Amsurg (AMSG) DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

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AmSurg Corp.

May 17, 2011

     AmSurg Corp.’s (the “Company”) proxy statement, first distributed to shareholders beginning on April 20, 2011, relating to the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of shareholders to be held on May 19, 2011 had a computational error in the summary compensation table (page 24 of your proxy statement) relating to the total compensation of the named executive officers. The table and footnotes on the following page (numbered page 24) correct that error. Please use this page instead of the corresponding page in your bound proxy statement. We apologize for the error.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

2010 Summary Executive Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information concerning total compensation paid or earned during the 2010 fiscal year for the persons who served during 2010 as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other three most highly compensated executive officers. We will refer to the foregoing individuals as the “named executive officers.” As reflected in the table below, the primary components of the Company’s compensation program are cash compensation, consisting of a mix of base salary and cash bonus compensation, and equity compensation, consisting of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock and stock options with time-based vesting.

							Stock		Option		Non-Equity Incentive Plan		All Other
Name and			Salary		Bonus		Awards(1)		Awards(1)		Compensation(2)		Compensation		Total
Principal Position	Year		($)		($)		($)		($)		($)		($)(3)		($)
Christopher A. Holden President and Chief		2010		559,000		139,750		999,753		—		—		20,895		1,719,398
Executive Officer		2009		537,500		73,748		625,000		—		359,083		100,667		1,659,998
		2008		500,000		—		287,521		199,107		85,000		17,740		1,089,368
Claire M. Gulmi Executive Vice President,		2010		399,400		79,880		537,656		—		—		17,482		1,034,418
Chief Financial		2009		384,038		42,188		348,741		—		205,418		74,485		1,054,870
Officer and Secretary		2008		367,500		—		297,009		205,749		49,925		15,312		935,495
David L. Manning Executive Vice President		2010		399,400		79,880		537,656		—		—		16,719		1,033,655
and Chief		2009		384,038		27,861		330,383		—		140,733		73,095		956,110
Development Officer		2008		367,500		—		297,009		205,749		157,748		14,809		1,042,815
Billie A. Payne Senior Vice President,		2010		304,848		45,727		366,419		—		—		12,685		729,679
Operations		2009		293,123		24,151		210,280		—		94,670		56,292		678,516
		2008		280,500		—		150,619		104,314		28,598		14,176		578,207
Phillip A. Clendenin Senior Vice President,		2010		275,600		41,340		291,521		—		—		8,268		616,729
Corporate Services(4)		2009		199,637		—		166,900		—		69,464		35,775		471,776

(1)	Reflects the aggregate grant date fair value for the awards calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. See Note 1(m) to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 regarding the assumptions underlying valuation of equity awards.
(2)	Reflects bonuses earned during the fiscal year pursuant to our cash bonus plan.
(3)	Reflects, for 2010, (a) Company matching contributions to the 401(k) plan of $4,125 for Mr. Holden, $5,500 for Ms. Gulmi, $4,737 for Mr. Manning, $3,540 for Ms. Payne, and $0 for Mr. Clendenin, and (b) Company contributions to the supplemental executive retirement savings plan of $16,770 for Mr. Holden, $11,982 for Ms. Gulmi and Mr. Manning, $9,145 for Ms. Payne, and $8,268 for Mr. Clendenin.
(4)	Mr. Clendenin was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Services on March 23, 2009.

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