SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
North Michael Paul

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A

(Street)
BATON ROUGE LA 70816

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMEDISYS INC [ AMED ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Information Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2021
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/17/2021 M 3,396(1) A $0 7,715(2) D
Common Stock 02/17/2021 F 331 D $295.2 7,384(2) D
Common Stock 02/17/2021 A 636(3) A $0 8,020(2) D
Common Stock 02/17/2021 A 3,388(4) A $0 11,408(2) D
Common Stock 457(5) I Through 401(k) Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units (Performance-Based Vesting) (1) 02/17/2021 M 1,698 (1) (1) Common Stock 1,698 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $295.2 02/17/2021 A 1,600 (6) 02/17/2031 Common Stock 1,600 $0 1,600 D
Performance-Based Restricted Shares (7) 02/17/2021 A 1,271 (7) (7) Common Stock 1,271 $0 1,271 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On February 12, 2020, the Reporting Person was awarded performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") with vesting provisions based on certification of achievement of an identified performance measure for 2020, with additional time-based vesting in equal 25% installments on each of the certification date and February 20, 2022, 2023 and 2024, assuming the Reporting Person remains continuously employed on the vesting date. The amount reported in a Form 4 filed on February 14, 2020 was 1,698 RSUs, which was the amount of shares payable at target performance; the Reporting Person was eligible to earn 50%-200% of the amount reported depending on the level of performance achieved. On February 17, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors certified achievement of the 2020 performance measure at 200%, thereby resulting in the Reporting Person earning 3,396 RSUs, which are reported in Table I.
2. The total amount of shares beneficially owned includes 1,156 shares held in an employee stock purchase plan account.
3. The Issuer awarded the Reporting Person 636 time-based RSUs, each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, and will vest in equal, 25% installments on each of February 20, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, provided that the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to certain pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the RSUs.
4. The Issuer awarded the Reporting Person 3,388 time-based RSUs, each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, and will vest in equal, 50% installments on each of February 20, 2024 and February 20, 2025, provided that the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to certain pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the RSUs.
5. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of December 31, 2020.
6. The Stock Options are subject to time-based vesting conditions and will vest in equal, 25% installments on each of February 20, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, provided that the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the Stock Options.
7. The performance-based RSUs will vest based on certification of achievement of an identified performance measure for 2021, with additional time-based vesting in equal 25% installments on each of the certification date and February 20, 2023, 2024 and 2025, assuming the Reporting Person remains continuously employed on the vesting date. The amount reported represents the amount of shares payable at target performance; the Reporting Person could earn 50%-200% of the amount reported depending on the level of performance achieved.
Remarks:
/s/ Jennifer R. Guckert, pursuant to a power of attorney 02/19/2021
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