UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
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UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
April 4, 2019
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Universal Health Services, Inc. (the “Company”) to be held at the offices of the Company, Universal Corporate Center, 367 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., for the following purposes:
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the election of one director by the holders of Class A and Class C Common Stock (voting together as a single class) and the election of one director by the holders of Class B and Class D Common Stock (voting together as a single class); |
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ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; |
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to act on a stockholder proposal regarding proxy access if properly presented at the meeting; and |
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the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
Detailed information concerning these matters is set forth in the Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) you received in the mail and in the attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement. We have elected to provide access to our Proxy Materials over the internet under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “notice and access” rules. If you want more information, please see the Questions and Answers section of this Proxy Statement.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, please either vote by telephone or internet or, if you received printed Proxy Materials and wish to vote by mail, by promptly signing and returning your Proxy card in the enclosed envelope. Please review the instructions on each of your voting options described in this Proxy Statement as well as in the Notice you received in the mail. If you then attend and wish to vote your shares in person, you still may do so. In addition to the matters noted above, we will discuss the business of the Company and be available for your comments and discussion relating to the Company.
I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
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UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
UNIVERSAL CORPORATE CENTER
367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD
KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
May 15, 2019
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Universal Health Services, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of the Company, Universal Corporate Center, 367 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania for the following purposes:
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the election of one director by the holders of Class A and Class C Common Stock (voting together as a single class) and the election of one director by the holders of Class B and Class D Common Stock (voting together as a single class); |
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ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; |
(3)to act on a stockholder proposal regarding proxy access if properly presented at the meeting; and
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the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
You are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting only if you were a Company stockholder of record at the close of business on March 19, 2019.
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET OR, IF YOU RECEIVED PRINTED PROXY MATERIALS AND WISH TO VOTE BY MAIL, MARK YOUR VOTES, THEN DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY IF YOU DECIDE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND WISH TO VOTE YOUR SHARES IN PERSON.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2019:
The Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Stockholders are available at
http://www.edocumentview.com/uhs.
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King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
April 4, 2019
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
UNIVERSAL CORPORATE CENTER
367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
PROXY STATEMENT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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This Proxy Statement and enclosed forms of Proxy (first mailed to the holders of Class A and Class C Common Stock, and to the holders of Class B and Class D Common Stock who requested to receive printed Proxy Materials, on or about April 4, 2019) are furnished in connection with the solicitation by our Board of Directors of Proxies for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or at any adjournment thereof. A Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials was first mailed to all of our other stockholders beginning on or about April 4, 2019. The Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at our offices located at Universal Corporate Center, 367 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. As a stockholder, you are invited to attend the Annual Meeting and are requested to vote on the items of business described in this Proxy Statement. |
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The Annual Meeting is being held (1) to have the holders of Class A and C Common Stock (voting together as a single class) elect one Class II director and to have the holders of Class B and D Common Stock (voting together as a single class) elect one Class II director, each such director to serve for a term of three years until the annual election of directors in 2022 or the election and qualification of his respective successor; (2) the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; (3) to act on a stockholder proposal regarding proxy access if properly presented at the meeting; and (4) to transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. We will also discuss our business and be available for your comments and discussion. |
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Q: Why did holders of Class B and Class D Common Stock receive a notice in the mail regarding the internet availability of Proxy Materials instead of a full set of Proxy Materials? |
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In accordance with “notice and access” rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, we may furnish Proxy Materials, including this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to Stockholders, to our stockholders by providing access to such documents on the internet instead of mailing printed copies. Holders of Class B and Class D Common Stock will not receive printed copies of the Proxy Materials unless they request them. Instead, the Notice, which was mailed to holders of Class B and Class D Common Stock that did not request printed copies of the Proxy Materials, will instruct you as to how you may access and review all of the Proxy Materials on the internet. Please visit http://www.edocumentview.com/uhs. The Notice also instructs you as to how |
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you may submit your Proxy on the internet. If you would like to receive a paper or e-mail copy of our Proxy Materials, you should follow the instructions for requesting such materials in the Notice. |
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Q: Who may attend the Annual Meeting? |
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Stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 19, 2019, or their duly appointed Proxies, may attend the meeting. Stockholders whose shares are held through a broker or other nominee will need to bring a copy of a brokerage statement reflecting their ownership of our Common Stock as of the record date. |
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Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 19, 2019 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On that date, 6,577,100 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, 661,688 shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, 83,842,101 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and 18,653 shares of Class D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, were outstanding. |
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The principal solicitation of Proxies is being made by the Board of Directors by mail. Certain of our officers, directors and employees, none of whom will receive additional compensation therefor, may solicit Proxies by telephone or other personal contact. We will bear the cost of the solicitation of the Proxies, including postage, printing and handling and will reimburse the reasonable expenses of brokerage firms and others for forwarding material to beneficial owners of shares. We have not engaged any third party to assist us in solicitation of proxies at the Annual Meeting, but we may decide to retain the services of a proxy solicitation firm in the future if we believe it is appropriate under the circumstances. |
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The holders of Class A and C Common Stock (voting together as a single class) will elect one Class II director and the holders of Class B and Class D Common Stock (voting together as a single class) will elect one Class II director, each such director to serve for a term of three years until the annual election of directors in 2022 or the election and qualification of his respective successor. The holders of Class A, Class C, Class B and Class D Common Stock (voting together as a single class) will vote on the following matters: ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; and a stockholder proposal regarding proxy access. |
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The Board of Directors recommends that holders of Class A and Class C Common Stock and Class B and Class D Common Stock vote shares “FOR” the election of the respective nominees to the Board of Directors (Proposal 1). |
The Board of Directors recommends that holders of Class A, Class C, Class B and Class D Common Stock vote shares “FOR” the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 (Proposal 2).
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The Board of Directors recommends that holders of Class A, Class C, Class B and Class D Common Stock vote shares “AGAINST” the stockholder proposal regarding proxy access, if properly presented at the meeting; (Proposal 3).
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Other than the items of business described in this Proxy Statement, we know of no other business to be presented for action at the Annual Meeting. As for any business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, your signed Proxy gives authority to the persons named therein. Those persons may vote on such matters at their discretion and will use their best judgment with respect thereto. |
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Q: What is the difference between a “stockholder of record” and a “street name” holder? |
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These terms describe how your shares are held. If your shares are registered directly in your name with Computershare, our transfer agent, you are a “stockholder of record.” If your shares are held in the name of a brokerage, bank, trust or other nominee as a custodian, you are a “street name” holder. |
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A separate form of Proxy applies to our Class A and Class C Common Stock and a separate form of Proxy applies to our Class B and Class D Common Stock. For specific instructions on how to vote your shares, please refer to the instructions on the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials you received in the mail or, if you received printed Proxy Materials, your enclosed Proxy card. If you received printed Proxy Materials, enclosed is a Proxy card for the shares of stock held by you on the record date. If you received printed Proxy Materials, you may vote by signing and dating each Proxy card you receive and returning it in the enclosed prepaid envelope, or you may vote by telephone or internet. Unless otherwise indicated on the Proxy, shares represented by any Proxy will, if the Proxy is properly executed and received by us prior to the Annual Meeting, be voted “FOR” each of the nominees for director; “FOR the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; and “AGAINST” the stockholder proposal regarding proxy access, if properly presented at the meeting. |
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Instead of submitting your vote by mail on the enclosed Proxy card (if you received printed Proxy Materials), your vote can be submitted by telephone or electronically, via the internet. Please refer to the specific instructions set forth on the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials or, if you received printed Proxy Materials, on the enclosed Proxy card. For security reasons, our electronic voting system has been designed to authenticate your identity as a stockholder. |
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Q: How do I vote my shares if they are held in street name? |
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If your shares are held in street name, your broker or other nominee will provide you with a form seeking instruction on how your shares should be voted. |
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Q: Can I change or revoke my vote? |
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Yes. Any Proxy executed and returned to us is revocable by delivering a later signed and dated Proxy or other written notice to our Secretary at any time prior to its exercise. Your Proxy is also subject to revocation if you are present at the meeting and choose to vote in person. |
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Q: What constitutes a “quorum”? |
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The holders of a majority of the common stock votes issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, either in person or represented by Proxy, constitutes a quorum. Proxies received but marked as |
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abstentions and broker non-votes will be included in the calculation of the number of shares considered to be present at the meeting. |
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Q: What are our voting rights with respect to the election of directors? |
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Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, with respect to the election of directors, holders of Class A Common Stock vote as a class with the holders of Class C Common Stock, and holders of Class B Common Stock vote as a class with holders of Class D Common Stock, with holders of all classes of Common Stock entitled to one vote per share. |
As of March 19, 2019, the shares of Class A and Class C Common Stock constituted 7.9% of the aggregate outstanding shares of our Common Stock, had the right to elect five members of the Board of Directors and constituted 87.2% of our general voting power; and as of that date the shares of Class B and Class D Common Stock (excluding shares issuable upon exercise of options) constituted 92.1% of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock, had the right to elect two members of the Board of Directors and constituted 12.8% of our general voting power.
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Q: What are our voting rights with respect to matters other than the election of directors? |
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As to matters other than the election of directors, our Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that holders of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Common Stock all vote together as a single class, except as otherwise provided by law. |
Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote; each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one-tenth of a vote; each share of Class C Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to 100 votes (provided the holder of Class C Common Stock holds a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to ten times the number of shares of Class C Common Stock that holder holds); and each share of Class D Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to ten votes (provided the holder of Class D Common Stock holds a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to ten times the number of shares of Class D Common Stock that holder holds).
In the event a holder of Class C or Class D Common Stock holds a number of shares of Class A or Class B Common Stock, respectively, less than ten times the number of shares of Class C or Class D Common Stock that holder holds, then that holder will be entitled to only one vote for every share of Class C Common Stock, or one-tenth of a vote for every share of Class D Common Stock, which that holder holds in excess of one-tenth the number of shares of Class A or Class B Common Stock, respectively, held by that holder. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may require holders of Class C or Class D Common Stock to provide satisfactory evidence that such owner holds ten times as many shares of Class A or Class B Common Stock as Class C or Class D Common Stock, respectively, if such facts are not apparent from our stock records.
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Q: Will my shares be voted if I do not sign and return my Proxy card or vote by telephone or internet? |
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If you are a stockholder of record and you do not sign and return your Proxy card or vote by telephone or internet, your shares will not be voted at the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in street name and you do not issue instructions to your broker, your broker may vote your shares at its discretion on routine matters, but may not vote your shares on nonroutine matters. Under the New York Stock Exchange rules, each of the proposals other than the ratification of the selection of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is deemed to be a nonroutine matter with respect to which brokers and nominees may not exercise their voting discretion without receiving instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares. |
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“Broker non-votes” are shares held by brokers or nominees which are present in person or represented by Proxy, but which are not voted on a particular matter because instructions have not been received from the beneficial owner. Under the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, member brokers generally may not vote shares held by them in street name for customers unless they are permitted to do so under the rules of any national securities exchange of which they are a member. Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange-member brokers who hold shares of Common Stock in street name for their customers and have transmitted our Proxy solicitation materials to their customers, but do not receive voting instructions from such customers, are not permitted to vote on nonroutine matters. Under the New York Stock Exchange rules, each of the proposals other than the ratification of the selection of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is deemed to be nonroutine matters with respect to which brokers and nominees may not exercise their voting discretion without receiving instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares. |
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Broker non-votes will be counted for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a quorum but will not be considered present and entitled to vote on any matter for which a broker, bank or other nominee does not have authority. For the Annual Meeting, pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, your broker, bank or other nominee will be permitted to vote for you without instruction only with respect to Proposal 2 regarding the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. A broker non-vote will not have any impact on the outcome of any other proposals. |
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One Class II director will be elected by the highest number of affirmative votes of the shares of Class A and Class C Common Stock, voting together as a single class, present in person or represented by Proxy and entitled to vote.
One Class II director will be elected by the highest number of affirmative votes of the shares of Class B and Class D Common Stock, voting together as a single class, present in person or represented by Proxy and entitled to vote.
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The Secretary will count the Class A and Class C votes. Our transfer agent will count the Class B and Class D votes and serve as inspector of elections. |
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Q: When are stockholder proposals due in order to be included in our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting? |
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Any stockholder proposal intended to be included in the proxy materials for the 2020 Annual Meeting must be received by us no later than December 6, 2019. Such proposals should be sent in writing by courier or certified mail to our Secretary at Universal Health Services, Inc., Universal Corporate Center, 367 South Gulph Road, P.O. Box 61558, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406. Any stockholder proposal must also be in proper form and substance, as determined in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. |
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If you share an address with another stockholder, each stockholder may not receive a separate copy of our Annual Report and Proxy Statement. We will promptly deliver a separate copy of either document to any stockholder upon written or oral request to our Secretary at Universal Health Services, Inc., Universal Corporate Center, 367 South Gulph Road, P.O. Box 61558, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, telephone (610) 768-3300. If you share an address with another stockholder and (i) would like to receive multiple copies of the Proxy Statement or Annual Report to Stockholders in the future, or (ii) if you are receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy per household in the future, please contact your bank, broker, or other nominee record holder, or you may contact us at the above address and phone number. |
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Copies of our annual, quarterly and current reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and any amendments to those reports, are available free of charge on our website, which is located at http://www.uhsinc.com. Copies of these reports will be sent without charge to any stockholder requesting it in writing to our Secretary at Universal Health Services, Inc., Universal Corporate Center, P.O. Box 61558, 367 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406. The information posted on our website is not incorporated into this Proxy Statement. |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth as of March 19, 2019, the number of shares of our equity securities and the percentage of each class beneficially owned, within the meaning of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 13d-3, and the percentage of our general voting power currently held, by (i) all stockholders known by us to own more than 5% of any class of our equity securities, (ii) all of our directors and nominees who are stockholders, (iii) the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise specified, the named beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power.
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Lawrence S. Gibbs Erdos Capital 48 Crescent Road Livingston, NJ 07039 |
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— |
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40,463(11) |
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Eileen C. McDonnell The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company 600 Dresher Road Horsham, PA 19044 |
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— |
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37,237(11) |
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(5) |
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Steve G. Filton |
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— |
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470,238(11)(24) |
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(5) |
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Marvin G. Pember |
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— |
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172,129(11) |
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(5) |
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Wellington Management Company, LLP 280 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 |
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— |
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7,405,132(8) |
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8.8% |
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BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 |
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6,473,221(9) |
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7.7% |
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The Vanguard Group 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 |
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9,246,684(10) |
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11.0% |
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Vanguard Specialized Funds—Vanguard Health Care Fund 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 |
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4,593,600(22) |
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5.5% |
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FMR, LLC 245 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210 |
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5,178,138(23) |
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6.2% |
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All directors & executive officers as a group (10 persons) |
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6,574,600 |
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99.96% |
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11,731,896 |
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12.6% |
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661,688 |
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100.0% |
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87.6 |
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(1) |
Unless otherwise shown, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Universal Health Services, Inc., Universal Corporate Center, 367 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. |
(2) |
Each share of Class A, Class C and Class D Common Stock is convertible at any time into one share of Class B Common Stock. |
(3) |
As to matters other than the election of directors, holders of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Common Stock vote together as a single class. Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote; each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one-tenth of a vote; each share of Class C Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to 100 votes (provided the holder of Class C Common Stock holds a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to ten times the number of shares of Class C Common Stock that holder holds); and each share of Class D Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to ten votes (provided the holder of Class D Common Stock holds a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to ten times the number of shares of Class D Common Stock that holder holds). |
(4) |
Includes shares issuable upon the conversion of Classes A, C and/or D Common Stock. |
(5) |
Less than 1% of the class of stock or general voting power. |
(6) |
Includes 400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock that are beneficially owned by Mr. Miller and are held by Mr. Miller in trust for the benefit of his spouse. |
(7) |
Includes 521,821 shares of Class A Common Stock which are held by three trusts (the “2002 Trusts”) for the benefit of certain of Alan B. Miller’s family members of which Marc D. Miller (who is a named executive officer, director and the son of Alan B. Miller) and Mr. Nimetz are trustees; and 532,194 shares held by the A. Miller Family, LLC, whose members are the 2002 Trusts. Marc D. Miller is the sole manager of the A. Miller Family, LLC and during his tenure as such, has voting and dispositive power with respect to the Class A Common Stock held by the A. Miller Family, LLC. |
(8) |
These securities are held by Wellington Management Group, LLP and various of its affiliates. Wellington Management Group LLP or its affiliates has shared power to vote or direct the vote of 2,494,269 shares of our Class B Common Stock and shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 7,405,132 shares of our Class B Common Stock. Information is based on Amendment No. 14 to Schedule 13G dated February 14, 2019. |
(9) |
These securities are held by Blackrock, Inc. Blackrock, Inc. has sole power to vote with respect to 5,753,743 shares of our Class B Common Stock and sole power with respect to 6,473,221 shares to dispose or to direct the disposition of 6,473,221 shares of our Class B Common Stock. Information is based on Amendment No. 10 to Schedule 13G dated February 6, 2019. |
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(10) |
These securities are held by The Vanguard Group. Vanguard Group has sole power to vote with respect to 98,146 shares and shared power to vote or direct the vote with respect to 29,588 shares of our Class B Common Stock and shared power to dispose with respect to 125,627 shares and sole power with respect to 9,121,057 shares to dispose or to direct the disposition of 9,246,684 shares of our Class B Common Stock. Information is based on Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G dated February 11, 2019. |
(11) |
Includes 2,132,750 shares issuable pursuant to stock options to purchase Class B Common Stock held by our directors and executive officers and exercisable within 60 days of March 19, 2019 as follows: Elliot J. Sussman, M.D. (2,500) Robert H. Hotz (33,750); Alan B. Miller (1,475,000); Marc D. Miller (241,500); Lawrence S. Gibbs (33,750); Eileen C. McDonnell (30,000); Steve G. Filton (175,000); Warren Nimetz (2,500); and Marvin G. Pember (138,750). |
(12) |
Includes 28,061 restricted shares awarded during 2016, 2017 and 2018, net of vestings, pursuant to our 2010 Employees’ Restricted Stock Purchase Plan for Alan B. Miller. These shares are subject to forfeiture and vesting pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable restricted stock agreements. |
(13) |
Does not include (i) 521,821 shares of Class A Common Stock which are held by the 2002 Trusts of which Mr. Nimetz is a trustee, and; (ii) 532,194 shares of Class A Common Stock which are held by A. Miller Family, LLC whose members are the 2002 Trusts. Mr. Nimetz disclaims any beneficial interest in the shares. |
(14) |
Includes 171,426 shares held by the three 2011 Family Trusts for the benefit of Alan B. Miller’s three children. Warren Nimetz and Marc D. Miller are both Trustees. Marc D. Miller has sole voting power with respect to these shares. Mr. Nimetz disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares and Marc D. Miller disclaims beneficial ownership of Abby Miller King’s shares (55,763) and Marni Spencer’s shares (55,763). |
(15) |
Includes 237,800 shares held by the 2012 Family Trust for the benefit of Abby Miller King and Marni Spencer. Warren Nimetz and Marc D. Miller are both Trustees. Marc D. Miller has sole voting power with respect to these shares. Mr. Nimetz disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares and Marc D. Miller disclaims beneficial ownership of Abby Miller King’s shares (118,900) and Marni Spencer’s shares (118,900). |
(16) |
Includes 356,700 shares held by the 2012 Family Trust for the benefit of Alan B. Miller’s three children. Warren Nimetz is the Trustee of Marc D. Miller’s shares (118,900) and Mr. Nimetz has sole voting power with respect to Marc D. Miller’s shares. Mr. Nimetz disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. |
(17) |
Includes 350,000 shares held by three separate limited liability companies 100% of the interests of which are held by the three 2018 Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts, Alan B. Miller, and the three 2002 Trusts for the benefit of Alan B. Miller’s three children. Alan B. Miller has the sole dispositive power and Marc D. Miller has sole voting power with respect to these shares. Marc D. Miller disclaims beneficial ownership of Abby Miller King’s shares (100,000) and Marni Spencer’s shares (100,000). |
(18) |
Includes 400,000 shares held by the three separate limited liability companies 100% of the interests of which are held by 2018 Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts, Alan B. Miller, and the three 2002 Trusts for the benefit of Alan B. Miller’s three children. Alan B. Miller has the sole dispositive power and Marc D. Miller has sole voting power with respect to these shares. Marc D. Miller disclaims beneficial ownership of Abby Miller King’s shares (100,000) and Marni Spencer’s shares (100,000). |
(19) |
Includes 110,172 shares held by the three 2002 Trusts for the benefit of Alan B. Miller’s three children. Warren Nimetz is a Trustee and disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. Marc D. Miller has sole voting power with respect to these shares and Marc D. Miller disclaims beneficial ownership interest of Abby Miller King’s shares (22,815) and Marni Spencer’s shares (43,247). |
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(20) |
Includes 258,630 shares held by The Alan B. Miller 2002 Trust. Warren Nimetz is the Trustee of the Trust and has sole voting power with respect to these shares. Mr. Nimetz disclaims any beneficial interest in the shares. |
(21) |
Excludes 10,810 shares in The Alan and Jill Miller Foundation. |
(22) |
These securities are held by Vanguard Specialized Funds - Vanguard Health Care Fund. Vanguard Specialized Funds - Vanguard Health Care Fund has sole power to vote with respect to 4,593,600 shares of our Class B Common Stock and holds no dispositive power. Information is based on Amendment No. 2 of Schedule 13G dated February 1, 2019. |
(23) |
These securities are held by FMR, LLC and its affiliates. FMR, LLC has sole power to vote with respect to 559,345 shares of our Class B Common Stock and sole power with respect to 5,178,138 shares to dispose or to direct the disposition of 5,178,138 shares of our Class B Common Stock. Information is based on the initial filing of Schedule 13G dated February 13, 2019. |
(24) |
Includes 45,000 shares pledged to Merrill Lynch as collateral in connection with a personal loan extended to Mr. Filton. |
10
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The table below provides information, as of the end of December 31, 2018, concerning securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans.
Plan Category (1.) |
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(a) Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (2.) |
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(b) Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights |
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(c) Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (3.) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |
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9,674,791 |
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$ |
115.39 |
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7,298,643 |
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Total |
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9,674,791 |
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$ |
115.39 |
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7,298,643 |
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(1.) |
Shares of Class B Common Stock. |
(2.) |
As of March 27, 2019, there were 10,385,707 options outstanding with a weighted-average exercise price of $123.55 and weighted average remaining term of 3.22 years. In addition, there were 292,837 full-value shares outstanding as of March 27, 2019. |
(3.) |
As of March 27, 2019, the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan had 3,910,300 shares remaining for future issuance, and the Restricted Stock Purchase Plan had 197,543 shares remaining for future issuance, for a total of 4,107,843 shares. |
11
PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for a Board of Directors of not fewer than three members nor more than nine members. The Board of Directors is currently comprised of seven members, and is divided into three classes, with members of each class serving for a three-year term. At each Annual Meeting of Stockholders, directors are chosen to succeed those in the class whose term expires at such Annual Meeting and, in the case of this Annual Meeting, directors will be elected as Class II directors. Under our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, holders of shares of our outstanding Class B and Class D Common Stock (voting together as a single class) are entitled to elect 20% (but not less than one) of the directors, currently two directors, one in Class II and one in Class III, and the holders of Class A and Class C Common Stock (voting together as a single class) are entitled to elect the remaining five directors, three in Class I, one in Class II, and one in Class III.
The persons listed below include our Board of Directors and nominees. The terms of the current Class II directors, Messrs. Warren J. Nimetz and Robert H. Hotz, expire at the 2019 Annual Meeting. Mr. Nimetz has been nominated to be elected by the holders of Class A and C Common Stock and Mr. Hotz has been nominated to be elected by the holders of Class B and D Common Stock. We have no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unavailable for election; however, if either nominee becomes unavailable for any reason, the shares represented by the Proxy will be voted for the person, if any, who is designated by the Board of Directors to replace the nominee. All nominees have consented to be named and have indicated their intent to serve if elected. The following information is furnished with respect to each of the nominees for election as a director and each member of the Board of Directors whose term of office will continue after the meeting.
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Class of Director |
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Class of Stockholders Entitled to Vote |
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Age |
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Business Experience |
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Director Since |
DIRECTOR NOMINEES |
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Warren J. Nimetz |
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II |
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A Common C Common |
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62 |
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Mr. Nimetz is a Partner at the law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright and has been an attorney since 1979. We utilized during the year ended December 31, 2018, and currently utilize, the services of Norton Rose Fulbright as outside counsel. |
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2018 |
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Robert H. Hotz |
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II |
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B Common D Common |
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74 |
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Senior Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Corporate Finance, and Vice Chairman of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. Member of the Operating Committee, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin since June 2002. Previously a member of the Board of Directors, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin and Senior Vice Chairman, Investment Banking for the Americas of UBS LLC. |
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1991 |
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Class of Director |
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Class of Stockholders Entitled to Vote |
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Age |
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Business Experience |
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Director Since |
DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 2020 |
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Alan B. Miller |
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III |
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A Common C Common |
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81 |
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Our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 1978 and previously served as President until May 2009. Prior thereto, President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of American Medicorp, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chief Executive Officer and President of Universal Health Realty Income Trust. Father of Marc D. Miller, a Director and President. |
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1978 |
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Lawrence S. Gibbs |
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III |
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B Common D Common |
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47 |
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Chief Investment Officer at Erdos Capital since January 2017. Previously served in various portfolio manager and chief investment officer roles including portfolio manager at JP Morgan Chase Bank NA. |
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2011 |
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13
Name |
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Class of Director |
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Class of Stockholders Entitled to Vote |
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Age |
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Business Experience |
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Director Since |
DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 2021
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Elliot J Sussman, M.D. |
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I |
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A Common C Common |
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67 |
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Chairman of the Villages Health. Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Leigh Valley Hospital and Health Network from 1993 to 2010. Currently, a member of the Board of Directors of Yale New Haven Health System since 2011. |
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2018 |
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Marc D. Miller |
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I |
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A Common C Common |
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48 |
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Appointed as our President in May 2009. Previously served as Senior Vice President and Co-Head of our Acute Care Division during 2007 and served as a Vice President since January 2005. Served as Vice-President of our Acute Care Division since August 2004; Assistant Vice President and Group Director of Acute Care Division, Eastern Region since June 2003, and; served in other management positions at various hospitals from 1999 to 2003. Currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Universal Health Realty Income Trust and as a member of the Board of Directors of Premier, Inc. Son of Alan B. Miller, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. |
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2006 |
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Name |
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Class of Director |
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Class of Stockholders Entitled to Vote |
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Age |
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Business Experience |
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Director Since |
Eileen C. McDonnell |
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I |
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A Common C Common |
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56 |
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Ms. McDonnell currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since her appointment in February 2011. Ms. McDonnell joined Penn Mutual in 2008 and previously served as President of the company. She was also appointed to The Penn Mutual Board of Trustees in 2010. Ms. McDonnell also serves on the Board of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Mutual. Before joining Penn Mutual, Ms. McDonnell founded ExecMPower, a strategic planning and executive coaching consultancy. Previously, she was president of New England Financial, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, and senior vice president of the Guardian Life Insurance Company. Ms. McDonnell serves as the Chairman of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania. She also serves on the Corporate Council of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is a national advisor to Vision 2020, an initiative of Drexel University College of Medicine Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership. |
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2013 |
See the “Corporate Governance” section for additional information about our Board of Directors.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THESE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS.
15
PROPOSAL NO. 2
RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Audit Committee of the Board has selected, and as a matter of good corporate governance, is requesting ratification by the stockholders of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2019. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has served as our independent registered public accountants since 2007. If a favorable vote is not obtained, the Audit Committee may reconsider the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may select different independent auditors if it subsequently determines that such a change would be in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP representatives will attend the Annual Meeting and respond to questions where appropriate. Such representatives may make a statement at the Annual Meeting should they so desire.
Vote Required
Ratification of the selection of the independent registered public accountants by the stockholders requires that affirmative “FOR” vote of the holders of a majority of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Common Stock votes present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter. Unless marked to the contrary, proxies will be voted FOR the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accountants.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019.
16
PROPOSAL NO. 3
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING STOCKHOLDER PROXY ACCESS
We have been notified that the Comptroller of the City of New York, Scott M. Stringer, as the custodian and a trustee of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System, and the New York City Police Pension Fund, and custodian of the New York City Board of Education Retirement System (the “Systems”) intends to present a non-binding proposal for consideration at the Annual Meeting. The Comptroller of the City of New York represents that each System intends to continue to hold at least $2,000 worth of securities of Universal Health Services, Inc., (“UHS”) through the date of UHS’ next annual meeting. The stockholders making this proposal have provided the proposal and supporting statement, which is set forth below.
The Board opposes adoption of the proposal and asks stockholders to review the Board’s statement in opposition to the proposal, which follows the stockholders’ proposal and supporting statement below.
Stockholder Proposal Regarding Proxy Access
RESOLVED: Shareholders of the Universal Health Services, Inc. (the “Company”) ask the board of directors (the “Board”) to take the steps necessary to adopt a “proxy access” bylaw. Such a bylaw shall require the Company to include in proxy materials prepared for a shareholder meeting at which directors are to be elected the name, Disclosure and Statement (as defined herein) of any person nominated for election to the board by a shareholder or group (the “Nominator”) that meets the criteria established below. The Company shall allow shareholders to vote on such nominee on the Company’s proxy card.
The number of shareholder-nominated candidates appearing in proxy materials shall not exceed the larger of two or one quarter of the directors then serving. This bylaw, which shall supplement existing rights under Company bylaws, should provide that a Nominator must:
|
a) |
have beneficially owned 3% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years before submitting the nomination; |
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b) |
give the Company, within the time period identified in its bylaws, written notice of the information required by the bylaws and any Securities and Exchange Commission rules about (i) the nominee, including consent to being named in the proxy materials and to serving as director if elected; and (ii) the Nominator, including proof it owns the required shares (the “Disclosure”); and |
|
c) |
certify that (i) it will assume liability stemming from any legal or regulatory violation arising out of the Nominator’s communications with the Company shareholders, including the Disclosure and Statement; (ii) it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations if it uses soliciting material other than the Company’s proxy materials; and (iii) to the best of its knowledge, the required shares were acquired in the ordinary course of business and not to change or influence control at the Company.. |
The Nominator may submit with the Disclosure a statement not exceeding 500 words in support of each nominee (the “Statement”). The Board shall adopt procedures for promptly resolving disputes over whether notice of a nomination was timely, whether the Disclosure and Statement satisfy the bylaw and applicable federal regulations, and the priority to be given to multiple nominations exceeding the one-quarter limit.
17
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
We believe proxy access will make directors more accountable and enhance shareholder value. A 2014 study by the CFA Institute concluded that proxy access could raise overall US market capitalization by up to $140.3 billion if adopted market-wide, “with little cost or disruption.” (http://www.cfapubs.org/doi/pdf/10.2469/ccb.v2014.n9.1 )
The proposed terms are similar to those in vacated SEC Rule 14a-11 (https://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2010/33-9136.pdf). The SEC, following extensive analysis and input from market participants, determined that those terms struck the proper balance of providing shareholders with viable proxy access while containing appropriate safeguards.
The proposed terms enjoy strong investor support and company acceptance. We believe a similar proposal received a majority of non-insider votes cast at the company in 2018. Additionally, more than 440 companies have enacted bylaws with similar terms.
We urge shareholders to vote FOR this proposal.
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MANAGEMENT’S STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL
This is the fourth consecutive year that our stockholders have been asked to vote on this proposal or a substantially similar proposal regarding “proxy access.” Each “proxy access” proposal submitted to stockholders at our annual meetings has received the support of less than 10% of the common stock votes represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. Our Board of Directors continues to believe that the implementation of proxy access is not in the best interests of our Company. The Board has carefully considered this specific proposal and recommends a vote AGAINST it.
It is the Board of Directors’ view that our corporate governance policies already ensure that the Board of Directors is accountable to stockholders, and that this proposal would undercut the role that the Board of Directors and the Nominating and Governance Committee play in evaluating director nominees. This proposal calls for you to approve a process that would enable special interest groups collectively owning as little as 3% of the Company’s outstanding shares to nominate directors that promote their own agendas, potentially at the expense of the long-term interests of stockholders. With non-management directors constituting 70% of the Board of Directors and routinely receiving more than 90% of all votes cast, and our enhanced stockholder engagement program, the Company already has a Board of Directors that is accountable to stockholders, responsive to your input, and committed to promoting your best interests.
This proposal advances a solution for a problem that does not exist at the Company, as our current corporate governance policies and practices provide stockholders with the ability to effectively express their views and participate meaningfully in director elections, and ensure that the Board of Directors is accountable to stockholders. For example,
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As a “controlled company” for purposes of NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.00, we are not required to have a majority of independent directors and we are exempt from the NYSE’s requirements relating to compensation committees and nominating/corporate governance committees. However, the Company has a majority of independent directors on our Board of Directors and all independent directors serving on our Compensation Committee and Nominating & Governance Committee. We believe that our Board and committee structure provides independence and good corporate governance practices while our multi-tiered voting structure preserves our ability to manage the Company in the best interests of all our stockholders. |
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We have an empowered Lead Independent Director. |
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Stockholders are able to: |
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communicate directly with any director, including our independent directors, as discussed in this Proxy Statement under “Stockholder Communications”; |
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propose director nominees to the Nominating and Governance Committee; |
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directly submit nominations of director candidates at our annual meetings, subject to the conditions set forth in our By-laws; and |
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submit proposals for consideration at our annual meetings and for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement. |
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We do not have a “poison pill” which would limit the amount of shares any group of stockholders could hold. |
Since its founding in 1979 UHS has become one of the largest and most respected hospital management companies in the nation. As a Fortune 500 corporation, with net revenues of approximately $10.8 billion generated during the year ended December 31, 2018 that produced net income of approximately $800 million, UHS subsidiaries own and operate 350 inpatient acute care and behavioral health care facilities in 37 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom, and employ more than 87,000 people. Our governance structure has enabled us to grow our business and to succeed despite a rapidly changing landscape and changes in technology, market structure and regulatory regimes. The tenure of our directors enables the Board to provide insight into the rationale and historical context for past decisions and strategies that has allowed us to successfully adapt to our evolving business environment. This continuity increases the full Board’s collective experience, provides new directors the opportunity to learn about our business from the continuing directors and improves the Board’s ability to develop, refine, and execute our long-term strategic plans. All of this is even more important in today’s uncertain environment with increased challenges and opportunities facing companies within the healthcare industry. An abrupt change in the composition of our Board could impair our progress in achieving our strategic goals.
Our independent Nominating and Governance Committee and our Board of Directors are in the best position to identify potential director nominees with the experience and qualities to serve on the Board of Directors, and to determine whether such candidates will contribute to an effective and well-rounded Board that operates openly and collaboratively and represents the interests of all stockholders, not just those with special interests.
The Nominating and Governance Committee also carefully reviews and considers the independence of potential nominees. Stockholders already have a voice in this process and the ability to nominate potential directors for consideration by the Committee. Through this process, we believe that our Nominating and Governance Committee and Board achieve the optimal balance of identifying and nominating directors that best serve the Company and all of our stockholders.
This proxy access proposal would potentially enable a holder, or a group of holders, with ownership of as little as 3% of our outstanding shares to completely bypass this process by placing directly into nomination candidates who may fail to meet the qualifications established by the Board, fail to contribute to the desired mix of perspectives, or fail to represent the interests of stockholders as a whole. For example, the Board of Directors believes that this proposal invites the influence of special interest groups who do not owe fiduciary duties to the Company on decisions that are more appropriately made by the Board of Directors. Were this proposal implemented, a small group of stockholders could nominate directors with a special interest agenda, or a slate of nominees focused on short-term interests rather than creating long-term value for, and promoting the best interests of, all stockholders. The Board of Directors does not believe this is in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders.
In addition, the Board believes that the potential for frequent contested elections arising from proxy access would not only be highly distracting to the Board and management, but could also encourage a short-term focus with respect to the management of the business that would not be in the long-term interests of our stockholders. We believe that our Board’s stability has driven, and will continue to drive, long-term value for stockholders who are committed to holding our stock for extended periods. As a testament to this belief, our shares have outperformed leading stock indices by significant margins since our initial public offering in 1981. More recently,
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since 2000, our stock performance has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by a margin of 5.7 to 1 during the 19-year period ended December 31, 2018. After various stock splits and reinvested dividends are considered, an investor who purchased $1,000 of our Class B Common Stock on January 1, 2000, would have had an investment valued at $14,040 as of December 31, 2018, as compared to $2,466 for a $1,000 investment made in the S&P 500 Index during the same period.
The Board further believes that the current measures the Company employs for the nomination and election of directors, as well as the Company’s stockholder engagement program, have led to a Board that is responsive to stockholder input and promotes a strategy of long-term value creation. While our Board strives to implement corporate governance best practices when appropriate, our Board believes that proxy access would be unnecessary and counterproductive for the Company. Moreover, our Board believes that proxy access could disrupt the functioning of our Board and adversely affect the implementation of our long-term strategy.
For the foregoing reasons, while we recognize that proxy access is a topic of growing interest and we will continue to monitor its implementation by and effect on other U.S. public companies, the Board of Directors believes that this proposal is not in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “AGAINST” THE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING STOCKHOLDER PROXY ACCESS DESCRIBED IN PROPOSAL NO. 3.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Our 2018 Performance
The following are highlights of our 2018 financial and operating performance:
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During 2018, our adjusted net income attributable to UHS (see A. below) increased to $894.4 million, or $9.53 per diluted share, as compared to $725.5 million, or $7.53 per diluted share, during 2017. |
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Our net revenues increased 3.5% to $10.77 billion during 2018 as compared to $10.41 billion during 2017. |
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Net revenues at our acute care hospitals owned during both years increased 4.6% during 2018 as compared to 2017. During 2018 at these facilities, adjusted admissions (adjusted for outpatient activity) increased 2.1% and adjusted patient days increased 4.8% as compared to 2017. |
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Net revenues at our behavioral health care facilities owned during both years increased 2.6% during 2018 as compared to 2017. During 2018 at these facilities, adjusted admissions increased 3.0% and adjusted patient days increased 0.5% as compared to 2017. |
In addition to strong financial performance, we continued to focus on delivering quality care to our patients. The following are a few of the quality and patient care highlights achieved in 2018:
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We invested more than $400 million in our acute care division, and approximately $260 million in our behavioral health care division, to construct, expand, equip and improve our facilities. |
Acute Care Services:
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Our acute care hospital delivered nearly $1.9 billion in uncompensated care. |
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The Patient Safety Index 90 (“PSI-90”) is a composite of indicators created by the Agency for Healthcare, Research and Quality. The PSI-90 provides an overview of hospital level quality as it relates to a set of potentially preventable hospital related events associated with harmful outcomes for patients. For 2018, the UHS PSI 90 score of 0.411 was better than the national average of 1.00. |
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Risk-adjusted observed to expected mortality (“O:E Ratio”) is another commonly used method to assess acute care quality (an O:E Ratio of 1.0 represents the average mortality rate; less than 1.0 represents a better-than-expected mortality rate). The Company’s acute care 2018 O:E Ratio of 0.7969 compared favorably to the expected. |
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Eleven of our acute care hospitals were awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes our hospitals’ efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. |
Behavioral Health Care Services:
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ inpatient psychiatric facility quality reporting measures compare our behavioral health care facilities to approximately 1,500 providers in the U.S. Our behavioral health results exceed the average of the group in 12 out of 15 indicators. |
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The Joint Commission’s Core Measures for hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services quality compares our behavioral health care facilities to over 700 providers in the U.S. The results indicate that, on a comparative basis, our behavioral health care facilities outperform the group in all four measures. |
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In 2018, patients in our behavioral health care facilities rated their overall care, on average, as 4.5 out of 5 in our patient satisfaction surveys. More than 91% indicated they felt better following care at one of our facilities and almost 90% would refer a friend or family member in need of care. |
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Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share for 2018 and 2017 were publicly disclosed and reconciled to our reported results for each year on the Schedule of Non-GAAP Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Income Information, included with our earnings for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, as filed on Form 8-K on February 27, 2019. |
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Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
Our compensation philosophy of aligning pay strongly with performance is grounded in best practices that are regulatory compliant, financially sound and provide long-term value to stockholders. Specifically, we:
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Review peer group market data on an annual basis; |
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Discuss financial and operational performance rigorously in determining any base salary and incentive decisions; |
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Enforce maximums on incentive payments to limit undue risk; |
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Evaluate our compensation practices on an annual basis; |
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Retain an independent, outside consultant; |
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Do not provide plans generally outside of current market practices, and; |
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Do not offer excessive perquisites to our executives. |
In designing our compensation programs for our named executive officers, we follow our belief that compensation should reflect the value created for stockholders while supporting our strategic business goals. In doing so, our compensation programs reflect the following objectives:
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Compensation should encourage increases in stockholder value; |
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Compensation programs should support our short-term and long-term strategic business goals and objectives; |
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Compensation programs should reflect and promote our core values set forth in our mission statement, which includes commitment to excellence, high ethical standards, teamwork and innovation; |
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Compensation should reward individuals for outstanding performance and contributions toward business goals, and; |
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Compensation programs should enable us to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified professionals. |
These objectives govern the decisions that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) and management of the Company make with respect to the amount and type of compensation payable to our named executive officers. The Compensation Committee believes that linking executive compensation to corporate performance results in a strong alignment of compensation with corporate business goals and stockholder value. This belief has been adhered to through the use of incentive pay programs that provide competitive compensation for achieving superior performance and creating value for stockholders. Executives are rewarded commensurately for the achievement of specified business goals and performance objectives, which may increase the value of our stock. Our compensation programs are reviewed annually to ensure that these objectives continue to be met.
Compensation Setting Process
The Compensation Committee has traditionally taken into account the input and recommendations of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Alan Miller, with respect to our compensation programs, including the compensation arrangements with our named executive officers other than himself. The Compensation Committee believes that Mr. Alan Miller, due to his role within the Company, his years of healthcare experience and other factors, as mentioned below, is a valuable resource to the Compensation Committee. Mr. Alan Miller attends certain Compensation Committee meetings by invitation, however, he does not have the right to vote on
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matters addressed by the Compensation Committee and he does not participate in the discussions with respect to his own compensation. Mr. Alan Miller conducts formal performance evaluations on an annual basis of the named executives who have direct reporting responsibility to him.
Unlike our other named executive officers, Mr. Alan Miller’s base salary, target annual bonus and certain perquisites are determined under his employment agreement. Please also refer to the discussion of Mr. Alan Miller’s employment agreement in the Chief Executive Officer Employment Agreement section of this Proxy Statement. In addition, the compensation setting process for Mr. Alan Miller varies from that of our other named executive officers because it is determined by the Compensation Committee without Mr. Alan Miller’s participation. The Compensation Committee, in determining Mr. Alan Miller’s compensation, takes into account his position as Chief Executive Officer, his role as a founder of our Company in 1978, his years of dedicated service and his expertise and reputation in the hospital management industry. The Compensation Committee also considers Mr. Alan Miller’s responsibilities in overseeing all of our Company’s businesses, operations, development and overall strategy and his role as the public face of our Company, which shapes our corporate image and identity. These factors differentiate Mr. Alan Miller from the other named executive officers.
In addition, for Mr. Alan Miller and the Company’s other named executive officers, the Compensation Committee reviewed data prepared in early 2018 by Pay Governance LLC that compared the Company’s executive compensation levels to data for comparable positions from two reference points: a primary reference of other similar companies within the healthcare industry; and a secondary reference of size-adjusted (by revenues) data from the broader general industry. Data for the primary reference were drawn from publicly filed proxies of peer healthcare companies, and data for the secondary reference were drawn from published compensation surveys covering a range of companies and industries. Data were compiled for all elements of compensation including base salary, annual incentive opportunity, and equity/long-term incentive awards. These data, as well as Company-specific factors including the prior year performance of our executives and the Company’s operating and shareholder return performance relative to our competitors, were considered by the Committee in determining 2018 compensation for Mr. Alan Miller and our other named officers. In light of the above factors, the Compensation Committee approved the base salary, annual cash incentive opportunity, and long-term compensation award to each of the named executive officers in 2018 and believes that the forms and amounts of compensation for each year adequately reflect our compensation goals and policies.
Elements of Compensation
Our executive compensation is based on six primary components, each of which is intended to serve the overall compensation objectives. These components include:
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annual base salary; |
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annual cash incentive; |
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long-term incentive awards, and; |
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deferred compensation, retirement benefits and other benefits, including perquisites. |
Annual Base Salary
Our annual base salary levels are intended to be consistent with competitive pay practices and level of responsibility, with salary increases reflecting competitive trends, our overall financial performance, the performance of each individual executive and general economic conditions.
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In establishing the base salary for our named executive officers, various criteria are reviewed including the following:
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the executive officer’s achievements, performance in his or her position with us, taking into account the tenure of service, the complexity of the position and current job responsibilities; |
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Mr. Alan Miller’s recommendations as to the proposed base salary, other than his own; |
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company financial performance, and; |
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salaries of similar positions in our healthcare competitor companies and general industry comparisons. |
For our named executive officers, an analysis was conducted in 2018 utilizing the most currently available proxy statements and financial results, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from seven companies that we believe are our most direct competitors. We believe these companies, which are indicated below, are comparable peer companies based upon the median revenues of this peer group, which were approximately $6.4 billion as compared to our 2018 revenues of $10.8 billion.
The companies are:
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Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. |
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Community Health Systems Inc. |
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HCA Inc. |
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Kindred Healthcare, Inc. |
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LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. |
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Tenet Healthcare Corporation |
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Brookdale Senior Living Inc. |
For Mr. Alan Miller, his 2018 base salary exceeded the 90th percentile of the peer and general industry groups, due to his long tenure in the position, his value as the Company’s founder, his status within the healthcare industry and his performance. The median years of same company/role experience of other executives in the peer group was 9.3 years compared to Mr. Alan Miller’s 40 years.
For 2018, the actual base salary rates for our named executives (excluding Mr. Alan B. Miller) were within approximately 15% of their respective median base salary market rates (as assessed relative to our peer and general industry groups). For 2018, for our other named executive officers (excluding Mr. Alan Miller), we targeted the median (50th percentile) base salary paid by the peer companies (listed above), along with the median of broader general industry data, to establish our base market rate. We generally consider our base salaries to be competitive if they are approximately within a 15% range of the median market rate. However, actual base salaries are not dictated solely by the median market rate. We also take into account an individual’s expertise, tenure in the position, responsibilities and achievements.
Annual Cash Incentives
Cash incentives for our named executive officers are awarded under the Executive Incentive Plan, which was adopted by our stockholders at our 2010 Annual Meeting and re-approved by our stockholders at our 2015 Annual Meeting. The Executive Incentive Plan is intended to support our efforts to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified senior management and other executive officers of the Company and its affiliates through the payment of performance-based incentive compensation. Annual incentive compensation may be awarded under the Executive Incentive Plan to our named executive officers and others as selected by the Compensation
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Committee for any calendar year. The Compensation Committee believes that the payment of cash incentives to our named executive officers under the Executive Incentive Plan is consistent with the objectives for our compensation programs by rewarding such officers for the achievement of specified business goals and performance objectives and that may increase the value of our stock.
The amount of an employee’s cash incentive award for a calendar year is based upon the employee’s target cash incentive and the extent to which the performance goal(s) applicable to the employee are achieved. For each calendar year, an employee’s target cash incentive will be equal to a fixed percentage of the employee’s base salary earned during the year.
The Compensation Committee establishes performance goals for the named executive officers using such business criteria and other measures of performance discussed herein and the Compensation Committee will establish objective performance goals based upon one or more of the following business criteria:
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attainment of certain target levels of, or a specified increase in, after-tax or pre-tax profits; |
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attainment of certain target levels of, or a specified increase in, earnings per diluted share or adjusted earnings per diluted share, and; |
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attainment of certain target levels of, or a specified increase in, return on capital or return on invested capital. |
In the case of an award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation”, the applicable target cash incentive, performance goals and performance factors with respect to any calendar year will be established in writing by the Compensation Committee no later than 90 days after the commencement of that year. Promptly after the date on which the necessary financial or other information for a particular year becomes available, the Compensation Committee will determine the amount, if any, of the cash incentive compensation payable to each participant for that calendar year and will certify in writing prior to payment that the performance goals for the year were in fact satisfied. The maximum incentive award which any participant may earn under the Executive Incentive Plan for any calendar year shall not exceed $5 million. The Executive Incentive Plan provides the Compensation Committee with the discretion to establish higher or lower performance factors for levels of performance that are more or less than the target levels. Performance goals may be adjusted for changes in accounting methods, corporate transactions and other similar types of events.
On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA-17”). TCJA-17 modifies Section 162(m) under the Code removing the exception for performance-based compensation applicable to years beginning after December 31, 2017. This change does not apply to compensation stemming from contracts entered into on or before November 2, 2017, unless such contracts were materially modified on or after that date. Compensation agreements entered into and share-based payment awards granted after this date will be subject to the revised terms of Section 162(m).
2018 Annual Cash Incentive Formula and Performance Goals: The Compensation Committee approved the specific formula for the determination of the target annual cash incentive compensation for our executive officers pursuant to the Executive Incentive Plan with respect to the years ending December 31, 2018. Under the formulae approved by the Compensation Committee, each of the Company’s executive officers was assigned a percentage of such executive officer’s base salary as a target bonus to be paid based on pre-specified performance criteria. The target bonus award indicated below for Mr. Alan B. Miller is stipulated in his employment agreement dated July 24, 2013, as amended on November 5, 2018.
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The following table shows each named executive officer’s target bonus as a percentage of his or her base salary for 2018. With respect to Messrs. Alan B. Miller, Marc D. Miller and Steve G. Filton, 100% of their annual incentive bonus for 2018 was determined using the corporate performance criteria, as described below. With respect to Mr. Pember, 25% of his annual incentive bonus was based upon the achievement of the corporate performance criteria and 75% of his annual incentive bonus was based upon the achievement of the divisional income targets, as described below. Ms. Osteen resigned from the Company effective December 13, 2018 and therefore was not eligible for a 2018 annual incentive bonus.
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Alan B. Miller |
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As part of our peer company compensation review for executive officers as discussed above in Annual Base Salary, we also target the median (50th percentile) market rate from our healthcare peers and the broader general industry data when determining each officer’s target annual incentive. For 2018, our target annual incentive opportunities were assessed as being below the market 25th percentile. Actual cash incentive awards, however, appropriately vary from this targeted level based upon performance, consistent with our pay for performance philosophy, and are detailed in the Summary Compensation Table in this Proxy Statement. The Compensation Committee believes that the annual incentive opportunities offered to our named executive officers are appropriate to facilitate our ability to attract, retain, motivate and reward our named executive officers, and that actual incentive payouts appropriately reflect the Company’s performance.
Pursuant to the Plan and the formulae approved by the Compensation Committee, each executive officer is entitled to receive between 0% and 250% of that executive officer’s target bonus based, either entirely or in part, on the Company’s achievement of a combination of: (i) a specified range of target levels of adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS, and; (ii) a specified range of target levels of return on capital (adjusted net income attributable to UHS divided by quarterly average net capital) for the year ending December 31, 2018. The adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS generally excludes amounts that may be nonrecurring or non-operational in nature or amounts that may be reflected in the current year financial statements that relate to prior years. As disclosed on the Schedule of Non-GAAP Supplemental Information for the year ended December 31, 2018 (“Supplemental Schedule”) included with our 2018 financial results as filed on Form 8-K on February 27, 2019, our 2018 adjusted net income per diluted share excluded the impact of the increase in the reserve established in connection with the civil aspects of the government’s investigation of certain of our behavioral health care facilities, the impact on our provision for income taxes resulting from our adoption of ASU 2016-09 which amended the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions and the impact of the provision for
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intangible asset impairment to reduce the carrying value of a tradename intangible asset previously recorded in connection with our 2015 acquisition of Foundations Recovery Network, L.L.C.
On March 21, 2018, the Compensation Committee approved specific bonus formulae for the determination of annual incentive compensation for our named executive officers pursuant to the Executive Incentive Plan for the year ending December 31, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the Executive Incentive Plan for 2018, our named executive officers were eligible to receive the applicable portion of their annual cash incentive (which were based on the corporate performance criteria) at various increments ranging from 0% of their bonus target award (based upon the achievement of a Target of adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS of $8.69 or less, and Return on Capital of 8.8% or less) up to 250% of their annual cash incentive target award (based upon the achievement of a Target of adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS of $10.44 or greater and Return on Capital of 10.7% or greater). Although the cash incentive formula for 2018 was unchanged from 2017’s cash incentive formula, the Targets have been adjusted, as necessary, to correlate to the range of our estimated 2018 adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS, as publicly disclosed.
On February 28, 2018, we publicly disclosed our 2018 estimated range of adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS of $9.25 to $9.90. The 2018 Target of adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS, which represented the approximate midpoint within the publicly disclosed range of our projected consolidated earnings per diluted share estimate for the year, was $9.57 per diluted share. The 2018 Return on Capital Target was 9.8%. In October of 2018, based upon our actual operating results experienced during the first nine months of 2018, we publicly disclosed a decrease to the upper end of our previously disclosed estimated range of adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS for 2018 (reduced the upper end of the range to $9.60 per diluted share from $9.90 per diluted share while the lower end of the range of $9.25 per diluted share remained unchanged); however, our annual incentive performance targets were not impacted by these publicly disclosed revisions.
The divisional income targets consist of the projected aggregate pre-tax income for our Acute Care and Behavioral Health Services segments, net of deductions for the allocation of corporate overhead expenses and a charge for the estimated cost of capital. The actual divisional income and the targets generally exclude, among other things, amounts that may be nonrecurring or non-operational in nature or amounts that may be reflected in the current year financial statements that relate to prior years. The divisional income targets may be adjusted to include the impact of acquisitions or divestitures made during the year, if material.
For 2018, to the extent that the actual divisional results exceeded the target, Mr. Pember was entitled to 75% of the following (as applied to his annual base salary) as the portion of his annual bonus that is based upon his divisional income target: (i) 25% if actual results meet the divisional income target; (ii) 50% if actual results exceed the divisional income target by the greater of 5% or $10 million; (iii) 75% if actual results exceed the divisional income target by the greater of 10% or $20 million, and; (iv) 100% if actual results exceed the divisional income target by the greater of 15% or $30 million.
In determining the corporate and divisional performance criteria, various factors are considered, including the projected revenue and earnings growth over the prior year. Since the value received by stockholders is measured, in large part, by an increase in stock price, which is in turn typically influenced by increases in revenues and earnings, our performance criteria are established at reasonably aggressive levels to encourage the attainment of our financial objectives which, if accomplished, may result in an increase to our stock price and increased value to stockholders. As mentioned above, the corporate performance criteria are established annually and the Target of adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS directly correlates to our annual earnings guidance that is typically publicly disclosed by us during the first quarter of each year. The divisional
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performance criteria are also established annually and represent each division’s respective portion of the corporate performance criteria.
The actual cash incentives awarded for 2018 (which were based upon corporate performance criteria) were based upon the achievement of 92% of the target, as determined by the Compensation Committee on March 20, 2019, based upon our 2018 actual operating results. During 2018, our adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS was $9.53, as compared to a target of $9.57 per diluted share. This adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to UHS for 2018 was publicly disclosed and reconciled to our reported 2018 net income per diluted share attributable to UHS of 8.31, on the Supplemental Schedule (as discussed above) included with our financial results for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed on Form 8-K on February 27, 2019. The Return on Capital was 9.7% for 2018, as compared to a target of 9.8%. The Return on Capital is calculated by dividing our annual adjusted net income attributable to UHS by the consolidated average net capital.
For 2018, Mr. Pember’s divisional income target was $100.5 million. The divisional income target consists of the projected aggregate pre-tax income for our Acute Care Services segment, net of deductions for the allocation of corporate overhead expenses and a charge for the estimated cost of capital. The actual divisional income as calculated, was $103.7 million. If applicable, the divisional income target or actual divisional income was adjusted for certain amounts that may be nonrecurring or non-operational in nature or amounts that may be reflected in the current year financial statements that relate to prior years. Since the actual divisional income compared favorably to the target ($103.7 million actual divisional income exceeded the $100.5 million divisional income target by $3.2 million or 3%), Mr. Pember was entitled to 25% of the portion of his bonus (75%) that was based upon the achievement of the divisional income target.
As indicated above, Ms. Osteen resigned from the Company effective December 13, 2018 and therefore was not eligible for a 2018 annual incentive bonus.
The performance goals related to the Executive Incentive Plan, as outlined above, are generally based upon the achievement of our business plan financial objectives. Performance goals are established at reasonably aggressive levels to encourage and motivate executive performance and attainment of our financial objectives. At the time the Compensation Committee approved the Executive Incentive Plan for fiscal year 2018, we believed that the performance goals were attainable, but not certain. Since the achievement of the corporate performance criteria of 92% of target for 2018 contrasts with the 44% of target earned for 2017, we believe that our system demonstrates the variability and performance-oriented nature of payouts over time.
For a further description of the cash incentives and other elements of compensation granted to our named executive officer for 2018, 2017 and 2016, please refer to the Summary Compensation Table in this Proxy Statement.
Long-Term Incentives
The Compensation Committee believes that the grant of equity-based, long-term compensation, primarily in the form of stock options and restricted shares, to our named executive officers is appropriate to attract and retain such individuals and to motivate them to enhance stockholder value.
Further, long-term incentive awards reward individuals for their performance and achievement of business goals. The Compensation Committee believes that our best interests will be advanced by enabling our named executive officers, who are responsible for our management, growth and success, to receive compensation in the form of long-term incentive awards that may increase in value in conjunction with an increase in the value of our common stock.
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As is the case with respect to base salaries, a number of factors are taken into account in calibrating grants of long-term incentive awards, including an individual’s performance in light of his or her position, responsibilities and contribution to our financial performance. In addition, the Compensation Committee takes into account an individual’s potential contribution to our growth and productivity. In determining appropriate long-term incentive grants, there is no other predetermined formula, factors or specified list of criteria that is followed.
For a description of the long-term incentive awards granted to our named executive officers for 2018, please read the Summary Compensation Table and the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table included in this Proxy Statement.
Stock options. Our Third Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”), as amended in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2017, provides for the issuance of options to purchase shares of our Class B Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. The Stock Incentive Plan is intended to provide a flexible vehicle through which we may offer equity based compensation incentives to our named executive officers and other eligible personnel in support of our compensation objectives.
Awards under the Stock Incentive Plan may be in the form of options to purchase shares of Class B Common Stock (including options intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and options which do not qualify as “incentive stock options”) and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”). Awards may be granted to our present or future employees, our affiliates and our directors and consultants who are not employees. To date, no SARs have been granted.
Typically, option awards are granted by the Compensation Committee on specific dates that are scheduled in advance, which generally coincide with regularly scheduled meetings of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors. There is no separate policy with respect to the timing of option awards to our named executive officers. Typically, option awards are granted to our named executive officers at the same time as option awards are granted to our other employees. In certain circumstances, such as new hires or promotions, option awards are granted separately by the Compensation Committee or our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer who are duly authorized by the Compensation Committee.
Subject to the provisions of the Stock Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee has the responsibility and full power and authority to select the persons to whom awards will be made, to prescribe the terms and conditions of each award and make amendments thereto, to construe, interpret and apply the provisions of the Stock Incentive Plan and of any agreement or other instrument evidencing an award and to make any and all determinations and take any and all other actions as it deems necessary or desirable in order to carry out the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan.
Stock options have such vesting and other terms and conditions as the Compensation Committee, acting in its discretion, may determine. Generally, grants of stock options vest in equal amounts over four years, are scheduled to expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant and, unless otherwise determined, employees must be employed by us for such options to vest. We do not have any plan to select option grant dates for our named executive officers in coordination with the release of material non-public information. The exercise price per share of Class B Common Stock covered by an option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying Class B Common Stock on the date of grant. For purposes of the Stock Incentive Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, the fair market value of a share of Class B Common Stock as of any given date is the closing sale price per share reported on a consolidated basis for securities listed on the
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principal stock exchange or market on which the Class B Common Stock is traded on the date as of which such value is being determined or, if there is no sale on that day, then on the next day on which a sale was reported.
In April of 2018, Mr. Alan Miller made recommendations to our Compensation Committee with respect to stock option awards to our named executive officers (except for himself) and other eligible employees. The number of stock options awarded to each of our named executive officers during 2018 were as follows: Alan B. Miller (590,000); Marc D. Miller (100,000); Steve G. Filton (70,000); Marvin G. Pember (70,000); and; Debra K. Osteen (70,000). The 70,000 stock options granted to Ms. Osteen in April, 2018 were subsequently cancelled on December 13, 2018 since no portion had vested prior to her resignation from the Company on December 13, 2018. In determining the number of options to award to our named executive officers, the Compensation Committee considered Mr. Alan Miller’s recommendations and took into account individual performance in light of a named executive officer’s position, responsibilities and contribution to our financial performance as well as his or her potential contribution to our growth and productivity. In addition, the Compensation Committee also reviewed and considered the compensation data and competitive performance data prepared by Pay Governance LLC in early 2018, including stock-based compensation, and reviewed historical company practices with respect to stock option and long-term incentive awards.
Restricted Stock Awards. The Amended and Restated 2010 Employees’ Restricted Stock Purchase Plan (the “Restricted Stock Plan”), which is administered by the Compensation Committee, provides for the grant of shares of our Class B Common Stock to eligible personnel for a purchase price equal to par value. Shares of our Class B Common Stock may be granted under the Restricted Stock Plan to any of our employees or consultants. Historically, our restricted grants have had a scheduled vesting period ranging from one to five years.
Vesting conditions on shares issued under the Restricted Stock Plan may consist of continuing employment for a specified period of time following the purchase date. Alternatively, or in addition, vesting may be tied to the satisfaction of specific performance objectives established by the Compensation Committee based upon any one or more of the business criteria used in determining the bonuses for our named executive officers, as mentioned above. We have the right to repurchase the shares for the same purchase price (par value) if specified vesting conditions are not met.
The Compensation Committee believes restricted stock awards, at times, can be effective in achieving our compensation objectives because it provides employees with a strong retention incentive and aligns the value of the award with our stock price performance. Additionally, cash dividends are paid on all outstanding awards of restricted stock as an additional element of compensation and to provide employees incentives to sustain or increase our performance. We do not have any plan to select restricted stock award grant dates for our named executive officers in coordination with the release of material non-public information. Mr. Alan Miller was entitled to an annual grant of restricted stock having a minimum value of $1.5 million during 2018 pursuant to his employment agreement with the Company.
Deferred Compensation
Our Deferred Compensation Plan, which is subject to the applicable provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, provides that eligible employees may elect to defer a portion of their base salary and bonus award into deferred compensation accounts that accrue earnings based upon the selection of available investment options. Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, an employee is deemed eligible if their base compensation for 2018 was $120,000 or higher and they are performing duties in a qualified position. The base compensation threshold is adjusted from time-to-time for cost-of-living increases. Pursuant to the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan, the minimum annual amount that can be deferred is $2,000. No more than 50% of an
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employee’s base salary or 95% of an employee’s annual bonus may be deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan in any calendar year. Employees may allocate a portion of their deferred compensation to be distributed in a lump sum or installments to begin at retirement or a scheduled distribution date. The available investment options consist of certain mutual funds which include: (i) conservative (e.g. money markets or bonds); (ii) moderately conservative (e.g. balanced funds), and; (iii) aggressive (e.g. domestic and international equity).
Our obligation to make payments of amounts credited to participants’ deferred compensation accounts is a general unsecured obligation. In addition, under the Deferred Compensation Plan, we may make discretionary contributions on behalf of an eligible employee. Since inception of the Deferred Compensation Plan, we have not made any discretionary contributions on behalf of employees. Three of our named executive officers deferred a portion of their base salary and/or bonus paid during 2018 to the Deferred Compensation Plan. The Compensation Committee believes that, by offering an alternative savings vehicle for our named executive officers, the Deferred Compensation Plan supports our objectives to attract, retain and motivate talented personnel.
For a further description of the Deferred Compensation Plan, please refer to the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation table and the narrative discussion included in this Proxy Statement.
Retirement Benefits
Our retirement benefits consist of our Executive Retirement Income Plan, Supplemental Executive Retirement Income Plan and a 401(k) plan. These plans are designed in combination to provide an appropriate level of replacement income upon retirement. The Compensation Committee believes that these retirement benefits provide a balanced and competitive retirement program and support our objectives to attract, retain and motivate talented personnel.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Income Plan (“SERIP”). In July 2018, the Board of Directors adopted the SERIP. Pursuant to the terms of this plan, a select group of management or other highly compensated employees may be designated as plan participants. Our SERIP, which is subject to the applicable provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, provides eligible employees with annual employer contributions which are entirely at the Company’s discretion. Generally, each annual contribution vests on the earlier of: (i) the 5th anniversary of the date of funding to the participant’s account, or; (ii) the participant attaining the qualified age of retirement (either age 62 or 65, as stipulated in the SERIP). The SERIP also provides for discretionary alternative vesting schedules for certain supplemental discretionary contributions made on an individual basis. Upon attaining the plan’s qualified age of retirement, distributions are paid in 10 annual installments to the participant. Distributions due to events other than retirement are paid in a lump sum. Our obligation to fund payments to participants’ accounts pursuant to the SERIP is a general unsecured obligation. Three of our named executive officers are participants in the SERIP.
In 2018, upon commencement of the SERIP, certain participants of the ERIP, who had not yet approached their qualified age of retirement, were given the option to remain in the ERIP or convert their participation into the SERIP. ERIP participants that elected to convert to the SERIP have been provided with an unfunded, lump sum conversion balance that was credited to the participant’s SERIP account. The unfunded ERIP conversion balances transferred to the SERIP, which were computed based upon the participant’s 2017 salary and will remain permanently unchanged after conversion, are payable over 60 monthly installments, if the participant attains their qualified age of retirement, as previously stipulated in the ERIP. If the participant does not attain their qualified age of retirement, the ERIP conversion balance is forfeited unless the Board of Directors, in its full discretion, determined otherwise. For ERIP participants who elected to convert to the SERIP, their participation in the ERIP was terminated upon conversion and no future benefits will be earned pursuant to the ERIP. SERIP participants who converted from the ERIP are entitled to future benefits pursuant to the terms of the SERIP.
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Executive Retirement Income Plan (“ERIP”). In October 1993, the Board of Directors adopted the ERIP, which was subsequently closed to new participants effective January 1, 2015. Pursuant to the terms of the ERIP, certain management or other highly compensated employees, who had been previously designated as plan participants by our Board of Directors prior to December 31, 2014, and who had completed at least 10 years of active employment with us, may receive retirement income benefits.
Subject to certain conditions, the monthly benefit is payable to a participant who retires after he or she reaches age 62 (applicable to participants added to the ERIP before 2008) or age 65 (applicable to participants added to the ERIP after January 1, 2008). The benefit is equal to 3% of the employee’s average monthly base salary over the three years preceding retirement multiplied by the number of qualified years (not to exceed 10) of the participant’s employment with us. Payment of the benefit will be made in 60 monthly installments following the participant’s retirement date. If a participant’s employment with us is terminated prior to their qualified age of retirement, no ERIP benefits will be payable unless the Board of Directors, in its full discretion, determines otherwise. In 2018, certain participants were transferred to the SERIP and were provided with an unfunded, lump sum conversion balance pursuant to the SERIP, as discussed above. One of our named executive officers remains a participant in the ERIP.
For a further description of the SERIP and ERIP, please refer to the Pension Benefits included in this Proxy Statement
401(k) Plan. We maintain a 401(k) plan for all employees, including our named executive officers, as an additional source of retirement income. Pursuant to the 401(k) plan, in 2018, we made matching contributions (subject to highly compensated employee limits set by the Internal Revenue Code) to the 401(k) plan of approximately $57 million. All of the named executive officers participated in the 401(k) plan in 2018. Accordingly, we made matching contributions equal to $8,250 to the 401(k) plan for each of the participating named executives.
Benefits
Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in the benefit plans generally available to all of our employees, which include health, dental, life insurance, vision and disability plans, all of which the Compensation Committee believes are commensurate with plans of other similarly situated public companies in the hospital management industry.
Company Aircraft. We have a partial ownership interest in a fixed wing aircraft that is available for business purpose use by members of our management team, including our named executive officers, and for personal use by Mr. Alan Miller, as stipulated in his employment agreement. When the aircraft is utilized for personal purposes by Mr. Alan Miller and/or his family members, the incremental costs incurred, including the regular hourly charges, variable fuel charges and associated fees and taxes, are directly reimbursed to us by Mr. Alan Miller and therefore no imputed amounts are included in the Summary Compensation Table.
Automobile. Mr. Alan Miller utilizes his automobiles for both business and personal purposes. As partial reimbursement for his business-related usage, we paid 70% of the cost of a vehicle purchased in 2006 and Mr. Alan Miller paid the remainder. Included in the Summary Compensation Table in “All other compensation” for 2018, is $1,724 related maintenance and fuel costs paid by the Company deemed to be related to his personal vehicle use.
Reimbursement of Relocation Expenses. In the normal course of business, in an effort to satisfy our staffing needs with high-quality personnel and/or support the career development of an employee by enabling
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them to assume a position of broader scope and complexity, we may need to place an executive in a position in a geographic location which differs from that in which the individual resides. The relocation benefits for our executives are patterned on standard industry practices and are competitive in design. The provisions for relocation benefits are the same for several of the top layers of management and consistently administered. Included in the relocation benefits are reimbursements or direct payment to vendors for expenses that include items like a short duration house hunting trip, movement of household goods and personal items, short duration of interim living expenses and certain closing costs for the sale and purchase of a house. Relocation reimbursement that is taxable to the individual is typically grossed-up to cover the resulting incremental income tax expense. During 2018, we did not pay any relocation expenses on behalf of our named executive officers.
Other Perquisites. From time to time, we make tickets to cultural and sporting events available to our employees, including our named executive officers, for business purposes. If not utilized for business purposes, the tickets are made available to our employees, including our named executive officers, for personal use.
Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreements. In December 2010, our Board of Directors approved the Company’s entering into supplemental life insurance plans and agreements on the lives of our chief executive officer (“CEO”) and his wife. As a result of these agreements, as amended in October 2016, based on actuarial tables and other assumptions, during the life expectancies of the insureds, we would pay approximately $28 million in premiums, and certain trusts owned by our CEO, would pay approximately $9 million in premiums. Based on the projected premiums mentioned above, and assuming the policies remain in effect until the death of the insureds, we will be entitled to receive death benefit proceeds of no less than approximately $37 million representing the $28 million of aggregate premiums paid by us as well as the $9 million of aggregate premiums paid by the trusts. In connection with these policies, we paid approximately $1.1 million and $1.2 million in premium payments during 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Based on these projections, which are subject to the achievement of certain investment income and life expectancy assumptions, the total economic pre-tax cost to the Company (which includes the projected cost of capital net of the income resulting from the Company’s expected future receipt of the $9 million of premiums paid by the Trusts) would be approximately $10 million over the life expectancies of the insureds. We estimate that our share of the premium payments due on these policies will approximate $1.1 million in 2019 and decrease annually to approximately $200,000 over the life expectancies of the insureds. Our aggregate premium payments (as well as the Trust’s) are expected to be repaid to us utilizing the death benefit proceeds.
The Compensation Committee has determined to offer the above-described fringe benefits and perquisites in order to attract and retain our named executive officers by offering compensation opportunities that are competitive. In determining the total compensation payable to our named executive officers, for a given fiscal year, the Compensation Committee considers such fringe benefits and perquisites. However, with the exception of the above-mentioned split dollar life insurance agreements related to Mr. Alan B. Miller, given the fact that such other fringe benefits and perquisites, which are available to our named executive officers, represent a relatively insignificant portion of their total compensation, they do not materially influence the decisions made by the Compensation Committee with respect to other elements of each individual’s total compensation. For a further description of the fringe benefits and perquisites received by our named executive officers during 2018, please refer to the All Other Compensation table included in this Proxy Statement.
Rewards/Compensation Risk Analysis: As part of its oversight of the Company’s executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee considers the impact of the Company’s executive compensation program, and the incentives created by the compensation awards that it administers, on the Company’s risk profile. In addition, the Company reviews all of its compensation policies and procedures, including the incentives that they create and factors that may reduce the likelihood of excessive risk taking, to determine whether they present a significant risk to the Company. The review found that there were no excessive risks encouraged by the Company’s reward programs and the rewards programs do not produce payments that have a material impact on
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the financial performance of the organization. Approximately 800 employees (including the named executive officers) of our approximate 62,000 full-time employees in the U.S. and U.K. (comprising approximately 1% of our full-time employees) have incentive plans that entitle those individuals to larger bonus awards if profitability increases. However, although the plans are based on profitability, the bonus awards for these employees are capped at specific award levels (typically at 125% or less of base salary). Therefore, should our profitability increase, even by significant amounts, we do not believe the additional aggregate bonus awards would have a material unfavorable impact on our future results of operations.
Tax Considerations
Our chief executive officer, our chief financial officer and the next three most highly compensated officers are referred to herein as the named executive officers. For years beginning prior to January 1, 2018, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) placed a limit of $1 million on the amount of compensation we may deduct for federal income tax purposes in any one year with respect to our named executive officers with the exception of our chief financial officer. However, performance-based compensation that met certain requirements is excluded from this $1 million limitation.
On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA-17”). TCJA-17 modifies Section 162(m) by (1) expanding which employees are considered covered employees by including the chief financial officer applicable to years beginning after December 31, 2017, (2) providing that if an individual is a covered employee for a year beginning after December 31, 2016, the individual remains a covered employee for all future years, and (3) removing the exceptions for performance-based compensation applicable to years beginning after December 31, 2017. These changes do not apply to compensation stemming from contracts entered into on or before November 2, 2017, unless such contracts were materially modified on or after that date. Compensation agreements entered into and share-based payment awards granted after this date will be subject to the revised terms of Section 162(m).
In reviewing the effectiveness of the executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee considers the anticipated tax treatment to us and to the named executive officers of various payments and benefits. However, the deductibility of certain compensation payments depends upon the timing of an executive’s vesting or exercise of previously granted awards, as well as interpretations and changes in the tax laws and other factors beyond the Compensation Committee’s control. For these and other reasons, including to maintain flexibility in compensating the named executive officers in a manner designed to promote varying corporate goals, the Compensation Committee did not necessarily, or in all circumstances, limit executive compensation to that which is deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code and had not adopted a policy requiring all compensation to be deductible.
Summary
The foregoing discussion describes the compensation objectives and policies that were utilized with respect to our named executive officers during 2018. In the future, as the Compensation Committee continues to review each element of the executive compensation program with respect to our named executive officers, the objectives of our executive compensation program, as well as the methods that the Compensation Committee utilizes to determine both the types and amounts of compensation to award to our named executive officers, may change.
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Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management; and based on the review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Robert H. Hotz
Lawrence S. Gibbs
Elliot J. Sussman, M.D.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is composed of Robert H. Hotz, Lawrence S. Gibbs and Elliot J. Sussman. All the members of the Compensation Committee are independent directors and no member has ever been one of our officers or employees or had a relationship with us that required disclosure.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth certain compensation information for our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer and the other most highly compensated executive officers for services rendered to UHS and its subsidiaries during the past three fiscal years. We refer to these officers collectively as our named executive officers:
Name and principal position |
|
Year |
|
Salary ($) |
|
|
Bonus ($) |
|
|
Grant Date Fair Value Stock Awards (1.) ($) |
|
|
Grant Date Fair Value Option Awards (2.) ($) |
|
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation (3.) ($) |
|
|
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compen- sation Earnings (4.) ($) |
|
|
All other compen- sation (5.) ($) |
|
|
Total ($) |
|
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Alan B. Miller, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
|
2018 |
|
$ |
1,665,064 |
|
|
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,500,062 |
|
|
$ |
16,616,760 |
|
|
$ |
1,531,859 |
|
|
$ |
43,044 |
|
|
$ |
1,232,094 |
|
|
$ |
23,588,883 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
1,635,063 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,000,060 |
|
|
|
15,978,734 |
|
|
|
719,428 |
|
|
|
43,407 |
|
|
|
1,254,169 |
|
|
|
21,630,861 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
1,600,061 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,500,069 |
|
|
|
14,024,359 |
|
|
|
1,360,053 |
|
|
|
44,599 |
|
|
|
1,338,607 |
|
|
|
19,867,748 |
|
Marc D. Miller, President and Director |
|
2018 |
|
$ |
786,068 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
2,816,400 |
|
|
$ |
470,069 |
|
|
$ |
333,951 |
|
|
$ |
16,511 |
|
|
$ |
4,422,999 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
752,216 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,789,508 |
|
|
|
215,134 |
|
|
|
43,152 |
|
|
|
15,285 |
|
|
|
3,815,295 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
720,861 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,377,010 |
|
|
|
398,276 |
|
|
|
30,819 |
|
|
|
14,107 |
|
|
|
3,541,073 |
|
Steve G. Filton, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
|
2018 |
|
$ |
635,903 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
1,971,480 |
|
|
$ |
292,515 |
|
|
$ |
185,536 |
|
|
$ |
17,743 |
|
|
$ |
3,103,177 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
608,518 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,895,782 |
|
|
|
133,874 |
|
|
|
30,290 |
|
|
|
17,593 |
|
|
|
2,686,057 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
584,606 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,663,907 |
|
|
|
248,458 |
|
|
|
18,688 |
|
|
|
17,443 |
|
|
|
2,533,102 |
|
Marvin G. Pember, Executive Vice President and President, Acute Care Division |
|
2018 |
|
$ |
669,706 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
1,971,480 |
|
|
$ |
202,586 |
|
|
$ |
178,885 |
|
|
$ |
18,247 |
|
|
$ |
3,040,904 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
643,451 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,624,956 |
|
|
|
156,037 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
17,847 |
|
|
|
2,442,291 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
618,502 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,307,356 |
|
|
|
529,592 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
17,926 |
|
|
|
2,473,376 |
|
Debra K. Osteen, Former Executive Vice President and President, Behavioral Health Division |
|
2018 |
|
$ |
650,490 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
1,971,480 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
17,382 |
|
|
$ |
2,639,352 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
662,788 |
|
|