER THERAPY) LLC

 

By:

/s/ Frank Cerone

Name: Frank Cerone

Title: Authorized Representative

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date above written.

BUYER:

101 DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC

 

By:

/s/ Michael Berg

Name: Michael Berg

Title: Assistant Secretary

 

 

GUARANTOR :

GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Michael Berg

Name: Michael Berg

Title: Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

ARTICLE I – Purchase and Sale of Assets

 

1.1.

Sale and Purchase of Assets

 

1.2.

Excluded Assets

 

1.3.

Assumed Liabilities

 

1.4.

Retained Liabilities

 

1.5.

Non Assignable Assets

 

1.6.

Due Diligence Period..

ARTICLE II – Purchase Price

 

2.1.

Purchase Price

 

2.2.

Allocation of Purchase Price

10 

 

2.3.

Adjustments

10 

 

2.4.

Working Capital Adjustment; Accounts Receivable

11 

 

2.5.

Fees and Expenses

13 

ARTICLE III – Closing

14 

 

3.1.

Closing

14 

 

3.2.

Place of Closing

14 

 

3.3.

Items to be Delivered at Closing by the Sellers

14 

 

3.4.

Items to be Delivered at Closing by the Buyer

15 

 

3.5.

Possession and Condition

16 

ARTICLE IV – Representations and Warranties of the Seller Parties

16 

 

4.1.

Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries

16 

 

4.2.

Authority

16 

 

4.3.

Validity of Contemplated Transactions

17 

 

4.4.

Litigation

17 

 

4.5.

Consents; Waivers

17 

 

4.6.

Financial Statements

18 

 

4.7.

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

18 

 

4.8.

Compliance With Laws; Permits

19 

 

4.9.

Fraud and Abuse Matters

21 

 

4.10.

Medicare/Medicaid Participation

22 

 

4.11.

Medicare and Medicaid Cost Reports

22 

 

4.12.

Employee Benefits and Labor Matters.

23 

 

4.13.

Environmental Matters

25 

 

4.14.

Material Contracts

26 

 

4.15.

Real Estate

29 

 

4.16.

Vehicles

30 

 

4.17.

Inventory

30 

 

4.18.

Deposits and PNAs

30 

 

4.19.

Tangible Personal Property

30 

 

4.20.

Insurance

31 

 

4.21.

Brokers and Other Advisors

31 

 

4.22.

Non Foreign Status of the Sellers

31 

 

4.23.

Intellectual Property

31 

 

4.24.

Tax Matters

33 

 

4.25.

Intentionally Omitted.

34 

 

4.26.

Resident and Patient Records..

34 

 

4.27.

OFAC

34 

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4.28.

Resident Census Information..

34 

 

4.29.

No Other Representations or Warranties

34 

ARTICLE V – Representations and Warranties of Buyer

35 

 

5.1.

Organization and Qualification

35 

 

5.2.

Authority

35 

 

5.3.

Validity of Contemplated Transactions

35 

 

5.4.

Litigation

35 

 

5.5.

Consents; Waivers

36 

 

5.6.

Financial Ability

36 

 

5.7.

State Licensure

36 

 

5.8.

Financial Advisors

36 

 

5.9.

OFAC

36 

ARTICLE VI – Additional Covenants and Agreements

36 

 

6.1.

Conduct of Business; Cooperation with Buyer.

36 

 

6.2.

Conduct of Business; Additional Covenants.

39 

 

6.3.

Other Governmental Approvals.

40 

 

6.4.

State Licensing Approvals

42 

 

6.5.

Confidentiality – Buyer

42 

 

6.6.

Confidentiality – Seller Parties

42 

 

6.7.

Publicity

43 

 

6.8.

Notification of Certain Matters.

43 

 

6.9.

Intentionally Omitted.

44 

 

6.10.

Efforts to Consummate..

44 

 

6.11.

SEIU Pension Fund.

45 

 

6.12.

Intentionally Omitted.

46 

 

6.13.

Certain Taxes.

46 

 

6.14.

Interim Financial Statements..

47 

 

6.15.

Maintenance of Resident Record

48 

 

6.16.

Contracts..

48 

 

6.17.

Supplemental Information.

48 

 

6.18.

Transition..

49 

 

6.19.

Tail Insurance..

49 

 

6.20.

Pay-Off Letters..

50 

 

6.21.

Full Access and Disclosure.

50 

 

6.22.

Real Estate Due Diligence..

51 

 

6.23.

Phase I Environmental Reports..

51 

 

6.24.

Destruction of Property..

52 

 

6.25.

Vermont Regulatory Approvals..

53 

ARTICLE VII – Conditions Precedent

53 

 

7.1.

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Complete the Transaction

53 

 

7.2.

Conditions to Obligations of the Buyer

54 

 

7.3.

Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers

55 

 

7.4.

Frustration of Closing Conditions

55 

ARTICLE VIII – Obligations of Parties After Closing

56 

 

8.1.

Access to Records

56 

 

8.2.

Mail

56 

 

8.3.

Accounts Receivable

56 

 

8.4.

Final Cost Reports.

58 

 

8.5.

Provider Agreements..

58 

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8.6.

Computer and Telecommunications Equipment

58 

ARTICLE IX – Employee Matters

59 

 

9.1.

Employees..

59 

 

9.2.

The Sellers’ Benefit Plans

60 

 

9.3.

The Buyer’s Benefit Plans

60 

 

9.4.

Health Plans

60 

 

9.5.

No Third Party Beneficiaries

60 

 

9.6.

Employment Records.

61 

 

9.7.

Compliance with WARN and Similar Laws..

61 

ARTICLE X – Termination

61 

 

10.1.

Termination

61 

 

10.2.

Effect of Termination

62 

 

10.3.

Liquidated Damages for Breaches by the Buyer

62 

ARTICLE XI – Indemnification

63 

 

11.1.

Survival of Representations and Warranties

63 

 

11.2.

Indemnification of the Buyer

63 

 

11.3.

Indemnification of the Sellers

64 

 

11.4.

Method of Asserting Claims

65 

 

11.5.

Limitations on Indemnification.

67 

 

11.6.

Exclusive Remedy.

68 

ARTICLE XII – Miscellaneous

68 

 

12.1.

Amendment or Supplement

68 

 

12.2.

Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc

68 

 

12.3.

Assignment

68 

 

12.4.

Counterparts

69 

 

12.5.

Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries

69 

 

12.6.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

69 

 

12.7.

Specific Enforcement

70 

 

12.8.

Notices

70 

 

12.9.

Severability

71 

ARTICLE XIII – Definitions

71 

 

13.1.

Definitions

71 

 

13.2.

Interpretation.

83 

ARTICLE XIV – Guarantee

83 

 

14.1.

Guarantor Representations and Warranties.

83 

 

14.2.

Guarantee.

84 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

Exhibit

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Facilities

Exhibit B

 

Deposit Escrow Agreement

Exhibit C

 

Purchase Price Allocation

Exhibit D

 

Target Net Working Capital Methodology

Exhibit E

 

Transfer Taxes

Exhibit F

 

Bill of Sale

Exhibit G

 

Assignment and Assumption Agreement

Exhibit H

 

Operations Transfer Agreement

 

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Exhibit 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

This Employment Agre ement (the “Agreement”) dated May 28 , 2015, (the “Effective Date”) by and between Genesis Administrative Services, LLC, a Delaw are limited liability company (the “Company”), and Laurie Thomas (“Executive”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, prior to the Effective Date , the Executive was employed by Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, pursuant to an Employment Agreement, effective as of December 9, 2010 , as amended (the “Current Employment Agreement”);

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Offer and Acceptance of Employment. The Company hereby agrees to continue to employ Executive as Chief Operating Officer, GRS and Executive's principal place of business shall be located at 27442 Portola Pkwy, Suite 200, Foothill Ranch, CA, 92610 ; provided that from time to time, Executive will travel to the Company’s (or its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’) other offices or locations, as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient to perform Executive’s duties.  Executive accepts such employment and agrees to perform the customary responsibilities of such position during the term of this Agreement. Executive will perform such other duties as may from time to time be reasonably assigned to Executive by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or his designee (the “CEO”), provided such duties are consistent with and do not interfere with the performance of the duties described herein and are of a type customarily performed by persons of similar title with similar companies. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from serving as a director, trustee, officer of, or partner in, any other firm, trust, corporation or partnership or from pursuing personal investments, as long as such activities do not interfere with Executive's performance of Executive's duties hereunder or violate the terms of Section 6 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a transfer of the Executive’s employment among the Company, its subsidiaries or its affiliates, or to any businesses operated by them (all such entities together, “Company Group”) shall not be deemed to be a termination of the Executive’s employment, and the entity to which Executive’s employment is transferred shall thereafter be deemed to be the Company for purposes of this Agreement. Executive further agrees to serve as an officer of Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and any other member of the Company Group.

 

2. Period of Employment.

 

(a) Period of Employment. The period of Executive's employment under this Agreement shall commence on the   Effective Date and shall, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 4, terminate on the second   anniversary of the Effective Date (such period, as extended from time to time, herein referred to as the "Term"). Subject to Section 2(b), and if the Term has not been terminated pursuant to Section 4, on the second anniversary of the Effective Date and on e ach anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter (each such

 


 

anniversary, an "Automatic Extension Date") the Term shall be extended for an additional period of one year, except as o therwise provided in Section 2(b ).

 

(b) Termination of Automatic Extension by Notice. The Company or Executive may elect to terminate the automatic extension of the Term set forth in Section 2(a) ("Automatic Extension") by giving written notice of such election. Any notice given hereunder must be given not less than 90 days prior to the second anniversary of this Agreement or not less than 90 days prior to the applicable Automatic Extension Date.

 

3. Compensation and Benefits.

 

(a) Base Salary. As long as Executive remains an employee of the Company, Executive will be paid a base salary of $ 375,000.08   which shall continue at this rate, subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided. Executive's base salary shall be reviewed periodically and the Company may increase such base salary, by an amount, if any, that the Company determines to be appropriate. Any such increase shall not reduce or limit any other obligation of the Company hereunder. Executive's annual base salary payable hereunder, as it may be increased from time to time and without reduction for any amounts deferred as described below, is referred to herein as "Base Salary". Executive's Base Salary, as in effect from time to time, may not be reduced by the Company without Executive's consent, provided that the Base Salary payable under this paragraph shall be reduced to the extent Executive elects to defer or reduce such salary under the terms of any deferred compensation or savings plan or other employee benefit arrangement maintained or established by the Company. The Company shall pay Executive the portion of Executive's Base Salary not deferred in accordance with its customary periodic payroll practices.

 

(b) Incentive Compensation.     Executive shall be eligible to participate in short-term and   long-term incentive plans (including any equity incentive plan) sponsored by the Company or its affiliates after the Effective Date on terms and conditions similar to those applicable to other senior executive officers of the Company generally , but at a level generally consistent with Executive's position with the Company and the Company's then current policies and practices .

 

(c) Benefits, Perquisites and Expenses.

 

(1) Benefits. During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in (1) each welfare benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company, including, without limitation, each life, hospitalization, medical, dental, health, accident or disability insurance or similar plan or program of the Company, and (2) each pension, profit sharing, retirement, deferred compensation or savings plan sponsored or maintained by the Company, in each case, whether now existing or established hereafter, to the extent that Executive is eligible to participate in any such plan under the generally applicable provisions thereof. With respect to the pension or retirement benefits payable to Executive, Executive's service credited for purposes of determining Executive's benefits and vesting shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan or program. Nothing in this Section 3(c), in and of itself, shall be construed to limit the ability of the Company to amend or terminate any particular plan, program or arrangement.

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(2) Vacation. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to the number of paid vacation days in each year determined by the Company from time to time for its senior executive officers, but not less than four (4) weeks in any year. Executive shall also be entitled to all paid holidays given by the Company to its senior officers. Except as required by law, vacation days which are not used during any calendar year may not be accrued, nor shall Executive be entitled to compensation for unused vacation days, during the Term or upon termination of employment.

 

(3) Perquisites. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive such perquisites (e.g., fringe benefits) as are generally provided to other senior officers of the Company in accordance with the then current policies and practices of the Company.

 

(4) Business Expenses. During the Term, the Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred or paid by Executive   in the performance of Executive's duties hereunder, upon presentation of expense statements or vouchers and such other information as the Company may reasonably require and if in accordance with the generally applicable written reimbursement or business expense policies and practices of the Company in effect from time to time.  Any such expense reimbursement will be made within thirty (30) days following Executive’s proper submission to the Company of any required documentation, but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the reimbursable expense was incurred. 

 

4. Employment Termination.

 

The Term of employment under this Agreement may be earlier terminated only as follows:

 

(a) Cause. The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive's employment for Cause. For purposes hereof, a termination by the Company for "Cause" shall mean termination by action of the CEO upon at least 15 days prior written notice to Executive specifying the particulars of the action or inaction alleged to constitute "Cause" because of (1) Executive's conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony (whether or not involving the Co mpany or any other member of the Company Group, as defined below ) or any other crime involving moral turpitude which subjects, or if gene rally known, would subject, any member of the Company Group to public ridicule or embarrassment, (2) fraud or other willful misconduct by Executive in respect of Executive's obligations under this Agreement, or (3) Executive’s continued willful and intentional failure to substantially comply with the reasonable mandates of the CEO commensurate with his/her position after a written demand for substantial compliance is delivered to him/her by the CEO, which demand specifically identifies the mandate(s) with which the CEO believes he/she has not substantially complied, and which failure is not substantially corrected by him/her within 10 days after receipt of such demand.  Executive shall not be considered to have failed to substantially comply if (I) he/she fails to so comply by reason of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or (II) the requested action is illegal. For the avoidance of doubt, Executive shall not be subject to termination for Cause if Executive acts or refrains

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from acting:  (1) in reliance upon and in accordance with a reso lution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (the “Board”) ; (2) in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice of outside counsel to the Company; or (3) in the good faith reasonable belief that an action is in the best interests of the Company (or in the case of refraining from taking an action, that such action is not in the best interests of the Company), provided, however, that the Executive may not act or refrain from acting in reliance upon this Clause (3) where the CEO has issued a written demand specifically directing the Executive to take or refrain from taking a specified action.

 

(b) Without Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company may, at any time after at least 90 days prior written notice in accordance with Section 4(f) hereof to Executive, terminate Executive's employment hereunder without Cause.

 

(c) Death or Disability. If Executive dies, Executive's employment shall terminate as of the date of death. If Executive develops a disability, the Company may terminate Executive's employment for Disability. As used in this Agreement, the term "Disability" shall mean incapacity due to physical or mental illness which has caused Executive to be unable to perform the essential functions of Executive’s position with a reasonable accommodation with the Company on a full time basis for (1) a period of six consecutive months, or (2) for shorter periods aggregating more than six months in any twelve month period. During any period of Disability, Executive agrees to submit to reasonable medical examinations upon the reasonable request, and at the expense, of the Company.

 

(d) Good Reason.  

 

(1) Except as provided in Section 4(d)(2), Executive may terminate Executive's employment at any time during the Term of this Agreement for Good Reason upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice given within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the event purportedly giving rise to Executive’s right to elect; provided,   however, that the Company has not cured or otherwise corrected such event prior to the expiration of such 30-day period. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean any of the following, without Executive's written consent:

 

(A)  the assignment to Executive by the Company of any duties materially adversely inconsistent with Executive's status with the Company or a substantial alteration in the nature or status of Executive's responsibilities from those in effect on the Effective Date , or a reduction in Executive's titles or office s as in effect on the Effective Date , or any removal of Executive from, or any failure to reelect Executive to, any of such positions, except in connection with the termination of Executive's employment for Disability or Cause or as a result of Executive 's death or by Executive other than for Good Reason;

 

(B)  a reduction by the Company in Executive's Base Salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time during the term of this Agreement;

 

(C)   Executive ceases to participate in long-term incentive plans

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(including any equity incentive plan) sponsored by the Company or its affiliates after the Effective Date , on terms and conditions similar to those applicable to other senior executive officers of the Company generally , but at a level generally consistent with Executive's position with the Company and the Company's then current policies and practices

 

(D)   any relocation of Executive's principal place of employment to a location more than forty-five (45) miles from Executive’s current residence to the proposed relocated principal place of employment ; provided, however, that, if Executive currently resides more than forty-five (45) miles from the location set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement, any relocation of Executive's principal place of employment to a location more than ten (10) miles further than the distance from Executive’s current residence to the location set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement. 

 

(e) Executive's Voluntary Termination.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Executive may, at any time after at least 90 days prior written notice in accordance with Section 4(g) hereof to the Company, terminate voluntarily Executive's employment hereunder.  Upon receiving such notice, the Company may relieve Executive of some or all of Executive’s duties at any time during the notice period without constituting “Good Reason” for termination.

 

(f) Expiration of Term. Executive’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries shall cease automatically on the expiration of the Term if the Agreement is not renewed pursuant to Section 2(b) of this Agreement (“Termination by Non-Renewal”).

 

(g) Notice of Termination. Any termination, except for death, pursuant to this Section 4 shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice which shall indicate those specific termination provisions in this Agreement relied upon and which sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive 's employment under the provision so indicated.

 

(h) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean (1) if this Agreement is terminated by the Company for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given to Executive (provided that Executive shall not have returned to the performance of Executive's duties on a full-time basis during such 30-day period), (2) if Executive's employment is terminated due to Executive's death, on the date of death; (3) if Executive's employment is terminated due to Executive's voluntary resignation pursuant to Section 4(e), the date specified in the notice given in accordance with said section; or (4) if Executive's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination in accordance with this Agreement .

 

5.

Payments upon Termination.

 

(a) Termination Due to Death or Disability. Upon Executive's death or the termination of Executive's employment by reason of the Disability of Executive, to the   extent not theretofore paid or provided, (1) the Company shall pay to Executive's estate or Executive, as applicable, (A) Executive's full Base Salary and other accrued benefits earned up to the last day of the month of Executive's death or termination of employment by reason of

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Executive's Disability in a lump sum 30 days after the Date of Termination or as otherwise required by applicable law, (B) all deferred compensation of any kind (in accordance with the terms of the plan), including, without limitation, any amounts earned but not yet paid under any bonus plan in a lump sum 30 days after the Date of Termination, and (C) if any bonus, under any bonus plan of the Company, shall be payable in respect of the year in which Executive's death or termination of employment by reason of Executive's Disability occurs, such bonus(es) prorated up to the last day of the month of Executive's death or termination of employment by reason of Executive's Disability in a lump sum 30 days after the Date of Termination, and (2) all restricted stock, stock option and performance share awards made to Executive and outstanding as of the Date of Termination shall automatically become fully vested as of the Date of Termination.

 

(b) Termination for Cause and Resignation Without Good Reason . If Executive's employment shall be terminated for Cause or Executive resigns during the Term without Good Reason , the Company shall pay Executive, within 30 days after the Date of Termination or as otherwise required by applicable law (i) Executive's full Base Salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given and (ii) all deferred compensation of any kind to which Executive is entitled on his Date of Termination in accordance with the terms of any deferred compensation agreement. The Company shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement.

 

(c) Termination by Executive for Good Reason or by the Company for Reasons other than Cause, Disability or Death.

In the event (A) the Company terminates Executive's employment during the Term other than for Cause, death, or Disability (including if the Company terminates Executive’s employment by Non-Renewal); or (B) Executive resigns during the Term for Good Reason , then the Company will pay Executive (a) Executive's Average Base Salary (as defined below) and (b) Executive's Average Assumed Cash Incentive Compensation (as defined below), over the one-year periods following termination of employment Payments under this Section 5(c) for Executive’s Base Salary or Average Base Salary will be made in accordance with Section 3(a) of this Agreement as if they were Base Salary All stock options, stock awards and similar equity right, if any, granted to Executive and outstanding as of the Date of Termination shall vest and become exercisable immediately prior to the Date of Termination and shall remain exercisable for a period of ninety (90) days following the Date of Termination (or, if sooner, the end of the scheduled term).  "Executive's Average Base Salary" means Executive's Base Salary for the most recent two years (including the year in which the Date of Termination occurs) divided by two. "Executive's Average Assumed Cash Incentive Compensation" means all annual bonuses earned as incentive compensation including under the Co mpany's annual performance bonus , but not including the value of any long-term incentive awards , in consideration of services for the two (2) most recent completed fiscal years prior to the Date of Termination, divided by two (2), or the average annual bonuses earned in such shorter number of fiscal years during which an annual bonus incentive program existed.

 

The payments under this Section 5(c) are subject to, and conditional upon, Executive executing a general release within 60 days after the Date of Termination of all statutory and common law claims relating to employment and termination from employment in the form

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attached hereto as Exhibit A (which release must also be signed by the Company and promptly provided to Executive ) and such release becoming irrevocable during such 60-day period. Except as provided in the following paragraph with respect to benefit coverage during such 60-day period , if the 60-day period begins in one taxable year and ends in a second taxable year, no payments or benefits will commence until the second taxable year (and, in such event, the first such payment will include any amount that would, but for the requirement that the payment or benefit commence in the second year, have been paid in the first such taxable year.)

 

In the event (A) the Company terminates Executive's employment during the Term other than for Cause, death, or Disability (including if the Company terminates Executive’s employment by Non-Renewal); or (C) Executive resigns during the Term for Good Reason , the Company shall also maintain in full force and effect, for the continued benefit of Executive and Executive’s dependents for a period equal to two (2) years, all employee insurance benefit plans and programs to which Executive was entitled prior to the Date of Termination (including, without limitation, the health, dental, vision, life and other voluntary insurance programs, but specifically excluding any company paid disability plan or program provided by the Company) if Executive's continued participation is permissible under the general terms and provisions of such plans and programs and Executive continues to pay all applicable premiums. In the event that Executive's participation in any health, medical or life insurance plan or program is barred by the terms thereof or by law, including the 2010 health care reform law, the Company shall increase the payment above, by a lump sum amount equal to the premiums, if any, that would have been paid with respect to Executive by the Company during the two (2) year period described in the preceding sentence under the plans or programs in which Executive’s participation is barred..  Coverage shall be provided during the 60-day period following termination of employment whether or not a release (described above) has been executed, but will not continue beyond that time absent execution of, and failure to revoke, the required release.

 

Executive recognizes and accepts that the Company shall not, in any case, be responsible for any additional amount, severance pay, termination pay, severance obligation, incentive compensation payments, costs, attorney’s fees or other damages whatsoever arising from termination of Executive's employment, above and beyond those specifically provided for herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive shall maintain his/her rights under any Company sponsored qualified or nonqualified retirement plan.

 

6. Executive's Covenants.     Executive hereby acknowledges that this Agreement provides Executive with additional benefits that he/she did not have under his/her prior agreement.

 

(a) Nondisclosure.   At all times during and after the term of this Agreement, Executive shall not disclose or reveal to any Unauthorized Person Confidential Information relating to the members of the Company Group . For purposes of this Section 6, Confidential Information is all information relating to the members of the Company Group  t hat is not known by or readily available to the general public or which becomes known by or readily available to the general public as a result of any improper act or omission of Executive. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive may reveal information, as necessary, (i) pursuant to Executive’s conducting Company business  

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during the Term or (ii) when required to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction, by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of the Company, by any administrative body or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with jurisdiction to order Executive to divulge, disclose or make accessible such informatio n , or as otherwise required by law .  For purposes of this Section 6, Unauthorized Person is any person or entity, within or without the Company, who does not need to know the Confidential Information in order to advance a legitimate business interest of the Company, unless the Company has a relationship or agreement with that person or entity such that the person or entity has an enforceable obligation to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information; provided that nothing in this Section 6(a) shall prevent Executive from disclosing Confidential Information to any person within or without the Company as Executive reasonably believes necessary to facilitate the performance of Executive’s material duties and responsibilities as specified in Section 1.

 

(b) Restrictive Covenants . During the Term hereof , and during the period provided in Section 6(c) , Executive shall not, except with the Company's express prior written consent, directly or indirectly, in any capacity, for the benefit of any entity or person:

 

(1) Solicit any entity or person who is or during such period becomes a customer, supplier, salesman , agent or representative of any member of the Company Group , in any manner which interferes or might interfere with such entity or   person's relationship with any member of the Company Group , or in an effort to obtain such entity or person as a customer, supplier, salesman, agent, or representative of any business in competition with any member of the Company Group which conducts operations within 15 miles of any office or facility owned, leased or operated by any member of the Company Group or in any county, or similar political subdivision, in which any member of the Company Group conducts substantial business.

 

(2) Solicit the employment of any person who is, or was at any time during the three (3) months immediately prior to the termination of Executive’s employment, an employee, consultant, officer or director of any member of the Company Group (except for such employment by any member of the Company Group );

 

(3) Hire any person (whether as an employee, officer, director, agent, consultant or independent contractor) who is an officer or managing director of the any member of the Company Group (except for such employment by any member of the Company Group );

 

(4) Establish, engage, own, manage, operate, join or control, or participate in the establishment, ownership (other than as the owner of less than one percent of the stock of a corporation whose shares are publicly traded), management, operation or control of, or be a director, officer, employee, salesman, agent or representative of, or be a consultant to, any entity or person in any business in competition with any member of the Company Group , if such entity or person has any office or facility at any location within 15 miles of any office or facility owned, leased or operated by any member of the Company Group or conducts substantial business in any county, or similar pol itical subdivision, in which any member of the Company Group  

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conducts substantial business, or act or conduct himself/herself in any manner which Executive would have reason to believe inimical or contrary to the best interests of the Company.

 

(c) Restrictions contained in Section 6(b)(1) – (2) will also continue for a period of one (1) year following Executive's termination of employment for any reason .

 

(d) Enforcement. Executive acknowledges that any breach by Executive of any of the covenants and agreements of this Section 6 ("Covenants") will result in irreparable injury to the Company for which money damages could not adequately compensate   the Company, and therefore, in the event of any such breach, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to all other rights and remedies which the Company may have at law or in equity, to have an injunction issued by any competent court enjoining and restraining Executive and/or all other entities or persons involved therein from continuing such breach. The existence of any claim or cause of action which Executive or any such other entity or person may have against the Company shall not constitute a defense or bar to the enforcement of any of the Covenants. If the Company is obliged to resort to litigation to enforce any of the Covenants which has a fixed term, then such term shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period during which a material breach of such Covenant was occurring, beginning on the date of a final court order (without further right of appeal) holding that such a material breach occurred, or, if later, the last day of the original fixed term of such Covenant.    For purposes of Section 8(d) , the term “Company” shall include all affiliates and subsidiaries of the Company.

 

(e) Consideration. Executive expressly acknowledges that the Covenants are a material part of the consideration bargained for by the Company and, without the agreement   of Executive to be bound by the Covenants, the Company would not have agreed to enter into this Agreement.

 

 

(f) Scope. If any portion of any Covenant or its application is construed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the other portions and their application shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforceable without regard thereto. If any of the Covenants is determined to be unenforceable because of its scope, duration, geographical area or similar factor, then the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce or limit such scope, duration, area or other factor, and such Covenant shall then be enforceable in its reduced or limited form.

 

7. No Obligation to Mitigate Damages; No Effect on Other Contractual Rights.

 

Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as the result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination, or otherwise. The amounts payable to Executive under Section 5 hereof shall not be treated as damages but as severance compensation to which Executive is entitled by reason of termination of Executive's employment in the circumstances contemplated by this Agreement.

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8. Duties Upon Termination.

 

(a) Return of Materials. Executive agrees that he/she will, upon termination of his/her employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, deliver to the Company or where delivery of the documents is not feasible, such as electronic documents and records, destroy any and all records, forms, contracts, memoranda, work papers, lists of names or other customer data and any other articles or papers which have come into Executive’s possession by reason of his/her employment with the Company or which he/she holds for the Company, regardless of whether or not any of said items were prepared by Executive, and he/she shall not retain memoranda or copies of any of said items. Executive shall assign to the Company all rights to trade secrets and the products relating to the Company's business developed by Executive alone or in conjunction with others at any time alike employed by the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive may retain this Agreement, any documents relating to this Agreement and any documents relating to Executive's compensation, benefits, retirement plans and deferred compensation plans, and Executive may retain copies of certain non-confidential materials, with the prior consent of the CEO.

 

(b) Resignation from All Positions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, upon the termination of Executive's employment for any reason, unless otherwise requested by the CEO, Executive shall immediately resign from all positions that he/she holds or has ever held with any member of the Company Group   (and with any other entities with respect to which the Company has requested Executive to perform services). Executive hereby agrees to execute any and all documentation to effectuate such resignations upon request by the Company, but he/she shall be treated for all   purposes as having so resigned upon termination of his/her employment, regardless of when or whether he/she executes any such documentation.

 

 

(c) Cooperation.   For a period of two (2) years following the termination of E xecutive’s employment , Executive will respond to reasonable, limited inquiries from any member of the Company Group with respect to matters within Executive's knowledge. Executive need only respond to such inquiries by telephone or E-mail, and the amount of detail in such response and the promptness with which it is made will depend on, among other things, the other demands on Executive's time.

 

9. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when (1) delivered personally, (2) mailed by first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (3) sent by a nationally recognized express courier service, postage or delivery changes prepaid, with receipt, or (4) delivered by telecopy (with receipt, and with original delivered in accordance with any of (1), (2) or (3) above) to the parties at their respective addresses stated below or to such other addresses of which the parties may give notice in accordance with this Section.

 

To Executive at the Executive’s address in the Company’s records.

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To the Company at:

Genesis Administrative Services, LLC  

101 East State Street

Kennett Square PA 19348

Attention: Law Department

Attention: CEO

 

And with a copy to:

The Chairman of the Board at the address provided to the Executive by the Company from time to time

 

And with a copy to:

The Chairman of the Compensation Committee at the address provided to the Executive by the Company from time to time

 

(b) Entire Understanding. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous, written, oral, expressed or implied, communications, agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. Upon effectiveness of this Agreement , this Agreement supersedes all prior agreements (including but not limited to the Current Employment Agreement)   and discussions between the Company and Executive regarding the same subject matter.

 

(c) Modification. Except for increases in compensation made as provided in section 3(a), this Agreement shall not be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated except in writing signed by both parties. No action taken by the Company hereunder, including without limitation any waiver, consent or approval, shall be effective unless recommended by the CEO and approved by the Board. 

 

(d) Termination of Prior Employment Agreements. All prior employment agreements between Executive and the Company and/or any of its affiliates (and any of their predecessors) are hereby terminated as of the Effective Date.

 

(e) Assignability and Binding Effect. This Agreement (including the covenants set forth in Section 6) shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company and its successors (including successors to all or substantially all of the Company's assets) and permitted assigns and upon Executive and Executive's heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement, including but not limited to the covenants contained in Section 6 above, may be assigned or otherwise transferred by the Company to any of its successors (including successors to all or substantially all of the Company's assets) , subsidiaries or other affiliates and by such transferees to its subsidiaries or other affiliates, provided that, in any assignment or transfer the assignee or transferee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof. Upon assignment or transfer, the

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"Company" herein shall mean the buyer, assignee or transferee of this Agreement. This Agreement may not, however, be assigned by Executive to a third party, nor may Executive delegate his/her duties under this Agreement.

 

(f) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is construed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforceable without regard thereto.

 

(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original hereof, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one counterpart hereof.

 

(h) Section Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, and shall neither constitute a part of this Agreement nor affect its construction, interpretation, meaning or effect.

 

(i) References. All words used in this Agreement shall be construed to be of such number and gender as the context requires or penults.

 

(j) Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement is made under, and shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of California applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely therein.  The parties consent to the authority and exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, or the United States District Court for the Central District of California for purposes of any dispute related to this Agreement.

 

(k) Approval and Authorizations. The execution and the implementation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement have been fully authorized by the Board of Managers of the Company upon the recommendation of the CEO. 

 

(l) Indulgences, Etc. Neither the failure nor delay on the part of either party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall the single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

 

(m) Attorney’s Fees .  In the event that Executive institutes any legal action to enforce Executive’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of this Agreement, Executive, if Executive is the prevailing party, shall be entitled to recover from the Company any reasonable expenses for attorney’s fees and disbursements incurred by Executive.

 

(n) Code Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulations thereunder (“409A”) and shall be administered and interpreted accordingly, including, without limitation, interpretation of “termination of

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employment” in a manner consistent with the definition of separation from service under 409A.  Any installment payments hereunder shall be treated as separate payments for purposes of 409A’s rules regarding treatment of installment payments as single versus separate payments.  Notwithstanding any other Section of this Agreement, any reimbursements hereunder (other than tax gross-up payments) shall be made by the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the related expense is incurred (or by such earlier date prescribed elsewhere in this Agreement).  Any expense reimbursements hereunder during a calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during any other calendar year.  The right to any expense reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement shall not be subject to liquidation or e xchange for any other benefit. Notwithstanding any other Section of this Agreement, reimbursement of expenses incurred due to a tax audit or litigation and any tax-gross up payment shall be made by the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the related taxes are remitted to the applicable taxing authority, or where no taxes are remitted, the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the audit is completed or there is a final and nonappealable settlement or other resolution of the litigation (or by such earlier date prescribed elsewhere in this Agreement.)  In the event Executive is a specified employee of a public company on the Date of Termination then, to the extent required by 409A , payments hereunder shall be made or commence, as applicable, on the first day of the month following the six-month anniversary of the Date of Termination, with amounts that would have been paid during such six-month delay included in the first payment.     Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under 409A, if any payments are due under Section 5(c) with respect to a termination of employment which occurred during 2015, such payments shall be made under payment timing rules provided for substantially similar payments under the Current Employment Agreement

 

(o) Indemnification. (i) The Company shall maintain in effect, during the Term and for a period of at least six (6) years following the Term, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance covering Executive and his Legal Representatives (as defined below), with benefits and levels of coverage at least as favorable as that provided under the Company’s policies as of immediately following the Effective Date .  Such insurance shall be obtained from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s insurance carrier, with respect to such policies, as of immediately following the Effective Date .   The Company shall indemnify Executive and Executive’s beneficiaries and successors (the “Legal Representatives”) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all costs, charges, damages, amounts paid in settlement or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) whatsoever incurred or sustained by Executive or Executive’s Legal Representatives in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding to which Executive or Executive’s Legal Representatives may be made a party as a result of the entering into of this Agreement or the performance of services hereunder. This indemnification provision is in addition to, and is not in substitution for, any other indemnification rights that Executive might have under any insurance policy, the Company’s governance documents, or any other plan, policy or agreement which provides indemnification rights for Executive; provided, however, that any indemnity payments made pursuant to this Section (o) shall not be duplicative of payments made pursuant to any insurance policy, the Company’s governance documents, or any other plan, policy or agreement which provides indemnification rights for Executive.

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(ii) Notice of Claim. Executive shall give to the Company notice of any claim made against him / her for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Section (o). In addition, Executive shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Executive’s power, at such times and places as are convenient for Executive.

 

(iii) Defense of Claim. With respect to any claim under this Section (o) as to which Executive notifies the Company of the commencement thereof:

 

(A) The Company will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; and

 

(B) To the extent that it may wish, the Company will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Executive, which in the Company’s sole discretion may be regular counsel to the Company and may be counsel to other officers and directors of any member of the Company Group .

 

(C) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Executive under this Section (o) for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected without its written consent. The Company shall not settle any action or claim in any manne r without Executive’s written consent, which (i) would impose any penalty or limitation on Executive, or (ii) does not deny all liability and wrongdoing by Executive. . Neither the Company nor Executive will unreasonably withhold or delay their consent to any proposed settlement.

 

(iv) Timing of Payment. The Company shall pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Executive or Executive’s Legal Representatives in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any action, suit or proceeding within thirty days of presentation to the Company of an itemized statement of such costs and expenses. The Company shall pay any damages or settlement amounts to the claiming party when such amounts are due and owing under any court order or settlement document. If the Company does not pay any amounts on a timely basis, Executive or his Legal Representatives may bring a claim for payment against the Company and the Company shall pay Executive’s or his Legal Representative’s costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with such claim.

 

(v) Survival. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Section (o) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first above mentioned, under seal, intending to be legally bound hereby.

 

Genesis Administrative Services, LLC

 

 

 

By:   /s/ George V. Hager, Jr.

Name: George V. Hager, Jr.

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

 

/s/ Laurie Thomas

Laurie Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT]

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FORM OF RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

This Release Agreement ("Release") is entered into as of this __ day of ___________, ___, hereinafter "Execution Date", by and between Laurie Thomas   (hereinafter "Employee"), and Genesis Administrative Services, LLC and its successors and assigns (hereinafter, the Company"). The Employee and the Company are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Parties".

1.

The Employee's employment with the Company is terminated effective the __ day of __________, ____, (hereinafter "Termination Date"). The Parties have agreed to avoid and resolve any alleged existing or potential disagreements between them arising out of or connected with the Employee's employment with the Company including the termination thereof. The Company expressly disclaims any wrongdoing or any liability to the Employee.

2.

The Company agrees to provide the Employee the severance benefits provided for in his/her Employment Agreement with the Company, after he/she executes this Release and the Release becomes effective pursuant to its terms. 

 

3.

Employee represents that he/she has not filed, and will not file, any complaints, lawsuits, administrative complaints or charges relating to his/her employment with, or resignation from, the Company, provided,   however, that nothing contained in this Section 3 shall prohibit Employee from bringing a claim to challenge the validity of the ADEA Release in Section 9 herein.  Employee acknowledges that he / she has been paid all salary, bonuses, and other compensation and reimbursable expenses due him / her from the Company. Employee further represents that he / she has advised the Company's General Counsel or Compliance Officer of any potential violation of law, regulation, contractual obligation or Company policy, by the Company or any entity acting for the Company, of which he / she is aware.  In consideration of the benefits described in Section 2, for Employee and Employee’s heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns (collectively, "Releasers"), Employee agrees to release the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective parents, direct or indirect subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related companies or entities, regardless of its or their form of business organization, any predecessors, successors, joint ventures, and parents of any such entity, and any and all of their respective past or present shareholders, partners, directors, officers, employees, consultants, independent contractors, trustees, administrators, insurers, agents, attorneys, representatives and fiduciaries, including without limitation all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them (collectively, the "Released Parties"), from any and all claims, charges, complaints, causes of action or demands of whatever kind or nature that Employee and his/her Releasers now have or have ever had against the Released Parties, whether known or unknown, including but not limited to: wrongful or tortious termination; constructive discharge; implied or express employment contracts and/or estoppel; discrimination and/or retaliation under any federal, state or local statute or regulation, specifically including any claims Employee may have under the Americans with Disabilities Act,

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the discrimination or other employment laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; any claims brought under any federal or state statute or regulation for non-payment of wages or other compensation, including grants of stock options or any other equity compensation; and libel, slander, or breach of contract other than the breach of this Release. This Release specifically excludes claims, charges, complaints, causes of action or demand that (a) post-date the Termination Date, (b) relate to any unemployment compensation claim Employee may have, (c) involve rights to receive vested benefits to which Employee is entitled as of the Termination Date under any qualified or nonqualified employee benefit plans and arrangements of the Company, or (d) relate to claims for indemnification as provided under applicable law, any applicable insurance policies, e.g., directors and officers insurance, the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, or any applicable policy statements or indemnification agreements by or with the Company or any affiliate of the Company.

 

4.

T he Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Released Parties, hereby releases Employee from all claims, causes of actions, demands or liabilities which arose against the Employee on or before the time it signs this Agreement. For the purpose of implementing a full and complete release, Employee understands and agrees that this Agreement is intended to include all claims, if any, which Employee may have, including thos e which Employee does not now know or suspect to exist in his /her favor, against the Released Parties and that this Agreement extinguishes those claims.  Accordingly, Employee expressly waives all rights afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California (“Section 1542”) and any similar statute or regulation in any other applicable jurisdiction.  Section 1542 states as follows: 

 

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

 

Employee understands and acknowledges that by making this waiver he /she knowingly and voluntarily assumes responsibility for any injury, damage or loss that may hereafter arise in respect of the foregoing waiver, even though unknown or unanticipated by him /her at the time of his execution of this Release.   This Section 4 , however, does not apply to or adversely affect any claims against Employee which allege or involve the following: (i) a failure to deal fairly with the Company or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which Employee has a conflict of interest; (ii) a violation of criminal law, unless Employee has reasonable cause to believe that his/her conduct was lawful; or (iii) willful misconduct or gross negligence by Employee; or (iv) post-termination obligations owed by him/her to the Company under the Employment Agreement date d   April __ , 2015 between the Company and the Employee. The Company will indemnify Employee for reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and damages which may arise in connection with any proceeding by the Company or any Released Party which is inconsistent with this Release by the Company and the Released Parties.

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5.

Employee agrees to keep the fact that this Release exists and the terms of this Release in strict confidence except to his/her immediate family and his/her financial and legal advisors on a need-to-know basis, except as required by law.

 

6.

Employee agrees not to make any derogatory statement with regard to the performance, character, or reputation of the Company, its personnel or employees, officers, owners, or attorneys and any and all related entities, or assert that any current or former employee, agent, director or officer of same has acted improperly or unlawfully with respect to Employee.  Employee acknowledges that during his/her employment with Employer he/she was one of Employer’s highest level executives.  Employee further acknowledges that he/she participated in and was privy to attorney-client communications and other privileged matters.  In addition to his/her post-termination non-disclosure obligations, Employee further agrees that he/she will also keep all such communications and matters confidential.  Employee agrees that he/she will not provide information or testimony about any information he/she gained through his/her employment with Employer unless requested by Employer or unless Employee receives an enforceable subpoena compelling his/her testimony.  Employee agrees to promptly notify Company of the receipt of any such subpoena.  Employee also agrees not to communicate in any manner with the press (including, without limitation, internet, television, radio, magazine, and newspaper) without the express written consent of the Company, regarding the Company and its business activities.

 

7.

Employee warrants that no promise or inducement has been offered for this Release other than as set forth herein and that this Release is executed without reliance upon any other promises or representations, oral or written. Any modification of this Release must be made in writing and be signed by Employee and the Company.

8.

If any provision of this Release or compliance by Employee or the Company with any provision of the Release constitutes a violation of any law, or is   or becomes unenforceable or void, then such provision, to the extent only that it is in violation of law, unenforceable or void, will be deemed modified to the extent necessary so that it is no longer in violation of law, unenforceable or void, and such provision will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. If such modification is not possible, such provision, to the extent that it is in violation of law, unenforceable or void, will be deemed severable from the remaining provisions of this Release, which provisions will remain binding on both Employee and the Company. This Release is governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California , without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Employee consents to venue and personal jurisdiction in the State of California   located in the County of Orange for disputes arising under this Release. This Release represents the entire understanding with the Parties with respect to subject matter herein, no oral representations have been made or relied upon by the Parties.  

9.

In further recognition of the above, Employee hereby releases and discharges the Released Parties from any and all claims, actions and causes of action that he/she may have against the Released Parties, as of the date of the execution of this Release, arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended ("ADEA"), and

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the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  The Employee acknowledges and understands that ADEA is a federal statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in employment, benefits and benefit plans. Employee specifically agrees and acknowledges that: (A) the release in this Section 9 was granted in exchange for the receipt of consideration that exceeds the amount to which he/she would otherwise be entitled to receive upon termination of his/her employment; (B) his/her waiver of rights under this Release is knowing and voluntary as required under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; (B) that he/she has read and understands the terms of this Release; (C) he/she has hereby been advised in writing by the Company to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (D) the Company has given him/her a period of up to twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release, which period shall be waived by the Employee's voluntary execution prior to the expiration of the twenty-one day period; and (E) following his/her execution of this Release he/she has seven (7) days in which to revoke his/her release as set forth in this Section 9 only and that, if he/she chooses not to so revoke, the Release in this Section 9 shall then become effective and enforceable and the payment listed above shall then be made to his/her in accordance with the terms of this Release. To cancel this Release, Employee understands that he/she must give a written revocation to the General Counsel of the Company, either by hand delivery or certified mail within the seven-day period. If he/she rescinds the Release, it will not become effective or enforceable and he/she will not be entitled to any benefits from the Company.

10.

EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT HE/SHE HAS   CAREFULLY READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNED THIS RELEASE, THAT HE/SHE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF HIS/HER CHOICE, AND THAT HE/SHE SIGNS THIS RELEASE WITH THE INTENT OF RELEASING THE RELEASED PARTIES TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN.

11.

In the event that any provision of this Release should be held to be invalid or unenforceable, each and all of the other provisions of this Release shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Release is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified as necessary to permit this Release to be upheld and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:

 

__________________________ ________________________

 

Genesis Administrative Services, LL C Laurie Thomas

 

 

Dated: _______________________  Dated:________________________

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.3

GENESIS HEALTHCARE , INC.
201 5   OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Section 1.

Purpose of Plan.

The name of the Plan is the Genesis Healthcare , Inc .   201 5   Omnibus Equ ity Incentive Plan. The purposes of the Plan are to provide an additional incentive to selected employees, directors, independent contractors and consultants of the Company or its Affiliates whose contributions are essential to the growth and success of the Company s business, in order to strengthen the commitment of such persons to the Company and its Subsidiaries, motivate such persons to faithfully and diligently perform their responsibilities and attract and retain competent and dedicated persons whose efforts will result in the long-term growth and profitability of the Company. To accomplish such purposes, the Plan provides that the Company may grant Options, Share Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Unit s, Other Share-Based Awards, Cash Awards or any combination of the foregoing.

Section 2.

Definitions.

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

(a) Administrator means the Board, or, if and to the extent the Board does not administer the Plan, the Committee in accordance with Section 3 hereof.

(b) Affiliate means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified. An entity shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company for purposes of this definition only for such periods as the requisite ownership or control relationship is maintained.   In addition, FC-GEN and all of its affiliates shall be deem ed an affiliate of the Company.

(c) Applicable Laws   means the applicable requirements under U.S. federal and state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, including the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the a pplicable l aw s of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan, as are in effect from time to time.

(d) Award means any Option, Share Appreciation Right, Restricted Share, Restricted Stock Unit , Other Share-Based Award or Cash Award granted under the Plan.

(e) Award Agreement means any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.

(f) Beneficial Owner (or any variant thereof) has the meaning defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

(g) Board means the Bo ard of Directors of the Company


 

 

(h) Bylaws mean the bylaws of the Company, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time.

(i) Cash Award means cash awarded under Section 11 of the Plan, including cash awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of Performance Goals or otherwise as permitted under the Plan.

(j) Cause   shall have the meaning assigned to such term in any individual employment or severance agreement or Award Agreement with the Participant or, if no such agreement exists or if such agreement does not define Cause, Cause means   (i )  conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, by the Participant to any felony (whether or not involving the Co mpany or any other member of the Company Group, as defined below ) or any other crime involving moral turpitude which subjects, or if gene rally known, would subject, any member of the Company Group to publ ic ridicule or embarrassment, (ii ) fraud or other willful misconduct  in respect of Participant 's duties of the office held by Participant, or (ii )   Participant ’s continued willful and intentional failure to substantially comply with the reasonable mandates of the Company commensurate with his/her position after a written demand for substantial compliance is delivered to him/her by the C ompany , which demand specifically identifies t he mandate(s) with which the Company believes he/she has not substantially complied, and which failure is not substantially corrected by him/her within 10 days after receipt of such demand .   Any voluntary termination of Employment by the Participant in anticipation of an involuntary termination of the Participant s employment for Cause shall be deemed to be a termination for Cause.  

(k)   Change in Capitalization means any (i) merger, amalgamation, consolidation, reclassification, recapitalization, spin-off, spin-out, repurchase or other reorganization or corporate transaction or event, (ii)  special or extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, share subdivision or consolidation ,   (iii) com bination or exchange of shares or (iv) othe r change in corporate structure , which, in any such case, the Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, affects the Shares such that an adjustment pursuant to Section 5 hereof is appropriate.

(l) Change in Control ” means Change in Control of the Company or Change in Control of FC-GEN. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each Award that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred under the Plan with respect to such Award only if a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or FC-GEN, as applicable, or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or FC-GEN, as applicable, shall also be deemed to have occurred under Section 409A of the Code.

(m) Change in Control of the Company ” means an event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

(1) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person or any securities acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate thereof) representing 50%


 

 

or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (i) of paragraph (3) below; or

(2) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary with any other corporation or other entity, other than (i) a merger or consolidation which results in (A) the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and (B) the directors then still in office who either were directors on the date hereof or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended (“ Incumbent Directors ”) continuing immediately thereafter to represent at least a majority of the board of directors of the Company, the entity surviving such merger or consolidation or, if the Company or the entity surviving such merger or consolidation is then a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

(3) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than (A) a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company following the completion of such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale or (B) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the entity to which such assets are sold or disposed or, if such entity is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control of the Company shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

(n) Change in Control of FC-GEN means an event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:


 

 

(1) any Person   ( other than the Company or its A ffiliate ) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of FC GEN (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person or any securities acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate thereof) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of FC-GEN’s, as applicable, then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause ( i ) of paragraph (3) below; or

(2) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of  FC-GEN with any other corporation or other entity (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates) , other than ( i ) a merger or consolidation which results in (A) the voting securities of FC-GEN, as applicable, outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company , FC-GEN or any Subsidiary thereof , more than 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of FC-GEN, as applicable, such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and (B) the Incumbent Directors continuing immediately thereafter to represent at least a majority of the board of directors of the Company, the entity surviving such merger or consolidation or, if FC-GEN or the entity surviving such merger or consolidation is then a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or ( ii ) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of FC-GEN (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of FC-GEN (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company s   or FC-GEN’s then outstanding securities; or

(3) the equity holders of FC-GEN  approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of FC-GEN or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by FC-GEN of all or substantially all of FC-GEN’s assets, other than (A) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of FC-GEN’s assets to an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned directly or indirectly by direct or indirect equityholders   of the Company   and FC-GEN following the completion of such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company   and FC-GEN immediately prior to such sale or (B) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of FC-GEN’s assets immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the entity to which such assets are sold or disposed or, if such entity is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) a Change in Control of FC-GEN shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the holders of Common S tock and equity securities of FC-GEN (other than the Company)   immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same direct or indirect proportionate ownership in an entity which ,   directly or indirectly, owns all or substantially all of the assets of FC-GEN immediately following such transaction or series of transactions and (ii) direct or indirect acquisition of additional equity interest in FC-Gen by the Company shall not result in a Change in Control .  


 

 

(o) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.

(p) Committee means any committee or subcommittee the Board may appoint to administer the Plan. Subject to the discretion of the Board, the Committee shall be composed entirely of individuals who meet the qualifications of an outside director within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (but only to the extent necessary and desirable to maintain qualification of Awards as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code) , a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and any other qualifications required by the applicable stock exchange on which the Common Stock is traded. If at any time or to any extent the Board shall not administer the Plan, then the functions of the Administrator specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, any action of the Committee with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be taken by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is duly constituted or unanimous written consent of the Committee s members.

(q) Common Stock means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0 0 1 per share, of the Company.

(r) Company means Genesis Healthcare , Inc., a Delaware corporation (or any successor company, except as the term Company is used in the definition of Change in Control above).

(s) Covered Employee has the meaning ascribed to the term covered employee set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code.

(t) Disability means, with respect to any Participant, that such Participant (i) as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company or an Affiliate thereof.  

(u) Effective Date has the meaning set forth in Section 19 hereof.

(v) Eligible Recipient means an employee, director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company who has been selected as an eligible participant by the Administrator; provided ,   however , to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, an Eligible Recipient of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right means an employee, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with respect to whom the Company is an eligible issuer of service recipient stock within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code .


 

 

(w) Exchange Act   means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

(x) Exercise Price means, with respect to any Option , the per share price at which a holder of such Option may purchase Shares issuable upon exercise of such Award, and, with respect to a Share Appreciation Right, the base price per share of such Share Appreciation Right, which , with respect to Options and Share Appreciation Rights, in any event will not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a related share of Common Stock on the date of grant.

(y) Fair Market Value   of a share of Common Stock or another security as of a particular date shall mean the fair market value  as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided ,   however , (i) if the Common Stock or other security is admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the fair market value  on any date shall be the closing sale price reported  on such date, or if no shares were traded on such date, on the last preceding date for which there was a sale of a share of Common Stock on such exchange, or (ii) if the Common Stock or other security is then traded in an over-the-counter market, the fair market value  on any date shall be the average of the closing bid and  asked prices for such share in such over-the-counter market for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such share in such market.

(z) “FC GEN” means FC-GEN Operations Investment LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company.

(aa) ISO means an Option intended to be and designated as an incentive stock option within the mean ing of Section 422 of the Code.

(bb) Nonqualified Stock Option shall mean an Option that is not designated as an ISO .

(cc) Option  means an option to purchase shares of Common S tock granted pursuant to Section 7 hereof.  The term Option as used in the Plan includes the terms Nonqualified Stock Option and ISO.

(dd) Other Share-Based Award means a right or other interest granted pursuant to Section 10 hereof that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, the Common Stock, including, but not limited to, unrestricted Shares, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents or performance units, each of which may be subject to the attainment of Performance Goals or a period of continued employment or other terms or conditions as permitted under the Plan.

(ee) Participant means any Eligible Recipient selected by the Administrator, pursuant to the Administrator s authority provided for in Section 3 below, to receive grants of Awards , and, upon his or her death, his or her successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.

(ff) Performance Goals means performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) earnings, including one or more of operating income, net operating income,


 

 

earnings before or after taxes, earnings before or after interest, depreciation, amortization, adjusted EBITDA, economic earnings, or extraordinary or special items or book value per share (which may exclude nonrecurring items); (ii) pre-tax income or after- tax income; (iii) earnings per s hare (basic or diluted); (iv) operating profit; (v) revenue, revenue growth or rate of revenue growth; (vi) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, or return on equity; (vii) returns on sales or revenues; (viii) operating expenses; (ix) share price appreciation; (x) cash flow, cash flow per share, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (xi) implementation or completion of critical projects or processes; (xii) cumulative earnings per share growth; (xiii) operating margin or profit margin; (xiv) cost targets, reductions and savings, productivity and efficiencies; (xv) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration, geographic business expansion, customer satisfaction, quality of patient care, employee satisfaction, human resources management, supervision of litigation, information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and similar transactions, and budget comparisons; (xvi) personal professional objectives, including any of the foregoing performance goals, the implementation of policies and plans, the negotiation of transactions, the development of long term business goals, formation of joint ventures, research or development collaborations, and the completion of other corporate transactions; (xvii) any combination of, or a specified increase in, any of the foregoing , (xviii) economic value created; and (xix) share price or total shareholder return .  Where applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of attaining a specified level of the particular criteria or the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criteria, and may be applied to one or more of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or a division or strategic business unit of the Company or any Affiliate thereof , or may be applied to the performance of the Company relative to a market index, a group of other companies or a combination thereof, all as determined by the Committee. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no payment shall be made (or no vesting shall occur), levels of performance at which specified payments shall be made (or specified vesting shall occur), and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment shall be made (or at which full vesting shall occur). Each of the foregoing Performance Goals shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (to the extent applicable) and shall be subject to certification by the Committee ; provided, that, to the extent permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code to the extent applicable, the Committee shall make equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Affiliate thereof or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, in response to changes in Applicable Law s or regulations, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall take any actions pursuant to this paragraph to the extent necessary and desirable to maintain qualification of Awards as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

(gg) Person shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a


 

 

corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company.

(hh) Plan means this 201 5   Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.

(ii) Restricted Shares means Shares granted pursuant to Section 9 below subject to certain restrictions that lapse at the end of a s pecified period ( or periods ) and/or upon attainment of specified performance objectives.

(jj) Restricted Stock Unit means the right granted pursuant to Section 9 hereof to receive a Share at the end of a specified restricted period (or periods) of time and/or upon attainment of specified performance objectives.

(kk) Shares means Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, as adjusted pursuant to the Plan, and any successor (pursuant to a merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other reorganization) security.

(ll) Share Appreciation Right means the right pursuant to an Award granted under Section 8 below to receive an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate Exercise Price , as of the date such Award or portion thereof is surrendered, of the Shares covered by such Award or such portion thereof, over (ii) the aggregate Exercise Price of such Award or such portion thereof.

(mm) Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which such first Person owns or otherwise controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting shares or other similar interests or a sole general partner interest or managing member or similar interest of such other Person. An entity shall be deemed a Subsidiary of the Company for purposes of this definition only for such periods as the requisite ownership or control relationship is maintained.

Section 3.

Administration.

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator and shall be administered in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code (but only to the extent necessary and desirable to maintain qualification of Awards as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code) and, to the extent applicable, Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act ( Rule 16b-3 ).

(b) Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator, subject, in the case of any Committee, to any restrictions on the authority delegated to it by the Board, shall have the power and authority, without limitation:

(1) to select those Eligible Recipients who shall be Participants;

(2) to determine whether and to what extent Options, Share Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Unit s, Cash Awards, Other Share-Based Awards or a combination of any of the foregoing, are to be granted hereunder to Participants;


 

 

(3) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

(4) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of each Award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, (i) the restrictions applicable to Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Unit s and the conditions under which restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Unit s shall lapse, (ii) the p erformance g oals and periods applicable to Awards, (iii) the Exercise Price of each Award, (iv) the vesting schedule applicable to each Award, (v) the number of Shares or amount of cash or other property subject to each Award and (vi) subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (to the extent applicable), any amendments to the terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, including, but not limited to, extending the exercise period of such Awards and accelerating the vesting schedule of such Awards);

(5) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, which shall govern all written instruments evidencing Awards ;

(6) to determine the Fair Market Value in accordance with the terms of the Plan ;

(7) to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absence which may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination of the Participant s employment for purposes of Awards granted under the Plan;

(8) to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, regulations, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable;

(9) to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of, and supply or correct omissions in, the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any Award Agreement relating thereto), and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan and to exercise all powers and authorities either specifically granted under the Plan or necessary and advisable in the administration of the Plan; and

(10) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws or for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable foreign laws, which rules and regulations may be set forth in an appendix or appendixes to the Plan.

(c) Subject to Section 5, neither the Board nor the Committee shall have the authority to reprice or cancel and regrant any Award at a lower exercise, base or purchase price or cancel any Award with an exercise, base or purchase price in exchange for cash, property or other Awards without first obtaining the approval of the Company’s shareholders. 

(d) All decisions made by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company and the Participants. No member of the Board or the Committee, nor any officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, omission, determination or interpretation taken or made in good


 

 

faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Board or the Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company and of any Subsidiary thereof acting on their behalf shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, omission, determination or interpretation.

Section 4.

Shares Reserved for Issuance Under the Plan.

(a) Subject to Section 5 hereof, the number of S hares of Common Stock that are reserved and available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall be equal to the sum of (i) 19,000,000  S hares ,   (ii) the number of s hares of Common Stock reserved for issuance, but with respect to which awards have not been made , under the Amended and Restated Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. 2007 Incentive Award Plan (the “Prior Plan ); and (iii) the number of s hares of Common Stock subject to awards outstanding on the Effective Date under the Prior Plan, which, in each case, are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an Award otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of shares to the Participant.  N otwithstanding the foregoing, s hares of Common Stock surrendered or withheld under the Prior Plan as payment of either the e xercise p rice of an a ward (including s hares of Common Stock otherwise underlying an a ward of a share appreciation r ight that are retained by the Company to account for the   e xercise price of such share appreciation r ight) and/or withholding taxes in respect of an a ward   shall no t be reserved for issuance under the Plan .   Upon the Effective Date, no further awards shall be made under the Prior Plan.

(b) Notwithstanding anything i n this Plan to the contrary, and subject to the adjustment as provided by Section 5, f rom and after such time as the Plan is subject to 162(m) of the Code:

(1) No individual (including an individual who is likely to be a Covered E mployee) will be granted Options or Share Appreciation rights in in excess of 2,000,000   Shares during any single fiscal year.

(2) No individual (including an individual who is likely to be a Covered employee) will be granted Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units or Other Share-Based Awards in excess of 1,000,000 Shares during any single fiscal year.

(3) The maximum Cash Award that any Covered Employee may receive with respect to a Cash Award in respect of any annual performance period is $ 2 ,500,000 and for any other performance period, such amount multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the performance period and the denominator of which is twelve.  

(c) Shares issued under the Plan may, in whole or in part, be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares that shall have been or may be reacquired by the Company in the open market, in private transactions or otherwise. If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an Award otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of shares to the Participant, the Shares with respect to such Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or expiration, again be available for Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares surrendered or withheld as payment of either the Exercise Price of an Award (including Shares otherwise


 

 

underlying an Award of a Share Appreciation Right that are retained by the Company to account for the   Exercise   P rice of such Share Appreciation Right) and/or withholding taxes in respect of an Award shall no longer be available fo r grant under the Plan.     In addition, (i) to the extent an Award is denominated in shares of Common Stock, but paid or settled in cash, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such payment or settlement is made shall again be available for grants of Awards pursuant to the Plan and (ii) shares of Common Stock underlying Awards that can only be settled in cash shall not be counted against the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards under the Plan.

(d) No more than 8,500,000   Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs.

Section 5.

Equitable Adjustments.

In the event of any Change in Capitalization, an equitable substitution or proportionate adjustment shall be made in (i) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4 and the maximum number of Shares that may be subject to Awards granted to any Participant in any calendar or fiscal year , (ii) the kind, number of securities subject to, and Exercise Price subject to outstanding Options and Share Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan, and (iii) the kind, number and purchase price of Shares or other securities or the amount of cash or amount or type of other property subject to outstanding Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Unit s   or Other Share-Based Awards granted under the Plan; provided ,   however , that any fractional shares resulting from the adjustment shall be eliminated. Such other equitable substitutions or adjustments shall be made as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with a Change in Capitalization, the Administrator may provide, in its sole discretion, but subject in all events to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, for the cancellation of any outstanding Award granted hereunder in exchange for payment in cash or other property having an aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares covered by such Award , reduced by the aggregate Exercise Price or purchase price thereof, if any; provided ,   however , that if the Exercise Price or purchase price of any outstanding Award is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock, cash or other property covered by such Award, the Board may cancel such Award without the payment of any consideration to the Participant.  Further, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to Awards subject to foreign laws, adjustments made hereunder shall be made in compliance with applicable requirements.  Except to the extent determined by the Administrator, any adjustments to ISOs under this Section 5 shall be made only to the extent not constituting a modification within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code.     The Administrator s determinations pursuant to this Section 5 shall be final, binding and conclusive.

Section 6.

Eligibility.

The Participants under the Plan shall be selected from time to time by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from those individuals that qualify as Eligible Recipients, provided ,   however , that no non-employee director under the Plan shall be granted Awards in any consecutive 12-month period in respect of Shares having a Fair M arket V alue of more than $7 50,000 , as measured as of the applicable grant date .


 

 

Section 7.

Options.

(a) General .  Options granted under the Plan shall be designated as Nonqualified Stock Options or ISOs.  Each Participant who is granted an Option shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, which Award Agreement shall set forth, among other things, the Exercise Price of the Option, the term of the Option and provisions regarding exercisability of the Option, and whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or a Nonqualified Stock Option (and in the event the Award Agreement has no such designation, the Option shall be a Nonqualified Stock Option).  The provisions of each Option need not be the same with respect to each Participant.  More than one Option may be granted to the same Participant and be outstanding concurrently hereunder. Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 7 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(b) Exercise Price . The Exercise Price of Shares purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion at the time of grant, but in no event shall the exercise price of an Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant.

(c) Option Term . The maximum term of each Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Option shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such Option is granted. Each Option s term is subject to earlier expiration pursuant to the applicable provisions in the Plan and the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall have the authority to accelerate the exercisability of any outstanding Option at such time and under such circumstances as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

(d) Exercisability . Each Option shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions, including the attainment of pre- established p erformance g oals, as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement. The Administrator may also provide that any Option shall be exercisable only in installments, and the Administrator may waive such installment exercise provisions at any time, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, an Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.

(e) Method of Exercise . Options may be exercised in whole or in part by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of whole Shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares so purchased in cash or its equivalent, as determined by the Administrator. As determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, with respect to any Option or category of Options, payment in whole or in part may also be made i) by means of consideration received under any cashless exercise procedure approved by the Administrator (including the withholding of Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise), (ii) in the form of unrestricted Shares already owned by the Participant which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate


 

 

exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, (iii) any other form of consideration approved by the Administrator and permitted by Applicable Laws or (iv) any combination of the foregoing.

(f) ISOs . The terms and conditions of ISOs granted hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 422 of the Code and the terms, conditions, limitations and administrative procedures established by the Administrator from time to time in accordance with the Plan.  At the discretion of the Administrator, ISOs may be granted only to an employee of the Company, its parent corporation (as such term is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code) or a Subsidiary.

(1) ISO Grants to 10% Stockholder s .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, if an ISO is granted to a Participant who owns shares representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company, its parent corporation (as such term is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code) or a Subsidiary, the term of the ISO shall not exceed five (5) years from the time of grant of such ISO and the Exercise Price shall be at least one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant.

(2) $100,000 Per Year Limitation For ISOs.  To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the date of grant) of the Shares for which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company) exceeds $100,000, such excess ISOs shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

(3) Disqualifying Dispositions .  Each Participant awarded an ISO under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date he or she makes a disqualifying disposition of any Share acquired pursuant to the exercise of such ISO.  A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including any sale) of such Shares before the later of (i) two years after the date of grant of the ISO and (ii) one year after the date the Participant acquired the Shares by exercising the ISO.  The Company may, if determined by the Administrator and in accordance with procedures established by it, retain possession of any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO as agent for the applicable Participant until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any instructions from such Participant as to the sale of such shares.

(g) Rights as Stockholder . A Participant shall have no rights to dividends , dividend equivalents or distributions or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares subject to an Option until the Participant has given written notice of the exercise thereof, and has paid in full for such Shares and has satisfied the requirements of Section 16 hereof .

(h) Termination of Employment or Service .  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee   or in the applicable Award Agreement:

(1) I n the event that the employment or service of a Participant with the Company and all Affiliates thereof (including by reason of the Participant s employer ceasing to be an Affiliate of the Company) shall terminate for any reason other than Cause, Disability, or death, (A) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they are exercisable at the time


 

 

of such termination, shall remain exe rcisable until the date that is ninety (90) days after such termination, on which date they shall expire, and (B) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business o n the date of such termination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.

(2) I n the event that the employment or service of a Participant with the Company and all Affiliates thereof shall termina te on account of the Disability or death of the Participant, (A) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exe rcisable until the date that is six (6) months after such termination, on which date they shall expire and (B) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.

(3) In the event of the termination of a Participant s employment or service for Cause, all outstanding Options granted to such Participant shall expire at the commencement of business on the date of such termination.

(i) Other Change in Employment Status . An Option shall be affected, both with regard to vesting schedule and termination, by leaves of absence, including unpaid and un-protected leaves of absence, changes from full-time to part-time employment, partial D isability or other changes in the employment status of a Participant, in the discretion of the Administrator.

Section 8.

Share Appreciation Rights.

(a) General . Share Appreciation Rights may be granted either alone ( Free Standing Rights ) or in conjunction with all or part of any Option granted under the Plan ( Related Rights ). Related Rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such Option. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Share Appreciation Rights shall be made Each Participant who is granted a Share Appreciation Right shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, which Award Agreement shall set forth, among other things, the number of Shares to be awarded, the Exercise P rice per Share, and all other conditions of Share Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Related Right may be granted for more Shares than are subject to the Option to which it relates. The provisions of Share Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each Participant. Share Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions set forth in this Section 8 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable, as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(b) Awards; Rights as Stockholder . A Participant shall have no rights to dividends or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock, if any, subject to a Stock Appreciation Right until the Participant has given written notice of the exercise thereof and has satisfied the requirements of Section 1 6 hereof.


 

 

(c) Exercisability .

(1) Share Appreciation Rights that are Free Standing Rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement.

(2) Share Appreciation Rights that are Related Rights shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Options to which they relate shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 hereof and this Section 8 of the Plan.

(d) Payment Upon Exercise .

(1) Upon the exercise of a Free Standing Right, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number of Shares equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise over the Exercise Price per share specified in the Free Standing Right multiplied by the number of Shares in respect of which the Free Standing Right is being exercised.

(2) A Related Right may be exercised by a Participant by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Option. Upon such exercise and surrender, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number of Shares equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise over the Exercise Price specified in the related Option multiplied by the number of Shares in respect of which the Related Right is being exercised. Options which have been so surrendered, in whole or in part, shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the Related Rights have been so exercised.

(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may determine to settle the exercise of a Share Appreciation Right in cash (or in any combination of Shares and cash).

(e) Termination of Employment or Service .  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or in the applicable Award Agreement:

(1) In the event that the employment or service of a Participant with the Company and all Affiliates thereof (including by reason of the Participant’s employer ceasing to be an Affiliate of the Company) shall terminate for any reason other than Cause, Disability, or death, (A) Share Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant, to the extent that they are exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exercisable until the date that is ninety (90) days after such termination, on which date they shall expire, and (B) Share Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Share Appreciation Right shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.

(2) In the event that the employment or service of a Participant with the Company and all Affiliates thereof shall terminate on account of the Disability, or death of the Participant, (A) Share Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exercisable until the date that is six


 

 

(6) months   after such termination, on which date they shall expire and (B) Share Appreciation Right s granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Share Appreciation Right shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.

(3) In the event of the termination of a Participant’s employment or service for Cause, all outstanding Share Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant shall expire at the commencement of business on the date of such termination.

(f) Term .

(1) The term of each Free Standing Right shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Free Standing Right shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such right is granted.

(2) The term of each Related Right shall be the term of the Option to which it relates, but no Related Right shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such right is granted.

(g) Other Change in Employment Status . Share Appreciation Rights shall be affected, both with regard to vesting schedule and termination, by leaves of absence, including unpaid and un-protected leaves of absence, changes from full-time to part-time employment, partial D isability or other changes in the employment status of a Participant, in the discretion of the Administrator.

Section 9.

Restri cted Shares and Restricted Stock Unit s .

(a) General .   Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units may be issued either alone or in addition to other Award s granted under the Plan. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times at which, Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units shall be made.  E ach Participant who is granted Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, which Award Agreement shall set forth, among other things, the number of Shares to be awarded; the price, if any, to be paid by the Participant for the acquisition of Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units ; the period of time restrictions, P erformance G oals or other conditions that apply to delivery or vesting of such Awards (the Restricted Period ) ; and all other conditions applicable to the Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Unit s . If the restrictions, P erformance Goals or conditions established by the Administrator are not attained, a Participant shall forfeit his or her Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units , in accordance with the terms of the grant. The provisions of the Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

(b) Awards and Certificates Except as otherwise provided below in Section 9(c), (i) each Participant who is granted an Award of Restricted Shares may, in the Company s sole discretion, be issued a share certificate in respect of such Restricted Shares; and (ii) any such certificate so issued shall be registered in the name of the Participant, and shall bear an


 

 

appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any such Award.

The Company may require that the share certificates, if any, evidencing Restricted Shares granted hereunder be held in the custody of the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any Award of Restricted Shares, the Participant shall have delivered a share transfer form, endorsed in blank, relating to the Shares covered by such Award .  Certificates for shares of unrestricted Common Stock may, in the Company's sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant only after the Restricted Period has expired without forfeiture in such Restricted Stock Award.

With respect to Restricted Stock Unit s to be settled in Shares , at the expiration of the Restricted Period, s hare   certificates in respect of the shares of Common Stock underlying such Restricted Stock Unit s may, in the Company s sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant, or his legal representative, in a number equal to the number of shares of Common stock underlying the Restricted Stock Unit s   Award .

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, any Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Unit s   to be settled in Shares (at the expiration of the Restricted Period , and whether before or after any vesting conditions have been satisfied) may, in the Company s sole discretion, be issued in uncertificated form.

Further, notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, with respect to Restricted Stock Unit s, at the expiration of the Restricted Period, Shares , or cash, as applicable, shall promptly be issued (either in certificated or uncertificated form) to the Participant, unless otherwise deferred in accordance with procedures established by the Company in accordance with Section 409A of the Code, and such issuance or payment shall in any event be made within such period as is required to avoid the imposition of a tax under Section 409A of the Code.

(c) Restrictions and Conditions . The Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Unit s   granted pursuant to this Section 9 shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions and any additional restrictions or conditions as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant or, subject to Section 409A of the Code where applicable , thereafter:

(1) The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide for the lapse of restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive such restrictions in whole or in part based on such factors and such circumstances as the Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the attainment of certain Performance Goal s, the Participant s termination of employment or service with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or the Participant s death or Disability, subject to any requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code in the case of any Award which is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the outstanding Awards shall be subject to Section 13 hereof.

(2) Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall generally have the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to Restricted Shares during the Restricted Period; provided ,   however , that dividends declared during the Restricted


 

 

Period with respect to an Award that vests or becomes payable based upon the achievement of Performance Goal s, shall only become payable if ( and to the extent ) the performance goals o f  t he underlying Award are achieved . Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall generally not have the rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to Restricted Stock Unit s during the Restricted Period; provided ,   however , that, subject to Section 409A of the Code, an amount equal to dividends declared during the Restricted Period with respect to the number of Shares covered by Restricted Stock Unit s or Restricted Shares that vest upon the achievement of P erformance G oals shall, unless otherwise set forth in an Award Agreement, be paid to the Participant at the time (and to the extent)   S hares in respect of the related Restricted Stock Unit s are delivered to the Participant or the Restricted Period with respect to the Restricted Shares that vest upon the achievement of P erformance G oals expires, provided that the Participant is then providing services to the Company. Certificates for Shares of unrestricted Common Stock may, in the Company s sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant only after the Restricted Period has expired without forfeiture in respect of such Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units , except as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall otherwise determine.

(3) The rights of Participants granted Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units upon termination of employment or service as a director, independent contractor or consultant to the Company or to any Affiliate thereof terminates for any reason during the Restricted Period shall be set forth in the Award Agreement.

(d) Form of Settlement .  The Administrator reserves the right in its sole discretion to provide (either at or after the grant thereof) that any Restricted Stock Unit represent the right to receive the amount of cash per unit that is determined by the Administrator in connection with the Award.

Section 10.

Other Share-Based Awards.

Other forms of Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including but not limited to dividend equivalents, may be granted either alone or in addition to other Awards (other than in connection with Options or Share Appreciation Rights) under the Plan. Any dividend or dividend equivalent awarded hereunder shall be subject to the same restrictions, conditions and risks of forfeiture as the underlying Award.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have sole and complete authority to determine the individuals to whom and the time or times at which such Other Share-Based Awards shall be granted Each Participant who is granted an Other Share-Based Award shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, which Award Agreement shall set forth, among other things, the number of shares of Common Stock to be granted pursuant to such Other Share-Based Awards, or the manner in which such Other Share-Based Awards shall be settled (e.g., in shares of Common Stock, cash or other property), or the conditions to the vesting and/or payment or settlement of such Other Share-Based Awards (which may include, but not be limited to, achievement of performance criteria) and all other terms and conditions of such Other Share-Based Awards.

Section 11.

Cash Awards.


 

 

The Administrator may grant Award s that are denominated in, or payable to Participants solely in, cash, as deemed by the Administrator to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, and, such Cash Awards shall be subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from time to time.  Awards granted pursuant to this Section 11 may be granted with value and payment contingent upon the achievement of Performance Goals. 

Section 12.

Special Provisions Regarding Certain Awards.

The Administrator may make Awards hereunder to Covered Employees (or to individuals whom the Administrator believes may become Covered Employees) that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. The exercisability and/or payment of such Awards may, to the extent required to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, be subject to the achievement of performance criteria based upon one or more Performance Goals and to certification of such achievement in writing by the Committee. The Committee may in its discretion reduce the amount of such Awards that would otherwise become exercisable and/or payable upon achievement of such Performance Goals and the certification in writing of such achievement, but may not increase such amounts. Any such Performance Goals shall be established in writing by the Committee not later than the time period prescribed under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding anything set forth in the Plan to contrary, all provisions of such Awards which are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code shall be construed in a manner to so comply.

Section 13.

Change in Control.

I n the event that a Change in Control occurs, then:

(a) the restrictions (including exercise restrictions) , deferral limitations, payment conditions and forfeiture conditions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested ;  

(b) notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any A ward subject to performance conditions which are tied to a price of a share of Common Stock will only vest to the extent performance conditions are met   as of the date of the Change in Control as if the date of the Change in Control was the last date of the performance period; and (ii) any Award subject to performance conditions which are not determined by reference to the price of a share of Common Stock will only vest to the extent performance conditions are on track to be met based on the performance through the date of the Change in Control, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator .  

T he Administrator shall have discretion to provide that all Options and/or Share Appreciation Rights outstanding immediately prior to such Change in Control shall expire on the effective date of such Change in Control.

Section 14.

Amendment and Termination.


 

 

The Board may amend, alter or terminate the Plan, but no amendment, alteration or termination shall be made that would impair the rights of a Participant under any Award theretofore granted without such Participant s consent. Unless the Board determines otherwise, the Board shall obtain approval of the Company s stockholders for any amendment that would require such approval in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, any rules of the stock exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or other Applicable Law . The Administrator may amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but, subject to Section 5 of the Plan and the immediately preceding sentence, no such amendment shall materially impair the rights of any Participant without his or her consent.

Section 15.

Unfunded Status of Plan.

The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.

Section 16.

Withholding Taxes.

Each Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award first becomes includible in the gross income of such Participant for purposes of applicable taxes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, the minimum amount of any such applicable taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Award.  The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on the making of such payments or arrangements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Participant.  Whenever cash is to be paid pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to deduct therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding tax requirements related thereto.  Whenever Shares or property other than cash are to be delivered pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy any related taxes to be withheld and applied to the tax obligations; provided, that, with the approval of the Administrator, a Participant may satisfy the foregoing requirement by either (i) electing to have the Company withhold from delivery of Shares or other property, as applicable, or (ii) by delivering already owned unrestricted shares of Common Stock, in each case, having a value not exceeding the applicable taxes to be withheld and applied to the tax obligations.  Such already owned and unrestricted shares of Common Stock shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined and any fractional share amounts resulting therefrom shall be settled in cash.  Such an election may be made with respect to all or any portion of the Shares to be delivered pursuant to an award.  The Company may also use any other method of obtaining the necessary payment or proceeds, as permitted by law, to satisfy its withholding obligation with respect to any Award.

Section 17.

Transfer of Awards.

Until such time as the Awards are fully vested and/or exercisable in accordance with the Plan or an Award Agreement, no purported sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation,


 

 

transfer, charge, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any Award or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing (each, a Transfer ) by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of the Plan or an Award Agreement will be valid, except with the prior written consent of the Administrator, which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Administrator. Any purported Transfer of an Award or any economic benefit or interest therein in violation of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall be null and void ab initio and shall not create any obligation or lia bility of the Company, and any P erson purportedly acquiring any Award or any economic benefit or interest therein transferred in violation of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall not be entitled to be recognized as a holder of such Shares or other property underlying such Award . Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence, an Option or a Share Appreciation Right may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant or, during any period during which th e Participant is under a legal D isability, by the Participant s guardian or legal representative.

Section 18.

Continued Employment.

Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of an Award shall confer upon any Eligible Recipient any right to continued employment or service with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate thereof to terminate the employment or service of any of its Eligible Recipients at any time.

Section 19.

Effective Date.

The Plan was adopted by the Board on March 24,   201 5   and shall become effective upon     approval of the Company’s stock holders , the date of such approval is the “ Effective Date .

Section 20.

Electronic Signature.

Participant s electronic signature of an Award Agreement shall have the same validity and effect as a signature affixed by hand.

Section 21.

Term of Plan.

No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.

Section 22.

Securities Matters and Regulations.

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Shares with respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to all Applicable Law s, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator. The Administrator may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock


 

 

pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such agreements and representations, and that such certificates bear such legends, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable. 

(a) Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Administrator determines that the listing, registration or qualification of Shares is required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award or the issuance of Shares, no such Award shall be granted or payment made or Shares issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Administrator.

(b) In the event that the disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the Securities Act and is not otherwise exempt from such registration, such Shares shall be restricted against transfer to the extent required by the Securities Act or regulations thereunder, and the Administrator may require a Participant receiving Common Stock pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such Common Stock, to represent to the Company in writing that the Common Stock acquired by such Participant is acquired for investment only and not with a view to distribution.

Section 23.

Section 409A of the Code.

The Plan as well as payments and benefits under the Plan are intended to be exempt from, or to the extent subject thereto, to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Participant shall not be considered to have terminated employment or service with the Company and its Affiliates for purposes of the Plan and no payment shall be due to the Participant under the Plan or any Award until the Participant would be considered to have incurred a separation from service from the Company and its Affiliates within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the short term deferral period as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent that any Awards (or any other amounts payable under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any of its Affiliates) are payable upon a separation from service and such payment would result in the imposition of any individual tax and penalty interest charges imposed under Section 409A of the Code, the settlement and payment of such awards (or other amounts) shall instead be made on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following such separation from service (or death, if earlier). Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Plan shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.  The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits described in this Plan will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to any such payment. The Participant shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A.  F or purposes of a deferral of compensation under the


 

 

P lan , in applying Treasury Regulation §1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of section 414(c) of the Code , the language “at least 20 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” at each place it appears in Treasury Regulation §1.414(c)-2.  

Section 24.

Notification of Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code.

If any Participant shall, in connection with the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan, make the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code, such Participant shall notify the Company of such election within ten (10) days after filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service.

Section 25.

No Fractional Shares.

No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Administrator shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

Section 26.

Beneficiary.

A Participant may file with the Administrator a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed by the Administrator and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, the executor or administrator of the Participant s estate shall be deemed to be the Participant s beneficiary.

Section 27.

Paperless Administration.

In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the documentation, granting or exercise of Awards, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless documentation, granting or exercise of Awards by a Participant may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.

Section 28.

Severability.

If any provision of the Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of the Plan shall not be affected but shall be applied as if the invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the Plan.

Section 29.

Clawback.

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, any Award which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the


 

 

Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).

Section 30.

Governing Law.

The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law of such state.


Exhibit 10.4

GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC.

 

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective October 1, 2013

[WORKING COPY INCORPORATING ALL AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
THROUGH JULY 1, 2015]

 

 

 


 

SECTION 1
Purpose and Administration

1.1

Name of Plan The plan set forth herein, and as may be amended from time to time, shall be known as the Genesis Healthc are , Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan ( prior to July 1, 2015, the Genesis Healthcare LLC Deferred Compensation Plan) ( this Plan ).

1.2

Effective Date The effective date of this Plan is October   1, 2013.

1.3

Purpose The Company has established this Plan primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation to a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Company and certain of its Affiliates This Plan is intended:

(a)

to comply with Section  409A of the Code and official guidance issued thereunder, and

(b)

to be a plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of Sections   201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, this Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions.

The Company intends that this Plan (and any trust under this Plan as described in Section  6.2) shall be treated as unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title   I of ERISA The Plan is not intended to qualify under Code Section  401(a) The Company s obligations hereunder, if any, to a Participant (or to a Participant s beneficiary) shall be unsecured and shall be a mere promise by the Company to make payments hereunder in the future A Participant (or the Participant s beneficiary) shall be treated as a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

1.4

Plan Type For purposes of Section  409A of the Code, (a)   any amounts deferred by a Participant pursuant to this Plan and benefits attributable thereto shall be considered an elective account balance plan under Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A 1(c)(2)(i)(A),or as otherwise provided in the Code; and (b)   any Employer Contributions credited to a Participant and any benefits attributable thereto shall be considered a nonelective account balance plan under Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A 1(c)(2)(i)(B), or as otherwise provided by the Code.

1.5

Administration .

(a)

General The Plan shall be administered by the Plan Administrator The Plan Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the Company s Board of Directors and may be removed by such Board, with or without cause The

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Plan Administrator, or any member of a committee serving as the Plan Administrator, may resign upon prior written notice to the Company s Board of Directors.

The Plan Administrator shall have the powers, rights and duties set forth in this Plan and shall have the power, in the Plan Administrator s sole and absolute discretion, to determine all questions arising under this Plan, including without limitation to determine the rights of all persons with respect to this Plan, to interpret all provisions of this Plan and to remedy any ambiguities, inconsistencies, or omissions in this Plan A majority vote of the committee members composing the Plan Administrator shall control any decision pursuant to this Section  1.5(a) Any decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be final and binding on all persons with respect to this Plan and the benefits provided under this Plan.

The Plan Administrator may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit, and may from time to consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Company.

(b)

Self Interest of Participants If a Participant is serving as the Plan Administrator (either individually or as a member of a committee), the Participant may not have any right to vote or decide upon any matter relating solely to himself or herself under this Plan or to vote in any case in which his or her individual right to claim any benefit under this Plan is involved In such case, the Plan Administrator shall appoint a temporary substitute member to exercise all the powers of the disqualified member concerning the matter in which he or she is disqualified.

(c)

Plan Administrator Upon Change in Control After a Change in Control, no member of a committee serving as Plan Administrator may be removed from such committee except by a majority vote of the remaining committee members who served on the committee prior to the Change in Control, and new committee members may be added only by such a vote If no committee members remain, a new Plan Administrator shall be a committee composed of the five Participants with the largest balances in their Deferred Compensation Accounts hereunder on the date of the Change in Control After a Change in Control, no amendment shall be made to this Section  1 or other Plan provisions regarding the Plan Administrator s authority with respect to this Plan without prior approval by the Plan Administrator.

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SECTION 2
Definitions

For purposes of this Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth below, unless their context clearly requires a different meaning:

2.1

Affiliate .  “ Affiliate means any entity owned, or beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

2.2

Base Salary .  “ Base Salary means the regular base salary payable by the Company or by a Participating Employer to or for the benefit of a Participant for services performed while an Eligible Employee.

2.3

Bonus .  “ Bonus means an amount payable to an Eligible Employee under a bonus or incentive compensation plan or program of the Company or a Participating Employer, including the Genesis HealthCare LLC Incentive Compensation Plan.

2.4

Change in Control .  “ Change in Control means the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of any of the following:   (i)   any person, or more than one person acting as a group within the meaning of Code Section  409A, other than a Genesis Group Member or Genesis Group Owner (in each case, as of the Effective Date), acquires, directly or indirectly, ownership of Equity Interests in the Company as a result of any acquisition, exchange, merger or other recapitalization or reorganization that, together with the Equity Interests held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50 percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of the Equity Interests in the Company; (ii)   a person, or more than one person acting as a group within the meaning of Code Section  409A, other than a Genesis Group Member or Genesis Group Owner (in each case as of the Effective Date), acquires (or has acquired during the 12 month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition), directly or indirectly, assets of the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50 percent of the total gross fair market value of all the assets of the Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions; (iii)   the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the direct or indirect owners of the Equity Interests in the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation would not, immediately after such merger or consolidation, own, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests representing, in the aggregate, 50 percent or more of the combined voting securities of the surviving entity in such merger or consolidation; or (iv)   the approval by the Genesis Group Owners of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

2.5

Code .  “ Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.     Any reference to a section of the Code includes any comparable section or sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes that section.

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2.6

Company .  “ Company means Genesis Health c are , Inc., a Delaware corporation (for periods prior to July 1, 2015, Genesis HealthCare LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company ) , and its successors and assigns.

2.7

Compensation .  “ Compensation means (a)   Base Salary, (b)   Bonus and (c)   any other compensation that is payable to a Participant for services performed for the Company or a Participating Employer and that is designated by the Plan Administrator as Compensation for purposes of this Plan; provided that no amount may be considered Compensation unless it is considered to be wages for purposes of federal income tax withholding For purposes of this Plan only, Compensation shall be calculated before reduction for any amounts deferred by the Participant pursuant to the tax qualified plans of the Company or an Affiliate which may be maintained under Section  401(k) or Section  125 of the Code, or pursuant to this Plan or any other non qualified plan which permits the voluntary deferral of compensation.

2.8

Deferral Election .  “ Deferral Election means a written irrevocable election filed by the Participant in accordance with Section  3 of this Plan.

2.9

Deferred Compensation Account .  “ Deferred Compensation Account means the bookkeeping account maintained under this Plan in the Participant s name to reflect amounts deferred under this Plan pursuant to Section  3 (as adjusted under Section  4) and any Employer Contributions credited on behalf of the Participant pursuant to Section  3 (as adjusted under Section  4) The Deferred Compensation Account shall be hypothetical in nature and shall be maintained for bookkeeping purposes only Neither this Plan nor the Deferred Compensation Account shall hold any actual funds or assets The Deferred Compensation Account shall consist of a Participant s entire account balance, including his or her Fixed Period Distribution Accounts and Retirement Distribution Account.

2.10

Disabled A Participant shall be considered Disabled if:

(a)

The Participant is unable to engage in any substantially gainful activity by reason of any medically determined physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or

(b)

The Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant s employer.

2.11

Distribution Account .  “ Distribution Account means the bookkeeping account maintained to reflect amounts allocated to a Participant s Fixed Period Distribution Accounts and Retirement Distribution Account Each Distribution

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Account shall be hypothetical in nature and shall be maintained for bookkeeping purposes only Neither this Plan nor any Distribution Account shall hold any actual funds or assets.

2.12

Distribution Election .  “ Distribution Election means a written irrevocable election in a form prescribed by the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section  3.5 specifying the time and form of payment for certain benefits payable to the Participant pursuant to this Plan.

2.13

Earnings .  “ Earnings means the amount credited to a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account either (i)   based on the Investment Options chosen by the Participant in accordance with Sections   4.2 and 4.3 below or (ii)   based on a notional fixed rate of interest as determined by the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section  4.1 In the case of Earnings determined with reference to the Investment Options, such credits may be either positive or negative to reflect the increase or decrease in value of the applicable Investment Options in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.

2.14

Eligible Employee .  “ Eligible Employee has the meaning set forth in Section  3.1(a).

2.15

Employer Contributions .  “ Employer Contributions mean any Employer Discretionary   Contributions and any Employer Matching Contributions credited to a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account.

2.16

Employer Discretionary Contributions .  “ Employer Discretionary Contributions has the meaning set forth in Section  3.4(a).

2.17

Employer Matching Contributions .  “ Employer Matching Contributions mean any discretionary employer matching contributions credited to a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account pursuant to Section  3.4(b).

2.18

Equity Interests .  “ Equity Interests means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights to purchase, warrants, options, or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, and any and all other equivalent ownership interests in any other Person, in each case whether now outstanding or hereafter issued.

2.19

ERISA .  “ ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time Any reference to a section of ERISA includes any comparable   section or sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes that section.

2.20

Fixed Period Distribution Account .  “ Fixed Period Distribution Account means a bookkeeping account maintained under this Plan with respect to a Participant used solely to determine the amount payable to the Participant in accordance with Sections   3.5, 4 and 5.2 of this Plan Each Fixed Period Distribution Account shall be hypothetical in nature and shall be maintained for bookkeeping purposes only

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Neither this Plan nor any Fixed Period Distribution Account shall hold any actual funds or assets.

2.21

Genesis Group .  “ Genesis Group means the Company and its affiliates; provided that for the purposes of this definition only, the term affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, where control (including, with its correlative meanings, controlled by and under common control with ) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the total outstanding equity or voting interests in such Person, and affiliates for purposes of this definition shall mean such other Persons, collectively.

2.22

Genesis Group Member .  “ Genesis Group Member means a member of the Genesis Group and its successors and assigns.

2.23

Genesis Group Owner .  “ Genesis Group Owner means those Persons holding Equity Interests in FC GEN Operations Investment LLC.

2.24

In Service Date .  “ In Service Date means the January   1 or the July   1 of a year that is at least 36 months after the end of the period in which a deferred amount would otherwise be payable in the absence of the deferral.

2.25

Investment Options .  “ Investment Options means one or more of the independently established funds or indices that are identified as such by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion; provided that the Plan Administrator may change the Investment Options available under this Plan from time to time in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator.

2.26

Participating Employer .  “ Participating Employer means any Affiliate that adopts this Plan in accordance with Section  7.1 and is set forth on Appendix A as amended from time to time.

2.27

Participant .  “ Participant means, subject to Section  3.1(b), an Eligible Employee who has had amounts credited to his or her Deferred Compensation Account pursuant to this Plan.

2.28

Person .  “ Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability   company, trust, joint venture, governmental entity or other unincorporated entity, association or group.

2.29

Plan .  “ Plan has the meaning set forth in Section  1.1.

2.30

Plan Administrator .  “ Plan Administrator means, subject to Section  1.5(c), the committee appointed by the Company s Board of Directors to administer this Plan pursuant to Section  1.5; provided that if no committee is appointed, then, subject to Section  1.5(c), the Plan Administrator shall be the Company.

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2.31

Plan Year .  “ Plan Year means the calendar year However, the initial Plan Year shall be a short Plan Year, beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the following December   31.

2.32

Qualified Domestic Relations Order .  “ Qualified Domestic Relations Order means an order made according to state domestic relations laws for alimony, child support or the settlement of marital property rights that the Plan Administrator has determined is qualified.

2.33

Retirement Distribution Account .  “ Retirement Distribution Account means a bookkeeping account maintained under this Plan with respect to a Participant used solely to determine the amount payable to each Participant in accordance with Sections   3, 4 and 5 of this Plan, and shall consist of the amounts that are to be distributed following a Participant s Separation from Service in the form or forms elected by the Participant in accordance with Section  3.5 of this Plan Each Retirement Distribution Account shall be hypothetical in nature and shall be maintained for bookkeeping purposes only Neither this Plan nor any Retirement Distribution Account shall hold any actual funds or assets.

2.34

Retirement Vesting Date .  “ Retirement Vesting Date means the later of the date on which a Participant reaches age   59 or the date on which that Participant has five Years of Service.

2.35

Separation from Service .  “ Separation from Service means a Participant s   separation   from service from the Company, and/or the applicable Participating Employer, for purposes of this Plan within the meaning of Code Section  409A.

2.36

Termination for Cause .  “ Termination for Cause means the termination of a Participant s employment by the Company, or by the applicable Participating Employer, due to, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, the Participant s gross negligence, fraud, dishonesty, or willful violation, committed by the Participant in connection with his or her employment by or association with the Company or its Affiliates, of any law or significant policy of the Company or its Affiliates that applies to the Participant.

2.37

Unforeseeable Emergency .  “ Unforeseeable Emergency means a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from:

(a)

sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant s beneficiary, the Participant s spouse, or the Participant s dependent (as defined in Code Section  152 without respect to Section  152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B));

(b)

loss of Participant s property due to casualty; or

(c)

another similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances resulting from events beyond the control of the Participant.

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Whether a Participant has an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that an Unforeseeable Emergency does not exist to the extent that the Participant s need is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe financial hardship, or by cessation of deferrals under this Plan.

2.38

Valuation Date .  “ Valuation Date means each business day the financial markets are open, unless the applicable Investment Option requires a less frequent valuation.

2.39

Year of Service .  “ Year of Service means each 12 month period of employment with the Company and its Affiliates.

2.40

Other Definitions In addition to the terms defined in this Section  2, other terms are defined when first used in sections of this Plan.

SECTION 3
Eligibility, Participation, Deferral Elections, and Employer Contributions

3.1

Eligibility and Participation.

(a)

Eligibility Subject to the conditions and limitations of this Plan, the Company s Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, may designate, by name, rank or title, which employees of the Company or of any Participating Employer (the Eligible Employees ) are eligible to participate in this Plan; provided that each such employee must be a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Company or a Participating Employer as defined under ERISA or the regulations thereunder Designation of eligibility in a given year pursuant to this Section  3.1(a) does not guarantee such a designation in any subsequent Plan Year.

(b)

Participation An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant upon the first day as of which an amount is credited to a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account A Participant shall remain a Participant until the entire balance of the Participant s Deferred Compensation Account has been distributed.

(c)

Change in Status If the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, determines that a Participant no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management employees or determines that a Participant no longer qualifies as a highly compensated employee, as determined in accordance with ERISA, the Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, prohibit the Participant from deferring any additional amounts under this Plan.

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3.2

Deferral Elections An Eligible Employee may make a separate Deferral Election to defer receipt of each type of Compensation that may be deferred under this Plan in accordance with the rules set forth below:

(a)

General All Deferral Elections must be made in writing in the form prescribed by the Plan Administrator Each Deferral Election will be effective only when filed with the Plan Administrator by the date specified by the Plan Administrator Except as provided in Sections   3.2(b) and 3.2(c) below, no Deferral Elections may be made later than, and all Deferral Elections with respect to a Plan Year shall become irrevocable on, the last day of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the Compensation being deferred is earned.

(b)

Performance Based Compensation If the Plan Administrator determines that any Compensation qualifies as performance based compensation under Code Section  409A, a Deferral Election with respect to such Compensation may be filed and shall become irrevocable no later than six months before the end of the performance period with respect to which such Compensation is paid; provided that such Eligible Employee has been continuously employed by the Company from the later of the beginning of the performance period or the date on which the performance criteria for such performance based compensation was established, as permitted by the Plan Administrator.

(c)

First Year of Eligibility In the first year in which an Eligible Employee becomes eligible to participate in this Plan and is not a participant in another plan sponsored by the Company that is considered to be of a similar type, as defined in Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A 1(c)(2)(i)(A) or (B) or as otherwise provided by the Code, the Eligible Employee may file a Deferral Election with respect to services to be performed subsequent to the election within 30 days after the date the Eligible Employee becomes eligible to participate in this Plan to the extent permitted under Code Section  409A.

(d)

Duration of Deferral Election s Effectiveness A Participant s Deferral Election with respect to a type of Compensation shall remain in effect with respect to the same type of Compensation earned in each of the following Plan Years unless and until (i)   the election is revoked prior to the start of the applicable Plan Year, (ii)   the Participant files a new Deferral Election with respect to that type of Compensation for a future Plan Year in accordance with Section  3.1(a) above, which election will supersede any prior Deferral Election with respect to that type of Compensation for all future Plan Years, or (iii)   the Participant is no longer an Eligible Employee.

(e)

Maximum Deferrals The maximum amount of Base Salary a Participant may elect to defer under this Plan is 50% of the Base Salary The

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maximum amount of Bonus a Participant may elect to defer under this Plan is 95% of the Bonus; provided that in no event may the maximum amount of Bonus that a Participant may elect to defer hereunder exceed the amount of the Bonus less any amount required to cover all applicable taxes and payroll deductions with respect to the Bonus.

(f)

Timing of Credits Amounts deferred by a Participant shall be credited to the Participant s Deferred Compensation Account as soon as administratively practicable after the date the Compensation would have been payable to the Participant absent deferral, even if the amount would have been payable in a Plan Year subsequent to the Plan Year in which the Compensation was earned.

3.3

Cancellation of Deferral Elections If a Participant incurs a disability or obtains a distribution under Section  5.8 on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency during a Plan Year, the Participant s deferrals of Compensation pursuant to Section  3.2 above shall cease for the remainder of the Plan Year in which the disability or distribution occurs and for the Plan Year immediately thereafter Any resumption of the Participant s deferrals under this Plan for succeeding Plan Years shall occur only at the election of the Participant in accordance with this Section  3 For purposes of this Section  3.3 only, disability means any medically determinable physical or mental impairment resulting in the service provider s inability to perform the duties of his or her position or any substantially similar position, where such impairment can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months.

3.4

Employer Contributions.

(a)

Employer Discretionary Contributions The Company may, in its sole discretion, credit to the Deferred Compensation Account of any Eligible Employee an amount determined by the Company in its sole discretion (an Employer Discretionary Contribution ) for a Plan Year As noted above, whether any contribution will be credited pursuant to this Section  3.4(a) is in the sole discretion of the Company, and a contribution pursuant to this Section  3.4(a) in one year will in no way guarantee such a contribution for any following year.

(b)

Employer Matching Contributions The Company, in its sole discretion and subject to such limits as the Company may determine, may (i)   credit a contribution to a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account to match a percentage, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, of amounts of Base Salary, Bonus and/or other Compensation a Participant elects to defer hereunder in a Plan Year; and/or (ii)   credit a contribution to a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account in an amount that the Company would have contributed to the Participant s account in the Company s applicable 401(k) plan with respect to a particular year but for the compensation limit of Section  401(a)(17) of the Code, the contribution

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limits of Section  402(g) and Section  415 of the Code, and the limits imposed by nondiscrimination testing with respect to such plan As noted above, whether any contribution will be credited pursuant to this Section  3.4(b) is in the sole discretion of the Company, and a contribution pursuant to this Section  3.4(b) in one year will in no way guarantee such a contribution for any following year.

(c)

Employer Contributions to Retirement Distribution Account All Employer Contributions, whether credited pursuant to Section  3.4(a) or (b) above, will be credited to the Participant s Retirement Distribution Account at such times as provided by the Plan Administrator.

3.5

Distribution Elections.

(a)

In General All Distribution Elections must be made in writing in the form prescribed by the Plan Administrator Each Distribution Election will be effective only when filed with the Plan Administrator by the date specified by the Plan Administrator in accordance with this Section  3.5.

(b)

Elective Deferrals At the time a Participant files a Deferral Election with the Plan Administrator (and in all events before such election is irrevocable), the Participant may elect the time and form of distribution of the amounts subject to that election (and Earnings thereon) by filing a Distribution Election with the Plan Administrator in accordance with this Section  3.5(b) Subject to paragraphs   (i) and (ii) below, any election made pursuant to this Section  3.5(b) shall allocate the amounts subject to such election among the Participant s Fixed Period Distribution Accounts and/or the Participant s Retirement Distribution Account.

(i)

Fixed Period Distribution Accounts A Participant may have up to three Fixed Period Distribution Accounts with respect to each Deferral Election When a Participant allocates an amount to a particular Fixed Period Distribution Account, the Participant shall:

(A)

designate on the applicable Distribution Election form an In Service Date for such Fixed Period Distribution Account; and

(B)

designate whether the amounts credited to such account shall be distributed in

(a)

a lump sum following the applicable In Service Date in accordance with Section  5.2(a) below; or

(a)

a series of up to four annual installments following the applicable In Service Date in accordance with Section  5.2(a) below.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amount may be credited to a Fixed Period Distribution Account in the same Plan Year in which a distribution is to be made from that account.

(ii)

Retirement Distribution Account When a Participant allocates an amount to his or her Retirement Distribution Account, the Participant shall designate on the applicable Distribution Election form whether such amount (and Earnings thereon) will be distributed in:

(A)

a lump amount following the Participant s Separation from Service;

(B)

a series of five annual installments following the Participant s Separation from Service; or

(C)

a series of 10 annual installments following the Participant s Separation from Service.

(c)

Employer Contributions Each Plan Year, a Participant may elect the form of payment of any Employer Discretionary Contribution (and Earnings thereon) that may be credited to the Participant s Deferred Compensation Account with respect to the following Plan Year by filing a Distribution Election form with the Plan Administrator No such Distribution Election may be made after, and each such Distribution Election shall become irrevocable on, the last day of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year with respect to which the applicable Employer Contribution, if any, is credited A Participant s election pursuant to this Section  3.5(c) shall designate on the applicable Distribution Election form whether the amounts subject to the election (and Earnings thereon) will be distributed in:

(A)

a lump amount following the Participant s Separation from Service;

(B)

a series of five annual installments following the Participant s Separation from Service; or

(C)

a series of 10 annual installments following the Participant s Separation from Service.

(d)

Defaults in the Event of Incomplete or Inaccurate Distribution Elections In the event that a Participant submits a Distribution Election to the Plan Administrator that contains information which, in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator, is incomplete or inaccurate, the Plan Administrator shall be authorized to assume the following, and such assumptions shall be communicated to the Participant:

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(i)

If no Distribution Election is made or no Distribution Account is selected with respect to any amount subject to a Deferral Election, the Plan Administrator will allocate the applicable amount (and Earnings thereon) to the Participant s Retirement Distribution Account to be paid in a series of five annual installments.

(ii)

If no Distribution Election is made with respect to any Employer Discretionary Contribution, the applicable Employer Discretionary Contribution (and Earnings thereon) will be distributed from the Participant s Retirement Distribution Account in accordance with Section  5.1 of this Plan in a series of five annual installments.

(iii)

If a Participant s Distribution Election allocates amounts among his or her Distribution Accounts (or among different distribution options within a Distribution Account) and the amounts allocated exceed 100% of the amounts subject to such election, the Plan Administrator will proportionally reduce each Distribution Account s designated allocation(s) so that the sum of the allocated amounts equals 100% of the amounts subject to the election.

(iv)

If the Distribution Election allocates deferred compensation to a Fixed Period Distribution Account but no deferrals can be credited to such account due to the fact that benefits are being paid from that Fixed Period Distribution Account, then the improperly allocated deferred compensation (and Earnings thereon) shall be credited to the Participant s Retirement Distribution Account to be paid in a series of five annual installments.

(v)

If no time of payment is chosen for a Fixed Period Distribution Account, the Plan Administrator will assume the Participant selected the earliest possible In Service Date for such account, as determined pursuant to this Section  3.5 and Sections   2.24 and 5.2.

(vi)

If no form of payment is chosen for a Fixed Period Distribution Account, the Plan Administrator will assume the Participant selected a lump sum distribution for such account.

 

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Deferred Compensation Accounts, Adjustment and Vesting

4.1

Deferred Compensation Accounts Compensation deferred by a Participant under this Plan and any Employer Matching Contributions shall be credited to the applicable Participant s Deferred Compensation Account as provided in this Plan, and those amounts will be adjusted as provided in Section  4.2 Any Employer Discretionary Contributions shall be credited to the applicable Participant s Deferred Compensation Account as provided in this Plan and shall be credited with a notional fixed rate of interest, or such other method, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion Separate accounts may be maintained on the books of the Company to reflect the Participant s different Distribution Accounts and to reflect the different types of contributions allocated to each Distribution Account.

4.2

Deferral Account Adjustments and Hypothetical Investment Options As of each Valuation Date, the Plan Administrator shall adjust the amounts in a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account attributable to the Participant s Deferral Elections and corresponding Matching Contributions to reflect Earnings in the Investment Options selected by the Participant pursuant to Section  4.3 below since the prior Valuation Date Such Earnings on amounts in a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account shall accrue commencing on the date an amount subject to this Section  4.2 is first credited to the account and shall continue to accrue until the entire balance in the Participant s Deferred Compensation Account attributable to amounts subject to this Section  4.2 has been distributed Earnings shall be credited pursuant to this Section  4.2 based on the results that would have been achieved had the applicable amounts credited to the Deferred Compensation Account been invested as soon as practicable into the Investment Options selected by the Participant Nothing in this Section  4.2 or otherwise in this Plan, however, will require the Company to actually invest any amounts in such Investment Options or otherwise.

4.3

Investment Options The Plan Administrator shall specify procedures to allow Participants to make elections as to the deemed investment of amounts newly credited to their Deferred Compensation Accounts, as well as the deemed investment of amounts previously credited to their Deferred Compensation Accounts Participant selections from among the Investment Options must be made to the Plan Administrator or designated agent in accordance with the procedures established by the Plan Administrator Fund selections will be effective within a reasonable period of time as determined by the means used to communicate such selections and generally accepted business practices Elections made pursuant to this Section  4.3 may be accepted at the time and in a manner determined by the Plan Administrator.

The Plan Administrator shall designate the Investment Options available for selection under this Section  4.3 Investment Options are selected solely for purposes of determining hypothetical gains and/or losses to a Participant s  

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bookkeeping account Neither this Plan nor any of the Deferred Compensation Accounts shall hold any actual funds or assets The Plan Administrator may change the Investment Options at its discretion.

4.4

Determination of Accounts Each Distribution Account as of each Valuation Date shall consist of the balance of the Distribution Account as of the immediately preceding Determination Date, adjusted as follows:

(a)

New Deferrals Each Distribution Account shall be increased by any Compensation deferred pursuant to a Deferral Election and credited to such account since such prior Valuation Date per the Participation s election (or a default provision of this Plan in the absence of a valid or complete election).

(b)

Employer Contributions Each Distribution Account shall be increased by any Employer Contributions credited to such account since the prior Valuation Date as set forth in Sections   3.5(a) and (b) above.

(c)

Distributions Each Distribution Account shall be reduced by the amount of each benefit payment made from that account since the prior Valuation Date Distributions of benefits attributable to amounts other than Employer Discretionary Contributions shall be deemed to have been made proportionally from each Investment Option maintained within such account based on the proportion that such Investment Option bears to the sum of all Investment Options maintained within such Account for that Participant as of the Determination Date immediately preceding the date of payment.

(d)

Earnings Each Distribution Account shall be increased or decreased by the Earnings credited to such account since the prior Valuation Date as provided in Sections   4.1 and 4.2 above.

4.5

Vesting and Forfeiture.

(a)

Participant Deferrals A Participant shall be fully vested in the amounts attributable to the Participant s Deferral Elections (and Earnings thereon).

(b)

Employer Matching Contributions Subject to Sections   4.5(d) and (e) below, a Participant shall be vested in the amount in his or her Deferred Compensation Account attributable to any Employer Matching Contributions (and Earnings thereon) in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth below.

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Years of Service

Nonforfeitable Percentage

Less than 2

0%

2

20%

3

40%

4

60%

5

80%

6 or more

100%

 

(c)

Employer Discretionary Contributions Unless otherwise provided by the Plan Administrator and subject to Sections   4.5(d) and (e) below, a Participant shall become vested in a portion of the amounts attributable to a particular Employer Discretionary Contribution in a Plan Year (and Earnings thereon) on December   31 of the year with respect to which the contribution is credited and on December   31 of each of the next two succeeding years provided that the Participant is employed by the Com pany on the applicable December  31 as follows:   (i)   one third of the amounts attributable to a particular Employer Discretionary Contribution will become vested on December   31 of the year with respect to which the contribution is first credited, (ii)   one half of the remaining amount attributable to the contribution (including Earnings thereon) will become vested on December   31 of the year following the year with respect to which the contribution is first credited, and (iii)   any remaining amounts attributable to the particular contribution (including Earnings thereon) will become vested on December   31 of the second year following the year with respect to which the contribution is first credited.

(d)

Accelerated Vesting A Participant shall be fully vested in his or her entire Deferred Compensation Account upon the occurrence of any of the following provided that the Participant is still employed by the Company on the date of such occurrence:   (i)   the Participant s death, (ii)   the Participant s becoming Disabled, (iii)   the Participant s Retirement Vesting Date, or (iv)   a Change in Control.

(e)

Forfeiture upon Termination for Cause Notwithstanding the vesting schedules set forth above, the balance in a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account attributable to Employer Contributions (including any Earnings thereon) will be forfeited (and neither the Participant nor the Participant s beneficiaries will have any rights thereto) if (i)   the Participant s employment with the Company or any Affiliate terminates due to a Termination for Cause, (ii)   the Company learns, after the Participant s termination of employment, of conduct by the Participant while the Participant was an employee of the Company or an Affiliate that could have led to a Termination for Cause if the Company or Participating Employer had been aware of such conduct before the Participant s termination of employment, or (iii)   the Participant violates any non competition, non disclosure, non solicitation, or confidentiality

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agreement with the Company or any Affiliate or any other restrictive covenant concerning the Company or any Affiliate to which the Participant is subject Whether there has been a Termination for Cause and whether a Participant has engaged in any of the conduct described in paragraphs   (ii) and (iii) above shall be determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

(f)

Forfeiture of Non Vested Amounts To the extent that any amounts credited to a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account are not vested at the time such amounts are otherwise payable under Section  5, such amounts shall be forfeited (and neither the Participant nor the Participant s beneficiaries will have any rights thereto).

SECTION 5
Payment of Benefits

5.1

Retirement Distribution Account A Participant s Retirement Distribution Account shall be distributed to the Participant following his or her Separation from Service in accordance with this Section  5.1.

(a)

Timing of Payment If a Participant s Separation from Service occurs between January   1 and June   30 of the applicable year, then benefits under this Section  5.1 shall be based upon the valuation of the applicable account on the first business day following July   1 of that year and shall be payable as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event later than 90 days, thereafter, and subsequent payments, if the payment is to be made in installments, shall be made on the anniversary of the initial payment If a Participant s Separation from Service occurs between July   1 and December   31 of the applicable year, then benefits under this Section  5.1 shall be based upon the valuation of the applicable account on the first business day following January   1 of the year following the Separation from Service and shall be payable as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event later than 90 days, thereafter, and subsequent payments, if the payment is to be made in installments, shall be made on the anniversary of the initial payment.

(b)

Form of Payment Amounts credited to a Participant s Retirement Distribution Account with respect to any Deferral Election or any Employer Discretionary Contribution (including Earnings thereon) shall be paid in a lump sum or in a series of annual installments, as elected with respect to such amounts (including Earnings thereon) by the Participant in accordance with Section  3.5 of this Plan, or, if applicable, the default form set forth in Section  3.5(d) of this Plan Amounts credited to a Participant s Retirement Distribution Account with respect to any Employer Matching Contribution (and Earnings thereon) shall be paid in a series of five annual installments.

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5.2

Fixed Period Distribution Accounts Each of a Participant s Fixed Period Distribution Accounts shall be distributed to the Participant following the In Service Date chosen by the Participant pursuant to Section  3.5 in accordance with this Section  5.2.

(a)

Timing of Payment Benefits under this section shall be based upon the valuation of the applicable account on the first business day following the In Service Date designated by the Participant in his or her first Deferral Election that allocated a portion of the Compensation deferred to that Fixed Period Distribution Account and shall be payable as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days,   thereafter, and subsequent payments, if the form of payment selected provides for subsequent payments, shall be made on the anniversary of the initial payment Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant has a Separation from Service before the entire balance of a Fixed Period Distribution Account has been distributed to the Participant, then any remaining benefits from such account under this Section  5.2(a) shall be based upon the valuation of the applicable account on the first business day following the earlier of the first January   1 or the first July   1 following the Separation from Service and shall be payable as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event later than 90 days, thereafter.

(b)

Form of Payment The form of benefit payment shall be that form selected by the Participant in the first Distribution Election which allocated a portion of deferred Compensation to the applicable Fixed Period Distribution Account, or in a lump sum if no such selection was validly made in accordance with this Plan.

5.3

Changes in Time or Form of Distribution Subject to this Section  5.3, a Participant may amend the form of payment or the intended date of payment to a date later than the date of payment in force immediately prior to the filing of such request, by filing such amendment with the Plan Administrator no later than 12 months prior to the then current date of payment The Participant may file such an amendment, provided that each amendment must provide for a distribution as otherwise permitted under this Plan on a date that is not earlier than five years after the date of payment in force immediately prior to the filing of such request, and the amendment may not take effect for 12 months after the request is made For purposes of this Section  5, a payment of amounts under this Plan, including the payment of annual installments over a number of years, shall be treated as a single payment, as provided in Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A 2(b)(2)(iii).

5.4

Cash Out of Small Account Balance Notwithstanding the provisions of Section  5.1 above, if, on the date on which a Participant s benefits from his or her Retirement Distribution Account first become payable, the portion of the Retirement Distribution Account that is to be paid in installments (i.e., the sum of the amount to be paid in five annual installments plus the amount to be paid in 10 annual installments) is less than $100,000, then the entire balance of the

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Participant s Retirement Distribution Account shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum at the time set forth in Section  5.1(a).

5.5

Payment Upon Disability Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or any Distribution Election to the contrary, in the event a Participant becomes Disabled before his or her Deferred Compensation Account has been fully distributed, then payment of the Participant s vested Deferred Compensation Account shall be made in a lump sum payment within 60 days following the date on which the Participant becomes Disabled Whether a Participant is Disabled for purposes of this Plan shall be determined by the Plan Administrator, and in making such determination, the Plan Administrator may rely on the   opinion of a physician(s) selected by the Plan Administrator for such purpose.

5.6

Payment Upon Death of a Participant Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or any Distribution Election to the contrary, a Participant s vested Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid to the Participant s beneficiary (designated in accordance with Section  5.7) in a lump sum payment within 60 days following the date of the Participant s death.

5.7

Beneficiary The Participant may name a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive the balance of the Participant s vested Deferred Compensation Account in the event of the Participant s death prior to the payment of the Participant s vested Deferred Compensation Account To be effective, any beneficiary designation must be filed in writing with the Plan Administrator in accordance with rules and procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator for that purpose A Participant may revoke an existing beneficiary designation by filing another written beneficiary designation with the Plan Administrator The latest beneficiary designation received by the Plan Administrator shall be controlling If no beneficiary is named by a Participant, or if the Participant survives all of the Participant s named beneficiaries and does not designate another beneficiary, the Participant s Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid in the following order of precedence:

(a)

the Participant s spouse;

(b)

the Participant s children (including adopted children) in equal amounts;

(c)

the Participant s parents in equal amounts; or

(d)

the Participant s estate.

5.8

Unforeseeable Emergency Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or any Distribution Election to the contrary, upon a finding that a Participant has suffered an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Plan Administrator may make a lump sum payment of all or any portion of the Participant s vested Deferred Compensation Account needed to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution A payment on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall not be in excess of the amount

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needed to relieve such Unforeseeable Emergency and shall be made no later than 60 days following the date on which the applicable financial hardship arose.

5.9

Effect of Early Taxation Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or any Distribution Election to the contrary, if a Participant s benefits under this Plan are includible in income pursuant to Code Section  409A, such benefits shall be distributed immediately to the Participant.

5.10

Permitted Delays Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, any payment to a Participant under this Plan shall be delayed upon the Plan Administrator s reasonable anticipation of one or more of the following events:

(a)

The Company s deduction with respect to such payment would be eliminated by application of Code Section  162(m); or

(b)

The making of the payment would violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law;

provided, that any payment delayed pursuant to this Section  5.10 shall be paid in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A 2(b)(7) and otherwise with Section  409A of the Code.

5.11

Withholding; Payroll Taxes The Company shall withhold from any payment made pursuant to this Plan any taxes required to be withheld from such payments under local, state or federal law or shall make other arrangements necessary to comply with such withholding requirements A beneficiary of the Participant, however, may elect not to have withholding of federal income tax pursuant to Section  3405(a)(2) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.

5.12

Special Rule for Payments to Specified Employees   if the Company Becomes Publicly Traded Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if a Participant is a specified employee of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A 1(i) on the date on which the Participant has a Separation from Service, then any benefits payable upon such Separation from Service shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A 3(i)(2) to the extent such limitations apply to the Participant.

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Miscellaneous

6.1

Unsecured General Creditor Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, Participants and Participants beneficiaries shall be unsecured general creditors, with no secured or preferential rights to any assets of the Company or any other party for payment of benefits under this Plan Any property held by the Company for the purpose of generating the cash flow for benefit payments, including any insurance purchased pursuant to Section  6.4 below, shall remain its general, unpledged and unrestricted assets The Company s obligation under this Plan shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

6.2

Trust Fund The Company shall be responsible for the payment of all benefits provided under this Plan At its discretion, the Company may elect to establish one or more trusts or similar arrangement, with such trustees as the Company may approve, for the purpose of assisting in the payment of claims or benefits Although such trust arrangement may be irrevocable, its assets shall be held for payment of all the Company s general creditors in the event of insolvency To the extent any benefits provided under this Plan are paid from any such trust or arrangement, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay them If not paid from any such trust or arrangement, such benefits shall remain the obligation of the Company.

6.3

Effect of Payment The full payment of the applicable benefit under Section  5 shall completely discharge all obligations on the part of the Company to the Participant (and the Participant s beneficiary) with respect to the operation of this Plan, and the Participant s (and Participant s beneficiary s) rights under this Plan shall terminate immediately upon full payment.

6.4

COLI Subject to Section   6.1, the Company may purchase company owned life insurance in respect of the life of a Participant in connection with the Participant s participation in the Plan If necessary for the purchase of that insurance, the Participant will consent to such purchase and will cooperate with the Company to the extent necessary to facilitate such purchase.

6.5

Set Off Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Company may reduce the amount of any payment otherwise payable to or on behalf of a Participant hereunder (net of any required withholdings) by the amount of any loan, cash advance, extension of credit or other obligation of the Participant to the Company or the applicable Participating Employer incurred in the ordinary course of the employment relationship that is then due and payable, and the Participant shall be deemed to have consented to such reduction, provided that the   entire amount of reduction in any calendar year does not exceed $5,000.

6.6

No Enlargement of Rights Establishment of this Plan shall not be construed to give any Participant the right to be retained by the Company or to interfere with the right of the Company to discipline or discharge a Participant at any time

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Establishment of this Plan shall not be construed to give any benefits not specifically provided by this Plan Any liability of the Company to any Participant, former Participant, or Participant s beneficiary with respect to a right to payment under this Plan shall be based solely upon contractual obligations created by this Plan.

6.7

Interests Not Transferable Except as set forth in Sections   5.6, 5.11, 6.5 and 6.8 of this Plan, no benefit payable at any time under this Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, or any other encumbrance of any kind or to any attachment, garnishment, or other legal process of any kind Any attempt by a person (including a Participant or a Participant s beneficiary) to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise encumber any benefits under this Plan, whether currently or thereafter payable, shall be void If any person shall attempt to, or shall alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber such person s benefits under this Plan, or if by any reasons of such person s bankruptcy or other event happening at any time, such benefits would devolve upon any other person or would not be enjoyed by the person entitled thereto under this Plan, then the Plan Administrator, in the Plan Administrator s sole discretion, may terminate the interest in any such benefits of the person otherwise entitled thereto under this Plan and may hold or apply such benefits in such manner as the Plan Administrator may deem proper.

6.8

Domestic Relations Orders If applicable and notwithstanding Section  6.7, all or a portion of a Participant s Deferred Compensation Account balance may be paid to another person as specified in a Qualified Domestic Relations Order if the Plan Administrator determines that such payment is necessary to comply with the order Where the Qualified Domestic Relations Order permits discretion on the part of the alternate payee and such discretion has not been exercised, the Company shall distribute to the alternate payee the amounts subject to the order as soon as practicable.

6.9

Controlling Law The law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be controlling in all matters relating to this Plan to the extent not preempted by federal law.

6.10

Protective Provisions A Participant will cooperate with the Company by furnishing any and all information requested by the Company, in order to facilitate the payment of benefits hereunder, and by taking such physical examinations as the Company may deem necessary and taking such other action as may be requested by the Company.

6.11

Words and Headings Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the   singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless qualified by the context Any headings used herein are included for ease of reference only, and are not to be construed so as to alter the terms hereof.

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6.12

Action by the Company Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any action required of or permitted to be taken by the Company under this Plan shall be by resolution of its Board of Directors or by resolution of a duly authorized committee of its Board of Directors or by action of a person or persons authorized by resolution of such Board of Directors or such committee.

6.13

No Fiduciary Relationship Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions by either the Company or the Participants shall create, or be construed to create a fiduciary relationship between the Company and the Participant, a designated beneficiary, other beneficiaries of the Participant, or any other person.

6.14

Claims Procedures.

(a)

Claim Any person or entity claiming a benefit, requesting an interpretation or ruling under this Plan (hereinafter referred to as Claimant ), or requesting information under this Plan shall present the request in writing to the Plan Administrator, which shall respond in writing as soon as practical.

(b)

Denial of Claim If the claim or request is denied, the written notice of denial shall state:

(i)

the reasons for denial, with specific reference to this Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(ii)

a description of any additional material or information required and an explanation of why it is necessary; and

(iii)

an explanation of this Plan s claim review procedure.

(c)

Review of Claim Any Claimant whose claim or request is denied or who has not received a response within 60 days may request a review by notice given in writing to the Plan Administrator Such request must be made within 60 days after receipt by the Claimant of the written notice of denial, or in the event Claimant has not received a response 90 days after receipt by the Plan Administrator of Claimant s claim or request The claim or request shall be reviewed by the Plan Administrator which may, but shall not be required to, grant the Claimant a hearing On review, the claimant may have representation, examine pertinent documents, and submit issues and comments in writing.

(d)

Final Decision The decision on review shall normally be made within 60 days after the Committee s receipt of claimant s claim or request If an extension of time is required for a hearing or other special circumstances, the Claimant shall be notified and the time limit shall be 120 days The decision shall be in writing and shall state the reasons and the relevant

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Plan provisions All decisions on review shall be final and bind all parties concerned.

6.15

Notice Any notice required or permitted to be given under the provisions of this Plan shall be in writing, and shall be signed by the party giving the notice If any such notice is hand delivered then it shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery If such notice, consent or demand is mailed to a party hereto, it shall be sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such party s last known address as shown on the records of the Company Notices to the Plan Administrator should be sent in care of the Company at the Company s principal place of business The date of such mailing shall be deemed the date of notice Either party may change the address to which notice is to be sent by giving notice of the change of address in the manner set forth above.

6.16

No Guarantee of Benefits Nothing contained in this Plan shall constitute a guarantee by the Company or any other person or entity that the assets of the Company will be sufficient to pay any benefits hereunder.

6.17

Incapacity of Recipient If any person entitled to a distribution under this Plan is deemed by the Plan Administrator to be incapable of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt for such payment, then, unless and until a claim for such payment shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian or other legal representative of such person, the Plan Administrator may provide for such payment or any part thereof to be made to any other person or institution then contributing toward or providing for the care and maintenance of such person Any such payment shall be a payment for the account of such person and a complete discharge of any liability of the Company and this Plan with respect to the payment.

6.18

Successors The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns The term successors as used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company, and successors of any such corporation or other business entity.

6.19

Severability In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held invalid or illegal for any reason, any illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Plan, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted.

6.20

Indemnification To the extent not covered by insurance, the Company shall indemnify the Plan Administrator, each employee, officer, director, and agent of the Company, and all persons formerly serving in such capacities, against any and all liabilities or expenses, including all legal fees relating thereto, arising in connection with the exercise of their duties and responsibilities with respect to this Plan, provided however that the Company shall not indemnify any person for

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liabilities or expenses due to that person s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 7
Employer Participation

7.1

Adoption of Plan Any Affiliate of the Company may, with the approval of the Company, adopt this Plan, and thereby become a Participating Employer, by filing with the Company a resolution of the Affiliate s Board of Directors adopting this Plan.

7.2

Withdrawal from Plan Any Participating Employer shall have the right, at any time, upon the approval of, and under such conditions as may be provided by the Company, to withdraw from this Plan in accordance with the requirements under Code Section  409A by delivering to the Plan Administrator a resolution of the Participating Employer s Board of Directors withdrawing from this Plan.

SECTION 8
Amendment and Termination

8.1

Amendment The Board of Directors of the Company (or the committee appointed as the Plan Administrator by the Board of Directors or its authorized delegate pursuant to Plan Section 1.5(a)) may at any time amend this Plan by   written instrument, notice of which is given to all Participants and to their beneficiaries receiving installment payments, subject to Section  8.2.

8.2

Effect of Amendment No amendment shall reduce the amount accrued in any Deferred   Compensation Account as of the date such notice of the amendment is given.

8.3

Company s Right to Terminate The Board of Directors of the Company retains the   unrestricted right to partially or completely terminate this Plan at any time if, in their judgment, the tax, accounting or other effects of the continuance of this Plan, or potential payments thereunder would not be in the best interests of Company The Board of Directors of the Company, may, in its sole discretion, terminate the entire Plan, or terminate a portion of this Plan that is identified as an elective account balance plan as defined in Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A     1(c)(2)(i)(A), or as a nonelective account balance plan as defined in Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A     1(c)(2)(i)(B), and require distribution of all benefits due under this Plan or portion thereof, provided that:

(a)

the termination of this Plan does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health, as determined by the Plan Administrator, of the Company;

(b)

the Company also terminates all other plans or arrangements which are considered to be of a similar type as defined in Treasury Regulation

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Section  1.409A     1(c)(2)(i), or as otherwise provided by the Code, as the portion of this Plan which has been terminated;

(c)

no payments made in connection with the termination of this Plan occur earlier than 12 months following the Plan termination date other than payments this Plan would have made irrespective of this Plan s termination;

(d)

all payments made in connection with the termination of this Plan are completed within 24 months following the Plan termination date;

(e)

the Company does not establish a new plan of a similar type as defined in Treasury Regulation Section  1.409A     1(c)(2)(i), within 3 years following the Plan termination date of the portion of this Plan which has been terminated; and

(f)

the Company meets any other requirements deemed necessary to comply with provisions of the Code and applicable regulations which permit the acceleration of the time and form of payment made in connection with plan terminations and liquidations.

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Exhibit 10.5

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC.
2015 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

This Award Agreement (this “Restricted Stock Unit Agreement”), dated as of _________ __, 20 1 _ (the “Date of Grant”), is made by and between Genesis Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and [              ] (the “Recipient”).  Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Company’s 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”).  Where the context permits, references to the Company shall include any successor to the Company.

1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units .  The Company hereby grants to the Recipient ________ restricted stock units (such units, the “Restricted Stock Units”), subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan.

2. Vesting and Payment .

(a) Vesting .

(i) General Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2:

 

(A )   _____   percent ( __ %) of the Restricted Stock Units (the “Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Units”) will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the Date of Grant or, if earlier, the date of a Change in Control (each anniversary of the Date of Grant (or, if earlier, the date of a Change in C ontrol), a “Time Vesting Date”); and

 

( B )   ____   percent ( __ %) of the Restricted Stock Units (the “Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Units”)   may vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant or, if earlier, the date of a Change in Control (the “Performance Vesting Date” and together with Tim e Vesting Date, “Vesting Date”), only if and to the extent the performance conditions described in Exhibit A (the “Performan ce Conditions”) have been met prior to the Performance Vesting Date;

 

in each case of clause ( A ) and ( B ), vesting is subject to the continued employment of the Recipient with the Company and its Affiliates from the date hereof through the applicable Vesting Date, and provided that the Recipient has not given notice of resignation as of such Vesting Date. Any Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Units which remain unvested (e.g. because the Performance Conditions were not met) after the Performance Vesting Date shall be forfeited as of the applicable Performance Vesting Date.   

(ii) Forfeiture Upon Certain Events .  Subject to the next sentence and Section 2(b) , upon termination of the Recipient’s employment   with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason (including by reason of the Recipient’s employer ceasing to be an Affiliate of the Company) or upon breach by the Recipient of any restrict ive covenants to which


 

 

the Recipient is subject , including non-competition and non-solicitation obligations under Recipient’s employment agreement (“Employment Agr eement”) with the Company or an affiliate of the Company (“Recipient’s Restrictive Covenants”), any unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be immediately forfeited and neither the Recipient nor any of the Recipient’s successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives shall thereafter have any further rights or interests in such Restricted Stock Units.  Notwithstanding the foregoing

(x) in the event that the Recipient’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated by the Company or its Affiliates without Cause (including by reason of the Recipient’s employer ceasing to be an Affiliate of the Company) or due to resignation by the Recipient for Good Reason, as such term is defined in Participant’s E mployment Agreement , then 100% of the Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Units, and Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Units which had satisfied the Performance Conditions prior to the Participant’s termination date , that are not vested as of the date of such termination, shall continue to be eligible to vest on the applicable Vesting Date ,   if Recipient does not violate Recipient’s Restrictive Covenants until the applicable Vesting Date; provided that vesting will be subject to the Recipient’s execution of a general release as described in Recipient’s E mployment A greement (a “ Release Agreement”) (provided, if a Vesting Date would fall prior to the expiration of the 60-day period following termination of Recipient’s employment , the Company shall deliver to the Recipient the applicable Shares no earlier than the 60th da y following termination of Recipient’s employment) By way of clarification, any Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Units which had not met the Performance Conditions as of the date of termination without Cause (including by reason of the Recipient’s employer ceasing to be an Affiliate of the Company) or due to resignation by the Recipient for Good Reason, as such term is defined in Participant’s Employment Agreement ,   shall be immediately forfeited, and neither the Recipient nor any of the Recipient’s successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives shall thereafter have any further rights or interests in such Restricted Stock Units ; and

(y) in the event that the Recipient’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated as a result of the death or Disability of Recipient , all Time-Vesting   Restricted Stock Units , and all Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Units which had previ ously satisfied the Performance Conditions but that are not vested as of the date of such termination , shall immediately vest .  By way of clarification, any Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Units which had not met the Performance Conditions as of the date of death or Disability shall be immediately forfeited , and neither the Recipient nor any of the Recipient’s successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives shall thereafter have any further rights or interests in such Restricted Stock Units .  

(b) A Recipient will be deemed to have terminated employment by “Retire ment ”   if (i) at the time of Recipient’s voluntary termination of employment with the Comp any and all of its Affiliates, the Recipient :   (1) was at least 59.5 years of age; (2) was employed by the Company or its Affiliates for at least 10 consecutive years; and (3) was not terminable by the Company or any of its Affiliates for Cause . Subject to the approval of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (or in the case of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the Company’s Compensation Committee), if Recipient’s employment terminates due to Recipient’s Retirement, then 100% of the Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Units, and any


 

 

Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Units which had previously satisfied the Performance Conditions that are not vested as of the date of such Retirement , shall continue to be eligible to vest for eighteen (18) months following Retirement if Recipient does not violate Recipient’s Restrictive Covenants until the applicable Vesting Date; provided that vesting will be subject to the Recipient’s execution of a Release Agreement (provided, if a Vesting Date would fall prior to the expiration of the 60-day period following Retirement , the Company shall deliver to the Recipient the applicable Shares no earlier than the 60th day following Retirement ). Any Restricted Stock Units which are not scheduled to vest on or prior to the eighteen ( 18 ) month anniversary of Retirement shall be forfeited and neither the Recipient nor any of the Recipient’s successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives shall thereafter have any further rights or interests in such Restricted Stock Units .     By way of clarification, any Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Units which had not met the Performance Conditions as of the date of Retirement, shall be immediately forfeited, and neither the Recipient nor any of the Recipient’s successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives shall thereafter have any further rights or interests in such Restricted Stock Units .  

( c ) Payment .  If Restricted Stock Units vest, then within ninety  ( 9 0) days (or if later, the end of the year in which the applicable event occurs) of the applicable Vesting Date or , if earlier, Recipient’s death or Disability (but, in no event, earlier than the date which is six months and one day after the Date of Grant) , the Company shall deliver to the Recipient, or if applicable Recipient’s estate, a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units which vested on such Vesting Date or , if earlier, Recipient’s death or Disability, as applicable .

3. Adjustments .  Pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan, in the event of a Change in Capitalization, the Administrator shall make such equitable changes or adjustments to the number and kind of securities or other property (including cash) issued or issuable in respect of out standing Restricted Stock Units. 

4. Certain Changes .  To the ext ent not prohibited by the Plan, the Administrator may accelerate the date on which the vesting of Restricted Stock Units takes place or otherwise adjust any of the terms of the Restricted Stock Units; provided that, subject to Section 5 of the Plan, no action under this Section shall adversely affect the Recipient’s rights hereunder.

5. Notices All notices and other communications under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by e-mail, first class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given three days after mailing (or one-day , in case of delivery by e-mail) to the respective parties, as follows:  (i) if to the Company, (a) if by mail, addressed to the Company in care of its Senior Vice President – General Counsel at the principal executive office of the Company , or (b) if by e-mail, addressed to the care of Senior Vice President – General Counsel at lawdepartment@genesishcc.com and (ii) if to the Recipient, using the contact information on file with the Company.  Either party hereto may change such party’s address for notices by notice


 

 

duly given pursuant hereto .

6. Protections Against Violations of Agreement

(a) No purported sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, charge, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any of the Restricted Stock Units or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing (each a “Transfer”) by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement will be valid, except with the prior written consent of the Administrator (such consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Administrator).

(b) Any purported Transfer of Restricted Stock Units or any economic benefit or interest therein in violation of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be null and void ab initio , and shall not create any obligation or liability of the Company, and any person purportedly acquiring any Restricted Stock Units or any economic benefit or interest therein transferred in violation of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall not be entitled to receive any Shares.

7. Taxes The Company shall be entitled to require a cash payment by or on behalf of the Recipient and/or to deduct from the Shares otherwise issuable hereunder or other compensation payable to the Recipient any sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be withheld or to satisfy any applicable payroll deductions with respect to the payment of any Restricted Stock Units.

8.   Failure to Enforce Not a Waiver .  The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

9 .   Governing Law .  This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein.  Any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, or any judgment entered by any court in respect of any thereof, shall be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware, and the Company and the Recipient  hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit, action, proceeding or judgment.  The Recipient  and the Company hereby irrevocably waive (i) any objections which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware, (ii) any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in any inconvenient forum and (iii) any right to a jury trial.

1 0 . Incorporation of Plan .  The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and the Restricted Stock Units and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

1 1 . Amendments /   Construction .  The Administrator may amend the terms of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement prospectively or retroactively at any time, but no such


 

 

amendment shall impair the rights of the Recipient hereunder without Recipient’s consent.  Headings to Sections of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement are intended for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and shall have no effect on the interpretation hereof.

1 2 . Survival of Terms .  This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall apply to and bind the Recipient and the Company and their respective permitted assignees and transferees, heirs, legatees, executors, administrators and legal successors. 

1 3 . Rights as a Shareholder . The Recipient shall have no rights of a stockholder (including the right to vote and the right to receive distributions or dividends) until Shares are issued following vesting of the Recipient’s Restricted Stock Units.     For avoidance of doubt, on the date that the Recipient receives Shares with respect to Restricted Stock Units, the Recipient shall not   receive dividends that would have been paid to or made with respect to the number of Shares that relate to this Restricted Stock Unit Award from the Date of Grant until such Share delivery date.

1 4 . Agreement Not a Contract for Employment .  Neither the Plan, the granting of the Restricted Stock Units, this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan shall constitute or be evidence of any agree ment or understanding, express or implied, that the Recipient has a right to continue to provide employment   as an officer, director, employee, consultant or advisor of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate for any period of time or at any specific rate of compensation.

1 5 . Authority of the Administrator; Disputes .  The Administrator shall have full authority to interpret and construe the terms of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.  The determination of the Administrator as to any such matter of interpretation or construction shall be final, binding and conclusive. 

1 6 . Severability .  Should any provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, or enforceable only if modified, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be binding upon the parties hereto with any such modification (if any) to become a part hereof and treated as though contained in this original Recipient Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. 

1 7 . Acceptance .  The Recipient hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan (which has been delivered to the Recipient through the Company’s Equity Edge website or its replacement )   and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.  The Recipient has read and understands the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, and accepts the Restricted Stock Units subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.  The Recipient hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

1 8 . 409A . The Restricted Stock Unit Agreement as well as payments and benefits under the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement are intended to be exempt from, or to the


 

 

extent subject thereto, to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Recipient shall not be considered to have terminated employment or service with the Company and its Affiliates for purposes of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and no payment shall be due to the Recipient under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement until the Recipient would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company and its Affiliates within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Any payments described in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, to the extent that any payments hereunder are payable upon a separation from service and such payment would result in the imposition of any individual tax and penalty interest charges imposed under Section 409A of the Code, the settlement and payment of such awards (or other amounts) shall instead be made on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following such separation from service (or death, if earlier). Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.  The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits described in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to any such payment. The Recipient shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A. For purposes of a deferral of compensation under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, in applying Treasury Regulation §1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of section 414(c) of the Code, the language “at least 20 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” at each place it appears in Treasury Regulation §1.414(c)-2. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 

 

GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC.

 

By

Name

Title

 

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT]

 

___________________________________

 


 

 

EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE VESTING SCHEDULE

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.6

DIRECTOR

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC.
2015 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

This Award Agreement (this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ), dated as of _________ __, 20 15 (the Date of Grant ), is made by and between Genesis Healthcare , Inc., a Delaware corporation  ( the Company ) and [              ] (the Recipient ).  Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Company’s 201 5 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan  ( as amended from time to time, the Plan ).  Where the context permits, references to the Company shall include any successor to the Company.

1. Grant of Restricted Stock Unit s .  The Company hereby grants to the Recipient   ________   s hare units (such units , the Restricted Stock Unit s ), subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan.

2. Vesting and Payment .

(a) Vesting .

(i) General Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2 ,   Restricted Stock Units will vest on   the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of the Date of Grant or (B) the date of a C hange in Control .    

(ii) Forfeiture Upon Certain Events .  Subject to the next sentence, upon termination of the Recipient s   services with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason, any unvested Restricted Stock Unit s shall be immediately forfeited   and neither the Recipient nor any of the Recipient s successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives shall thereafter have any further rights or interests in such Restricted Stock Unit s.  Notwithstanding the foregoing ,   in the event that the Recipient s   services with the Company   and its Affiliates is terminate d   due to Recipient’s death or Disability, all Restricted Stock Units shall immediately vest.

(b) Payment If Restricted Stock Units vest, then within ninety (90) days (or if later, the end of the year in which the vesting date occurs) of the applicable vesting d ate , the Company shall deliver to the Recipient, or if applicable Recipient’s estate , a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units which vested on such v esting d ate .

3. Adjustments .  Pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan, in the event of a Change in Capitalization ,   the Administrator shall make such equitable changes or adjustments to the number and kind of securities or other property (including cash) issued or issuable in respect of out standing Restricted Stock Unit s .    

4. Certain Changes To the extent not prohibited by the Plan. t he Administrator may accelerate the date on which the vesting of Restricted Stock Units takes place or otherwise adjust any of the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit s; provided that, subject to Section 5 of the Plan, no action under this Section shall adversely affect the Recipient s rights hereunder.

 

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5. Notices All notices and other communications under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by e-mail, first class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given three days after mailing (or one-day in case of delivery by e-mail) to the respective parties, as follows:  (i) if to the Company, (a) if by mail, addressed to the Company in care of its Senior Vice President – General Counsel at the principal executive office of the Company , or (b) if by e-mail, addressed to the care of Senior Vice President – General Counsel at lawdepartment@genesishcc.com and (ii) if to the Recipient, using the contact information on file with the Company.  Either party hereto may change such party’s address for notices by notice duly given pursuant hereto .

6. Protections Against Violations of Agreement .    

(a) N o purported sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, charge, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any of the Restricted Stock Unit s or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing (each a Transfer ) by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement will be valid, except with the prior written consent of the Administrator   ( such consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Administrator ) .

(b) A ny purported Transfer of Restricted Stock Unit s or any economic benefit or interest therein in violation of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be null and void ab initio , and shall not create any ob ligation or liability of the Company, and any person purportedly acquiring any Restricted Stock Unit s or any economic benefit or interest therein transferred in violation of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall not be entitled to receive any Shares .

7. Taxes BY SIGNING THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT REPRESENTS THAT HE OR SHE HAS REVIEWED WITH HIS OR HER OWN TAX ADVISORS THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT AND THAT HE OR SHE IS RELYING SOLELY ON SUCH ADVISORS AND NOT ON ANY STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS.  THE RECIPIENT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT HE OR SHE (AND NOT THE COMPANY) SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAX LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT.

8.   Failure to Enforce Not a Waiver .  The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

9. G overning Law This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein.  Any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this

 

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Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, or any judgment entered by any court in respect of any thereof, shall be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware, and the Company and the Recipient   hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit, action, proceeding or judgment.  The Recipient   and the Company hereby irrevocably waive (i) any objections which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware, (ii) any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in any inconvenient forum and (iii) any right to a jury trial.

1 0 . Incorporation of Plan .  The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and the Restricted Stock Unit s and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement .

1 1 . Amendments  / Construction .  The Administrator may amend the terms of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement prospectively or retroactively at any time, but no such amendment shall impair the rights of the Recipient hereunder without Recipient’s consent.  Headings to Sections of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement are intended for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and shall have no effect on the interpretation hereof.

1 2 . Survival of Terms .  This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall apply to and bind the Recipient and the Company and their respective permitted assignees and transferees, heirs, legatees, executors, administrators and legal successors. 

1 3 . Rights as a S hare holder .   The Recipient shall have no rights of a stockholder   (including the right to vote and the right to receive distributions or dividends) until Shares are issued following vesting of the Recipient ’s R estricted S tock U nits.     For avoidance of doubt, on the date that the Recipient receives Shares with respect to Restricted Stock Units, the Recipient shall not receive dividends that would have been paid to or made with respect to the number of Shares that relate to this Restricted Stock Unit Award from the Date of Grant until such Share delivery date.

1 4 . Agree ment Not a Contract for Employment or Services .  Neither the Plan, the granting of the Restricted Stock Unit s, this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan shall constitute or be evidence of any agree ment or understanding, express or implied, that the Recipient has a right to continue to provide employment or services as an officer, director, employee, consultant or advisor of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate for any period of time or at any specific rate of compensation.

15 . Authority of the Administrator ; D isputes .  The Administrator shall have full authority to interpret and construe the terms of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.  The determination of the Administrator as to any such matter of interpretation or construction shall be final, binding and conclusive.    

1 6 . Severability .  Should any provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, or enforceable only

 

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if modified, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be binding upon the parties hereto with any such modification (if any) to become a part hereof and treated as though contained in this original   Recipient   Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. 

1 7 . Acceptance .  The Recipient hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan (which has been delivered to the Recipient through the Company’s Equity Edge website or its replacement )   and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.  The Recipient has read and understands the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, and accepts the Restricted Stock Unit s subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.  The Recipient hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

18 . 409A .   The Restricted Stock Unit Agreement as well as payments and benefits under the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement are intended to be exempt from, or to the extent subject thereto, to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Recipient shall not be considered to have terminated employment or service with the Company and it s Affiliates for purposes of this Restricted   Stock Unit Agreement and no payment shall be due to the Recipient under this Restricted   Stock Unit Agreement until the Recipient would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company and its Affiliates within the meaning of Section 409A of the Cod e. Any payments described in this   Restricted Stock Unit Agreement that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Restricted   Stock Unit Agreement , to the extent that any payments hereunder are payable upon a separation from service and such payment would result in the imposition of any individual tax and penalty interest charges imposed under Section 409A of the Code, the settlement and payment of such awards (or other amounts) shall instead be made on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following such separation from service (or death, if earlier). Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Restricted   Stock Unit Agreement   shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.  The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits described in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to any such payment. The Recipient shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A. For purposes of a de ferral of compensation under this   Restricted Stock Unit Agreement , in applying Treasury Regulation §1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of section 414(c) of the Code, the language “at least 20 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” at each place it appears in Treasury Regulation §1.414(c)-2. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 

 

GENESIS HEALTHCARE, INC.

 

By

Name

Title

 

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT ]

 

___________________________________

 

 

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Exhibit   31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

I, George V. Hager,   Jr., certify that:

 

(1)

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Genesis Healthcare, Inc.;

 

(2)

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

(3)

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

(4)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

(5)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 10 , 2015

 

 

 

/S/  GEORGE V. HAGER, JR.

 

 

George V. Hager, Jr.

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 


Exhibit   31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

I, Thomas DiVittorio, certify that:

 

(1)

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Genesis Healthcare, Inc.;

 

(2)

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

(3)

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

(4)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

(5)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Ugust 10

 

 

Date:

August 10 , 2015

 

 

 

/S/ THOMAS DIVITTORIO

 

 

Thomas DiVittorio

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 


Exhibit   32

 

The following certifications are being furnished solely to accompany the Quarterly Report on Form   10-Q for the period ended June 30 , 2015 (the “Report”), of Genesis Healthcare,   Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8238. These certifications shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of the Company, hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:

 

(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

Dated:

August 10 , 2015

/S/  GEORGE V. HAGER, JR.

 

 

George V. Hager, Jr.

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of the Company, hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:

 

(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

Dated:

August 10 , 2015

/S/ THOMAS DIVITTORIO

 

 

Thomas DiVittorio

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.