EX-10.35 3 g67803ex10-35.txt AMENDED & RESTATED 1997 LONG-TERM EQUITY PLAN 1 EXHIBIT 10.35 PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY AMENDED AND RESTATED 1997 LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN RECITALS WHEREAS, Principal Hospital Company ("Principal"), the corporate predecessor of the Company, established the Principal Hospital Company 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), effective March 3, 1997, by action of its board of directors and the Plan was subsequently approved by its shareholders; and WHEREAS, the Plan was initially established with a reservation of 200,000 shares of the no-par common stock of Principal ("Stock") for issuance under the Plan, and as a result of a three-for-one split of Stock that occurred in March, 1997, the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan was automatically increased in proportion to the stock split; and WHEREAS, the Plan was amended on September 24, 1997, to increase the number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan by 1,155,000, resulting in a total of 1,755,000 shares, and such amendment was approved by the shareholders of Principal; and WHEREAS, as a result of the merger of Principal with and into the Company on February 4, 1998, pursuant to which Principal exchanged 1.83 shares of Stock for each share of the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share, ("Common Stock"), the Company assumed all of the rights and obligations of Principal under the Plan and the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan was adjusted to 959,016 shares; and WHEREAS, the Company, with approval of its shareholders, amended the Plan effective March 24, 1998 in order to change the name of the Plan to the "Province Healthcare Company 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan" and to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan to a total of 1,209,016 shares; and WHEREAS, the Company, with approval of its shareholders, amended the Plan effective on each of March 31, 1999 and March 14, 2000 in order to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan to a total of 2,609,016 shares and 3,609,016 shares, respectively; and WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend and restate the Plan for the sole purpose of consolidating the various adjustments and amendments to the Plan described above; NOW, THEREFORE, by action of the Board of Directors as permitted under Section 16 of the Plan, the text of the Plan is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: 2 1. Purpose. This plan shall be known as the Province Healthcare Company Amended and Restated 1997 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan shall be to promote the long-term growth and profitability of Province Healthcare Company and its Subsidiaries by (i) providing certain directors, officers and key employees of, and certain other key individuals who perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries with incentives to maximize stockholder value and otherwise contribute to the success of the Company and (ii) enabling the Company to attract, retain and reward the best available persons for positions of substantial responsibility. Grants of incentive or nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), either alone or in tandem with options, restricted stock, performance awards, or any combination of the foregoing may be made under the Plan. 2. Definitions. (a) "Board of Directors" and "Board" mean the board of directors of the Company. (b) "Cause" means the occurrence of one of the following events: (i) Conviction of a felony or any crime or offense lesser than a felony involving the property of the Company or a Subsidiary; or (ii) Conduct that has caused demonstrable and serious injury to the Company or a Subsidiary, monetary or otherwise; or (iii) Willful refusal to perform or substantial disregard of duties properly assigned, as determined by the Company; or (iv) Breach of duty of loyalty to the Company or a Subsidiary or other act of fraud or dishonesty with respect to the Company or a Subsidiary. (c) "Change in Control" means the occurrence of one of the following events: (i) if any "person" or "group" as those terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than an Exempt Person, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new directors whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or 2 3 (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation (A) which would result in all or a portion of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (B) by which the corporate existence of the Company is not affected and following which the Company's chief executive officer and directors retain their positions with the Company (and constitute at least a majority of the Board); or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets, other than a sale to an Exempt Person. (d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (e) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or if no such committee of the Board exists, means the Board. The membership of the Committee shall be constituted so as to comply at all times with the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and Section 1 62(m) of the Code. (f) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock, without par value, of the Company, and any other shares into which such stock may be changed by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or any other change in the corporate structure or capital stock of the Company. (g) "Company" means Province Healthcare Company, a Delaware corporation, or any corporate successor thereto as contemplated by Section 15. (h) "Competition" is deemed to occur if a person whose employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries has terminated obtains a position as a full-time or part-time employee of, as a member of the board of directors of, or as a consultant or advisor with or to, or acquires an ownership interest in excess of 5% of, a corporation, partnership, firm or other entity that engages in any of the businesses of the Company or any Subsidiary with which the person was involved in a management role at any time during his or her last five years of employment with or other service for the Company or any Subsidiaries. (i) "Disability" means a disability that would entitle an eligible participant to payment of monthly disability payments under any Company disability plan or as otherwise determined by the Committee. (j) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (k) "Exempt Person" means (i) Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Inc., (ii) any person, entity or group under the control of any party included in clause (i), or (iii) any employee 3 4 benefit plan of the Company or a trustee or other administrator or fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company. (l) "Fair Market Value" of a share of Common Stock of the Company means, as of the date in question, the officially-quoted closing selling price of the stock (or if no selling price is quoted, the bid price) on the principal securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading (including for this purpose the Nasdaq National Market) (the "Market") for the immediately preceding trading day or, if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted in the Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the fair value of the Common Stock determined in good faith by the Board; provided, however, that when shares received upon exercise of an option are immediately sold in the open market, the net sale price received may be used to determine the Fair Market Value of any shares used to pay the exercise price or withholding taxes and to compute the withholding taxes. (m) "Incentive Stock Option" means an option conforming to the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and any successor thereto. (n) "Non-Employee Director" has the meaning given to such term in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. (o) "Nonqualified Stock Option" means any stock option other than an Incentive Stock Option. (p) "Other Company Securities" mean securities of the Company other than Common Stock, which may include, without limitation, unbundled stock units or components thereof, debentures, preferred stock, warrants and securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or other property. (q) "Retirement" means retirement as defined under any Company pension plan or retirement program or termination of one's employment on retirement with the approval of the Committee. (r) "Subsidiary" means a corporation or other entity of which outstanding shares or ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of such corporation or other entity entitled to elect the management thereof, or such lesser percentage as may be approved by the Committee, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company. 3. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided that the Board may, in its discretion, at any time and from time to time, resolve to administer the Plan, in which case the term "Committee" shall be deemed to mean the Board for all purposes herein. The Committee shall consist of at least two directors. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall be authorized to (i) select persons to participate in the Plan, (ii) determine the form and substance of grants made under the Plan to each participant, and the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which such grants will be made, (iii) modify the terms of grants made under the Plan, 4 5 (iv) interpret the Plan and grants made thereunder, (v) make any adjustments necessary or desirable in connection with grants made under the Plan to eligible participants located outside the United States and (vi) adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations, and make such other determinations, for carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate. Decisions of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan shall be in the Committee's sole discretion and shall be conclusive and binding on all parties. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. No member of the Committee and no officer of the Company shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such member, by any other member of the Committee or by any officer of the Company in connection with the performance of duties under the Plan, except for such person's own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute. The expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Plan shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or make any other segregation of assets to assume the payment of any award under the Plan, and rights to the payment of such awards shall be no greater than the rights of the Company's general creditors. 4. Shares Available for the Plan. An aggregate of 3,609,016 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Such Shares may be in whole or in part authorized and unissued, or shares which are held by the Company as treasury shares. If any grant under the Plan expires or terminates unexercised, becomes unexercisable or is forfeited as to any Shares, such unpurchased or forfeited Shares shall thereafter be available for further grants under the Plan. In any one calendar year, the Committee shall not grant to any one participant options or SARs to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of 114,754. The number of shares of Common Stock referenced in this paragraph are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4 or the generality of the provisions of Sections 3, 6 or 17 or any other section of this Plan, the Committee may, at any time or from time to time, and on such terms and conditions (that are consistent with and not in contravention of the other provisions of this Plan) as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine, enter into agreements (or take other actions with respect to the options) for new options containing terms (including exercise prices) more (or less) favorable than the outstanding options. 5. Participation. Participation in the Plan shall be limited to those directors (including Non-Employee Directors), officers (including non-employee officers) and key employees of, and other key individuals performing services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries selected by the Committee (including participants located outside the United States). Nothing in the Plan or in any grant thereunder shall confer any right on a participant to continue in the employ of or the performance of services for the Company or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the employment or performance of services of a participant at any time. 5 6 By accepting any award under the Plan, each participant and each person claiming under or through him or her shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his or her acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken under the Plan by the Company, the Board or the Committee. Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, SARs, alone or in tandem with options, restricted stock awards, performance awards, or any combination thereof, may be granted to such persons and for such number of Shares as the Committee shall determine (such individuals to whom grants are made being sometimes herein called "optionees" or "grantees," as the case may be). Determinations made by the Committee under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made selectively among eligible individuals under the Plan, whether or not such individuals are similarly situated. A grant of any type made hereunder in any one year to an eligible participant shall neither guarantee nor preclude a further grant of that or any other type to such participant in that year or subsequent years. 6. Incentive and Nonqualified Options. The Committee may from time to time grant to eligible participants Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or any combination thereof; provided that the Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options only to eligible employees of the Company or its subsidiaries (as defined for this purpose in Section 424(f) of the Code). The options granted shall take such form as the Committee shall determine, subject to the following terms and conditions. It is the Company's intent that Nonqualified Stock Options granted under the Plan not be classified as Incentive Stock Options, that Incentive Stock Options be consistent with and contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required under Section 422 of the Code and any successor thereto, and that any ambiguities in construction be interpreted in order to effectuate such intent. If an Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan does not qualify as such for any reason, then to the extent of such nonqualification, the stock option represented thereby shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option duly granted under the Plan, provided that such stock option otherwise meets the Plan's requirements for Nonqualified Stock Options. (a) Price. The price per Share deliverable upon the exercise of each option ("exercise price") shall be established by the Committee, except that in the case of the grant of any Incentive Stock Option, the exercise price may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of grant of the option, and in the case of the grant of any Incentive Stock Option to an employee who, at the time of the grant, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of grant of the option, in each case unless otherwise permitted by Section 422 of the Code. (b) Payment. Options may be exercised, in whole or in part, upon payment of the exercise price of the Shares to be acquired. Payment shall be made (i) in the form of cash (including cashiers check or wire transfer), (ii) by delivery of eligible shares of Common Stock, as defined below, ("Eligible Shares") (iii) with the assistance of a broker (reasonably acceptable 6 7 to the Committee) through a credit transaction involving Shares to be acquired on exercise, as permitted under Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing. For purposes of this Section 6(b), Common Stock shares are Eligible Shares if they have been held by the grantee free of any risk of forfeiture to the Company for at least six months or, upon approval by the Committee, were acquired as an investment by the grantee through a purchase on the open market. Eligible Shares shall be delivered to the Company either by (A) physical delivery of the certificate(s) for all such Eligible Shares tendered in payment of the price, accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer in a form acceptable to the Company, or (B) direction to the grantee's broker to transfer, by book entry, such Eligible Shares from a brokerage account of the grantee to a brokerage account specified by the Company. No grantee may tender shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value exceeding the aggregate exercise price payable with respect to the option being exercised (plus any applicable taxes). (c) Terms of Options. The term during which each option may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee, but, except as otherwise provided herein, in no event shall an option be exercisable in whole or in part, in the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option (other than as described below), more than ten years from the date it is granted or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who at the time of the grant owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, if required by the Code, more than five years from the date it is granted. All rights to purchase Shares pursuant to an option shall, unless sooner terminated, expire at the date designated by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the date on which each option shall become exercisable and may provide that an option shall become exercisable in installments. The Shares constituting each installment may be purchased in whole or in part at any time after such installment becomes exercisable, subject to such minimum exercise requirements as may be designated by the Committee. Unless otherwise provided herein or in the terms of the related grant, an optionee may exercise an option only if he or she is, and has continuously since the date the option was granted, been a director, officer or employee of or performed other services for the Company or a Subsidiary. Prior to the exercise of an option and delivery of the Shares represented thereby, the optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by such outstanding option (including any dividend or voting rights). (d) Limitations on Grants. If required by the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the grant date) of Shares for which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for the first time during any calendar year under all equity incentive plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 422 of the Code) may not exceed $100,000. (e) Termination; Change in Control. (i) If a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for, the Company and any Subsidiary due to death or Disability, all of the 7 8 participant's options and SARs shall become fully vested and exercisable and shall remain so for a period of one year from the date of such death or Disability, but in no event after the expiration date of the options or SARs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Disability giving rise to the termination of employment is not within the meaning of Section 422(e)(3) of the Code, the participant's Incentive Stock Options shall terminate 90 days after the date of termination of employment. (ii) If a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for, the Company and any Subsidiary upon the occurrence of his or her Retirement, (A) all of the participant's options and SARs that were exercisable on the date of Retirement shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period of up to three years after the date of Retirement, but in no event after the expiration date of the options or SARs; provided that the participant does not engage in Competition during such three-year period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee, and (B) all of the participant's options and SARs that were not exercisable on the date of Retirement shall be forfeited immediately upon such Retirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Stock Options not exercised by such participant within 90 days after Retirement will cease to qualify as Incentive Stock Options and will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options under the Plan if required to be so treated under the Code. (iii) If a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for, the Company or a Subsidiary due to Cause, all of the participant's options and SARs shall be forfeited immediately upon such cessation, whether or not then exercisable. (iv) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or Cause, (A) all of the participant's options and SARs that were exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period of 90 days after the date of such cessation, but in no event after the expiration date of the options or SARs; provided that the participant does not engage in Competition during such 90-day period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee, and (B) all of the participant's options and SARs that were not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately upon such cessation. (v) If there is a Change in Control of the Company, all of the participant's options and SARs shall become fully vested and exercisable immediately prior to such Change in Control and shall remain so until the expiration date of the options and SARs. (f) Grant of Reload Options. The Committee may provide (either at the time of grant or exercise of an option), in its discretion, for the grant to a grantee who exercises all or any portion of an option ("Exercised Options") and who pays all or part of such exercise price with shares of Common Stock, of an additional option (a "Reload Option") for a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum (the "Reload Number") of the number of shares of 8 9 Common Stock tendered or withheld in payment of such exercise price for the Exercised Options plus, if so provided by the Committee, the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, tendered or withheld by the grantee or withheld by the Company in connection with the exercise of the Exercised Options to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding requirements. The terms of each Reload Option, including the date of its expiration and the terms and conditions of its exercisability and transferability, shall be the same as the terms of the Exercised Option to which it relates, except that (i) the grant date for each Reload Option shall be the date of exercise of the Exercised Option to which it relates and (ii) the exercise price for each Reload Option shall be the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the grant date of the Reload Option. 7. Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee shall have the authority to grant SARs under this Plan, either alone or to any optionee in tandem with options (either at the time of grant of the related option or thereafter by amendment to an outstanding option). SARs shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify. No SAR may be exercised unless the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock of the Company on the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price of the SAR or, in the case of SARs granted in tandem with options, any options to which the SARs correspond. Prior to the exercise of the SAR and delivery of the cash and/or Shares represented thereby, the participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares covered by such outstanding SAR (including any dividend or voting rights). SARs granted in tandem with options shall be exercisable only when, to the extent and on the conditions that any related option is exercisable. The exercise of an option shall result in an immediate forfeiture of any related SAR to the extent the option is exercised, and the exercise of an SAR shall cause an immediate forfeiture of any related option to the extent the SAR is exercised. Upon the exercise of an SAR, the participant shall be entitled to a distribution in an amount equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price of the SAR or, in the case of SARs granted in tandem with options, any option to which the SAR is related, multiplied by the number of Shares as to which the SAR is exercised. The Committee shall decide whether such distribution shall be in cash, in Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such amount, in Other Company Securities having a Fair Market Value equal to such amount or in a combination thereof. All SARs will be exercised automatically on the last day prior to the expiration date of the SAR or, in the case of SARs granted in tandem with options, any related option, so long as the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on that date exceeds the exercise price of the SAR or any related option, as applicable. An SAR granted in tandem with options shall expire at the same time as any related option expires and shall be transferable only when, and under the same conditions as, any related option is transferable. 9 10 8. Restricted Stock. The Committee may at any time and from time to time grant Shares of restricted stock under the Plan to such participants and in such amounts as it determines. Each grant of restricted stock shall specify the applicable restrictions on such Shares, the duration of such restrictions (which shall be at least six months except as otherwise provided in the third paragraph of this Section 8), and the time or times at which such restrictions shall lapse with respect to all or a specified number of Shares that are part of the grant. The participant will be required to pay the Company the aggregate par value of any Shares of restricted stock (or such other amount as the Board may determine to constitute capital under Section 154 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended) within ten days of the date of grant, unless such Shares of restricted stock are treasury shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, certificates representing Shares of restricted stock granted under the Plan will be held in escrow by the Company on the participant's behalf during any period of restriction thereon and will bear an appropriate legend specifying the applicable restrictions thereon, and the participant will be required to execute a blank stock power therefor. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, during such period of restriction the participant shall have all of the rights of a holder of Common Stock, including but not limited to the rights to receive dividends and to vote, and any stock or other securities received as a distribution with respect to such participant's restricted stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as then in effect for the restricted stock. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, immediately prior to a Change in Control or at such time as a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries due to death, Disability or Retirement during any period of restriction, all restrictions on Shares granted to such participant shall lapse. At such time as a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company or its Subsidiaries for any other reason, all Shares of restricted stock granted to such participant on which the restrictions have not lapsed shall be immediately forfeited to the Company. 9. Performance Awards. Performance awards may be granted to participants at any time and from time to time as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the size and composition of performance awards so granted to a participant and the appropriate period over which performance is to be measured (a "performance cycle"). Performance awards may include (i) specific dollar-value target awards (ii) performance units, the value of each such unit being determined by the Committee at the time of issuance, and/or (iii) performance Shares, the value of each such Share being equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock. The value of each performance award may be fixed or it may be permitted to fluctuate based on a performance factor (e.g., return on equity) selected by the Committee. The Committee shall establish performance goals and objectives for each performance cycle on the basis of such criteria and objectives as the Committee may select from 10 11 time to time, including, without limitation, the performance of the participant, the Company, one or more of its Subsidiaries or divisions or any combination of the foregoing. During any performance cycle, the Committee shall have the authority to adjust the performance goals and objectives for such cycle for such reasons as it deems equitable. The Committee shall determine the portion of each performance award that is earned by a participant on the basis of the Company's performance over the performance cycle in relation to the performance goals for such cycle. The earned portion of a performance award may be paid out in Shares, cash, Other Company Securities, or any combination thereof, as the Committee may determine. A participant must be a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services for, the Company or its Subsidiaries at the end of the performance cycle in order to be entitled to payment of a performance award issued in respect of such cycle; provided, however, that, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries upon his or her death, Retirement, or Disability prior to the end of the performance cycle, the participant shall earn a proportionate portion of the performance award based upon the elapsed portion of the performance cycle and the Company's performance over that portion of such cycle. In the event of a Change in Control, a participant shall earn no less than the portion of the performance award that the participant would have earned if the performance cycle(s) had terminated as of the date of the Change in Control. 10. Withholding Taxes. (a) Participant Election. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a participant may elect to deliver shares of Common Stock (or have the Company withhold shares acquired upon exercise of an option or SAR or deliverable upon grant or vesting of restricted stock, as the case may be) to satisfy, in whole or in part, the amount the Company is required to withhold for taxes in connection with the exercise of an option or SAR or the delivery of restricted stock upon grant or vesting, as the case may be. Such election must be made on or before the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. Once made, the election shall be irrevocable. The fair market value of the shares to be withheld or delivered will be the Fair Market Value as of the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. In the event a participant elects to deliver shares of Common Stock (or have shares of Common Stock withheld) pursuant to this Section 10(a), only a whole number of shares of Common Stock may be delivered or withheld in payment of the exercise price of options. (b) Company Requirement. The Company may require, as a condition to any grant or exercise under the Plan or to the delivery of certificates for Shares issued hereunder, that the grantee make provision for the payment to the Company, either pursuant to Section 10(a) or this Section 10(b), of any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant or any delivery of Shares. The Company, to the extent permitted or required by law, shall have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including salary or 11 12 bonus) otherwise due to a grantee, an amount equal to any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant or to the delivery of Shares under the Plan, or to retain or sell without notice a sufficient number of the Shares to be issued to such grantee to cover any such taxes, the payment of which has not otherwise been provided for in accordance with the terms of the Plan. 11. Written Agreement; Vesting. Each employee to whom a grant is made under the Plan shall enter into a written agreement with the Company that shall contain such provisions, including without limitation vesting requirements, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be approved by the Committee. Unless the Committee determines otherwise and except as otherwise provided in Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 in connection with a Change of Control or certain occurrences of termination, no grant under this Plan may be exercised. and no restrictions relating thereto may lapse, within six months of the date such grant is made. 12. Transferability. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, no option, SAR, performance award, or restricted stock granted under the Plan shall be transferable by a participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, an option, SAR, or performance award may be exercised only by the optionee or grantee thereof or his guardian or legal representative; provided that Incentive Stock Options may be exercised by such guardian or legal representative only if permitted by the Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder. 13. Listing, Registration and Qualification. If the Committee determines that the listing, registration or qualification upon any securities exchange or under any law of Shares subject to any option, SAR, performance award or restricted stock grant is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of same or the issue or purchase of Shares thereunder, no such option or SAR may be exercised in whole or in part, no such performance award may be paid out and no Shares may be issued unless such listing, registration or qualification is effected free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. It is the intent of the Company that the Plan comply in all respects with Section 162(m) of the Code, that awards made hereunder comply in all respects with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, that any ambiguities or inconsistencies in construction of the Plan be interpreted to give effect to such intention and that if any provision of the Plan is found not to be in compliance with Section 162(m), such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent required to permit the Plan to comply with Section 162(m), as the case may be. 12 13 14. Transfer of Employee. The transfer of an employee from the Company to a Subsidiary, from a Subsidiary to the Company, or from one Subsidiary to another shall not be considered a termination of employment; nor shall it be considered a termination of employment if an employee is placed on military or sick leave or such other leave of absence which is considered by the Committee as continuing intact the employment relationship. 15. Adjustments. In the event of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, merger, consolidation, distribution of assets, or any other change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Committee shall make such adjustment as it deems appropriate in the number and kind of Shares or other property reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the number and kind of Shares or other property covered by grants previously made under the Plan, and in the exercise price of outstanding options and SARs. Any such adjustment shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes of the Plan. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization in which the Company is not the surviving or continuing corporation or in which a Change in Control is to occur all of the Company's obligations regarding options, SARs performance awards, and restricted stock that were granted hereunder and that are outstanding on the date of such event shall, on such terms as may be approved by the Committee prior to such event, be assumed by the surviving or continuing corporation or canceled in exchange for property (including cash). Without limitation of the foregoing, in connection with any transaction of the type specified by clause (iii) of the definition of a Change in Control in Section 2(c), the Committee may, in its discretion, (i) cancel any or all outstanding options under the Plan in consideration for payment to the holders thereof of an amount equal to the portion of the consideration that would have been payable to such holders pursuant to such transaction if their options had been fully exercised immediately prior to such transaction, less the aggregate exercise price that would have been payable therefor, or (ii) if the amount that would have been payable to the option holders pursuant to such transaction if their options had been fully exercised immediately prior thereto would be less than the aggregate exercise price that would have been payable therefor, cancel any or all such options for no consideration or payment of any kind. Payment of any amount payable pursuant to the preceding sentence may be made in cash or, in the event that the consideration to be received in such transaction includes securities or other property, in cash and/or securities or other property in the Committee's discretion. 16. Termination and Modification of the Plan. The Board of Directors or the Committee, without approval of the stockholders, may modify or terminate the Plan, except that no modification shall become effective without prior approval of the stockholders of the Company if stockholder approval would be required for continued compliance with the performance-based compensation exception of Section 162(m) of the Code or any listing requirement of the principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. 13 14 17. Amendment or Substitution of Awards under the Plan. The terms of any outstanding award under the Plan may be amended from time to time by the Committee in its discretion in any manner that it deems appropriate (including, but not limited to, acceleration of the date of exercise of any award and/or payments thereunder or of the date of lapse of restrictions on Shares); provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 15, no such amendment shall adversely affect in a material manner any right of a participant under the award without his or her written consent. The Committee may, in its discretion, permit holders of awards under the Plan to surrender outstanding awards in order to exercise or realize rights under other awards, or in exchange for the grant of new awards, or require holders of awards to surrender outstanding awards as a condition precedent to the grant of new awards under the Plan. 18. Commencement Date; Termination Date. The date of commencement of the Plan shall be March 3, 1997, subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company. Unless previously terminated upon the adoption of a resolution of the Board terminating the Plan, the Plan shall terminate at the close of business on March 3, 2007; provided that the Board may, prior to such termination, extend the term of the Plan for up to five years for the grant of awards other than incentive Stock Options. No termination of the Plan shall materially and adversely affect any of the rights or obligations of any person, without his consent, under any grant of options or other incentives theretofore granted under the Plan. 19. Governing Law. The corporate laws of the Company's jurisdiction of incorporation shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Tennessee, without giving effect to any choice of law provisions. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer has executed this amendment and restatement of the Plan on this the 31st day of August, 2000 and certifies that this amendment and restatement of the Plan was duly approved and adopted by action of the Board of Directors of the Company taken on August 31, 2000. PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY By: /s/ Howard T. Wall III --------------------------------------- Its: Secretary --------------------------------------- 14