Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Ronald A. Rittenmeyer, effective as of February 25, 2022
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this Amendment No. 1), dated as of February 25, 2022 (the Effective Date), is entered into between Ronald A. Rittenmeyer (the Executive) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the Company).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2021 (the Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 16 of the Agreement, the Agreement may be amended or waived only with the prior written consent of the Company and Executive; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein, effective as of the Effective Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
2. Amendments.
(a) The first sentence of Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
The Company agrees to employ Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and Executive agrees to be so employed, for a term commencing as of the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2025 (the Term).
(b) Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
During the portion of the Employment Period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2023 (the Initial Period), Executive will serve as the Companys Executive Chairman and Executive will report directly to the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board). During the Initial Period, Executive will also serve as the Executive Chairman of the Board. During the portion of the Employment Period from and after January 1, 2024 (the Subsequent Period), Executive will serve as a senior advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board and perform senior-level advisory services as reasonably requested by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board for a period of time not to exceed eight (8) days per month.
(c) The first sentence of Section 3(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual incentive payment (the Annual Bonus) based on a target bonus opportunity during the Initial Period of no less than 150% of Executives Base Salary and 100% of Executives Base Salary during the Subsequent Period, with the actual Annual Bonus amount calculated based upon the attainment of one or more performance-based objectives established by the Board or the Human Resources Committee thereof (the Committee) in its sole discretion.
(d) Section 4(b)(v) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
any Annual Bonus for any preceding fiscal year which, as of the Termination Date, has not been paid, and which would have been paid but for Executives termination of employment, such Annual Bonus to be paid at the same time as annual bonuses for such fiscal year are generally payable to other senior executives of the Company (the Prior Year Bonus);
(e) Section 4(b)(vi) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
a pro-rata portion of the Annual Bonus Executive would have earned for the performance year in which the Termination Date occurs based on actual performance, with such pro-rata portion determined based on the quotient determined by dividing the number of days between the beginning of the performance period in which such termination occurs and the Termination Date, divided by 365 (the Pro-Rata Annual Bonus), which amount shall be paid at such time annual bonuses are paid to other senior executives of the Company;
(f) Section 4(b)(vii) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
a lump sum payment equal to the sum of (x) a pro-rata portion of the Annual Bonus Executive would have earned for the performance year in which Termination Date occurs based on the higher of actual or target performance, with such pro-rata portion determined based on the quotient determined by dividing the number of days between the Termination Date and the conclusion of the performance period in which such termination occurs, divided by 365 (the Pro-Rata Target Bonus), and (y) a pro-rata portion of the Annual Bonus for any performance year remaining during the Employment Period that begins following the Termination Date based on target performance, with such pro-rata portion determined based on the quotient determined by dividing the number of days between the beginning of the performance year and the conclusion of the Term, divided by 365 (the Pro-Rata Remaining Bonus), payable on the first regularly scheduled payroll period following the Termination Date;
3. Entire Agreement. This Amendment No. 1 shall only serve to amend and modify the Agreement to the extent specifically provided herein. All terms, conditions, provisions and references of and to the Agreement which are not specifically modified, amended and/or waived herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be altered by any provisions herein contained. As of the Effective Date, this Amendment No. 1 shall supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter of this Amendment No. 1 in any way other than the Agreement, the agreements referenced herein or in the Agreement, and any agreement which by its terms continues beyond the Executives termination of employment.
4. Amendment and Waiver. This Amendment No. 1 shall not be amended, modified or supplemented except by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto. The failure of a party to insist on strict adherence to any term of this Amendment No. 1 on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Amendment No. 1. No waiver of any provision of this Amendment No. 1 shall be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Amendment No. 1. Any waiver must be in writing.
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5. Binding Effect. This Amendment No. 1 shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of Executive, and the successors and assigns of the Company.
6. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 1 may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile, pdf or other electronic transmission) in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 1 as of the Effective Date.
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas Arnst | |
Name: | Thomas Arnst | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative | |
Officer and General Counsel | ||
RONALD A. RITTENMEYER | ||
/s/ Ronald A. Rittenmeyer |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement]