UCI MEDICAL AFFILIATES INC
SC 13D, 1995-12-06
SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT FACILITIES, NEC
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 4)*


                          UCI MEDICAL AFFILIATES. INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                     Common
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   902633-10-6
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

Robert A. Leichtle, I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, S.C., 29219  (803) 788-3860
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)

                                November 3, 1995
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

     Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the  Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).







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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO.   902633-10-6                                        PAGE  2  OF  7

1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina
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2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*              (a) [ ]
                                                                    (b) [ ]

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3.   COMMISSION USE ONLY

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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     AF
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
     2(d) or 2(e)                                                       [ ]

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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     USA
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

7.   SOLE VOTING POWER


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8.   SHARED VOTING POWER

     1,679,171
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9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER


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10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

     1,679,171
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     1,679,171
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12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]

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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     45.0%
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14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO.   902633-10-6                                        PAGE  3  OF  7

1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Companion HealthCare Corporation
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2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*              (a) [ ]
                                                                    (b) [ ]

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3.   COMMISSION USE ONLY

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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
     2(d) or 2(e)                                                       [ ]

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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     USA
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

7.   SOLE VOTING POWER

     1,679,171
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8.   SHARED VOTING POWER


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9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

     1,679,171
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10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER


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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     1,679,171
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12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]

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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     45.0%
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14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO
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Schedule 13D                                              Page 4 of 7 Pages

Item 1.     Security and Issuer

      Common stock of UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc., 6128 St. Andrews Road,
Columbia, South Carolina (the "Issuer").


Item 2.     Identity and Background

      A. Blue  Cross  and Blue  Shield of South  Carolina  ("BCBS")  is a mutual
insurance  corporation  organized under the laws of the State of South Carolina.
Its principal business is group health insurance.  Its address is I-20 at Alpine
Road,  Columbia,  South Carolina 29219. The executive  officers and directors of
BCBS are:

      (1)   M. Edward Sellers, I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, South Carolina
            29219.  Mr. Sellers is the President and Chief Executive Officer and
            a Director of BCBS.

      (2)   Thomas G. Faulds, I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, South Carolina
            29219.  Mr. Faulds is Executive Vice President of BCBS.

      (3)   Robert A. Leichtle, I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, South Carolina
            29219.  Mr. Leichtle is the Senior Vice President and Treasurer of
            BCBS.

      (4)   Helen E. Clawson, Charleston, South Carolina.  Mrs. Clawson is an
            attorney and a director of BCBS.

      (5)   Harry R. Easterling, Bennettsville, South Carolina.  Mr. Easterling
            is an attorney and a director of BCBS.

      (6)   Paul F. Foerster, Spartanburg, South Carolina.  Mr. Foerster is
            retired and a director of BCBS.

      (7)   E. Erwin Maddrey II, Greenville, South Carolina.  Mr. Maddrey is
            President of Delta Woodside Industries, Inc. (a Greenville, South
            Carolina textile manufacturer) and a director of BCBS.

      (8)   Leo R. Maguire, Lancaster, South Carolina.  Mr. Maguire is retired
            and director of BCBS.

      (9)   Robert D. Mathews, Greenville, South Carolina.  Mr. Mathews is
            retired and a director of BCBS.

      (10)  Robert V.  Royall,  Jr.,  Columbia,  South  Carolina.  Mr.  Royall
            is Chairman of the Board of NBSC  Corporation  (a  Columbia,  South
            Carolina  bank holding company) and a director of BCBS.

      (11)  Joseph F. Sullivan, Camden, South Carolina.  Mr. Sullivan is retired
            and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BCBS.

      (12)  John M. Trask, Jr., Beaufort, South Carolina.  Mr. Trask is Chairman
            of First Carolina Corporation (a Beaufort, South Carolina, real
            estate developer) and a director of BCBS.

      (13)  E. Craig Wall, Jr., Conway, South Carolina.  Mr. Wall is President
            of Canal Industries, Inc., (a Conway, South Carolina forest products
            company) and a director of BCBS.


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Schedule 13D                                              Page 5 of 7 Pages


      B.  Companion  HealthCare  Corporation   ("Companion")  is  a  corporation
organized under the laws of the State of South Carolina.  Its principal business
is the operation of a health  maintenance  organization and it is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of BCBS. Its address is I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, South Carolina
29219. The executive officers and directors of Companion are as follows:

      (1)   M. Edward Sellers, I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, South Carolina.
            Mr. Sellers is Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of
            Companion.

      (2)   Thomas G. Faulds, I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, South Carolina.
            Mr. Faulds is Executive Vice President and a director of Companion.

      (3)   Harvey L. Galloway, Jr., I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, South
            Carolina.  Mr. Galloway is Senior Vice President, Chief Operating
            Officer and a director of Companion.

      (4)   Robert A. Leichtle, I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, South Carolina.
            Mr. Leichtle is the Treasurer and a director of Companion.

      (5)   Joseph F. Sullivan, Camden, South Carolina.  Mr. Sullivan is retired
            and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of BCBS and is a director
            of Companion.

      C.  Neither  BCBS nor  Companion  nor any of their  executive  officers or
directors  listed above have,  during the last five years,  been  convicted in a
criminal  proceeding  (excluding traffic violations or similar  misdemeanors) or
been a party to a civil  proceeding  of a  judicial  or  administrative  body of
competent  jurisdiction  as a result of which it, he or she was or is subject to
any  judgment,  decree  or  final  order  enjoining  future  violations  of,  or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, state or federal securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

      All of the  individuals  named above are citizens of the United  States of
America.


Item 3.     Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

      The shares of common stock as to which this filing  relates were purchased
for $599,995 with working capital of Companion.


Item 4.     Purpose of Transaction

      The purpose of the  acquisition  of the  securities  by  Companion  is for
investment, and to assist the Issuer in expanding facilities used by subscribers
of Companion and BCBS in conjunction with services offered by Companion and BCBS
and to assure  access to such  facilities  and related  services.  Companion has
conditionally  agreed with the Issuer to acquire an additional 218,180 shares of
the Issuer's common stock for $2.75 per share on December 1, 1995. Companion may
acquire additional shares of the Issuer's common stock by exercise of its option
described  in Item 5.  Neither BCBS nor  Companion  presently  have any plans to
acquire additional shares although either or both may do so.


Item 5.     Interest in Securities of the Issuer

      Companion  is the record and  beneficial  owner of  1,679,171  shares,  or
45.0%, of the Issuer's  common stock,  with respect to which it has sole voting,
investment and dispositive power. BCBS may be deemed to have indirect beneficial
ownership of the same shares by virtue of its ownership of all of the stock of


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Schedule 13D                                              Page 6 of 7 Pages

and  ability to elect all of the  directors  of  Companion;  nevertheless,  BCBS
disclaims such  beneficial  ownership and hereby  declares that pursuant to Rule
13d-4,  the filing of this  Schedule  13D shall not be construed as an admission
that BCBS is the beneficial owner of any of the shares covered by such filing.

      No  other  person  named in Item 2 is the  beneficial  owner of any of the
common stock of the Issuer.

      218,180  shares were  purchased  on November 3, 1995,  from the Issuer for
$599,995.  As a part of that transaction,  the Issuer also granted Companion the
option to purchase  additional shares of its common stock to permit it to own up
to 47% of the outstanding common stock of the Issuer. If the option is exercised
in  conjunction  with the sales of common  stock by the Issuer to third  parties
(except  where the third party sales are  compensation,  or result from  options
granted as  compensation,  to employees of Issuer),  the option may be exercised
for the  average  per  share  price of sales to  third  parties.  Otherwise  the
purchase  price is the  average  closing bid price or such other price as may be
agreed upon.

     Item 6.  Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings  or  Relationships  with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer

      See the last paragraph of Item 5 above.  Companion has also  conditionally
agreed to purchase from the Issuer an additional  218,180 shares of the Issuer's
common stock on December 1, 1995 for $2.75 per share.


Item 7.     Material to be Filed as Exhibits

      (a)   Copy of the written agreement relating to the filing of joint
acquisition statements.*

     (b) Stock Purchase  Agreement  dated as of December 7, 1993, by and between
Companion and the Issuer.*

     (c)  Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated  November  3,  1995  by and  between
Companion and the Issuer.

 *Previously filed




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Schedule 13D                                              Page 7 of 7 Pages

Signatures

      After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,  I
certify the  information set forth in this amended  statement is true,  complete
and correct.

                                          BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD
                                           OF SOUTH CAROLINA

December 1, 1995
____________________                      By:  Robert A. Leichtle
      Date


                                          COMPANION HEALTHCARE
                                           CORPORATION

December 1, 1995
____________________                      By:  Robert A. Leichtle
      Date





                                                                     Exhibit (c)

                          UCI MEDICAL AFFILIATES, INC.

                            STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                November 3, 1995


THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON  TRANSFERABILITY  AND RESALE AND
MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933,  AS  AMENDED,  AND THE  APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS,  PURSUANT  TO
REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE
REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD
OF TIME.

      The  undersigned  COMPANION  HEALTHCARE  CORPORATION,   a  South  Carolina
corporation ("Subscriber"), intending to be legally bound, hereby subscribes for
and  agrees to  purchase  Two  Hundred  Eighteen  Thousand  One  Hundred  Eighty
(218,180) shares of common stock,  par value $0.05 per share (the "Shares"),  of
UCI MEDICAL  AFFILIATES,  INC.,  a Delaware  corporation  (the  "Company"),  and
tenders  herewith to the Company in cash or a check made payable to the order of
the Company the purchase price of Two and 75/100  ($2.75)  Dollars per share for
the  Shares,  for the  total  subscription  amount of Five  Hundred  Ninety-Nine
Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five and No/100 ($599,995) Dollars.

      In  consideration  of  the  matters  set  forth  in  this  Stock  Purchase
Agreement,  Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company, and hereby
covenants and agrees with the Company, as follows:

      1. Subscriber has carefully read this Stock Purchase Agreement and, to the
extent  Subscriber  believes  necessary,   has  discussed  the  representations,
warranties,  covenants and agreements  which Subscriber makes by signing it, and
any  applicable  limitations  upon  Subscriber's  resale  of  the  Shares,  with
Subscriber's counsel and other professional advisor(s).  Subscriber acknowledges
that  Subscriber  has not relied upon the legal counsel or  accountants  for the
Company regarding the transaction contemplated by this Stock Purchase Agreement,
and Subscriber has been advised to engage separate legal counsel and accountants
to represent  Subscriber's  individual interest and advise Subscriber  regarding
the structure of, and risks associated with, such transaction.

      2. Subscriber has been advised and  acknowledges  that the issuance of the
Shares will not be registered  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), in reliance upon the  exemption(s)  from  registration  promulgated
thereunder.  Subscriber also  acknowledges  that the issuance of the Shares will
not  be  registered  under  the  securities  laws  of any  state.  Consequently,
Subscriber  agrees that the Shares cannot be resold  unless they are  registered
under the 1933 Act and applicable  state securities laws, or unless an exemption
from such  registration  requirements is available.  Subscriber has been advised
and acknowledges  that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares
for public sale or to comply with the conditions of Rule 144  promulgated by the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (the "SEC") under the 1933 Act or take any
other action  necessary in order to make available any exemption for the sale of
the Shares without registration.

      3. Subscriber is purchasing the Shares solely for Subscriber's own account
and not as nominee for,  representative  of, or otherwise on behalf of any other
person  or  entity  other  than  an  affiliate  of  the  parent  corporation  of
Subscriber.  Subscriber is  purchasing  the Shares with the intention of holding
the Shares for investment, with no present intention of participating,  directly
or indirectly,  in a subsequent  public  distribution of the Shares.  Subscriber
shall  not  make any  sale,  transfer  or other  disposition  of the  Shares  in
violation of state or federal law.



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      4. Prior to the execution of this Stock Purchase Agreement, Subscriber has
carefully  reviewed and fully  understands  the periodic  reports of the Company
filed with the SEC (including proxy statements,  Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K) under
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and such of the books
and  records  of the  Company  and  such  other  documents  as  Subscriber  (and
Subscriber's  attorney,  accountant  and/or other advisors)  deemed pertinent in
order for Subscriber to make an informed investment decision. Subscriber further
acknowledges  that  Subscriber  has had the  opportunity to ask questions of and
receive  answers  from, or obtain  additional  information  from,  the executive
officers  of the  Company  concerning  the  financial  and other  affairs of the
Company,  and to the extent deemed  necessary in light of Subscriber's  personal
knowledge of the  Company's  affairs,  Subscriber  has asked such  questions and
received  satisfactory answers and desires to invest in the Company.  Subscriber
has been advised and  acknowledges  that no federal or state agency has made any
finding or  determinations  as to the fairness or merits of an investment in the
Company,  and that no such  agency has made any  recommendation  or  endorsement
whatsoever with respect to such an investment.

      5. Subscriber has been advised and acknowledges that there is currently no
active  public  market for the Shares and that no active  public  market for the
Shares may develop.  Subscriber  is aware that  Subscriber's  investment  in the
Company is speculative  and involves a high degree of risk of loss arising from,
among other  things,  substantial  market,  operational,  competitive  and other
risks, and having made  Subscriber's own evaluation of the risks associated with
this  investment,  Subscriber  is aware and  Subscriber  has been  advised  that
Subscriber   must  bear  the  economic   risks  of  a  purchase  of  the  Shares
indefinitely.

      6. In connection with the purchase of the Shares by Subscriber, Subscriber
has not and will not pay, and has no knowledge of the payment of, any commission
or other direct or indirect  remuneration to any person or entity for soliciting
or otherwise coordinating the purchase of the Shares.

      7. Subscriber has been advised and agrees that there will be placed on the
certificate(s)  representing the Shares,  or any  substitution(s)  therefore,  a
legend  stating in substance the following (and  including any  restrictions  or
conditions that may be required by any applicable state law), and Subscriber has
been  advised  and further  agrees  that the  Company  will refuse to permit the
transfer of the Shares out of  Subscriber's  name in the  absence of  compliance
with the terms of such legend:

      THE SHARES  REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
      THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS
      AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED,  ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED
      OF EXCEPT  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUCH ACT AND THE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
      THEREUNDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS. THE
      COMPANY  WILL   TRANSFER   SUCH  SHARES  ONLY  UPON  RECEIPT  OF  EVIDENCE
      SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, THAT
      THE  REGISTRATION  PROVISIONS  OF SUCH ACT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH OR THAT
      SUCH  REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED AND THAT SUCH TRANSFER WILL NOT VIOLATE
      ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

      8. In  consideration  of the  matters  set  forth in this  Stock  Purchase
Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Subscriber,  and hereby
covenants and agrees with Subscriber, as follows:

            (a)  There has been no  material  adverse  change  in the  financial
condition, business or prospects of the Company since May 24, 1995.

            (b) The reports of the Company filed with the SEC since December 31,
1992, comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.


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            (c) The transactions  contemplated by this Stock Purchase  Agreement
have  been duly  authorized  by the  Company  and the  Shares,  when paid for as
contemplated herein, will be duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable.

            (d) The Company  agrees that it will use the proceeds of the sale of
the Shares to acquire,  expand,  improve and/or operate its primary medical care
facilities in South Carolina.

            (e) The  acquisition of the Shares has been approved by the board of
directors of the Company in a way that would permit the  Subscriber to engage in
a  business  combination  with the  Company  free of any  restraints  imposed by
Section 203 of the Delaware Corporation Law.

            (f) Subject to the limitations set forth herein,  the Company hereby
grants to the  Subscriber the option to purchase from the Company as many shares
of the voting stock of the Company as may be  necessary  for the  Subscriber  to
maintain  ownership of forty-seven (47%) percent of the outstanding voting stock
of the Company;  provided  however,  for purposes hereof the number of shares of
voting  stock  deemed  owned by  Subscriber  at any time shall be the sum of the
number of voting shares of the Company  beneficially owned by Subscriber and any
voting shares of the Company beneficially owned by Subscriber's  subsidiaries or
affiliates, including but not limited to any corporation or entity controlled by
or under common control with  Subscriber.  This option is irrevocable and may be
exercised  by the  Subscriber  from time to time as  provided  herein.  Upon any
proposed sale by the Company  (including  any sale  pursuant to an  underwritten
offering)  of any  voting  stock  of the  Company  (the  "Proposed  Sale"),  the
Subscriber  may exercise its option by delivering  written notice to the Company
of the  Subscriber's  intent to exercise its option hereunder and specifying the
number of shares as to which Subscriber intends to purchase (which number cannot
exceed the number of shares of voting  stock of the Company as may be  necessary
to maintain the Subscriber's  ownership  percentage following the closing of the
Proposed Sale at the percentage  amount set forth above) within  forty-five (45)
days after being  notified by the Company of the Proposed  Sale.  Once made, any
election by the Subscriber to exercise this option shall be  irrevocable  unless
there is a material change in the terms of the Proposed Sale. The purchase price
per share under this option  shall be the average  price per share to be paid by
the other purchasers in the Proposed Sale (except in the case of an underwritten
offering, the purchase price shall be the price to the public) and shall be paid
by the  Subscriber  not  later  than the date on which  payment  from the  other
purchasers in the Proposed Sale shall be due.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, at
anytime which is not during the period between the date any notice of a Proposed
Sale has been given to the Subscriber and the date of the  consummation  of such
Proposed  Sale,  the  Subscriber  may give written notice to the Company that it
will  purchase  additional  shares of voting stock of the Company in exercise of
rights under this option. In such case the Subscriber shall pay for such stock a
price per share equal to the average  closing bid price for the stock on the ten
(10) trading days  immediately  preceding such notice on which not less than one
hundred (100) shares of such class of stock were reported as being traded or, if
no such price can be set, a price agreed upon by the Company and the  Subscriber
as the fair market value of such shares.  The  Subscriber  shall  purchase  such
shares within  forty-five  (45) days after giving such notice.  Shares issued as
compensation,  or issued to  satisfy  conversion  or option  rights  created  to
provide  compensation,  to  directors,  officers,  agents,  or  employees of the
Company,  its  subsidiaries  or affiliates  shall not be considered to be shares
issued  pursuant to a Proposed Sale and shall not be  considered in  determining
the price to be paid by the Subscriber.

      9. Each of the Subscriber  and the Company hereby  represents and warrants
to the other that such party has full corporate  power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform this Stock  Purchase  Agreement  and such party has obtained
the requisite  corporate,  governmental,  and third party approvals and consents
necessary to enter into and perform this Stock Purchase Agreement.


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      10.   Each of the Subscribers and the Company understands and agrees that:

                  (a) This Stock  Purchase  Agreement  is binding  upon and will
inure to the benefit of the parties  hereto and their  successors  and permitted
assigns;

                  (b)  This  Stock   Purchase   Agreement  may  be  assigned  or
transferred  by  Subscriber  only to an affiliate or the parent  corporation  of
Subscriber upon written notice thereof to the Company; and

                  (c)  This  Stock  Purchase  Agreement  will  be  governed  and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of South Carolina.

      11.  The  Company  agrees  to  provide   Subscriber   with  the  following
registration  rights.  For purposes of this Section 11,  "Shares" shall mean all
shares of the common stock,  par value $0.05 per share,  of the Company owned by
Subscriber.

                  (a) (i) The  Company  shall  prepare  and file a  Registration
Statement, under the 1933 Act with respect to the Shares or any portion thereof,
with a minimum  requirement  of 10,000 shares per request as and when the filing
is requested in writing by Subscriber;  provided, however, that the Registration
Statement  shall be filed not more than 60 days after  receipt by the Company of
the  written  request  for  the  filing,   subject  to  delays   resulting  from
circumstances not within the reasonable control of the Company.

                        (ii) In connection with the Registration Statement, the
Company  shall (x)  prepare  and file with the SEC all  supplemental  or revised
prospectuses  that may be  required of the Company by the 1933 Act and the rules
and  regulations of the SEC in connection  with the public  offering and sale of
the Shares then being  registered;  (y) prepare and file supplemental or revised
prospectuses as post-effective  amendments to the Registration  Statement to the
extent required of the Company by the SEC; and (z) furnish  whatever  reasonable
number of  preliminary,  final,  supplemented,  and revised  prospectuses as are
necessary under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC.

                        (iii) If for any reason less than all of the Shares are
included in the Registration  Statement when it becomes effective,  or if Shares
included  in  the  Registration  Statement  are  subsequently  de-registered  as
required  by the  SEC,  the  Company,  upon  written  request  as set  forth  in
subdivision (a)(i) of this section, shall file whatever additional  Registration
Statements  and comply with all ancillary  duties and  obligations  described in
subdivisions  (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this section,  that may be necessary for the
public offering of such other or additional Shares, from time to time.

                        (iv) It is the intention of the parties that all of the
Shares  at the  time  outstanding  and  held by  persons  who  would  be  deemed
"underwriters"  for the purposes of the 1933 Act in  connection  with any public
offering of the Shares shall be covered by an effective Registration  Statement,
and there shall be  available  for  delivery  whatever  supplemented  or amended
prospectuses may be necessary to meet the requirements of Sections  10(a)(3) and
17(a) of the 1933 Act, and any SEC  regulations  in  connection  with the public
offering of any of the Shares in ordinary brokerage transactions.  If any person
whose  sale of any of the  Shares  then  covered  by an  effective  Registration
Statement is subject to the prospectus  requirements of Section 5(b) of the 1933
Act and such  person  desires  to make a public  offering  of the  Shares in any
manner,  the Company shall,  upon written  request,  make any necessary  filings
under the 1933 Act and Rule 144, as amended, as promptly as practicable.

                        (v) If, under the applicable rules, regulations or
policies  of the SEC,  it is not  possible  for the  Company  to take all  steps
provided for in the preceding  subdivision  of this  section,  the Company shall
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such steps to the extent reasonably practicable. In addition, the Company shall,
after receipt of written request pursuant to subdivision (a)(i) of this section,
use its best efforts to make, as promptly as  practicable,  whatever  amendatory
filings under the 1933 Act (including any necessary  post-effective  amendments,
supplemented  or amended  prospectuses,  but not including any new  Registration
Statements  unless  requested  with  respect  to not less than the number of the
Shares  specified  in  paragraph  (i) of this  Section)  that may be required to
permit  the public  offerings  with a minimum  of delay  under  then  applicable
provisions of the 1933 Act and the rules, regulations and policies of the SEC.

                        (vi) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing
subdivisions  of this  section,  the  Company  shall not be required to make any
Substantial Filing under this or any similar agreements bearing even date with a
frequency  that yields an interval of less than six months between the effective
dates of successive  Substantial Filings. For the purposes of this paragraph,  a
Substantial  Filing  consists  of (x) any  registration  statement  filed by the
Company,  whether filed under this or any similar agreement,  or otherwise,  and
(y) any supplemented or amended prospectus or any post-effective  amendment that
involves a greater burden on the Company than  preparing,  printing and filing a
one page sticker to any current prospectus.

                        (vii) All out of pocket expenses of every kind relating
to the  preparation  and  filing  of all  Registration  Statements,  amendments,
supplements,  prospectuses,  and other  documents  under this  subsection (a) of
section  11  shall be paid by  Subscriber,  including  all  costs  and  expenses
ordinarily  incurred  in  connection  with the public  offering  of  securities,
including,  without limitation,  Blue Sky expenses, printing costs, underwriting
discounts,  commissions  or  expenses,  and fees and  expenses  of  counsel  and
accountants for the Company.  However,  the expenses payable by Subscriber shall
not include any  allocation of Company  overhead or other  indirect costs of the
Company.

                        (viii) In the event the Company is in the process of
registering for public offering any shares of its common stock prior to the date
Subscriber  provides the Company  with a written  request to register the Shares
pursuant  to section  11(a)(i),  such  written  request  shall be deemed to be a
request for a "piggy-back" registration pursuant to section 11(b).
                  (b) If, on or before  December 31, 1999, the Company elects to
file a registration  statement to register for public offering any shares of its
common  stock of the  same  class  as the  Shares,  the  Company  shall  provide
Subscriber  with not less than  forty-five (45) days prior written notice of the
proposed  date of filing of such  registration  statement.  Within  fifteen (15)
business days after receiving  notice of the proposed  registration,  Subscriber
can elect to include  the  Shares,  or any portion  thereof,  in such  offering,
subject to the restrictions set forth herein,  in the 1993 Act, and in the rules
and regulations promulgated by the SEC.

                  (c)  The   Company   will   indemnify   Subscriber,   each  of
Subscriber's officers and directors, and each person controlling Subscriber, and
each underwriter, if any, with respect to such registration effected pursuant to
Section 11(a) or (b) hereof, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities
(or action in respect  thereto)  arising out of or based on any untrue statement
(or alleged untrue  statement) of a material fact  contained in any  prospectus,
offering  circular  or  other  document  (including  any  related   registration
statement,  notification or the like) incident to any such registration or based
on any omission (or alleged  omission) to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
or any violation by the Company of any rule or regulation  promulgated under the
1933 Act  applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction  required
of the Company in  connection  with any such  registration,  and will  reimburse
Subscriber,  each of  Subscriber's  officers  and  directors,  and  each  person
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in connection  with  investigating  or defending any such claim,  loss,  damage,
liability  or action,  provided  that the Company will not be liable in any such
case to the extent that any such claim,  loss, damage or liability arises out of
or is based on any untrue statement or omission based upon information furnished
to the Company by Subscriber in writing.

                  (d)  Subscriber  will,  if  the  Shares  are  included  in the
securities  as to which  such  registration  is being  effected,  indemnify  the
Company,  each of its directors and officers,  each underwriter,  if any, of the
Company's securities covered by such a registration  statement,  and each person
who controls the Company  within the meaning of the 1933 Act against all claims,
losses,  damages and liabilities (or actions in respect  thereof) arising out of
or based on any untrue  statement  (or alleged  untrue  statement) of a material
fact contained in any such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular
or other  document,  or any  omission (or alleged  omission) to state  therein a
material fact required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not  misleading,  to the extent that such untrue  statement  (or alleged
untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration
statement,  prospectus,  offering  circular or other  document in reliance  upon
information  furnished to the Company by Subscriber in writing, or any violation
by  Subscriber  of any  rule  or  regulation  promulgated  under  the  1933  Act
applicable  to  Subscriber  and  relating to any action or inaction  required of
Subscriber  in connection  with any such  registration,  and will  reimburse the
Company, such directors,  officers, persons or underwriters for any legal or any
other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending
any such claim loss damage, liability or action.

                  (e) In connection with any offering  involving an underwriting
of shares being issued by the Company,  the Company shall not be required  under
this  Section  11 to  include  any of the  Shares  in such  underwriting  unless
Subscriber  accepts the terms of the  underwriting  as agreed  upon  between the
Company  and the  underwriter  selected  by the  Company,  and then only in such
quantity as will not, in the written opinion of the underwriter,  jeopardize the
success of the offering by the Company; provided,  however, that the underwriter
may not limit  the  amount  of the  Shares  included  in such  registration  and
underwriting  to less  than an  amount  equal  to 25% of the  amount  of all the
Company's securities included within such registration and underwriting.

                  (f) All expenses (excluding any underwriter or selling agent's
discounts and commissions  applicable to Shares sold by Subscriber)  incurred in
connection with any registration pursuant to Section 11(b) shall be borne by the
Company;  provided,  however, that the Company shall not be required to pay fees
and costs of legal counsel or other advisors for Subscriber.

                  (g)  The  Company   agrees  that,  in   connection   with  any
Registration  Statement,  it shall prepare and file whatever  pre-effective  and
post-effective  amendments and whatever supplements or revised prospectuses that
the  SEC  may  require  and  that  it  shall  furnish  a  reasonable  number  of
preliminary,  final,  supplemental,  and revised prospectuses required under the
1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC.

      12.   This  Stock   Purchase   Agreement   may  be  executed  in  multiple
counterparts,  all of which taken together shall  constitute one agreement,  and
any party hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.




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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto  have caused this Stock  Purchase
Agreement  to  be  executed  by  their  duly  authorized  representatives  to be
effective the date first written above.

                                   COMPANION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
                                                                          (SEAL)


                                   By: Harvey L. Galloway

                                   Its: C.O.O.


                                   UCI MEDICAL AFFILIATES, INC. (SEAL)


                                   By: Jerry F. Wells, Jr.

                                   Its: Chief Financial Officer







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