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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
Filed by the Registrant / /
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Check the appropriate box:
/ / Preliminary Proxy Statement
/ / Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
/X/ Definitive Proxy Statement
/ / Definitive Additional Materials
/ / Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section
240.14a-12
Humana Inc.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
/ / No fee required
/ / Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1)
and 0-11
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
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(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
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(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):
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(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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(5) Total fee paid:
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/X/ Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
/X/ Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
(1) Amount Previously Paid:
$1,361,607
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(2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
S-4 No. 333-55777
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(3) Filing Party:
United HealthCare Corporation CIK 0000731766
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(4) Date Filed:
6/2/98
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HUMANA INC.
500 WEST MAIN STREET
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40202
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend a Special Meeting of Stockholders of
Humana Inc. ("Humana") to be held at Humana's headquarters, 500 West Main
Street, 25th Floor Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, August 27,
1998, at 10:00 a.m. local time. A notice of the Special Meeting, Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus and proxy card containing information about the matters to
be acted upon are enclosed. All holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock of
Humana ("Humana Common Stock") as of July 10, 1998 will be entitled to notice of
and to vote at the Special Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof.
At the Special Meeting, you will be asked to consider and to vote upon a
proposal to approve and adopt an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Agreement"), dated as of May 27, 1998, among Humana, United HealthCare
Corporation ("United HealthCare") and UH-1 Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
United HealthCare ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which, among other things, Merger
Sub will be merged with and into Humana (the "Merger"). If the Merger Agreement
is approved and adopted and the Merger becomes effective, each outstanding share
of Humana Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.5 of a
share of Common Stock of United HealthCare (the "Exchange Ratio").
The Merger is subject to the satisfaction of a number of conditions,
including requisite approvals by Humana's stockholders and United HealthCare's
shareholders and appropriate regulatory authorities. Details of the proposed
Merger and other important information are set forth in the accompanying Joint
Proxy Statement-Prospectus, which you are urged to read carefully and in its
entirety.
The Board of Directors has carefully reviewed and considered the terms and
conditions of the proposed Merger. In addition, the Board of Directors has
received the written opinion of its financial advisor, Lehman Brothers Inc.,
that, as of the date of such opinion, from a financial point of view, the
Exchange Ratio to be offered to the stockholders of Humana in the Merger is fair
to such stockholders.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MERGER AND RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU VOTE FOR APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
As Chairman of the Board and a significant stockholder of Humana, I support
the Merger and have contractually agreed to vote my stock holdings in favor of
the Merger.
We hope you can attend the Humana Special Meeting. However, if you will not
be able to join us, we urge you to exercise your right as a stockholder and
vote. The vote of every stockholder is important, and your cooperation in
completing, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card promptly will be
appreciated.
We appreciate and thank you for your support and confidence throughout the
years.
Very truly yours,
[SIG] [SIG]
David A. Jones Gregory H. Wolf
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OFFICER
July 14, 1998
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HUMANA INC.
500 WEST MAIN STREET
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40202
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held on August 27, 1998
To the Stockholders of Humana:
A Special Meeting of Stockholders of Humana Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Humana"), has been called by the Board of Directors of Humana and will be held
at Humana's headquarters, 500 West Main Street, 25th Floor Auditorium,
Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, August 27, 1998, at 10:00 a.m. local time
(the "Humana Special Meeting"), for the following purpose described in the
accompanying Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus:
1. To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of May 27,
1998, among Humana, United HealthCare Corporation, a Minnesota corporation
("United HealthCare"), and UH-1 Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of United HealthCare ("Merger Sub"), and the transactions
contemplated thereby, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) Merger Sub
will be merged with and into Humana (the "Merger") and (b) each outstanding
share of common stock, $.16 2/3 par value, of Humana ("Humana Common Stock")
will be converted into the right to receive 0.5 of a share of common stock,
$.01 par value, of United HealthCare.
The close of business on July 10, 1998, has been fixed as the record date
for the determination of the stockholders of Humana entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Humana Special Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Accordingly, only holders of record of outstanding shares of Humana Common Stock
at the close of business on such date shall be entitled to notice of and to vote
at the Humana Special Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. To be
approved, the Merger Agreement must receive the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of outstanding shares of Humana Common Stock. The Humana Special
Meeting may be postponed or adjourned from time to time without notice other
than such notice as may be given at the Humana Special Meeting or any
postponement or adjournment thereof, and any business for which notice is hereby
given may be transacted at any such postponed or adjourned meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HUMANA UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
A form of Proxy and a Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus containing more
detailed information with respect to the matter to be considered at the Humana
Special Meeting accompany and form a part of this notice.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
[SIG]
Joan O. Lenahan
SECRETARY
July 14, 1998
TO ASSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE HUMANA SPECIAL MEETING, PLEASE
COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE YOUR PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE, WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
DO NOT SEND ANY STOCK CERTIFICATES WITH THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD. THE
PROCEDURE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF YOUR SHARES AFTER THE MERGER IS CONSUMMATED IS SET
FORTH IN THE ATTACHED JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS.
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JOINT PROXY STATEMENT
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION HUMANA INC.
SPECIAL MEETING OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS TO BE STOCKHOLDERS TO BE
HELD ON AUGUST 27, 1998 HELD ON AUGUST 27, 1998
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UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
PROSPECTUS
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This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus is being furnished to shareholders of
United HealthCare Corporation, a Minnesota corporation ("United HealthCare"), in
connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of United
HealthCare (the "United HealthCare Board") for use at the special meeting of
shareholders of United HealthCare (including any adjournment or postponement
thereof, the "United HealthCare Special Meeting") to be held on Thursday, August
27, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. local time at United HealthCare's headquarters, 300 Opus
Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota. At the United HealthCare
Special Meeting, holders of the common stock, $.01 par value, of United
HealthCare ("United HealthCare Common Stock") are being asked to consider and
vote upon (i) a proposal to approve the issuance of shares of United HealthCare
Common Stock (the "Stock Issuance") as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of May 27, 1998, among Humana Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Humana"), United HealthCare and UH-1 Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of United HealthCare ("Merger Sub"),
providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into Humana
(the "Merger") and (ii) a proposal to approve an amendment to the United
HealthCare Second Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of
authorized shares of United HealthCare Common Stock from 500,000,000 shares to
800,000,000 shares (the "Articles Amendment"). A copy of the Merger Agreement is
attached hereto as Appendix A and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus also is being furnished to
stockholders of Humana in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the
Board of Directors of Humana (the "Humana Board") for use at the special meeting
of stockholders of Humana (including any adjournment or postponement thereof,
the "Humana Special Meeting") to be held on Thursday, August 27, 1998 at 10:00
a.m. local time at Humana's headquarters, 500 West Main Street, 25th Floor
Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky. At the Humana Special Meeting, holders of the
common stock, $.16 2/3 par value, of Humana ("Humana Common Stock") are being
asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the Merger
Agreement.
Upon consummation of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), Merger Sub will
merge with and into Humana. Each outstanding share of Humana Common Stock will
be converted into the right to receive 0.5 of a share of United HealthCare
Common Stock (the "Merger Consideration" or the "Exchange Ratio"), with cash
being paid in lieu of fractional shares. For additional information regarding
the terms of the Merger, see the Merger Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto
and the discussion under the caption "THE MERGER" herein. Consummation of the
Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, receipt of all required
shareholder and regulatory approvals.
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UNITED HEALTHCARE SHAREHOLDERS AND HUMANA STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO
READ AND CONSIDER CAREFULLY THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS IN ITS
ENTIRETY, PARTICULARLY THE MATTERS REFERRED TO UNDER "RISK FACTORS" STARTING ON
PAGE 30.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS JOINT PROXY
STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus is July 14, 1998
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The United HealthCare Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. (the "NYSE") under the symbol "UNH" and the Humana Common Stock is listed
on the NYSE under the symbol "HUM." The last reported sale price of United
HealthCare Common Stock on the NYSE Composite Tape was $62.75 per share on July
13, 1998 and $64.125 per share on May 27, 1998, the last trading day preceding
public announcement of the proposed Merger. The last reported sale price of
Humana Common Stock on the NYSE Composite Tape was $30.1875 per share on July
13, 1998 and $26.25 per share on May 27, 1998. Because the Merger Consideration
is fixed, a change in the market price of United HealthCare Common Stock before
the consummation of the Merger will affect the market value of the United
HealthCare Common Stock to be received in the Merger in exchange for the Humana
Common Stock. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE AS TO THE MARKET PRICE OF THE UNITED
HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME OR AT ANY TIME
THEREAFTER. Stockholders are urged to obtain current market quotations for
United HealthCare Common Stock and Humana Common Stock.
This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus also constitutes a prospectus of
United HealthCare with respect to the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock
issuable to stockholders of Humana upon consummation of the Merger. United
HealthCare has supplied all information contained in this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus relating to United HealthCare and its subsidiaries, and
Humana has supplied all information contained in this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus relating to Humana and its subsidiaries.
This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus and the forms of proxy are first being
mailed to the shareholders of United HealthCare and Humana on or about July 17,
1998.
This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus is included as part of a registration
statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
United HealthCare, relating to the registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, of up to 88,761,841 shares of United HealthCare Common Stock
to be issued in connection with the Merger.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
United HealthCare and Humana are each subject to the informational
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and in accordance therewith file reports, proxy statements and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The
reports, proxy statements and other information filed by United HealthCare and
Humana with the Commission may be inspected and copied at the public reference
facilities maintained by the Commission at Judiciary Plaza, Room 1024, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Regional Offices of the
Commission at Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048 and
CitiCorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois
60661-2511. Copies of such material also may be obtained at prescribed rates by
writing to the Commission, Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Certain of such reports, proxy statements and other
information are also available from the Commission over the Internet at
http://www.sec.gov. In addition, material filed by United HealthCare and Humana
may be inspected at the offices of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York
10005.
United HealthCare has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (together with any amendments thereto, the "Registration Statement")
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with
respect to the United HealthCare Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the
Merger. This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus does not contain all the
information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain portions of which
have been omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Commission.
Such additional information may be obtained from the Commission's principal
office in Washington, D.C. Statements contained in this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document
referred to herein or therein are not necessarily complete, and in each instance
reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement or such other document, each such
statement being qualified in all respects by such reference.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS INCORPORATES DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
WHICH ARE NOT PRESENTED HEREIN OR DELIVERED HEREWITH. DOCUMENTS RELATING TO
UNITED HEALTHCARE (EXCLUDING EXHIBITS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN)
ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON, INCLUDING ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER, TO
WHOM A COPY OF THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED UPON WRITTEN
OR ORAL REQUEST TO DAVID J. LUBBEN, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL, UNITED
HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, 300 OPUS CENTER, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MINNETONKA,
MINNESOTA 55343, TELEPHONE NUMBER (612) 936-1300. DOCUMENTS RELATING TO HUMANA
(EXCLUDING EXHIBITS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN) ARE AVAILABLE
WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON, INCLUDING ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER, TO WHOM A COPY OF
THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST
TO JOAN O. LENAHAN, SECRETARY, HUMANA INC., 500 WEST MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE,
KENTUCKY 40202, TELEPHONE NUMBER (502) 580-3717. DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY
FIRST CLASS MAIL OR OTHER EQUALLY PROMPT MEANS WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY OF
RECEIPT OF REQUEST FOR SUCH DOCUMENTS. IN ORDER TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY OF THE
DOCUMENTS, ANY REQUEST SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN AUGUST 20, 1998 (FIVE
BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE APPLICABLE MEETING DATE). PERSONS REQUESTING COPIES OF
EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS WILL BE CHARGED THE COSTS OF REPRODUCTION AND
MAILING.
The following documents, which have been filed by United HealthCare with the
Commission, are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus: (1) United HealthCare's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1997; (2) United HealthCare's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1998; (3) United HealthCare's Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed May 29, 1998 and June 16, 1998; and (4) the
description of the United HealthCare Common Stock contained in United
HealthCare's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated September 20, 1991, and
any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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The following documents, which have been filed by Humana with the
Commission, are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus: (1) Humana's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1997; (2) Humana's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended March 31, 1998; (3) Humana's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 29,
1998; and (4) the description of the Humana Common Stock contained in Humana's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated January 31, 1968, as amended, and the
description of Humana's Series A Participating Preferred Stock contained in
Humana's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated February 14, 1996, as amended,
and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by either United HealthCare or Humana pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and
prior to the time at which the United HealthCare Special Meeting and the Humana
Special Meeting have been finally adjourned shall be deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for the purposes of this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in another document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS JOINT PROXY
STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES OR THE
OFFERING OF SECURITIES MADE HEREBY AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY UNITED
HEALTHCARE, HUMANA OR ANY OTHER PERSON.
THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL,
OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, ANY SECURITIES, OR THE SOLICITATION OF A
PROXY, IN ANY JURISDICTION TO OR FROM ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS NOT LAWFUL TO
MAKE ANY SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN SUCH JURISDICTION.
THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS DOES NOT COVER ANY RESALES OF THE
UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY TO BE RECEIVED BY STOCKHOLDERS OF
HUMANA DEEMED TO BE "AFFILIATES" OF HUMANA OR UNITED HEALTHCARE UPON THE
CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER. NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE USE OF THIS JOINT
PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH RESALES.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS NOR ANY
DISTRIBUTION OF SECURITIES MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE
AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE
OR HUMANA SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF
ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION...................................................................................... 3
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE............................................................ 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER..................................................................... 8
WHO CAN HELP ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS......................................................................... 12
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.................................................. 13
SUMMARY.................................................................................................... 14
General.................................................................................................. 14
The Companies............................................................................................ 14
United HealthCare Special Meeting and Vote Required...................................................... 15
Humana Special Meeting and Vote Required................................................................. 16
The Merger............................................................................................... 16
Conditions to the Merger................................................................................. 17
Recommendations of Boards of Directors................................................................... 17
Opinion of United HealthCare's Financial Advisor......................................................... 17
Opinion of Humana's Financial Advisor.................................................................... 18
Effective Time of the Merger............................................................................. 18
Waiver; Amendment; Termination........................................................................... 18
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences.................................................................. 19
Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger............................................................... 20
Stock Option Agreement................................................................................... 20
Voting Agreement......................................................................................... 21
Expenses and Termination Fees............................................................................ 22
No Appraisal Rights...................................................................................... 22
Accounting Treatment..................................................................................... 22
Regulatory Approvals..................................................................................... 22
Markets and Market Prices................................................................................ 23
Comparative Rights of Shareholders....................................................................... 23
COMPARATIVE UNAUDITED PER COMMON SHARE DATA................................................................ 24
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF UNITED HEALTHCARE....................................... 26
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF HUMANA.................................................. 28
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA................................................................ 29
RISK FACTORS............................................................................................... 30
Integration of Operations Following the Merger........................................................... 30
Regulatory Constraints................................................................................... 30
Stock Market; Fixed Exchange Ratio....................................................................... 31
Health Care Costs........................................................................................ 31
Industry Factors......................................................................................... 32
Competition.............................................................................................. 32
AARP Contract............................................................................................ 32
Government Programs and Regulation....................................................................... 32
Provider Relations....................................................................................... 33
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Litigation and Insurance................................................................................. 33
Information Systems...................................................................................... 34
The Year 2000............................................................................................ 34
Administration and Management............................................................................ 34
Marketing................................................................................................ 35
Acquisitions and Dispositions............................................................................ 35
Data and Proprietary Information......................................................................... 35
UNITED HEALTHCARE SPECIAL MEETING.......................................................................... 36
General.................................................................................................. 36
Solicitation, Voting and Revocability of Proxies......................................................... 36
Recommendation of United HealthCare Board................................................................ 38
HUMANA SPECIAL MEETING..................................................................................... 39
General.................................................................................................. 39
Solicitation, Voting and Revocability of Proxies......................................................... 39
Recommendation of Humana Board........................................................................... 40
THE MERGER................................................................................................. 41
Description of the Merger................................................................................ 41
Background of the Merger................................................................................. 42
Reasons of United HealthCare for the Merger.............................................................. 43
Reasons of Humana for the Merger......................................................................... 44
Opinion of United HealthCare's Financial Advisor......................................................... 45
Opinion of Humana's Financial Advisor.................................................................... 50
The Effective Time....................................................................................... 56
Exchange of Certificates................................................................................. 56
Representations and Warranties........................................................................... 57
Conduct of Business Prior to the Merger and Other Covenants.............................................. 58
Conditions to the Merger................................................................................. 63
Termination of the Merger Agreement...................................................................... 65
Waiver and Amendment..................................................................................... 66
Expenses and Termination Fees............................................................................ 66
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences.................................................................. 67
Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger............................................................... 69
Stock Option Agreement................................................................................... 72
Voting Agreement......................................................................................... 74
Accounting Treatment..................................................................................... 74
Regulatory Matters....................................................................................... 75
Resale of United HealthCare Common Stock Received by Humana Stockholders................................. 76
No Appraisal Rights...................................................................................... 76
Management and Operations After the Merger............................................................... 77
MARKET PRICES AND DIVIDENDS................................................................................ 78
United HealthCare........................................................................................ 78
Humana................................................................................................... 79
BUSINESS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE.............................................................................. 79
BUSINESS OF HUMANA......................................................................................... 80
DESCRIPTION OF UNITED HEALTHCARE CAPITAL STOCK............................................................. 80
United HealthCare Common Stock........................................................................... 80
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United HealthCare Preferred Stock........................................................................ 80
Special Voting Rights.................................................................................... 81
Transfer Agent and Registrar............................................................................. 81
COMPARATIVE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK AND HUMANA COMMON STOCK............... 82
General.................................................................................................. 82
Statutory Provisions Relating to Business Combinations................................................... 82
Charter Provisions Relating to Business Combinations..................................................... 82
Shareholders Rights Plan................................................................................. 83
Dissenters Rights of Appraisal........................................................................... 86
Number of Directors, Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships........................................... 86
Classification of Board.................................................................................. 87
Removal of Directors..................................................................................... 87
Advance Notice of Shareholder Nominations for Directors and Shareholder Proposals........................ 88
Amendments to Charter and Bylaws......................................................................... 88
Shareholder Meetings..................................................................................... 89
Shareholder Action by Written Consent.................................................................... 90
Dividends................................................................................................ 90
PROPOSAL TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED UNITED HEALTHCARE
COMMON STOCK............................................................................................... 91
LEGAL OPINIONS............................................................................................. 92
EXPERTS.................................................................................................... 93
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS...................................................................................... 93
United HealthCare Shareholder Proposals.................................................................. 93
Humana Stockholder Proposals............................................................................. 93
OTHER MATTERS.............................................................................................. 94
MANAGEMENT AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...................................................................... 94
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING FINANCIAL INFORMATION.............................................. F-1
APPENDIX A--MERGER AGREEMENT............................................................................... A-1
APPENDIX B--STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT......................................................................... B-1
APPENDIX C--VOTING AGREEMENT............................................................................... C-1
APPENDIX D--OPINION OF GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO................................................................. D-1
APPENDIX E--OPINION OF LEHMAN BROTHERS INC................................................................. E-1
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ABOUT THE MERGER
THIS SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM THIS DOCUMENT, IS QUALIFIED
BY REFERENCE THERETO AND MAY NOT CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO YOU. TO UNDERSTAND THE MERGER MORE FULLY AND FOR A MORE COMPLETE
DESCRIPTION OF THE LEGAL TERMS OF THE MERGER, YOU SHOULD READ CAREFULLY THIS
ENTIRE DOCUMENT, THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE "INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE" SECTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DOCUMENT AND THE
APPENDICES HERETO. THIS SUMMARY DOES NOT CONTAIN A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF
MATERIAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT, THE MERGER, OR OTHER
MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
Q: WHY IS UNITED HEALTHCARE PROPOSING TO ACQUIRE
HUMANA?
A: The United HealthCare Board determined to
recommend approval of the Stock Issuance based on
a wide variety of factors, including:
- the terms and conditions of the Merger
Agreement and related agreements;
- the strategic fit between United HealthCare and
Humana, which, in United HealthCare's view,
offers the opportunity for synergies from
consolidation of corporate overhead, merging
overlapping operations, integrating and
improving medical care programs and
cross-selling products and services;
- the ability of the combined companies to offer
a greater choice of doctors, hospitals, and
consumer-focused, high quality health and
well-being products;
- the belief that the combined companies will be
better able to respond to the needs of
consumers and customers, the increased
competitiveness of the health and well-being
business and the opportunities that changes in
the health and well-being business might bring;
- the anticipated tax and accounting treatment of
the Merger; and
- the fairness opinion of United HealthCare's
financial advisor, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Q: WHY IS HUMANA PROPOSING TO BE ACQUIRED BY UNITED
HEALTHCARE?
A: The Humana Board determined to recommend approval
of the Merger Agreement and the Merger based on a
wide variety of factors, including:
- the business, earnings, operations, financial
condition and prospects of United HealthCare
and Humana, the financial analysis and other
information with respect to the two companies
presented to the Humana Board by Humana's
financial advisor, Lehman Brothers Inc., as
well as the Humana Board's own knowledge of the
companies and their respective businesses;
- Humana's strategic alternatives, including
remaining a separate company and continuing its
acquisition strategy;
- the opportunity that the Merger offers to
create a premier managed health care company
that will be better positioned to compete
effectively in this rapidly changing industry
than Humana on a stand-alone basis;
- the complementary strengths of Humana and
United HealthCare and the opportunities for
greater efficiencies and cost savings by the
combination of the two companies;
- the status of and continued consolidation
within the managed health care industry;
- the amount and form of consideration to be
received by Humana stockholders in the Merger;
- the opportunity the Merger presents for Humana
to provide long-term value to its stockholders;
- the fairness opinion of Lehman Brothers Inc.;
- the terms and conditions of the Merger
Agreement and related agreements; and
- the anticipated tax and accounting treatment of
the Merger.
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Q: WHAT DO I NEED TO DO NOW?
A: After you have carefully read this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus, just indicate on your proxy
card how you want to vote, and sign and mail it
in the enclosed prepaid return envelope as soon
as possible, so that your shares of Humana Common
Stock or United HealthCare Common Stock, as the
case may be, may be represented at the United
HealthCare Special Meeting or the Humana Special
Meeting, as the case may be. The United
HealthCare Special Meeting will take place on
Thursday, August 27, 1998 at 10:00 a.m., local
time, at United HealthCare's headquarters, 300
Opus Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka,
Minnesota. The Humana Special Meeting will take
place on Thursday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m., local
time, at Humana's headquarters, 500 West Main
Street, 25th Floor Auditorium, Louisville,
Kentucky.
The United HealthCare Board unanimously
recommends that United HealthCare shareholders
vote FOR the Stock Issuance and FOR the Articles
Amendment. The Humana Board unanimously
recommends that Humana stockholders vote FOR the
approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement.
Q: WHY IS UNITED HEALTHCARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF UNITED
HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK?
A: The United HealthCare Board is recommending
approval of the Articles Amendment which would
increase the number of authorized shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock from 500,000,000
shares to 800,000,000 shares. The proposed
amendment is intended to ensure that a sufficient
number of shares of United HealthCare Common
Stock remains available following the Merger for
general corporate purposes, including issuances
pursuant to employee stock plans, stock
dividends, and possible future acquisitions and
issuances for the purpose of raising additional
capital. There are no present plans,
understandings or agreements for issuing a
material number of additional shares of United
HealthCare Common Stock. However, if such plans,
understandings or agreements were formulated or
reached in the future in connection with an
action or transaction which would not otherwise
require approval by holders of United HealthCare
capital stock, it could become necessary for the
United HealthCare Board to call a special meeting
of shareholders in order to authorize an increase
in the number of authorized shares of United
HealthCare Common Stock. The United HealthCare
Board believes that it would not be in the best
interests of the shareholders of United
HealthCare for United HealthCare to bear the
expense and inconvenience of such a special
meeting, and accordingly is recommending that
such an increase be approved at the United
HealthCare Special Meeting. Consummation of the
Merger is not conditioned upon approval of the
Articles Amendment.
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Q: IF MY SHARES OF UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK OR
HUMANA COMMON STOCK ARE HELD IN "STREET NAME" BY
MY BROKER, WILL MY BROKER VOTE MY SHARES FOR ME?
A: Your broker will vote your shares only if you
provide instructions on how to vote. You should
follow the directions provided by your broker
regarding how to instruct your broker to vote
your shares. Without instructions, your shares
will not be voted. For purposes of voting on the
proposed Merger by Humana stockholders, failure
to give instructions will have the same effect as
voting against the proposed Merger. In the case
of United HealthCare shareholders, failure to
give instructions could result in preventing a
vote from being taken with respect to the Stock
Issuance and may have the same effect as a vote
against the Articles Amendment.
Q: CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE AFTER I HAVE MAILED MY
SIGNED PROXY CARD?
A: Yes. You can change your vote at any time before
your proxy is voted at the United HealthCare
Special Meeting or the Humana Special Meeting, as
applicable. You can do this in one of three ways.
First, you can send a written notice stating that
you would like to revoke your proxy. Second, you
can complete and submit a new proxy card. If you
choose either of these two methods, you must
submit your notice of revocation or your new
proxy card to United HealthCare or Humana, as
applicable, at the address on page 12. Third, you
can attend the United HealthCare Special Meeting
or the Humana Special Meeting, as applicable, and
vote in person. Simply attending the meeting,
however, will not revoke your proxy. If you have
instructed a broker to vote your shares, you must
follow directions received from your broker to
change your vote.
Q: SHOULD I SEND IN MY HUMANA STOCK CERTIFICATES AT
THIS TIME?
A: No. Humana stockholders should not send in the
stock certificates for their Humana Common Stock
until they receive transmittal materials from the
Exchange Agent. This will occur promptly
following consummation of the Merger.
Q: WHAT WILL HOLDERS OF HUMANA COMMON STOCK RECEIVE
IN THE MERGER?
A: Each outstanding share of Humana Common Stock
will be converted into the right to receive 0.5
of a share of United HealthCare Common Stock,
with cash being paid in lieu of fractional
shares. For example, a holder of 125 shares of
Humana Common Stock would receive 62 shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock, plus a cash
payment in lieu of 0.5 share of United HealthCare
Common Stock.
Q: WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THE MERGER TO BE COMPLETED?
A: We are working toward completing the Merger as
quickly as possible. In addition to the approvals
of the United HealthCare shareholders and Humana
stockholders, we must also obtain certain
regulatory approvals. We expect to complete the
Merger during the third quarter of 1998, although
there can be no assurance as to when, or if, all
of the conditions to consummation of the Merger
will be satisfied or waived.
Q: WHAT ARE THE FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE
MERGER?
A: In connection with the Merger, the following
federal income tax consequences will result: (i)
no gain or loss will be recognized by United
HealthCare, Humana or Merger Sub as a result of
the Merger, (ii) no gain or loss will be
recognized by any Humana stockholder (except in
connection with the receipt of cash in lieu of a
fractional share interest in United HealthCare
Common Stock) upon the exchange of Humana Common
Stock for United HealthCare Common Stock in the
Merger and (iii) the basis of the United
HealthCare Common Stock received by a Humana
stockholder who exchanges Humana Common Stock for
United HealthCare Common Stock will be the same
as the basis of the Humana Common Stock
surrendered in exchange therefor (subject to any
adjustments required as the result of the receipt
of cash in lieu of a fractional share of United
HealthCare Common Stock). To review the tax con-
sequences to stockholders in greater detail, see
page 67.
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Q: ARE THERE ANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MERGER?
A: The Merger does involve risks. For a discussion
of certain risk factors that should be con-
sidered in evaluating the Merger, see "RISK
FACTORS," beginning on page 30.
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WHO CAN HELP ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
Humana stockholders having more questions about the Merger or desiring
additional copies of the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus should contact:
HUMANA INC.
500 West Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Attention: Joan O. Lenahan, Secretary
Telephone Number: (502) 580-3717
or
D. F. King & Co., Inc.
77 Water Street
New York, New York 10005
Telephone Number: (800) 290-6432
United HealthCare shareholders having more questions about the Merger or
desiring additional copies of the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus should
contact:
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
300 Opus Center
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
Attention: David J. Lubben, General Counsel and Secretary
Telephone Number: (612) 936-1300
or
Georgeson & Company Inc.
Wall Street Plaza
New York, New York 10005
Telephone Number: (800) 223-2064
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The following are or may constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
(i) certain statements, including possible or assumed future results of
operations of United HealthCare and Humana contained in "THE
MERGER--Background of the Merger," "THE MERGER-- Reasons of United
HealthCare for the Merger," "THE MERGER--Reasons of Humana for the Merger,"
"THE MERGER--Opinion of United HealthCare's Financial Advisor," "THE
MERGER--Opinion of Humana's Financial Advisor" and "THE MERGER--Management
and Operations After the Merger," including any forecasts, projections and
descriptions of anticipated cost savings or other synergies referred to
therein, and certain statements incorporated by reference from documents
filed with the Commission by United HealthCare and Humana, including any
statements contained herein or therein regarding the development of
possible or assumed future results of operations of United HealthCare's and
Humana's businesses, the markets for United HealthCare's and Humana's
services and products, anticipated capital expenditures, regulatory
developments, competition or the effects of the Merger;
(ii) any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words
"believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "will likely result,"
"estimates," "projects" or similar expressions contained in the sections
of this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus cited above or incorporated
herein; and
(iii) other forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference
herein regarding matters that are not historical facts.
Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual
results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. For examples of such risks and uncertainties, see
"RISK FACTORS." United HealthCare shareholders and Humana stockholders are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of
the date hereof or, in the case of documents incorporated by reference, the date
of such document.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to
United HealthCare or Humana or persons acting on its or their behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or
referred to in this section. Neither United HealthCare nor Humana undertakes any
obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements
to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
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SUMMARY
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS JOINT
PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS. THIS SUMMARY IS NOT INTENDED TO BE COMPLETE AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ALL RESPECTS BY THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS
JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS AND ITS APPENDICES. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO
AND SHOULD READ CAREFULLY THE ENTIRE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS, INCLUDING
THE APPENDICES. AS USED IN THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS, THE TERMS
"UNITED HEALTHCARE" AND "HUMANA" REFER TO UNITED HEALTHCARE AND HUMANA,
RESPECTIVELY, AND, WHERE THE CONTEXT SO REQUIRES, TO THEIR RESPECTIVE
SUBSIDIARIES. ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING UNITED HEALTHCARE INCLUDED HEREIN HAS
BEEN FURNISHED BY UNITED HEALTHCARE, AND ALL INFORMATION INCLUDED HEREIN
CONCERNING HUMANA HAS BEEN FURNISHED BY HUMANA.
GENERAL
This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus, the notice of the United HealthCare
Special Meeting to be held on Thursday, August 27, 1998, the notice of the
Humana Special Meeting to be held on Thursday, August 27, 1998 and the forms of
proxy solicited in connection therewith are first being mailed to holders of
United HealthCare Common Stock as of July 10, 1998 ("United HealthCare
Shareholders") and to holders of Humana Common Stock as of July 10, 1998
("Humana Stockholders") on or about July 17, 1998.
At the United HealthCare Special Meeting, United HealthCare Shareholders
will consider and vote upon (a) a proposal to approve the Stock Issuance and (b)
a proposal to approve the Articles Amendment. While the United HealthCare Board
recommends that United HealthCare Shareholders vote "FOR" approval of the
Articles Amendment, the Stock Issuance and consummation of the Merger are not
contingent upon approval of the Articles Amendment. If approved by the United
HealthCare Shareholders at the United HealthCare Special Meeting, the Articles
Amendment will become effective only upon consummation of the Merger.
At the Humana Special Meeting, Humana Stockholders will consider and vote
upon a proposal to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the
Merger Agreement, among other things, (i) Merger Sub will be merged with and
into Humana and (ii) each outstanding share of Humana Common Stock will be
converted into the right to receive 0.5 of a share of United HealthCare Common
Stock. A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached hereto as Appendix A and is
incorporated herein by reference.
THE COMPANIES
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION. United HealthCare is a national leader
offering health care coverage and related services to help people achieve
improved health and well-being through all stages of life. United HealthCare
operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and
internationally. United HealthCare's products and services reflect a number of
core capabilities, including medical information management, health benefit
administration, care coordination, risk assessment and pricing, health benefit
design and provider contracting. With these capabilities, United HealthCare is
able to provide comprehensive health care management services through organized
health systems and insurance products, including health maintenance
organizations, point-of-service plans, preferred provider organizations and
managed indemnity programs. United HealthCare also offers specialized health
care management services and products such as behavioral health services,
workers compensation and disability services, utilization review services,
specialized provider networks, employee assistance programs, and knowledge and
information services.
For further information concerning United HealthCare, see "SELECTED
CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF UNITED HEALTHCARE," "UNAUDITED PRO
FORMA COMBINED SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA," "BUSINESS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE," and
"UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING FINANCIAL INFORMATION" herein
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and the United HealthCare documents incorporated by reference herein as
described in "INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE." The principal
executive offices of United HealthCare are located at 300 Opus Center, 9900 Bren
Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 (telephone number (612) 936-1300).
HUMANA INC. Since 1983, Humana has offered managed health care products
that integrate medical management with the delivery of health care services
through a network of providers. This network of providers may share financial
risk or have other incentives to deliver quality medical services in a cost-
effective manner. These managed health care products are marketed primarily
through health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations
that encourage or require the use of contracting providers. Humana also offers
various specialty and administrative service products including dental, group
life and workers compensation. In addition, Humana offers administrative
services to employers who self-insure their employee health plans.
For further information concerning Humana, see "SELECTED CONSOLIDATED
HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF HUMANA" and "BUSINESS OF HUMANA" herein and the
Humana documents incorporated by reference herein as described in "INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE." The principal executive offices of Humana
are located at 500 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 (telephone
number (502) 580-1000).
MERGER SUB. Merger Sub was incorporated on May 11, 1998 for purposes of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Merger Sub engages in no
other business. The principal executive offices of Merger Sub are located at 300
Opus Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 (telephone number
(612) 936-1300).
UNITED HEALTHCARE SPECIAL MEETING AND VOTE REQUIRED
The United HealthCare Special Meeting will be held on Thurday, August 27,
1998, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at United HealthCare's headquarters, 300 Opus
Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota. At the United HealthCare
Special Meeting, the United HealthCare Shareholders will be asked to consider
and vote upon (i) a proposal to approve the Stock Issuance and (ii) a proposal
to approve the Articles Amendment. While the United HealthCare Board recommends
that United HealthCare Shareholders vote "FOR" approval of the Articles
Amendment, the Stock Issuance and consummation of the Merger are not contingent
upon approval of the Articles Amendment. If approved by the United HealthCare
Shareholders at the United HealthCare Special Meeting, the Articles Amendment
will become effective only upon consummation of the Merger. Only the record
holders of United HealthCare Common Stock at the close of business on July 10,
1998 (the "United HealthCare Record Date") are entitled to notice of and to vote
at the United HealthCare Special Meeting. On the United HealthCare Record Date,
there were approximately 17,310 holders of record of United HealthCare Common
Stock and 195,162,079 shares of United HealthCare Common Stock outstanding. A
majority of all shares of United HealthCare Common Stock outstanding and
entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum
for the United HealthCare Special Meeting.
Each share of United HealthCare Common Stock entitles its holder to one
vote. To be approved, the Stock Issuance must receive the affirmative vote of a
majority of the votes cast at the United HealthCare Special Meeting, and over
50% of the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock entitled to do so must in
fact vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting, and the Articles Amendment
must receive the affirmative vote of the greater of (i) a majority of the number
of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock present and entitled to vote at the
United HealthCare Special Meeting, or (ii) a majority of the minimum number of
shares of United HealthCare Common Stock entitled to vote at the United
HealthCare Special Meeting that would constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business at the meeting (a quorum being a majority of the outstanding shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock as of the United HealthCare Record Date). As of
the United HealthCare Record Date, directors and executive
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officers of United HealthCare beneficially owned and were entitled to vote
969,018 shares of United HealthCare Common Stock, or approximately 0.5% of the
shares entitled to vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting. It is
currently expected that each such director and executive officer will vote the
shares of United HealthCare Common Stock he or she is entitled to vote for
approval of the Stock Issuance and for approval of the Articles Amendment. As of
the United HealthCare Record Date, Humana did not beneficially own any shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock. Also, as of the United HealthCare Record Date,
directors and executive officers of Humana beneficially owned and were entitled
to vote less than 1% of the shares entitled to be voted at the United HealthCare
Special Meeting. See "UNITED HEALTHCARE SPECIAL MEETING" and "PROPOSAL TO
INCREASE AUTHORIZED UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK."
HUMANA SPECIAL MEETING AND VOTE REQUIRED
The Humana Special Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 27, 1998, at
10:00 a.m. local time, at Humana's headquarters, 500 West Main Street, 25th
Floor Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky. At the Humana Special Meeting, the
Humana Stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to
approve and adopt the Merger Agreement. Only the record holders of Humana Common
Stock at the close of business on July 10, 1998 (the "Humana Record Date") are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Humana Special Meeting. On the Humana
Record Date, there were approximately 8,740 holders of record of Humana Common
Stock and 166,928,632 shares of Humana Common Stock outstanding. A majority of
all shares of Humana Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote,
represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the Humana
Special Meeting.
Each share of Humana Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote. Approval
and adoption of the Merger Agreement requires the approval of the holders of a
majority of outstanding shares of Humana Common Stock. As of the Humana Record
Date, directors and executive officers of Humana beneficially owned and were
entitled to vote 9,328,643 shares of Humana Common Stock, or approximately 5.6%
of the shares entitled to vote at the Humana Special Meeting. It is currently
expected that each such director and executive officer will vote the shares of
Humana Common Stock he or she is entitled to vote for approval and adoption of
the Merger Agreement. David A. Jones, Chairman of the Humana Board who is the
record holder of 5,763,578 shares of Humana Common Stock, has agreed to vote
such shares (and any other shares of Humana Common Stock over which he has
voting power that are held on the Humana Record Date) in favor of approval and
adoption of the Merger Agreement. See "THE MERGER--Voting Agreement." As of the
Humana Record Date, United HealthCare did not beneficially own any shares of
Humana Common Stock (excluding shares issuable to United HealthCare under
certain conditions as described under "THE MERGER--Stock Option Agreement").
Also, as of the Humana Record Date, directors and executive officers of United
HealthCare beneficially owned and were entitled to vote less than 1% of the
shares entitled to be voted at the Humana Special Meeting. See "HUMANA SPECIAL
MEETING."
THE MERGER
In the Merger, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement,
Merger Sub will merge with and into Humana, with Humana as the surviving
corporation (the "Surviving Corporation"). Following the Merger, the Surviving
Corporation will be a wholly owned subsidiary of United HealthCare. Pursuant to
the Merger, each outstanding share of Humana Common Stock will be converted into
the right to receive 0.5 of a share of United HealthCare Common Stock, with cash
being paid in lieu of fractional shares. Each share of United HealthCare Common
Stock outstanding prior to the Merger will remain outstanding after the
Effective Time. Holders of United HealthCare Common Stock immediately prior to
the Merger as a group will own approximately 70%, and holders of Humana Common
Stock immediately prior to the Merger as a group will own approximately 30%, of
the United HealthCare Common Stock to be outstanding immediately following the
Effective Time, based on shares outstanding as of the respective
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Record Dates. No fractional shares of United HealthCare Common Stock will be
issued in the Merger. The Merger Agreement provides that each holder of Humana
Common Stock who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional
share of United HealthCare Common Stock in the Merger will be entitled to
receive, in lieu thereof, an amount in cash equal to an amount determined by
multiplying such fraction by the average of the closing sales prices of a share
of the United HealthCare Common Stock, as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape,
over the ten trading days immediately preceding the Effective Time.
Upon consummation of the Merger, each option to purchase shares of Humana
Common Stock issued by Humana pursuant to its employee or director stock option
programs (each, a "Humana Stock Option") that is outstanding and unexercised
immediately prior to the Effective Time will be deemed to constitute an option
to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under the Humana
Stock Options, the same number of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock as
the holder of such Humana Stock Option would have been entitled to receive
pursuant to the Merger had such holder exercised such option in full immediately
prior to the Effective Time, rounded down to the nearest whole number, at a
price per share, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, equal to (i) the
aggregate exercise price for the shares of Humana Common Stock otherwise
purchasable pursuant to such Humana Stock Option divided by (ii) the number of
full shares of United HealthCare Common Stock deemed purchasable pursuant to
such Humana Stock Option pursuant to the foregoing. All such options that were
not exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time will become exercisable
at the Effective Time. See "THE MERGER--Description of the Merger."
For additional information relating to the Merger, see "THE MERGER."
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
The Merger is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including
among others, the approval of the Stock Issuance by United HealthCare
Shareholders, the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement by Humana
Stockholders and the approval of appropriate regulatory agencies. See "THE
MERGER--Conditions to the Merger."
RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
THE UNITED HEALTHCARE BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MERGER AGREEMENT
AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, INCLUDING THE STOCK ISSUANCE, AND THE
ARTICLES AMENDMENT. THE UNITED HEALTHCARE BOARD BELIEVES THAT THE MERGER AND THE
ARTICLES AMENDMENT ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE AND ITS
SHAREHOLDERS AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT UNITED HEALTHCARE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE
"FOR" APPROVAL OF THE STOCK ISSUANCE AND APPROVAL OF THE ARTICLES AMENDMENT. FOR
A DISCUSSION OF THE FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE UNITED HEALTHCARE BOARD IN
REACHING ITS CONCLUSIONS, SEE "THE MERGER--BACKGROUND OF THE MERGER," "--REASONS
OF UNITED HEALTHCARE FOR THE MERGER" AND "PROPOSAL TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED UNITED
HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK."
THE HUMANA BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. THE HUMANA BOARD BELIEVES THAT THE MERGER IS
IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HUMANA AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
THAT HUMANA STOCKHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MERGER
AGREEMENT. FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE HUMANA BOARD IN
REACHING ITS CONCLUSIONS, SEE "THE MERGER--BACKGROUND OF THE MERGER" AND
"--REASONS OF HUMANA FOR THE MERGER."
OPINION OF UNITED HEALTHCARE'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), financial advisor to United
HealthCare, on May 25, 1998, delivered to the United HealthCare Board, subject
to the review of the final Merger Agreement, its oral opinion (which was
subsequently confirmed in a written opinion dated May 27, 1998), to the effect
that, as
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of such date and based upon and subject to the matters set forth therein, the
Exchange Ratio was fair from a financial point of view to United HealthCare. The
full text of the written opinion of Goldman Sachs dated May 27, 1998, which sets
forth assumptions made, matters considered and limitations on the review
undertaken in connection with the opinion, is attached hereto as Appendix D and
is incorporated herein by reference. The opinion of Goldman Sachs referred to
herein does not constitute a recommendation as to how any holder of shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock should vote with respect to such transaction.
HOLDERS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK ARE URGED TO, AND SHOULD, READ SUCH
OPINION IN ITS ENTIRETY. SEE "THE MERGER--Opinion of United HealthCare's
Financial Advisor."
OPINION OF HUMANA'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Lehman Brothers Inc. ("Lehman Brothers"), financial advisor to Humana, has
rendered to the Humana Board a written opinion, dated May 27, 1998, to the
effect that, as of such date and based upon and subject to certain matters
stated in such opinion, from a financial point of view, the Exchange Ratio to be
offered to the stockholders of Humana in the Merger is fair to such
stockholders. A copy of the opinion of Lehman Brothers dated May 27, 1998 is
attached hereto as Appendix E and should be read carefully in its entirety with
respect to the procedures followed, assumptions made, matters considered and
limitations on the review undertaken in connection with such opinion. See "THE
MERGER--Opinion of Humana's Financial Advisor."
EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGER
The Closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place at 9:00 a.m., New
York time, on the first business day on which the last to be fulfilled or waived
of the conditions to the Merger set forth in the Merger Agreement to be
fulfilled prior to Closing is satisfied or waived or on such other date and at
such other time as United HealthCare and Humana agree in writing (the "Closing
Date"). As soon as practicable following the Closing, the parties will cause the
Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the "Certificate of
Merger") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. See "THE
MERGER--Conditions to the Merger." The Merger will become effective at such time
as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware or at such later time as may be agreed upon by the parties and
specified in the Certificate of Merger. See "THE MERGER-- The Effective Time."
WAIVER; AMENDMENT; TERMINATION
The conditions to each of the parties' obligations to consummate the Merger
may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
Subject to the provisions of applicable law, at any time prior to the
Effective Time, the parties to the Merger Agreement may modify or amend the
Merger Agreement, by written agreement executed and delivered by duly authorized
officers of the respective parties. See "THE MERGER--Waiver and Amendment."
The Merger Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned (1)
at any time prior to the Effective Time, by the mutual written consent of Humana
and United HealthCare by action of their respective Boards of Directors; (2) at
any time prior to the Effective Time by action of the Board of Directors of
either United HealthCare or Humana if (a) the Merger shall not have been
consummated by the Termination Date (as hereinafter defined) (provided that this
right to terminate the Merger Agreement is not available to any party that has
breached in any material respect its obligations under the Merger Agreement in
any manner that shall have proximately contributed to the occurrence of the
failure of the Merger to be consummated), (b) the approval of Humana
Stockholders shall not have been obtained (provided, however, that if an
Acquisition Proposal (as defined in "THE MERGER--Conduct of Business Prior to
the Merger and Other Covenants") has been made by any person prior to the time
of
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such vote, Humana may not terminate the Merger Agreement by reason of failure to
receive such approval, until a date that is not less than 90 days after the date
of such vote), (c) the approval by United HealthCare's shareholders of the Stock
Issuance shall not have been obtained, or (d) any order permanently restraining,
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger shall become final
and non-appealable; (3) at any time prior to the Effective Time by action of the
Humana Board if (a) (w) Humana is not in material breach of the Merger
Agreement, (x) the Humana Board authorizes Humana to enter into an agreement
with respect to a Superior Proposal (as defined in "THE MERGER-- Conduct of
Business Prior to the Merger and Other Covenants") and Humana gives written
notice of such Superior Proposal to United HealthCare, (y) United HealthCare
fails to make, within five business days after receipt of such notice, an offer
that the Humana Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its
financial advisors, is at least as favorable as the Superior Proposal, taking
into account, among other things, the long-term prospects and interests of
Humana and its stockholders, and (z) Humana pays to United HealthCare prior to
termination of the Merger Agreement the fees described under "THE
MERGER--Expenses and Termination Fees", or (b) there has been (i) a breach by
United HealthCare or Merger Sub of any representation or warranty contained in
the Merger Agreement that individually or in the aggregate has had, or is
reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition,
properties, business or results of operations of United HealthCare and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole or is reasonably likely to prevent or to
materially burden or materially impair the ability of United HealthCare to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or (ii) a
material breach by United HealthCare or Merger Sub of a covenant or agreement
contained in the Merger Agreement, in each case that is not curable or, if
curable, is not cured within 30 days after written notice of such breach is
given by Humana to United HealthCare or Merger Sub, as the case may be; (4) at
any time prior to the Effective Time by action of the United HealthCare Board if
(a)(i) Humana enters into a binding agreement for a Superior Proposal or the
Humana Board recommends a Superior Proposal or (ii) the Humana Board shall have
withdrawn or adversely modified its approval or recommendation of the Merger
Agreement or, after an Acquisition Proposal has been made, failed to reconfirm
its recommendation of the Merger Agreement within five business days after a
written request by United HealthCare to do so, (b) there has been (i) a breach
by Humana of any representation or warranty contained in the Merger Agreement
that individually or in the aggregate has had, or is reasonably likely to have,
a material adverse effect on the financial condition, properties, business or
results of operations of Humana and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or is
reasonably likely to prevent or to materially burden or materially impair the
ability of Humana to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement or (ii) a material breach by Humana of a covenant or agreement
contained in the Merger Agreement, in each case that is not curable or, if
curable, is not cured within 30 days after written notice of such breach is
given by Humana to United HealthCare or Merger Sub, as the case may be, or (c)
if Humana or any of its subsidiaries or representatives takes certain actions in
connection with an Acquisition Proposal. The "Termination Date" is December 31,
1998, provided, however, that on or after December 15, 1998, either United
HealthCare or Humana has the right to extend such date until March 31, 1999 in
order to obtain all required governmental consents. See "THE MERGER--Termination
of the Merger Agreement."
CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The obligation of each of United HealthCare and Humana to consummate the
Merger is conditioned on, among other things, the receipt of an opinion of its
respective counsel, based upon certain representations and assumptions set forth
therein, substantially to the effect that for federal income tax purposes the
Merger will qualify as a "reorganization" under Section 368(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Accordingly: (i) no gain or loss
will be recognized by United HealthCare, Humana or Merger Sub as a result of the
Merger, (ii) no gain or loss will be recognized by any Humana Stockholder
(except in connection with the receipt of cash in lieu of a fractional share
interest in United HealthCare Common Stock) upon the exchange of Humana Common
Stock for United HealthCare Common Stock in
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the Merger and (iii) the basis of the United HealthCare Common Stock received by
a Humana Stockholder who exchanges Humana Common Stock for United HealthCare
Common Stock will be the same as the basis of the Humana Common Stock
surrendered in exchange therefor (subject to any adjustments required as the
result of the receipt of cash in lieu of a fractional share of United HealthCare
Common Stock). EACH HUMANA STOCKHOLDER IS URGED TO CONSULT HIS OR HER OWN TAX
ADVISOR CONCERNING THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER, AS WELL AS
ANY APPLICABLE STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN OR OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES, BASED UPON SUCH
SHAREHOLDER'S OWN PARTICULAR FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. See "THE MERGER-- Certain
Federal Income Tax Consequences." In addition, Humana has received from Fried,
Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, and United HealthCare has received from
Sullivan & Cromwell, such firm's opinion, dated July 6, 1998, that, based upon
and subject to certain facts, representations and assumptions set forth therein,
the discussion under "THE MERGER--Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences"
represents such firm's opinion as to the material federal income tax
consequences of the Merger under currently applicable law.
INTERESTS OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE MERGER
In considering the recommendations of the Humana Board and the United
HealthCare Board with respect to the Merger Agreement and related matters,
stockholders should be aware that certain members of the management of Humana
and the Humana Board have certain interests in connection with the Merger that
are in addition to the interests of stockholders of Humana generally. See "THE
MERGER-- Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger."
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
As an inducement and condition to the willingness of United HealthCare and
Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement, Humana, as issuer, entered into a
stock option agreement with United HealthCare, as optionee, dated as of May 27,
1998 (the "Stock Option Agreement"). The Stock Option Agreement is attached as
Appendix B to this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus and is incorporated herein
by reference.
Pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement, Humana granted to United HealthCare
an irrevocable option (the "Option") to purchase up to 33,000,000 shares
(approximately 19.9% of the number of shares of Humana Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the exercise of the Option) (the "Option Shares") for a
purchase price per share of $30.3375 (the "Purchase Price").
The Option becomes exercisable upon termination of the Merger Agreement in
certain circumstances generally following the receipt of an Acquisition
Proposal. Exercise of the Option is subject to certain conditions.
The Option terminates and may no longer be exercised at the time of the
earlier of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) one year after the date of the
exercise event that caused the Option to become exercisable, subject to
extension for up to one year in the event certain conditions to exercise or
delivery of the Option Shares are not met.
Upon exercise of the Option by United HealthCare, United Healthcare will (i)
offset against any Termination Fee or, if applicable, any Alternative
Termination Fee (as defined in "THE MERGER-- Expenses and Termination Fees"), or
portion thereof, that becomes due and payable to United HealthCare, an amount
from the "Offset Account," as defined below, equal to such fee, or portion
thereof, against which the offset is to be made (but only to the extent of the
amount then in the Offset Account) and (ii) with respect to such a fee, or
portion thereof, that has already been paid to United HealthCare prior to the
Option exercise and that has not been fully offset pursuant to (i) above, remit
to Humana an amount from the Offset Account equal to the amount by which such
fee, or portion thereof, that has been paid has not been offset pursuant to (i)
above (but only to the extent of the amount then in the Offset Account);
provided that the sum of the amounts to be offset or remitted under the Stock
Option
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Agreement shall not be greater than the amount of such fee. The "Offset Account"
is equal to (A) the aggregate "Fair Market Value" of the Humana Common Stock
with respect to which the Option has been exercised, minus the aggregate
purchase price of such shares, each as determined at the time the Option is
exercised with respect to such shares, minus (B) the sum of the amounts, if any,
that have been offset or remitted pursuant to (i) or (ii) above. "Fair Market
Value" means for this purpose, with respect to the shares of Humana Common Stock
subject to the Option exercise, the average closing price of Humana Common Stock
on the NYSE Composite Tape for the five consecutive trading days immediately
preceding the date on which the Option is exercised.
Arrangements such as the Stock Option Agreement are entered into in
connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions in an effort to increase the
likelihood that the transactions will be consummated in accordance with their
terms and to compensate the optionee for the efforts undertaken and the
expenses, losses and opportunity costs incurred by it in connection with the
transactions if they are not consummated under certain circumstances involving
an acquisition or potential acquisition of the issuer by a third party. The
Stock Option Agreement was entered into to accomplish these objectives. The
Stock Option Agreement may have the effect of discouraging offers by third
parties to acquire Humana prior to the Merger, even if such persons might have
been prepared to offer to pay consideration to Humana Stockholders that has a
higher current market price than the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock to
be received by such holders pursuant to the Merger Agreement. See "THE
MERGER--Stock Option Agreement."
VOTING AGREEMENT
As an additional inducement and condition to the willingness of United
HealthCare and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement, David A. Jones
(the "Stockholder") entered into a voting agreement with United HealthCare dated
as of May 27, 1998 (the "Voting Agreement"). The Voting Agreement is attached as
Appendix C to this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus. The Stockholder is the
Chairman of the Humana Board and a co-founder of Humana.
The Voting Agreement provides that the Stockholder shall vote, or if
applicable, give consents with respect to, the shares of Humana Common Stock
owned of record by the Stockholder at the time of the execution of the Voting
Agreement (the "Stockholder Shares") (and any other shares of Humana Common
Stock over which the Stockholder has voting power that are held by the
Stockholder on the Humana Record Date) in favor of the Merger Agreement and the
Merger in connection with any meeting or action of Humana Stockholders. The
Stockholder has further agreed to grant United HealthCare an irrevocable proxy
to vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the Merger in connection with a
shareholder vote at the request of United HealthCare. The Voting Agreement
initially covered 5,963,778 shares of Humana Common Stock which were owned of
record by the Stockholder at the time of the execution of the Voting Agreement.
Subsequent to the execution of the Voting Agreement, United HealthCare consented
to the transfer by the Stockholder of 200,000 of these shares to a charitable
foundation, and the Stockholder made gifts of an aggregate of 200 shares of
Humana Common Stock under the terms of the Voting Agreement (as discussed
below). As a condition to such consent, the Stockholder agreed that, as of the
Humana Record Date, he would have voting power with respect to at least
5,963,778 shares of Humana Common Stock.
The Stockholder has further agreed, pursuant to the Voting Agreement, not
to, among other things, (i) sell, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate,
encumber, tender or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract with
respect thereto, more than 1% of the Stockholder Shares, (ii) grant any proxies
with respect to any Stockholder Shares, deposit any Stockholder Shares into a
voting trust or enter into a voting or option agreement with respect to any of
such Stockholder Shares, or (iii) directly or indirectly solicit, initiate,
encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal or
offer with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, except solely in his capacity as
a director of Humana if permitted under certain limited circumstances in
accordance with the Merger Agreement, engage in any negotiation concerning, or
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provide any confidential information or data to, or have any discussions with
any person relating to an Acquisition Proposal.
The Voting Agreement terminates at the earlier of (i) the Effective Time and
(ii) the date the Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms. See "THE
MERGER--Voting Agreement."
EXPENSES AND TERMINATION FEES
In the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain
circumstances relating to an Acquisition Proposal, Humana is required to pay
United HealthCare a termination fee of $200,000,000 (the "Termination Fee") or,
in specified circumstances, an alternative termination fee (the "Alternative
Termination Fee") calculated as a percentage of the average aggregate market
value of Humana Common Stock during a specified period following the
announcement of an Alternative Transaction (as defined in "THE MERGER--Expenses
and Termination Fees"), plus an amount equal to all reasonable (under the
circumstances) expenses incurred by United HealthCare or Merger Sub in
connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement up to a maximum amount of $10,000,000 ("Expenses"). See "THE
MERGER--Expenses and Termination Fees."
NO APPRAISAL RIGHTS
Holders of Humana Common Stock do not have appraisal rights under the
Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") with respect to the Merger.
Holders of United HealthCare Common Stock do not have appraisal rights under the
Minnesota Business Corporation Act (the "MBCA") with respect to the Stock
Issuance or the Articles Amendment. See "THE MERGER--No Appraisal Rights."
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
United HealthCare and Humana intend that the Merger qualify as a
pooling-of-interests for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The
obligation of each of United HealthCare and Humana to consummate the Merger is
conditioned upon receipt by United HealthCare of a letter from Arthur Andersen
LLP, the independent public accountants of United HealthCare, to the effect that
the Merger qualifies for pooling-of-interests accounting treatment if
consummated in accordance with the Merger Agreement. In addition, each of United
HealthCare and Humana has agreed in the Merger Agreement to use its reasonable
best efforts to cause to be delivered to the other party and its independent
accountants (Arthur Andersen LLP in the case of United HealthCare and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the case of Humana), as of the Closing Date,
letters from their respective independent accountants to the effect that
accounting for the Merger as a pooling-of-interests is appropriate. See "THE
MERGER--Accounting Treatment" and "--Conditions to the Merger."
REGULATORY APPROVALS
Consummation of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, the
expiration or termination of all applicable waiting periods pursuant to the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the
"Hart-Scott-Rodino Act"). The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act requires that parties to
certain acquisitions, including the Merger, must file notifications with and
provide information to the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and the
Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the "Antitrust
Division") and must observe certain waiting periods before consummating such
acquisitions. United HealthCare and Humana each filed the required notifications
and information with these authorities on June 12, 1998. On July 10, 1998,
United HealthCare and Humana received a request for additional information from
the Antitrust Division. This request for additional information extends the
waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act during which either the Antitrust
Division or the FTC is permitted to review the transaction. The waiting period
will expire on the twentieth day after the companies substantially comply with
the request. The companies intend to respond promptly to the
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Antitrust Division's request for additional information. Consummation of the
Merger also is conditioned upon the giving and making of all other required
notices and filings with governmental regulatory authorities, the receipt of all
governmental consents and approvals required in connection with the Merger, and
the expiration or termination of all statutory or regulatory waiting periods.
The governmental approvals required in connection with the Merger include those
of certain state HMO and insurance company regulatory authorities. See "THE
MERGER--Conditions to the Merger" and "--Regulatory Matters."
MARKETS AND MARKET PRICES
The United HealthCare Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol
"UNH" and the Humana Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "HUM."
The following table sets forth the closing price per share of United
HealthCare Common Stock and the closing price per share of Humana Common Stock,
as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape and the "implied per share price" (as
defined below) of Humana Common Stock as of May 27, 1998, the last trading day
before United HealthCare and Humana publicly announced the execution of the
Merger Agreement and on July 13, 1998, the last trading day prior to the date of
this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus. The "implied per share price" of Humana
Common Stock as of each such date equals the closing price per share of United
HealthCare Common Stock on such date multiplied by the Exchange Ratio.
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UNITED HEALTHCARE HUMANA IMPLIED PER
COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK SHARE PRICE
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May 27, 1998..................................................... $ 64.125 $ 26.25 $ 32.0625
July 13, 1998.................................................... $ 62.75 $ 30.1875 $ 31.375
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United HealthCare Shareholders and Humana Stockholders are urged to obtain
current market quotations for United HealthCare Common Stock and Humana Common
Stock. Because the Merger Consideration is fixed, a change in the market price
of United HealthCare Common Stock before the consummation of the Merger will
affect the market value of the United HealthCare Common Stock to be received in
the Merger in exchange for Humana Common Stock. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE AS TO
THE MARKET PRICE OF UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE
EFFECTIVE TIME, OR AS TO THE MARKET PRICE OF UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK AT
ANY TIME FOLLOWING THE EXCHANGE OF HUMANA COMMON STOCK FOR UNITED HEALTHCARE
COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THE MERGER. SEE "THE MERGER--GENERAL" AND "MARKET
PRICES AND DIVIDENDS."
COMPARATIVE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Upon consummation of the Merger, holders of Humana Common Stock will become
holders of United HealthCare Common Stock. As United HealthCare is organized
under the law of the State of Minnesota, differences in the rights of the
holders of Humana Common Stock, on the one hand, and the holders of United
HealthCare Common Stock, on the other, arise from differences between the DGCL
and the MBCA and from differences between Humana's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and Humana's bylaws on the one hand, and United HealthCare's
Second Restated Articles of Incorporation and United HealthCare's bylaws, on the
other. For a discussion of certain similarities and differences between the
rights of holders of Humana Common Stock and the rights of holders of United
HealthCare Common Stock, see "COMPARATIVE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF UNITED
HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK AND HUMANA COMMON STOCK."
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COMPARATIVE UNAUDITED PER COMMON SHARE DATA
The following table sets forth selected comparative unaudited per share data
for United HealthCare Common Stock on a historical and pro forma combined basis,
and for Humana Common Stock on a historical and pro forma equivalent basis,
giving effect to the Merger using the pooling-of-interests method of accounting.
The pro forma comparative unaudited per share data assumes the Merger had been
effective on March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, for the book value per share
data and at the beginning of the three months ended March 31, 1998 and each of
the three years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, for the dividends and
the basic and diluted net earnings per common share data. For a description of
the effect of pooling-of-interests accounting on the historical financial
statements of United HealthCare, see "THE MERGER--Accounting Treatment." The
information set forth below is based on and derived from the historical
consolidated financial statements of United HealthCare and Humana and the
unaudited pro forma condensed combining financial information, including the
respective notes thereto, incorporated by reference into or included in this
Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus. This information should be read in conjunction
with such historical consolidated financial statements and unaudited pro forma
condensed combining financial information and the related notes thereto. See
"AVAILABLE INFORMATION," "INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE" and
"UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING FINANCIAL INFORMATION."
The per share data set forth herein are presented for comparative purposes
only and are not necessarily indicative of the future operations or the actual
results or combined financial position of the combined company that would have
been achieved had the Merger been consummated as of the date or for the periods
indicated.
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STOCK HUMANA COMMON STOCK
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HISTORICAL COMBINED(4) HISTORICAL EQUIVALENT(4)
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Book value per share:(1)
March 31, 1998.......................................... $ 24.32 $ 22.76 $ 9.56 $ 11.38
December 31, 1997....................................... $ 23.74 $ 22.11 $ 9.15 $ 11.06
Dividends per share:(2)
Three months ended March 31, 1998....................... $ 0.03 $ 0.03 -- $ 0.015
Year ended December 31,
1997.................................................. $ 0.03 $ 0.03 -- $ 0.015
1996.................................................. $ 0.03 $ 0.03 -- $ 0.015
1995.................................................. $ 0.03 $ 0.03 -- $ 0.015
Basic and Diluted net earnings per share:(3)
Basic
Three months ended March 31, 1998....................... $ 0.65 $ 0.64 $ 0.30 $ 0.32
Year ended December 31,
1997.................................................. $ 2.30 $ 2.25(5) $ 1.06 $ 1.13
1996.................................................. $ 1.80 $ 1.29 $ 0.07 $ 0.65
1995.................................................. $ 1.61 $ 1.84 $ 1.17 $ 0.92
Diluted
Three months ended March 31, 1998....................... $ 0.63 $ 0.62 $ 0.30 $ 0.31
Year ended December 31,
1997.................................................. $ 2.26 $ 2.20(5) $ 1.05 $ 1.10
1996.................................................. $ 1.76 $ 1.26 $ 0.07 $ 0.63
1995.................................................. $ 1.57 $ 1.80 $ 1.16 $ 0.90
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Notes:
(1) The pro forma combined book value per share of United HealthCare Common
Stock is based upon the pro forma shareholders' equity of the combined
companies, divided by the total pro forma common shares of the combined
companies outstanding as of the date indicated, assuming conversion of the
Humana Common Stock at the Exchange Ratio. The pro form equivalent book
value per share of Humana Common Stock represents the pro forma combined
book value per share multiplied by the Exchange Ratio.
(2) The pro forma combined dividends per share for United HealthCare Common
Stock assumes no changes in cash dividends per share. The pro forma
equivalent dividends per share for Humana Common Stock represent the cash
dividends declared on a share of United HealthCare Common Stock multiplied
by the Exchange Ratio.
(3) The pro forma combined net earnings per share (based on basic and diluted
weighted average shares outstanding) of United HealthCare Common Stock is
based on the pro forma net earnings applicable to common shareholders for
the combined companies, divided by the pro forma basic and diluted weighted
average common shares of the combined companies. The pro forma equivalent
net earnings per share of Humana Common Stock represents pro forma combined
net earnings per share applicable to common shareholders multiplied by the
Exchange Ratio.
(4) All pro forma amounts exclude one-time costs associated with the Merger. See
Note E to "UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING FINANCIAL INFORMATION."
(5) The operating results of Humana's September and October, 1997 acquisitions
of Physician Corporation of America ("PCA") and ChoiceCare Corporation
("ChoiceCare"), respectively, were accounted for using the purchase method
of accounting and, accordingly, their operating results have been included
in Humana's historical financial statements from their acquisition dates.
Had the PCA and ChoiceCare acquisitions occurred on January 1, 1997,
unaudited pro forma combined basic and diluted net earnings per common share
for the year ended December 31, 1997 would have been $1.84 and $1.81,
respectively.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF UNITED HEALTHCARE
The following table summarizes selected consolidated historical financial
data of United HealthCare. The financial data for the years ended December 31,
1997, 1996 and 1995, and as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, were derived from the
audited consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by reference. The
financial data for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, and as of
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, were derived from the audited consolidated
financial statements not included or incorporated herein. The financial data as
of March 31, 1998 and for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 were
derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of United
HealthCare incorporated herein by reference. The financial data as of March 31,
1997 was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement
of United HealthCare not included or incorporated herein. In the opinion of
United HealthCare's management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal
recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial data
for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 have been reflected therein.
Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 1998 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF UNITED HEALTHCARE
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THREE MONTHS
ENDED MARCH
31, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1998 1997 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
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(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenues.................................... $4,115 $2,852 $11,794 $10,074 $5,671 $3,769 $3,115
Earnings from Operations.................... $ 209 $ 179 $ 742 $ 596(1) $ 461(2) $ 506 $ 336
Net Earnings Before Extraordinary Gain...... $ 132 $ 109 $ 460 $ 356(1) $ 286(2) $ 288(3) $ 212
Extraordinary Gain on Sale of Subsidiary,
net....................................... -- -- -- -- -- 1,377(4) --
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Net Earnings................................ 132 109 460 356(1) 286(2) 1,665 212
Convertible Preferred Stock Dividends....... (7) (7) (29) (29) (7) -- --
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Net Earnings Applicable to Common
Shareholders.............................. $ 125 $ 102 $ 431 $ 327 $ 279 $1,665 $ 212
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Basic Net Earnings per Common Share:
Basic Net Earnings per Common Share Before
Extraordinary Gain...................... $ 0.65 $ 0.55 $ 2.30 $ 1.80(1) $ 1.61(2) $ 1.69(3) $ 1.25
Extraordinary Gain........................ -- -- -- -- -- 8.06(4) --
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Basic Net Earnings per Common Share....... $ 0.65 $ 0.55 $ 2.30 $ 1.80(1) $ 1.61(2) $ 9.75 $ 1.25
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Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share:
Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share
Before Extraordinary Gain............... $ 0.63 $ 0.54 $ 2.26 $ 1.76(1) $ 1.57(2) $ 1.64(3) $ 1.23
Extraordinary Gain........................ -- -- -- -- -- 7.86(4) --
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Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share..... $ 0.63 $ 0.54 $ 2.26 $ 1.76(1) $ 1.57(2) $ 9.50 $ 1.23
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Dividends per Share:
Common Stock.............................. $ 0.03 $ 0.03 $ 0.03 $ 0.03 $ 0.03 $ 0.03 $0.015
Convertible Preferred Stock............... $14.38 $14.38 $ 57.50 $ 57.50 $14.38 -- --
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares
Outstanding:
Basic..................................... 193 185 187 182 174 171 170
Diluted................................... 199 189 191 186 177 175 172
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AS OF):
Cash and Investments........................ $3,998 $3,432 $ 4,041 $ 3,453 $3,078 $2,769 $1,169
Total Assets................................ $9,104 $7,063 $ 7,623 $ 6,997 $6,161 $3,489 $1,787
Long-Term Obligations....................... $ 20 $ 28 $ 19 $ 31 $ 39 $ 24 $ 38
Shareholders' Equity........................ $4,670 $3,934 $ 4,534 $ 3,823 $3,188 $2,795 $1,085
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Notes:
(1) Excluding the nonoperating merger costs associated with the April 1996
acquisition of HealthWise of America, Inc. ("HealthWise") of $15 million ($9
million after tax, or $0.05 diluted net earnings per common share) and the
provision for future losses on two large multiyear contracts of $45 million
($27 million after tax, or $0.15 diluted net earnings per common share),
1996 earnings from operations and net earnings would have been $641 million
and $392 million, or $1.96 diluted net earnings per common share. The
HealthWise merger was accounted for using the pooling-of-interests method of
accounting; however, United HealthCare did not restate its historical
financial statements as the effects on the historical consolidated financial
statements were not material.
(2) Excluding restructuring charges associated with the October 1995 acquisition
of The MetraHealth Companies, Inc. ("MetraHealth") of $154 million ($97
million after tax, or $0.55 diluted net earnings per common share), 1995
earnings from operations and net earnings would have been $615 million and
$383 million, or $2.12 diluted net earnings per common share. The
MetraHealth acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting and, accordingly, its operating results have been included in
United HealthCare's historical consolidated financial information from the
acquisition date.
(3) Excluding the nonoperating merger costs associated with the acquisitions of
Complete Health Services, Inc. ("Complete") and Ramsey-HMO, Inc.
("Ramsey-HMO") of $36 million ($22 million after tax, or $0.13 diluted net
earnings per common share), 1994 net earnings before extraordinary gain
would have been $310 million, or $1.77 diluted net earnings per common
share. The Complete and Ramsey-HMO mergers were accounted for using the
pooling-of-interests method of accounting and, accordingly, the operating
results for each have been included in United HealthCare's historical
consolidated financial information for all periods presented.
(4) In May 1994, United HealthCare sold Diversified Pharmaceutical Services,
Inc. ("Diversified") for $2.3 billion in cash and recognized an
extraordinary gain after transaction costs and income tax effects of $1.4
billion, or $7.86 diluted net earnings per common share. Diversified's
operating results are included in United HealthCare's historical
consolidated financial information up to the disposition date.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF HUMANA
The following table summarizes selected consolidated historical financial
data of Humana. The financial data for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996
and 1995, and as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, were derived from the audited
consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by reference. The
financial data for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, and as of
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, were derived from the audited consolidated
financial statements not included or incorporated herein. The financial data as
of March 31, 1998 and for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 were
derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Humana
incorporated herein by reference. The financial data as of March 31, 1997 was
derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement of Humana
not included or incorporated herein. In the opinion of Humana's management, all
adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a
fair presentation of the financial data for the three months ended March 31,
1998 and 1997 have been reflected therein. Operating results for the three
months ended March 31, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the full year.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF HUMANA
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MARCH 31, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1998 1997(1) 1997(1) 1996(2) 1995(3) 1994(4) 1993
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(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenues........................................ $ 2,402 $ 1,832 $ 8,036 $ 6,788 $ 4,702 $ 3,654 $ 3,195
Income Before Income Taxes...................... $ 79 $ 60 $ 270 $ 18 $ 288 $ 257 $ 143
Net Income...................................... $ 50 $ 39 $ 173 $ 12 $ 190 $ 176 $ 89
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Basic Net Earnings per Common Share............. $ 0.30 $ 0.24 $ 1.06 $ 0.07 $ 1.17 $ 1.10 $ 0.56
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Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share........... $ 0.30 $ 0.24 $ 1.05 $ 0.07 $ 1.16 $ 1.07 $ 0.55
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Weighted Average Number of Common Shares
Outstanding:
Basic......................................... 165 163 163 163 162 161 159
Diluted....................................... 167 165 166 165 165 164 161
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AS OF):
Cash and Investments............................ $ 2,242 $ 1,715 $ 2,646 $ 1,727 $ 1,518 $ 1,203 $ 1,134
Total Assets.................................... $ 5,046 $ 3,185 $ 5,418 $ 3,153 $ 2,878 $ 1,957 $ 1,731
Long-Term Debt and Other Obligations............ $ 1,523 $ 348 $ 1,654 $ 361 $ 399 $ 83 $ 71
Stockholders' Equity............................ $ 1,588 $ 1,324 $ 1,501 $ 1,292 $ 1,287 $ 1,058 $ 889
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Notes:
(1) Includes the operations of Health Direct, Inc., Physician Corporation of
America and ChoiceCare Corporation since their dates of acquisition,
February 28, 1997, September 8, 1997 and October 17, 1997, respectively.
(2) Includes special charges of $215 million pretax ($140 million after tax, or
$.85 per diluted share) related to the restructuring of the Washington, D.C.
health plan, provision for expected future losses on insurance contracts,
closing 13 service areas, discontinuing unprofitable products in three
markets, a litigation settlement and planned workforce reductions.
(3) Includes the operations of EMPHESYS Financial Group, Inc., since October 11,
1995, the date of acquisition.
(4) Includes nonrecurring income of $11 million pretax ($17 million after tax,
or $.10 per diluted share) related to the favorable settlement of income tax
disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, partially offset by the
write-down of a nonoperational asset.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table summarizes certain selected unaudited pro forma
financial data for United HealthCare and Humana combined, giving effect to the
Merger as a pooling of interests for accounting and financial reporting
purposes. Such pro forma data assumes that the Merger had been effective at the
beginning of each of the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 and the
three years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 for the statement of
operations data and on March 31, 1998 and 1997 and December 31, 1997, 1996 and
1995 for the balance sheet data. The unaudited pro forma data set forth in the
following table is derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the
historical consolidated financial statements of United HealthCare and Humana,
including the respective notes thereto, and the unaudited pro forma condensed
combining financial information, including the respective notes thereto,
incorporated by reference into or included in this Joint Proxy Statement-
Prospectus. The financial data as of March 31, 1997 was derived from unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements not included or incorporated herein.
See "UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING FINANCIAL INFORMATION" and
"INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE." The following pro forma
financial data is presented for informational purposes only, and is not
necessarily indicative of the results of the future operations of the combined
entity or the actual results that would have been achieved had the Merger been
consummated on the dates, or at the beginning of the periods, presented.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA
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THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31 YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1998 1997(2) 1997(2) 1996 1995
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(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA: (1)
Revenues......................................................... $ 6,517 $ 4,684 $ 19,830 $ 16,862 $ 10,373
Earnings from Operations......................................... $ 288 $ 239 $ 1,012 $ 614 $ 749
Net Earnings..................................................... $ 182 $ 148 $ 633 $ 368 $ 476
Convertible Preferred Stock Dividends............................ (7) (7) (29) (29) (7)
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Net Earnings Applicable to Common Shareholders................... $ 175 $ 141 $ 604 $ 339 $ 469
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Basic Net Earnings per Common Share.............................. $ 0.64 $ 0.53 $ 2.25 $ 1.29 $ 1.84
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Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share............................ $ 0.62 $ 0.52 $ 2.20 $ 1.26 $ 1.80
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Dividends per Share:
Common Stock................................................... $ 0.03 $ 0.03 $ 0.03 $ 0.03 $ 0.03
Convertible Preferred Stock.................................... 14.38 14.38 57.50 57.50 14.38
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic.......................................................... 275 266 269 263 255
Diluted........................................................ 282 272 274 268 260
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AS OF):(1)
Cash and Investments............................................. $ 6,240 $ 5,147 $ 6,687 $ 5,180 $ 4,596
Total Assets..................................................... $ 14,150 $ 10,248 $ 13,041 $ 10,150 $ 9,039
Long-Term Debt and Other Obligations............................. $ 1,543 $ 376 $ 1,673 $ 392 $ 438
Shareholders' Equity............................................. $ 6,258 $ 5,258 $ 6,035 $ 5,115 $ 4,475
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Notes:
(1) All pro forma amounts exclude one-time costs associated with the Merger. See
Note E to "UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING FINANCIAL INFORMATION."
(2) The operating results of Humana's September and October 1997 acquisitions of
Physician Corporation of America ("PCA") and ChoiceCare Corporation
("ChoiceCare"), respectively, were accounted for using the purchase method
of accounting and, accordingly, their operating results have been included
in Humana's historical financial statements from their acquisition dates.
Had the PCA and ChoiceCare acquisitions occurred on January 1, 1997,
unaudited pro forma combined results for the year ended December 31, 1997
and the three months ended March 31, 1997 would have been: revenues - $21.1
and $5.1 billion, respectively; net earnings applicable to common
shareholders - $495 and $138 million, respectively; basic net earnings per
common share - $1.84 and $0.52, respectively; and diluted net earnings per
common share of $1.81 and $0.51, respectively.
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RISK FACTORS
The statements contained in this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus concerning
United HealthCare and Humana include forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following
discussion contains certain cautionary statements regarding United HealthCare's
business and results of operations including, following the Merger, the business
and results of operations of Humana. See "CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS."
INTEGRATION OF OPERATIONS FOLLOWING THE MERGER
The financial performance of United HealthCare following the Merger will
depend in part on United HealthCare's ability to integrate the operations of
Humana with those of United HealthCare and to realize the synergies and cost
savings anticipated from the Merger. The operations to be integrated include the
corporate, health care management and claims processing, underwriting,
marketing, provider relations, and other functions, as well as United
HealthCare's and Humana's information systems. The cost savings anticipated from
the Merger are expected to result from the elimination of duplicative functions,
personnel and facilities as operations are integrated.
United HealthCare is targeting improvements over time in operating costs of
the combined companies of 3 percent to 5 percent and in medical costs of 0.75
percent to 1 percent. United HealthCare also has estimated the Merger to be
neutral to earnings in 1998 and accretive to earnings in 1999 (exclusive of
transaction costs). See "THE MERGER--Management and Operations After the
Merger." Among other factors, if unforeseen difficulties or expenses arise in
connection with the integration of United HealthCare's and Humana's operations
or if anticipated synergies from the Merger are not realized, these targets and
estimates may not be achieved. There can be no assurance as to the achievement
of any such targets and estimates. In addition, unforeseen difficulties in
executing the integration could have a disruptive effect on the ability of the
combined companies to service their current business and to pursue new
opportunities.
United HealthCare will incur substantial non-operating costs associated with
the Merger which will be expensed in the period in which the Merger is
consummated. These non-operating costs are not reflected in the pro forma
financial information included elsewhere herein, and may include charges with
respect to elimination of duplicate functions and facilities, severance costs
and the write-off of certain assets. See Note E to "UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINING FINANCIAL INFORMATION." If unforeseen difficulties or
expenses arise in connection with the integration of United HealthCare's and
Humana's operations, additional amounts related to the Merger could be expensed
in subsequent periods.
Other companies in the healthcare industry have recently encountered
difficulties that they did not foresee in integrating acquisitions. Although
United HealthCare has successfully integrated the operations of several other
acquired companies in the past, there is no assurance that unforeseen
difficulties or expenses will not arise in connection with its integration of
Humana's operations following the Merger or that anticipated synergies from the
Merger will be realized. If such difficulties or expenses are encountered or if
such synergies are not realized, a material adverse effect on United
HealthCare's revenues and results of operations could result.
REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS
Approvals (including consents, expiration of waiting periods, and similar
processes) from numerous federal and state agencies will be necessary and are a
condition to consummate the Merger. Broad latitude in administering the
governing regulations is given to the agencies from which United HealthCare and
Humana will seek these approvals. As a condition to approval of the Merger,
agencies may require divestitures of certain assets or impose other requirements
or limitations or costs on the way the combined companies do business after the
consummation of the Merger; provided that, in connection with the
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receipt of any regulatory approval, United HealthCare is not required by the
Merger Agreement to proffer to, or agree to (i) sell or hold separate and agree
to sell or to discontinue to or limit, before or after the Effective Time, any
assets, businesses, or interest in any assets or businesses of United
HealthCare, Humana or any of their respective affiliates (or to consent to any
sale, or agreement to sell, or discontinuance or limitation by Humana of any of
its assets or businesses) or (ii) agree to any material conditions relating to,
or material changes or restriction in, the operations of any such assets or
businesses (other than routine conditions to which United HealthCare has
customarily agreed to in the past). If United HealthCare were to agree to any
material requirements or limitations in order to obtain any approvals required
to consummate the Merger, such requirements or limitations or additional costs
associated therewith could adversely affect United HealthCare's ability to
integrate the operations of Humana with those of United HealthCare and delay or
diminish the synergies and cost savings anticipated from the Merger. A material
adverse effect on United HealthCare's revenues and results of operations
following the Merger could result.
STOCK MARKET; FIXED EXCHANGE RATIO
The market prices of the United HealthCare Common Stock and of the
securities of certain of the other publicly held companies in the industry in
which United HealthCare operates have shown volatility and sensitivity in
response to many factors, including general market trends, public communications
regarding managed care, legislative or regulatory actions, health care cost
trends, pricing trends, competition, earnings or membership reports of
particular industry participants, and acquisition activity. United HealthCare
cannot assure the level or stability of United HealthCare's share price at any
time or predict the impact the foregoing or any other factors may have on the
share price.
The number of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock to be received in the
Merger in exchange for each share of Humana Common Stock is fixed. See
"SUMMARY--The Merger." Because the market price of the United HealthCare Common
Stock can and will vary, there is no assurance as to the market value of the
United HealthCare Common Stock to be received by Humana Stockholders in the
Merger, either as of the Effective Time or at any time thereafter.
HEALTH CARE COSTS
United HealthCare and Humana both use a large portion of their revenue to
pay the costs of health care services or supplies delivered to their members,
and United HealthCare will continue to do so on a combined basis following its
acquisition of Humana. Total health care costs incurred by United HealthCare are
affected by the number of individual services rendered and the cost of each
service. Much of United HealthCare's premium revenue is priced before services
are delivered and the related costs are incurred, usually on a prospective
annual basis. Although United HealthCare tries to base the premiums it charges
in part on its estimate of future health care costs over the fixed premium
period, competition, contractual commitments of Humana, regulations and other
circumstances may limit United HealthCare's ability to fully base premiums on
estimated costs. In addition, many factors may, and often do, cause actual
health care costs to exceed what was estimated and reflected in premiums. These
factors may include increased use of services, increased cost of individual
services, catastrophes, epidemics, the introduction of new or costly treatments,
general inflation, new mandated benefits or other regulatory changes, and
insured population characteristics. In addition, United HealthCare's earnings
reported for any particular quarter include estimates of covered services
incurred by United HealthCare's enrollees during that period for which claims
have not been received or processed. Because these are estimates, United
HealthCare's earnings may be adjusted later to reflect the actual costs.
In addition, United HealthCare's operating results may be affected by
seasonal changes in the level of health care use during the calendar year.
Although there are no assurances, per member medical costs generally have been
higher in the first half of each year than the second half.
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INDUSTRY FACTORS
The managed care industry frequently receives significant amounts of
negative publicity. This publicity has contributed to increased legislative
activity, regulation and review of industry practices. These factors may
adversely affect United HealthCare and Humana's ability to market their products
or services, may require them to change their products and services and pricing,
and may increase the regulatory burdens under which they operate, further
increasing the costs of doing business and adversely affecting profitability.
These factors will continue to affect United HealthCare on a combined basis
following its acquisition of Humana.
COMPETITION
In many of their geographic or product markets, United HealthCare and Humana
compete with a number of other entities, some of which may have certain
characteristics or capabilities that give them an advantage in competing with
United HealthCare and Humana. United HealthCare believes that barriers to entry
in these markets are not substantial, so the addition of new competitors can
occur relatively easily and consumers enjoy significant flexibility in moving to
a new managed care provider. Certain United HealthCare or Humana customers may
decide to perform functions or services provided by United HealthCare or Humana
for themselves, which would decrease United HealthCare revenues on a combined
basis following its acquisition of Humana. Certain United HealthCare or Humana
providers may decide to market products and services to United HealthCare or
Humana customers in competition with United HealthCare or Humana. In addition,
significant merger and acquisition activity has occurred in the industry in
which United HealthCare or Humana operate as well as in industries that act as
suppliers to United HealthCare and Humana, such as the hospital, physician,
pharmaceutical and medical device industries. To the extent that there is strong
competition or that competition intensifies in any market, United HealthCare's
ability on a combined basis following its acquisition of Humana to retain or
increase customers or providers, or maintain or increase its revenue growth, its
pricing flexibility, its control over medical cost trends and its marketing
expenses may be adversely affected.
AARP CONTRACT
In early 1997, United HealthCare finalized its contract arrangements with
the American Association of Retired Persons ("AARP"). Under such long-term
contract, United HealthCare provides Medicare supplemental, hospital indemnity
health insurance and other products to AARP members. As a result of the
agreement, the number of members served by United HealthCare, products offered,
and services provided has grown significantly. United HealthCare's portion of
the AARP's insurance program represents approximately $3.5 billion in annual net
premium revenue from more than 4 million AARP members. The success of the AARP
arrangement will depend, in part, on United HealthCare's ability to service
these new members, develop additional products and services, price the products
and services competitively, and respond effectively to federal and state
regulatory changes. Additionally, events that adversely effect AARP could have
an adverse effect on the success of United HealthCare's arrangement with AARP.
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND REGULATION
The businesses of United HealthCare and Humana are heavily regulated on
federal, state and local levels. The laws and rules governing the businesses of
United HealthCare and Humana and interpretations of those laws and rules are
subject to frequent change. Broad latitude is given to the agencies
administering those regulations. Existing or future laws and rules could force
United HealthCare to change how it does business on a combined basis following
its acquisition of Humana, restrict United HealthCare's revenue and enrollment
growth, increase its health care and administrative costs and capital
requirements, and increase its liability for medical malpractice or other
actions. United HealthCare must obtain and maintain regulatory approvals to
market many of its products and services. Delays in obtaining or failure to
obtain or maintain these approvals could adversely affect United HealthCare's
revenues or the number of its members, or could increase costs. A significant
portion of United HealthCare's and Humana's revenues
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relate to federal, state and local government health care coverage programs.
This will continue to be the case following the Merger. These types of programs,
such as the federal Medicare program and the federal and state Medicaid
programs, generally are subject to frequent change, including changes that
reduce the number of persons enrolled or eligible, reduce the amount of
reimbursement or payment levels, or may reduce or increase United HealthCare's
administrative or health care costs under such programs. Such changes have
adversely affected United HealthCare's results and, in certain circumstances,
willingness to participate in such programs in the past and may also do so in
the future.
United HealthCare and Humana also are subject to various governmental
reviews, examinations, audits and investigations, and United HealthCare will
continue to be so subject on a combined basis following its acquisition of
Humana. Such oversight could result in the loss of licensure or the right to
participate in certain programs, restrictions on operations or the imposition of
fines, penalties and other sanctions or requirements. In addition, disclosure of
any adverse investigation or audit results or sanctions could damage United
HealthCare's reputation in various markets and make it more difficult for United
HealthCare to sell its products and services or maintain its market share. The
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the "NAIC") has proposed rules
that will require certain minimum capitalization levels for health care coverage
provided by insurance companies, HMOs and other risk-bearing health care
entities. The requirements would take the form of risk-based capital rules.
Currently, similar risk-based capital rules apply only to insurance companies.
Depending on the nature and extent of any new minimum capitalization
requirements ultimately adopted, there could be an increase in the capital
required for certain of United HealthCare's subsidiaries and an attendant
increase in the cost of doing business, and there may be some potential for
disparate treatment of competing products. If the NAIC fails to act, some form
of federal solvency regulation of companies providing Medicare-related benefit
programs may be issued.
PROVIDER RELATIONS
One of the significant techniques United HealthCare and Humana both use to
manage health care costs and utilization and monitor the quality of care being
delivered is contracting with physicians, hospitals and other providers. United
HealthCare will continue to use this technique on a combined basis following its
acquisition of Humana. Because United HealthCare's health plans are, and
following the Merger will be, so geographically diverse and because most of
those health plans contract with a large number of providers, United HealthCare
currently believes its exposure to provider relations issues is and will be
limited. In any particular market, however, providers could refuse to contract,
demand higher payments, or take other actions that could result in higher health
care costs, less desirable products for customers and members, or difficulty
meeting regulatory or accreditation requirements. In some markets, certain
providers, particularly hospitals, physician/hospital organizations or
multi-specialty physician groups, may have significant market positions or near
monopolies. In addition, physician or practice management companies, which
aggregate physician practices for administrative efficiency and marketing
leverage, continue to expand. These providers may compete directly with United
HealthCare. If these providers refuse to contract with United HealthCare, use
their market position to negotiate favorable contracts, or place United
HealthCare at a competitive disadvantage, those activities could adversely
affect United HealthCare's ability to market products or to be profitable in the
areas where such physician or practice management companies operate.
LITIGATION AND INSURANCE
United HealthCare and Humana each may be a party to a variety of legal
actions that affect their business, such as employment and employment
discrimination-related suits, employee benefit claims, breach of contract
actions, tort claims, and shareholder suits, including securities fraud and
intellectual property-related litigation. In addition, United HealthCare and
Humana are subject to a variety of legal actions specifically relating to their
business operations. These could include: claims relating to the denial of
health care benefits; medical malpractice actions; provider disputes over
compensation and termination
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of provider contracts; disputes related to self-funded business, including
actions alleging claim administration errors and the failure to disclose network
rate discounts and other fee and rebate arrangements; disputes over copayment
calculations; and claims relating to customer audits and contract performance.
United HealthCare will continue to be subject to such legal actions on a
combined basis following its acquisition of Humana. Recent court decisions and
legislative activity may increase United HealthCare's and Humana's exposure for
any of these types of claims. In some cases, substantial noneconomic or punitive
damages may be sought. United HealthCare and Humana currently have insurance
coverage for some of these potential liabilities. Other potential liabilities
may not be covered by insurance, insurers may dispute coverage, or the amount of
insurance may not cover the damages awarded. In addition, certain types of
damages, such as punitive damages, may not be covered by insurance, and
insurance coverage for all or certain forms of liability may become unavailable
or prohibitively expensive in the future.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
United HealthCare's business depends significantly on effective information
systems, and United HealthCare has many different information systems for its
various businesses. United HealthCare's information systems require an ongoing
commitment of resources to maintain and enhance existing systems and develop new
systems in order to keep pace with continuing changes in information processing
technology, evolving industry standards, expansion of operations and changing
customer preferences. In addition, United HealthCare may from time to time
obtain significant portions of its systems-related or other services or
facilities from independent third parties, which may make United HealthCare's
operations vulnerable to such third parties' failure to perform adequately. As a
result of United HealthCare's acquisition activities, United HealthCare has
acquired additional systems and has been taking steps to reduce the number of
systems and to upgrade and to expand its information systems capabilities.
Humana is similarly dependent on effective information systems, and it is in
the process of integrating certain recently acquired operations into its
information systems. As discussed above under "--Integration of Operations
Following the Merger," United HealthCare's performance following the Merger will
depend in part on its ability to integrate Humana's information systems with
United HealthCare's existing systems. There is no assurance that unforeseen
difficulties or expenses will not be encountered in performing this integration.
Failure to maintain effective and efficient information systems could cause loss
of existing customers, difficulty in attracting new customers, customer and
provider disputes, regulatory problems, increases in administrative expenses or
other adverse consequences.
THE YEAR 2000
United HealthCare and Humana each is in the process of modifying its
computer systems to accommodate the Year 2000 and is expensing the costs
incurred to make these modifications. The integration of Humana's information
systems with those of United HealthCare following the Merger will require close
coordination of the two companies' Year 2000 programs. United HealthCare
currently expects the combined companies to complete their Year 2000
modifications enough in advance of the Year 2000 to avoid adverse impacts on
United HealthCare's operations. If United HealthCare is unable to complete these
Year 2000 modifications in a timely manner or successfully coordinate Humana's
Year 2000 efforts, or other companies or entities with which United HealthCare
or Humana does business fail to complete their Year 2000 modifications in a
timely manner, such non-compliance could adversely affect United HealthCare's
operations.
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Efficient and cost-effective administration of United HealthCare's
operations is essential to United HealthCare's profitability and competitive
positioning. While United HealthCare attempts to effectively manage such
expenses, staff-related and other administrative expenses may increase from time
to time due to business or product start-ups or expansions, growth or changes in
business, acquisitions, regulatory requirements or other reasons. These expense
increases are not clearly predictable and may adversely affect results. As
discussed above under "--Integration of Operations Following the Merger," United
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HealthCare's performance following the Merger will depend in part on its ability
to integrate Humana's operations with those of United HealthCare and to realize
the cost savings anticipated to result from the combination of operations.
United HealthCare believes it currently has an experienced, capable
management and technical staff. The market for management and technical
personnel, including information systems professionals, in the health care
industry is very competitive. The pendency of the Merger could adversely affect
United HealthCare's and Humana's ability to retain key personnel. Loss of
certain managers or a number of such managers could adversely affect United
HealthCare's ability to administer and manage its business.
MARKETING
United HealthCare and Humana market their products and services through both
employed salespeople and independent sales agents. Although United HealthCare
and Humana expect to eliminate certain duplicative functions in connection with
the Merger, the departure of certain key sales employees or agents before or
after the Merger could impair the combined companies' ability to retain existing
customers and members and develop new customers. In addition, certain of United
HealthCare's customers or potential customers consider rating, accreditation or
certification of United HealthCare by various private or governmental bodies or
rating agencies necessary or important. Certain of United HealthCare's health
plans or other business units, including Humana's following the Merger, may not
have obtained or may not desire or be able to obtain or maintain such rating,
accreditation or certification, which could adversely affect United HealthCare's
ability to obtain or retain business with these customers.
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
United HealthCare has made several large acquisitions in recent years and
has an active ongoing acquisition and disposition program under which it may
engage in transactions involving the acquisition or disposition of assets,
products or businesses, some or all of which may be material. In addition to
United HealthCare's acquisition of Humana, other acquisitions by United
HealthCare may entail certain risks and uncertainties and may affect ongoing
business operations because of unknown liabilities, unforeseen administrative
needs or increased efforts to integrate the acquired operations. Failure to
identify liabilities, anticipate additional administrative needs or effectively
integrate acquired operations could result in reduced revenues, increased
administrative and other costs, or customer confusion or dissatisfaction.
DATA AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
Many of the products that are part of United HealthCare's knowledge- and
information-related business depend significantly on the integrity of the data
on which they are based. If the information contained in United HealthCare's
databases were found or perceived to be inaccurate, or if such information were
generally perceived to be unreliable, commercial acceptance of United
HealthCare's database-related products would be adversely and materially
affected. Furthermore, the use by United HealthCare's knowledge- and
information-related business of patient data is regulated at federal, state and
local levels. These laws and rules are changed frequently by legislation or
administrative interpretation. Restrictions imposed under such laws and rules
could adversely affect revenues from these products and, more generally, affect
United HealthCare's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The success of United HealthCare's knowledge- and information-related
business also depends significantly on its ability to maintain proprietary
rights to such products. United HealthCare relies on its agreements with
customers, confidentiality agreements with employees, trade secrets, copyrights
and patents to protect such proprietary rights. United HealthCare cannot assure
that these legal protections and precautions will prevent misappropriation of
United HealthCare's proprietary information. In addition, substantial litigation
regarding intellectual property rights exists in the software industry, and
United HealthCare expects software products to be increasingly subject to
third-party infringement claims as the number of products and competitors in
this industry segment grows. Such litigation could have an adverse effect on the
ability of United HealthCare's knowledge and information-related business to
market and sell its products and on United HealthCare's business, financial
condition and results of operations.
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UNITED HEALTHCARE SPECIAL MEETING
GENERAL
This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus is being furnished to United
HealthCare Shareholders as part of the solicitation of proxies by the United
HealthCare Board for use at the United HealthCare Special Meeting to be held on
Thursday, August 27, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at United HealthCare's
headquarters, 300 Opus Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota. This
Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus, the notice of the United HealthCare Special
Meeting to be held on Thursday, August 27, 1998 and the form of proxy solicited
in connection therewith are first being mailed to holders of United HealthCare
Common Stock on or about July 17, 1998.
The purpose of the United HealthCare Special Meeting is to consider and vote
upon (a) a proposal to approve the Stock Issuance and (b) a proposal to approve
the Articles Amendment.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, holders of Humana Common Stock would be
entitled to received 0.5 of a share of United HealthCare Common Stock for each
share of Humana Common Stock held as of the Effective Time. Based on the number
of shares of Humana Common Stock outstanding on the Humana Record Date,
consummation of the Merger would result in the issuance of 83,464,316 shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock, or approximately 30% of the total number of
shares of United HealthCare Common Stock after the consummation of the Merger
(based on the number of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock outstanding on
the United HealthCare Record Date). Based on the total number of shares and
rights to acquire shares of Humana Common Stock outstanding on the Humana Record
Date, a maximum aggregate of 88,663,493 shares of United HealthCare Common Stock
could be issued in the Merger, or approximately 29% of the United HealthCare
Common Stock outstanding after consummation of the Merger (based on the number
of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock plus rights to acquire shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock outstanding on the United HealthCare Record
Date).
The principal purpose and effect of the Articles Amendment will be to
authorize additional shares of United HealthCare Common Stock that may be issued
upon the approval of the United HealthCare Board without shareholder approval.
While the United HealthCare Board recommends that United HealthCare Shareholders
vote "FOR" approval of the Articles Amendment, the Stock Issuance and
consummation of the Merger are not contingent upon approval of the Articles
Amendment. If approved by the United HealthCare Shareholders at the United
HealthCare Special Meeting, the Articles Amendment will become effective only
upon consummation of the Merger. See "PROPOSAL TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED UNITED
HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK."
The Merger is subject to a number of conditions, including the receipt of
required regulatory and shareholder approvals. See "THE MERGER--Conditions to
the Merger" and "--Regulatory Matters."
SOLICITATION, VOTING AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
United HealthCare Shareholders as of the United HealthCare Record Date are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting and
any adjournment or postponement thereof. Accordingly, only holders of record of
shares of United HealthCare Common Stock at the close of business on such date
will be entitled to vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting and any
adjournment or postponement thereof, with each share entitling its owner to one
vote on all matters properly presented at the United HealthCare Special Meeting
and any adjournment or postponement thereof. On the United HealthCare Record
Date, there were approximately 17,310 holders of record of the 195,162,079
shares of United HealthCare Common Stock then outstanding.
The bylaws of United HealthCare (the "United HealthCare Bylaws") require the
presence, in person or by proxy, of at least a majority of the total number of
outstanding shares of United HealthCare Common Stock entitled to vote at the
United HealthCare Special Meeting for purposes of a quorum at the
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United HealthCare Special Meeting. Under NYSE rules, the Stock Issuance must be
approved by a majority of the votes cast at the United HealthCare Special
Meeting, and over 50% of the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock entitled
to do so must in fact vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting. In
addition, approval of the Articles Amendment requires the affirmative vote of
the greater of (i) a majority of the number of shares of United HealthCare
Common Stock present and entitled to vote at the United HealthCare Special
Meeting, or (ii) a majority of the minimum number of shares of United HealthCare
Common Stock entitled to vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting that
would constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting (a
quorum being a majority of the outstanding shares of United HealthCare Common
Stock as of the United HealthCare Record Date).
If an executed Proxy Card is returned and the shareholder has explicitly
abstained from voting on any matter, the shares represented by such proxy will
be considered present at the United HealthCare Special Meeting for purposes of
determining a quorum and for purposes of calculating the vote, but will not be
considered to have been voted in favor of such matter. Given that the
affirmative votes described above are necessary for approval of the Stock
Issuance and the Articles Amendment, an abstention will have the same effect as
a vote against the approval of the Stock Issuance and the Articles Amendment.
Under the rules of the NYSE, brokers who hold shares in street name for
customers who are the beneficial owners of such shares are prohibited from
giving a proxy to vote shares held for such customers on the proposals to be
considered at the United HealthCare Special Meeting without specific
instructions from such customers. Shares represented by proxies returned by
brokers which indicate a lack of authority to vote on a matter ("broker
non-votes") will be considered present at the United HealthCare Special Meeting
for purposes of determining a quorum but not for purposes of calculating the
vote. Accordingly, broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of
determining whether over 50% of the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock
entitled to vote in fact vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting, as
required by NYSE rules in connection with the Stock Issuance. FAILURE TO RETURN
A PROPERLY EXECUTED PROXY CARD OR TO VOTE AT THE UNITED HEALTHCARE SPECIAL
MEETING MAY HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS A VOTE AGAINST APPROVAL OF THE ARTICLES
AMENDMENT AND MAY PREVENT A VOTE FROM BEING TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH NYSE RULES
ON APPROVAL OF THE STOCK ISSUANCE.
It is currently expected that all of the 969,018 shares of United HealthCare
Common Stock which the directors and executive officers of United HealthCare
beneficially owned and were entitled to vote as of the United HealthCare Record
Date (approximately 0.5% of the total number of outstanding shares of United
HealthCare Common Stock as of such date) will be voted for approval and adoption
of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Articles Amendment. As of the United
HealthCare Record Date, Humana did not beneficially own any shares of United
HealthCare Common Stock. Also as of the United HealthCare Record Date, directors
and executive officers of Humana beneficially owned and were entitled to vote
less than one percent of the shares entitled to be voted at the United
HealthCare Special Meeting.
If the accompanying Proxy Card is properly executed and returned to United
HealthCare in time to be voted at the United HealthCare Special Meeting, the
shares represented thereby will be voted in accordance with the instructions
marked thereon. EXECUTED BUT UNMARKED PROXIES WILL BE VOTED FOR APPROVAL OF THE
STOCK ISSUANCE AND APPROVAL OF THE ARTICLES AMENDMENT. The United HealthCare
Board does not know of any matters other than those described in the notice of
the United HealthCare Special Meeting that are to come before the United
HealthCare Special Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the
United HealthCare Special Meeting, including, among other things, a motion to
adjourn or postpone the United HealthCare Special Meeting to another time and/or
place for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies in favor of the proposal
to approve the Stock Issuance or to approve the Articles Amendment or to permit
dissemination of information regarding material developments relating to the
Merger or otherwise germane to the United HealthCare Special Meeting, one or
more of the persons named in the Proxy Card will vote the shares represented by
such proxy upon such matters as determined in their discretion.
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The presence of a shareholder at the United HealthCare Special Meeting will
not automatically revoke such shareholder's proxy. Any proxy given pursuant to
this solicitation may be revoked by the person giving it by giving written
notice of such revocation to the Secretary of United HealthCare at any time
before it is voted, by delivering to United HealthCare a duly executed,
later-dated proxy or by attending the United HealthCare Special Meeting and
voting in person. All written notices of revocation and other communications
with respect to revocation of United HealthCare proxies should be addressed to
David J. Lubben, Secretary, United HealthCare Corporation, 300 Opus Center, 9900
Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343.
The cost of soliciting proxies for the United HealthCare Special Meeting
will be borne by United HealthCare, except that, under the terms of the Merger
Agreement, the cost of preparing and mailing this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus and Commission registration fees relating to the
Registration Statement will be borne equally by United HealthCare and Humana. In
addition to use of the mails, proxies may be solicited personally or by
telephone, telegraph, facsimile or other means of communication by directors,
officers and employees of United HealthCare, who will not be specially
compensated for such activities, but who may be reimbursed for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with such solicitation. United HealthCare
will also request persons, firms and companies holding shares in their names or
in the name of their nominees, which are beneficially owned by others, to send
proxy materials to and obtain proxies from such beneficial owners. United
HealthCare will reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses incurred in
that connection. United HealthCare has retained Georgeson & Company Inc., to
assist in the solicitation of proxies at a cost of approximately $12,000, plus
customary expenses.
RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED HEALTHCARE BOARD
The United HealthCare Board has unanimously approved the Merger Agreement
and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Stock Issuance, and the
Articles Amendment. The United HealthCare Board believes that the Merger and the
Articles Amendment are in the best interests of United HealthCare and its
shareholders and unanimously recommends that United HealthCare Shareholders vote
"FOR" approval of the Stock Issuance and approval of the Articles Amendment. See
"THE MERGER--Background of the Merger," "--Reasons of United HealthCare for the
Merger" and "PROPOSAL TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK."
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HUMANA SPECIAL MEETING
GENERAL
This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus is being furnished to Humana
Stockholders as part of the solicitation of proxies by the Humana Board for use
at the Humana Special Meeting to be held on Thursday, August 27, 1998 at 10:00
a.m., local time, at Humana's headquarters, 500 West Main Street, 25th Floor
Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky. This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus, the
notice of the Humana Special Meeting and the form of proxy solicited in
connection therewith are first being mailed to Humana Stockholders on or about
July 17, 1998.
The purpose of the Humana Special Meeting is to consider and vote upon a
proposal to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement. The Merger is subject to a
number of conditions, including the receipt of required regulatory and
shareholder approvals. See "THE MERGER--Conditions to the Merger" and
"--Regulatory Matters."
SOLICITATION, VOTING AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
Humana Stockholders as of the Humana Record Date are entitled to notice of
and to vote at the Humana Special Meeting and any adjournments or postponements
thereof. Accordingly, only holders of record of shares of Humana Common Stock at
the close of business on such date will be entitled to vote at the Humana
Special Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof, with each share
entitling its owner to one vote on all matters properly presented at the Humana
Special Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. On the Humana
Record Date, there were approximately 8,740 holders of record of the 166,928,632
shares of Humana Common Stock then outstanding. Under Delaware law, the Merger
Agreement must be approved and adopted by the holders of a majority of
outstanding shares of Humana Common Stock.
If an executed Proxy Card is returned and the stockholder has explicitly
abstained from voting on any matter, the shares represented by such proxy will
be considered present at the Humana Special Meeting for purposes of determining
the presence of a quorum and for purposes of calculating the vote, but will not
be considered to have been voted in favor of such matter. In addition, brokers
who hold shares in street name for customers who are the beneficial owners of
such shares are prohibited from giving a proxy to vote shares held for such
customers on the proposal to be considered at the Humana Special Meeting without
specific instructions from such customers. Broker non-votes indicating a lack of
authority from customers to vote on such proposal will be considered present at
the Humana Special Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum but will not be
considered to have been voted in favor of the Merger Agreement. Given that the
DGCL requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Humana Common Stock entitled to vote on the proposal to
approve the Merger Agreement, the effect of abstentions and broker non-votes
will be the same as a vote against the approval of the Merger Agreement. FAILURE
TO RETURN A PROPERLY EXECUTED PROXY CARD OR TO VOTE AT THE HUMANA SPECIAL
MEETING WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS A VOTE AGAINST THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
It is currently expected that all of the 9,328,643 shares of Humana Common
Stock which the directors and executive officers of Humana beneficially owned
and were entitled to vote as of the Humana Record Date (approximately 5.6% of
the total number of outstanding shares of Humana Common Stock as of such date)
will be voted for approval of the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Voting
Agreement, Mr. David A. Jones, record owner of 5,763,578 shares of Humana Common
Stock, has agreed to vote such shares (and any other shares of Humana Common
Stock over which he has voting power that are held on the Humana Record Date) in
favor of the Merger Agreement. See "THE MERGER--Voting Agreement."
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As of the Humana Record Date, United HealthCare did not beneficially own any
shares of Humana Common Stock (excluding shares issuable to United HealthCare
under certain conditions as described under "THE MERGER--Stock Option
Agreement"). Also, as of the Humana Record Date, directors and executive
officers of United HealthCare beneficially owned and were entitled to vote less
than one percent of the shares entitled to be voted at the Humana Special
Meeting.
If the accompanying Proxy Card is properly executed and returned to Humana
in time to be voted at the Humana Special Meeting, the shares represented
thereby will be voted in accordance with the instructions marked thereon.
EXECUTED BUT UNMARKED PROXIES WILL BE VOTED FOR APPROVAL OF THE MERGER
AGREEMENT. The Humana Board does not know of any matters other than those
described in the notice of the Humana Special Meeting that are to come before
the Humana Special Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the
Humana Special Meeting, including, among other things, a motion to adjourn or
postpone the Humana Special Meeting to another time and/or place for the purpose
of soliciting additional proxies in favor of the proposal to approve the Merger
Agreement or to permit dissemination of information regarding material
developments relating to the Merger or otherwise germane to the Humana Special
Meeting, one or more of the persons named in the Proxy Card will vote the shares
represented by such proxy upon such matters as determined in their discretion.
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person
giving it by giving written notice of such revocation to the Secretary of Humana
at any time before it is voted, by delivering to Humana a duly executed,
later-dated proxy, or by attending the Humana Special Meeting and voting in
person. The presence of a stockholder at the Humana Special Meeting will not
automatically revoke such stockholder's proxy. All written notices of revocation
and other communications with respect to revocation of Humana proxies should be
addressed to Joan O. Lenahan, Secretary, Humana Inc., 500 West Main Street,
Louisville, Kentucky 40202.
The cost of soliciting proxies for the Humana Special Meeting will be borne
by Humana, except that, under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the cost of
preparing and mailing this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus and Commission fees
relating to the Registration Statement will be borne equally by Humana and
United HealthCare. In addition to use of the mails, proxies may be solicited
personally or by telephone, telegraph, facsimile or other means of communication
by directors, officers and employees of Humana, who will not be specially
compensated for such activities, but who may be reimbursed for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with such solicitation. Humana will also
request persons, firms and companies holding shares in their names or in the
names of their nominees, which are beneficially owned by others, to send proxy
materials to and obtain proxies from such beneficial owners. Humana will
reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses incurred in that
connection. Humana has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to assist in the
solicitation of proxies at a cost of approximately $10,000 plus customary
expenses.
RECOMMENDATION OF HUMANA BOARD
The Humana Board has unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby. The Humana Board believes that the Merger
Agreement is in the best interests of Humana and its stockholders and
unanimously recommends that Humana Stockholders vote "FOR" approval of the
Merger Agreement. See "THE MERGER--Background of the Merger" and "--Reasons of
Humana for the Merger."
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THE MERGER
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE OTHER
INFORMATION CONTAINED ELSEWHERE IN THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS
INCLUDING THE APPENDICES HERETO AND THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY
REFERENCE. A COPY OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT (EXCLUDING THE EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
THERETO) IS SET FORTH IN APPENDIX A TO THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS AND
IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, AND REFERENCE IS MADE THERETO FOR A
COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE TERMS OF THE MERGER. UNITED HEALTHCARE SHAREHOLDERS
AND HUMANA STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO AND SHOULD READ THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND
EACH OF THE OTHER APPENDICES HERETO CAREFULLY.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MERGER
At the Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into Humana. Merger
Sub is a wholly owned subsidiary of United HealthCare that was incorporated on
May 11, 1998 solely as a vehicle to facilitate the Merger. Humana will be the
surviving corporation in the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation"), and will
continue its corporate existence under the DGCL. At the Effective Time, the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will terminate. The Humana
certificate of incorporation and the Humana bylaws as in effect at the Effective
Time will be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, respectively, of the
Surviving Corporation. At such time, the Humana certificate of incorporation
will be amended to provide for authorized capital stock of 1,000 shares of
common stock, par value $1.00 per share. After the consummation of the Merger,
the Surviving Corporation will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of United
HealthCare.
At the Effective Time, automatically by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part of any party or stockholder, each share of Humana Common
Stock (excluding shares of Humana Common Stock owned by United HealthCare,
Merger Sub or any other direct or indirect subsidiary of United HealthCare and
any shares of Humana Common Stock owned by Humana or any of its direct or
indirect subsidiaries, in all cases other than those held on behalf of third
parties ("Excluded Shares")), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time will become and be converted into the right to receive 0.5 of a
share of United HealthCare Common Stock; provided that in the event that Humana
changes the number of shares of Humana Common Stock issued and outstanding prior
to the Effective Time or United HealthCare changes the number of shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the Effective
Time as a result of a reclassification, stock split, stock dividend or
distribution, recapitalization or other similar transaction, the Exchange Ratio
will be appropriately adjusted.
In addition, at the Effective Time (i) the shares of United HealthCare
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will remain
outstanding after the Effective Time, (ii) each Excluded Share will be canceled
and retired and no consideration will be issued in exchange therefor and (iii)
each share of common stock of Merger Sub shall be converted into one share of
common stock of the Surviving Corporation. Also at the Effective Time, each
option to purchase shares of Humana Common Stock issued by Humana pursuant to
its employee or director stock option programs (each, a "Humana Stock Option")
that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time will
be deemed to constitute an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions
as were applicable under the Humana Stock Options, the same number of shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock as the holder of such Humana Stock Option would
have been entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger had such holder exercised
such option in full immediately prior to the Effective Time, rounded down to the
nearest whole number, at a price per share rounded up to the nearest whole cent,
equal to (i) the aggregate exercise price for the shares of Humana Common Stock
otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Humana Stock Option divided by (ii) the
number of full shares of United HealthCare Common Stock deemed purchasable
pursuant to such Humana Stock Option pursuant to the foregoing. In accordance
with the terms of the Humana Stock Options, all such options that were not
exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time will become exercisable at
the Effective Time.
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BACKGROUND OF THE MERGER
United HealthCare has an active ongoing acquisition program and regularly
considers strategic acquisition opportunities. In the first quarter of 1998,
United HealthCare's senior management continued its analysis of strategic
alternatives for continued growth and success in the marketplace. This analysis
included consideration of possible acquisitions or business combinations.
On April 9, 1998, William C. Ballard, Jr., a member of the United HealthCare
Board, and William W. McGuire, M.D., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of United HealthCare, initiated preliminary discussions with David A.
Jones, Humana's Chairman of the Board, Gregory H. Wolf, Humana's President and
Chief Executive Officer, and David A. Jones, Jr., Humana's Vice Chairman,
regarding the merits of a combination of the two companies. During the remainder
of the month, these discussions continued and included an exchange of broad
information about the operations of the respective companies and discussions
concerning the trends and outlook for the health care industry and the social
and economic aspects of a combination.
On April 20, 1998, a telephonic meeting of the Humana Board was held at
which David A. Jones advised the Humana Board of the preliminary discussions
with United HealthCare, and the Humana Board authorized further discussions. On
April 30, 1998, the Humana Board met and was apprised of subsequent
developments. The Humana Board authorized further discussions and commencement
of due diligence.
On May 4, 1998, Humana and United HealthCare entered into a confidentiality
agreement for the purpose of exploring a possible relationship between the
companies. During the week of May 4, 1998, members of United HealthCare's
management and United HealthCare's financial advisors met in Louisville,
Kentucky with members of Humana's management and Humana's financial advisors to
perform due diligence activities. Members of Humana's management and Humana's
financial advisors met in Minnetonka, Minnesota with members of United
HealthCare's management and United HealthCare's financial advisors on May 9 and
May 11, and conducted additional review procedures thereafter. These due
diligence efforts continued throughout May 1998.
On May 13, 1998, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the United HealthCare
Board coinciding with United HealthCare's annual meeting of shareholders, the
directors considered the status of the negotiations between United HealthCare
and Humana and received presentations from United HealthCare's management and
Goldman Sachs. The Board authorized continued due diligence and negotiation of a
possible agreement with Humana.
On May 14, 1998, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Humana Board
coinciding with Humana's annual meeting of stockholders, the directors
considered the status of the negotiations between Humana and United HealthCare
and received presentations and advice from Humana's management and Humana's
legal advisors. At such meeting, the Humana Board received a presentation by
Lehman Brothers, including its fairness analysis. The Humana Board authorized
continued due diligence and negotiation of a business combination with United
HealthCare.
During the week of May 18 and until execution of the definitive agreement,
members of United HealthCare's senior management and United HealthCare's outside
counsel met with members of Humana's senior management and Humana's outside
counsel and held detailed discussions regarding the possible terms of a merger
involving the two companies. With the advice of outside counsel, financial
advisors and accountants, United HealthCare and Humana negotiated the terms of
the Merger Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement, and United HealthCare and
Mr. Jones negotiated the terms of the Voting Agreement.
On May 25, 1998, the United HealthCare Board held a special meeting to
review, with the advice and assistance of United HealthCare's management and
financial and legal advisors, the proposed merger agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby. After discussion, and consideration of various
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materials, including drafts of the Merger Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement
and the Voting Agreement, the United HealthCare Board unanimously approved the
Merger.
On May 26, 1998, Humana's Board of Directors held special telephonic
meetings to review, with the advice and assistance of Humana's management and
financial and legal advisors, the proposed Merger Agreement and Stock Option
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. After discussion, and
consideration of various materials, including drafts of the agreements, the
Humana Board unanimously approved the Merger, subject to the resolution of
various issues within the guidelines established by the Humana Board and to the
receipt of Lehman Brothers' fairness opinion. The Board also amended Humana's
stockholder rights agreement to provide that the Merger and related transactions
would not cause the rights contemplated by the agreement to become exercisable.
In the evening of May 27, 1998, following resolution of the remaining issues
and the delivery by Lehman Brothers of its fairness opinion, Humana and United
HealthCare executed the Merger Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement. At the
same time, United HealthCare and Mr. Jones executed the Voting Agreement.
REASONS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE FOR THE MERGER
In reaching its determination to recommend approval and adoption of the
Merger Agreement and the Merger, the United HealthCare Board considered a number
of factors, including those set forth below. In view of the wide variety of
factors considered in connection with the Merger, the United HealthCare Board
did not consider it practicable to, nor did it attempt to, quantify or otherwise
assign relative weights to the specific factors it considered in reaching its
decision. In addition, individual members of the United HealthCare Board may
have given different weight to different factors.
(1) The presentations and views expressed by management of United HealthCare
(at the May 13, 1998 and the May 25, 1998 meetings of the United HealthCare
Board, as well as at previously held meetings) regarding: (a) the alternatives
available to United HealthCare if it did not pursue a transaction with Humana;
(b) the financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects of
each of United HealthCare, Humana and the combined entity; (c) the long-term
changes taking place in the health and well-being business and United
HealthCare's strategy relative to them; and (d) the recommendation of the Merger
by the management of United HealthCare.
(2) The ability of the combined companies to offer a greater choice of
doctors, hospitals, and consumer-focused, high quality health and well-being
products.
(3) The belief that the combined companies would be better able to respond
to the needs of consumers and customers, the increased competitiveness of the
health and well-being business and the opportunities that changes in the health
and well-being business might bring.
(4) The strategic fit between United HealthCare and Humana, which, in United
HealthCare's view, offers the opportunity for synergies from consolidation of
corporate overhead, merging overlapping operations, integrating and improving
medical care programs and cross-selling products and services.
(5) The fact that United HealthCare shareholders would continue to own
approximately 70% of the combined company, subject to adjustment.
(6) The long-term interests of United HealthCare and its shareholders, as
well as the interests of United HealthCare's employees, customers, providers,
creditors and suppliers.
(7) The presentation made by Goldman Sachs at the May 25, 1998 United
HealthCare Board meeting and the oral opinion, subject to the review of the
Merger Agreement, of Goldman Sachs to the effect that, as of such date and based
upon and subject to the matters set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio was fair
from a financial point of view to United HealthCare. The full text of the
written opinion of Goldman Sachs dated May 27, 1998, which sets forth
assumptions made, matters considered, and
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limitations on the review undertaken with the opinion is attached as Appendix D
to this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus and is incorporated by reference.
(8) The regulatory approvals required to consummate the Merger, including
antitrust approvals and various state and federal regulatory approvals, and the
prospects of receiving such approvals.
(9) The anticipated tax and accounting treatment of the Merger.
THE UNITED HEALTHCARE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT UNITED HEALTHCARE
SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" APPROVAL OF THE STOCK ISSUANCE.
REASONS OF HUMANA FOR THE MERGER
At a meeting of the Humana Board held on May 26, 1998, the Humana Board, by
a unanimous vote, determined that the Merger is in the best interests of Humana
and its stockholders and approved and adopted the Merger Agreement. In reaching
its determination to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement, the Humana Board
considered a number of factors, including, without limitation, the factors
listed below. In view of the number and wide variety of factors considered in
connection with its evaluation of the Merger, the Humana Board did not consider
it practicable to, nor did it attempt to, quantify or otherwise assign relative
weights to the specific factors considered in reaching its determination. The
Humana Board viewed its position and recommendations as being based on the
totality of the information and factors presented to and considered by it. In
addition, individual members of the Humana Board may have given different weight
to different information and factors. See "--Background of the Merger."
In reaching its determination, the Humana Board consulted with Humana senior
management with respect to strategic and operational matters. The Humana Board
also consulted with legal counsel with respect to the legal duties of the Humana
Board, regulatory matters, tax matters and the Merger Agreement, the Stock
Option Agreement and the Voting Agreement and issues related thereto. The Humana
Board also consulted with Lehman Brothers, financial advisor to Humana, with
respect to the financial aspects and fairness from a financial point of view of
the Exchange Ratio to be offered to stockholders of Humana.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND BUSINESS. The Humana Board considered information
concerning the business, earnings, operations, financial condition and prospects
of United Healthcare and Humana, both individually and on a combined basis,
including, but not limited to, information with respect to Humana's and United
Healthcare's respective recent and historic stock and earnings performance. The
Humana Board also considered the financial analyses and other information with
respect to Humana and United HealthCare presented to the Humana Board by Lehman
Brothers, as well as the Humana Board's own knowledge of Humana and United
HealthCare and their respective businesses.
STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES. The Humana Board considered Humana's strategic
alternatives, including remaining a separate company and continuing its
acquisition strategy.
STRATEGIC COMBINATION. The Humana Board considered that the Merger offers
Humana and United HealthCare a unique opportunity to create a premier managed
health care company that will be better positioned to compete effectively in the
rapidly changing managed health care industry than Humana on a stand-alone
basis.
COMPLEMENTARY BUSINESS; POTENTIAL CONSOLIDATION COST SAVINGS. The Humana
Board considered the complementary strengths of Humana and United HealthCare and
the opportunities for greater efficiencies and cost savings by the combination
of Humana and United HealthCare.
MANAGED CARE INDUSTRY CONSIDERATIONS. The Humana Board considered the
status of the managed health care industry, including increasing competition,
limited pricing flexibility, anti-managed care initiatives and the continuing
need for mass and volume to obtain better health care costs allowing lower
premiums and appropriate operating and profit margins. The Humana Board also
considered the continued consolidation within the managed health care industry
and the importance of market position,
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significant scale and financial resources to a company's ability to compete
effectively in the changing environment in the managed health care market. The
Humana Board considered that a transaction with United HealthCare would provide
the combined company with the economies of scale needed to lower its costs and
to compete more effectively in the managed health care industry.
CONSIDERATION TO BE RECEIVED BY HUMANA STOCKHOLDERS. The Humana Board
considered the amount and form of the consideration to be received by Humana
stockholders in the Merger and reviewed information on the historical and
anticipated trading ranges of Humana Common Stock and United HealthCare Common
Stock. The Humana Board considered that the Merger would provide the holders of
Humana Common Stock with an opportunity to receive a premium over the market
price for their shares immediately prior to the announcement of the Merger (the
Exchange Ratio represents a premium of approximately 22.1% over the closing
sales price of $26.25 per share of Humana Common Stock on May 27, 1998, the last
trading day prior to the announcement of the Merger, based upon 0.5 times the
closing sales price per share of United HealthCare Common Stock ($64.125) on May
27, 1998).
STOCKHOLDER LONG TERM VALUE. The Humana Board considered that the
transaction is an excellent opportunity to provide its stockholders with long
term value. Humana's stockholders will own approximately 30% of the combined
entity, and the Merger will provide Humana's stockholders the opportunity to
share in the combined entity's long term growth. In addition, the synergies and
cost savings referred to above, if achieved, would inure to the benefit of the
stockholders of the combined company, although there is no assurance that these
synergies or savings will be achieved.
OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR. The Humana Board considered the financial
advice provided by Lehman Brothers and the written opinion of Lehman Brothers
that, as of May 27, 1998, from a financial point of view, the Exchange Ratio to
be offered to the stockholders of Humana in the proposed Merger was fair to such
stockholders. The full text of the written opinion of Lehman Brothers, dated May
27, 1998, which sets forth the procedures followed, the factors considered and
the assumptions made by Lehman Brothers, is attached as Appendix E to this Joint
Proxy Statement-Prospectus and is incorporated by reference. Humana Stockholders
should read the opinion of Lehman Brothers carefully and in its entirety. See
"--Opinion of Humana Financial Advisor."
TERMS OF MERGER AGREEMENT AND STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT. The Humana Board
reviewed and considered the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement,
including the Exchange Ratio, the parties' representations, warranties and
covenants, the conditions to their respective obligations, the amount of
termination fees payable under the Merger Agreement and the circumstances under
which such termination fees will be payable, and the likelihood that the Merger
would be consummated. The Humana Board also considered the terms and conditions
of the Stock Option Agreement, including the circumstances under which the stock
option granted thereunder will be exercisable.
ACCOUNTING AND TAX TREATMENT. The Humana Board considered the conditions to
the Merger Agreement that the Merger will be accounted for under the pooling of
interests method of accounting and will be a tax-free transaction for federal
income tax purposes. See "--Accounting Treatment" and "--Federal Income Tax
Consequences."
THE HUMANA BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT HUMANA
STOCKHOLDERS VOTE TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.
OPINION OF UNITED HEALTHCARE'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Goldman Sachs was retained by United HealthCare to act as its financial
advisor in connection with a possible business combination with Humana and to
provide United HealthCare with financial advice and assistance in connection
with a possible transaction, including assistance in planning and negotiating
its financial aspects. At the meeting of the United HealthCare Board held on May
25, 1998, Goldman Sachs delivered to the United HealthCare Board, subject to the
review of the final Merger Agreement, its oral
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opinion (which was subsequently confirmed in a written opinion dated May 27,
1998) to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, based on and subject
to the matters set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio was fair from a financial
point of view to United HealthCare.
THE FULL TEXT OF GOLDMAN SACHS' WRITTEN OPINION, WHICH SETS FORTH THE
ASSUMPTIONS MADE, PROCEDURES FOLLOWED, MATTERS CONSIDERED AND LIMITS ON THE
REVIEW UNDERTAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPINION, IS ATTACHED AS APPENDIX D TO
THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT-PROSPECTUS AND IS HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY
REFERENCE. SHAREHOLDERS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE ARE URGED TO, AND SHOULD, READ THE
OPINION IN ITS ENTIRETY.
Goldman Sachs is a nationally recognized investment banking firm and was
selected by United HealthCare based on the firm's reputation and experience in
investment banking in general and its recognized expertise in the valuation of
businesses. Goldman Sachs, as part of its investment banking business, is
continually engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in
connection with mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwritings, competitive
biddings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private
placements and valuations for estate, corporate and other purposes.
In connection with rendering its opinions, Goldman Sachs, among other
things, (i) reviewed the Merger Agreement; (ii) reviewed Annual Reports to
Shareholders and Annual Reports on Form 10-K of United HealthCare and Humana for
each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 1997, as well as certain
interim reports to shareholders and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of United
HealthCare and Humana, and certain other communications from United HealthCare
and Humana to their respective shareholders; (iii) reviewed certain internal
financial analyses and forecasts for United HealthCare and Humana prepared by
their respective managements and certain financial analyses and forecasts for
Humana and analyses and forecasts of cost savings and operating synergies to be
derived from the Merger prepared by the management of United HealthCare (the
"Synergies"); (iv) discussed with members of the management of United HealthCare
and Humana the strategic rationale for, and the potential benefits of, the
Merger and the past and current business operations, financial condition and
future prospects of their respective companies; (v) reviewed the reported price
and trading activity for United HealthCare Common Stock and Humana Common Stock;
(vi) compared certain financial and stock market information for United
HealthCare and Humana with similar information for certain other companies, the
securities of which are publicly traded; (vii) reviewed the financial terms of
certain recent business combinations in the managed care industry specifically
and in other industries generally; and (viii) performed such other studies and
analyses as it deemed appropriate.
As set forth more fully therein, in connection with rendering its opinion,
Goldman Sachs relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all the financial and
other information reviewed by and discussed with it, and for purposes of
rendering its opinion, assumed such accuracy and completeness. With United
HealthCare's consent, Goldman Sachs has assumed that the Synergies were
reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates
and judgments of United HealthCare and that the transaction would be accounted
for as a pooling of interests under generally accepted accounting principles.
Goldman Sachs did not make, nor was it furnished with, an independent evaluation
or appraisal of the assets and liabilities of United HealthCare or of Humana or
of any of their respective subsidiaries. Goldman Sachs also assumed that any
necessary regulation or third-party approvals required in connection with the
consummation of the Merger will be obtained or otherwise will not have an
adverse effect on United HealthCare or Humana.
Set forth below is a brief summary of the material financial analyses
prepared by Goldman Sachs in connection with its review with the United
HealthCare Board of Directors at its meeting on May 25, 1998.
INDEXED STOCK PRICE HISTORIES. Goldman Sachs reviewed the weekly indexed
historical prices for shares of United HealthCare Common Stock and Humana Common
Stock during the period from June 20, 1995 to May 20, 1998, as compared to
industry indices. Goldman Sachs also reviewed the daily indexed historical
prices for shares of United HealthCare Common Stock and Humana Common Stock
during the period from May 20, 1997 to May 20, 1998, as compared to industry
indices.
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ANALYSIS OF SELECTED PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES. Goldman Sachs reviewed
certain financial information in commonly used valuation measurements for
Humana, United HealthCare and three groups of companies (collectively, the
"Selected Companies"): a group of non-California Health Maintenance
Organizations ("HMOs"), consisting of Coventry Corporation, Mid Atlantic Medical
Services, Inc., Oxford Health Plans, Inc., Sierra Health Services, Inc., and
United Wisconsin Services, Inc.; a group of California HMOs, consisting of
Maxicare Health Plans, Inc., PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc., WellPoint Health
Networks, Inc. and Foundation Health Systems, Inc.; and a group of
insurance-related companies, consisting of Aetna Inc., CIGNA Corporation and
First Health Group Corp. Such financial information and valuation measurements
consisted of: (i) the closing price, on May 21, 1998, as a percentage of the 52
week high (ii) levered market capitalization (equity market capitalization plus
debt minus cash) ("Levered Market Capitalization") as a multiple of latest
twelve months' ("LTM") revenue, earnings before interest expense, income taxes
and depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") and earnings before interest
expense and income taxes ("EBIT"); (iii) ratios of market price to earnings
("P/E") for the calendar years 1998 and 1999, based on earnings estimates
reported by the Institutional Brokers Estimates System ("IBES"), a data service
that monitors and publishes compilation of earnings estimates by selected
research analysts regarding companies of interested institutional investors;
(iv) the IBES estimated future growth rate of earnings (the "IBES Growth Rate");
(v) the ratio of the 1998 P/E to the IBES Growth Rate; (vi) the LTM EBIT margin;
and (vii) the ratio of debt to book capitalization.
Goldman Sachs calculated that the closing price, on May 21, 1998, as a
percentage of the 52 week high for Humana was 94%, for United HealthCare was 93%
with a range of 20% to 87% for non-California HMOs, with a mean of 67% and a
median of 71%; a range of 38% to 91% for California HMOs, with a mean of 78% and
a median of 90%; and a range of 69% to 98% for insurance-related companies, with
a mean of 86% and a median of 92%. Goldman Sachs also calculated that the
multiple of Levered Market Capitalization to LTM revenue was 0.6x for Humana,
1.0x for United HealthCare, with a range of 0.3x to 0.9x for the non-California
HMO's, with a mean of 0.5x and a median of 0.3x; a range of 0.2x to 0.8x for the
California HMOs, with a mean of 0.5x and a median of 0.5x; and a range of 0.7x
to 4.4x, for the insurance-related companies, with a mean of 1.9x and a median
of 0.7x. Goldman Sachs calculated that the multiple of Levered Market
Capitalization to LTM EBITDA was 16.9x for Humana, 19.0x for United HealthCare,
with a range of 8.7x to 15.5x for the non-California HMOs, with a mean of 11.1x
and a median of 9.0x; a range of 8.8x to 16.3x for the California HMOs, with a
mean of 11.9x and a median of 10.6x; and a range of 6.4x to 9.4x for the
insurance-related companies, with a mean of 7.7x and a median of 7.3x. Goldman
Sachs calculated the multiple of Levered Market Capitalization to LTM EBIT was
28.3x for Humana, 24.5x for United HealthCare, with a range of 10.5x to 20.8x
for the non-California HMOs, with a mean of 14.7x and a median of 12.9x; a range
of 10.0x to 20.4x for the California HMOs, with a mean of 14.8x and a median of
13.9x; and a range of 7.3x to 10.3x for the insurance-related companies, with a
mean of 8.7x and a median of 8.6x.
Goldman Sachs further calculated, based on IBES estimates, that the P/E for
1998 for Humana and United HealthCare were 20.2x and 24.7x, respectively, and
for 1999 was 16.4x, and 20.6x, respectively, with a range of 13.0x to 19.2x for
1998 (11.2x to 14.0x for 1999) for the non-California HMOs, with a mean of 16.2x
and a median of 16.2x for 1998 (12.8x and 12.9x for 1999); a range of 18.0x to
191.3x for 1998 (12.0x to 18.0x for 1999) for California HMOs, with a mean of
63.1x and a median of 21.6x for 1998 (14.8x and 14.5x for 1999); and a range of
14.4x to 19.8x for insurance-related companies for 1998 (13.3x to 17.2x for
1999), with a mean of 18.0x and a median of 19.8x for 1998 (15.7x and 16.5x for
1999).
The IBES Growth Rate for Humana and United HealthCare were 18.0% and 20.0%,
respectively, with a range of 15.0% to 23.5% for non-California HMOs, with a
mean of 18.2% and a median of 17.5%; a range of 15.0% to 18.8% for California
HMOs, with a mean of 16.2% and a median of 15.5%; and a range of 9.5% to 17.3%
for insurance-related companies, with a mean of 13.9% and a median of 15.0%.
Goldman Sachs calculated the ratio of 1998 P/E to the IBES Growth Rate of 1.1x
and 1.2x for Humana and United HealthCare, respectively, with a range of 0.9x to
1.2x for non-California HMOs, with a mean of
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1.0x and a median of 0.9x; a range of 1.2x to 10.2x, for California HMOs, with a
mean of 3.5x and a median of 1.4x; and a range of 1.1x to 1.5x for
insurance-related companies, with a mean of 1.3x and a median of 1.3x. Goldman
Sachs calculated the LTM EBIT margin to be 2.0% for Humana, 4.1% for United
HealthCare, with a range of 2.7% to 9.0% for non-California HMOs, with a mean of
4.8% and a median of 2.8%; a range of 2.1% to 7.6% for California HMOs, with a
mean of 4.7% and a median of 4.5%; and a range of 8.1% to 42.7% for
insurance-related companies, with a mean of 20.1% and a median of 9.5%. Goldman
Sachs further calculated debt as a percentage of capitalization to be 35% for
Humana, 10% for United HealthCare, with a range of 1% to 40% for non-California
HMOs, with a mean of 22% and a median of 27%; a range of 0% to 59% for
California HMOs, with a mean of 28% and a median of 26%; and a range of 17% to
44% for insurance-related companies, with a mean of 27% and a median of 19%.
COMMON STOCK P/E RATIO HISTORY. Goldman Sachs analyzed the ratio of the
trading prices of United HealthCare Common Stock and Humana Common Stock,
respectively, to the IBES current year earnings per share estimates ("EPS") from
June 20, 1995 to May 20, 1998. During this period, the daily common stock P/E
ratio ranged from 13x to 24x for Humana and from 15x to 32x for United
HealthCare.
COMMON STOCK PRICE EXCHANGE RATIO HISTORY. Goldman Sachs analyzed the ratio
of the trading prices of Humana Common Stock, divided by the trading prices for
the United HealthCare Common Stock, from May 19, 1995 to May 20, 1998. The daily
common stock price exchange ratio ranged from 0.60x to 0.35x during this period.
Goldman Sachs also analyzed the ratio of the trading prices of Humana Common
Stock, divided by the trading prices for the United HealthCare Common Stock,
from January 1, 1998 to May 20, 1998. The daily common stock price exchange
ratio ranged from 0.43x to 0.36x during this period.
PRO FORMA COMBINED EARNINGS ANALYSIS. Goldman Sachs analyzed certain pro
forma effects of the Merger on EPS of United HealthCare Common Stock, based on
IBES earnings estimates for United HealthCare and for Humana, and calculated
that, without taking into account any synergies from the Merger, the Merger
would be 2.7% dilutive on estimated 1998 earnings and 2.0% dilutive on estimated
1999 earnings, and that the pre-tax synergies needed for the transaction to be
non-dilutive were $33.5 million in 1998 and $29.9 million in 1999. Goldman Sachs
also calculated the effect on 1999 pro forma earnings, based on a range of
estimated EPS for Humana from $1.25 to $1.70 and a range of pre-tax synergies
from $0 to $450 million. This analysis showed a pro forma impact on United
HealthCare EPS in 1999 ranging from dilution of 8.3%, on the assumptions that
Humana earnings in 1999 would have been $1.25 per share and that there were no
pre-tax synergies, to accretion of 29.8%, on the assumptions that Humana
earnings in 1999 would have been $1.70 and that annual pre-tax synergies
amounted to $450 million.
ANALYSIS OF SELECTED TRANSACTIONS. Goldman Sachs reviewed the financial
terms, to the extent publicly available, of 18 pending or completed mergers and
acquisitions transactions since May 13, 1993 in the managed care industry (the
"Selected Transactions"). Goldman Sachs based this analysis on publicly
available information for each of the Selected Transactions. The transactions
involved (and their announcement dates) were: Aetna Inc./NYLCare Health Plans
(3/2/98); Humana/ChoiceCare Corporation (6/5/97); Humana/Physician Corporation
of America (6/3/97); Foundation Health Systems, Inc./Physicians Health Services,
Inc. (5/6/97); CIGNA Corporation/Healthsource, Inc. (2/28/97); Health Systems
International, Inc./Foundation Health Corp. (10/1/96); PacifiCare Health
Systems, Inc./FHP International Corporation (8/4/96); Aetna Life and Casualty
Company/U.S. Healthcare, Inc. (4/1/96); United HealthCare/ HealthWise of
America, Inc. (2/1/96); Humana/EMPHESYS Financial Group, Inc. (8/10/95); United
HealthCare/MetraHealth Companies, Inc. (6/20/95); Foundation Health
Corp./Intergroup Healthcare Corporation (7/29/94); Foundation Health
Corp./CareFlorida Health Systems, Inc. (6/28/94); United HealthCare/GenCare
Health Systems, Inc. (6/12/94); United HealthCare/Ramsay-HMO, Inc. (2/14/94);
United HealthCare/Complete Health Services, Inc. (1/19/94); FHP International
Corporation/TakeCare, Inc. (1/10/94); and United HealthCare/HMO America, Inc.
(5/13/93). Goldman Sachs calculated that the multiple of equity consideration to
earnings for the latest twelve months' and, based on median IBES
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EPS estimates as of the day prior to the transaction announcement, for the
current year and next year ranged from 8.7x to 61.2x for the latest twelve
months, with a median of 29.6x and a mean of 29.8x; 10.0x to 113.0x for the
current year, with a median of 24.3x and a mean of 23.6x; and 9.4x to 31.4x for
the next year, with a median of 20.3x and a mean of 20.7x.
Goldman Sachs also analyzed levered consideration (consideration plus debt
minus cash) ("Levered Consideration") per member in the Selected Transactions,
both on total risk lives (consisting of Commercial, Medicare risk and Medicaid
lives and excluding TRICARE, Medicare supplement and Administrative Services
Only lives) ("Total Risk Lives") and on adjusted risk lives (with Medicare and
TRICARE counting as 4.0 and 0.5 adjusted commercial lives, respectively)
("Adjusted Risk Lives"). The Levered Consideration per member in the Selected
Transactions for Total Risk Lives ranged from $349 to $3,837, with a median of
$1,223 and a mean of $1,637, and for Adjusted Risk Lives ranged from $301 to
$2,850, with a median of $1,223 and a mean of $1,306.
Goldman Sachs also reviewed the premiums (based on the premium over the
stock price of the acquired company one week prior to the date of announcement
of the transaction) paid in announced and completed transactions with
considerations in excess of $1 billion from 1995 through mid-May 1998. Goldman
Sachs noted that the median premium for such transactions in 1995 was 29% (in 50
transactions), in 1996 was 32% (in 59 transactions), in 1997 was 26% (in 85
transactions) and through mid-May 1998 was 27% (in 40 transactions). The median
premium for all such transactions during this entire period was 28% (in 234
transactions). Goldman Sachs also reviewed the premiums (based on the premium
over the stock price of the acquired company one week prior to the date of
announcement of the transaction) paid in announced and completed stock
transactions with considerations in excess of $800,000,000 that were accounted
for as pooling of interests from 1995 through mid-May 1998. Goldman Sachs noted
that the median premium for such transactions in 1995 was 27% (in 22
transactions), in 1996 was 33% (in 19 transactions), in 1997 was 28% (in 43
transactions) and through mid-May 1998 was 26% (in 19 transactions). The median
premium for all such transactions during this entire period was 30% (in 103
transactions). Goldman Sachs further analyzed the relationship of
acquiror/target relative size (based on the market capitalization of the
companies four weeks prior to the announcement of the transaction) to the median
premium in stock transactions with considerations in excess of $1 billion that
were accounted for as a pooling of interests from 1995 through mid-May 1998. In
such transactions in which the acquiror/ target ratio of relative size: (i)
ranged from 0.75x to 1.25x, the median premium was 9% (in 15 transactions); (ii)
ranged from 1.25x to 2.00x, the median premium was 18% (in 22 transactions);
(iii) ranged from 2.00x to 3.00x, the median premium was 34% (in 22
transactions); and (iv) was greater than 3.00x, the median premium was 36% (in
42 transactions). The median premium for all such transactions was 30% (in 101
transactions, which excludes 4 deals with acquiror/target ratios less than
0.75x).
REVIEW OF IMPLIED TRANSACTION PREMIUMS AND MULTIPLES. Goldman Sachs
reviewed certain implied transaction premiums and multiples, based on the
Exchange Ratio, the closing market price for United HealthCare Common Stock on
May 21, 1998 and the closing market price of Humana Common Stock on May 21,
1998. Goldman Sachs calculated the implied premium in the Merger at 29.5%. The
calculations by Goldman Sachs of implied multiples were based on 1998 and 1999
estimates provided by Humana, as well as historical data for LTM calculations,
for revenues, EBITDA, EBIT and earnings, without taking synergies into account.
Goldman Sachs noted that the Exchange Ratio implied multiples of Levered
Consideration to total premium revenue of 0.76x for LTM revenues, 0.65x for 1998
estimated revenues, and 0.58x for 1999 estimated revenues. Goldman Sachs further
noted that the Exchange Ratio implied multiples of Levered Consideration to
EBITDA and EBIT of 22.2x and 37.1x for LTM EBITDA and EBIT, respectively, 16.4x
and 24.8x for 1998 estimated EBITDA and EBIT, respectively, and 13.6x and 19.3x
for 1999 estimated EBITDA and EBIT, respectively. Goldman Sachs calculated that
the multiple of equity consideration to earnings indicated equity consideration
of 30.6x for LTM earnings, 26.2x for 1998 estimated earnings, and 21.3x for 1999
estimated earnings. Goldman Sachs also calculated the Levered
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Consideration per Humana member at $1,458 for Total Risk Lives, $1,001 for
Adjusted Risk Lives and $1,446 for Commercial Equivalent Lives (defined as HMO +
3xMedicare + 0.5xMedicaid + 0.5xTRICARE + 0.25xPreferred Provider Organization +
0.25xIndemnity + 0.1xAdministrative Services Only lives).
The summary set forth above describe the material analyses that Goldman
Sachs presented to the United HealthCare board on May 25, 1998, but is not a
comprehensive description of all analyses performed and factors considered by
Goldman Sachs in connection with preparing its opinion. The preparation of a
fairness opinion is a complex process involving the application of subjective
business judgment in determining the most appropriate and relevant methods of
financial analysis and the application of those methods to the particular
circumstances, and is not readily susceptible to summary description.
Goldman Sachs believes that its analyses must be considered as a whole and
that selecting portions of its analyses without considering all factors and
analyses would create an incomplete view of the analyses and processes
underlying their opinion. In its analyses, Goldman Sachs relied upon numerous
assumptions made by United HealthCare with respect to industry performance,
general business and economic conditions, and other matters, many of which are
beyond the control of United HealthCare. Any estimates contained therein are not
necessarily indicative of actual values, which may be significantly more or less
favorable than as set forth therein. No company or transaction used as a
comparison in the analyses is identical to United HealthCare or Humana or to the
Merger. Additionally, estimates of the value of businesses do not purport to be
appraisals or necessarily reflective of the prices at which businesses actually
may be sold. Because such estimates are inherently subject to uncertainty, none
of the United HealthCare Board, Goldman Sachs, or any other person assumes
responsibility for the accuracy of such estimates.
As compensation for Goldman Sachs' services as financial advisor to United
HealthCare in connection with the Merger, United HealthCare has agreed to pay
Goldman Sachs a transaction fee of $17,000,000 in the event that the Merger is
consummated. In the event that the Merger is not consummated and United
HealthCare receives a termination fee from Humana, United HealthCare has agreed
to pay Goldman Sachs 20% of such fee (but not to exceed $10,000,000). United
HealthCare has also agreed to pay Goldman Sachs its reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses, including the fees and disbursements of its attorneys, and to
indemnify Goldman Sachs against certain liabilities, including certain
liabilities arising under the Federal securities laws. Goldman Sachs has
provided certain investment banking and financial advisory services to United
HealthCare from time to time, including having acted as financial advisor in
connection with United HealthCare's acquisitions of the MetraHealth Companies,
Inc. in 1995 and of HealthWise of America, Inc. in 1996 and having acted as
financial adviser in connection with, and having participated in certain
negotiations leading to, the Merger Agreement.
Goldman Sachs has advised United HealthCare that, in the ordinary course of
its business as a full-service securities firm, Goldman Sachs may, subject to
certain restrictions, actively trade the equity and/or debt securities of United
HealthCare and/or of Humana for its own account or for the accounts of its
customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position in
such securities.
OPINION OF HUMANA'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Lehman Brothers has acted as financial advisor to Humana in connection with
the Merger. As part of its role as financial advisor to Humana, Lehman Brothers
was engaged to render its opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point of
view, to Humana's stockholders of the Exchange Ratio to be offered to such
stockholders in the Merger.
The full text of the written opinion of Lehman Brothers dated May 27, 1998
is attached as Appendix E to this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus (the "Lehman
Opinion") and is incorporated herein by reference. Stockholders may read the
Lehman Opinion for a description of assumptions made, factors considered and
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limitations on the review undertaken by Lehman Brothers in rendering its
opinion. The summary of the Lehman Opinion set forth in this Proxy Statement is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such Opinion.
On May 14, 1998, in connection with the evaluation of the Merger Agreement
by the Humana Board, Lehman Brothers made a presentation to the Humana Board
regarding the Merger. On May 27, 1998, Lehman Brothers rendered a written
opinion that, as of the date of such opinion, and subject to certain
assumptions, factors and limitations set forth in such opinion as described
below, the Exchange Ratio to be offered to Humana's stockholders in the Merger
was fair, from a financial point of view, to such stockholders.
No limitations were imposed by Humana on the scope of Lehman Brothers'
investigation or the procedures to be followed by Lehman Brothers in rendering
its opinion, except that Humana did not authorize Lehman Brothers to solicit,
and Lehman Brothers did not solicit, any indications of interest from any third
party with respect to the purchase of all or a part of Humana's business. In
addition, Lehman Brothers was not provided with and did not have any access to
any financial forecasts or projections prepared by the management of United
HealthCare as to the future financial performance of United HealthCare for any
year subsequent to 1998 or the future financial performance of the combined
company following the Merger. Lehman Brothers was not requested to and did not
make any recommendation to the Humana Board as to the form or amount of
consideration to be received by Humana stockholders in the Merger, which was
determined through arm's-length negotiations between Humana and United
HealthCare and their respective advisors. In arriving at its opinion, Lehman
Brothers did not ascribe a specific range of value to Humana or United
HealthCare, but made its determination as to fairness, from a financial point of
view, to Humana's stockholders of the consideration to be offered to such
stockholders in the Merger on the basis of the financial and comparative
analyses described below. Lehman Brothers' opinion was for the use and benefit
of the Humana Board and was rendered to the Humana Board in connection with its
consideration of the Merger. Lehman Brothers' opinion was not intended to be and
does not constitute a recommendation to any stockholder of Humana as to how such
stockholder should vote with respect to the Merger. Lehman Brothers was not
requested to opine as to, and its opinion does not in any manner address,
Humana's underlying business decision to proceed with or effect the Merger.
In arriving at its opinion, Lehman Brothers reviewed and analyzed: (i) the
Merger Agreement and the specific terms of the Merger; (ii) such publicly
available information concerning Humana that it believed to be relevant to its
analysis; (iii) such publicly available information concerning United HealthCare
that it believed to be relevant to its analysis; (iv) financial and operating
information with respect to the business, operations and prospects of Humana
furnished to it by Humana; (v) financial and operating information with respect
to the business, operations and prospects of United HealthCare furnished to it
by United HealthCare; (vi) a trading history of Humana's common stock from
January 1, 1994 to May 27, 1998 and a comparison of such trading history with
those of other companies that it deemed relevant; (vii) a trading history of
United HealthCare's common stock from January 1, 1994 to May 27, 1998 and a
comparison of such trading history with those of other companies that it deemed
relevant; (viii) research analyst reports regarding Humana and its estimated
future financial performance; (ix) research analyst reports regarding United
HealthCare and its estimated future financial performance; (x) a comparison of
the historical financial results and present financial condition of Humana with
those of other companies that it deemed relevant; (xi) a comparison of the
historical financial results and present financial condition of United
HealthCare with those of other companies that it deemed relevant; (xii) a
comparison of the financial terms of the Merger with the financial terms of
certain other transactions that it deemed relevant; and (xiii) the potential pro
forma financial effects of the Merger on United HealthCare. In addition, Lehman
Brothers had discussions with the management of both Humana and United
HealthCare concerning their respective businesses, operations, assets, financial
conditions and prospects and the operating synergies and strategic benefits
expected to result from a combination of the businesses of Humana and United
HealthCare and undertook such other studies, analyses and investigations as it
deemed appropriate.
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In arriving at its opinion, Lehman Brothers assumed and relied upon the
accuracy and completeness of the financial and other information used by it
without assuming any responsibility for independent verification of such
information and further relied upon the assurances of the managements of Humana
and United HealthCare that they were not aware of any facts or circumstances
that would make such information inaccurate or misleading. With respect to the
financial projections of Humana, Lehman Brothers assumed based upon advice of
Humana, that such projections had been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting
the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Humana
as to the future financial performance of Humana and Lehman Brothers assumed
that Humana will perform substantially in accordance with such projections. With
respect to the financial projections for United HealthCare for fiscal 1998, upon
advice of United HealthCare, Lehman Brothers assumed that such projections had
been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available
estimates and judgments of the management of United HealthCare as to the
financial performance of United HealthCare for 1998 and Lehman Brothers assumed
that United HealthCare will perform substantially in accordance with such
projections. However, with the consent of Humana, Lehman Brothers was not
provided with any financial projections for United HealthCare for any years
subsequent to 1998 and, in performing its analysis, upon advice of United
HealthCare, Lehman Brothers assumed that the publicly available estimates of
research analysts were a reasonable basis upon which to evaluate and analyze the
future financial performance of United HealthCare beyond 1998 and that United
HealthCare will perform substantially in accordance with such estimates. In
arriving at its opinion, Lehman Brothers did not conduct a physical inspection
of the properties and facilities of Humana or United HealthCare, and Lehman
Brothers did not make or obtain any evaluations or appraisals of the assets or
liabilities of Humana or United HealthCare. Based upon advice of Humana, Lehman
Brothers assumed that the Merger will qualify (i) for pooling-of-interests
accounting treatment and (ii) as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and therefore as a
tax-free transaction to the stockholders of Humana. Lehman Brothers' opinion
necessarily was based upon market, economic and other conditions as they existed
on, and could be evaluated as of, the date of its opinion.
In connection with its presentation to Humana's Board on May 14, 1998,
Lehman Brothers performed a variety of financial and comparative analyses as
summarized below. The preparation of a fairness opinion involves various
determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant method of financial and
comparative analysis and the application of those methods to the particular
circumstances and, therefore, such an opinion is not readily susceptible to
summary description. Furthermore, in arriving at its opinion, Lehman Brothers
did not attribute any particular weight to any analysis or factor considered by
it, but rather made qualitative judgments as to the significance and relevance
of each analysis and factor. Accordingly, Lehman Brothers believes that its
analyses must be considered as a whole and that considering any portions of such
analyses and factors without considering all analyses and factors could create a
misleading or incomplete view of the process underlying its opinion. In its
analysis, Lehman Brothers made numerous assumptions with respect to industry
performance, general business and economic conditions and other matters, many of
which are beyond the control of Humana and United HealthCare. Any estimates
contained in these analyses are not necessarily indicative of actual values or
predictive of future results or values, which may be significantly more or less
favorable than as set forth therein. In addition, analyses relating to the value
of businesses do not purport to be appraisals or to reflect the prices at which
businesses actually may be sold.
EXCHANGE RATIO ANALYSIS. The closing price of Humana Common Stock on May
11, 1998 was $25.94. The closing price of United HealthCare Common Stock on the
same day was $72.06 per share. At the negotiated exchange ratio of 0.50 (the
"Humana Exchange Ratio"), the implied value per share of Humana Common Stock was
$36.03 (the "Exchange Ratio Share Price"). Lehman Brothers compared the Exchange
Ratio Share Price to Humana's May 11, 1998 price of $25.94, its 30-day average
price of $26.50, and Humana's 52-week high and low share prices of $27.81 and
$18.88, respectively, representing premiums of 38.9%, 36.0%, 29.6% and 90.9%,
respectively. Lehman Brothers observed that at the Humana Exchange Ratio, if
United HealthCare's shares traded between $69.60 and $72.06 at the closing
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of the Merger, the implied value to Humana's stockholders would range between
$34.80 and $36.03 per share, or a 34.2% to 38.9% premium to Humana's May 11,
1998 closing price of $25.94 and a 31.3% to 36.0% premium to Humana's 30-day
average closing price of $26.50.
TRANSACTION PREMIUM ANALYSIS. Lehman Brothers reviewed the premiums paid in
selected transactions in the HMO sector from January 1, 1996 through May 14,
1998 (the "HMO Transactions"). These transactions included United HealthCare's
acquisition of HealthWise of America, Aetna Life & Casualty Company's
acquisition of US HealthCare Inc., PacifiCare Health Systems Inc.'s acquisition
of FHP International Corporation, Health Systems International Inc.'s
acquisition of Foundation Health Corporation, CIGNA Corporation's acquisition of
Healthsource Inc., Foundation Health Systems Inc.'s acquisition of Physicians
Health Services Inc., Humana Inc.'s acquisition of Physician Corporation of
America, Humana Inc.'s acquisition of ChoiceCare Corporation, Coventry
Corporation's acquisition of Principal Health Care Inc., and Aetna Inc.'s
acquisition of NYLCare. Lehman Brothers calculated the premium per share paid by
the acquiror compared to the share price of the target company (i) for one day
(the "One Day Premium"); (ii) for the thirty day average (the "Thirty Day
Average Premium"); (iii) for the last twelve months high (the "LTM High
Premium"); and (iv) for the last twelve months low (the "LTM Low Premium") prior
to the announcement of the transaction. Lehman Brothers noted that (i) the One
Day Premium associated with the Merger was 38.9% compared to a mean of 15.1% and
a median of 8.9% for the HMO Transactions; (ii) the Thirty Day Average Premium
associated with the Merger was 36.0% compared to a mean of 28.5% and a median of
20.1% for the HMO Transactions; (iii) the LTM High Premium associated with the
Merger was 29.6% compared to a mean of a 13.9% discount and a median of a 1.7%
discount for the HMO Transactions; and (iv) the LTM Low Premium associated with
the Merger was 90.9% compared to a mean of 84.4% and a median of 93.1% for the
HMO Transactions.
However, because the reasons for and the circumstances surrounding each of
the HMO Transactions were specific to such transactions, and because of the
inherent differences among the businesses, operations and prospects of Humana
and the selected acquired companies analyzed, Lehman Brothers believed that it
was inappropriate to, and therefore did not, rely solely on the quantitative
results of the transaction premium analysis and, accordingly, also made
qualitative judgments concerning differences between the terms and
characteristics of the Merger and the HMO Transactions that would affect the
transaction values of Humana and such acquired companies.
COMPARABLE TRANSACTION ANALYSIS. Using publicly available information,
Lehman Brothers compared selected financial data for Humana to similar data for
selected transactions in the HMO industry (the "Comparable Transactions"). These
included 43 transactions from 1992 to the present including the following with
over $1 billion in total transaction value: Aetna Inc.'s pending acquisition of
NYLCare, CIGNA Corporation's acquisition of Healthsource Inc., Health Systems
International Inc.'s acquisition of Foundation Health Corporation, PacifiCare
Health Systems Inc.'s acquisition of FHP International Corporation, Aetna Life &
Casualty Company's acquisition of US HealthCare Inc., United HealthCare's
acquisition of The MetraHealth Companies and FHP International Corporation's
acquisition of Takecare Inc. Lehman Brothers reviewed the prices paid in the
Comparable Transactions in terms of the multiple of the Transaction Value
(defined as the total consideration paid) to (i) last twelve months net income
(the "LTM Net Income Multiple"); (ii) book value (the "Book Value Multiple");
and (iii) insured lives (the "Transaction Value per Member"). Lehman Brothers
also reviewed the prices paid in Comparable Transactions in terms of the
multiple of the Transaction Enterprise Value (defined as the total consideration
paid including total debt assumed less cash and cash equivalents transferred to
the acquiror) to (i) last twelve months revenue (the "LTM Revenue Multiple") and
(ii) last twelve months earnings before interest and tax (the "LTM EBIT
Multiple"). Lehman Brothers noted that based on an acquisition price of $35.00
per share (i) the LTM Net Income Multiple associated with the Merger was 31.2x
as compared to 24.9x for the mean and 22.8x for the median of the Comparable
Transactions; (ii) the Book Value Multiple associated with the Merger was 3.64x
as compared to 5.59x for the mean and 4.59x for the median of the Comparable
Transactions; (iii) the Transaction Value per Member associated with the Merger
was $925 as
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compared to $953 for the mean and $744 for the median of the Comparable
Transactions; (iv) the LTM Revenue Multiple associated with the Merger was 0.68x
as compared to 0.79x for the mean and 0.71x for the median of the Comparable
Transactions; and (v) the LTM EBIT Multiple associated with the Merger was 21.0x
as compared to 16.2x for the mean and 14.5x for the median of the Comparable
Transactions.
However, because the reasons for and the circumstances surrounding each of
the Comparable Transactions were specific to such transactions, and because of
the inherent differences among the businesses, operations and prospects of
Humana and the selected acquired companies analyzed, Lehman Brothers believed
that it was inappropriate to, and therefore did not, rely solely on the
quantitative results of the comparable transactions analysis and, accordingly,
also made qualitative judgments concerning differences between the terms and
characteristics of the Merger and the Comparable Transactions that would affect
the transaction values of Humana and such acquired companies.
COMPARABLE COMPANY ANALYSIS. Using publicly available information, Lehman
Brothers compared selected financial data of Humana and United HealthCare with
similar data of comparable companies engaged in businesses considered by Lehman
Brothers to be comparable to that of Humana and United HealthCare including
Aetna, Inc., Foundation Health Systems, Inc., PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc.,
and WellPoint Health Networks (collectively, the "HMO Companies"). For each of
Humana, United HealthCare and the HMO Companies, Lehman Brothers calculated the
multiple of the current stock price to (i) the estimated calendar year 1998
earnings per share (the "1998 P/E Multiple"), based on data from First Call
Corporation, a source for research analyst earnings estimates ("First Call"),
(ii) the estimated calendar year 1999 earnings per share (the "1999 P/E
Multiple"), also based on First Call data; and (iii) book value per share (the
"Book Value Multiple"). In addition, Lehman Brothers calculated the Firm Value
(defined as the market value of the respective company's common equity plus
total debt less cash and cash equivalents) as a multiple of (iv) last twelve
months revenues ("LTM Revenues Multiple") and (v) last twelve months earnings
before interest and tax ("LTM EBIT Multiple"). Lehman Brothers also calculated
the 1998 P/E Multiple and the 1999 P/E Multiple, as applicable, to growth rate
for (vi) calendar year 1998 (the "1998 P/E to Growth Multiple") and (vii)
calendar year 1999 (the "1999 P/E to Growth Multiple").
Lehman Brothers noted that, based on an acquisition price of $35.00 per
share, as of May 11, 1998, (i) the 1998 P/E Multiple for Humana was 26.9x as
compared to 26.1x for United HealthCare and 21.9x for the mean and 21.3x for the
median of the HMO Companies; (ii) the 1999 P/E Multiple for Humana was 22.0x as
compared to 21.8x for United HealthCare and 17.3x for the mean and 16.8x for the
median of the HMO Companies; (iii) the Book Value Multiple for Humana was 3.64x
as compared to 2.97x for United HealthCare and 2.63x for the mean and 2.97x for
the median of the HMO Companies; (iv) the LTM Revenues Multiple for Humana was
0.68x as compared to 1.12x for United HealthCare and 0.65x for the mean and
0.65x for the median of the HMO Companies; (v) the LTM EBIT Multiple for Humana
was 21.0x as compared to 18.9x for United HealthCare and 13.9x for the mean and
15.1x for the median of the HMO Companies; (vi) the 1998 P/E to Growth Multiple
for Humana was 1.58x as compared to 1.39x for United HealthCare and 1.43x for
the mean and 1.34x for the median of the HMO Companies; and (vii) the 1999 P/E
to Growth Multiple for Humana was 1.29x as compared to 1.16x for United
HealthCare and 1.13x for the mean and 1.15x for the median of the HMO Companies.
However, because of the inherent differences between the businesses,
operations and prospects of Humana and of United HealthCare and the business,
operations and prospects of the companies included in the HMO Companies, Lehman
Brothers believed that it was inappropriate to, and therefore did not, rely
solely on the quantitative results of the comparable company analysis, and
accordingly also made qualitative judgments concerning differences between the
financial and operating characteristics and prospects of Humana, United
HealthCare and the companies included in the HMO Companies that would affect the
public market valuations of such companies.
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STOCK TRADING HISTORY. Lehman Brothers considered various historical data
concerning the trading prices and volumes for Humana and United HealthCare
Common Stock for the period from January 1, 1994 to May 11, 1998 and the
relative stock price performances during this same period for Humana, United
HealthCare, the Standard & Poors 400 Index and an index of the HMO Companies.
During this period, the closing stock price of Humana ranged from $15.63 to
$28.75 per share, the closing stock price of United HealthCare ranged from
$31.00 to $72.63 per share and the HMO Companies' index rose 57.4%. Lehman
Brothers also analyzed trading volume distribution from January 1, 1997 to May
11, 1998. Humana's stock traded in the range of $17-$20 for 15.7% of this time
period, $20-$22 for 26.4% of the time period, $22-$24 for 31.4% of the time
period, $24-$26 for 20.2% of the time period and $26-$28 for 6.3% of the time
period. United HealthCare's stock traded in the range of $43-$49 for 24.5% of
this time period, $49-$54 for 47.0% of the time period, $54-$60 for 16.0% of the
time period, $60-$66 for 5.7% of the time period and $66-$73 for 6.8% of the
time period.
CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS. Lehman Brothers utilized publicly available
historical financial data regarding Humana and United HealthCare and estimates
of future financial performance of Humana (based on information provided by
Humana management) and United HealthCare (based on First Call data and research
analyst reports) to calculate the relative contributions of Humana and United
HealthCare to the pro forma combined company with respect to reported revenues
(not including interest and investment income) and operating income (defined as
earnings before interest and taxes) for the calendar year 1997 and estimates for
1998 and 1999. In 1997, Humana would have contributed 40.5% and 28.1% of
revenues and operating income, respectively, to the combined company. In 1998,
it was estimated that Humana would contribute 36.8% and 30.4% of revenues and
operating income, respectively, to the combined company. In 1999, it was
estimated that Humana would contribute 37.3% and 30.6% (27.1% with unallocated
synergies) of revenues and operating income, respectively, to the combined
company. Lehman Brothers compared such contributions to the pro forma ownership
of the combined company by Humana stockholders of approximately 30%.
PRO FORMA ANALYSIS. Based on the estimates of future financial performance
for Humana (based on information provided by Humana management) and United
HealthCare (based on First Call data and research analyst reports) on a
stand-alone basis, Lehman Brothers estimated the pro forma financial results for
the combined company for 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, including estimates of cost
savings and operating synergies assumed to be phased in over a three year
period. Lehman Brothers noted that assuming the Merger was effective as of June
30, 1998, the Merger would be significantly accretive to United HealthCare's
stand-alone earnings per share ("EPS") in calendar year 1999 and 2000 when cost
savings and operating synergies were taken into account. In connection with its
pro forma analysis calculations, Lehman Brothers relied upon information
provided by Humana regarding shares outstanding, options outstanding and
weighted average exercise price of options for Humana.
ENGAGEMENT OF LEHMAN BROTHERS. Lehman Brothers is an internationally
recognized investment banking firm and, as part of its investment banking
activities, is regularly engaged in the evaluation of businesses and their
securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, negotiated
underwritings, competitive bids, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted
securities, private placements, and valuations for corporate and other purposes.
The Board of Directors of Humana selected Lehman Brothers because of its
expertise, reputation and familiarity with Humana in particular and the
healthcare industry in general and because its investment banking professionals
have substantial experience in transactions similar to the Merger.
As compensation for its services in connection with the Merger, Humana has
agreed to pay Lehman Brothers (i) a retainer of $200,000, (ii) a fee of
$1,000,000 for rendering its opinion, and (iii) a fee of $5,000,000 upon
consummation of the Merger, against which the prior fees would be credited.
Humana also has agreed to reimburse Lehman Brothers for reasonable expenses
incurred by Lehman Brothers and
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to indemnify Lehman Brothers and certain related persons for certain liabilities
that may arise out of its engagement and the rendering of this opinion.
Lehman Brothers is acting as financial advisor to Humana in connection with
the Merger. Lehman Brothers has also performed various investment banking
services for Humana in the past and has received customary fees for such
services. In the ordinary course of its business, Lehman Brothers actively
trades in the securities of Humana and United HealthCare for its own account and
for the accounts of its customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold a long
or short position in such securities.
THE EFFECTIVE TIME
The Merger will become effective upon (i) the filing of the Certificate of
Merger relating thereto with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or
(ii) upon such later time as may be agreed upon by the parties and established
under the Certificate of Merger. The Merger Agreement provides that the parties
thereto will cause the Certificate of Merger to be filed as soon as practicable
after the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions set forth in the Merger
Agreement. See "--Conditions to the Merger."
EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
EXISTING HUMANA COMMON STOCK. Promptly after the Effective Time, United
HealthCare shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with Norwest Bank
Minneapolis, N.A. (or such other exchange agent selected by United HealthCare
with Humana's prior approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) (the
"Exchange Agent"), for the benefit of the holders of certificates formerly
representing shares of Humana Common Stock ("Humana Certificates"), certificates
representing the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock ("United HealthCare
Certificates") and, after the Effective Time, if applicable, any cash, dividends
or other distributions with respect to United HealthCare Common Stock to be
issued or paid to holders of unsurrendered Humana Certificates upon surrender of
such Humana Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) (such United
HealthCare Certificates, together with the amount of any dividends or other
distributions payable with respect thereto (without any interest thereon), being
hereinafter referred to as the "Exchange Fund").
Promptly after the Effective Time, Humana, as the surviving corporation of
the Merger, shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of
Humana Common Stock (other than holders of Excluded Shares) (i) a letter of
transmittal specifying that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and
title to the Humana Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Humana
Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) to the Exchange Agent, and
(ii) instructions regarding the surrender of the Humana Certificates in exchange
for United HealthCare Certificates and any unpaid dividends and other
distributions and cash in lieu of fractional shares. Upon surrender of a Humana
Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with a properly
completed letter of transmittal, the holder of such Humana Certificate will be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) a United HealthCare Certificate
representing that number of whole shares of United HealthCare Common Stock that
such holder is entitled to receive under the Merger Agreement and (ii) a check
in the amount (after giving effect to any required tax withholdings) of any cash
paid in lieu of fractional shares plus any unpaid non-stock dividends and any
other dividends or other distributions that such holder has the right to receive
under the Merger Agreement. No such exchange shall be made with respect to an
affiliate of Humana unless such person has entered into an agreement as
described under "--Resale of United HealthCare Common Stock Received by Humana
Stockholders." No interest will be paid or accrued on any amount payable upon
surrender of the Humana Certificates. In the event of a transfer of ownership of
Humana Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of Humana,
the exchange will only be completed if the Humana Certificate formerly
representing such shares of Humana Common Stock is presented to the Exchange
Agent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such
transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been
paid. If any United HealthCare Certificate is requested to be issued in a name
other than the name in which the Humana Certificate surrendered in exchange
thereof is
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registered, the person requesting such exchange must pay any transfer or other
taxes required in connection with such issuance or establish to the satisfaction
of United HealthCare or the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid or is not
applicable.
HOLDERS OF HUMANA COMMON STOCK SHOULD NOT SEND IN THEIR HUMANA CERTIFICATES
UNTIL THEY RECEIVE THE TRANSMITTAL MATERIALS FROM THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fractional shares of United HealthCare
Common Stock will be issued and any holder of shares of Humana Common Stock
entitled to receive a fractional share of United HealthCare Common Stock shall
be entitled to receive a cash payment in lieu thereof. The payment shall equal
the fraction multiplied by the average of the closing sales prices of United
HealthCare Common Stock as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape over the ten
trading days immediately preceding the Effective Time.
No dividends or other distributions with respect to United HealthCare Common
Stock with a record date occurring after the Effective Time will be paid to the
holder of any unsurrendered Humana Certificate until the holder thereof
surrenders such Humana Certificate in accordance with the terms of the Merger
Agreement. After the proper surrender of a Humana Certificate, the record holder
thereof will be entitled to receive any such dividends, or other distributions,
without any interest thereon, which are payable with respect to shares of United
HealthCare Common Stock represented by such Humana Certificate.
Holders of unsurrendered Humana Certificates will be entitled to vote after
the Effective Time at any meeting of United HealthCare shareholders the number
of whole shares of United HealthCare Common Stock represented by such Humana
Certificates, regardless of whether such holders have exchanged their Humana
Certificates.
Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including the proceeds of any investments
thereof and any United HealthCare Common Stock) that remains unclaimed by former
Humana Stockholders for one year after the Effective Time will be paid or
returned to United HealthCare. Any such former Humana Stockholder who has not
theretofore complied with the terms of the Merger Agreement shall thereafter
look only to United HealthCare for payment of their shares of United HealthCare
Common Stock and any cash, dividends and other distributions in respect thereof
payable and/or issuable upon due surrender of their Humana Certificates (or
affidavits of loss in lieu thereof), in each case, without interest thereon.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of United HealthCare, Merger Sub, the
Exchange Agent or any other person will be liable to any former holders of
Humana Common Stock for any amount properly delivered to a public official
pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In the Merger Agreement, Humana makes representations and warranties to
United HealthCare and Merger Sub regarding, among other things, (a) its
corporate organization and existence; (b) disclosure of its subsidiaries and
their corporate organization and existence; (c) its capitalization; (d) its
corporate power and authority to enter into, and its due authorization,
execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement;
(e) the Merger Agreement and Stock Option Agreement and related transactions not
conflicting with its charter and bylaws, applicable law and certain material
agreements; (f) required governmental and regulatory filings and approvals; (g)
its filings with the Commission and other governmental entities and the contents
thereof; (h) the fact that the Humana financial statements do not reflect
information regarding The Humana Foundation Inc. and that the assets and
liabilities of The Humana Foundation Inc. are not being transferred in
connection with the Merger; (i) the absence of certain materially adverse
changes in its business since December 31, 1997; (j) the absence of undisclosed
legal or administrative actions or proceedings; (k) matters relating to its
employee benefit plans; (l) its compliance with applicable law; (m) the
applicability of state anti-takeover statutes
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and anti-takeover provisions of its charter and bylaws to transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (n) environmental liabilities; (o) the
accounting and tax treatment of the Merger; (p) the filing and accuracy of its
tax returns; (q) its labor matters and practices; (r) insurance coverage; (s)
intellectual property ownership and liabilities; (t) Year 2000 management
information systems compliance; (u) the absence of undisclosed material
contracts and the absence of defaults under its contracts; (v) its shareholders
rights agreement; (w) its financial reserves relating to losses and claims; (x)
brokerage and finders fees; and (y) the absence of ownership of United
HealthCare capital stock by Humana and its subsidiaries.
In addition, United HealthCare and Merger Sub make representations and
warranties to Humana regarding, among other things, (a) the capitalization of
Merger Sub; (b) the corporate organization and existence of United HealthCare,
Merger Sub and all other subsidiaries of United HealthCare; (c) the capital
structure of United HealthCare; (d) the corporate power and authority of each of
United HealthCare and Merger Sub to enter into, and the due authorization,
execution and delivery by each of them, of the Merger Agreement; (e) the Merger
Agreement and related transactions not conflicting with their charter and
bylaws, applicable law and certain material agreements; (f) required
governmental and regulatory filings and approvals; (g) United HealthCare's
filings with the Commission and other governmental entities and the contents
thereof; (h) the absence of certain materially adverse changes in the business
of United HealthCare and its subsidiaries since December 31, 1997; (i) the
absence of undisclosed legal or regulatory actions or proceedings; (j)
compliance with applicable law; (k) the accounting and tax treatment of the
Merger; (l) United HealthCare's financial reserves relating to losses and
claims; (m) brokerage and finders fees; and (n) the absence of ownership of
Humana capital stock by United HealthCare and its subsidiaries.
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO THE MERGER AND OTHER COVENANTS
Humana has agreed as to itself and its subsidiaries that prior to the
Effective Time (unless United HealthCare shall otherwise approve in writing,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and except as otherwise
expressly contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the Stock Option Agreement):
(1) it and its subsidiaries' businesses will be conducted in the
ordinary and usual course (it being understood and agreed that nothing
contained in the Merger Agreement shall permit Humana to enter into or
engage in (through acquisition, product extension or otherwise) the business
of selling any products or services materially different from existing
products or services of Humana and its subsidiaries or entering into or
engaging in new lines of business);
(2) it and its subsidiaries will use their respective reasonable best
efforts to preserve their business organization intact and maintain their
existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, reinsurers,
agents, creditors, lessors, providers and regulators, employees and business
associates;
(3) it will not (i) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber any
capital stock owned by it in any of its subsidiaries; (ii) amend its
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or amend its shareholder rights
agreement or adopt any new rights agreement or similar agreement; (iii)
split, combine or reclassify its outstanding shares of capital stock; (iv)
authorize, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution
payable in cash, stock or property in respect of any capital stock other
than dividends from its direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries; or (v)
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, except in connection with any of
its stock option or similar plans, or permit any of its subsidiaries to
purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its stock or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of its stock;
(4) neither it nor any of its subsidiaries will (i) issue, sell, pledge,
dispose of or encumber any shares of, or securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for, or options, warrants, calls, commitments or
rights of any kind to acquire, any shares of its capital stock of any class
or any other property or assets (other than shares of Humana Common Stock
issuable pursuant to options or
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pursuant to other stock bonus plans outstanding on the date of the Merger
Agreement under any of Humana's stock option or similar plans and options on
up to 100,000 shares of Humana Common Stock granted under stock option or
similar plans after the date of the Merger Agreement to non-executive
officers consistent with past practice); (ii) other than in the ordinary and
usual course of business, transfer, lease, license, guarantee, sell,
mortgage, pledge, dispose of or encumber any other property or assets
(including capital stock of any of its subsidiaries) or incur or modify any
material indebtedness or other liability, except for immaterial encumbrances
arising by operation of law; (iii) make or authorize or commit to any
capital expenditures other than certain proposed expenditures disclosed to
United HealthCare; or (iv) make any acquisition of, or investment in, assets
or stock of any other person or entity in excess of $3 million other than
passive investments not exceeding 4.99% of an entity's voting interests
made, or debt securities held, in the ordinary course of business;
(5) neither it nor any of its subsidiaries will terminate, establish,
adopt, enter into, make any new grants or awards under, amend or otherwise
modify, any compensation or benefit plans of Humana, except as required by
law, or increase the salary, wage, bonus or other compensation of any
employees except increases for employees who are not elected officers of
Humana occurring in the ordinary and usual course of business (which shall
include normal periodic performance reviews and related compensation and
benefit increases), and if the Merger is not consummated on or prior to
December 31, 1998 and the Merger Agreement is not terminated in accordance
with its terms, increases in compensation for elected officers of Humana
occurring in the ordinary and usual course of business;
(6) neither it nor any of its subsidiaries will pay, discharge, settle
or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued,
asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment,
discharge or satisfaction of claims, liabilities or obligations in the
ordinary and usual course of business;
(7) neither it nor any of its subsidiaries will make or change any
material tax election, settle any audit, file any amended tax returns or
permit any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary or loss-payable payee
to be canceled or terminated except in the ordinary and usual course of
business;
(8) neither it nor any of its subsidiaries will enter into any contract
containing any provision or covenant limiting in any respect the ability of
Humana or any of its subsidiary or any of their affiliates (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) to (i) sell any products or services of
or to any other person, (ii) engage in any line of business (including
geographic limitations) or (iii) compete with or to obtain products or
services from any person or limiting the ability of any person to provide
products or services to Humana or any of its subsidiaries or their
affiliates;
(9) neither it nor any of its subsidiaries will enter into any new
reinsurance arrangements;
(10) neither it nor any of its subsidiaries will terminate, or amend, or
modify in any material respect, any of their material contracts, other than
provider contracts that are terminated or amended or modified in the
ordinary and usual course of business and other than renewal of customer
contracts in the ordinary and usual course of business; and Humana shall use
its reasonable best efforts to keep United HealthCare advised of any
anticipated termination of or material amendment or modification of any
material customer or provider contract and to make available to United
HealthCare certain agreements limiting Humana's ability to sell products or
services to or of other persons;
(11) neither it nor any of its subsidiaries will take any action or omit
to take any action that would cause any of its representations and
warranties in the Merger Agreement to become untrue in any material respect;
and
(12) neither it nor any of its subsidiaries will authorize or enter into
an agreement to do any of the foregoing.
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The Merger Agreement provides that through the Effective Time, (a) as
requested by United HealthCare, Humana will confer on a regular basis with one
or more representatives of United HealthCare with respect to material
operational matters (including the general status of provider and customer
contracts), and (b) upon the knowledge of the executive officers of Humana of
any event or occurrence that is reasonably likely to result in a material
adverse change in the financial condition, properties, business or results of
operations of Humana and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, any material
litigation or material governmental complaints, investigation or hearings (or
communications indicating that the same may be contemplated), the breach in any
material respect of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in the
Merger Agreement, or the failure of any condition precedent to the Merger,
Humana will promptly notify United HealthCare thereof.
The Merger Agreement also provides that, upon the knowledge of the executive
officers of United HealthCare of any event or occurrence that is reasonably
likely to result in a material adverse change in the financial condition,
properties, business or results of operations of United HealthCare and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the failure of any condition precedent to the
Merger, United HealthCare will promptly notify Humana thereof. United HealthCare
further agreed, as to itself and its subsidiaries, that through the Effective
Time (unless Humana otherwise approves in writing, which approval is not to be
unreasonably withheld) (i) except as publicly disclosed prior to the date of the
Merger Agreement or as disclosed to Humana, United HealthCare and its
subsidiaries businesses will be conducted in the ordinary and usual course; and
(ii) United HealthCare shall not authorize, declare, set aside or pay any
dividend or other distribution in respect of any capital stock of United
HealthCare, other than dividends from its direct or indirect wholly owned
subsidiaries and regular annual dividends of $.03 per share of United HealthCare
Common Stock.
The Merger Agreement also contains various covenants by the parties,
including those requiring United HealthCare and Humana (1) to recommend approval
and to take all action necessary to convene a shareholders meeting of each
company to vote on (a) in the case of Humana, the Merger Agreement and (b) in
the case of United HealthCare, the approval of the Stock Issuance in the Merger;
(2) to take certain actions in connection with this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus and the Registration Statement; (3) to cooperate with the
other and to use their reasonable best efforts to take all necessary actions to
effect the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as promptly as
practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other
filings and to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, registrations,
approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from
all third parties and governmental entities in order to consummate the Merger or
any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement provided
that, in connection with the receipt of any regulatory approval, United
HealthCare shall not be required to proffer to, or agree to (i) sell or hold
separate and agree to sell or to discontinue to or limit, before or after the
Effective Time, any assets, businesses, or interest in any assets or businesses
of United HealthCare, Humana or any of their respective affiliates (or to
consent to any sale, or agreement to sell, or discontinuance or limitation by
Humana of any of its assets or businesses) or (ii) agree to any material
conditions relating to, or material changes or restriction in, the operations of
any such assets or businesses (other than routine conditions to which United
HealthCare has customarily agreed to in the past); (4) to keep each other
apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (5) to refrain from taking any action that
would disqualify the Merger as a "pooling of interests" for accounting purposes
or as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and
use their respective reasonable best efforts to prevent their respective
affiliates from taking such action, and to use all reasonable best efforts to
cure any impediment to the qualification of the Merger as a "reorganization"
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; (6) to use their reasonable
best efforts to cause to be delivered to the other party and its independent
accountants, as of the Closing Date, their respective independent accountants
letters to the effect that accounting for the Merger as a pooling-of-interests
is appropriate; (7) in the case of United HealthCare, if the Closing Date is
after August 31, 1998, to use its reasonable best efforts to publish as soon as
practicable
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following the completion of the first fiscal quarter in which there has been at
least 30 days of combined operations of the combined company financial results
covering at least 30 days of such combined operations; (8) to use their
reasonable best efforts to cause their respective independent accountants to
deliver to the other party customary accountant's "comfort" letters; (9) to
provide the other party with reasonable access to information regarding such
party, subject to certain limitations under applicable law and agreements
regarding confidentiality; (10) in the case of Humana, to exercise its
reasonable best efforts to cause each person it deems to be an "affiliate" (as
defined by Rule 145 under the Securities Act and for the purposes of applicable
interpretations regarding the pooling-of-interests method of accounting) to
execute and deliver an agreement limiting such person's ability to sell,
transfer or dispose of his or her shares of United HealthCare Common Stock or
Humana Common Stock (the "Affiliate Letters"); (11) in the case of United
HealthCare, to use its reasonable best efforts to list on the NYSE, prior to the
Closing Date, the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock to be issued in the
Merger, subject to official notice of issuance; (12) to consult with each other
and use their reasonable best efforts to agree upon the text of any press
release, subject to their respective legal obligations regarding timing of
public announcements, (a) prior to issuing any such press release or otherwise
making public announcements with respect to the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and (b) prior to making any
filings with any third party or governmental entity with respect to the Merger;
(13) in the case of United HealthCare, to take all necessary actions such that
at the Effective Time David A. Jones will be a director of United HealthCare;
and (14) if any anti-takeover statute or regulation is or may become applicable
to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement,
the Stock Option Agreement or the Voting Agreement, to grant such approvals and
take such actions as are necessary so that such transactions may be consummated
as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by the Merger Agreement,
the Stock Option Agreement or the Voting Agreement or by the Merger and
otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation
on such transactions.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Humana has agreed that neither it nor any
of its subsidiaries nor any of its or their respective officers and directors
shall, and that Humana shall direct and use its best efforts to cause its and
its subsidiaries' employees, agents and representatives (including any
investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its
subsidiaries) (such officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives
sometimes collectively referred to as "Representatives") not to, directly or
indirectly, initiate, solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiries
for the making of any proposal or offer or entering into any agreement with
respect to a merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation or similar
transaction involving, or any purchase of 15% or more of the assets or any
equity securities of, Humana or any of its subsidiaries prior to the Effective
Time (any such proposal or offer being hereinafter referred to as an
"Acquisition Proposal"). Humana has further agreed that neither it nor any of
its subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers and directors shall, and
that Humana shall direct and cause its and its subsidiaries' Representatives not
to, directly or indirectly, engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide
any confidential information or data to, or have any discussions with, any
person relating to, an Acquisition Proposal, whether made before or after the
date of the Merger Agreement, or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt to
make or implement an Acquisition Proposal; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing
contained in the Merger Agreement prevents Humana or the Humana Board from (A)
complying with Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to an
Acquisition Proposal, (B) providing information in response to a request
therefor by a person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition
Proposal if the Humana Board receives from the person so requesting such
information an executed confidentiality agreement on terms equivalent to those
agreed to between Humana and United HealthCare; (C) engaging in any negotiations
or discussions with any person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written
Acquisition Proposal or (D) recommending an unsolicited bona fide written
Acquisition Proposal to the stockholders of Humana, if and only to the extent
that, prior to taking any such action (i) in each such case referred to in
clause (B), (C) or (D) above, the Humana Board determines in good faith after
receipt of an opinion from its outside legal counsel experienced in
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such matters that such action is necessary in order for its directors to comply
with their respective fiduciary duties under applicable law and (ii) in each
case referred to in clause (C) or (D) above, the Humana Board determines in good
faith (after consultation with its financial advisor) that such Acquisition
Proposal, if accepted, is reasonably likely to be consummated, taking into
account all legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the proposal and the
person making the proposal and would, if consummated, result in a transaction
superior to the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, taking into
account, among other things, the long-term prospects and interests of Humana and
its stockholders (any such superior Acquisition Proposal being referred as a
"Superior Proposal"). As of the date of the Merger Agreement, Humana agreed to
immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities,
discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted prior thereto with
respect to any of the foregoing. Humana has agreed to notify United HealthCare
immediately (but, in any event, no less than 48 hours thereafter) if any
Acquisition Proposal or inquiry related thereto is received by, any information
is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated
or continued with, Humana or any of its Representatives relating to an
Acquisition Proposal, indicating the name of such person and the material terms
and conditions of any Acquisition Proposal and thereafter shall keep United
HealthCare informed, on a current basis, of the status and terms of any such
Acquisition Proposal and the status of any such negotiations or discussions.
Humana also will promptly request each person that has heretofore executed a
confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of an Acquisition
Proposal to return all confidential information heretofore furnished to such
person by or on behalf of it or any of its subsidiaries.
United HealthCare has agreed that from and after the Effective Time, the
employees of the Humana and its subsidiaries (other than employees covered by
collective bargaining agreements) will be provided with benefits under employee
benefit plans, such benefits to be at the option of United HealthCare, either no
less favorable than those currently provided by Humana and its subsidiaries to
such employees or no less favorable than the benefits that are provided by
United HealthCare and its subsidiaries to their employees, taking into account
the duties and responsibilities of such employees. Employees of Humana and its
subsidiaries who are employees of United HealthCare on or after the Effective
Time, shall be credited to the fullest extent permissible under law for purposes
of eligibility and vesting with all service with Humana and its subsidiaries, to
the same extent that such service was credited for such purposes by Humana,
under each employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement of United
HealthCare and its subsidiaries in which the employees are eligible to
participate. If employees of Humana and its subsidiaries become eligible to
participate in a medical, dental or health plan of United HealthCare, United
HealthCare shall waive any pre-existing condition limitations and credit any
deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses that are applicable and/or covered under
Humana's plans, and are incurred by the employees and their beneficiaries during
the portion of the calendar year prior to participation in United HealthCare's
plans.
United HealthCare agrees to continue the fixed profit sharing contribution
feature of Humana's Retirement and Savings Plan for the period that commences at
the Effective Time and continues up to and including December 31, 1999. At the
Effective Time, all directors of Humana shall be deemed to be retired under its
retirement policy, and United HealthCare will honor the terms of such policy.
Also, as of the Effective Time, United HealthCare will honor the terms of, and
assume all obligations of Humana under, those agreements of Humana with former
employees of Humana and its subsidiaries whose employment terminated prior to
the date hereof, which have been disclosed to United HealthCare. Humana will, at
United HealthCare's request and subject to and in accordance with such plans,
take appropriate actions so that from and after the Effective Time United
HealthCare or any of its subsidiaries will not have any obligation to make
employer contributions to Humana's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan or the
Thrift Excess Plan or to a grantor trust or other funding vehicle under either
plan and no benefits will accrue from and after the Effective Time pursuant to
Humana's Officers' Target Retirement Plan.
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United HealthCare will honor employment and severance agreements as in
effect as of May 27, 1998 for current and former employees of Humana and its
subsidiaries, provided, that United HealthCare may amend or terminate any such
employment or severance agreement in accordance with its terms; and from the
Effective Time until December 31, 1999, will honor the benefits under Humana's
severance policy for current employees of Humana and its subsidiaries as
disclosed to United HealthCare.
In addition, United HealthCare has agreed to indemnify, or cause the
Surviving Corporation to so indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent
that United HealthCare could do so, each present and former director and officer
of Humana (determined as of the Effective Time) against any costs or expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims,
damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit,
proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the
Effective Time to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. The Merger
Agreement provides for similar indemnification provisions with respect to
directors and officers of subsidiaries of Humana. For a period of six years
after the Effective Time, United HealthCare will cause to be maintained officers
and directors liability insurance ("D&O Insurance") covering certain persons
covered by Humana's existing D&O Insurance policies on terms no less
advantageous than such existing policies, subject to certain limitations with
respect to premiums. Humana has also agreed to perform, or cause the Surviving
Corporation to perform, the obligations of Humana and any of its subsidiaries
under each indemnification agreement in effect as of the date of the Merger
Agreement.
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
The obligation of each of the parties to consummate the Merger is subject to
the satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Effective Time of, among others,
each of the following: (1) approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger by
the requisite vote of the holders of Humana Common Stock, in accordance with
applicable law and the Humana certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and
approval of the Stock Issuance pursuant to the Merger by the requisite vote of
the holders of United HealthCare Common Stock; (2) the shares of United
HealthCare Common Stock issuable to Humana Stockholders pursuant to the Merger
Agreement having been authorized for listing on the NYSE upon official notice of
issuance; (3) the receipt of all required governmental consents, registrations,
approvals, permits and authorizations in connection with the Merger Agreement,
the Stock Option Agreement and the Voting Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby (and all required notices, reports and other filings have
been made and all statutory or regulatory waiting periods have expired or been
terminated); (4) no court or governmental entity of competent jurisdiction shall
have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and restrains, enjoins or
otherwise prohibits consummation of the Merger (collectively, an "Order"), and
no governmental entity shall have instituted any proceeding seeking any such
Order; (5) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have
been initiated or be threatened by the Commission; (6) United HealthCare shall
have received all state securities and "blue sky" permits and approvals, if any,
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
and (7) United HealthCare and Humana shall have received from Arthur Andersen
LLP, United HealthCare's independent public accountants, a letter, dated the
Closing Date, to the effect that the Merger will qualify for
pooling-of-interests accounting treatment if the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement and the Voting Agreement are
consummated in accordance with their terms.
The obligations of United HealthCare and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are
also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by United HealthCare at or prior to
the Effective Time of the following: (1) the representations and warranties of
Humana set forth in the Merger Agreement will be true and correct as of the date
of the Merger Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of
the Closing Date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty
expressly speaks as of an earlier date);
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PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this condition shall be deemed to have been satisfied
even if such representations or warranties are not so true and correct unless
the failure of such representations or warranties to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, properties, business or
results of operations of Humana and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or is
reasonably likely to prevent or to materially burden or materially impair the
ability of Humana to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement; and, provided further, that it was agreed that any change in industry
conditions that would affect (on a proportionate basis) the respective results
of operations of United HealthCare and its subsidiaries and Humana and its
subsidiaries, in each case taken as a whole, to substantially the same degree
will not be considered a material adverse effect for purposes of the
representations that there have not been certain material adverse changes in the
respective businesses since December 31, 1997; (2) Humana shall have performed
in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under
the Merger Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date; (3) Humana shall have
obtained the consent or approval of each person whose consent or approval shall
be required under any contract to which Humana or any of its subsidiaries is a
party, except those the failure to obtain individually or in the aggregate, are
not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, properties, business or results of operations of Humana and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole and except as disclosed by Humana prior to the
execution of the Merger Agreement; (4) United HealthCare shall have received the
opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell, counsel to United HealthCare, dated the Closing
Date, to the effect that the Merger will be treated for Federal income tax
purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code,
and that each of United HealthCare, Merger Sub and Humana will be a party to
that reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code (see
"--Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences"); and (5) United HealthCare shall
have received an Affiliate Letter (as defined under "--Resale of United
HealthCare Common Stock Received by Humana Stockholders") from each person
identified as an affiliate of Humana.
The obligation of Humana to effect the Merger is also subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by Humana at or prior to the Effective Time of the
following: (1) the representations and warranties of United HealthCare and
Merger Sub set forth in the Merger Agreement will be true and correct as of the
date of the Merger Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as
of the Closing Date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty
expressly speaks as of an earlier date), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this condition
shall be deemed to have been satisfied even if such representations or
warranties are not so true and correct unless the failure of such
representations or warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the
aggregate, has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect
on the financial condition, properties, business or results of operations of
United HealthCare and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or is reasonably likely
to prevent or to materially burden or materially impair the ability of United
HealthCare to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
and, provided further, that it was agreed that any change in industry conditions
that would affect (on a proportionate basis) the respective results of
operations of United HealthCare and its subsidiaries and Humana and its
subsidiaries, in each case taken as a whole, to substantially the same degree
will not be considered a material adverse effect for purposes of the
representations that there have not been certain material adverse changes in the
respective businesses since December 31, 1997; (2) each of United HealthCare and
Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed by it under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the
Closing Date; (3) United HealthCare shall have obtained the consent or approval
of each person whose consent or approval shall be required in order to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement under any
contract to which United HealthCare or any of its subsidiaries is a party,
except those the failure to obtain, individually or in the aggregate, are not
reasonably likely to have a a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, properties, business or results of operations of United HealthCare
and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (4) Humana shall have received the
opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, counsel to Humana, dated
the Closing Date, to the effect that the Merger will be treated for Federal
income tax
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purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code,
and that each of United HealthCare, Merger Sub and Humana will be a party to
that reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code (see
"--Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences").
TERMINATION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT
The Merger Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned (1)
at any time prior to the Effective Time, by the mutual written consent of Humana
and United HealthCare by action of their respective Boards of Directors; (2) at
any time prior to the Effective Time by action of the Board of Directors of
either United HealthCare or Humana if (a) the Merger shall not have been
consummated by the Termination Date (as hereinafter defined) (provided that this
right to terminate the Merger Agreement is not available to any party that has
breached in any material respect its obligations under the Merger Agreement in
any manner that shall have proximately contributed to the occurrence of the
failure of the Merger to be consummated), (b) the approval of Humana
Stockholders shall not have been obtained (provided, however, that if an
Acquisition Proposal has been made by any person prior to the time of such vote,
Humana may not terminate the Merger Agreement by reason of failure to receive
such approval until a date that is not less than 90 days after the date of such
vote) at a meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement
thereof, (c) the approval of United HealthCare's shareholders of the Stock
Issuance shall not have been obtained at a meeting duly convened therefor or at
any adjournment or postponement thereof, or (d) any order permanently
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger shall
become final and non-appealable; (3) at any time prior to the Effective Time by
action of the Humana Board if (a) (w) Humana is not in material breach of the
Merger Agreement, (x) the Humana Board authorizes Humana to enter into an
agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and Humana gives written notice of
such Superior Proposal to United HealthCare, (y) United HealthCare fails to
make, within five business days after receipt of such notice, an offer that the
Humana Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial
advisors, is at least as favorable as the Superior Proposal, taking into
account, among other things, the long-term prospects and interests of Humana and
its stockholders, and (z) Humana pays to United HealthCare prior to termination
of the Merger Agreement the fees described under "--Expenses and Termination
Fees"; provided that Humana agreed that it will not enter into a binding
agreement referred to in clause (x) until at least the sixth business day after
it has provided the notice required thereby and to promptly notify United
HealthCare if its intention to enter such agreement changes after giving such
notice, or (b) there has been (i) a breach by United HealthCare or Merger Sub of
any representation or warranty contained in the Merger Agreement that
individually or in the aggregate has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, properties, business or
results of operations of United HealthCare and its subsidiaries taken as a whole
or is reasonably likely to prevent or to materially burden or materially impair
the ability of United HealthCare to consummate the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement or (ii) a material breach by United HealthCare or Merger
Sub of a covenant or agreement contained in the Merger Agreement, in each case
that is not curable or, if curable, is not cured within 30 days after written
notice of such breach is given by Humana to United HealthCare or Merger Sub, as
the case may be; (4) at any time prior to the Effective Time by action of the
United HealthCare Board if (a) (i) Humana enters into a binding agreement for a
Superior Proposal or the Humana Board recommends a Superior Proposal or (ii) the
Humana Board shall have withdrawn or adversely modified its approval or
recommendation of the Merger Agreement or, after an Acquisition Proposal has
been made, failed to reconfirm its recommendation of the Merger Agreement within
five business days after a written request by United HealthCare to do so, (b)
there has been (i) a breach by Humana of any representation or warranty
contained in the Merger Agreement that individually or in the aggregate has had,
or is reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, properties, business or results of operations of Humana and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole or is reasonably likely to prevent or to
materially burden or materially impair the ability of Humana to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or (ii) a material breach by
Humana of a covenant or agreement
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contained in the Merger Agreement, in each case that is not curable or, if
curable, is not cured within 30 days after written notice of such breach is
given by United HealthCare to Humana or (c) if Humana or any of its subsidiaries
or Representatives takes certain actions in connection with an Acquisition
Proposal. The "Termination Date" is December 31, 1998, provided, however, that
on or after December 15, 1998, either United HealthCare or Humana has the right
to extend such date until March 31, 1999 in order to obtain all required
governmental consents.
In the event of termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to its terms
and the abandonment of the Merger, the Merger Agreement shall become null and
void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any party to the Merger
Agreement (or of any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, legal and
financial advisors or other representatives) except (i) for the termination fee
provisions and the provisions of the Merger Agreement providing for the payment
of costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger Agreement, the
Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (see
"--Expenses and Termination Fees"), and (ii) that, except as otherwise provided
in the Merger Agreement, no such termination will relieve any party thereto of
any liability or damages resulting from any breach of the Merger Agreement.
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT
The conditions to each of the parties obligations to consummate the Merger
are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole
or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Subject to the provisions of applicable law, at any time prior to the
Effective Time, the parties to the Merger Agreement may modify or amend the
Merger Agreement, by written agreement executed and delivered by duly authorized
officers of the respective parties.
EXPENSES AND TERMINATION FEES
In the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated (i) by Humana in the
manner described in clause (3)(a) under "--Termination of the Merger Agreement"
or by United HealthCare in the manner described in clause (4)(a)(i) under
"--Termination of the Merger Agreement," then Humana shall promptly, but in no
event later than two days after the date of such termination or such earlier
time as required by the Merger Agreement, pay United HealthCare a termination
fee of $200 million (the "Termination Fee") and an amount equal to all
reasonable (under the circumstances) expenses incurred by United HealthCare or
Merger Sub in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement up to a maximum amount of $10 million
("Expenses").
In the event the Merger Agreement is terminated (A) by United HealthCare or
Humana in the manner described in clause (2)(a) under "--Termination of the
Merger Agreement," and prior to such termination an Acquisition Proposal shall
have been made to Humana or any of its subsidiaries or any of its stockholders
or any person shall have publicly announced an intention (whether or not
conditional) to make an Acquisition Proposal, and if within 18 months of such
termination, Humana enters into an agreement concerning a transaction of a type
that would constitute an Acquisition Proposal (an "Alternative Transaction"),
with any person (or any of its affiliates) who made an Acquisition Proposal
prior to termination of the Merger Agreement, then Humana shall (x) at the time
of entering into such agreement, pay to United HealthCare the Expenses and 50%
of the Alternative Termination Fee (as defined below) and (y) at the time such
Alternative Transaction is consummated, pay to United HealthCare the remaining
50% of the Alternative Termination Fee; (B) by United HealthCare in the manner
described in clause (4)(c) under "--Termination of the Merger Agreement," then,
promptly, but in no event later than two days after the date of such termination
Humana shall pay United HealthCare the Expenses, and if within 18 months of such
termination, Humana enters into an agreement concerning an Alternative
Transaction with the person (or any of its affiliates) that triggered such
termination right, Humana will (x) at the time of entering into such agreement,
pay to United HealthCare 50% of the Termination Fee, and (y) at the
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time such transaction is consummated, pay to United HealthCare the remaining 50%
of the Termination Fee; (C) by United HealthCare in the manner described in
clause 4(a)(ii) under "--Termination of the Merger Agreement," then promptly,
but in no event later than two days after the date of such termination or such
earlier time as required by the Merger Agreement, Humana shall pay to United
HealthCare the Expenses, and if within 18 months of such termination, Humana
enters into an agreement concerning an Alternative Transaction with any person,
Humana shall, at the time of entering into such agreement, pay to United
HealthCare the Termination Fee; or (D) if an Acquisition Proposal has been made
to Humana or any of its subsidiaries or any of its stockholders or any person
has publicly announced an intention (whether or not conditional) to make an
Acquisition Proposal and thereafter the Merger Agreement is terminated by either
United HealthCare or Humana in the manner described in clause 2(b) under
"--Termination of the Merger Agreement," then promptly, but in no event later
than two days after the date of such termination or such earlier time as
required by the Merger Agreement, Humana shall pay to United HealthCare the
Expenses, and if within 18 months of such termination, Humana enters into an
agreement concerning an Alternative Transaction with any person, Humana shall,
at the time of entering into such agreement, pay to United HealthCare an amount
equal to the Termination Fee. For purposes of the foregoing, the "Alternative
Termination Fee" is an amount equal to 4% of the "Aggregate Value" of the
Alternative Transaction; and "Aggregate Value" shall be determined by
multiplying the average closing price of the Humana Common Stock on the NYSE
Composite Tape for the five consecutive trading days after the Alternative
Transaction is publicly announced (including the day the Alternative Transaction
is announced if such announcement is made by noon on that day) by the number of
shares of Humana Common Stock outstanding (calculated on a fully diluted basis).
Nothing in the Merger Agreement, however, shall require Humana to pay the entire
Termination Fee (or, if applicable, the entire Alternative Termination Fee) more
than once.
If Humana fails to promptly pay United HealthCare any required Termination
Fee, Alternative Termination Fee or Expenses described above, and United
HealthCare or Merger Sub commences a suit which results in a judgment against
Humana for such Termination Fee, Alternative Termination Fee and/or Expenses,
Humana will pay United HealthCare or Merger Sub its costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys fees) in connection with such suit, together
with interest from the date such amounts became due on the amounts owed at the
prime rate of The Chase Manhattan Bank in effect from time to time during such
period.
Except as provided in the termination fee provisions described above, (a)
Humana, as the Surviving Corporation, will pay all charges and expenses,
including those of the Exchange Agent, in connection with all transactions
relating to the exchange of Humana Certificates for United HealthCare
Certificates, and United HealthCare will reimburse Humana for such charges and
expenses (see "--Exchange of Certificates"), and (b) all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall be paid by the party
incurring such expense, except that printing and mailing expenses and Commission
registration fees relating to the Registration Statement and this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus will be shared equally by United HealthCare and Humana.
CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
Humana and United HealthCare expect that the Merger will be treated as a
tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and
that for federal income tax purposes no gain or loss will be recognized by any
stockholder of Humana upon the receipt of United HealthCare Common Stock in
exchange for Humana Common Stock pursuant to the Merger (except for the receipt
of cash in lieu of a fractional share interest in United HealthCare Common
Stock). The Internal Revenue Service (the "Service") has not been and will not
be asked to rule upon the tax consequences of the Merger.
The obligation of each of Humana and United HealthCare to consummate the
Merger is conditioned on, among other things, the receipt by Humana of the
opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
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and the receipt by United HealthCare of the opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell, each
substantially to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization"
under Section 368(a) of the Code. In that event, subject to the limitations set
forth below as to certain classes of stockholders, the Merger will have the
following material federal income tax consequences:
(a) No gain or loss will be recognized by United HealthCare, Humana or
Merger Sub as a result of the Merger;
(b) No gain or loss will be recognized by the stockholders of Humana who
exchange their Humana Common Stock solely for United HealthCare Common Stock
pursuant to the Merger (except with respect to cash received in lieu of a
fractional share interest in United HealthCare Common Stock);
(c) The tax basis of the United HealthCare Common Stock received by
Humana Stockholders who exchange all of their Humana Common Stock for United
HealthCare Common Stock in the Merger will be the same as the tax basis of
the Humana Common Stock surrendered in exchange therefor (reduced by any
amount allocable to a fractional share interest for which cash is received).
The holding period of the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock received
will include the holding period of shares of Humana Common Stock surrendered
in exchange therefor; and
(d) A holder of shares of Humana Common Stock that receives cash in lieu
of a fractional share interest in United HealthCare Common Stock in the
Merger will be treated as having received such cash amount in exchange for a
fractional share interest in United HealthCare Common Stock. Such a holder
will recognize gain or loss as a result of such exchange in an amount equal
to the cash received for the fractional share of United HealthCare Common
Stock reduced by the portion of the holder's tax basis in shares of Humana
Common Stock surrendered that is allocable to the fractional share interest
in United HealthCare Common Stock. Such gain or loss will be capital gain or
loss provided that the United HealthCare Common Stock is held as a capital
asset at the Effective Time and will be long-term capital gain or loss if
the holder's holding period in the fractional share interest for federal
income tax purposes is more than one year. For noncorporate stockholders,
long-term capital gain generally will be taxed at a rate lower than ordinary
income. Under current law, the tax rate for long-term capital gain is lower
if the shares have been held for more than 18 months as of the date of
disposition than if the shares have been held for more than 12 months but
less than 18 months as of the date of disposition. Proposed legislation
would eliminate that difference. There are limits on the deductibility of
losses.
The foregoing tax opinions will be based upon certain facts and assumptions
described therein and upon representations that will be made by Humana and
United HealthCare. The opinions of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson and
Sullivan & Cromwell will be based upon the Code, the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder, current administrative rulings and practice and judicial
authority, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect.
An opinion of counsel is not binding on the Service and there can be no
assurance, and none is hereby given, that the Service will not take a position
contrary to one or more positions reflected in such opinions or that such
opinions will be upheld by the courts if challenged by the Service. The tax
opinions cannot be relied upon if any of the factual assumptions or
representations are, or later become, inaccurate. If the Merger is consummated
and it is later determined that the Merger did not qualify as a tax-free
reorganization, each Humana stockholder would recognize taxable gain or loss in
the Merger equal to the difference between the fair market value of the United
HealthCare Common Stock received at the time of the Merger and such
stockholder's basis in the Humana Common Stock exchanged therefor.
Any cash payments to which a stockholder of Humana is entitled pursuant to
the Merger will be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 31% unless either
(i) the stockholder or payee provides its taxpayer identification number (social
security or employer identification number) and certifies that such
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number is correct or (ii) an exemption from backup withholding applies under the
applicable law and regulations.
The foregoing is only a summary description of certain anticipated United
States federal income tax consequences of the Merger, without regard to the
particular circumstances of each Humana Stockholder. It does not discuss all of
the consequences that may be relevant to stockholders of Humana entitled to
special treatment under the Code (such as dealers in securities or others who
use a "mark-to-market" method of accounting for gains or losses on securities
transactions, exempt organizations or foreign persons) or to stockholders of
Humana who acquired their Humana Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of
employee stock options or otherwise as compensation or through a tax-qualified
retirement plan. The summary set forth above does not purport to be a complete
analysis of all potential tax effects of the transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement or the Merger itself. No information is provided herein with
respect to the tax consequences, if any, of the Merger or the exchange of shares
pursuant thereto under state, local, foreign or other tax laws. In addition,
this discussion assumes that stockholders of Humana hold their shares of Humana
Common Stock as capital assets as defined in the Code. Each holder of Humana
Common Stock is urged to consult his or her own tax and financial advisors as to
the federal income tax consequences applicable to his or her own particular
circumstances and also as to any state, local, foreign or other tax consequences
arising out of the Merger.
Humana has received from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, and
United HealthCare has received from Sullivan & Cromwell, such firm's opinion
dated July 6, 1998, that, based upon and subject to certain representations,
assumptions and limitations set forth therein, the foregoing discussion
represents such firm's opinion as to the material federal income tax
consequences of the Merger under currently applicable law.
INTERESTS OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE MERGER
In considering the recommendations of the Boards of Directors of Humana and
United HealthCare with respect to the Merger Agreement and the transaction
contemplated thereby, stockholders should be aware that certain members of the
management of Humana and the Board of Directors of Humana have certain interests
in the Merger that are in addition to the interest of stockholders of Humana
generally.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. Gregory H. Wolf is party to an employment agreement
with Humana pursuant to which Mr. Wolf serves as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Humana, which agreement is affected by a change in control of Humana.
United HealthCare has agreed that the Merger constitutes a change in control as
defined in Mr. Wolf's employment agreement, and, in the event Mr. Wolf's
employment is terminated without Good Cause or he resigns following the
occurrence of certain events within a two-year period following the change in
control he will be entitled to a payment equal to two and one-half times the sum
of his annual salary and maximum bonus. Mr Wolf also will be entitled to receive
life, health, dental, accidental death and dismemberment and disability
insurance for a period of up to two years following termination. The value of
the benefits to which Mr. Wolf will be entitled pursuant to this agreement in
connection with any such termination or resignation is estimated to be
approximately $4.5 million.
MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN. The Humana Inc. 1997 Management Incentive Plan
for Executive Management provides for payment to Mr. Wolf immediately after the
Effective Time of a bonus award in an amount equal to the greater of (a) the
officer's maximum award multiplied by a percentage equal to the percentage of
the award that would have been earned assuming that the rate at which certain
growth and profit objectives have been achieved as of the date of the change in
control would have continued until the end of the applicable year or (b) the
maximum bonus available to such officer multiplied by the percentage of the year
completed at the time of the change in control. Based on these factors, the
maximum bonus award possible under the 1997 Management Incentive Plan for Mr.
Wolf would be $1,000,000.
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OFFICERS TARGET RETIREMENT PLAN. Humana's Officers' Target Retirement Plan
("OTRP"), which is a non-qualified, unfunded plan, provides supplemental
retirement benefits to each officer of Humana and certain other key executives.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, United HealthCare intends to terminate the
OTRP following the Merger and has agreed to make terminating participants in the
OTRP eligible for benefits under the OTRP at the Effective Time in accordance
with Humana's prior practice.
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN AND THRIFT EXCESS PLAN. The Code and
regulations thereunder limit the amount of benefits which may be accrued by a
participant under the Humana Retirement and Savings Plan. Humana established the
Humana Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") and the Humana Thrift
Excess Plan ("TEP") to provide for the accrual of pension benefits in an amount
permissible under the Code (the "Excess Benefit"). The SERP and TEP each provide
that in the event of a change in control (which includes the consummation of the
Merger), the benefits accrued under the SERP and TEP will become immediately
payable. Humana has also agreed to amend the SERP and the TEP prior to the
Effective Time to provide that no employer contributions will be required to be
made, and that no additional benefits will accrue.
STOCK OPTION PLANS. By virtue of the Merger, all outstanding Humana Stock
Options which are unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time will
become exercisable in accordance with the terms of the Humana stock plans, and,
as provided in the Merger Agreement, will be assumed by United HealthCare and
converted into and become stock options with respect to United HealthCare Common
Stock under the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Humana
Stock Options and applicable option agreements issued thereunder. Pursuant to
the Merger Agreement at and after the Effective Time each Humana Stock Option
will be deemed to constitute an option to acquire the same number of shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock as the holder of such Humana Stock Option would
have been entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger had such holder exercised
such option in full immediately prior to the Effective Time (rounded down to the
nearest whole number), at a price per share (rounded up to the nearest whole
cent) equal to (x) the aggregate exercise price for the shares otherwise
purchasable pursuant to such Humana Stock Option divided by (y) the number of
full shares of United HealthCare Common Stock deemed purchasable pursuant to the
Humana Stock Option in accordance with the foregoing; provided, however, that in
the case of any Humana Stock Option to which Section 422 of the Code applies,
the option price, the number of shares purchasable pursuant to such option and
the terms and conditions of exercise of such option shall be determined in
accordance with the foregoing subject to such adjustments as are necessary in
order to satisfy the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code. As of July 10,
1998, there were Humana Stock Options outstanding to purchase an aggregate of
10,386,164 shares of Humana Common Stock at a weighted average price of $17.56
per share (at exercise prices ranging from $5.7980 to $26.9375 per share). Of
these Humana Stock Options, Mr. Jones held 475,000 at a weighted average price
of $19.15 per share (at exercise prices ranging from $18.8125 to $21.25 per
share), Mr. Wolf held 884,000 at a weighted average price of $20.63 per share
(at exercise prices ranging from $18.8125 to $22.6563 per share), Michael B.
McCallister, Senior Vice President--Health System Management, held 416,500 at a
weighted average price of $14.78 per share (at exercise prices ranging from
$6.5625 to $23.4375), Jerry D. Reeves, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief
Medical Officer, held 140,000 at a weighted average price of $18.84 per share
(at exercise prices ranging from $18.3125 to $20.1563), Kenneth J. Fasola, Vice
President--Sales and Marketing, held 240,000 at a weighted average price of
$19.65 per share (at exercise prices ranging from $18.8125 to $22.625), K. Frank
Austen, M.D., Director, held 37,800 at a weighted average price of $17.75 per
share (at exercise prices ranging from $10.5405 to $26.9375 per share), Michael
E. Gellert, Director, held 25,000 at a weighted average price of $21.44 per
share (at exercise prices ranging from $17.625 to $26.9375 per share), John R.
Hall, Director, held 40,000 at a weighted average price of $16.90 per share (at
exercise prices ranging from $9.3352 to $26.9375 per share), David A. Jones,
Jr., Director, held 200,000 at a weighted average price of $19.67 per share (at
exercise prices ranging from $10.6875 to $26.9375 per share), Irwin Lerner,
Director, held 35,000 at a weighted average price of $18.98 per share (at
exercise prices ranging from $14.4375 to $26.9375 per share), and, W. Ann
Reynolds, Ph.D., Director, held 40,000 at a weighted average price of
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$17.01 per share (at exercise prices ranging from $9.6424 to $26.9375 per
share). The 1996 Stock Incentive Plan for Employees provides that, in the event
an Optionee's employment is terminated other than for cause within three years
following a change in control, the options shall be exercisable for two years
following termination of employment.
Each Humana Stock Option is subject to a "Limited Right" which provides that
in the event of a change in control, the optionee may elect to surrender the
option in return for a payment equal to the amount by which the then current
fair market value of Humana Common Stock (or United HealthCare Stock to which
the option then relates) exceeds the amount equal to the exercise price of the
option multiplied by the number of shares as to which the Limited Right is being
exercised. The Limited Rights are exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days
to seven (7) months following a change in control depending upon the terms of
the Humana Stock Option agreement. As permitted under the terms of the Humana
Stock Options, Humana has agreed that such Limited Right shall only be
exercisable through a third party brokerage firm.
RESTRICTED STOCK. At July 10, 1998, Mr. Wolf owned 200,000 restricted
shares of Humana Common Stock granted under the Humana stock plans. Of that
number of restricted shares, 33,334 restricted shares are scheduled to vest on
December 1, 1998. Under the terms of the Humana stock plans, upon a change of
control (which includes the consummation of the Merger), all restrictions and
other conditions pertaining to such restricted shares will immediately lapse and
any remaining unvested shares will be transferable and nonforfeitable.
SEVERANCE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS. Approximately 75 Humana employees
(including all executive officers) have severance pay agreements which provide
that if the employee's employment is terminated without cause or there is an
adverse change in such employee's responsibilities after a change in control
(which term would include consummation of the Merger), such employee would be
entitled to receive severance pay based upon the employee's salary, and in some
instances, bonus. The severance pay is determined by multiplying the sum of such
employee's annual base salary plus maximum possible bonus by one and one-half
for all executive officers and by one for all other officers. The other key
employees' severance pay is equal to one times base salary only. Certain
insurance benefits are also available for a two-year period. See "--Employment
Agreement" for information relating to Mr. Wolf's change in control provisions.
DIRECTORS' RETIREMENT PLAN. Each director of Humana, other than Mr. Jones,
will retire at the Effective Time. Each retiring director with ten years of
service is entitled to elect to receive either (i) an annual retirement benefit
for the life of the director in the amount of $38,000, the annual retainer fee
in effect for 1997; or (ii) in lieu thereof, an actuarially equivalent joint and
survivor annuity payment. In addition, each retiring director also receives an
annual matching charitable contribution benefit of 50% of the annual retirement
benefit. Benefits are prorated for any retiring director who has not served at
least ten years on the Board of Directors. United HealthCare has agreed to
assume the liability for these benefits. Upon his retirement from United
HealthCare's Board of Directors, David A. Jones will receive benefits under
Humana's Directors Retirement Policy.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, United HealthCare has
agreed that David A. Jones will be elected a member of its Board of Directors.
DAVID A. JONES CONSULTING AGREEMENT. At the Effective Time, David A. Jones
is expected to enter into a multi-year consulting agreement with United
HealthCare which will provide for certain benefits to continue for so long as
Mr. Jones is a member of the Board of Directors of United HealthCare. Pursuant
to the consulting agreement, Mr. Jones will receive an annual payment of
$200,000 and will be provided with office staff support and space on a basis
consistent with his current situation and continuation of health and dental
benefits.
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RETENTION AGREEMENTS. At the request of United HealthCare, five executive
officers of Humana entered into retention agreements with United HealthCare
which provide that, if such officers remain employed by United HealthCare for a
one-year period following the Effective Time, such officers will receive a
retention bonus equal to 75% of each individual's base salary, 20% of which will
be paid promptly following the Effective Time. If the individual voluntarily
terminates employment within the one year period, then such individual will be
subject to a non-compete agreement for a period of one year from termination
with the remainder of the retention bonus paid ratably during such year.
Additionally, it is currently expected that approximately 13 other officers of
Humana will be offered retention agreements, although the terms of such
agreements have not been determined.
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
As an inducement and condition to the willingness of United HealthCare and
Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement, Humana, as issuer, entered into a
stock option agreement with United HealthCare, as optionee, dated as of May 27,
1998 (the "Stock Option Agreement"). The Stock Option Agreement is attached as
Appendix B to this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus.
Pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement, Humana granted to United HealthCare
an irrevocable option (the "Option") to purchase up to 33,000,000 shares of
Human Common Stock (or approximately 19.9% of the number of shares of Humana
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the exercise of the Option) (the
"Option Shares") for a purchase price per share of $30.3375, subject to
adjustment under certain circumstances (the "Purchase Price").
In the event of any change in the number of issued and outstanding shares of
Humana Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, split-up,
recapitalization or other change in the corporate or capital structure of
Humana, the number of Option Shares subject to the Option and the Purchase Price
shall be appropriately adjusted to restore United HealthCare to its rights under
the Stock Option Agreement, including its right to purchase shares of Humana
Common Stock representing 19.9% of the capital stock of Humana entitled to vote
generally for the election of the directors of Humana which is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the exercise of the Option at an aggregate
purchase price equal to the Purchase Price multiplied by 33,000,000. In the
event of a merger or other business combination with an unrelated third party
involving Humana, the Option and the Purchase Price will be appropriately
adjusted so that, upon exercise of the Option, United HealthCare is entitled to
receive the same merger consideration that it would have received had it
exercised the Option immediately prior to such merger or other business
combination.
The Option becomes exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time or from
time to time, (i) following the time the Merger Agreement is terminated (A) by
either United HealthCare or Humana in the manner described in clause 2(b) under
"--Termination of the Merger Agreement" if prior to such termination an
Acquisition Proposal shall have been made to Humana or any of its subsidiaries
or any of its stockholders or any person shall have publicly announced an
intention (whether or not conditional) to make an Acquisition Proposal; or (B)
by Humana in the manner described in clause 3(a) under "--Termination of the
Merger Agreement" or by United HealthCare in the manner described in clause 4(a)
or clause 4(c) under "--Termination of the Merger Agreement," or (ii) upon
Humana's entering into an agreement, within 18 months of the termination of the
Merger Agreement by either United HealthCare or Humana in the manner described
in clause 2(a) under "--Termination of the Merger Agreement," concerning a
transaction of a type that would constitute an Acquisition Proposal with any
person (or any its affiliates) that made an Acquisition Proposal prior to
termination of the Merger Agreement (collectively, the "Exercise Events").
Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Option Agreement, United HealthCare will
(i) offset against any Termination Fee or Alternative Termination Fee, as the
case may be (each hereinafter referred to as the "Fee"), or portion thereof,
that becomes due and payable to United HealthCare an amount from the
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Offset Account (as hereinafter defined) equal to the Fee, or portion thereof,
against which the offset is to be made (but only to the extent of the amount
then in the Offset Account) and (ii) with respect to a Fee, or portion thereof,
that has already been paid to United HealthCare prior to exercise of the Option
and that has not been fully offset pursuant to clause (i) above, remit to Humana
an amount from the Offset Account equal to the amount by which the Fee, or
portion thereof, that has been paid has not been offset pursuant to clause (i)
above (but only to the extent of the amount then in the Offset Account);
provided that in no event shall the sum of the amounts to be offset or remitted
under the Stock Option Agreement be greater than the Fee. The "Offset Account"
is to be equal to (A) the aggregate Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined)
of the Humana Common Stock with respect to which the Option has been exercised,
minus the aggregate Purchase Price of such shares, each as determined at the
time of the exercise of the Option with respect to such shares, minus (B) the
sum of the amounts, if any, that have been offset or remitted pursuant to
clauses (i) or (ii) above; provided that United HealthCare will not be obligated
to escrow or otherwise set aside that amounts referred to above. "Fair Market
Value" means, with respect to the shares of Humana Common Stock subject to the
notice of exercise of the Option, the average closing price of Humana Common
Stock on the NYSE Composite Tape for the five consecutive trading days
immediately preceding the date on which the Option is exercised, in whole or in
part, by United HealthCare with respect to such shares of Humana Common Stock.
Humana's obligation to deliver the Option Shares upon an exercise is subject
only to conditions relating to the absence of a preliminary or permanent
injunction or other order issued by any federal or state court prohibiting the
delivery of the Option Shares, the expiration or termination of certain
regulatory or statutory waiting periods and receipt of approvals required to be
obtained in connection with certain statutes or regulations relating to health
benefits (collectively, the "Option Conditions").
The Stock Option Agreement provides that if United HealthCare desires to
sell any of the Option Shares within two years after the purchase of such shares
and such sale requires registration of such shares under the Securities Act,
Humana shall be required to cooperate with United HealthCare in registering such
shares including preparing and filing a registration statement under the
Securities Act for the purpose of permitting such sale of shares by United
HealthCare. Humana shall not be required to have declared effective more than
two such registration statements. The Stock Option Agreement further requires
Humana to take steps necessary, subject to certain limitations, to obtain
listing of the Option Shares on the NYSE and to effect certain other
governmental filings, if any are required.
The Option terminates and may no longer be exercised at the time of the
earlier of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) one year after the date of the
Exercise Event that caused the Option to become exercisable (the date referred
to in clause (ii) being referred to as the "Option Termination Date") provided
that, if the Option cannot be exercised or the Option Shares cannot be delivered
to United HealthCare upon such exercise because the Option Conditions have not
been satisfied, the termination date of the Option is extended until 30 days
after such impediment to exercise or delivery has been removed but not beyond
the first anniversary of the Option Termination Date.
Arrangements such as the Stock Option Agreement are entered into in
connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions in an effort to increase the
likelihood that the transactions will be consummated in accordance with their
terms and to compensate the optionee for the efforts undertaken and the
expenses, losses and opportunity costs incurred by it in connection with the
transactions if they are not consummated under certain circumstances involving
an acquisition or potential acquisition of the issuer by a third party. The
Stock Option Agreement was entered into to accomplish these objectives. The
Stock Option Agreement may have the effect of discouraging offers by third
parties to acquire Humana prior to the Merger, even if such persons might have
been prepared to offer to pay consideration to Humana Shareholders that has a
higher current market price than the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock to
be received by such holders pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
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VOTING AGREEMENT
As an additional inducement and condition to the willingness of United
HealthCare and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement, David A. Jones
(the "Stockholder") entered into a voting agreement with United HealthCare dated
as of May 27, 1998 (the "Voting Agreement"). The Voting Agreement is attached as
Appendix C to this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus. The Stockholder is the
Chairman of the Board and a co-founder of Humana.
The Voting Agreement provides that the Stockholder shall vote, or if
applicable, give consents with respect to, the shares of Humana Common Stock
owned of record by the Stockholder at the time of the execution of the Voting
Agreement (the "Stockholder Shares") (and any other shares of Humana Common
Stock over which the Stockholder has voting power that are held by the
Stockholder on the Humana Record Date) in favor of the Merger Agreement and the
Merger in connection with any meeting or action of Humana Stockholders. The
Stockholder has further agreed to grant United HealthCare an irrevocable proxy
to vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the Merger in connection with a
stockholder vote at the request of United HealthCare. The Voting Agreement
initially covered 5,963,778 shares of Humana Common Stock which were owned of
record by the Stockholder at the time of the execution of the Voting Agreement.
Subsequent to the execution of the Voting Agreement, United HealthCare consented
to the transfer by the Stockholder of 200,000 of these shares to a charitable
foundation, and the Stockholder made gifts of an aggregate of 200 shares of
Humana Common Stock under the terms of the Voting Agreement (as discussed
below). As a condition to such consent, the Stockholder agreed that, as of the
Humana Record Date, he would have voting power with respect to at least
5,963,778 shares of Humana Common Stock.
The Stockholder has further agreed, pursuant to the Voting Agreement, not
to, among other things, (i) sell, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate,
encumber, tender or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract with
respect thereto, more than 1% of the Stockholder Shares, (ii) grant any proxies
with respect to any Stockholder Shares, deposit any Stockholder Shares into a
voting trust or enter into a voting or option agreement with respect to any of
such Stockholder Shares, or (iii) directly or indirectly solicit, initiate,
encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal or
offer with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, except solely in his capacity as
a director of Humana if permitted under certain limited circumstances in
accordance with the Merger Agreement, engage in any negotiation concerning, or
provide any confidential information or data to, or have any discussions with
any person relating to an Acquisition Proposal.
The Voting Agreement terminates at the earlier of (i) the Effective Time and
(ii) the date the Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
United HealthCare and Humana intend that the Merger qualify as a
pooling-of-interests for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The
obligation of each of United HealthCare and Humana to consummate the Merger is
conditioned upon receipt by United HealthCare and Humana of a letter from Arthur
Andersen LLP, the independent public accountants of United HealthCare, to the
effect that the Merger qualifies for pooling-of-interests accounting treatment
if consummated in accordance with the Merger Agreement. In addition, each of
United HealthCare and Humana has agreed in the Merger Agreement to use its
reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to the other party and its
independent accountants (Arthur Andersen LLP in the case of United HealthCare
and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the case of Humana), as of the Closing Date,
letters from their respective independent accountants to the effect that
accounting for the Merger as a pooling-of-interests is appropriate. For
information concerning certain restrictions to be imposed on the transferability
of the United HealthCare Common Stock received by affiliates of Humana in the
Merger in order, among other things, to assure the
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availability of pooling-of-interests accounting treatment, see "--Resale of
United HealthCare Common Stock Received by Humana Stockholders."
Under the pooling-of-interests method of accounting, the historical basis of
the assets and liabilities of Humana and United HealthCare will be combined when
the Merger becomes effective and carried forward at their previously recorded
amounts, the shareholders' equity accounts of Humana and United HealthCare will
be combined on United HealthCare's consolidated balance sheet, and no goodwill
or other intangible assets will be created. Financial statements of United
HealthCare issued after consummation of the Merger will be restated
retroactively to reflect the consolidated operations of Humana and United
HealthCare as if the Merger had been in effect for the periods presented
therein.
REGULATORY MATTERS
Pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder
by the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC"), certain acquisition transactions
may not be consummated unless notice has been given, certain information has
been furnished to the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the United States
Department of Justice (the "Antitrust Division") and certain waiting period
requirements have been satisfied. The Merger is subject to these requirements.
United HealthCare and Humana each filed with the Antitrust Division and the FTC
a Notification and Report form with respect to the Merger on June 12, 1998.
Pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, the Merger may not be consummated until
the expiration of a waiting period of at least 30 days following the receipt of
each filing, unless the waiting period is earlier terminated by the FTC and the
Antitrust Division. On July 10, 1998, United HealthCare and Humana received a
request for additional information from the Antitrust Division. This request for
additional information extends the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Act during which either the Antitrust Division or the FTC is permitted to review
the transaction. The waiting period will expire on the twentieth day after the
companies substantially comply with the request. The companies intend to respond
promptly to the request for additional information.
The FTC and the Antitrust Division frequently scrutinize the legality of
transactions such as the Merger under the antitrust laws. At any time before or
after the consummation of the Merger, the FTC or the Antitrust Division could
each take such action under the antitrust laws as it deems necessary or
desirable in the public interest, including seeking to enjoin the Merger or
seeking divestiture of certain assets of United HealthCare or Humana or their
subsidiaries. See "RISK FACTORS--Regulatory Constraints." In addition, state
Attorneys General and private parties may also bring legal actions under the
federal or state antitrust laws under certain circumstances.
The Merger will also require the prior approval of, or the furnishing of
notice to, the appropriate regulatory authorities in the states in which Humana
operates HMOs and the states in which Humana owns a domestic insurance company.
In June 1998, United HealthCare filed an Application for Approval of Acquisition
of Control of or Merger with a Domestic Insurer (Form A) or a comparable
application in 11 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (and plans to file,
in July 1998, an additional letter application with respect to Humana's captive
insurance subsidiary domiciled in Vermont). These applications seek approval of
United Healthcare's acquisition of control of Humana and Humana's insurance
company and health maintenance organization subsidiaries to be effected pursuant
to the Merger. The insurance and health maintenance organization laws and
regulations of a number of states where the Form A filings were made generally
require public hearings by the state insurance departments before such
departments determine whether to grant approval of an acquisition described in
the Form A filing.
In addition to the Form A filings, in June 1998, United HealthCare filed
Pre-Acquisition Notification Forms Regarding the Potential Competitive Impact of
a Proposed Merger or Acquisition by a Non-Domiciliary Insurer Doing Business in
this State or by a Domestic Insurer (Form E) or a comparable form in four states
where the Merger triggered such requirements. The Form E filings are generally
reviewed
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within 30 days after filing with the state insurance departments. Each
department, however, may require additional information on the competitive
impact of a proposed acquisition.
The Merger will also require the prior approval of the Health Care Financing
Administration and state governmental agencies that administer Medicaid
programs.
There can be no assurance that the required regulatory approvals described
above will be received. Moreover, if the approvals are received, there can be no
assurance regarding the timing, the terms or the conditions regarding approval.
RESALE OF UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK RECEIVED BY HUMANA STOCKHOLDERS
The shares of United HealthCare Common Stock issuable to Humana stockholders
upon consummation of the Merger have been registered under the Securities Act.
Such securities may be traded freely without restriction by those stockholders
who are not deemed to be "affiliates" of United HealthCare or Humana, as that
term is defined in rules promulgated under the Securities Act.
Shares of United HealthCare Common Stock received by those Humana
stockholders who are deemed to be "affiliates" of Humana at the time of the
Humana Special Meeting may be resold without registration under Securities Act
only as permitted by Rule 145 under the Securities Act or as otherwise permitted
under the Securities Act. Commission guidelines regarding qualifying for the
pooling-of-interests method of accounting also limit sales of shares of the
acquiring and acquired company by affiliates of either company in a business
combination. Commission guidelines also indicate that the pooling-of-interests
method of accounting will generally not be challenged on the basis of sales by
affiliates of the acquiring or acquired company if they do not dispose of any of
the shares of the corporation they own or shares of a corporation they receive
in connection with a merger during the period beginning 30 days before the
merger and ending when financial results covering at least 30 days of
post-merger operations of the combined operations have been published.
Each of United HealthCare and Humana has agreed in the Merger Agreement to
use its reasonable best efforts to obtain and deliver to the other party, as
soon as practicable after May 27, 1998, but in no event later than the date of
the respective special meetings of shareholders, signed representation letters
from each person who is, in the opinion of the delivering party, an "affiliate"
of such party (the "Affiliate Letters") to the effect that such persons will
not, among other things, offer to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of
the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock distributed to them pursuant to the
Merger except (i) with respect to affiliates of Humana, in compliance with Rule
145, or in a transaction that, in the opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory
to United HealthCare or as described in a "no-action" or interpretive letter
from the Commission reasonably satisfactory to United HealthCare, is otherwise
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or in an
offering which is registered under the Securities Act, and (ii) with respects to
affiliates of each of Humana and United HealthCare, in compliance with
Commission guidelines regarding qualifying for pooling-of-interests accounting
treatment. This Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus does not cover resales of
United HealthCare Common Stock received by persons who are deemed to be
"affiliates" of Humana. No person is authorized to make use of this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus in connection with any such resales.
NO APPRAISAL RIGHTS
Under the DGCL, Humana Stockholders will have no appraisal rights in
connection with the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby.
Under the MBCA, United HealthCare Shareholders will have no appraisal rights
in connection with the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby.
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MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS AFTER THE MERGER
Humana will be the Surviving Corporation of the Merger and will become a
wholly owned subsidiary of United HealthCare upon consummation of the Merger.
The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the
initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, and the officers of Humana
immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the initial officers of the
Surviving Corporation. The stockholders of Humana will become shareholders of
United HealthCare, and their rights as shareholders will be governed by the
United HealthCare Second Restated Articles of Incorporation, as may be amended
by the Articles Amendment, the United HealthCare bylaws and the laws of the
State of Minnesota. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, United HealthCare has
agreed to take all necessary actions such that at the Effective Time David A.
Jones, the Chairman of the Board and a co-founder of Humana, will be a Class III
director of the United HealthCare Board with a term expiring in May 2001.
Following the Merger, the combined enterprise will operate under the United
HealthCare name and will be based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a significant
workforce and business presence in Louisville, Kentucky. United HealthCare
presently plans to integrate Humana's operations with United HealthCare's in
several stages over periods ranging from less than a year to approximately 30
months after the Effective Time. United HealthCare believes that the Merger will
provide annual operating synergies in numerous areas, including from
consolidation of corporate overhead, merging overlapping operations, integrating
and improving medical care programs and cross-selling products and services.
United HealthCare is targeting improvements over time in operating costs of the
combined companies of 3 percent to 5 percent and in medical costs of 0.75
percent to 1 percent, and it has estimated the Merger to be neutral to earnings
in 1998 and accretive to earnings in 1999 (exclusive of transaction costs).
There is no assurance that these targets and estimates will be achieved. See
"RISK FACTORS--Integration of Operations Following the Merger."
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MARKET PRICES AND DIVIDENDS
UNITED HEALTHCARE
The United HealthCare Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol
"UNH." The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices per
share of United HealthCare Common Stock as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape,
together with the per share dividends paid by United HealthCare, during the
periods indicated.
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PRICE RANGE
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HIGH LOW DIVIDENDS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1996:
First Quarter................................................................. $ 69.00 $ 56.125
Second Quarter................................................................ 64.25 47.875 $ 0.03
Third Quarter................................................................. 51.125 30.00
Fourth Quarter................................................................ 49.00 35.125
1997:
First Quarter................................................................. $ 55.25 $ 42.625
Second Quarter................................................................ 56.75 43.75 $ 0.03
Third Quarter................................................................. 60.125 47.875
Fourth Quarter................................................................ 54.75 42.4375
1998:
First Quarter................................................................. $ 67.25 $ 46.5625
Second Quarter................................................................ 73.9375 60.50 $ 0.03
Third Quarter (through July 13, 1998)......................................... 66.50 62.125
</TABLE>
On May 27, 1998, the last trading day before United HealthCare and Humana
publicly announced the execution of the Merger Agreement, the closing price per
share of United HealthCare Common Stock on the NYSE Composite Tape was $64.125.
On July 13, 1998, the last trading day prior to the date of this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus, such price was $62.75. Past price performance is not
necessarily indicative of likely future price performance. Holders of United
HealthCare Common Stock and Humana Common Stock are urged to obtain current
market quotations for shares of United HealthCare Common Stock.
Holders of United HealthCare Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends
from funds legally available therefor when, as and if declared by the United
HealthCare Board. United HealthCare's dividend policy, established by the United
HealthCare Board in August 1990, requires the United HealthCare Board to review
United HealthCare's audited consolidated financial statements following the end
of each fiscal year and make a determination as to the advisability of declaring
a dividend on the outstanding shares of United HealthCare Common Stock.
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HUMANA
The Humana Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "HUM." The
following table sets forth the range of high and low closing prices per share of
Humana Common Stock as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape.
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PRICE RANGE
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HIGH LOW
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<S> <C> <C>
1996:
First Quarter............................................................................. $ 28.75 $ 24.00
Second Quarter............................................................................ 26.50 17.625
Third Quarter............................................................................. 21.25 15.625
Fourth Quarter............................................................................ 21.25 17.75
1997:
First Quarter............................................................................. $ 23.00 $ 17.75
Second Quarter............................................................................ 24.25 20.125
Third Quarter............................................................................. 24.9375 22.8125
Fourth Quarter............................................................................ 24.625 18.875
1998:
First Quarter............................................................................. $ 26.375 $ 19.50
Second Quarter............................................................................ 31.6875 24.9375
Third Quarter (through July 13, 1998)..................................................... 31.875 30.1875
</TABLE>
On May 27, 1998, the last trading day before United HealthCare and Humana
publicly announced the execution of the Merger Agreement, the closing price per
share of Humana Common Stock on the NYSE Composite Tape was $26.25. On July 13,
the last trading day prior to the date of this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus,
such price was $30.1875. Past price performance is not necessarily indicative of
likely future price performance. Holders of Humana Common Stock are urged to
obtain current market quotations for shares of Humana Common Stock.
Holders of Humana Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends from funds
legally available therefor when, as and if declared by the Humana Board. No
dividends have been paid on the Humana Common Stock.
BUSINESS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE
United HealthCare is a national leader offering health care coverage and
related services to help people achieve improved health and well-being through
all stages of life. United HealthCare operates in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and internationally. United HealthCare's products and
services reflect a number of core capabilities, including medical information
management, health benefit administration, care coordination, risk assessment
and pricing, health benefit design and provider contracting. With these
capabilities, United HealthCare is able to provide comprehensive health care
management services through organized health systems and insurance products,
including health maintenance organizations, point-of-service plans, preferred
provider organizations and managed indemnity programs. United HealthCare also
offers specialized health care management services and products such as
behavioral health services, workers compensation and disability services,
utilization review services, specialized provider networks, employee assistance
programs, and knowledge and information services.
For further information concerning United HealthCare, see "SELECTED
CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF UNITED HEALTHCARE," "UNAUDITED PRO
FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA" and "UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING
FINANCIAL INFORMATION" herein and the United HealthCare documents incorporated
by reference herein as described in "INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY
REFERENCE." The
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principal executive offices of United HealthCare are located at 300 Opus Center,
9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 (telephone number (612)
936-1300).
BUSINESS OF HUMANA
Since 1983, Humana has offered managed health care products that integrate
medical management with the delivery of health care services through a network
of providers. This network of providers may share financial risk or have other
incentives to deliver quality medical services in a cost-effective manner. These
managed health care products are marketed primarily through health maintenance
organizations and preferred provider organizations that encourage or require the
use of contracting providers. Humana also offers various specialty and
administrative service products including dental, group life and workers
compensation. In addition, Humana offers administrative services to employers
who self-insure their employee health plans.
For further information concerning Humana, see "SELECTED CONSOLIDATED
HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF HUMANA" herein and the Humana documents
incorporated by reference herein as described in "INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE." The principal executive offices of Humana are located
at 500 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 (telephone number (502)
580-1000).
DESCRIPTION OF UNITED HEALTHCARE CAPITAL STOCK
The following description of the capital stock of United HealthCare does not
purport to be complete and is subject, in all respects, to applicable Minnesota
law and to the provisions of the United HealthCare Articles. The following
description is qualified by reference to the United HealthCare Articles and the
certificate of designations pursuant to which the outstanding United HealthCare
preferred stock described below was issued, copies of which are incorporated by
reference as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus is a part.
UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK
United HealthCare is authorized by the United HealthCare Articles to issue
500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of which
195,162,079 shares were issued and outstanding as of July 10, 1998 and which
were held of record by approximately 17,310 shareholders. As described below
under "PROPOSAL TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK," United
HealthCare Shareholders will vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting on a
proposal to increase the authorized number of shares of United HealthCare Common
Stock to 800,000,000.
Holders of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock are entitled to one vote
per share on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. United HealthCare
shareholders are not entitled to cumulate their votes in the election of
directors. The holders of United HealthCare Common Stock are entitled to receive
such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the United HealthCare Board in its
discretion out of funds legally available therefor. Subject to the rights of any
preferred stock outstanding, upon liquidation or dissolution of United
HealthCare, the holders of United HealthCare Common Stock are entitled to
receive on a pro rata basis all assets remaining for distribution to
shareholders. Shares of United HealthCare Common Stock do not have preemptive or
other subscription or conversion rights and are not subject to any redemption or
sinking fund provisions. All of the outstanding shares of United HealthCare
Common Stock are, and the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock to be issued
as described in this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus will be, fully paid and
nonassessable.
UNITED HEALTHCARE PREFERRED STOCK
United HealthCare is authorized by the United HealthCare Articles to issue
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share. The United
HealthCare Board is authorized to issue preferred
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stock in one or more series and to fix the voting rights, liquidation
preferences, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption rights and terms,
including sinking fund provisions and certain other rights and preferences, of
the preferred stock. The United HealthCare Board can, without shareholder
approval, issue shares of such preferred stock with voting and conversion rights
which could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of United
HealthCare Common Stock and may have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control of United HealthCare.
At July 10, 1998, 500,000 shares of United HealthCare preferred stock were
outstanding, designated as 5.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$.001 (the "Convertible Preferred Stock"). Holders of Convertible Preferred
Stock are entitled to a liquidating distribution of $1,000 per share (the
"Liquidation Preference"), plus any accrued dividends. The Convertible Preferred
Stock ranks senior to United HealthCare Common Stock with respect to rights to
receive dividends and rights to receive distributions upon the liquidation or
dissolution of United HealthCare. Dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly
at an annual rate of 5.75% of the Liquidation Preference. Holders of Convertible
Preferred Stock are not entitled to any other dividends. The holders of
Convertible Preferred Stock have the right to convert each share of such stock
into a number of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock equal to the
Liquidation Preference divided by a conversion price. The conversion price is
$49.48, but is subject to adjustment as set forth in the certificate of
designations pursuant to which the Convertible Preferred Stock was issued.
On or after October 1, 1998, United HealthCare may redeem the Convertible
Preferred Stock in whole or in part at redemption prices per share, expressed as
a percentage of the Liquidation Preference, declining annually from 104.025%
during the 12 month period beginning October 1, 1998 to 100.575% during the 12
month period beginning October 1, 2004. On October 1, 2005, United HealthCare
must redeem the Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding at a price per
share equal to the Liquidation Preference.
For as long as United HealthCare is in arrears on six quarterly dividends or
has failed to pay any optional or mandatory redemption amount, the number of
directors of United HealthCare will be increased by two, and the holders of the
Convertible Preferred Stock will be entitled to elect the additional directors.
The approval of 66 2/3% of the holders of the outstanding shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock is required before United HealthCare may (i) create capital
stock with rights to receive dividends or a liquidation preference senior to the
Convertible Preferred Stock, or (ii) change any provision of the United
HealthCare Articles or any certificate of designations with the effect of
changing the number of authorized shares of Convertible Preferred Stock,
changing the par value thereof or adversely affecting the rights and privileges
of the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock. The holders of Convertible
Preferred Stock otherwise have no voting rights. Holders of the Convertible
Preferred Stock are not entitled to any preemptive rights to acquire shares of
United HealthCare capital stock. United HealthCare may only repurchase, redeem
or retire United HealthCare Common Stock if full cumulative dividends on the
Convertible Preferred Stock have been paid, or declared and set apart for
payment. All of the outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock are fully
paid and nonassessable.
SPECIAL VOTING RIGHTS
United HealthCare Shareholders are entitled to certain "supermajority"
voting rights as described below under "COMPARATIVE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK AND HUMANA COMMON STOCK--Charter Provisions
Relating to Business Combinations," "--Number of Directors, Vacancies and Newly
Created Directorships," "--Classification of Board" and "--Removal of
Directors."
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The transfer agent and registrar for the United HealthCare Common Stock is
Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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COMPARATIVE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE
COMMON STOCK AND HUMANA COMMON STOCK
GENERAL
Humana is a Delaware corporation, subject to the provisions of the DGCL.
United HealthCare is a Minnesota corporation, subject to the provisions of the
MBCA. Stockholders of Humana will, upon consummation of the Merger, become
shareholders of United HealthCare. The rights of such shareholders as
shareholders of United HealthCare will then by governed by the United HealthCare
Articles and the United HealthCare Bylaws and by the MBCA.
The following discussion of certain material differences between the rights
of Humana Stockholders under the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Humana
(the "Humana Certificate of Incorporation") and the bylaws of Humana (the
"Humana Bylaws") and the DGCL, on the one hand, and the rights of United
HealthCare Shareholders under the United HealthCare Second Restated Articles of
Incorporation (the "United HealthCare Articles") and the bylaws of United
HealthCare (the "United HealthCare Bylaws") and the MBCA, on the other hand, is
only a summary of certain provisions thereof and does not purport to be a
complete description of such differences. The following summary does not reflect
any rules of the NYSE that may apply to Humana and United HealthCare in
connection with the matters discussed. This summary does not purport to be a
complete discussion of, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the
DGCL, the MBCA, the respective common laws of Delaware and Minnesota and the
full texts of the governing corporate instruments of each corporation, to which
shareholders are referred.
STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
HUMANA. Under the DGCL, a corporation is prohibited from engaging in
certain business combinations, including a merger, sale of substantial assets,
loan or substantial issuance of stock, with an interested stockholder, or an
interested stockholder's affiliates and associates, for a three year period
beginning on the date a stockholder becomes an "interested stockholder" by
acquiring 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation. The
restrictions on business combinations do not apply if, prior to such persons
becoming an interested stockholder, the board of directors gives prior approval
to the business combination or the transaction in which the person becomes an
interested stockholder, the interested stockholder acquires at one time 85% of
the corporation's stock (excluding shares held by management or employee stock
plans in which employees do not have the effective power to tender stock) or,
following the date on which such person becomes an interested stockholder, the
business combination is approved by the board of directors and is authorized at
a meeting of stockholders by the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding
voting stock, excluding shares owned by the interested stockholder.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. The MBCA includes a similar provision restricting
business combinations between a corporation and certain interested shareholders.
However, as permitted by the MBCA, the United HealthCare Bylaws provide that
this statutory provision shall not apply to United HealthCare. The MBCA also
includes a provision restricting certain "control share acquisitions" of
Minnesota corporations. However, as permitted by the MBCA, the United HealthCare
Articles provide that this statutory provision shall not apply to United
HealthCare.
CHARTER PROVISIONS RELATING TO BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
HUMANA. The Humana Certificate of Incorporation provides that the
affirmative vote of 75% of the outstanding shares of Humana entitled to vote is
required in order to approve (i) any merger or consolidation of Humana with or
into a Related Company or an affiliate of a Related Company; (ii) the sale or
lease of all or substantially all of the assets of Humana to a Related Company
or an affiliate of a Related Company; or (iii) the sale or lease to Humana or
any subsidiary of any assets of a Related Company or an affiliate of a Related
Company in exchange for equity securities of Humana. For purposes of this
provision, a "Related Company" in respect of a given transaction is any company,
person or other
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entity which by itself or together with its affiliates or associates (as defined
in the Humana Certificate of Incorporation) is the beneficial owner (as defined
in the Humana Certificate of Incorporation), directly or indirectly, of more
than 5% of any class of equity securities of Humana as of the record date for
the determination of stockholders entitled to vote on such transaction.
The Humana Certificate of Incorporation provides that this 75% voting
requirement shall not be applicable to a transaction if the Humana Board
approves the transaction prior to the time that the Related Company or affiliate
became a holder of more than 5% of any class of equity securities of Humana. The
Humana Certificate of Incorporation also provides that this 75% voting
requirement is in addition to the requirements of the DGCL and shall not be
amended or repealed without the affirmative vote of 75% of the outstanding stock
of Humana entitled to vote thereon. While United HealthCare could have been
deemed a Related Company by reason of the Option, the Humana Board took all
appropriate action so that the 75% voting requirement will not apply to the
Merger.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. The United HealthCare Articles provide that the
affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of United
HealthCare is required in order to approve any business combination of United
HealthCare with any related person. For purposes of this provision, a "business
combination" includes (i) any merger or consolidation of United HealthCare or a
subsidiary with or into a related person; (ii) any sale, lease, exchange,
transfer or other disposition, in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, of all or any substantial part (as defined in the United
HealthCare Articles) of the assets of United HealthCare or a subsidiary, to a
related person; (iii) any merger or consolidation of a related person with or
into United HealthCare or a subsidiary; (iv) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer
or other disposition, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of
all or any substantial part of the assets of a related person to United
HealthCare or any subsidiary; (v) the issuance of any securities of United
HealthCare or a subsidiary to a related person; (vi) any reclassification,
recapitalization or other transaction that would have the effect of increasing
the voting power of a related person; and (vii) any agreement or arrangement
providing for any of the foregoing transactions. For purposes of this provision,
a "related person" is any individual, corporation, partnership or other person
or entity which, together with its affiliates and associates (as defined in
rules under the Exchange Act) beneficially owns (as defined in such rules) in
the aggregate 20% or more of the outstanding United HealthCare Common Stock, and
any affiliate or associate of any such individual, corporation, partnership or
other person or entity.
The United HealthCare Articles provide that this 66 2/3% voting requirement
shall not apply if (i) the continuing directors of United HealthCare by a
two-thirds vote either expressly approve in advance the acquisition of shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock that caused the related person to become a
related person, or approve the business combination prior to the related person
becoming a related person; (ii) the business combination is solely between
United HealthCare and a wholly owned subsidiary; or (iii) the business
combination is a merger or consolidation and the cash or fair market value as
determined by the United HealthCare Board of the property, securities and other
consideration to be received per share by the holders of United HealthCare
Common Stock in the business combination is not less than the highest price per
share paid by the related person in acquiring any of its holdings of United
HealthCare Common Stock. For purposes of (i), "continuing directors" include
directors who were members of the United HealthCare Board immediately prior to
the time that the related person involved in a business combination became a
related person. The United HealthCare Articles also provide that this 66 2/3%
voting requirement may not be amended, altered, changed or repealed without the
affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of United
HealthCare entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS PLAN
HUMANA. In order to implement a shareholders rights plan, the purpose of
which is to deter takeover initiatives not considered to be in the best
interests of Humana Stockholders, on March 5, 1987, the Humana Board declared a
dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a "Right") for each outstanding
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share of Humana Common Stock. The dividend was paid to stockholders of record on
March 16, 1987, and is payable with respect to Humana Common Stock issued
thereafter until (and in certain cases after) the Distribution Date (as defined
below). The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in an Amended and
Restated Rights Agreement dated as of February 14, 1996, as amended (the "Rights
Agreement"), between Humana and The Bank of Louisville (formerly known as
Mid-America Bank of Louisville & Trust Company), a copy of which is incorporated
by reference as an exhibit to Humana's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997. This summary of the Rights is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the Rights Agreement.
Except as set forth below, when each Right becomes exercisable, it entitles
the holder to purchase from Humana 1/100 of a share of Series A Participating
Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Preferred Shares"), at a price
of $145.00 per 1/100 of a Preferred Share (the "Purchase Price"). The Rights are
attached to all certificates representing outstanding Humana Common Stock, and
no separate Right Certificates have been distributed. The Rights will separate
from the Humana Common Stock on the earliest to occur of (i) the first date of
public announcement that a person or "group" (an "Acquiring Person") has
acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding Humana Common
Stock (except pursuant to a Permitted Offer, as defined below); or (ii) 10
business days (or such later date as the Humana Board may determine) following
the commencement of, or announcement of an intention to commence, a tender offer
or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in a person or group
becoming an Acquiring Person (the earliest of such dates, the "Distribution
Date"). The first date of public announcement that a person or group has become
an Acquiring Person is the "Shares Acquisition Date."
Until the Distribution Date, the Rights will be transferred with and only
with shares of the Humana Common Stock. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier
redemption or expiration of the Rights), new certificates for Humana Common
Stock upon transfer or new issuance of Humana Common Stock will continue to
contain a notation incorporating the Rights Agreement by reference. As soon as
practicable following the Distribution Date, separate Rights Certificates
evidencing the Rights will be mailed to holders of record of the Humana Common
Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date (and to each initial
record holder of certain Humana Common Stock issued after the Distribution
Date), and such separate Right Certificates alone will evidence the Rights. The
Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date and will expire on
February 14, 2006, unless earlier redeemed by Humana.
If any person becomes an Acquiring Person, each holder of a Right will have
(subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement) the right (the "Flip-In Right")
to receive upon exercise the number of shares of Humana Common Stock, or, in the
discretion of the Humana Board, of 1/100 of a Preferred Share (or, in certain
circumstances, other securities of Humana) having a value (immediately prior to
such triggering event) equal to two times the Purchase Price; provided, that
following the occurrence of the event described above, all Rights that are, or
under certain circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement were, beneficially
owned by any Acquiring Person or any affiliate or associate thereof will be null
and void. A "Permitted Offer" is a tender or exchange offer for all Humana
Common Stock which is at a price and on terms determined, prior to the purchase
of shares under such tender or exchange offer, by a majority of Disinterested
Directors (as defined below) to be adequate and otherwise in the best interests
of Humana and its stockholders (other than the person or any affiliate or
associate thereof on whose basis the offer is being made). "Disinterested
Directors" are directors of Humana who are not officers of Humana and who are
not Acquiring Persons or affiliates or associates thereof, or representatives of
any of them, or any person who was directly or indirectly proposed or nominated
as a director of Humana by a Transaction Person (as defined below).
If, at any time following the Shares Acquisition Date, (i) Humana is
acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction in which the
holders of all of the outstanding Humana Common Stock immediately prior to the
consummation of the transaction are not the holders of all of the surviving
corporation's voting power, or (ii) more than 50% of Humana's assets or earning
power is sold or transferred, in either case with or to an Acquiring Person or
any affiliate or associate thereof, or certain
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others in which such persons have an interest, or others acting on behalf of or
in concert with such persons, or, if in such transaction all holders of Humana
Common Stock are not treated alike, then each holder of a Right (except Rights
which previously have been voided as set forth above) will thereafter have the
right (the "Flip-Over Right") to receive, upon exercise, common shares of the
acquiring company having a value equal to two times the Purchase Price. The
Purchase Price payable, and the number of 1/100 of a Preferred Share or other
securities issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from
time to time to prevent dilution in specified circumstances.
Preferred Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Rights will not be
redeemable. Each Preferred Share will be entitled to a minimum preferential
quarterly dividend payment of $20.00 per share but, if greater, will be entitled
to an aggregate dividend per share of 100 times the dividend declared per share
of Humana Common Stock. In the event of liquidation, the holders of the
Preferred Shares will be entitled to a minimum preferential liquidation payment
of $1,000.00 per share but will be entitled to an aggregate payment per share of
100 times the aggregate payment made per share of Humana Common Stock. Each
Preferred Share will have one vote, voting together with the Humana Common
Stock. These rights are protected by customary antidilution provisions. If the
amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Shares is equivalent to
at least six full quarterly dividends, the holders of the Preferred Shares will
have the right, voting as a class, to elect two directors in addition to the
directors elected by the holders of the Humana Common Stock until all dividends
in default on the Preferred Shares have been paid in full and dividends for the
current dividend period declared and funds therefor set apart.
At any time prior to the earlier to occur of (i) a person becoming an
Acquiring Person or (ii) the expiration of the Rights, Humana may redeem the
Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $.01 per Right (the "Redemption
Price"), which redemption shall be effective upon the action of the Humana
Board. Additionally, Humana may redeem the then outstanding Rights in whole, but
not in part, at the Redemption Price after the triggering of the Flip-In Right
and before the expiration of any period during which the Flip-In Right may be
exercised in connection with a merger or other business combination transaction
or series of transactions involving Humana in which all holders of Humana Common
Stock are treated alike but not involving a Transaction Person (as defined
below). Upon the effective date of the redemption of the Rights, the right to
exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights
will be to receive the Redemption Price.
If a majority of the directors serving on the Humana Board following a
meeting of stockholders or stockholder action by written consent are not
nominated by the Humana Board serving immediately prior to such meeting or
action, then for 365 days following such meeting or action the Rights may not be
redeemed if such redemption is reasonably likely to facilitate a combination or
sale of assets or earning power (a "Transaction") with an Acquiring Person or
affiliate or associate thereof who has directly or indirectly proposed or
nominated a member of the Humana Board who is in office at the time the
Transaction is being considered (a "Transaction Person"). The Rights may not be
redeemed thereafter if during such 365 day period Humana enters into any
agreement reasonably likely to facilitate a Transaction with a Transaction
Person and the redemption is reasonably likely to facilitate a Transaction with
a Transaction Person. Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such,
will have no rights as a shareholder of Humana, including, without limitation,
the right to vote or to receive dividends.
At the time the Merger Agreement was approved, the Humana Board amended the
Rights Agreement to provide that United HealthCare shall not be deemed an
Acquiring Person, the Distribution Date and the Share Acquisition Date shall
each not be deemed to have occurred and the Rights will not separate from the
shares of Humana Common Stock or otherwise become exercisable as a result of
entering into the Merger Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement or the Voting
Agreement or as a result of consummation of the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated thereby.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. United HealthCare has not adopted a shareholders rights
plan.
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DISSENTERS RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL
HUMANA. Under the DGCL, dissenters rights of appraisal are available in
connection with certain statutory mergers or consolidations, or sales of all or
substantially all of the assets of the corporation. Appraisal rights under the
DGCL are not available, however, if the corporation's stock is (prior to the
relevant transaction) listed on a national securities exchange or designated as
a national market system security on an interdealer quotation system by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or held of record by more than
2,000 stockholders, or if the corporation will be the surviving corporation in a
merger in which the DGCL does not require a vote of the corporation's
stockholders; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, appraisal rights are
available if the merger or consolidation requires stockholders to exchange their
stock for anything other than shares of the surviving or resulting corporation,
shares of another corporation which will be listed on a national securities
exchange or held by more than 2,000 shareholders, cash in lieu of fractional
shares of any such corporation, or a combination of such shares and cash. The
Humana Certificate of Incorporation does not grant any appraisal rights in
addition to the rights provided under the DGCL.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. The MBCA makes appraisal rights available to dissenting
shareholders in the event of (i) an amendment of the articles of incorporation
that materially and adversely affects the rights and preferences of the shares
of the dissenting shareholder in certain specified respects; (ii) a sale, lease,
transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and
assets of the corporation; (iii) a plan of merger to which the corporation is a
party, unless (subject to certain exceptions) the corporation is the surviving
corporation; (iv) certain plans of exchange of shares to which the corporation
is a party; or (v) any other corporate action taken pursuant to a shareholder
vote with respect to which the articles, the bylaws or a resolution approved by
the board directs that dissenting shareholders may obtain payment for their
shares. The United HealthCare Articles and United HealthCare Bylaws do not grant
any other dissenters rights.
NUMBER OF DIRECTORS, VACANCIES AND NEWLY CREATED DIRECTORSHIPS
HUMANA. Under the DGCL, the number of directors is fixed by or in the
manner provided in the bylaws, unless the certificate of incorporation fixes the
number of directors, in which case a change in the number of directors shall be
made only by amendment to the certificate of incorporation. Unless otherwise
provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, vacancies and newly
created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of
directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a
single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office,
although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
The Humana Bylaws provide that the number of directors shall be fixed from
time to time by resolution of the Humana Board or stockholders, but in no event
shall such number be less than three or more than 15. The Humana Bylaws also
provide that if any vacancy occurs on the Humana Board by reason of death,
resignation, or removal, or as the result of an increase in the number of
directorships, the directors then in office shall continue to act and may fill
any such vacancy by a vote of the directors then in office, though less than a
quorum. If the whole board shall resign, the board, prior to such resignations,
may elect their successors.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. Under the MBCA, the number of directors shall be fixed
by or in the manner provided in the articles or bylaws. The number of directors
may be increased or, subject to an exception where a corporation has adopted
cumulative voting (unlike United HealthCare), decreased at any time by amendment
to or in the manner provided in the articles or bylaws. Unless otherwise
provided in the articles or bylaws, (i) vacancies on the board resulting from
the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director may be filled
by a majority of the remaining directors, although less than a quorum; and (ii)
vacancies on the board resulting from newly created directorships may be filled
by a majority of the directors serving at the time of the increase.
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The United HealthCare Bylaws provide that the United HealthCare Board shall
consist of one or more members, and the number of directors may be increased or
decreased from time to time by resolution of a majority of the United HealthCare
Board or the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the capital stock of United
HealthCare entitled to vote. The United HealthCare Bylaws also provide that (i)
vacancies on the United HealthCare Board resulting from death, resignation,
removal or disqualification shall be filled for the unexpired term by a majority
of the remaining directors, although less than a quorum; and (ii) newly created
directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors
by action of the United HealthCare Board may be filled by a two-thirds vote of
the directors serving at the time of the increase.
As described above under "DESCRIPTION OF UNITED HEALTHCARE CAPITAL STOCK--
United HealthCare Preferred Stock," in the event of certain dividend arrearages
or failures to pay redemption amounts with respect to United HealthCare's
Convertible Preferred Stock, the number of directors of United HealthCare will
be increased by two, and the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock will be
entitled to elect the additional directors. If a vacancy occurs among the
directors so elected by holders of Convertible Preferred Stock, the remaining
director elected by the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock (or such
director's successor) may choose a successor.
CLASSIFICATION OF BOARD
A classified board of directors is one in which a certain number, but not
all, of the directors are elected on a rotating basis each year. This method of
electing directors makes changes in the composition of the board of directors,
and thus a potential change in control of a corporation, a lengthier and more
difficult process.
HUMANA. The DGCL permits, but does not require, a classified board of
directors, with the terms of any such classes to be provided for in the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws. The Humana Certificate of Incorporation
and Humana Bylaws do not provide for a classified board of directors.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. Under the MBCA, directors may be divided into classes as
provided in the articles or bylaws. The United HealthCare Articles provide for
the United HealthCare Board to be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in
number as possible, with directors serving three year terms and the term of
office of one class expiring at each annual meeting of shareholders. The United
HealthCare Articles also provide that this provision may not be amended,
altered, changed or repealed without the affirmative vote of the holders of
66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of United HealthCare Common Stock. The United
HealthCare Bylaws provide that in the case of any increase or decrease in the
number of directors, the increase or decrease shall be distributed among the
several classes as nearly equal as possible, as determined by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the entire United HealthCare Board or by the holders of
66 2/3% of the capital stock of United HealthCare entitled to vote, considered
as one class.
REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
HUMANA. The DGCL provides that a director or the entire board of directors
may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the
shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, subject to exceptions
for corporations which (unlike Humana) have adopted classified boards or
cumulative voting. The Humana Bylaws contain a provision to like effect.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. The MBCA provides that, unless otherwise provided in a
corporation's articles or bylaws, a director may be removed at any time, with or
without cause, (i) by a majority of the remaining directors if the director
being removed was named by the board to fill a vacancy and shareholders have not
since elected directors, or (ii) by shareholders by affirmative vote of the
proportion or number of the voting power of the shares of the class or series
the director represents sufficient to elect them (except in the case of
corporations which, unlike United HealthCare, have adopted cumulative voting).
The United
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HealthCare Bylaws provide that any or all of the United HealthCare directors may
be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative
vote of the shareholders holding 66 2/3% of the shares entitled to vote at an
election of directors or the affirmative vote of 67% of the directors in office
at the time such vote is taken.
Any director elected by the holders of United HealthCare's Convertible
Preferred Stock in the event of certain dividend arrearages or failures to pay
redemption amounts with respect to such stock may be removed at any time, with
or without cause, only by a majority of the votes to which holders of the
outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock (voting as a separate class)
are entitled.
ADVANCE NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDER NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS
HUMANA. The Humana Bylaws require that in order to nominate persons to the
Humana Board at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, a stockholder must
provide advance written notice to the secretary of Humana, which notice must
contain detailed information specified in the Humana Bylaws. This notice must be
delivered to or mailed and received at Humana's principal executive offices not
less than 60 days nor more than 90 days before the scheduled date of the
stockholder meeting at which directors are to be elected; provided, that if less
than 70 days notice or prior public disclosure of such scheduled date is given
or made to stockholders, the stockholder's notice must be so delivered or
received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the
earlier of (i) the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was
mailed or (ii) the day on which such public disclosure was made.
The Humana Bylaws also require that in order to present a proposal for
action by stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders, a stockholder must
provide advance written notice to the secretary of Humana, which notice must
contain detailed information specified in the Humana Bylaws. This notice must be
delivered to or mailed and received at Humana's principal executive offices not
less than 60 days nor more than 90 days before the scheduled date of the annual
stockholder meeting at which the proposal is to be presented; provided, that if
less than 70 days notice or prior public disclosure of such scheduled date is
given or made to stockholders, the stockholder's notice must be so delivered or
received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the
earlier of (i) the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was
mailed or (ii) the day on which such public disclosure was made.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. The United HealthCare Bylaws provide that in order to
nominate persons to the United HealthCare Board at any annual meeting of
shareholders, a shareholder must provide advance written notice to the secretary
of United HealthCare, which notice must contain detailed information specified
in the United HealthCare Bylaws. This notice must be received at United
HealthCare's principal executive offices not less than 60 days prior to the date
of such annual meeting.
The United HealthCare Bylaws also require that in order to present a
proposal for action by shareholders at an annual meeting of shareholders, a
shareholder must provide advance written notice of the proposal to the secretary
of Humana not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date of an
annual meeting, unless notice or public disclosure of the date of the meeting
occurs less than 70 days prior to the date of the meeting, in which event
shareholders must deliver such notice not later than the tenth day following the
earlier of the day on which notice of the annual meeting was mailed or public
disclosure of the meeting date was made.
AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER AND BYLAWS
HUMANA. Under the DGCL, a corporation's certificate of incorporation may be
amended by resolution of the board of directors and the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority (or such greater proportion as is specified in the
corporation's certificate of incorporation) of the outstanding shares entitled
to vote and a majority (or such greater proportion) of the outstanding stock of
each class entitled to vote thereon as a class. The holders of the outstanding
shares of a class are entitled to vote as a class on a proposed amendment,
whether or not entitled to vote thereon by the certificate of incorporation, if
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amendment would increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares
of such class, increase or decrease the par value of the shares of such class,
or alter or change the powers, preferences, or special rights of the shares of
such class so as to affect them adversely.
The DGCL reserves the power to amend or repeal the bylaws exclusively to
stockholders unless the certificate of incorporation also confers such power
upon the directors. If the certificate of incorporation confers such power upon
the directors, the stockholders nevertheless retain the power to adopt, amend or
repeal bylaws.
The Humana Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Humana Board at
any regular or special meeting, and the stockholders at any annual meeting, have
the power to make, alter, amend and repeal the Humana Bylaws; provided, that
bylaws made or adopted by stockholders pursuant to the powers reserved to
stockholders in the Humana Certificate of Incorporation shall not be subject to
alteration or repeal by the Humana Board and that the Humana Board or
stockholders shall not authorize the election of directors by cumulative voting
or classify directors except by unanimous approval of the stockholders.
The Humana Bylaws provide that the Humana Bylaws may be amended, altered or
repealed, and new bylaws may be adopted, by the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock of Humana entitled to vote at
any annual or special meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
directors cast at any regular or special meeting at which a quorum is present.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. Under the MBCA, a corporation's articles of
incorporation may be amended by shareholders by affirmative vote of the greater
of (i) a majority (or such greater proportion as is specified in the
corporation's articles of incorporation) of the voting power of the shares
present and entitled to vote on an item, or (ii) a majority (or such greater
proportion) of the voting power of the minimum number of shares entitled to vote
that would constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting.
The MBCA also entitles holders of shares of a class or series to vote as a
separate class or series on any amendment, whether or not entitled to vote
thereon by the articles of incorporation, which would take specified actions
affecting such class or series.
The MBCA grants the power to adopt and amend bylaws to the board of
directors unless the power is reserved for shareholders in the articles.
However, after the adoption of initial bylaws, the board of a Minnesota
corporation may not adopt, amend or repeal a bylaw fixing a quorum for meetings
of shareholders, prescribing procedures for removing directors or filling
vacancies in the board, or fixing the number of directors or their
classifications, qualifications or terms of office, except that the board may
adopt or amend a bylaw to increase the number of directors.
The MBCA requires that a resolution proposed by the holders of 3% or more of
the voting power of shares calling for adoption, amendment or repeal of a
corporation's articles or bylaws must be presented to shareholders. The MBCA
provides that this requirement does not apply to a reporting corporation under
the Federal securities laws, such as United HealthCare, to the extent that the
requirement is inconsistent with such laws or rules thereunder.
As described above under "--Charter Provisions Relating to Business
Combinations" and "--Classification of Board," the United HealthCare Articles
require a "supermajority" vote by shareholders in order to amend certain
provisions of the United HealthCare Articles. The United HealthCare Bylaws
authorize the United HealthCare Board to alter or amend the United HealthCare
Bylaws by a vote of the majority of the whole United HealthCare Board, subject
to the statutory limitations described above.
SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
HUMANA. The DGCL requires corporations to hold annual stockholder meetings
to elect directors, unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of
an annual meeting. The DGCL provides that special stockholder meetings may be
called by the board of directors or by such persons as are authorized in a
corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
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The Humana Bylaws provide that the Humana Board, the chairman of the board,
the chief executive officer or the president of Humana may call special
stockholder meetings. The Humana Bylaws also require a special stockholder
meeting to be called whenever shareholders owning 25% of the outstanding voting
shares of Humana make a written request therefor. Any such request shall state a
proper purpose or purposes and be delivered to the chairman of the board, the
chief executive officer or the president.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. The MBCA does not require corporations to hold annual
shareholder meetings. However, if a regular meeting of shareholders has not been
held during the immediately preceding 15 months, shareholders holding 3% of the
voting power of all shares entitled to vote may require that a regular meeting
of shareholder be held. The MBCA also provides that special shareholder meetings
may be called by a corporation's chief executive office or chief financial
officer; by two or more directors; by a person authorized in the articles or
bylaws to call special meetings; or by shareholders holding 10% or more of the
voting power of all shares entitled to vote (25% in the case of a special
meeting called for the purpose of considering any action to facilitate or effect
a business combination).
The United HealthCare Articles contemplate annual shareholder meetings in
their provisions relating to classification of the United HealthCare Board. See
"--Classification of Board" above. The United HealthCare Bylaws contain
provisions relating to the calling of special shareholder meetings which mirror
the statutory provisions described above.
SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT
HUMANA. The DGCL provides that, unless otherwise provided in a
corporation's certificate of incorporation, stockholders may take action by
written consent signed by the holders of shares having that number of votes that
would be required to take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled
to vote thereon were present and voted. The DGCL provides that such action by
written consent may be taken without prior notice.
The Humana Bylaws require that any stockholder seeking to have stockholders
take action by written consent shall, by written notice to the secretary of
Humana, request the Humana Board to fix a record date for determining
stockholders entitled to provide such consent. If the Humana Board fails to
establish such a record date within 10 days of the date on which such a request
is received, the Humana Bylaws provide that such record date shall be the first
date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or
proposed to be taken is delivered to Humana at the place specified in such
bylaws or, if prior action is by the Humana Board is required for such action,
the close of business on the date on which the Humana Board adopts a resolution
taking such prior action.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. The MBCA and the United HealthCare Bylaws provide that
shareholders may take action by written consent signed by all of the
shareholders entitled to vote on that action. They do not permit shareholders to
take action by written consent signed by fewer than all such shareholders.
DIVIDENDS
HUMANA. The DGCL provides that a corporation may declare and pay dividends
on its capital stock either (i) out of its surplus, as defined in and computed
in accordance with the DGCL, or (ii) if there is no such surplus, out of its net
profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the
preceding fiscal year. However, if the capital of the corporation, computed in
accordance with the DGCL, has been diminished to an amount less than the
aggregate amount of the capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock
of all classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets, no dividends
may be declared or paid out of such net profits until such deficiency has been
repaired.
UNITED HEALTHCARE. The MBCA provides that a corporation may declare and pay
a dividend or other distribution (as defined in the MBCA) only if the board
determines that the corporation will be able, and the corporation in fact is
able, to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business after paying the
dividend or other distribution. Under the MBCA, a dividend or other distribution
may be paid to the holders of a
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class or series of shares only if (i) all amounts payable to the holders of
shares having a preference for the payment of that kind of distribution are
paid, and (ii) the payment of the distribution does not reduce the remaining net
assets of the corporation below the aggregate liquidation preference of shares
having a liquidation preference, unless the distribution is made to those
shareholders in the order and to the extent of their respective priorities.
PROPOSAL TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK
The United HealthCare Board has approved, and recommends that United
HealthCare shareholders approve, the Articles Amendment to the United HealthCare
Articles to increase the number of authorized shares of United HealthCare Common
Stock from 500,000,000 shares to 800,000,000 shares. The principal purpose and
effect of the Articles Amendment will be to authorize additional shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock that may be issued upon the approval of the
United HealthCare Board without shareholder approval. Although the United
HealthCare Board recommends that United HealthCare Shareholders vote "FOR" the
Articles Amendment, consummation of the Merger is not conditioned upon such
approval. If such approval is obtained, however, the Articles Amendment will
become effective only upon consummation of the Merger.
As of the United HealthCare Record Date, there were 195,162,079 shares of
United HealthCare Common Stock outstanding and an additional 36,450,077 shares
reserved for issuance. After giving effect to the Merger and the issuance and
reservation of shares in connection therewith, a total of approximately
320,276,000 shares of United HealthCare Common Stock will be outstanding or
reserved for issuance. Accordingly, after giving effect to the Merger and before
giving effect to the Articles Amendment, approximately 179,724,000 unissued and
unreserved shares of United HealthCare Common Stock would be available for
future issuance. If the Articles Amendment is approved, the number of unissued
and unreserved shares of United HealthCare Common Stock available for future
issuance after giving effect to the Merger would increase to approximately
479,724,000.
The United HealthCare Board is recommending approval of the Articles
Amendment in order ensure that a sufficient number of shares of United
HealthCare Common Stock remains available following the Merger for general
corporate purposes, including issuances pursuant to employee stock plans, stock
dividends, and possible future acquisitions and issuances for the purpose of
raising additional capital. There are no present plans, understandings or
agreements for issuing a material number of additional shares of United
HealthCare Common Stock. However, if such plans, understandings or agreements
were formulated or reached in the future in connection with an action or
transaction which would not otherwise require approval by holders of United
HealthCare capital stock, it could become necessary for the United HealthCare
Board to call a special meeting of shareholders in order to authorize an
increase in the number of authorized shares of United HealthCare Common Stock.
The United HealthCare Board believes that it would not be in shareholders' best
interests for United HealthCare to bear the expense and inconvenience of such a
special meeting, and accordingly is recommending that such an increase be
approved at the United HealthCare Special Meeting which must be held in any
event in order to consider and act upon the Merger.
The additional shares of United HealthCare Common Stock for which
authorization is sought would be a part of the existing class of United
HealthCare Common Stock and, if and when issued, would have the same rights and
privileges as the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock presently
outstanding. Such additional shares would not (and the shares of United
HealthCare Common Stock presently outstanding do not) entitle holders to
preemptive or cumulative voting rights.
The issuance of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock, including the
additional shares that would be authorized if the Articles Amendment is adopted,
may dilute the present equity ownership position of current holders of United
HealthCare Common Stock and may be made without shareholder approval, unless
otherwise required by applicable law or by stock exchange regulation. Under
existing NYSE regulations, approval of the holders of a majority of the shares
of United HealthCare Common
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Stock would nevertheless be required in connection with any transaction or
series of related transactions that would result in the original issuance of
additional shares of United HealthCare Common Stock, other than in a public
offering for cash, if (i) the United HealthCare Common Stock (including
securities convertible into United HealthCare Common Stock) has, or will have
upon issuance, voting power equal to or in excess of 20% of the voting power
outstanding before the issuance of such United HealthCare Common Stock, (ii) the
number of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock to be issued is or will be
equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of shares outstanding before the
issuance of the United HealthCare Common Stock or (iii) the issuance would
result in a change of control of United HealthCare. Under the MBCA, approval by
the holders of a majority of the shares of United HealthCare capital stock
entitled to vote would nevertheless be required in connection with a merger in
which United HealthCare is the surviving corporation if (a) the voting power of
the outstanding shares of United HealthCare entitled to vote immediately after
the merger, plus the voting power of the shares of United HealthCare entitled to
vote issuable on conversion of, or on the exercise of rights to purchase,
securities issued in the transaction, would exceed by more than 20%, the voting
power of the outstanding shares of United HealthCare entitled to vote
immediately before the transaction, or (b) the number of "participating shares"
(as defined in the MBCA) of United HealthCare immediately after the merger, plus
the number of participating shares of United HealthCare issuable on conversion
of, or on the exercise of rights to purchase, securities issued in the
transaction, would exceed by more than 20%, the number of participating shares
of United HealthCare immediately before the transaction.
The Articles Amendment could have the effect of discouraging an attempt by
another person or entity, through the acquisition of a substantial number of
shares of United HealthCare Common Stock, to acquire control of United
HealthCare with a view of consummating a merger, sale of all or any part of
United HealthCare's assets, or a similar transaction, because the issuance of
new shares could be used to dilute the stock ownership of such person or entity.
The United HealthCare Board recommends that United HealthCare Shareholders
vote "FOR" approval of the Articles Amendment to increase the number of
authorized shares of United HealthCare Common Stock to 800,000,000 shares.
Assuming the presence of a quorum, the approval of the holders of the greater of
(i) a majority of the number of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock present
and entitled to vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting, or (ii) a
majority of the minimum number of shares of United HealthCare Common Stock
entitled to vote at the United HealthCare Special Meeting that would constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting (a quorum being a
majority of the outstanding shares of United HealthCare Common Stock as of the
United HealthCare Record Date), is required in order to approve the Articles
Amendment.
LEGAL OPINIONS
The validity of the shares of United HealthCare Common Stock offered hereby
will be passed upon for United HealthCare by David J. Lubben, Esq., General
Counsel of United HealthCare.
The Merger Agreement provides that, as a condition to United HealthCare's
obligation to consummate the Merger, United HealthCare shall receive the opinion
of Sullivan & Cromwell, counsel to United HealthCare, to the effect that the
Merger will be treated for Federal income tax purposes as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that each of United
HealthCare, Merger Sub and Humana will be a party to that reorganization within
the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code. The Merger Agreement also provides
that, as a condition to Humana's obligation to consummate the Merger, Humana
shall receive the opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, counsel
to Humana, to the effect that the Merger will be treated for Federal income tax
purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code,
and that each of United HealthCare, Merger Sub and Humana will be a party to
that reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, of United
HealthCare incorporated by reference in this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus
have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as
indicated in their report with respect thereto, which is incorporated herein by
reference in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in giving said
report.
With respect to the unaudited interim financial information of United
HealthCare for the quarters ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 incorporated by
reference in this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus, Arthur Andersen LLP has
applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a
review of that information. However, their separate report thereon states that
they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that interim financial
information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report on that
information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review
procedures applied. In addition, the accountants are not subject to the
liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act for their reports on
the unaudited interim financial information because these reports are not
"reports" or "parts" of the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus prepared or
certified by the accountants within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the
Securities Act.
The consolidated balance sheets of Humana as of December 31, 1997 and 1996
and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997
incorporated by reference in this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus have been
incorporated herein by reference in reliance on the report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP independent accountants, given on the authority of
that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP are expected to be present at the
United HealthCare Special Meeting, and representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP are expected to be present at the Humana Special Meeting. In each case, such
representatives will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to
do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
UNITED HEALTHCARE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
In order to be eligible for inclusion in United HealthCare's proxy
solicitation materials for its 1999 annual meeting of shareholders, any
shareholder proposal to be considered at such meeting must be received at United
HealthCare's principal executive offices, 300 Opus Center, 9900 Bren Road East,
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343, not later than December 1, 1998. To be eligible to
be considered at an annual meeting of shareholders of United HealthCare, a
shareholder proposal must be made in a timely manner. Under the United
HealthCare Bylaws, in order for a shareholder proposal to be timely a notice
must be given to United HealthCare no more than 90 days and no less than 60 days
before the meeting date except in certain circumstances. Any shareholder
proposals included in United HealthCare's proxy solicitation materials for its
1999 annual meeting or otherwise to be considered at such meeting shall be
subject to the requirements of the United HealthCare Bylaws and the proxy rules
adopted under the Exchange Act. See "COMPARATIVE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK AND HUMANA COMMON STOCK--Advance Notice of
Shareholder Nominations for Directors and Shareholder Proposals."
HUMANA STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
If the Merger is not consummated, in order to be eligible for inclusion in
Humana's proxy solicitation materials for its 1999 annual meeting of
stockholders, any stockholder proposal to be considered at such meeting must be
received at Humana's principal executive offices, 500 West Main Street,
Louisville, Kentucky 40202, not later than November 29, 1998. To be eligible to
be considered at an annual meeting of
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stockholders of Humana, a stockholder proposal must be made in a timely manner.
Under the Humana Bylaws, in order for a stockholder proposal to be timely a
notice must be given to Humana no more than 90 days and no less than 60 days
before the meeting date except in certain circumstances. Any stockholder
proposals included in Humana's proxy solicitation materials for its 1999 annual
meeting or otherwise to be considered at such meeting shall be subject to the
requirements of the Humana Bylaws and the proxy rules adopted under the Exchange
Act. See "COMPARATIVE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMON STOCK
AND HUMANA COMMON STOCK--Advance Notice of Shareholder Nominations for Directors
and Shareholder Proposals."
OTHER MATTERS
As of the date of this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus, the United
HealthCare Board and the Humana Board know of no matters that will be presented
for consideration at the United HealthCare Special Meeting or the Humana Special
Meeting other than as described in this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus. If any
other matters shall properly come before either shareholder meeting or any
adjournments or postponements thereof and be voted upon, the enclosed proxies
will be deemed to confer discretionary authority on the individuals named as
proxies therein to vote the shares represented by such proxies as to any such
matters. The persons named as proxies intend to vote or not to vote in
accordance with the recommendation of the respective managements of United
HealthCare and Humana.
MANAGEMENT AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Certain information relating to the management, executive compensation,
various benefit plans (including stock plans), voting securities and the
principal holders thereof, certain relationships and related transactions and
other related matters as to United HealthCare and Humana is set forth in or
incorporated by reference in the Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1997 of United HealthCare and Humana, respectively, which are
incorporated by reference in this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus. See
"INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE." Shareholders who wish to
obtain copies thereof may contact United HealthCare and Humana at their
respective addresses and telephone numbers set forth under "INCORPORATION OF
CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE."
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combining financial information
(the "Pro Forma Information") presents the estimated effects of the Merger
between United HealthCare and Humana as a pooling of interests for accounting
and financial reporting purposes. The Pro Forma Information assumes that the
Merger had been effective March 31, 1998 for the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed
Combining Balance Sheet and as of the beginning of each of the respective
periods presented in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statements of
Operations.
The Pro Forma Information is derived from, and should be read in conjunction
with, the historical consolidated financial statements of United HealthCare and
Humana, including the respective notes thereto, all of which are incorporated by
reference into this Joint Proxy Statement--Prospectus. See "INCORPORATION OF
CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE." The Pro Forma Information is presented for
informational purposes only, and is not necessarily indicative of the results of
the future operations of the combined entity or the actual results that would
have been achieved had the Merger been consummated on the dates, or at the
beginning of the periods, indicated above.
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1998................................. F-2
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statements of Operations:
Three Months Ended March 31, 1998........................................................................ F-3
Year Ended December 31, 1997............................................................................. F-4
Year Ended December 31, 1996............................................................................. F-5
Year Ended December 31, 1995............................................................................. F-6
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Financial Information..................................... F-7
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF MARCH 31, 1998
(IN MILLIONS)
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PRO FORMA
COMBINED
UNITED HEALTHCARE HUMANA PRO FORMA POOLED
HISTORICAL HISTORICAL(A) ADJUSTMENTS COMPANIES(E)
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ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents............. $ 668 $ 352 $ 1,020
Short-Term Investments................ 148 1,427 1,575
Accounts Receivable, net.............. 1,145 325 1,470
Assets Under Management............... 1,120 -- 1,120
Other Current Assets.................. 154 317 471
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Total Current Assets................ 3,235 2,421 $-- 5,656
Long-Term Investments................... 3,182 463 3,645
Property and Equipment, net............. 331 421 752
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,
net..................................... 2,356 1,741 4,097
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Total Assets........................ $9,104 $5,046 $-- $14,150
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Medical Costs Payable................. $2,675 $1,427 $ 4,102
Other Policy Liabilities.............. 427 -- 427
Accounts Payable and Accrued
Liabilities......................... 642 465 1,107
Unearned Premiums..................... 170 43 213
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Total Current Liabilities........... 3,914 1,935 $-- 5,849
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Long-Term Debt and Other Obligations.... 20 1,523 1,543
Convertible Preferred Stock............. 500 -- 500
Commitments and Contingencies........... -- -- --
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock.......................... 2 28 (27)(B) 3
Additional Paid-In Capital............ 1,416 874 27(B) 2,317
Retained Earnings..................... 3,231 676 3,907
Net Unrealized Holding Gains on
Investments Available for Sale, net
of income tax effects............... 21 10 31
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Total Shareholders' Equity.......... 4,670 1,588 -- 6,258
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
Equity............................ $9,104 $5,046 $-- $14,150
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See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Financial Information.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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PRO FORMA
UNITED HUMANA COMBINED
HEALTHCARE HISTORICAL POOLED
HISTORICAL (A) COMPANIES(E)
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REVENUES
Premiums................................... $ 3,682 $2,352 $ 6,034
Management Services and Fees............... 371 -- 371
Investment and Other Income................ 62 50 112
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Total Revenues......................... 4,115 2,402 6,517
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OPERATING EXPENSES
Medical Costs.............................. 3,152 1,955 5,107
Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses................................. 712 336 1,048
Depreciation and Amortization.............. 42 32 74
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Total Operating Expenses............... 3,906 2,323 6,229
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EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES............... 209 79 288
Provision for Income Taxes................. (77) (29) (106)
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NET EARNINGS............................... 132 50 182
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS...... (7) -- (7)
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NET EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS............................. $ 125 $ 50 $ 175
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BASIC NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE........ $ 0.65 $ 0.64(D)
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DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE...... $ 0.63 $ 0.62(D)
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BASIC WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING....................... 193 275(D)
DILUTIVE EFFECT OF OUTSTANDING STOCK
OPTIONS.................................. 6 7
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DILUTED WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF
COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING................ 199 282(D)
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See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Financial Information.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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PRO FORMA
UNITED HUMANA COMBINED
HEALTHCARE HISTORICAL POOLED
HISTORICAL (A) COMPANIES(E)
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REVENUES
Premiums................................... $10,135 $7,880 $18,015
Management Services and Fees............... 1,428 -- 1,428
Investment and Other Income................ 231 156 387
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Total Revenues......................... 11,794 8,036 19,830(C)
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OPERATING EXPENSES
Medical Costs.............................. 8,542 6,522 15,064
Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses................................. 2,364 1,136 3,500
Depreciation and Amortization.............. 146 108 254
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Total Operating Expenses............... 11,052 7,766 18,818
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EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES............... 742 270 1,012
Provision for Income Taxes................. (282) (97) (379)
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NET EARNINGS............................... 460 173 633
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS...... (29) -- (29)
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NET EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS............................. $ 431 $ 173 $ 604(C)
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BASIC NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE........ $ 2.30 $ 2.25(C)(D)
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DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE...... $ 2.26 $ 2.20(C)(D)
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BASIC WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING....................... 187 269(D)
DILUTIVE EFFECT OF OUTSTANDING STOCK
OPTIONS.................................. 4 5
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DILUTED WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING....................... 191 274(D)
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See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Financial Information.
F-4
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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<CAPTION>
PRO FORMA
UNITED HUMANA COMBINED
HEALTHCARE HISTORICAL POOLED
HISTORICAL (A) COMPANIES(E)
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REVENUES
Premiums................................... $ 8,491 $6,677 $15,168
Management Services and Fees............... 1,398 -- 1,398
Investment and Other Income................ 185 111 296
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Total Revenues......................... 10,074 6,788 16,862
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OPERATING EXPENSES
Medical Costs.............................. 7,180 5,625 12,805
Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses................................. 2,165 951 3,116
Depreciation and Amortization.............. 133 98 231
Asset Write-Downs and Other Special
Charges.................................. -- 96 96
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Total Operating Expenses............... 9,478 6,770 16,248
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EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS..................... 596 18 614
Merger Costs............................... (15) -- (15)
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EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES................. 581 18 599
Provision for Income Taxes................. (225) (6) (231)
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NET EARNINGS................................. 356 12 368
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS........ (29) -- (29)
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NET EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS............................... $ 327 $ 12 $ 339
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BASIC NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE.......... $ 1.80 $ 1.29(D)
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DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE........ $ 1.76 $ 1.26(D)
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BASIC WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING......................... 182 263(D)
DILUTIVE EFFECT OF OUTSTANDING STOCK
OPTIONS.................................... 4 5
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DILUTED WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING......................... 186 268(D)
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See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Financial Information.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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PRO FORMA
UNITED HUMANA COMBINED
HEALTHCARE HISTORICAL POOLED
HISTORICAL (A) COMPANIES(E)
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REVENUES
Premiums................................... $ 4,931 $4,605 $ 9,536
Management Services and Fees............... 580 -- 580
Investment and Other Income................ 160 97 257
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Total Revenues......................... 5,671 4,702 10,373
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OPERATING EXPENSES
Medical Costs.............................. 3,931 3,762 7,693
Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses................................. 1,031 582 1,613
Depreciation and Amortization.............. 94 70 164
Restructuring Charges...................... 154 -- 154
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Total Operating Expenses............... 5,210 4,414 9,624
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EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES............... 461 288 749
Provision for Income Taxes................. (175) (98) (273)
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NET EARNINGS............................... 286 190 476
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS...... (7) -- (7)
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NET EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS............................. $ 279 $ 190 $ 469
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BASIC NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE........ $ 1.61 $ 1.84(D)
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DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE...... $ 1.57 $ 1.80(D)
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BASIC WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING....................... 174 255(D)
DILUTIVE EFFECT OF OUTSTANDING STOCK
OPTIONS.................................. 3 5
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DILUTED WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING....................... 177 260(D)
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See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Financial Information.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A. Certain amounts in the Humana historical information have been reclassified
to conform with United HealthCare's financial presentation.
B. This adjustment reflects the effect on the common shareholders' equity of
the combined United HealthCare and Humana companies resulting from
pooling-of-interests accounting; the conversion of Humana Common Stock into
United HealthCare Common Stock upon consolidation.
C. The operating results of Humana's September and October, 1997 acquisitions
of Physician Corporation of America ("PCA") and ChoiceCare Corporation
("ChoiceCare"), respectively, were accounted for using the purchase method
of accounting and, accordingly, their operating results have been included
in Humana's historical financial statements from their acquisition dates.
Had the PCA and ChoiceCare acquisitions occured on January 1, 1997,
unaudited pro forma combined results for the year ended December 31, 1997
would have been: revenues--$21.1 billion; net earnings applicable to common
shareholders--$495 million; basic and diluted net earnings per common
share--$1.84 and $1.81, respectively.
D. The pro forma combined basic net earnings per common share is computed by
dividing net earnings applicable to common shareholders by the
weighted-average number of common shares of the combined companies
outstanding during the period. The pro forma combined diluted net earnings
per common share is determined using the weighted-average number of common
shares of the combined companies outstanding during the period, adjusted for
the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options of the combined companies.
The convertible preferred stock is not considered a common stock equivalent
when calculating diluted net earnings per share because the result would be
anti-dilutive.
E. Does not include one-time United HealthCare and Humana non-operating costs
associated with the Merger. These non-operating costs, which will be
expensed in the period in which the Merger is consummated, include legal,
accounting and financial advisor fees, printing and mailing charges, and SEC
filing and stock exchange fees. United HealthCare also expects to incur
substantial non-operating expenses in addition to these transaction costs.
The additional non-operating expenses may include charges with respect to
the elimination of duplicate functions and facilities, severance costs
relating to terminating certain employees and the write-off of certain
assets. Such additional non-operating costs will be expensed in the period
in which the Merger is consummated.
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APPENDIX A
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMONG
HUMANA INC.
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
AND
UH-1 INC.
DATED AS OF MAY 27, 1998
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ARTICLE I
The Merger; Closing; Effective Time
1.1. The Merger............................................................................................ A-11
1.2. Closing............................................................................................... A-11
1.3. Effective Time........................................................................................ A-12
ARTICLE II
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws
of the Surviving Corporation
2.1. The Certificate of Incorporation...................................................................... A-12
2.2. The By-Laws........................................................................................... A-12
ARTICLE III
Officers and Directors
of the Surviving Corporation
3.1. Directors............................................................................................. A-12
3.2. Officers.............................................................................................. A-12
ARTICLE IV
Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock;
Exchange of Certificates
4.1. Effect on Capital Stock............................................................................... A-12
(a) Merger Consideration....................................................................... A-12
(b) Cancellation of Excluded Shares............................................................ A-13
(c) Merger Subsidiary.......................................................................... A-13
4.2. Exchange of Certificates for Shares................................................................... A-13
(a) Exchange Agent............................................................................. A-13
(b) Exchange Procedures........................................................................ A-13
(c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares; Voting................................... A-14
(d) Transfers.................................................................................. A-14
(e) Fractional Shares.......................................................................... A-14
(f) Termination of Exchange Fund............................................................... A-14
(g) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates..................................................... A-14
(h) Affiliates................................................................................. A-15
4.3. Dissenters' Rights.................................................................................... A-15
4.4. Adjustments to Prevent Dilution....................................................................... A-15
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Representations and Warranties
5.1. Representations and Warranties of the Company......................................................... A-15
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.............................................. A-15
(b) Capital Structure.......................................................................... A-16
(c) Corporate Authority; Approval and Fairness................................................. A-16
(d) Governmental Filings; Consents and Approvals; No Violations................................ A-17
(e) Company Reports; Financial Statements...................................................... A-17
(f) Absence of Certain Changes................................................................. A-18
(g) Litigation and Liabilities................................................................. A-19
(h) Employee Benefits.......................................................................... A-19
(i) Compliance with Laws; Permits.............................................................. A-20
(j) Takeover Statutes.......................................................................... A-21
(k) Environmental Matters...................................................................... A-21
(l) Accounting and Tax Matters................................................................. A-22
(m) Taxes...................................................................................... A-22
(n) Labor Matters.............................................................................. A-22
(o) Insurance.................................................................................. A-22
(p) Intellectual Property...................................................................... A-23
(q) Year 2000 Compliance; MIS Systems.......................................................... A-23
(r) Material Contracts......................................................................... A-23
(s) Rights Plan................................................................................ A-24
(t) Reserves................................................................................... A-24
(u) Brokers and Finders........................................................................ A-24
(v) Ownership of Parent Common Stock........................................................... A-24
5.2. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Subsidiary........................................ A-25
(a) Capitalization of Merger Subsidiary........................................................ A-25
(b) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.............................................. A-25
(c) Capital Structure.......................................................................... A-25
(d) Corporate Authority........................................................................ A-26
(e) Governmental Filings; No Violations........................................................ A-26
(f) Parent Reports; Financial Statements....................................................... A-27
(g) Absence of Certain Changes................................................................. A-27
(h) Litigation and Liabilities................................................................. A-28
(i) Compliance with Laws; Permits.............................................................. A-28
(j) Accounting and Tax Matters................................................................. A-28
(k) Reserves................................................................................... A-29
(l) Brokers and Finders........................................................................ A-29
(m) Ownership of Company Common Stock.......................................................... A-29
ARTICLE VI
Covenants
6.1. Interim Operations.................................................................................... A-29
6.2. Acquisition Proposals................................................................................. A-31
6.3. Information Supplied.................................................................................. A-32
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6.4. Stockholders Meetings................................................................................. A-32
6.5. Filings; Other Actions; Notification.................................................................. A-32
6.6. Taxation and Accounting............................................................................... A-33
6.7. Access................................................................................................ A-34
6.8. Affiliates............................................................................................ A-34
6.9. Stock Exchange Listing................................................................................ A-35
6.10. Publicity............................................................................................. A-35
6.11. Benefits.............................................................................................. A-35
(a) Stock Options.............................................................................. A-35
(b) Employee Benefits.......................................................................... A-36
6.12. Expenses.............................................................................................. A-37
6.13. Indemnification; Directors' and Officers' Insurance................................................... A-37
6.14. Parent's Board of Directors........................................................................... A-38
6.15. Takeover Statute...................................................................................... A-38
ARTICLE VII
Conditions
7.1. Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger............................................ A-39
(a) Stockholder Approval....................................................................... A-39
(b) NYSE Listing............................................................................... A-39
(c) Regulatory Consents........................................................................ A-39
(d) Litigation................................................................................. A-39
(e) S-4........................................................................................ A-39
(f) Blue Sky Approvals......................................................................... A-39
(g) Accountant Letters......................................................................... A-39
7.2. Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Subsidiary............................................. A-39
(a) Representations and Warranties............................................................. A-39
(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company.................................................. A-40
(c) Consents................................................................................... A-40
(d) Tax Opinion................................................................................ A-40
(e) Affiliates Letters......................................................................... A-40
7.3. Conditions to Obligation of the Company............................................................... A-40
(a) Representations and Warranties............................................................. A-40
(b) Performance of Obligations of Parent and Merger Subsidiary................................. A-40
(c) Consents................................................................................... A-40
(d) Tax Opinion................................................................................ A-40
ARTICLE VIII
Termination
8.1. Termination by Mutual Consent......................................................................... A-41
8.2. Termination by Either Parent or the Company........................................................... A-41
8.3. Termination by the Company............................................................................ A-41
8.4. Termination by Parent................................................................................. A-42
8.5. Effect of Termination and Abandonment................................................................. A-42
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Miscellaneous and General
9.1. Survival.............................................................................................. A-43
9.2. Modification or Amendment............................................................................. A-44
9.3. Waiver of Conditions.................................................................................. A-44
9.4. Counterparts.......................................................................................... A-44
9.5. Governing Law and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial......................................................... A-44
9.6. Notices............................................................................................... A-44
9.7. Entire Agreement; No Other Representations............................................................ A-45
9.8. No Third Party Beneficiaries.......................................................................... A-45
9.9. Obligations of Parent and of the Company.............................................................. A-45
9.10. Severability.......................................................................................... A-46
9.11. Interpretation........................................................................................ A-46
9.12. Assignment............................................................................................ A-46
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Exhibit A............................... Stock Option Agreement
Exhibit B............................... Voting Agreement
Exhibit C-1............................. Affiliates Letter
Exhibit C-2............................. Pooling Affiliates Letter
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Acquisition Proposal............................................................................... 6.2
affiliates......................................................................................... 6.8(a)
Affiliates......................................................................................... 6.1(a)(viii)
Affiliates Letter.................................................................................. 6.8(a)
Aggregate Value.................................................................................... 8.5(c)
Agreement.......................................................................................... Preamble
Alternative Termination Fee........................................................................ 8.5(c)
Average Price...................................................................................... 4.2(e)
Areas.............................................................................................. 5.1(r)
Average Price...................................................................................... 4.2(e)
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.................................................................... 5.1(c)(i)
By-Laws............................................................................................ 2.2
Cap................................................................................................ 6.13(c)
Certificate........................................................................................ 4.1(a)
Charter............................................................................................ 2.1
Closing............................................................................................ 1.2
Closing Date....................................................................................... 1.2
Code............................................................................................... Recitals
Company............................................................................................ Preamble
Company Disclosure Letter.......................................................................... 5.1
Company Material Adverse Effect.................................................................... 5.1(a)(iii)
Company Option..................................................................................... 5.1(b)
Company Reports.................................................................................... 5.1(e)(i)
Company Requisite Vote............................................................................. 5.1(c)(i)
Company SAP Statements............................................................................. 5.1(e)(iii)
Company Stock Plans................................................................................ 5.1(b)
Compensation and Benefit Plans..................................................................... 5.1(h)(i)
Confidentiality Agreement.......................................................................... 9.7
Constituent Corporations........................................................................... Preamble
Contracts.......................................................................................... 5.1(d)(ii)
Costs.............................................................................................. 6.13(a)
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D&O Insurance...................................................................................... 6.13(c)
Delaware Certificate of Merger..................................................................... 1.3
DGCL............................................................................................... 1.1
Effective Time..................................................................................... 1.3
Environmental Law.................................................................................. 5.1(k)
ERISA.............................................................................................. 5.1(h)(ii)
ERISA Affiliate.................................................................................... 5.1(h)(iii)
Exchange Act....................................................................................... 5.1(d)(i)
Exchange Agent..................................................................................... 4.2(a)
Exchange Fund...................................................................................... 4.2(a)
Excluded Shares.................................................................................... 4.1(a)
Exclusivity Contracts.............................................................................. 5.1(r)
Expenses........................................................................................... 8.5(b)
GAAP............................................................................................... 5.1(e)(i)
Governmental Consents.............................................................................. 7.1(c)
Governmental Entity................................................................................ 5.1(d)(i)
Hazardous Substance................................................................................ 5.1(k)
Health Benefit Law................................................................................. 5.1(i)(ii)
HMO................................................................................................ 5.1(i)(i)
HSR Act............................................................................................ 5.1(d)(i)
Indemnified Parties................................................................................ 6.13(a)
Intellectual Property.............................................................................. 5.1(p)
IRS................................................................................................ 5.1(h)(ii)
knowledge of the executive officers................................................................ 5.1(f)
Law................................................................................................ 5.1(d)(ii)
Liens.............................................................................................. 5.1(b)
Material Company Contract.......................................................................... 5.1(r)
Material Consumer Contracts........................................................................ 5.1(r)
Material Customer Contracts........................................................................ 5.1(r)
Material Provider Contracts........................................................................ 5.1(r)
Medicaid........................................................................................... 5.1(i)(ii)
Medicare........................................................................................... 5.1(i)(ii)
Merger............................................................................................. Recitals
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Merger Consideration............................................................................... 4.1(a)
Merger Subsidiary.................................................................................. Preamble
NYSE............................................................................................... 5.2(e)
Order.............................................................................................. 7.1(d)
Parent............................................................................................. Preamble
Parent Common Stock................................................................................ 4.1(a)
Parent Companies................................................................................... 4.1(a)
Parent Disclosure Letter........................................................................... 5.2
Parent Material Adverse Effect..................................................................... 5.2(b)
Parent Preferred Shares............................................................................ 5.2(c)
Parent Reports..................................................................................... 5.2(f)(i)
Parent Requisite Vote.............................................................................. 5.2(d)(i)
Parent SAP Statements.............................................................................. 5.2(f)(ii)
Parent Stock Plans................................................................................. 5.2(c)
Parent Voting Debt................................................................................. 5.2(c)
Passive Investments................................................................................ 5.1((a)(ii)
Pension Plan....................................................................................... 5.1(h)(ii)
Person............................................................................................. 5.1(d)(i)
Pooling Letter..................................................................................... 6.6(b)
PPO................................................................................................ 5.1(i)(i)
Preferred Shares................................................................................... 5.1(b)
Prospectus/ Proxy Statement........................................................................ 6.3
Representatives.................................................................................... 6.2
Rights Agreement................................................................................... 5.1(b)
S-4 Registration Statement......................................................................... 6.3
SEC................................................................................................ 5.1(e)(i)
Securities Act..................................................................................... 5.1(d)(i)
Share.............................................................................................. 4.1(a)
Shares............................................................................................. 4.1(a)
Stock Option Agreement............................................................................. Recitals
Stockholders Meeting............................................................................... 6.4
Subsidiary......................................................................................... 5.1(a)(iii)
Superior Proposal.................................................................................. 6.2
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Surviving Corporation.............................................................................. 1.1
Takeover Statute................................................................................... 5.1(j)
Tax................................................................................................ 5.1(m)
Tax Return......................................................................................... 5.1(m)
Taxable............................................................................................ 5.1(m)
Taxes.............................................................................................. 5.1(m)
Termination Date................................................................................... 8.2
Termination Fee.................................................................................... 8.5(b)
Third Party Confidentiality Agreement.............................................................. 6.2
Voting Agreement................................................................................... Recitals
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this "AGREEMENT"), dated as
of May 27, 1998, among Humana Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
United HealthCare Corporation, a Minnesota corporation ("PARENT"), and UH-1
Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("MERGER
SUBSIDIARY," and together with the Company, the "CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of each of Parent, Merger
Subsidiary and the Company have determined that the merger of Merger Subsidiary
with and into the Company (the "MERGER") upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement is advisable and in the best interests of
their corporations and have approved the Merger; and
WHEREAS, it is intended that, for federal income tax purposes, the Merger
shall qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the "Code"); and
WHEREAS, for financial accounting purposes, it is intended that the Merger
shall be accounted for as a "pooling-of-interests"; and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and as a condition and inducement to Parent's willingness to enter into this
Agreement, the Company and Parent have entered into a Stock Option Agreement,
dated as of the date of this Agreement and attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT"), pursuant to which the Company has granted Parent an
option to purchase shares of the Company under certain circumstances; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
as a condition and inducement to Parent's willingness to enter into this
Agreement, a certain stockholder of the Company has entered into a Voting
Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement and attached hereto as Exhibit
B (the "VOTING AGREEMENT"), pursuant to which such stockholder has agreed, among
other things, to vote his shares of common stock of the Company in favor of the
Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER; CLOSING; EFFECTIVE TIME
1.1. THE MERGER. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3) Merger
Subsidiary shall be merged with and into the Company and the separate corporate
existence of Merger Subsidiary shall thereupon cease. The Company shall be the
surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the
"SURVIVING CORPORATION"), and the separate corporate existence of the Company
with all its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises shall
continue unaffected by the Merger, except as set forth in Article II. The Merger
shall have the effects specified in the Delaware General Corporation Law, as
amended (the "DGCL").
1.2. CLOSING. The closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place
(i) at the offices of Sullivan & Cromwell, 125 Broad Street, New York, New York
at 9:00 A.M. on the first business day on which the last to be fulfilled or
waived of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions
that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the
fulfillment or waiver of
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those conditions) shall be satisfied or waived in accordance with this Agreement
or (ii) at such other place and time and/or on such other date as the Company
and Parent may agree in writing (the "CLOSING DATE").
1.3. EFFECTIVE TIME. As soon as practicable following the Closing, the
Company and Parent will cause a Certificate of Merger (the "DELAWARE CERTIFICATE
OF MERGER") to be executed, acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State
of Delaware as provided in Section 251 of the DGCL. The Merger shall become
effective at the time when the Delaware Certificate of Merger has been duly
filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware or at such later time as agreed by
the parties and established under the Delaware Certificate of Merger (the
"EFFECTIVE TIME").
ARTICLE II
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS
OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
2.1. THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. The certificate of incorporation of
the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation (the "Charter"), until
duly amended as provided therein or by applicable law, except that Article
Fourth of the Charter shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows: "The
aggregate number of shares that the Corporation shall have the authority to
issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share."
2.2. THE BY-LAWS. The by-laws of the Company in effect at the Effective
Time shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation (the "By-Laws"), until
thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable law.
ARTICLE III
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
3.1. DIRECTORS. The directors of Merger Subsidiary at the Effective Time
shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the directors of the Surviving
Corporation until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and
qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance
with the Charter and the By-Laws.
3.2. OFFICERS. The officers of the Company at the Effective Time shall,
from and after the Effective Time, be the officers of the Surviving Corporation
until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or
until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter
and the By-Laws.
ARTICLE IV
EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON CAPITAL STOCK;
EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
4.1. EFFECT ON CAPITAL STOCK. At the Effective Time, as a result of the
Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any capital stock of
the Company:
(a) MERGER CONSIDERATION. Each share of the Common Stock, par value
$0.16-2/3 per share, of the Company (a "SHARE" or, collectively, the "SHARES")
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than
Shares owned by Parent, Merger Subsidiary or any other direct or indirect
subsidiary of Parent (collectively, the "PARENT COMPANIES") and Shares that are
owned by the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company and in
each case not held on behalf of third parties
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(collectively, "EXCLUDED SHARES")) shall be converted into, and become
exchangeable for 0.5 shares (the "MERGER CONSIDERATION") of Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share, of Parent ("PARENT COMMON STOCK"). At the Effective Time,
all Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall be canceled and retired and
shall cease to exist, and each certificate (a "CERTIFICATE") formerly
representing any of such Shares (other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter
represent only the right to the Merger Consideration and the right, if any, to
receive pursuant to Section 4.2(e) cash in lieu of fractional shares into which
such Shares have been converted pursuant to this Section 4.1(a) and any
distribution or dividend pursuant to Section 4.2(c).
(b) CANCELLATION OF EXCLUDED SHARES. Each Excluded Share shall, by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, cease to
be outstanding, shall be canceled and retired without payment of any
consideration therefor and shall cease to exist.
(c) MERGER SUBSIDIARY. At the Effective Time, each share of Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Subsidiary issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one share of
common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
4.2. EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES.
(a) EXCHANGE AGENT. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall
deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with Norwest Corporation or such other
exchange agent selected by Parent with the Company's prior approval, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld (the "EXCHANGE AGENT"), for the benefit of the
holders of Shares, certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock
and, after the Effective Time, if applicable, any cash, dividends or other
distributions with respect to the Parent Common Stock to be issued or paid
pursuant to the last sentence of Section 4.1(a) in exchange for Shares
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time upon due surrender of the
Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) pursuant to the provisions
of this Article IV (such certificates for shares of Parent Common Stock,
together with the amount of any dividends or other distributions payable with
respect thereto, being hereinafter referred to as the "EXCHANGE FUND").
(b) EXCHANGE PROCEDURES. Promptly after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of
Shares (other than holders of Excluded Shares) (i) a letter of transmittal
specifying that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits
of loss in lieu thereof) to the Exchange Agent, such letter of transmittal to be
in such form and have such other provisions as Parent and the Company may
reasonably agree, and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of
the Certificates in exchange for (A) certificates representing shares of Parent
Common Stock and (B) any unpaid dividends and other distributions and cash in
lieu of fractional shares. Subject to Section 4.2(h), upon surrender of a
Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with such letter of
transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to
receive in exchange therefor (x) a certificate representing that number of whole
shares of Parent Common Stock that such holder is entitled to receive pursuant
to this Article IV, (y) a check in the amount (after giving effect to any
required tax withholdings) of (A) any cash in lieu of fractional shares plus (B)
any unpaid non-stock dividends and any other dividends or other distributions
that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of this
Article IV, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. No
interest will be paid or accrued on any amount payable upon due surrender of the
Certificates. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Shares that is not
registered in the transfer records of the Company, a certificate representing
the proper number of shares of Parent Common Stock, together with a check for
any cash to be paid upon due surrender of the Certificate and any other
dividends or distributions in respect thereof, may be issued and/or paid to such
a transferee if the Certificate formerly representing such Shares is presented
to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and
effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes
have been paid. If any certificate for shares of Parent Common Stock is to be
issued in a name other than that in which the Certificate surrendered in
exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of such exchange that
the Person (as defined below)
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requesting such exchange shall pay any transfer or other taxes required by
reason of the issuance of certificates for shares of Parent Common Stock in a
name other than that of the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or
shall establish to the satisfaction of Parent or the Exchange Agent that such
tax has been paid or is not applicable.
(c) DISTRIBUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO UNEXCHANGED SHARES; VOTING. (i) All
shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger shall be
deemed issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time and whenever a dividend
or other distribution is declared by Parent in respect of the Parent Common
Stock, the record date for which is at or after the Effective Time, that
declaration shall include dividends or other distributions in respect of all
shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement. No dividends or other distributions
in respect of the Parent Common Stock shall be paid to any holder of any
unsurrendered Certificate until such Certificate is surrendered for exchange in
accordance with this Article IV. Subject to the effect of applicable Laws (as
defined in Section 5.1(d)), following surrender of any such Certificate, there
shall be issued and/or paid to the holder of the certificates representing whole
shares of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (A)
at the time of such surrender, the dividends or other distributions with a
record date after the Effective Time theretofore payable with respect to such
whole shares of Parent Common Stock and not paid and (B) at the appropriate
payment date, the dividends or other distributions payable with respect to such
whole shares of Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time
but with a payment date subsequent to surrender.
(ii) Holders of unsurrendered Certificates shall be entitled to vote after
the Effective Time at any meeting of Parent stockholders the number of whole
shares of Parent Common Stock represented by such Certificates, regardless of
whether such holders have exchanged their Certificates.
(d) TRANSFERS. After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on
the stock transfer books of the Company of the Shares that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(e) FRACTIONAL SHARES. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, no fractional shares of Parent Common Stock will be issued and any
holder of Shares entitled to receive a fractional share of Parent Common Stock
but for this Section 4.2(e) shall be entitled to receive a cash payment in lieu
thereof equal to such fractional proportion of the "AVERAGE PRICE" of a share of
Parent Common Stock. The "AVERAGE PRICE" of a share of Parent Common Stock shall
be the average of the closing sales prices thereof as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange over the ten trading days immediately preceding the Effective
Time.
(f) TERMINATION OF EXCHANGE FUND. Any portion of the Exchange Fund
(including the proceeds of any investments thereof and any Parent Common Stock)
that remains unclaimed by the stockholders of the Company for one year after the
Effective Time shall be paid or returned to Parent. Any stockholders of the
Company who have not theretofore complied with this Article IV shall thereafter
look only to Parent for payment of their shares of Parent Common Stock and any
cash, dividends and other distributions in respect thereof payable and/or
issuable pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.2(c) upon due surrender of their
Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof), in each case, without any
interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Parent, the Surviving
Corporation, the Exchange Agent or any other Person (as defined in Section
5.1(d)) shall be liable to any former holder of Shares for any amount properly
delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar laws.
(g) LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES. In the event any Certificate
shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of
that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or
destroyed and, if required by Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond in
customary amount as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with
respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the shares of Parent Common Stock and any
cash payable and any unpaid dividends or other distributions in respect thereof
pursuant to Section 4.2(c) upon due surrender of and deliverable in respect of
the Shares represented by such Certificate pursuant to this Agreement.
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(h) AFFILIATES. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Certificates surrendered for exchange by any "AFFILIATE" (as defined in Section
6.8(a)) of the Company shall not be exchanged until Parent has received a
written agreement from such Person as provided in Section 6.8 hereof.
4.3. DISSENTERS' RIGHTS. In accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL, no
appraisal rights shall be available to holders of Shares in connection with the
Merger.
4.4. ADJUSTMENTS TO PREVENT DILUTION. In the event that the Company
changes the number of Shares or securities convertible or exchangeable into or
exercisable for Shares, or Parent changes the number of shares of Parent Common
Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares
of Parent Common Stock, issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time as a
result of a reclassification, stock split (including a reverse split), stock
dividend or distribution, recapitalization, or other similar transaction, the
Merger Consideration shall be appropriately adjusted.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. Except as set forth in
the corresponding sections or subsections (or by appropriate cross-reference) of
the disclosure letter delivered to Parent by the Company prior to entering into
this Agreement (the "COMPANY DISCLOSURE LETTER"), the Company hereby represents
and warrants to Parent and Merger Subsidiary that:
(a) ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND QUALIFICATION. (i) The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware, and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below) is a
corporation or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, and the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate or similar
power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as presently conducted and is qualified to do business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership
or operation of its properties or conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to have such corporate or similar power
and authority or to be so qualified or in good standing, when taken together
with all other such failures, is not reasonably likely to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). The Company has made available to
Parent a complete and correct copy of the Company's and each of its
Subsidiaries' certificates of incorporation and by-laws or comparable governing
instruments, each as amended to date. The Company's and its Subsidiaries'
certificates of incorporation and by-laws or comparable governing instruments so
delivered are in full force and effect.
(ii) Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each
Subsidiary of the Company and its jurisdiction of incorporation. Except for the
Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' interest in any of the Company's
Subsidiaries, and except for passive investments not exceeding 4.99% of the
voting interests (including securities convertible or exchangeable into voting
interests) of any Person made, or debt securities held, in the ordinary course
of business (collectively, "PASSIVE INVESTMENTS"), neither the Company nor its
Subsidiaries owns directly or indirectly any interest or investment (whether
equity or debt) in any Person.
(iii) As used in this Agreement, the term (A) "SUBSIDIARY" means, with
respect to the Company, Parent or Merger Subsidiary, as the case may be, any
entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which such party is the
general partner or managing member or of which at least a majority of the
securities or ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar
functions is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such party or by one
or more of its respective Subsidiaries, or by such party and any one or more of
its respective Subsidiaries, and (B) "COMPANY MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means a
material adverse
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effect on the financial condition, properties, business or results of operations
of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) CAPITAL STRUCTURE. The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 300,000,000 Shares, of which 166,524,663 Shares were outstanding as
of the close of business on May 22, 1998, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "PREFERRED SHARES"), of which no shares
were outstanding as of the close of business on May 22, 1998. All of the
outstanding Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. Other than 33,000,000 Shares reserved for issuance under the
Stock Option Agreement, the Company has no Shares or Preferred Shares reserved
for issuance, except that, as of May 22, 1998, there were 17,798,628 Shares
reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company's 1981 Non-Qualified Stock Option
Plan, the Company's 1989 Stock Option Plan for Employees, the Company's 1989
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, the Company Stock Bonus Plan for
Employed Physicians and the Company's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan for Employees
(collectively, the "COMPANY STOCK PLANS"), and 2,500,000 Preferred Shares
reserved for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement,
dated as of February 14, 1996, between the Company and the Bank of Louisville
(formerly known as Mid-America Bank of Louisville & Trust Company), as Rights
Agent (as amended, the "RIGHTS AGREEMENT"). Section 5.1(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter contains a correct and complete list of each outstanding
option to purchase or acquire Shares under each of the Company Stock Plans (each
a "COMPANY OPTION") as of the close of business on May 22, 1998, including the
holder, date of grant, exercise price and number of Shares subject thereto. Each
of the out-standing shares of capital stock or other securities of each of the
Company's Subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and owned by the Company or a direct or indirect wholly owned
Subsidiary of the Company, free and clear of any lien, pledge, security
interest, claim, third-party right or other encumbrance ("LIENS") except for
immaterial Liens imposed under local Laws that do not relate to obligations that
are past due. Except as set forth above and except for the Stock Option
Agreement, as of the date hereof there are no preemptive or other outstanding
rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, stock appreciation rights,
redemption rights, repurchase rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments to
issue or sell any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or any securities or obligations convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe
for or acquire, any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no
securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or
outstanding. The Company does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes
or other obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are
convertible into or are exercisable for securities having the right to vote)
with the stockholders of the Company on any matter.
(c) CORPORATE AUTHORITY; APPROVAL AND FAIRNESS. (i) The Company has all
requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action
necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement and to consummate, subject only to
approval of this Agreement by the holders of at least a majority of the
outstanding Shares (the "COMPANY REQUISITE VOTE"), the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and the Stock
Option Agreement are valid and binding agreements of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
and to general equity principles (the "BANKRUPTCY AND EQUITY EXCEPTION").
(ii) The Board of Directors of the Company (A) has unanimously approved this
Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement and the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (B) has received the opinion,
dated the date hereof, of its financial advisors, Lehman Brothers Inc., to the
effect that the consideration to be received by the holders of the Shares in the
Merger is fair to such holders from a financial point of view. It is agreed and
understood by Parent that such opinion is for the sole benefit of the Board of
Directors of the Company and is not to be relied on by Parent or its
stockholders.
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(d) GOVERNMENTAL FILINGS; CONSENTS AND APPROVALS; NO VIOLATIONS. (i) Other
than the filings, notices, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and
authorizations (A) pursuant to Section 1.3, (B) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR ACT"), the Securities
Exchange of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT") and the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), (C) required under any Health Benefit
Law (as defined in Section 5.1(i)) or (D) to comply with state securities or
"blue-sky" laws, no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with, nor are any consents,
registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from, any governmental or regulatory
authority, agency, commission, body or other governmental or regulatory entity
("GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY") or any other individual, corporation (including
not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, or other entity of any
kind or nature ("PERSON"), in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement by the Company and the consummation by
the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, except those the failure to make or obtain are not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or
prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Stock Option
Agreement.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Stock
Option Agreement by the Company do not, and the consummation by the Company of
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not,
constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or comparable governing instruments of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) a breach or violation of, or a
default under, or the acceleration of any obligations under, or the termination
of, or the loss of a material benefit under, or the creation of a Lien on the
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (with or without notice, lapse
of time or both) pursuant to, any agreement, lease, contract, note, mortgage,
indenture, arrangement, license or other obligation ("CONTRACTS") binding upon
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets, or
(assuming, as to consummation, that the filings and notices are made, and
approvals are obtained, as referred to in Section 5.1(d)(i)) any applicable
federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation,
judgment, order, injunction, decree, arbitration award, agency requirement,
license or permit of, or agreement or written understanding with, any
Governmental Entity ("LAW") to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of their respective assets is subject or (C) any change in the rights or
obligations of any party under any of the Contracts, except, in the case of
clause (B) or (C) above, for any breach, violation, default, acceleration,
termination, creation or change that, individually or in the aggregate, is not
reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent,
materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Stock Option Agreement.
(e) COMPANY REPORTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. (i) The Company has made
available to Parent each registration statement, report, proxy statement or
information statement prepared by it since December 31, 1996, including (i) the
Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 1996 and
December 31, 1997 and (ii) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 1998, each in the form (including exhibits, annexes and
any amendments thereto) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") (collectively, including any such reports filed subsequent to the date
hereof, the "COMPANY REPORTS"). As of their respective dates, the Company
Reports did not, and any Company Reports filed with the SEC subsequent to the
date hereof will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading. Each of the consolidated balance sheets included in or
incorporated by reference into the Company Reports (including the related notes
and schedules) fairly presents in all material respects, or, in the case of
Company Reports filed with the SEC subsequent to the date hereof, will fairly
present in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of its date and
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each of the consolidated statements of income and of changes in financial
position included in or incorporated by reference into the Company Reports
(including any related notes and schedules) fairly presents in all material
respects, or, in the case of Company Reports filed with the SEC subsequent to
the date hereof, will fairly present in all material respects, the results of
operations, retained earnings and changes in financial position, as the case may
be, of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the periods
set forth therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to notes and
normal year-end audit adjustments that will not be material in amount or
effect), in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") consistently applied during the periods involved, except as
may be noted therein.
(ii) The consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and changes in
financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are included in the
Company Reports filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof do not include the
financial information of The Humana Foundation Inc. and Parent acknowledges that
the assets and liabilities of The Humana Foundation Inc. shall not be
transferred, and that Parent shall not have the ability to elect or appoint the
board of directors of The Humana Foundation Inc., as part of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated hereby.
(iii) The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of
each annual and quarterly statutory report of any of its Subsidiaries that was
required to be filed with any applicable Governmental Entity for the years ended
December 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997 and the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998,
including all exhibits, interrogatories, notes, schedules and any actuarial or
accounting opinions, affirmations or certifications or other supporting
documents filed in connection therewith (collectively, the "COMPANY SAP
STATEMENTS"). The Company SAP Statements were in all material respects prepared
in conformity with the accounting principles and practices set forth in
applicable Laws or prescribed or permitted by the applicable regulatory
authority, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby and present
fairly in all material respects, except as expressly noted therein, the
statutory financial condition of each of such Subsidiaries as at the respective
dates thereof and the results of operations of each of such Subsidiaries for the
respective periods then ended. No material deficiency which has not been cured
has been asserted with respect to any Company SAP Statements by the applicable
Governmental Entity. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete
copies of all examination reports of any regulatory agencies since January 1,
1996 relating to its Subsidiaries and all material submissions made by the
Company and any of its Subsidiaries to such regulatory agencies.
(f) ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as disclosed in the Company Reports
filed prior to the date hereof, since December 31, 1997 the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in, and have
not engaged in any material transaction other than according to, the ordinary
and usual course of such businesses, and there has not been (i) any change in
the financial condition, properties, business or results of operations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, or any development or combination of developments
of which the executive officers of the Company have knowledge, that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect; (ii) any material damage, destruction or other
casualty loss with respect to any material asset or property owned, leased or
otherwise used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not covered
by insurance; (iii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or
other distribution in respect of the capital stock of the Company, except for
cash dividends or other distributions on its capital stock publicly announced
prior to the date hereof; (iv) any change by the Company in accounting
principles, practices or methods; (v) any material change in the accounting,
actuarial, investment, reserving, underwriting or claims administration or
servicing policies, practices, procedures, methods, assumptions or principles of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi) any cancellation, termination or
non-renewal of a Material Customer Contract (as defined in Section 5.1(r)) or
Material Provider Contract (as defined in Section 5.1(r)); or (vii) any increase
in the compensation payable or that could become payable by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries to executive officers, other than increases in the ordinary
course, or, other than as required by Law, any amendment of any of the
Compensation and Benefit Plans (as
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defined in Section 5.1(h)) or the adoption of any new Compensation and Benefit
Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, "KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS" or
any variation thereof means, in the case of the Company, knowledge of the
executive officers of the Company (or its Subsidiaries) set forth in Section
5.1(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter and, in the case of Parent, knowledge of
the executive officers of Parent (or its Subsidiaries) set forth in Section
5.1(f) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, in each case after due inquiry.
(g) LITIGATION AND LIABILITIES. Except as disclosed or reserved for in the
Company Reports filed prior to the date hereof, there are no (i) civil, criminal
or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, investigations or
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the
Company, threatened against, or otherwise adversely affecting the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, (ii) obligations or liabilities of any nature, whether
accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether or not required to be disclosed, or
(iii) facts or circumstances of which the executive officers of the Company have
knowledge that could result in any claims against, or obligations or liabilities
of, or limitations on the conduct of the business by, or otherwise adversely
affect, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for any of the foregoing
that are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially burden or materially
impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement.
(h) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
(i) A copy of each bonus, deferred compensation, pension, retirement,
profit-sharing, thrift, savings, employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock
purchase, restricted stock, stock option, employment, termination, severance,
change of control, compensation, medical, health or other plan, agreement,
policy or arrangement that covers employees, directors, former employees or
former directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including in each
case any amendments or supplements thereto (the "COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT
PLANS") and any trust agreement or insurance contract forming a part of such
Compensation and Benefit Plans has been made available to Parent prior to the
date hereof. The Compensation and Benefit Plans are listed in Section 5.1(h) of
the Company Disclosure Letter and any "change of control" or similar provisions
therein are specifically identified in Section 5.1(h) of the Company Disclosure
Letter.
(ii) All Compensation and Benefit Plans are in material compliance with all
applicable Law, including the Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"). Each Compensation and Benefit Plan that is an
"employee pension benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a
"PENSION PLAN") and that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue
Service (the "IRS"), with respect to "TRA" (as defined in Section 1 of Rev.
Proc. 93-39) and the Company is not aware of any circumstances likely to result
in revocation of any such favorable determination letter. There is no pending
or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company, threatened
material litigation relating to the Compensation and Benefit Plans. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction with respect to
any Compensation and Benefit Plan that, assuming the taxable period of such
transaction expired as of the date hereof, would subject the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries to a material tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of
the Code or Section 502 of ERISA. No entity other than an ERISA Affiliate (as
defined below) participates in any Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(iii) As of the date hereof, no liability under Subtitle C or D of Title IV
of ERISA has been or is reasonably expected to be incurred by the Company or any
Subsidiary with respect to any ongoing, frozen or terminated "single-employer
plan", within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly
maintained by any of them, or the single-employer plan of any entity which is
considered one employer with the Company under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section
414 of the Code (an "ERISA AFFILIATE"). The Company and its Subsidiaries have
not incurred and do not expect to incur any withdrawal liability with respect to
a multiemployer plan under Subtitle E to Title IV of ERISA. No notice of a
"reportable event", within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for which the
30-day reporting
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requirement has not been waived, has been required to be filed for any Pension
Plan or by any ERISA Affiliate within the 12-month period ending on the date
hereof.
(iv) All contributions required to be made under the terms of any
Compensation and Benefit Plan as of the date hereof have been timely made or
have been appropriately reflected on the Company's balance sheet. Neither any
Pension Plan nor any single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate has an
"accumulated funding deficiency" (whether or not waived) within the meaning of
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and no ERISA Affiliate has an
outstanding funding waiver. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has
provided, or is required to provide, security to any Pension Plan or to any
single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the
Code.
(v) Under each Pension Plan which is a single-employer plan, as of the last
day of the most recent plan year ended prior to the date hereof, the actuarially
determined present value of all "benefit liabilities", within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA (as determined on the basis of the actuarial
assumptions contained in the Pension Plan's most recent actuarial valuation),
did not exceed the then current value of the assets of such Pension Plan, and
there has been no material change in the financial condition of such Pension
Plan since the last day of the most recent plan year.
(vi) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have any obligations for
retiree health and life benefits under any Compensation and Benefit Plan. The
Company or its Subsidiaries may amend or terminate any such plan under the terms
of such plan at any time without incurring any material liability thereunder.
(vii) The consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement will not (x) entitle any employees of the Company or its
Subsidiaries to severance pay, (y) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or
trigger any payment of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount
payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the
Compensation and Benefit Plans or (z) result in any breach or violation of, or a
default under, any of the Compensation and Benefit Plans.
(viii) All Compensation and Benefit Plans covering current or former non-U.S.
employees or former employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries comply in all
material respects with applicable local Law. The Company and its Subsidiaries
have no material unfunded liabilities with respect to any Pension Plan that
covers such non-U.S. employees and is required to be funded.
(ix) No compensation payable by the Company to any of its employees under
any existing Compensation and Benefit Plan (including by reason of the
transactions contemplated hereby) will be subject to disallowance under Section
162(m) of the Code.
(x) Any amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the
vesting of property) as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement by any employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the
Company who is a "disqualified individual" (as such term is defined in proposed
Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1) under any Compensation and Benefit Plan
would not be characterized as an "excess parachute payment" (as such term is
defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(xi) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made or committed
to make any material increase of contributions or benefits under any
Compensation and Benefit Plan which would become effective after the date
hereof.
(i) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; PERMITS. (i) Except as set forth in the Company
Reports filed prior to the date hereof, the businesses of each of the Company
and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, conducted in compliance with all
Laws, including all Health Benefit Laws (as defined below), except for any
failure to comply that, individually or in the aggregate, would not be
reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent or
materially burden or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement,
and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written
notice or
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communication of any material failure to comply with any such Laws that has not
been cured (as evidenced by a written notice to such effect, a copy of which has
been provided to Parent) as of the date hereof. Except as set forth in the
Company Reports filed prior to the date hereof, no investigation, examination,
audit or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the executive
officers of the Company, threatened, except for those the outcome of which are
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially burden or materially impair the
ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses,
trademarks, patents, trade names, copyrights, service marks, franchises,
variances, exemptions, orders and other governmental authorizations, consents
and approvals necessary to conduct their businesses as presently conducted,
including those applicable to a health insurance organization ("HMO"), a
preferred provider organization ("PPO") or an insurance, reinsurance or
third-party administrator business except for those the absence of which would
not be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Since
December 31, 1995, no material Subsidiary of the Company has had any license or
certificate of authority revoked nor has any State denied any of their
applications for a license or certificate of authority.
(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "HEALTH BENEFIT LAW" means all
Laws relating to the licensure, certification, qualification or authority to
transact business relating to the provision of and/or payment for health
benefits and insurance, including but not limited to ERISA, the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, the Health Insurance
Portability and Accounting Act of 1996, and Laws relating to the regulation of
HMOs, workers compensation, managed care organizations, insurance, PPOs,
point-of-service plans, certificates of need, third-party administrators,
utilization review, coordination of benefits, hospital reimbursement, Medicare
and Medicaid participation, fraud and abuse and patient referrals; the term
"MEDICAID" means the applicable provision of Title XIX of the Social Security
Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the state laws and
regulations implementing the Medicaid program; and the term "MEDICARE" means the
applicable provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(j) TAKEOVER STATUTES. No restrictive provision of any "fair price,"
"moratorium," "control share acquisition" or other similar anti-takeover statute
or regulation (including Section 203 of the DGCL) (each a "TAKEOVER STATUTE") or
restrictive provision of any applicable anti-takeover provision in the Company's
certificate of incorporation (including Article Eleventh thereof) and by-laws
is, or at the Effective Time will be, applicable to the Company, Parent, Merger
Subsidiary, the Shares, the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement or the Voting Agreement.
(k) ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Except as disclosed in the Company Reports
filed prior to the date hereof and except for such matters that, individually or
in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect: (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been in compliance
with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any liability under any Environmental Law (as defined
below); (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written notice, demand, letter, claim or request for information alleging that
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be in violation of or liable under
any Environmental Law; (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is
subject to any orders, decrees, injunctions or other arrangements with any
Governmental Entity or is subject to any indemnity or other agreement with any
third party relating to liability under any Environmental Law or relating to
Hazardous Substances; and (v) there are no circumstances or conditions involving
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to
result in any claims, liability, investigations, costs or restrictions on the
ownership, use, or transfer of any property of the Company pursuant to any
Environmental Law. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW"
means any Law relating to: (A) the protection, investigation or restoration of
the environment, health and safety, or natural resources, (B) the handling, use,
presence, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance or
(C) noise, odor,
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wetlands, pollution, contamination or any injury or threat of injury to persons
or property; and the term "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" means any substance that is: (A)
listed, classified or regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law; (B) any
petroleum product or by-product, asbestos-containing material, lead-containing
paint or plumbing, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials or radon; or
(C) any other substance which may be the subject of regulatory action by any
Governmental Entity pursuant to any Environmental Law.
(l) ACCOUNTING AND TAX MATTERS. As of the date hereof, neither the Company
nor any of its affiliates has taken or agreed to take any action, nor does the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company have any knowledge of any fact or
circumstance relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, that would
prevent Parent from accounting for the business combination to be effected by
the Merger as a "pooling-of-interests" or prevent the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement or the
Voting Agreement from qualifying as a "reorganization" within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code.
(m) TAXES. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) have prepared in
good faith and duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time
within which to file) all material Tax Returns (as defined below) required to be
filed by any of them and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in
all material respects; (ii) have paid all material Taxes (as defined below) that
are required to be paid or that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are
obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any employee, creditor or third
party, except with respect to matters contested in good faith; and (iii) have
not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any
extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency. As of the date
hereof, there are not pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of
the Company threatened in writing, any audits, examinations, investigations or
other proceedings in respect of Taxes or Tax matters. There are not any
unresolved questions or claims concerning the Company's or any of its
Subsidiaries' Tax liability that (A) were raised by any Taxing authority in a
communication to the Company or any Subsidiary and (B) are reasonably likely to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to
Purchaser true and correct copies of the United States federal income Tax
Returns filed by the Company and its Subsidiaries for each of the years ended
December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any material liability with respect to income, franchise or
similar Taxes that accrued on or before December 31, 1997 in excess of the
amounts accrued with respect thereto that are reflected in the financial
statements included in the Company Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof.
As used in this Agreement, (i) the term "TAX" (including, with correlative
meaning, the terms "TAXES" and "TAXABLE") includes all federal, state, local and
foreign income, profits, franchise, gross receipts, premium, environmental,
customs duty, capital stock, severances, stamp, payroll, sales, employment,
unemployment, disability, use, property, withholding, excise, production, value
added, occupancy and other taxes, duties or governmental assessments of any
nature whatsoever, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed
with respect to such amounts and any interest in respect of such penalties and
additions, and (ii) the term "TAX RETURN" includes all returns and reports
(including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and
information returns) required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to
Taxes.
(n) LABOR MATTERS. Except as set forth in the Company Reports, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or otherwise bound by any
collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or written
understanding with a labor union or labor organization involving employees of
the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(o) INSURANCE. All material fire and casualty, general liability, business
interruption, product liability, directors' and officers', and sprinkler and
water damage insurance policies maintained by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries are with reputable insurance carriers and are customary and
reasonable in amount and scope for the business in which the Company and its
Subsidiaries are engaged, except for any
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such failures to maintain insurance policies that, individually or in the
aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
The level of reinsurance with respect to professional liability risk retained by
the Company and its Subsidiaries is adequate in light of the Company's reserves
and of historical claims made.
(p) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. The Company and/or each of its Subsidiaries
owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legally enforceable rights to use,
all patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, and any
applications therefor, technology, know-how, computer software programs or
applications, and tangible or intangible proprietary information or materials
("INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY") that are used in the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as currently conducted, except for any such failures to own, be
licensed or possess that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably
likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and to the knowledge of the
executive officers of the Company all material patents, trademarks, trade names,
service marks and copyrights held by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries are
valid and subsisting. Except as disclosed in the Company Reports filed prior to
the date hereof or as is not reasonably likely to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (A) no claims are pending or, to the knowledge of the executive
officers of the Company threatened, with respect to any Intellectual Property
owned by the Company or any its Subsidiaries, (B) the conduct of the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other
Person and (C) there is no unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation of
any of the Company's Intellectual Property by any third party, including any
employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(q) YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE; MIS SYSTEMS. The software and hardware operated
by the Company and its Subsidiaries are capable of providing or are being
adapted to provide uninterrupted millennium functionality to record, store,
process and present calendar dates falling on or after January 1, 2000 and
date-dependent data in substantially the same manner and with the same
functionality as such software records, stores, processes and presents such
calendar dates and date-dependent data as of the date hereof, except as would
not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the executive
officers of the Company, the ability of the Company's significant suppliers,
customers and others with which it conducts business to identify and resolve
their own Year 2000 issues will not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Prior to the date hereof, the Company has discussed with Parent and its advisors
the material steps that it and its Subsidiaries have taken to become Year 2000
compliant and the costs the Company expects to incur in connection therewith.
There are no existing circumstances or contemplated changes in the management
information systems of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would be
reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(r) MATERIAL CONTRACTS. Section 5.1(r) of the Company Disclosure Letter
sets forth a list of all Material Company Contracts. The Company has made
available to Parent true and complete copies of all the Material Company
Contracts. The Material Company Contracts are in full force and effect and are
enforceable against the Company or its Subsidiaries that are parties thereto
and, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company, against the
other parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms. Except to the
extent reflected in the financial statements of the Company Reports, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the executive
officers of the Company, any other party is in breach of or in default under any
such Material Company Contract, other than any immaterial breaches or defaults.
There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the
Company, threatened, cancellation of any Material Company Contract. There are no
Material Company Contracts that guarantee over a period of greater than twelve
months the rates charged by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any of
their customers. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "MATERIAL COMPANY
CONTRACT" means any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
a party (i) concerning a partnership or joint venture with another Person; (ii)
limiting in any material respect in a specific market the ability of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or, assuming the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (A) to sell
any products or services of or to any other Person, (B) to engage in any line of
business (including geographical limitations)
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or (C) to compete with or to obtain products or services from any Person, or
limiting the ability of any Person to provide products or services to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time, or Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries at or after the Effective Time; (iii) which Contract is with
a provider that generated one of the twenty-five (25) highest totals of claims
paid to a provider during the one year period ended December 31, 1997 (the
"MATERIAL PROVIDER CONTRACTS"); (iv) which Contract is a provider agreement and
(A) contains either any form of patient volume guarantee or an exclusivity
provision restricting the geographical area in which, or the method by which,
any business may be conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates prior to the Effective Time, or by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
or Affiliates after the Effective Time (all such agreements in clause (A), the
"EXCLUSIVITY CONTRACTS"); and (B) relates to services in the markets listed in
Section 5.1(r) of the Company Disclosure Letter (the "AREAS"); and (C) is (x)
with a capitated provider that services twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the
members in any Area during the one year period ended December 31, 1997; or (y)
with one of the top three (3) hospitals by claims paid in any Area during the
one year period ended December 31, 1997; or (z) an agreement covering multiple
sites; (v) which Contract is with a customer that generated one of the
twenty-five (25) highest totals of premium revenue during the one year period
ended December 31, 1997 (the "MATERIAL CUSTOMER CONTRACTS"); (vi) involving an
aggregate payment or commitment per Contract on the part of the other party of
$10,000,000 in each case during the one year period ended December 31, 1997
(other than the types of contracts described in clauses (iii), (iv) and (v)
above); (vii) between the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand,
and one of its or their affiliates (other than the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries) on the other hand; or (viii) which is material to the Company
pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
(s) RIGHTS PLAN. The Company has amended the Rights Agreement to provide
that Parent shall not be deemed an Acquiring Person, the Distribution Date and
the Shares Acquisition Date (each as defined in the Rights Agreement) shall each
not be deemed to occur and the rights issuable pursuant to the Rights Agreement
will not separate from the Shares or otherwise become exercisable, as a result
of entering into this Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement or the Voting
Agreement or consummating the Merger and/ or the other transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
(t) RESERVES. The reserves established by the Company and its Subsidiaries
as reflected in the Company Reports or in any financial statement or balance
sheet contained in any document filed with any Governmental Entity for
insurance, medical and other benefits, losses and claims for the periods covered
by the Company Reports (A) are in all material respects computed in accordance
with presently accepted prudent industry standards consistently applied and as
required by applicable Law, (B) are fairly stated in all material respects in
accordance with sound actuarial and statutory accounting principles, and (C) are
computed on the basis of assumptions consistent in all material respects with
those used in computing the corresponding reserve in the prior fiscal year. As
of the date hereof, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company is not aware of
any fact or circumstance which would necessitate, in the good faith application
of prudent reserving practices and policies, any material adverse change in
reserves for such benefits, losses or claims above that reflected in the most
recent balance sheet included in the Company Reports (other than increases
consistent with past experience resulting from increases in enrollment with
respect to the Company's services).
(u) BROKERS AND FINDERS. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries nor any
of their respective officers, directors or employees has employed any broker or
finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders
fees in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, except that the Company has employed Lehman Brothers, Inc. as
its financial advisor, the arrangements with which have been disclosed in
writing to Parent prior to the date hereof.
(v) OWNERSHIP OF PARENT COMMON STOCK. As of the date hereof, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any shares of Parent Common Stock or
other securities convertible into shares of Parent Common Stock.
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5.2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUBSIDIARY.
Except as set forth in the corresponding sections or subsections (or by
appropriate cross-reference) of the disclosure letter delivered to the Company
by Parent prior to entering into this Agreement (the "PARENT DISCLOSURE
LETTER"), Parent and Merger Subsidiary each hereby represent and warrant to the
Company that:
(a) CAPITALIZATION OF MERGER SUBSIDIARY. The authorized capital stock of
Merger Subsidiary consists of 1000 shares of Common Stock, par value $$0.01 per
share, all of which are validly issued and outstanding. All of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Merger Subsidiary is, and at the Effective Time
will be, owned by Parent, and there are (i) no other shares of capital stock or
voting securities of Merger Subsidiary, (ii) no securities of Merger Subsidiary
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting
securities of Merger Subsidiary and (iii) no options or other rights to acquire
from Merger Subsidiary, and no obligations of Merger Subsidiary to issue, any
capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for capital stock or voting securities of Merger Subsidiary. Merger Subsidiary
has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and has no, and prior to
the Effective Time will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any
nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement
and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND QUALIFICATION. Parent is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Minnesota and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation or other entity
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
respective jurisdiction of organization and Parent and each of its Subsidiaries
has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own and operate
its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted
and is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of its properties or
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to
have such corporate power or authority or to be so qualified or in good
standing, when taken together with all other such failures, is not reasonably
likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). Parent has
made available to the Company a complete and correct copy of Parent's and each
of its Subsidiaries' certificates of incorporation and by-laws or comparable
governing instruments, each as amended to date. Parent's and its Subsidiaries'
certificates of incorporation and by-laws or comparable governing instruments so
delivered are in full force and effect. As used in this Agreement, the term
"PARENT MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, properties, business or results of operations of Parent and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(c) CAPITAL STRUCTURE. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock
of Parent consists of 500,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, of which
192,778,481 shares were outstanding as of the close of business on May 22, 1998,
and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "PARENT
PREFERRED SHARES"), of which 500,000 shares were outstanding as of the close of
business on May 22, 1998. All of the outstanding Parent Common Stock and Parent
Preferred Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. Parent has no Parent Common Stock or Parent Preferred Shares
reserved for issuance, except that, as of March 31, 1998, there were 20,676,281
shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the Parent 1987
Supplemental Stock Option Plan, the Parent 1991 Stock and Incentive Plan, the
Parent 1995 Nonemployee Director Plan and the Parent Employer Stock Purchase
Plan; and 2,012,095 shares of Parent Common Stock are reserved for issuance
pursuant to stock plans of Parent which are no longer active and stock plans
assumed by Parent in connection with a number of previous business combinations;
and that at the May 13, 1998 meeting of the Parent Board of Directors, the Board
approved the Parent 1998 Broad-Based Stock Incentive Plan, pursuant to which
5,767,159 shares are reserved for issuance (collectively, the "PARENT STOCK
PLANS"). Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of
Parent's Subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and owned by a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent, free and clear of any Liens. Except as set forth above, as of the date
hereof there are no preemptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants,
conversion rights, stock appreciation rights,
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redemption rights, repurchase rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments to
issue or to sell any shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries or any securities or obligations convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe
for or acquire, any securities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and no
securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or
outstanding. Parent does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or
other obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or convertible
into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the
stockholders of Parent on any matter ("PARENT VOTING DEBT").
(d) CORPORATE AUTHORITY. (i) Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary has all
requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action
necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and to consummate, subject only to any shareholder approval necessary
to permit the issuance of the shares of Parent Common Stock required to be
issued pursuant to Article IV (the "PARENT REQUISITE VOTE"). This Agreement is a
valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Subsidiary, enforceable against
each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary in accordance with its terms, subject to
the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(ii) The Board of Directors of Parent (A) has unanimously approved this
Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and (B)
has received the opinion, dated the date hereof, of its financial advisors,
Goldman, Sachs & Co., to the effect that the Merger Consideration to be paid by
Parent in the Merger is fair from a financial point of view to Parent. It is
agreed and understood by the Company that such opinion is for the sole benefit
of the Board of Directors of Parent and is not to be relied on by the Company or
its stockholders. Subject to obtaining the Parent Requisite Vote, Parent has
taken all necessary action to permit it to issue the number of shares of Parent
Common Stock required to be issued pursuant to Article IV. The Parent Common
Stock, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and no
shareholder of Parent will have any preemptive right of subscription or purchase
in respect thereof. The Parent Common Stock, when issued, will be registered
under the Securities Act and Exchange Act and registered or exempt from
registration under any applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws.
(e) GOVERNMENTAL FILINGS; NO VIOLATIONS. (i) Other than the filings,
notices, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations (A)
pursuant to Section 1.3, (B) under the HSR Act, the Exchange Act and the
Securities Act, (C) required under any Health Benefit Law, (D) to comply with
state securities or "blue-sky" laws, or (E) required to be made with the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), no notices, reports or other filings are
required to be made by Parent or Merger Subsidiary with, nor are any consents,
registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by
Parent or Merger Subsidiary from, any Governmental Entity or any other Person,
in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and
Merger Subsidiary and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, except those the failure
to make or obtain are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely
to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially delay or
materially impair the ability of Parent or Merger Subsidiary to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and
Merger Subsidiary do not, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary
of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby will not,
constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the
articles of incorporation or by-laws of Parent and Merger Subsidiary or the
comparable governing instruments of any of its Subsidiaries, (B) a breach or
violation of, or a default under, or acceleration of any obligations under, or
the termination of, or the loss of a material benefit under, or the creation of
a Lien on the assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) pursuant to, any Contracts binding upon Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets, or (assuming, as to
consummation, the filings and notices are made, and approvals are obtained, as
referred to in Section 5.2(e)(i)) or any applicable Law to which Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets is subject or (C) any
change in the rights or obligations of any party under any of the
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Contracts, except, in the case of clause (B) or (C) above, for any breach,
violation, default, acceleration, termination, creation or change that,
individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the
ability of Parent or Merger Subsidiary to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) PARENT REPORTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. (i) Parent has made available to
the Company each registration statement, report, proxy statement or information
statement prepared by it since December 31, 1996, including (i) Parent's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1997
and (ii) Parent's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31,
1998, each in the form (including exhibits, annexes and any amendments thereto)
filed with the SEC (collectively, including any such reports filed subsequent to
the date hereof, the "PARENT REPORTS"). As of their respective dates, the Parent
Reports did not, and any Parent Reports filed with the SEC subsequent to the
date hereof will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading. Each of the consolidated balance sheets included in or
incorporated by reference into the Parent Reports (including the related notes
and schedules) fairly presents in all material respects, or, in the case of
Parent Reports filed with the SEC subsequent to the date hereof, will fairly
present in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Parent
and its Subsidiaries as of its date and each of the consolidated statements of
income and of changes in financial position included in or incorporated by
reference into the Parent Reports (including any related notes and schedules)
fairly presents in all material respects, or, in the case of Parent Reports
filed with the SEC subsequent to the date hereof, will fairly present in all
material respects, the results of operations, retained earnings and changes in
financial position, as the case may be, of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to notes and normal year-end audit adjustments that will
not be material in amount or effect), in each case in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied during the periods involved, except as may be noted
therein.
(ii) Parent has made available to the Company true and complete copies of
each annual and quarterly statutory report of any of its Subsidiaries that was
required to be filed with any applicable Governmental Entity for the years ended
December 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997 and the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998,
including all exhibits, interrogatories, notes, schedules and any actuarial or
accounting opinions, affirmations or certifications or other supporting
documents filed in connection therewith (collectively, the "PARENT SAP
STATEMENTS"). The Parent SAP Statements were in all material respects prepared
in conformity with the accounting principles and practices set forth in
applicable Laws or prescribed or permitted by the applicable regulatory
authority, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby and present
fairly in all material respects, except as expressly noted therein, the
statutory financial condition of each of such Subsidiaries as at the respective
dates thereof and the results of operations of each of such Subsidiaries for the
respective periods then ended. No material deficiency which has not been cured
has been asserted with respect to any Company SAP Statements by the applicable
Governmental Entity. Parent has made available to the Company true and complete
copies of all examination reports of any regulatory agencies since January 1,
1996 relating to its Subsidiaries and all material submissions made by Parent
and any of its Subsidiaries to such regulatory agencies.
(g) ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as disclosed in the Parent Reports
filed prior to the date hereof, since December 31, 1997 Parent and each of its
Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in, and have not
engaged in any material transaction other than according to, the ordinary and
usual course of such businesses and there has not been (i) any change in the
financial condition, properties, business or results of operations of Parent and
its Subsidiaries or any development or combination of developments of which the
executive officers of Parent have knowledge that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect; (ii) any material damage, destruction or other casualty loss with
respect to any material asset or property owned, leased or otherwise used by
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not covered by insurance; (iii)
any
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declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution in
respect of the capital stock of Parent, except for cash dividends or other
distributions on its capital stock publicly announced prior to the date hereof
or declared and paid consistent with past practice (including customary
increases); (iv) any change by Parent in accounting principles, practices and
methods; or (v) any material change in the accounting, actuarial, investment,
reserving, underwriting or claims administration or servicing policies,
practices, procedures, methods, assumptions or principles of Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(h) LITIGATION AND LIABILITIES. Except as disclosed in the Parent Reports
filed prior to the date hereof, there are no (i) civil, criminal or
administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, investigations or proceedings
pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of Parent, threatened
against, or otherwise adversely affecting Parent or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) obligations or liabilities of any nature, whether accrued, contingent or
otherwise and whether or not required to be disclosed, including those relating
to matters involving any Environmental Law, or (iii) facts or circumstances of
which the executive officers of Parent have knowledge that could result in any
claims against, or obligations or liabilities of, or limitations on the conduct
of business by, or otherwise adversely affect, Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries, except for any of the foregoing that are not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or
prevent or materially burden or materially impair the ability of Parent or
Merger Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(i) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; PERMITS. Except as set forth in the Parent
Reports filed prior to the date hereof, the businesses of each of Parent and its
Subsidiaries have been, and are being, conducted in compliance with all Laws,
including all Health Benefit Laws, except for any failure to comply that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a
Parent Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially burden or materially
impair the ability of Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement, and neither Parent nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written notice or communication of any material
failure to comply with any such Laws that has not been cured (as evidenced by a
written notice to such effect, a copy of which has been provided to Company) as
of the date hereof. Except as set forth in the Parent Reports filed prior to the
date hereof, no investigation, examination, audit or review by any Governmental
Entity with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has occurred, is
pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of Parent, threatened,
except for those the outcome of which are not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or prevent or
materially burden or materially impair the ability of Parent to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries
have all permits, licenses, trademarks, patents, trade names, copyrights,
service marks, franchises, variances, exemptions, orders and other governmental
authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to conduct their businesses as
presently conducted, including those applicable to each HMO, PPO or insurance,
reinsurance or third-party administrator business except for those the absence
of which would not be reasonably likely to result in a Parent Material Adverse
Effect. Since December 31, 1995, no material Subsidiary of Parent has had any
material license or material certificate of authority revoked nor has any State
denied any of their applications for a license or certificate of authority.
(j) ACCOUNTING AND TAX MATTERS. As of the date hereof, neither Parent nor
any of its affiliates has taken or agreed to take any action, nor does the Chief
Financial Officer of Parent have any knowledge of any fact or circumstance, that
would prevent Parent from accounting for the business combination to be effected
by the Merger as a "pooling-of-interests" or prevent the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement or the
Voting Agreement from qualifying as a "reorganization" within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code.
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(k) RESERVES. The reserves established by Parent and its Subsidiaries as
reflected in the Parent Reports or in any financial statement or balance sheet
contained in any document filed with any Governmental Entity for insurance,
medical and other benefits, losses and claims for the periods covered by the
Parent Reports (A) are in all material respects computed in accordance with
presently accepted prudent industry standards consistently applied and as
required by applicable Law, (B) are fairly stated in all material respects in
accordance with sound actuarial and statutory accounting principles, and (C) are
computed on the basis of assumptions consistent in all material respects with
those used in computing the corresponding reserve in the prior fiscal year. As
of the date hereof, the Chief Financial Officer of Parent is not aware of any
fact or circumstance which would necessitate, in the good faith application of
prudent reserving practices and policies, any material adverse change in
reserves for such benefits, losses or claims above that reflected in the most
recent balance sheet included in the Parent Reports (other than increases
consistent with past experience resulting from increases in enrollment with
respect to Parent's services).
(l) BROKERS AND FINDERS. Neither Parent nor any of its officers, directors
or employees has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in connection with the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except that Parent has
employed Goldman, Sachs & Co. as its financial advisor.
(m) OWNERSHIP OF COMPANY COMMON STOCK. As of the date hereof, neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any shares of Company Common Stock or
other securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
6.1. INTERIM OPERATIONS. (a) Except as set forth in Section 6.1 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company covenants and agrees as to itself and
its Subsidiaries that, after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time
(unless Parent shall otherwise approve in writing, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, and except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or the Stock Option Agreement):
(i) it and its Subsidiaries' businesses shall be conducted in the ordinary
and usual course; IT BEING UNDERSTOOD and agreed that nothing contained herein
shall permit the Company to enter into or engage in (through acquisition,
product extension or otherwise) the business of selling any products or services
materially different from existing products or services of the Company and its
Subsidiaries or entering into or engaging in new lines of business;
(ii) it and its Subsidiaries shall use their respective reasonable best
efforts to preserve their business organizations intact and maintain their
existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, reinsurers, agents,
creditors, lessors, providers and regulators, employees and business associates;
(iii) it shall not (A) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber any
capital stock owned by it in any of its Subsidiaries; (B) amend its certificate
of incorporation or by-laws or amend the Rights Agreement or adopt any new
rights agreement or similar agreement; (C) split, combine or reclassify its
outstanding shares of capital stock; (D) authorize, declare, set aside or pay
any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock or property in respect
of any capital stock other than dividends from its direct or indirect wholly
owned Subsidiaries; or (E) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, except in
connection with any of the Company Stock Plans, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its stock or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of its
stock;
(iv) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall (A) issue, sell, pledge,
dispose of or encumber any shares of, or securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for, or options, warrants, calls, commitments or
rights of any kind to acquire, any shares of its capital stock of any class or
any other property or assets (other than Shares issuable pursuant to options or
pursuant to stock bonus plans
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outstanding on the date hereof under any of the Company Stock Plans and options
on up to 100,000 Shares granted under the Company Stock Plans after the date
hereof to non-executive officers and consistent with prior practice); (B) other
than in the ordinary and usual course of business, transfer, lease, license,
guarantee, sell, mortgage, pledge, dispose of or encumber any other property or
assets (including capital stock of any of its Subsidiaries) or incur or modify
any material indebtedness or other liability, except for immaterial Liens
arising by operation of law; (C) make or authorize or commit to any capital
expenditures other than in accordance with or pursuant to the summary of the
calendar year 1998 capital appropriations/spending budgets in Section
6.1(a)(iv)(C) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and, during calendar year 1999,
shall not make or authorize or commit to any capital expenditures in excess of
the 1998 capital expenditure limit set forth in Section 6.1(a)(iv)(C) of the
Company Disclosure Letter; or (D) make any acquisition of, or investment in,
assets or stock of any other Person or entity in excess of $3 million other than
Passive Investments;
(v) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall terminate, establish,
adopt, enter into, make any new grants or awards under, amend or otherwise
modify, any Compensation and Benefit Plans except as required by Law or increase
the salary, wage, bonus or other compensation of any employees except increases
for employees who are not elected officers of the Company occurring in the
ordinary and usual course of business (which shall include normal periodic
performance reviews and related compensation and benefit increases), and if the
Merger is not consummated on or prior to December 31, 1998 and this Agreement is
not terminated in accordance with its terms, increases in compensation for
elected officers of the Company occurring in the ordinary and usual course of
business;
(vi) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall pay, discharge, settle or
satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or
unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge or
satisfaction of claims, liabilities or obligations in the ordinary and usual
course of business;
(vii) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall make or change any
material Tax election, settle any audit, file any amended Tax Returns or permit
any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary or loss-payable payee to be
canceled or terminated except in the ordinary and usual course of business;
(viii) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any Contract
containing any provision or covenant limiting in any respect the ability of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their "AFFILIATES" (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) to (A) sell any products or services of or to
any other Person, (B) engage in any line of business (including geographic
limitations) or (C) compete with or obtain products or services from any Person,
or limiting the ability of any Person to provide products or services to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates;
(ix) enter into any new reinsurance arrangements;
(x) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries will terminate, or amend, or
modify in any material respect, any Material Company Contract, other than
provider Contracts that are terminated or amended or modified in the ordinary
and usual course of business and other than renewal of customer Contracts in the
ordinary and usual course of business; IT BEING UNDERSTOOD that the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep Parent advised of any anticipated
termination of or material amendment or modification of any Material Customer
Contract or Material Provider Contract and to make available to Parent the
Exclusivity Contracts;
(xi) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action or omit to
take any action that would cause any of its representations and warranties
herein to become untrue in any material respect; and
(xii) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries will authorize or enter into an
agreement to do any of the foregoing.
(b) During the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective
Time, (i) as requested by Parent, the Company shall confer on a regular basis
with one or more representatives of Parent with
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respect to material operational matters (including the general status of
provider and customer contracts), (ii) upon the knowledge of the executive
officers of the Company of any event or occurrence that is reasonably likely to
result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, any material litigation or material
governmental complaints, investigation or hearings (or communications indicating
that the same may be contemplated), the breach in any material respect of any
representation, warranty or covenant contained herein, or the failure of any
condition precedent to the Merger, the Company shall promptly notify Parent
thereof and (iii) upon the knowledge of the executive officers of Parent of any
event or occurrence that is reasonably likely to result in a Parent Material
Adverse Effect or the failure of any condition precedent to the Merger, Parent
shall promptly notify the Company thereof.
(c) Except as disclosed in the Parent Reports filed prior to the date
hereof, Parent covenants and agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that,
after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (unless the Company shall
otherwise approve in writing, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
and except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement) that (i)
except as set forth in Section 6.1(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent
and its Subsidiaries' businesses shall be conducted in the ordinary and usual
course; and (ii) Parent shall not authorize, declare, set aside or pay any
dividend or other distribution in respect of any capital stock of Parent, other
than dividends from its direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries and regular
annual dividends of $0.03 per share of the Parent Common Stock.
6.2. ACQUISITION PROPOSALS. The Company agrees that neither it nor any of
its Subsidiaries nor any of its or their respective officers and directors
shall, and that the Company shall direct and use its best efforts to cause its
and its Subsidiaries' employees, agents and representatives (including any
investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its
Subsidiaries) (such officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives
sometimes collectively referred to herein as "REPRESENTATIVES") not to, directly
or indirectly, initiate, solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate any
inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer or entering into any agreement
with respect to a merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation or
similar transaction involving, or any purchase of 15% or more of the assets or
any equity securities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (any such
proposal or offer being hereinafter referred to as an "ACQUISITION PROPOSAL").
The Company further agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any
of their respective officers and directors shall, and that the Company shall
direct and cause its and its Subsidiaries' employees, agents and representatives
(including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any
of its Subsidiaries) not to, directly or indirectly, engage in any negotiations
concerning, or provide any confidential information or data to, or have any
discussions with, any Person relating to, an Acquisition Proposal, whether made
before or after the date of this Agreement, or otherwise facilitate any effort
or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition Proposal; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Company or its Board of
Directors from (A) complying with Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act
with regard to an Acquisition Proposal; (B) providing information in response to
a request therefor by a Person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written
Acquisition Proposal if the Board of Directors receives from the Person so
requesting such information an executed confidentiality agreement ("THIRD PARTY
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT") on terms equivalent to those contained in the
Confidentiality Agreement (as defined in Section 9.7); (C) engaging in any
negotiations or discussions with any Person who has made an unsolicited bona
fide written Acquisition Proposal; or (D) recommending an unsolicited bona fide
written Acquisition Proposal to the stockholders of the Company, if and only to
the extent that, prior to taking any such action (i) in each such case referred
to in clause (B), (C) or (D) above, the Board of Directors of the Company
determines in good faith after receipt of an opinion from its outside legal
counsel experienced in such matters that such action is necessary in order for
its directors to comply with their respective fiduciary duties under applicable
Law and (ii) in each case referred to in clause (C) or (D) above, the Board of
Directors of the Company determines in good faith (after consultation with its
financial advisor) that such Acquisition Proposal, if accepted, is reasonably
likely to be consummated, taking into account all legal, financial and
regulatory aspects of the proposal and the Person making the proposal and would,
if consummated, result in a transaction superior to the transaction contemplated
by this Agreement, taking
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into account, among other things, the long-term prospects and interests of the
Company and its stockholders (any such superior Acquisition Proposal being
referred to in this Agreement as a "SUPERIOR PROPOSAL"). The Company will
immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities,
discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect
to any of the foregoing. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary
steps to promptly inform its Representatives of the obligations undertaken in
this Section 6.2 and in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company will notify
Parent immediately (but, in any event, no less than 48 hours thereafter) if any
Acquisition Proposal or inquiry related thereto is received by, any information
is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated
or continued with, the Company or any of its Representatives relating to an
Acquisition Proposal, indicating the name of such Person and the material terms
and conditions of any Acquisition Proposal and thereafter shall keep Parent
informed, on a current basis, of the status and terms of any such Acquisition
Proposal and the status of any such negotiations or discussions. The Company
also will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a
confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of an Acquisition
Proposal to return all confidential information heretofore furnished to such
Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.
6.3. INFORMATION SUPPLIED. The Company and Parent each agrees, as to
itself and its Subsidiaries, that none of the information supplied or to be
supplied by it or its Subsidiaries for inclusion or incorporation by reference
in (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC by Parent
in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger
(including the joint proxy statement and prospectus (the "PROSPECTUS/PROXY
STATEMENT") constituting a part thereof) (the "S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT")
will, at the time the S-4 Registration Statement becomes effective under the
Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, (ii) the Prospectus/Proxy Statement and any amendment or
supplement thereto will, at the date of mailing to stockholders and at the times
of the meetings of stockholders of the Company and Parent to be held in
connection with this Agreement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading and (iii) any filing with a Governmental Entity
in connection with this Agreement under any Health Benefit Law, will be untrue
or incorrect in any material respect.
6.4. STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS. The Company will take all action necessary to
convene a meeting of holders of Shares (the "STOCKHOLDERS MEETING") as promptly
as practicable after the S-4 Registration Statement is declared effective (and,
in any event, within 45 days thereafter unless otherwise mutually agreed by the
Company and Parent) to consider and vote upon the approval of this Agreement.
Parent will take all action necessary to convene a meeting of holders of Parent
Common Stock as promptly as practicable after the S-4 Registration Statement is
declared effective (and, in any event, within 45 days thereafter unless
otherwise mutually agreed by the Company and Parent) to consider and vote upon
the approval of the issuance of Parent Common Stock in the Merger. Parent and
the Company shall coordinate and cooperate with respect to the timing of such
meetings and shall use their reasonable best efforts to hold such meetings on
the same day. Except to the extent the Board of Directors of the Company or of
the Parent determines in good faith, after receipt of an opinion from its
outside legal counsel experienced in such matters, that such action is necessary
in order for its directors to comply with their respective fiduciary duties
under applicable Law, each of the Company's and Parent's Board of Directors
shall recommend such approval, shall not withdraw or modify such recommendation
and shall take all lawful action to solicit such approval.
6.5. FILINGS; OTHER ACTIONS; NOTIFICATION. (a) Parent and the Company
shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Prospectus/Proxy Statement, and
Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC the S-4 Registration Statement as
promptly as practicable. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have
the S-4 Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as
promptly as practicable after
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such filing (and the Company shall cooperate with Parent in connection
therewith), and promptly thereafter mail the Prospectus/Proxy Statement to the
respective stockholders of each of the Company and Parent. Parent shall also use
its reasonable best efforts to obtain prior to the effective date of the S-4
Registration Statement all necessary state securities law or "blue sky" permits
and approvals required in connection with the Merger and to consummate the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will pay all expenses incident
thereto.
(b) The Company and Parent each shall cooperate with the other and use (and
shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) its reasonable best efforts to
take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things,
necessary, proper or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable
Laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable, including preparing and
filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary
notices, reports and other filings (including as required by Health Benefit
Laws) and to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers,
registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to
be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to
consummate the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including as required by Health Benefit Laws); PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that in connection with obtaining consents required under any Contracts, the
Company shall not agree to any material modifications or amendments of any
Contracts or incur any additional material obligations or liabilities to any
party to such Contracts; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that nothing in this Section 6.5
shall require, or be construed to require, Parent, in connection with the
receipt of any regulatory approval, to proffer to, or agree to (i) sell or hold
separate and agree to sell or to discontinue to or limit, before or after the
Effective Time, any assets, businesses, or interest in any assets or businesses
of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates (or to consent to
any sale, or agreement to sell, or discontinuance or limitation by the Company
of any of its assets or businesses) or (ii) agree to any material conditions
relating to, or material changes or restriction in, the operations of any such
assets or businesses; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that it is agreed that routine
conditions sought to be imposed by a state Governmental Entity that Parent has
customarily agreed to in the past in connection with obtaining regulatory
consents from such Governmental Entity shall not be considered "material
conditions" for purposes of clause (ii) above. Subject to applicable Laws
relating to the exchange of information, Parent and the Company shall have the
right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the
other on, all the information relating to Parent or the Company, as the case may
be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made
with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental
Entity in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company and
Parent shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable.
(c) The Company and Parent each shall, upon request by the other, furnish
the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors,
officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary
or advisable in connection with the Prospectus/Proxy Statement, the S-4
Registration Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application
made by or on behalf of Parent, the Company or any of their respective
Subsidiaries to any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection
with the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Stock Option Agreement.
(d) The Company and Parent each shall keep the other apprised of the status
of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other
communications received by Parent or the Company, as the case may be, or any of
its Subsidiaries, from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity with
respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.6. TAXATION AND ACCOUNTING. (a) Neither Parent nor the Company shall
take or cause to be taken, and each of Parent and the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to prevent any of its affiliates from taking, any
action, whether before or after the Effective Time, that would disqualify the
Merger as a
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"pooling of interests" for accounting purposes or as a "reorganization" within
the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Each of Parent and the Company agrees
to use all reasonable best efforts to cure any impediment to the qualification
of the Merger as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code.
(b) Each of the Company and Parent have delivered to the other a copy of a
letter, dated on or prior to the date hereof, from their respective independent
accountants stating that accounting for the Merger as a pooling of interests
under Opinion 16 of the Accounting Principles Board and applicable SEC rules and
regulations is appropriate if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
the Stock Option Agreement and the Voting Agreement are consummated in
accordance with their terms (each a "POOLING LETTER"). The Company and Parent
each shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to the other
party and its independent accountants two letters from its independent
accountants, one dated the effective date of the S-4 Registration Statement and
one dated as of the Closing Date, in each case confirming the continued validity
of its Pooling Letter as though made on and as of such date.
(c) In the event that the Closing Date is after August 31, 1998, Parent
agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to publish as soon as practicable
following the completion of the first fiscal quarter in which there has been at
least 30 days of combined operations of Parent and the Company (within the
meaning of Section 201.01 of the SEC's Codification of Financial Reporting
Policies) financial results covering at least 30 days of such combined
operations.
(d) On or prior to the date the Prospectus/Proxy Statement is mailed to its
stockholders and on or prior to the Closing Date, each of the Company and Parent
shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to the other
party and its directors a letter of its independent auditors, dated the date of
which the S-4 Registration Statement shall become effective and the Closing
Date, respectively, in form and substance customary for "comfort" letters
delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration
statements similar to the S-4 Registration Statement.
6.7. ACCESS. Upon reasonable notice, and except as may otherwise be
required by applicable Law, the Company and Parent each shall (and shall cause
its Subsidiaries to) afford the other's Representatives access, during normal
business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time, to its
properties, books, contracts and records and, during such period, each shall
(and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to the other all
information concerning its business, properties and personnel as may reasonably
be requested, PROVIDED that no investigation pursuant to this Section shall
affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the
Company, Parent or Merger Subsidiary, and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the foregoing
shall not require the Company or Parent to permit any inspection, or to disclose
any information, that in the reasonable judgment of the Company or Parent, as
the case may be, would result in a violation of applicable Law or would result
in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties or violate any of its
obligations with respect to confidentiality if the Company or Parent, as the
case may be, shall have used all reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of
such third party to such inspection or disclosure. All requests for information
made pursuant to this Section shall be directed to an executive officer of the
Company or Parent, as the case may be, or such Person as may be designated by
either of its officers, as the case may be. All such information shall be
governed by the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.
6.8. AFFILIATES. (a) Within 15 days after the date hereof, the Company
shall deliver to Parent a list of names and addresses of those Persons who are,
in the opinion of the Company, as of the time of the Stockholders Meeting
referred to in Section 6.4, "affiliates" of the Company within the meaning of
Rule 145 under the Securities Act and for the purposes of applicable
interpretations regarding the pooling-of-interests method of accounting. The
Company shall provide to Parent such information and documents as Parent shall
reasonably request for purposes of reviewing such list. There shall be added to
such list the names and addresses of any other Person subsequently identified by
either Parent (by written notice to the Company) or the Company as a Person who
may be deemed to be such an affiliate of the Company;
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PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such Person identified by Parent shall be added to
the list of affiliates of the Company if Parent shall receive from the Company,
on or before the date of the Stockholders Meeting, an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to Parent to the effect that such Person is not such an
affiliate. To the extent not already delivered to Parent, the Company shall
exercise its reasonable best efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered to
Parent, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof but in no event later
than the date of the Stockholders Meeting, from each affiliate of the Company
identified in the foregoing list (as the same may be supplemented as aforesaid),
a letter substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-1 (the "AFFILIATES
LETTER"). Parent shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of the S-4
Registration Statement or any other registration statement under the Securities
Act for the purposes of resale by such affiliates of Parent Common Stock
received in the Merger and the certificates representing Parent Common Stock
received by such affiliates shall bear a customary legend regarding applicable
Securities Act restrictions and the provisions of this Section.
(b) Within 15 days after the date hereof, Parent shall deliver to the
Company a list of names and addresses of those Persons who were, in the opinion
of the Parent, at the time of the Stockholders Meeting referred to in Section
6.4, "affiliates" of Parent for the purposes of applicable interpretations
regarding the pooling-of-interests method of accounting. Parent shall provide to
the Company such information and documents as the Company shall reasonably
request for purposes of reviewing such list. There shall be added to such list
the names and addresses of any other Person identified by either the Company (by
written notice to Parent) or Parent as being a Person who may be deemed to be
such an affiliate of Parent; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such Person identified
by the Company shall be added to the list of affiliates of Parent if the Company
shall receive from Parent, on or before the date of the Stockholders Meeting, an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that
such Person is not such an affiliate. To the extent not already received by the
Company, Parent shall exercise its reasonable best efforts to deliver or cause
to be delivered to the Company, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof
but in no event later than the date of the Stockholders Meeting, from each of
such affiliates of Parent identified in the foregoing list (as the same may be
supplemented as aforesaid), a letter dated as of the Closing Date substantially
in the form attached as Exhibit C-2.
6.9. STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts
to cause the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger to be
approved for listing on the NYSE subject to official notice of issuance, prior
to the Closing Date.
6.10. PUBLICITY. The initial press release shall be a joint press release
and thereafter the Company and Parent each shall consult with each other and use
reasonable best efforts to agree upon the text of any press release, subject to
their respective legal obligations (including requirements of stock exchanges
and other similar regulatory bodies) with respect to the timing of such public
announcements, prior to issuing any such press releases or otherwise making
public announcements with respect to the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and prior to making any filings with any third
party and/or any Governmental Entity (including any national securities
exchange) with respect thereto.
6.11. BENEFITS. (a) STOCK OPTIONS. (i) At the Effective Time, each Company
Option, whether vested or unvested, shall be deemed to constitute an option to
acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company
Option, the same number of shares of Parent Common Stock as the holder of such
Company Option would have been entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger had
such holder exercised such option in full immediately prior to the Effective
Time (rounded down to the nearest whole number), at a price per share (rounded
up to the nearest whole cent) equal to (y) the aggregate exercise price for the
Shares otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Company Option divided by (z) the
number of full shares of Parent Common Stock deemed purchasable pursuant to such
Company Option in accordance with the foregoing; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the
case of any Company Option to which Section 422 of the Code applies, the option
price, the number of shares purchasable pursuant to such option and the terms
and conditions of exercise of such option shall be determined in accordance with
the foregoing, subject to such adjustments as are necessary in order to satisfy
the requirements of Section 424(a) of the
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Code. At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall make all necessary
arrangements with respect to the Company Stock Plans to permit the assumption of
the unexercised Company Options by Parent pursuant to this Section.
(ii) Effective at the Effective Time, Parent shall assume each Company
Option in accordance with the terms of the relevant Company Stock Plan under
which it was issued and the stock option agreement by which it is evidenced. At
or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all corporate action necessary
to reserve for issuance a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock for
delivery upon exercise of the Company Options assumed by it in accordance with
this Section. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall file
a registration statement on Form S-3 or Form S-8, as the case may be (or any
successor or other appropriate forms), or another appropriate form (or shall
cause such Company Option to be deemed to be an option issued pursuant to a
Parent Stock Plan for which shares of Parent Common Stock have previously been
registered pursuant to an appropriate registration form) with respect to the
Parent Common Stock subject to such Company Options, and shall use its
reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration
statements (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses
contained therein) for so long as such Company Options remain outstanding.
(b) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. (i) Parent agrees that from and after the Effective
Time, the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than employees
covered by collective bargaining agreements) will be provided with benefits
under employee benefit plans, such benefits to be, in the discretion of Parent,
either (i) no less favorable in the aggregate than the benefits that are
currently provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries to such employees or (ii)
no less favorable in the aggregate than the benefits that are provided by Parent
and its Subsidiaries to their employees, taking into account the duties and
responsibilities of such employees.
(ii) Parent agrees to continue the fixed profit sharing contribution feature
of the Company's Retirement and Savings Plan for the period that commences at
the Effective Time and continues up to and including December 31, 1999.
(iii) Following the Effective Time, Parent shall honor, or shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to honor, (A) employment and severance agreements (the
form of which has been provided to Parent prior to the date hereof) as in effect
as of the date hereof for current and former employees of the Company and its
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prevent
Parent from amending or terminating any such employment or severance agreement
in accordance with its terms; and (B) from the Effective Time until December 31,
1999, the benefits under the Company's severance policy for current employees of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as set forth in Section 6.11(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter. The Company has used its reasonable best efforts to set forth
in Section 6.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter all persons subject to
employment and severance agreements and all forms of such agreements.
(iv) Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries who are employees on or
after the Effective Time, shall be credited to the fullest extent permissible
under law for purposes of eligibility and vesting with all service with the
Company and its Subsidiaries to the same extent that such service was credited
for such purposes by the Company under each employee benefit plan, program,
policy or arrangement of the Parent and its Subsidiaries in which the employees
are eligible to participate.
(v) If employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries become eligible to
participate in a medical, dental or health plan of Parent, Parent shall cause
such plan to (a) waive any pre-existing condition limitations and (b) credit any
deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses that are applicable and/or covered under
Company's plans, and are incurred by the employees and their beneficiaries
during the portion of the calendar year prior to participation in Parent's
plans.
(vi) (A) The current directors of the Company, and those former directors of
the Company, in each case as listed in Section 6.11(b) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, shall be deemed to be retired at the
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Effective Time for purposes of the Company's Directors Retirement Policy. At the
Effective Time, Parent will honor for such directors the terms of such policy,
which is specifically described in Section 6.11(b) of the Company Disclosure
Letter. (B) Also, as of the Effective Time, Parent will honor the terms of, and
assume all obligations of the Company under, those agreements of the Company
with former employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries whose employment
terminated prior to the date hereof (the form of which has been provided to
Parent prior to the date hereof), which agreements are listed in Section 6.11(b)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(vii) Company shall, at Parent's request and subject to and in accordance
with such plans, take appropriate actions so that from and after the Effective
Time (A) Parent or any of its Subsidiaries will not have any obligation to make
employer contributions to the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
or the Company's Thrift Excess Plan or to a grantor trust or other funding
vehicle under either plan and (B) no benefits will accrue from and after the
Effective Time pursuant to the Company's Officers' Target Retirement Plan.
6.12. EXPENSES. The Surviving Corporation shall pay all charges and
expenses, including those of the Exchange Agent, in connection with the
transactions contemplated in Article IV, and Parent shall reimburse the
Surviving Corporation for such charges and expenses. Except as otherwise
provided in Section 8.5(b), whether or not the Merger is consummated, all costs
and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party
incurring such expense, except that expenses incurred in connection with the
filing fee for the S-4 Registration Statement and printing and mailing the
Prospectus/Proxy Statement and the S-4 Registration Statement shall be shared
equally by Parent and the Company.
6.13. INDEMNIFICATION; DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' INSURANCE. (a) From and
after the Effective Time, Parent agrees that it will indemnify and hold
harmless, or cause the Company to so indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest
extent that Parent could do so, each present and former director and officer of
the Company (when acting within the scope of such capacity) determined as of the
Effective Time, against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities (collectively,
"COSTS") incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising
out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether
asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest
extent permitted under Delaware Law to indemnify such Person (and Parent shall
also advance expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under
applicable law PROVIDED the Person to whom expenses are advanced provides an
undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such
Person is not entitled to indemnification). From and after the Effective Time,
Parent agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless, or cause the Company to
so indemnify and hold harmless, each present and former director and officer of
the Company's Subsidiaries (when acting within the scope of such capacity)
determined as of the Effective Time (together with the Persons referred to in
the first sentence of this Section 6.13(a), the "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES"), against
any Costs incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising
out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether
asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest
extent that the Company would have been permitted under Delaware Law and its
certificate of incorporation or by-laws in effect thereof to indemnify such
Person (and Parent shall or shall cause the Company to also advance expenses as
incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law PROVIDED the
Person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such
advances if it is ultimately determined that such Person is not entitled to
indemnification).
(b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under paragraph
(a) of this Section 6.13, upon learning of any such claim, action, suit,
proceeding or investigation, shall promptly notify Parent thereof, but the
failure to so notify shall not relieve Parent of any liability it may have to
such Indemnified Party to the extent such failure does not materially prejudice
the indemnifying party. In the event of any
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such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or
after the Effective Time), (i) Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall have
the right to assume the defense thereof and Parent shall not be liable to such
Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other
expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with
the defense thereof, except that if Parent or the Surviving Corporation elects
not to assume such defense or does not elect to assume such defense on a timely
basis after notice thereof by the Indemnified Party or counsel for the
Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of
interest between Parent or the Surviving Corporation and the Indemnified
Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel satisfactory to them, and
Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses
of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties promptly as statements therefor are
received; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Parent shall be obligated pursuant to this
paragraph (b) to pay for only one firm of counsel for all Indemnified Parties in
any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties
would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the Indemnified
Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such matter and (iii) Parent shall
not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that
Parent shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Party if and
when a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine, and such
determination shall have become final and nonappealable, that the
indemnification of such Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is
prohibited by applicable Law.
(c) For a period of six years after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause
to be maintained officers' and directors' liability insurance ("D&O INSURANCE")
covering the Indemnified Parties who are currently covered, in their capacities
as officers and directors, by the Company's existing officers' and directors'
liability insurance policies on terms substantially no less advantageous to the
Indemnified Parties than such existing insurance; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Parent
shall not be required to maintain or procure such coverage to pay an annual
premium in excess of 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for
its existing coverage (the "CAP"); PROVIDED, FURTHER, that if equivalent
coverage cannot be obtained, or can be obtained only by paying an annual premium
in excess of the Cap, Parent shall only be required to obtain as much coverage
as can be obtained by paying an annual premium equal to the Cap.
(d) After the Effective Time Parent shall or shall cause the Company to
perform the obligations of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries under each
indemnification agreement which is in effect as of the date hereof between the
Company and any of its Subsidiaries and an Indemnified Party.
(e) The rights of each Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to
any other rights such Indemnified Party may have under the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-Laws, under the DGCL or otherwise.
(f) The provisions of this Section are intended to be for the benefit of,
and shall be enforceable by, each of the Indemnified Parties, their heirs and
their representatives.
6.14. PARENT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Parent shall take all necessary actions
such that at the Effective Time David A. Jones will be a Class III director of
Parent's Board of Directors.
6.15. TAKEOVER STATUTE. If any Takeover Statute is or may become
applicable to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement or the Voting Agreement, each of Parent
and the Company and its Board of Directors shall grant such approvals and take
such actions as are necessary so that such transactions may be consummated as
promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement, the Stock
Option Agreement or the Voting Agreement or by the Merger and otherwise act to
eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on such
transactions.
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ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS
7.1. CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTY'S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER. The
respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the
following conditions:
(a) STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. This Agreement and the Merger shall have been
duly approved by holders of Shares constituting the Company Requisite Vote in
accordance with applicable Law and its certificate of incorporation and by-laws,
and the issuance of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger shall have been
duly approved by the holders of Parent Common Stock constituting the Parent
Requisite Vote in accordance with applicable Law and its certificate of
incorporation and by-laws.
(b) NYSE LISTING. The shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the
Company stockholders pursuant to this Agreement shall have been authorized for
listing on the NYSE upon official notice of issuance.
(c) REGULATORY CONSENTS. The waiting period applicable to the consummation
of the Merger under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated and, other
than the filing provided for in Section 1.3, all notices, reports and other
filings required to be made prior to the Effective Time by the Company or Parent
or any of their respective Subsidiaries with, and all consents, registrations,
approvals, permits and authorizations required to be obtained prior to the
Effective Time (including as required by Health Benefit Laws) by the Company or
Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries from, any Governmental Entity
(collectively, "GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS") in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement and the Voting Agreement
and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby by the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall have been
made or obtained (as the case may be).
(d) LITIGATION. No court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction
shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law, (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and restrains, enjoins or
otherwise prohibits consummation of the Merger (collectively, an "ORDER"), and
no Governmental Entity shall have instituted any proceeding seeking any such
Order.
(e) S-4. The S-4 Registration Statement shall have become effective under
the Securities Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the S-4
Registration Statement shall have been issued, and no proceedings for that
purpose shall have been initiated or be threatened, by the SEC.
(f) BLUE SKY APPROVALS. Parent shall have received all state securities
and "blue sky" permits and approvals, if any, necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) ACCOUNTANT LETTERS. Parent and the Company shall have received from
Arthur Andersen LLP, Parent's independent accountants, the confirmatory letter,
dated as of the Closing Date, referred to in Section 6.6(b).
7.2. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUBSIDIARY. The
obligations of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to effect the Merger are also
subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Parent at or prior to the Effective
Time of the following conditions:
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of
the Company set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date
(except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of
an earlier date); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, this Section 7.2(a) shall be deemed to have been satisfied even if
such representations or warranties are not so true and correct unless the
failure of such representations or warranties to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a
Company Material Adverse Effect or is reasonably likely to prevent or to
materially burden or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate
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the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer of the
Company to such effect.
(b) PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY. The Company shall have
performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by
it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Parent shall have
received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer
of the Company to such effect.
(c) CONSENTS. Other than as set forth in Section 7.2(c) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the Company shall have obtained the consent or approval of
each Person whose consent or approval shall be required under any Contract to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, except those the
failure to obtain, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) TAX OPINION. Parent shall have received the opinion of Sullivan &
Cromwell, counsel to Parent, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the
Merger will be treated for Federal income tax purposes as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that each of Parent,
Merger Subsidiary and the Company will be a party to that reorganization within
the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code. In connection with such opinion,
Sullivan & Cromwell may require, and such opinion may be based on, in addition
to the review of such matters of law and fact as Sullivan & Cromwell considers
appropriate, (i) representations made at the request of Sullivan & Cromwell by
Parent, the Company or stockholders of the Company or any combination of such
persons or (ii) certificates provided at the request of Sullivan & Cromwell by
officers of Parent, the Company and other appropriate persons.
(e) AFFILIATES LETTERS. Parent shall have received an Affiliates Letter
from each Person identified as an affiliate of the Company pursuant to Section
6.8.
7.3. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY. The obligation of the
Company to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by
the Company at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of
Parent and Merger Subsidiary set forth in this Agreement shall be true and
correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and
as of the Closing Date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty
expressly speaks as of an earlier date); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, this Section 7.3(a) shall be deemed to have
been satisfied even if such representations or warranties are not so true and
correct unless the failure of such representations or warranties to be so true
and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or is reasonably likely
to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or is reasonably likely to prevent or
to materially burden or materially impair the ability of the Parent to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company shall
have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent by an executive officer
of Parent and on behalf of Merger Subsidiary by an executive officer of Merger
Subsidiary to such effect.
(b) PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUBSIDIARY. Each of
Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall have performed in all material respects all
obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to
the Closing Date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on
behalf of Parent and Merger Subsidiary by an executive officer of Parent to such
effect.
(c) CONSENTS. Parent shall have obtained the consent or approval of each
Person whose consent or approval shall be required in order to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Contract to which Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, except those the failure to obtain,
individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) TAX OPINION. The Company shall have received the opinion of Fried,
Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, counsel to the Company, dated the Closing
Date, to the effect that the Merger will be treated for
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Federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Code, and that each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary and the Company
will be a party to that reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of
the Code. In connection with such opinion, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
Jacobson may require, and such opinion may be based on, in addition to the
review of such matters of law and fact as Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
Jacobson considers appropriate, (i) representations made at the request of
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson by Parent, the Company or stockholders
of the Company or any combination of such persons or (ii) certificates provided
at the request of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson by officers of
Parent, the Company and other appropriate persons.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
8.1. TERMINATION BY MUTUAL CONSENT. This Agreement may be terminated and
the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether
before or after the approvals by stockholders of the Company and Parent referred
to in Section 7.1(a), by mutual written consent of the Company and Parent by
action of their respective Boards of Directors.
8.2. TERMINATION BY EITHER PARENT OR THE COMPANY. This Agreement may be
terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective
Time by action of the Board of Directors of either Parent or the Company if (i)
the Merger shall not have been consummated by the Termination Date (as defined
below), whether such date is before or after the date of approvals by the
stockholders of the Company or Parent; (ii) the approval of the Company's
stockholders required by Section 7.1(a) shall not have been obtained at a
meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if an Acquisition Proposal has been made by any Person
prior to the time of such vote, the Company may not terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this clause (ii) until a date that is not less than 90 days after
the date of such vote, (iii) the approval of Parent's shareholders as required
by Section 7.1(a) shall not have been obtained at a meeting duly convened
therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, or (iv) any Order
permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the
Merger shall become final and non-appealable (whether before or after the
approval by the stockholders of the Company or Parent); PROVIDED, that the right
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (i) above shall not be available
to any party that has breached in any material respect its obligations under
this Agreement in any manner that shall have proximately contributed to the
occurrence of the failure of the Merger to be consummated. For purposes hereof,
the "TERMINATION DATE" shall mean December 31, 1998, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that on
or after December 15, 1998, either Parent or the Company shall have the right to
extend this date until March 31, 1999 in order to obtain all of the Governmental
Consents.
8.3. TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY. This Agreement may be terminated and the
Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before
or after the approval by stockholders of the Company referred to in Section
7.1(a), by action of the Board of Directors of the Company:
(a) if (i) the Company is not in material breach of any of the terms of this
Agreement, (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company authorizes the Company,
subject to complying with the terms of this Agreement, to enter into a binding
written agreement concerning a transaction that constitutes a Superior Proposal
and the Company notifies Parent in writing that it intends to enter into such an
agreement, attaching the most current version of such agreement to such notice,
(iii) Parent does not make, within five business days of receipt of the
Company's written notification of its intention to enter into a binding
agreement for a Superior Proposal, an offer that the Board of Directors of the
Company determines, in good faith after consultation with its financial
advisors, is at least as favorable, taking into account, among other things, the
long-term prospects and interests of the Company and its stockholders, as the
Superior Proposal and (iv) the Company prior to such termination pays to Parent
in immediately available funds the fees required to be paid pursuant to Section
8.5. The Company agrees (x) that it will not enter into a binding agreement
referred to in clause (ii) above until at least the sixth business day after it
has provided
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the notice to Parent required thereby and (y) to notify Parent promptly if its
intention to enter into a written agreement referred to in its notification
shall change at any time after giving such notification.
(b) if there has been (i) a breach by Parent or Merger Subsidiary of any
representation or warranty that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or
is reasonably likely to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or is reasonably
likely to prevent or materially burden or materially impair the ability of
Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) a
material breach of a covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, in each
case that is not curable or, if curable, is not cured within 30 days after
written notice of such breach is given by the Company to the party committing
such breach.
8.4. TERMINATION BY PARENT. This Agreement may be terminated and the
Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before
or after the approval by the stockholders of Parent referred to in Section
7.1(a), by action of the Board of Directors of Parent if (a) the Company (i)
enters into a binding agreement for a Superior Proposal or the Board of
Directors of the Company recommends a Superior Proposal or (ii) the Board of
Directors of the Company shall have withdrawn or adversely modified its approval
or recommendation of this Agreement or, after an Acquisition Proposal has been
made, failed to reconfirm its recommendation of this Agreement within five
business days after a written request by Parent to do so, (b) there has been (i)
a breach by the Company of any representation or warranty that, individually or
in the aggregate, has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Company Material
Adverse Effect or is reasonably likely to prevent or materially burden or
materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) a material breach of a covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement, in each case that is not curable or, if
curable, is not cured within 30 days after written notice of such breach is
given by the Company to Parent or (c) if the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or
any of their Representatives shall engage in any negotiations or substantive
discussions (other than negotiations or discussions solely with respect to the
Third Party Confidentiality Agreement) pursuant to clause (C) of the proviso set
forth in Section 6.2 or take any actions pursuant to clause (D) of the proviso
set forth in Section 6.2.
8.5. EFFECT OF TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT. (a) In the event of
termination of this Agreement and the abandonment of the Merger pursuant to this
Article VIII, this Agreement (other than as set forth in Section 9.1) shall
become void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any party hereto
(or of any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, legal and financial
advisors or other representatives); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, except as otherwise
provided herein, no such termination shall relieve any party hereto of any
liability or damages resulting from any breach of this Agreement.
(b) In the event that this Agreement is terminated (A) by the Company
pursuant to Section 8.3(a) or (B) by Parent pursuant to Section 8.4(a)(i), then
the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than two days after the date
of such termination or such earlier time as required by this Agreement, pay to
Parent a termination fee of $200 million (the "TERMINATION FEE") and shall
promptly, but in no event later than two days after being notified of such by
Parent, pay to Parent an amount equal to all of the reasonable (under the
circumstances) expenses incurred by Parent or Merger Subsidiary in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement up to a
maximum amount of $10 million, in each case payable by wire transfer of same day
funds ("EXPENSES").
(c) In the event this Agreement is terminated (A) by the Company or by
Parent pursuant to Section 8.2(i) and prior to such termination an Acquisition
Proposal shall have been made to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any
of its stockholders or any Person shall have publicly announced an intention
(whether or not conditional) to make an Acquisition Proposal, and if within 18
months of such termination, the Company enters into an agreement concerning a
transaction of a type that would constitute an Acquisition Proposal (an
"ALTERNATIVE TRANSACTION"), with any Person (or any of its affiliates) who made
an Acquisition Proposal prior to the termination of this Agreement, then the
Company shall (x) at the time of entering into such agreement, pay to Parent the
Expenses and 50% of the Alternative Termination Fee (as defined below) and (y)
at the time such Alternative Transaction is consummated, pay
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to Parent the remaining 50% of the Alternative Termination Fee, in each case
payable by wire transfer of same day funds; (B) by Parent pursuant to Section
8.4(c), then, promptly, but in no event later than two days after the date of
such termination, the Company shall pay to Parent the Expenses, and if within 18
months of such termination, the Company enters into an agreement concerning an
Alternative Transaction with the Person (or any of its affiliates) that
triggered the termination right set forth in Section 8.4(c), the Company shall
(x) at the time of entering into such agreement, pay to Parent 50% of the
Termination Fee and (y) at the time such transaction is consummated, pay to
Parent the remaining 50% of the Termination Fee, in each case payable by wire
transfer of same day funds; (C) by Parent pursuant to Section 8.4(a)(ii), then,
promptly, but in no event later than two days after the date of such termination
or such earlier time as required by this Agreement, the Company shall pay to
Parent the Expenses, and if within 18 months of such termination, the Company
enters into an agreement concerning an Alternative Transaction with any Person,
the Company shall, at the time of entering into such agreement, pay to Parent
the Termination Fee, in each case payable by wire transfer of same day funds; or
(D) in the event that an Acquisition Proposal shall have been made to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its stockholders or any Person
shall have publicly announced an intention (whether or not conditional) to make
an Acquisition Proposal and thereafter this Agreement is terminated by either
Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.2(ii), then, promptly, but in no
event later than two days after the date of such termination or such earlier
time as required by this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Parent the
Expenses, and if within 18 months of such termination, the Company enters into
an agreement concerning an Alternative Transaction with any Person, the Company
shall, at the time of entering into such agreement, pay to Parent an amount
equal to the Termination Fee, in each case payable by wire transfer of same day
funds. For purposes of this Section 8.5(c), (i) the "ALTERNATIVE TERMINATION
FEE" shall be an amount equal to 4% of the Aggregate Value (as defined below) of
the Alternative Transaction and (ii) "AGGREGATE VALUE" shall be determined by
multiplying the average closing price of the Shares on the NYSE Composite Tape
for the five consecutive trading days after the Alternative Transaction is
publicly announced (which shall include the day the Alternative Transaction is
publicly announced if such announcement is made by noon on that day) by the
number of Shares outstanding (calculated on a fully diluted basis). It is
understood that nothing herein shall require the Company to pay the entire
Termination Fee (or, if applicable, the entire Alternative Transaction Fee) more
than once.
(d) The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in Sections
8.5(b) and (c) are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and that, without these agreements, Parent and Merger Subsidiary
would not enter into this Agreement; accordingly, if the Company fails to
promptly pay the amount due pursuant to either Section 8.5(b) or (c), and, in
order to obtain such payment, Parent or Merger Subsidiary commences a suit which
results in a judgment against the Company for the fee set forth therein the
Company shall pay to Parent or Merger Subsidiary its costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) in connection with such suit, together
with interest from the date such amounts became due on the amounts owed at the
prime rate of The Chase Manhattan Bank in effect from time to time during such
period.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
9.1. SURVIVAL. This Article IX, the agreements of the Company, Parent and
Merger Subsidiary contained in Sections 6.6 (Taxation and Accounting), 6.11
(Benefits), 6.13 (Indemnification; Directors' and Officers' Insurance) and 6.14
(Parent's Board of Directors) and the acknowledgment of Parent contained in
Section 5.1(e)(ii) shall survive the consummation of the Merger. This Article IX
and the agreements of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary contained in
Section 6.12 (Expenses) and Section 8.5 (Effect of Termination and Abandonment)
shall survive the termination of this Agreement. All other representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall not survive the
consummation of the Merger or the termination of this Agreement.
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9.2. MODIFICATION OR AMENDMENT. Subject to the provisions of the
applicable Law, at any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto may
modify or amend this Agreement, by written agreement executed and delivered by
duly authorized officers of the respective parties.
9.3. WAIVER OF CONDITIONS. The conditions to each of the parties'
obligations to consummate the Merger are for the sole benefit of such party and
may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by
applicable Law.
9.4. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument,
and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.
9.5. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. (a) THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN AND IN ALL RESPECTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED,
CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. The parties
hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
Delaware or New York and the Federal courts of the United States of America
located in the State of Delaware or the Southern District of the State of New
York solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions
of this Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement and of the documents referred
to in this Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement, and in respect of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and hereby waive, and agree not to
assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or
enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or
that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable
in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this
Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement or any such document may not be
enforced in or by such courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all
claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined
in such a Delaware State or Federal court. The parties hereby consent to and
grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the
subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers
in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in
Section 9.6 or in such other manner as may be permitted by law shall be valid
and sufficient service thereof.
(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE
COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR THE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY
CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH
PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH
PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.5.
9.6. NOTICES. All notices or other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given, effective (i) three business
days later, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, (ii) when sent, if sent by telecopier or fax, provided that the
telecopy or fax is promptly confirmed by telephone confirmation thereof, (iii)
when served, if delivered personally to the intended recipient, and (iv) one
business day later, if sent by overnight delivery via a
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national courier service, and in each case, addressed to the intended recipient
at the address set forth in the preamble hereof. Any party may change the
address to which notices or other communications hereunder are to be delivered
by giving the other party notice in the manner herein set forth:
IF TO PARENT OR MERGER SUBSIDIARY
United HealthCare Corporation
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Attention: David J. Lubben, General Counsel and Secretary
fax: (612) 936-0044
WITH A COPY TO
James C. Morphy, Esq.,
Sullivan & Cromwell,
125 Broad Street,
New York NY 10004
fax: (212) 558-3588
IF TO THE COMPANY
Humana Inc.
The Humana Building
500 West Main Street
P.O. Box 1438
Louisville, KY 40201-1438
Attention: Arthur P. Hipwell, Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
fax: (502) 580-3615
WITH A COPY TO
Jeffrey Bagner, Esq.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
fax: (212) 859-4000
or to such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the
party to receive such notice as provided above.
9.7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS. This Agreement (including
any exhibits hereto), the Company Disclosure Letter, the Parent Disclosure
Letter, the Stock Option Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement, dated May
4, 1998, between Parent and the Company (the "CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT")
constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements,
understandings, representations and warranties both written and oral, among the
parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
9.8. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Except as provided in Section 9.8 of
the Parent Disclosure Letter, the covenants contained in 6.13 (Indemnification;
Directors' and Officers' Insurance), 6.14 (Parent's Board of Directors) or the
acknowledgment of Parent contained in Section 5.1(e)(ii) this Agreement is not
intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or
remedies hereunder.
9.9. OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND OF THE COMPANY. Whenever this Agreement
requires a Subsidiary of Parent to take any action, such requirement shall be
deemed to include an undertaking on the part of Parent to cause such Subsidiary
to take such action. Whenever this Agreement requires a Subsidiary of the
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Company to take any action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an
undertaking on the part of the Company to cause such Subsidiary to take such
action and, after the Effective Time, on the part of the Surviving Corporation
to cause such Subsidiary to take such action.
9.10. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not
affect the validity or enforceability or the other provisions hereof. If any
provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any
circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision so long as the economics or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby are not affected in any manner adverse in any material
respect to any party. and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be
affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or
unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the
application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
9.11. INTERPRETATION. The table of contents and headings herein are for
convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and
shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof.
Where a reference in this Agreement is made to a Section or Exhibit, such
reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise
indicated. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in
this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without
limitation." Any disclosure in any section of the Company Disclosure Letter or
the Parent Disclosure Letter of any contract, document, liability, default,
breach, violation, limitation, impediment or other matter, although the
provision for such disclosure may require such disclosure only if such contract,
document, liability, default, breach, violation, limitation, impediment or other
matter be "material," shall not be construed against the party making such
disclosure as an admission by such party that any such contract, document,
liability, default, breach, violation, limitation, impediment or other matter
is, in fact, material.
9.12. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assignable other than by
operation of law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Parent may designate, by written
notice to the Company, another wholly owned direct or indirect Subsidiary to be
a Constituent Corporation in lieu of Merger Subsidiary, in which event all
references herein to Merger Subsidiary shall be deemed references to such other
Subsidiary, except that all representations and warranties made herein with
respect to Merger Subsidiary as of the date hereof shall be deemed
representations and warranties made with respect to such other Subsidiary as of
the date of such designation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
the duly authorized officers of the parties hereto as of the date first written
above.
HUMANA INC.
By: /s/ DAVID A. JONES
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Name: David A. Jones
Title: Chairman of the Board
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ WILLIAM W. MCGUIRE
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Name: William W. McGuire, M.D.
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
UH-1 INC.
By: /s/ WILLIAM W. MCGUIRE
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Name: William W. McGuire, M.D.
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
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APPENDIX B
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of May 27, 1998 (the "AGREEMENT"), between
United HealthCare Corporation, a Minnesota corporation ("PARENT"), and Humana
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY").
WHEREAS, Parent, UH-1 Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent ("Newco"), and the Company are contemporaneously herewith
entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the
"MERGER AGREEMENT"), which provides, among other things, for the merger of Newco
with and into the Company (the "MERGER");
WHEREAS, as a condition to their willingness to enter into the Merger
Agreement, Parent and Newco have requested that the Company grant to Parent an
option to purchase up to 33,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.16 2/3
per share, of the Company (the "COMMON STOCK"), upon the terms and subject to
the conditions hereof; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent and Newco to enter into the Merger
Agreement, the Company is willing to grant Parent the requested option and the
Board of Directors of the Company has approved the granting of such option and
authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. THE OPTION; EXERCISE; ADJUSTMENTS; OFFSET (a) On the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby grants to Parent an
irrevocable option (the "OPTION") to purchase up to 33,000,000 shares of Common
Stock (the "SHARES") at a cash purchase price per Share equal to the average
closing price of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape for
the five consecutive trading days after the Merger is publicly announced, which
shall include the day the Merger is publicly announced if such announcement is
made by noon on that day (the "PURCHASE PRICE"). The Option may be exercised by
Parent, in whole or in part, at any time, or from time to time, (i) following
the time the Merger Agreement is terminated (A) by either Parent or the Company
pursuant to Section 8.2(ii) if prior to such termination an Acquisition Proposal
(as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall have been made to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or any of its stockholders or any Person shall have publicly
announced an intention (whether or not conditional) to make an Acquisition
Proposal; or (B) by the Company pursuant to Section 8.3(a) or by Parent pursuant
to Section 8.4(a) or 8.4(c) or (ii) upon the Company's entering into an
agreement, within 18 months of the termination of the Merger Agreement by either
Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.2(i), concerning a transaction of a
type that would constitute an Acquisition Proposal with any Person (or any of
its affiliates) that made an Acquisition Proposal prior to termination of the
Merger Agreement (collectively, the "EXERCISE EVENTS").
(b) In the event Parent wishes to exercise the Option, Parent shall send a
written notice to the Company (the "STOCK EXERCISE NOTICE") specifying a date
for the closing of such purchase (subject to the HSR Act (as defined below) and
obtaining other applicable regulatory approvals) not earlier than two business
days following the date the Stock Exercise Price Notice is given and not later
than 15 business days thereafter (or, if all applicable regulatory approvals and
consents have not been obtained by such date, the second business day after all
such approvals and consents have been obtained). Prior to the occurrence of an
Exercise Event, Parent may, in the exercise of its sole discretion, unilaterally
cancel the Option by giving written notice thereof to the Company. In the event
of any change in the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, split-up, recapitalization, or other
change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company, the number of
Shares subject to this Option and the Purchase Price shall be appropriately
adjusted to restore Parent to its
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rights hereunder, including its right to purchase Shares representing 19.9% of
the capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally for the election of
the directors of the Company which is issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the exercise of the Option at an aggregate purchase price equal to the
Purchase Price multiplied by 33,000,000. In the event of a merger or other
business combination with an unrelated third party involving the Company, this
Option and the Purchase Price shall be appropriately adjusted so that, upon
exercise of the Option, Parent shall be entitled to receive the same merger
consideration that Parent would have received had it exercised its Option
immediately prior to such merger or other business combination.
(c) Parent will (i) offset against any Termination Fee or Alternative
Termination Fee, as the case may be (in each case as defined in the Merger
Agreement and each hereinafter referred to as the "FEE"), or portion thereof,
that becomes due and payable to Parent an amount from the Offset Account (as
defined below) equal to the Fee, or portion thereof, against which the offset is
to be made (but only to the extent of the amount then in the Offset Account) and
(ii) with respect to a Fee, or portion thereof, that has already been paid to
Parent prior to exercise of the Option and that has not been fully offset
pursuant to clause (i) above, remit to the Company an amount from the Offset
Account equal to the amount by which the Fee, or portion thereof, that has been
paid has not been offset pursuant to clause (i) above (but only to the extent of
the amount then in the Offset Account); IT BEING UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that in
no event shall the sum of the amounts to be offset or remitted hereunder be
greater than the Fee. As used herein, the "OFFSET ACCOUNT" shall equal (A) the
aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which the Option has
been exercised, MINUS the aggregate Purchase Price of such Shares, each as
determined at the time of the exercise of the Option with respect to such
Shares, MINUS (B) the sum of the amounts, if any, that have been offset or
remitted pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) above; IT BEING UNDERSTOOD that Parent
shall not be obligated to escrow or otherwise set aside the amounts referred to
above; and the term "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean, with respect to the Shares
subject to the Stock Exercise Notice, the average closing price of Common Stock
on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape for the five consecutive trading
days immediately preceding the date on which the Option is exercised, in whole
or in part, by Parent with respect to such Shares.
2. CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF SHARES. The Company's obligation to deliver
Shares upon exercise of the Option is subject only to the conditions that:
(a) No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any
federal or state court of competent jurisdiction in the United States
prohibiting the delivery of the Shares shall be in effect; and
(b) Any applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR ACT") shall have expired or
been terminated; and
(c) Any approval required to be obtained prior to the delivery of the
Shares under any Health Benefit Law (as defined in the Merger Agreement)
shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect.
3. THE CLOSING. (a) Any closing hereunder shall take place on the date
specified by Parent in its Stock Exercise Notice at 9:00 A.M., local time, at
the offices of Sullivan & Cromwell, 125 Broad Street, New York, New York, or, if
Shares are to be delivered and the conditions set forth in Section 2(a), (b) or
(c) have not then been satisfied, on the second business day following the
satisfaction of such conditions, or at such other time and place as the parties
hereto may agree (the "CLOSING DATE"). On the Closing Date the Company shall
deliver to Parent a certificate or certificates, representing the Shares in the
denominations designated by Parent in its Stock Exercise Notice and Parent shall
purchase such Shares from the Company at the price per Share equal to the
Purchase Price. Any payment made by Parent to the Company pursuant to this
Agreement shall be made by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer
of federal funds to a bank designated by the party receiving such funds.
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(b) The certificates representing the Shares shall bear an appropriate
legend relating to the fact that such Shares have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT").
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company represents
and warrants to Parent that (a) the Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform
this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company
and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and this Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c)
the Company has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve
the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option, and the Shares, when issued and
delivered by the Company upon exercise of the Option and paid for by Parent as
contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and free of preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise may be
required by the HSR Act and applicable Health Benefit Laws, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or
authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not
violate, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or
constitute a default under, any provision of the Company's certificate or
incorporation or by-laws, or any indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement,
contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, judgment, ordinance, or
decree, or restriction by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of
their respective properties or assets is bound; (e) no restrictive provision of
any "fair price," "moratorium," "control share acquisition," or other form of
antitakeover statute or regulation, including without limitation, Section 203 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law, or similar provision contained in the
charter or by-laws of the Company, including without limitation, Article
Eleventh of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, is or shall be
applicable to the acquisition of Shares by Parent pursuant to this Agreement or
the Merger; and (f) the Company has taken all corporate action necessary so that
the rights issuable pursuant to the Rights Agreement (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) will not separate from the Shares or otherwise became exercisable, as
a result of entering into this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Voting
Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or consummating the Merger and/or
the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT. Parent represents and
warrants to the Company that Parent is acquiring the Option and, if and when it
exercises the Option, will be acquiring the Shares issuable upon the exercise
thereof for its own account and not with a view to distribution or resale in any
manner which would be in violation of the Securities Act.
6. LISTING OF SHARES; FILINGS; GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS. Subject to
applicable law and the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. (the "NYSE"), the Company shall file as soon as is practicable an
application to list the Shares on the NYSE and shall use its best efforts to
obtain approval of such listing and to effect all necessary filings required of
the Company under the HSR Act and the applicable Health Benefit Laws, if any, of
each state and foreign jurisdiction; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Company is
unable to effect such listing on the NYSE by the Closing Date, the Company shall
nevertheless be obligated to deliver the Shares upon the Closing Date. The
Company shall cooperate with Parent to obtain consents of all third parties and
governmental authorities necessary to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated.
7. REGISTRATION RIGHTS. (a) In the event that Parent shall desire to sell
any of the Shares within two years after the purchase of such Shares pursuant
hereto, and such sale requires, in the opinion of counsel to Parent, which
opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its counsel,
registration of such Shares under the Securities Act, the Company shall
cooperate with Parent and any underwriters in
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registering such Shares for resale, including, without limitation, promptly
filing a registration statement which complies with the requirements of
applicable federal and state securities laws, and entering into an underwriting
agreement with such underwriters upon such terms and conditions as are
customarily contained in underwriting agreements with respect to secondary
distributions; provided that the Company shall not be required to have declared
effective more than two registration statements hereunder and shall be entitled
to delay the filing or effectiveness of any registration statement for up to 60
days if the offering would, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the
Company, require premature disclosure of any material corporate development or
material transaction involving the Company or interfere with any pending or
proposed securities offering by the Company.
(b) If the Shares are registered pursuant to the provisions of this Section
7, the Company agrees (i) to furnish copies of the registration statement and
the prospectus relating to the Shares covered thereby in such numbers as Parent
may from time to time reasonably request and (ii) if any event shall occur as a
result of which it becomes necessary to amend or supplement any registration
statement or prospectus, to prepare and file under the applicable securities
laws such amendments and supplements as may be necessary to keep available for
at least 90 days a prospectus covering the Shares meeting the requirements of
such securities laws, and to furnish Parent such numbers of copies of the
registration statement and prospectus as amended or supplemented as may
reasonably be requested. The Company shall bear the cost of the registration,
including, but not limited to, all registration and filing fees, printing
expenses, and fees and disbursements of counsel and accountants for the Company,
except that Parent shall pay the fees and disbursements of its counsel, and the
underwriting fees and selling commissions applicable to the Shares sold by
Parent. Company shall indemnify and hold harmless (i) Parent, its affiliates and
its officers and directors and (ii) each underwriter and each person who
controls any underwriter (collectively, the "UNDERWRITERS") within the meaning
of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"EXCHANGE ACT") ((i) and (ii) being referred to as "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES")
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to which the
Indemnified Parties may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) and expenses arise out of or are
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained or incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed
pursuant to this paragraph, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any
such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission
from any such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Indemnified Parties expressly for
use or incorporation by reference therein. As used in this Agreement, "PERSON"
shall have the meaning specified in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act.
(c) Parent and the Underwriters shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its affiliates and its officers and directors against any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to which the Company, its affiliates
and its officers and directors may become subject, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) and expenses arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement of any material fact contained or
incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed pursuant to this
paragraph, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to
the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by Parent or the Underwriters, as
applicable, specifically for use or incorporation by reference therein.
8. EXPENSES. Each party hereto shall pay its own expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically provided
herein.
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9. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The Company acknowledges that if the Company
fails to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement immediate and
irreparable harm or injury would be caused to Parent for which money damages
would not be an adequate remedy. In such event, the Company agrees that Parent
shall have the right, in addition to any other rights it may have, to specific
performance of this Agreement. Accordingly, if Parent should institute an action
or proceeding seeking specific enforcement of the provisions hereof, the Company
hereby waives the claim or defense that Parent has an adequate remedy at law and
hereby agrees not to assert in any such action or proceeding the claim or
defense that such a remedy at law exists. The Company further agrees to waive
any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with
obtaining any such equitable relief.
10. NOTICE. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed duly given, effective (i) three business days
later, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, (ii) when sent, if sent by telecopier or fax, provided that the
telecopy or fax is promptly confirmed by telephone confirmation thereof, (iii)
when served, if delivered personally to the intended recipient, and (iv) one
business day later, if sent by overnight delivery via a national courier
service, and in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at the address
set forth in the preamble hereof. Any party may change the address to which
notices or other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the
other party notice in the manner herein set forth:
IF TO PARENT:
United HealthCare Corporation
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Attn: David J. Lubben, General Counsel and Secretary
Telecopy: (612) 936-0044
WITH A COPY TO:
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Attn: James C. Morphy, Esq.
Telecopy: (212) 558-3588
IF TO THE COMPANY:
Humana Inc.
The Humana Building
500 West Main Street
P.O. Box 1438
Louisville, KY 40201-1438
Attn: Arthur P. Hipwell, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Telecopy: (502) 580-3615
WITH A COPY TO:
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
Attn: Jeffrey Bagner, Esq.
Telecopy: (212) 859-4000
11. PARTIES IN INTEREST. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the parties named herein and their respective successors and
assigns; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such successor in interest
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or assigns shall agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement. Nothing
in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person
other than the Company or Parent, or their successors or assigns, any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This Agreement, together with the Merger
Agreement and the other documents referred to therein, contains the entire
agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral
or written, with respect to such transactions. This Agreement may not be
changed, amended or modified orally, but may be changed only by an agreement in
writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, change, amendment,
modification or discharge may be sought.
13. ASSIGNMENT. No party to this Agreement may assign any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
party hereto, except that Parent may assign its rights and obligations hereunder
to any of its direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (including Newco),
but no such transfer shall relieve Parent of its obligations hereunder if such
transferee does not perform such obligations.
14. HEADINGS. The section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
15. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which, when executed, shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
16. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (regardless of the laws that
might otherwise govern under applicable Delaware principles of conflicts of
law).
17. TERMINATION. The right to exercise the Option granted pursuant to this
Agreement shall terminate at the earlier of (i) the Effective Time (as defined
in the Merger Agreement); and (ii) one year after the date of the Exercise Event
that caused the Option to become exercisable (the date referred to in clause
(ii) being hereinafter referred to as the "OPTION TERMINATION DATE"); provided
that, if the Option cannot be exercised or the Shares cannot be delivered to
Parent upon such exercise because the conditions set forth in Section 2(a), (b)
or (c) hereof have not yet been satisfied, the Option Termination Date shall be
extended until thirty days after such impediment to exercise or delivery has
been removed but not beyond the first anniversary of the Option Termination
Date.
All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive
delivery of and payment for the Shares.
18. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not
affect the validity or enforceability or the other provisions hereof. If any
provision of this Agreement, of the application thereof to any person or any
circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
19. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. Parent and the Company shall each consult with
the other and use reasonable best efforts to agree upon the text of any press
release, subject to their respective legal obligations (including requirements
of stock exchanges and other similar regulatory bodies) with respect to the
timing of such public announcements, prior to issuing any such press releases or
otherwise making public announcements with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and prior to
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making any filings with any third party and/or any governmental authorities
(including any national securities exchange) with respect thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent and the Company have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered on the day and year first above written.
HUMANA INC.
/s/ DAVID A. JONES
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By: David A. Jones
Title: Chairman of the Board
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
/s/ WILLIAM W. MCGUIRE
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By: William W. McGuire, M.D.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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APPENDIX C
STOCKHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT
STOCKHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of May 27, 1998 (this "AGREEMENT"),
between David A. Jones ("STOCKHOLDER") and United HealthCare Corporation, a
Minnesota corporation ("PURCHASER").
WHEREAS, Humana Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), Purchaser and
UH-1 Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser
("MERGER SUB"), are contemporaneously herewith entering into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the "MERGER AGREEMENT"), which
provides, among other things, for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the
Company (the "MERGER");
WHEREAS, as a condition to their willingness to enter into the Merger
Agreement, Purchaser and Merger Sub have requested that Stockholder make certain
agreements with respect to 5,963,778 shares of Common Stock, par value $.16 2/3
per share ("SHARES"), of the Company beneficially owned by Stockholder (the
"STOCKHOLDER SHARES"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce Purchaser and Merger Sub to enter into the
Merger Agreement, Stockholder is willing to make certain agreements with respect
to the Stockholder Shares;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. VOTING AGREEMENTS; PROXY.
(a) For so long as this Agreement is in effect, in any meeting of
stockholders of the Company, however called, and in any action by consent of the
stockholders of the Company, Stockholder shall vote, or, if applicable, give
consents with respect to, all of the Stockholder Shares (and any other Shares
over which Stockholder has voting power) that are held on the record date
applicable thereto in favor of the Merger Agreement and the Merger contemplated
by the Merger Agreement, as such agreement may be modified or amended from time
to time. Any such vote shall be cast or consent shall be given in accordance
with such procedures relating thereto as shall ensure that it is duly counted
for purposes of determining that a quorum is present and for purposes of
recording the results of such vote or consent.
(b) Upon the written request of Purchaser, Stockholder, in furtherance of
the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Merger Agreement, and in order
to secure the performance of Stockholder of his duties under this Agreement,
shall promptly execute, in accordance with the provisions of Section 212 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, and deliver to Purchaser an irrevocable proxy,
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, and irrevocably appoint
Purchaser or its designees, with full power of substitution, its attorney and
proxy to vote or, if applicable, to give consent with respect to, all
Stockholder Shares with regard to any of the matters referred to in paragraph
(a) above at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, or
in connection with any action by written consent by the stockholders of the
Company. Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that such proxy, if and when given,
shall be coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an
inducement for Purchaser to enter into the Merger Agreement, shall be
irrevocable and shall not be terminated by operation of law or otherwise upon
the occurrence of any event (other than as provided in Section 14 hereof) and
that no subsequent proxies with respect to the Stockholder Shares shall be given
(and if given shall not be effective).
2. COVENANTS. (a) From and after the date of this Agreement, Stockholder
agrees not to (i) sell, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate, encumber, tender
or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract with respect to the sale,
transfer, pledge, assignment, hypothecation, encumbrance, tender or other
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disposition of more than 1% of the Stockholder Shares; (ii) grant any proxies
with respect to any Stockholder Shares, deposit any such Stockholder Shares into
a voting trust or enter into a voting or option agreement with respect to any of
such Stockholder Shares; (iii) directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate,
encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal or
offer with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or, except solely in his capacity
as a director of the Company if permitted by the proviso contained in Section
6.2 of the Merger Agreement, engage in any negotiation concerning, or provide
any confidential information or data to, or have any discussions with any person
relating to an Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) take any action which would make
any representation or warranty of Stockholder herein untrue or incorrect or
prevent, burden or materially delay the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, "PERSON" shall have
the meaning specified in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT").
(b) Stockholder agrees to execute and deliver to the Company or to Purchaser
an "affiliates letter," dated the date hereof, substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit C-1 of the Merger Agreement.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STOCKHOLDER. Stockholder represents
and warrants to Purchaser that:
(a) CAPACITY; NO VIOLATIONS. Stockholder has the legal capacity to enter
into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Stockholder, and constitutes a
valid and binding agreement of Stockholder enforceable against Stockholder in
accordance with its terms; and such execution and delivery and performance by
Stockholder of this Agreement will not (i) conflict with, require a consent,
waiver or approval under, or result in a breach or default under, any of the
terms of any contract, commitment or other obligation to which Stockholder is a
party or by which Stockholder is bound; (ii) violate any order, writ,
injunction, decree or statute, or any law, rule or regulation applicable to
Stockholder or the Stockholder Shares; or (iii) result in the creation of, or
impose any obligation on Stockholder to create, any Lien upon the Stockholder
Shares. In this Agreement, "LIEN" shall mean any lien, pledge, security
interest, claim, third party right or other encumbrance.
(b) STOCKHOLDER SHARES. As of the date of this Agreement, Stockholder is
the record holder of, and has good and valid title to, the Stockholder Shares
free and clear of all Liens. Other than the Shares held by Stockholder in a
fiduciary capacity or as a general partner, the Stockholder Shares are the only
shares of any class of capital stock of the Company which Stockholder has the
right, power or authority (sole or shared) to sell or vote, and, other than the
options on Shares held by Stockholder as of the date hereof, Stockholder does
not have any right to acquire, nor is it the beneficial owner of, any other
shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of any class of
capital stock of the Company. There are no options or rights to acquire or other
contracts (including proxies, voting trusts or voting agreements) relating to
the Stockholder Shares to which Stockholder is a party.
4. ADJUSTMENTS; ADDITIONAL SHARES. In the event (i) of any stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization, reclassification. combination or exchange of
Shares on, of or affecting the Stockholder Shares, or (ii) Stockholder shall
become the beneficial owner of any additional Shares or other securities
entitling the holder thereof to vote or give consent with respect to the matters
set forth in Section 1 hereof, then the terms of this Agreement shall apply to
the Shares held by Stockholder immediately following the effectiveness of the
events described in clause (i) or Stockholder becoming the beneficial owner of
the Shares or other securities, as described in clause (ii), as though they were
Stockholder Shares hereunder; PROVIDED that any Shares acquired by Stockholder
as described in clause (ii) and not held of record by Stockholder shall be
subject only to Section 1 hereof.
5. EXPENSES. Each party hereto shall pay its own expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement.
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6. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that if it
fails to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement immediate and
irreparable harm or injury would be caused to Purchaser for which money damages
would not be an adequate remedy. In such event, Stockholder agrees that
Purchaser shall have the right, in addition to any other rights it may have, to
specific performance of this Agreement. Accordingly, if Purchaser should
institute an action or proceeding seeking specific enforcement of the provisions
hereof, Stockholder hereby waives the claim or defense that Purchaser has an
adequate remedy at law and hereby agrees not to assert in any such action or
proceeding the claim or defense that such a remedy at law exists. Stockholder
further agrees to waive any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond
in connection with obtaining any such equitable relief.
7. NOTICES. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed duly given, effective (i) three business days
later, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, (ii) when sent, if sent by telecopier or fax, provided that the
telecopy or fax is promptly confirmed by telephone confirmation thereof, (iii)
when served, if delivered personally to the intended recipient, and (iv) one
business day later, if sent by overnight delivery via a national courier
service, and in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at the address
set forth in the preamble hereof. Any party may change the address to which
notices or other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the
other party notice in the manner herein set forth:
IF TO THE PURCHASER:
United HealthCare Corporation
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Attention: David J. Lubben, General Counsel and Secretary
Fax: (612) 936-0044
WITH A COPY TO:
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: James C. Morphy
Fax: (212) 558-3588
IF TO STOCKHOLDER:
David A. Jones
c/o Humana Inc.
The Humana Building
500 West Main Street
P.O. Box 1438
Louisville, KY 40201-1438
Telecopy: (502) 580-3698
WITH A COPY TO:
Humana Inc.
The Humana Building
500 West Main Street
P.O. Box 1438
Louisville, KY 40201-1438
Attn: Arthur P. Hipwell, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Telecopy: (502) 580-3615
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WITH A COPY TO:
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
Attn: Jeffrey Bagner, Esq.
Telecopy: (212) 859-4000
8. PARTIES IN INTEREST. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the parties named herein and their respective successors and
assigns; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such successor in interest or assigns shall
agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement. Nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than
Purchaser, Stockholder or their successors or assigns, any rights or remedies
under or by reason of this Agreement.
9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement between Stockholder and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such transactions. This
Agreement may not be changed, amended or modified orally, but may be changed
only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver,
change, amendment, modification or discharge may be sought.
10. ASSIGNMENT. No party to this Agreement may assign any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
party hereto, except that Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations
hereunder to any of its direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (including
Merger Sub), but no such transfer shall relieve Purchaser of its obligations
hereunder if such transferee does not perform such obligations.
11. HEADINGS. The section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
12. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which, when executed, shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
13. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (regardless of the laws that
might otherwise govern under applicable Delaware principles of conflicts of
law).
14. TERMINATION. This Agreement shall terminate at the earlier of (i) the
Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and (ii) on the date the
Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Purchaser and Stockholder have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered on the day and year first above written.
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ WILLIAM W. MCGUIRE
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Name: William W. McGuire, M.D.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
DAVID A. JONES
By: /s/ DAVID A. JONES
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APPENDIX D
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. OPINION
CONFIDENTIAL
May 27, 1998
Board of Directors
United HealthCare Corporation
300 Opus Center
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion as to the fairness from a financial point of
view to United HealthCare Corporation ("United") of the exchange ratio (the
"Exchange Ratio") of 0.50 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share
("United Common Stock"), of United to be exchanged by United for each share of
common stock, par value $0.16 2/3 per share ("Company Common Stock"), of Humana
Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
May 27, 1998, by and among United, UH-1 Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
United, and the Company (the "Agreement").
Goldman, Sachs & Co., as part of its investment banking business, is
continually engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in
connection with mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwritings, competitive
biddings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private
placements and valuations for estate, corporate and other purposes. We are
familiar with United having provided certain investment banking and financial
advisory services to United from time to time, including having acted as
financial advisor to United in connection with the purchase of The MetraHealth
Companies in 1995 and of HealthWise of America, Inc. in 1996, and having acted
as financial advisor in connection with, and have participated in certain of the
negotiations leading to, the Agreement. Goldman, Sachs, & Co. provides a full
range of financial advisory and securities services and in the course of its
normal trading activities may, from time to time effect transactions and hold
securities, including derivative securities, of United or the Company for its
own account and the accounts of customers.
In connection with this opinion, we have reviewed, among other things, the
Agreement; Annual Reports to Stockholders and Annual Reports on Form 10-K of the
Company and United for the five years ended December 31, 1997; certain interim
reports to stockholders and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company and
United; certain other communications from the Company and United to their
respective stockholders; certain internal financial analyses and forecasts for
the Company prepared by its management; and certain financial analyses and
forecasts for United and the Company including analyses and forecasts of cost
savings and operating synergies expected to result from the transaction
contemplated by the Agreement (the "Synergies") prepared by the management of
United. We have held discussions with members of the management of the Company
and United regarding the strategic rationale for, and the potential benefits of,
the transaction contemplated by the Agreement and the past and current business
operations, financial condition and future prospects of their respective
companies. In addition, we have reviewed the reported price and trading activity
for Company Common Stock and United Common Stock, compared certain financial and
stock market information for the Company and United with similar
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information for certain other companies the securities of which are publicly
traded, reviewed the financial terms of certain recent business combinations in
the managed care industry specifically and in other industries generally and
performed such other studies and analyses as we considered appropriate.
We have relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial
and other information reviewed by and discussed with us and have assumed such
accuracy and completeness for purposes of rendering this opinion. In that
regard, we have assumed, with your consent, that the Synergies have been
reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates
and judgments of United. We have not made an independent evaluation or appraisal
of the assets and liabilities of the Company or United or any of their
subsidiaries and we have not been furnished with any such evaluation or
appraisal. We have also assumed with your consent that the transaction
contemplated by the Agreement will be accounted for as a pooling of interests
under generally accepted accounting principles and that obtaining any necessary
regulatory or third-party approvals for the Agreement or otherwise will not have
an adverse effect on United or the Company. Our advisory services and the
opinion expressed herein are provided for the information and assistance of the
Board of Directors of United in connection with its consideration of the
transaction contemplated by the Agreement and such opinion does not constitute a
recommendation as to how any holder of United Common Stock should vote with
respect to such transaction.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and based upon such other matters as
we consider relevant, it is our opinion that as of the date hereof the Exchange
Ratio pursuant to the Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to
United.
Very truly yours,
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
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APPENDIX E
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May 27, 1998
Board of Directors
Humana Inc.
The Humana Building
500 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Members of the Board:
We understand that Humana Inc. ("Humana" or the "Company"), United
HealthCare Corporation ("United HealthCare"), and UH-1 Inc. ("Merger Sub"), a
newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of United HealthCare, propose to enter into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement") dated May 27, 1998, pursuant
to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Humana and the stockholders of the
Company will exchange all of the outstanding common stock of Humana for common
stock of United HealthCare based on a fixed exchange ratio of 0.50 United
HealthCare shares for each Humana share (the "Humana Exchange Ratio") (the
"Proposed Transaction"). The terms and conditions of the Proposed Transaction
are set forth in further detail in the Agreement.
We have been requested by the Board of Directors of Humana to render our
opinion with respect to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to
Humana's stockholders of the Humana Exchange Ratio to be offered to such
stockholders in the Proposed Transaction. We have not been requested to opine as
to, and our opinion does not in any manner address, the Company's underlying
business decision to proceed with or effect the Proposed Transaction.
In arriving at our opinion, we reviewed and analyzed: (i) the Agreement and
the specific terms of the Proposed Transaction, (ii) such publicly available
information concerning Humana that we believe to be relevant to our analysis,
(iii) such publicly available information concerning United HealthCare that we
believe to be relevant to our analysis, (iv) financial and operating information
with respect to the business, operations and prospects of Humana furnished to us
by Humana, (v) financial and operating information with respect to the business,
operations and prospects of United HealthCare furnished to us by United
HealthCare, (vi) a trading history of Humana's common stock from January 1, 1994
to the present and a comparison of the trading history of Humana's common stock
with those of other companies that we deemed relevant, (vii) a trading history
of United HealthCare's common stock from January 1, 1994 to the present and a
comparison of the trading history of United HealthCare's common stock with those
of other companies that we deemed relevant, (viii) research analyst reports
regarding Humana and its estimated future financial performance, (ix) research
analyst reports regarding United HealthCare and its estimated future financial
performance, (x) a comparison of the historical financial results and present
financial condition of Humana with those of other companies that we deemed
relevant, (xi) a comparison of the historical financial results and present
financial condition of United HealthCare with those of other companies that we
deemed relevant, (xii) a comparison of the financial terms of the Proposed
Transaction with the financial terms of other transactions that we deemed
relevant, and (xiii) the potential pro forma financial effects of the Proposed
Transaction on United HealthCare. In addition, we have had discussions with the
managements of Humana and United HealthCare concerning their respective
businesses, operations, assets, financial conditions and prospects and the cost
savings, operating synergies and strategic benefits expected by them to result
from a combination of the businesses of Humana and United HealthCare and have
undertaken such other studies, analyses and investigations as we deemed
appropriate.
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In arriving at our opinion, we have assumed and relied upon the accuracy and
completeness of the financial and other information used by us without assuming
any responsibility for independent verification of such information and have
further relied upon the assurances of the managements of Humana and United
HealthCare that they are not aware of any facts that would make such information
inaccurate or misleading. With respect to the financial projections of Humana,
we have assumed based upon advice of the Company that such projections have been
reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates
and judgments of the management of the Company as to the future financial
performance of the Company and we have assumed that the Company will perform
substantially in accordance with such projections. With respect to the financial
projections of United HealthCare for fiscal year 1998, we have assumed based
upon advice of United HealthCare that such projections have been reasonably
prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and
judgments of the management of United HealthCare as to the financial performance
of United HealthCare for 1998, and we have assumed that United HealthCare will
perform substantially in accordance with such projections. However, with the
consent of the Company, we were not provided with any financial projections for
United HealthCare for any years subsequent to 1998 and, in performing our
analysis, we assumed, based upon advice of United HealthCare, that the publicly
available estimates of research analysts were a reasonable basis upon which to
evaluate and analyze the future financial performance of United HealthCare
beyond 1998, and we have assumed that United HealthCare would perform
substantially in accordance with such estimates. In arriving at our opinion, we
have not conducted a physical inspection of the properties and facilities of
Humana or United HealthCare and have not made or obtained any evaluations or
appraisals of the assets or liabilities of either Humana or United HealthCare.
In addition, you have not authorized us to solicit, and we have not solicited,
any indications of interest from any third party with respect to the purchase of
all or a part of the Company's business. Based upon advice of Humana, we have
assumed that the Proposed Transaction will qualify (i) for pooling-of-interests
accounting treatment and (ii) as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and therefore as a
tax-free transaction to the stockholders of the Company. Our opinion necessarily
is based upon market, economic and other conditions as they exist on, and can be
evaluated as of, the date of this letter.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion as of the
date hereof that, from a financial point of view, the Humana Exchange Ratio to
be offered to the stockholders of Humana in the Proposed Transaction is fair to
such stockholders.
We have acted as financial advisor to Humana in connection with the Proposed
Transaction and will receive a fee for our services, a substantial portion of
which is contingent upon the consummation of the Proposed Transaction. In
addition, the Company has agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities that
may arise out of the rendering of this opinion. We also have performed various
investment banking services for the Company in the past and have received
customary fees for such services. In the ordinary course of our business, we may
actively trade in the securities of Humana and United HealthCare for our own
account and for the accounts of our customers and, accordingly, may at any time
hold a long or short position in such securities.
This opinion is for the use and benefit of the Board of Directors of Humana
and is rendered to the Board of Directors in connection with its consideration
of the Proposed Transaction. This opinion is not intended to be and does not
constitute a recommendation to any stockholder of the Company as to how such
stockholder should vote with respect to the Proposed Transaction.
Very truly yours,
LEHMAN BROTHERS
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HUMANA INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- AUGUST 27, 1998
The undersigned stockholder of Humana Inc. ("Humana") acknowledges receipt of
the Joint Proxy Statement -- Prospectus of Humana and United HealthCare
Corporation ("United HealthCare") and the undersigned revokes all prior proxies
and appoints Gregory H. Wolf and Arthur P. Hipwell, and each of them
individually, proxies for the undersigned to vote all shares of Common Stock of
Humana that the undersigned would be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of
Stockholders to be held at Humana's headquarters, 500 West Main Street, 25th
Floor Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky, at 10:00 a.m., local time, on August 27,
1998 and any adjournments or postponements thereof, on those matters referred to
in the Joint Proxy Statement -- Prospectus.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS MADE. IF NO
SPECIFICATIONS ARE MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL REFERRED TO
BELOW, PROVIDED THAT YOU HAVE SIGNED AND DATED THE PROXY CARD.
IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS
AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING ON BEHALF OF THE UNDERSIGNED.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN IT
PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSAL.
To approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 27, 1998,
among Humana, United HealthCare and UH-1 Inc., a direct, wholly owned subsidiary
of United HealthCare as described in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement --
Prospectus.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY, USING THE ENCLOSED PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME OR
POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. NAMES APPEAR HEREON. IF SHARES ARE
HELD JOINTLY, EACH SHAREHOLDER SHOULD
SIGN. WHEN SIGNING AS ATTORNEY,
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE OR
GUARDIAN, PLEASE GIVE FULL TITLE AS
SUCH. IF A CORPORATION, PLEASE SIGN IN
FULL CORPORATE NAME BY PRESIDENT OR
OTHER AUTHORIZED OFFICER. IF A
PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SIGN IN PART-
NERSHIP NAME BY AUTHORIZED PERSON.
DATED:
SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER (Title, if
any)
SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER (Title, if
any)
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HUMANA INC.
TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE HUMANA RETIREMENT & SAVINGS PLAN
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- AUGUST 27, 1998
The undersigned being a participant in the Humana Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan
("HRSP") acknowledges receipt of the Joint Proxy Statement -- Prospectus of
Humana Inc. ("Humana") and United HealthCare Corporation ("United HealthCare")
and the undersigned revokes all prior proxies and hereby instructs National City
Bank, trustee of the HRSP (the "Trustee"), how to vote all shares of Common
Stock of Humana allocated to the account of the undersigned at the Special
Meeting of Stockholders to be held at Humana's headquarters, 500 West Main
Street, 25th Floor Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky, at 10:00 a.m., local time,
on August 27, 1998 and any adjournments or postponements thereof, on those
matters referred to in the Joint Proxy Statement -- Prospectus. All such shares
are held by the Trustee and will be voted by the Trustee upon your instructions.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS MADE. IF NO
SPECIFICATIONS ARE MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH
BELOW, PROVIDED THAT YOU HAVE SIGNED AND DATED THE PROXY CARD. IF THE
UNDERSIGNED DOES NOT GIVE DIRECTION TO THE TRUSTEE, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE THE
PARTICIPANT'S SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS
AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING ON BEHALF OF THE UNDERSIGNED.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN IT
PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSAL.
To approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 27, 1998,
among Humana, United HealthCare and UH-1 Inc., a direct, wholly owned subsidiary
of United HealthCare as described in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement --
Prospectus.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
SEE REVERSE SIDE
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY, USING THE ENCLOSED PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME OR
POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. NAMES APPEAR HEREON. IF SHARES ARE
HELD JOINTLY, EACH SHAREHOLDER SHOULD
SIGN. WHEN SIGNING AS ATTORNEY,
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE OR
GUARDIAN, PLEASE GIVE FULL TITLE AS
SUCH. IF A CORPORATION, PLEASE SIGN IN
FULL CORPORATE NAME BY PRESIDENT OR
OTHER AUTHORIZED OFFICER. IF A
PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SIGN IN PART-
NERSHIP NAME BY AUTHORIZED PERSON.
DATED:
SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER (Title, if
any)
SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER (Title, if
any)
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