Amendment to Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement

EX-10.2(M) 2 exhibit102m-20160331.htm EXHIBIT 10.2(M) Exhibit


Exhibit 10.2(m)

Amendment to
Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement
This Amendment, effective March 9, 2016 to the Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of March 3, 2014 is made between Anthem, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Participant set forth in the accompanying Notice of Option Grant to the Agreement. This Amendment is included in and made part of the Agreement.
1.A new Section 3(f) is added to read as follows, existing Section 3(f) is renumbered as Section 3(g) and all cross-references are updated accordingly:
(f)    Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason - Cigna Corporation Acquisition. Unless section 3(e) is applicable and notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, this Section shall apply for the period beginning on the date that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger among Anthem, Anthem Merger Sub Corp., and Cigna Corporation dated as of July 23, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”) is approved under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in accordance with Section 3.1(c)(iii)(A) of the Merger Agreement (the “HSR Approval Date”) and ending on the earlier of (1) the third anniversary of the “Closing Date” as defined in the Merger Agreement or (2) the date the acquisition of Cigna Corporation is terminated (the “Cigna Integration Period”). The Option shall immediately become fully exercisable and shall remain exercisable for a period of forty-five (45) days from the date of a Participant’s Termination, but not later than the Expiration Date noted on the attached Schedule A if the Participant does not otherwise meet the requirements of Retirement as set forth in Section 3(a) above at Termination and, during the Cigna Integration Period, the Participation’s Termination is either (A) by the Company or an Affiliate without Cause or (B) by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in the Executive Agreement Plan), provided that for clause (B), the Participant participates in the Executive Agreement Plan as of the HSR Approval Date.
2.    Effect on Agreement. This Amendment has no effect on the other terms of the Agreement and the Agreement shall otherwise continue in effect.
 
ANTHEM, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Printed:
 
Jose Thomas
 
Its:
 
EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer
 
 
 
Anthem, Inc.



Amendment - Stock Option Agreement - 2014