Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2018

athenahealth, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-33689	04-3387530
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



	311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472
	(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 617-402-1000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



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Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 30, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of athenahealth, Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved a cash bonus payment in the amount of $450,000 to be paid to Marc A. Levine in recognition of the duties performed by Mr. Levine in addition to his role as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the request of the Board from June 6, 2018 to date (the “ Executive Duties Bonus ”). The Executive Duties Bonus shall be paid at the Company’s next regularly-scheduled payroll date.

On December 3, 2018, the Company entered into certain agreements providing for the payment of cash bonuses to specified key employees (the “ Transaction Bonus Agreement ”) in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company, May Holding Corp. and May Merger Sub Inc. dated as of November 11, 2018 (the “ Merger Agreement ”).

Under the Transaction Bonus Agreement, the following cash bonus payments (each a “ Transaction Bonus ”) will be paid to each of the named executive officers of the Company below:



Name of Executive	Position	Bonus Amount
Dan Haley	Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer		$150,000
Prakash Khot	Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer		$250,000
Marc A. Levine	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer		$600,000
Jonathan Porter	Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer		$250,000

Fifty percent (50%) of the Transaction Bonus (the “ First Payment ”) will be paid to each of the named executive officers listed above on December 28, 2018. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the Transaction bonus (the “ Second Payment ”) will be paid upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided that if such closing does not occur on or prior to May 10, 2019, the Second Payment will be forfeited. The named executive officer is required to be employed by the Company on the date the bonus is paid with respect to the First Payment and on the date of the closing with respect to the Second Payment, subject to exceptions upon certain terminations of employment.

A copy of the form of the Transaction Bonus Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description of the terms of the Transaction Bonus Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such exhibit.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits .



Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Form of Transaction Bonus Agreement.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.