================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FORM 10-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 2 (Mark One) [x] Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996; or [ ] Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ______ to ______ Commission File Number 1-10315 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION ---------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 63-0860407 - ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) of Incorporation or Organization) ONE HEALTHSOUTH PARKWAY BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35243 ------------------------------------------ ----------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (205) 967-7116 ----------------------- Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of Each Exchange Title of Each Class on which Registered - ---------------------------- ----------------------------- COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE $.01 PER SHARE 9.5% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NOTES DUE 2001 5% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE DEBENTURES DUE 2001 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE INDICATE BY CHECK MARK WHETHER THE REGISTRANT (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(D) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such Reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [x] No [ ] Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ] State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of March 18, 1997: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share -- $6,940,206,270 Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Class Outstanding at March 18, 1997 - ------------------------ ----------------------------- COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE 328,838,938 SHARES $.01 PER SHARE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE No documents are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. ================================================================================ PART I INTRODUCTORY NOTE: HEALTHSOUTH Corporation has declared a two-for-one stock split to be effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend to be paid as of March 17, 1997 to holders of record as of March 13, 1997. All share and per-share amounts described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (including the financial statements included herein) have been restated to reflect such stock split. ITEM 1. BUSINESS GENERAL HEALTHSOUTH Corporation ("HEALTHSOUTH" or the "Company") is the nation's largest provider of outpatient surgery and rehabilitative healthcare services. The Company provides these services through its national network of outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, outpatient surgery centers, diagnostic centers, occupational medicine centers, medical centers and other healthcare facilities. The Company believes that it provides patients, physicians and payors with high-quality healthcare services at significantly lower costs than traditional inpatient hospitals. Additionally, the Company's national network, reputation for quality and focus on outcomes has enabled it to secure contracts with national and regional managed care payors. At December 31, 1996, the Company had over 1,000 patient care locations in 50 states. In its outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, the Company provides interdisciplinary programs for the rehabilitation of patients experiencing disability due to a wide variety of physical conditions, such as stroke, head injury, orthopaedic problems, neuromuscular disease and sports-related injuries. The Company's rehabilitation services include physical therapy, sports medicine, work hardening, neurorehabilitation, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, speech-language pathology and rehabilitation nursing. Independent studies have shown that rehabilitation services like those provided by the Company can save money for payors and employers. In addition to its rehabilitation facilities, the Company operates one of the largest networks of free-standing outpatient surgery centers in the United States. The Company's outpatient surgery centers provide the facilities and medical support staff necessary for physicians to perform non-emergency surgical procedures. While outpatient surgery is widely recognized as generally less expensive than surgery performed in a hospital, the Company believes that outpatient surgery performed at a free-standing outpatient surgery center is generally less expensive than hospital-based outpatient surgery. Approximately 80% of the Company's surgery center facilities are located in markets served by its rehabilitative service facilities, enabling the Company to pursue opportunities for cross- referrals. Over the last two years, the Company has completed several significant acquisitions in the rehabilitation business and has expanded into the surgery center, diagnostic and occupational medicine businesses. The Company believes that these acquisitions complement its historical operations and enhance its market position. The Company further believes that its expansion into the outpatient surgery, diagnostic and occupational medicine businesses provides it with platforms for future growth. The Company is continually evaluating potential acquisitions in the outpatient and rehabilitative healthcare services industry. The Company was organized as a Delaware corporation in February 1984. The Company's principal executive offices are located at One HealthSouth Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 35243, and its telephone number is (205) 967-7116. COMPANY STRATEGY The Company's principal objective is to be the provider of choice for patients, physicians and payors alike for outpatient surgery and rehabilitative healthcare services throughout the United States. The Company's growth strategy is based upon four primary elements: (i) the implementation of the Company's integrated service model in appropriate markets, (ii) successful marketing to managed care organizations and other payors, (iii) the provision of high-quality, cost-effective healthcare services, and (iv) the expansion of its national network. 1 o Integrated Service Model. The Company seeks, where appropriate, to provide an integrated system of healthcare services, including outpatient rehabilitation services, inpatient rehabilitation services, ambulatory surgery services and outpatient diagnostic services. The Company believes that its integrated system offers payors the convenience of dealing with a single provider for multiple services. Additionally, it believes that its facilities can provide extensive cross-referral opportunities. For example, the Company estimates that approximately one-third of its outpatient rehabilitation patients have had outpatient surgery, virtually all inpatient rehabilitation patients will require some form of outpatient rehabilitation, and virtually all inpatient rehabilitation patients have had some type of diagnostic procedure. The Company has implemented its Integrated Service Model in certain of its markets, and intends to expand the model into other appropriate markets. o Marketing to Managed Care Organizations and Other Payors. Since the late 1980s, the Company has focused on the development of contractual relationships with managed care organizations, major insurance companies, large regional and national employer groups and provider alliances and networks. The Company's documented outcomes and experience with several hundred thousand patients in delivering quality healthcare services at reasonable prices has enhanced its attractiveness to such entities and has given the Company a competitive advantage over smaller and regional competitors. These relationships have increased patient flow to the Company's facilities and contributed to the Company's same-store growth. o Cost-Effective Services. The Company's goal is to provide high-quality healthcare services in cost-effective settings. To that end, the Company has developed standardized clinical protocols for the treatment of its patients. This results in "best practices" techniques being utilized at all of the Company's facilities, allowing the consistent achievement of demonstrable, cost-effective clinical outcomes. The Company's reputation for its clinical programs is enhanced through its relationships with major universities throughout the nation, and its support of clinical research in its facilities. Further, independent studies estimate that, for every dollar spent on rehabilitation, $11 to $35 is saved. Finally, surgical procedures typically are less expensive in outpatient surgery centers than in hospital settings. The Company believes that outpatient and rehabilitative healthcare services will assume increasing importance in the healthcare environment as payors continue to seek to reduce overall costs by shifting patients to more cost-effective treatment settings. o Expansion of National Network. As the largest provider of outpatient surgery and rehabilitative healthcare services in the United States, the Company is able to realize economies of scale and compete successfully for national contracts with large payors and employers while retaining the flexibility to respond to particular needs of local markets. The national network affords the Company the opportunity to offer large national and regional employers and payors the convenience of dealing with a single provider, to utilize greater buying power through centralized purchasing, to achieve more efficient costs of capital and labor and to more effectively recruit and retain clinicians. The Company believes that its recent acquisitions in the outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging and occupational medicine fields will further enhance its national presence by broadening the scope of its existing services and providing new opportunities for growth. These national benefits are realized without sacrificing local market responsiveness. The Company's objective is to provide those outpatient and rehabilitative healthcare services needed within each local market by tailoring its services and facilities to that market's needs, thus bringing the benefits of nationally recognized expertise and quality into the local setting. RECENT AND PENDING ACQUISITIONS Beginning in 1994, the Company has consummated a series of significant acquisitions. During 1995, the Company consummated pooling-of-interests mergers with Surgical Health Corporation ("SHC"; 36 outpatient surgery centers in 11 states) and Sutter Surgery Centers, Inc. ("SSCI"; 12 outpatient surgery centers in three states), as well as stock purchase acquisitions of the rehabilitation hospitals division of NovaCare, Inc. ("NovaCare"; 11 inpatient rehabilitation facilities, 12 other healthcare facilities and two 2 Certificates of Need in eight states) and Caremark Orthopedic Services Inc. ("Caremark"; 120 outpatient rehabilitation facilities in 13 states). During 1996, the Company acquired Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. ("SCA"; 67 outpatient surgery centers in 24 states), Advantage Health Corporation ("Advantage Health"; approximately 136 inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation facilities in 11 states), Professional Sports Care Management, Inc. ("PSCM"; 36 outpatient rehabilitation facilities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) and ReadiCare, Inc. ("ReadiCare"; 37 occupational medicine centers in California and Washington) in pooling-of-interests transactions. In addition, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire Health Images, Inc. ("Health Images"; 55 diagnostic imaging centers in 13 states and the United Kingdom) in a pooling-of-interests transaction, which transaction was consummated in March 1997. Information on the Company's facilities included herein includes all of the acquired facilities other than the Health Images facilities. The NovaCare, Caremark, Advantage Health and PSCM transactions have further enhanced the Company's position as the nation's largest provider of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitative services, while the SHC, SSCI and SCA transactions have made the Company one of the largest providers of outpatient surgery services in the nation and the ReadiCare and Health Images transactions have broadened the Company's services in occupational medicine and diagnostic imaging. The Company believes that the geographic dispersion of the more than 1,000 locations now operated by the Company makes it more attractive to managed care networks, major insurance companies, regional and national employers and regional provider alliances and enhances the Company's ability to implement its Integrated Service Model in additional markets. See Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations". On February 17, 1997, the Company and Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation ("Horizon/CMS") signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which HEALTHSOUTH will acquire Horizon/CMS in a stock-for-stock merger in which the stockholders of Horizon/CMS will receive 0.84338 of a share of HEALTHSOUTH Common Stock per share of Horizon/CMS Common Stock. Horizon/CMS operates the nation's second-largest network of rehabilitation facilities. The proposed transaction is valued at approximately $1,600,000,000 (including the assumption of approximately $700,000,000 in debt). Horizon/ CMS operates 33 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 58 specialty hospitals and subacute units and 282 outpatient rehabilitation locations. Horizon/CMS also owns, leases or manages 267 long-term care facilities, a contract therapy business holding 1,400 contracts, an institutional pharmacy business serving 38,500 beds and other healthcare services. The transaction is subject to the approval of Horizon/CMS's stockholders and to various regulatory approvals, including clearance under the Hart-Scott- Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, as well as to the satisfaction of certain other conditions. The Company and Horizon/CMS currently anticipate that the transaction will be consummated in mid-1997. INDUSTRY BACKGROUND In 1991 (the most recent year for which data are available), approximately 4,000,000 people in the United States received rehabilitative healthcare services. "Rehabilitative healthcare services" refers to the range of skilled services provided to individuals in order to minimize physical and cognitive impairments, maximize functional ability and restore lost functional capacity. The focus of rehabilitative healthcare is to ameliorate physical and cognitive impairments resulting from illness or injury, and to restore or improve functional ability so that individuals can return to work and lead independent and fulfilling lives. Typically, rehabilitative healthcare services are provided by a variety of healthcare professionals including physiatrists, rehabilitation nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, respiratory therapists, recreation therapists, social workers, psychologists, rehabilitation counselors and others. Over 80% of those receiving rehabilitative healthcare services return to their homes, work, schools or active retirement. Demand for rehabilitative healthcare services continues to be driven by advances in medical technologies, an aging population and the recognition on the part of the payor community (insurers, self-insured companies, managed care organizations and federal, state and local governments) that appropriately administered rehabilitative services can improve quality of life as well as lower overall healthcare costs. Studies conducted by insurance companies demonstrate the ability of rehabilitation to 3 significantly reduce the cost of future care. Estimates of the savings range from $11 to $35 per dollar spent on rehabilitation. Further, reimbursement changes have encouraged the rapid discharge of patients from acute-care hospitals while they remain in need of rehabilitative healthcare services. PATIENT CARE SERVICES The Company began its operations in 1984 with a focus on providing comprehensive orthopaedic and musculoskeletal rehabilitation services on an outpatient basis. Over the succeeding 13 years, the Company has consistently sought and implemented opportunities to expand its services through acquisitions and de novo development activities that complement its historic focus on orthopaedic, sports medicine and occupational medicine services and that provide independent platforms for growth. The Company's acquisitions and internal growth have enabled it to become the largest provider of rehabilitative healthcare services, both inpatient and outpatient, in the United States. In addition, the Company has added outpatient surgery services, diagnostic imaging services and other outpatient services which provide natural enhancements to its rehabilitative healthcare locations and facilitate the implementation of its Integrated Service Model. The Company believes that these additional businesses also provide opportunities for growth in other areas not directly related to the rehabilitative business, and the Company intends to pursue further expansion in those businesses. Rehabilitative Services: General When a patient is referred to one of the Company's rehabilitation facilities, the patient undergoes an initial evaluation and assessment process that results in the development of a rehabilitation care plan designed specifically for that patient. Depending upon the patient's disability, this evaluation process may involve the services of a single discipline, such as physical therapy for a knee injury, or of multiple disciplines, as in the case of a complicated stroke patient. HEALTHSOUTH has developed numerous rehabilitation programs, which include stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury, neuromuscular and work injury, that combine certain services to address the needs of patients with similar disabilities. In this way, all of the facilities' patients, regardless of the severity and complexity of their disabilities, can receive the level and intensity of those services necessary for them to be restored to as productive, active and independent a lifestyle as possible. Outpatient Rehabilitation Services The Company operates the largest group of affiliated proprietary outpatient rehabilitation facilities in the United States. The Company's outpatient rehabilitation centers offer a comprehensive range of rehabilitative healthcare services, including physical therapy and occupational therapy, that are tailored to the individual patient's needs, focusing predominantly on orthopaedic injuries, sports injuries, work injuries, hand and upper extremity injuries, back injuries, and various neurological neuromuscular conditions. As of December 31, 1996, the Company provided outpatient rehabilitative healthcare services through 739 outpatient locations, including freestanding outpatient centers and their satellites and outpatient satellites of inpatient facilities. The continuing emphasis on containing the increases in healthcare costs, as evidenced by Medicare's prospective payment system, the growth in managed care and the various alternative healthcare reform proposals, results in the early discharge of patients from acute-care facilities. As a result, many hospital patients do not receive the intensity of services that may be necessary for them to achieve a full recovery from their diseases, disorders or traumatic conditions. The Company's outpatient rehabilitation services play a significant role in the continuum of care because they provide hospital-level services, in terms of intensity, quality and frequency, in a more cost-efficient setting. Patients treated at the Company's outpatient centers will undergo varying courses of therapy depending upon their needs. Some patients may only require a few hours of therapy per week for a few weeks, while others may spend up to five hours per day in therapy for six months or more, depending on the nature, severity and complexity of their injuries. 4 In general, the Company initially establishes an outpatient center in a given market, either by acquiring an existing private therapy practice or through de novo development, and institutes its clinical protocols and programs in response to the community's general need for services. The Company will then establish satellite clinics that are dependent upon the main facility for management and administrative services. These satellite clinics generally provide a specific evaluative or specialty service/program, such as hand therapy or foot and ankle therapy, in response to specific market demands. The Company's outpatient rehabilitation facilities range in size from 1,200 square feet for specialty clinics to 20,000 square feet for large, full-service facilities. Currently, the typical outpatient facility configuration ranges in size from 2,000 to 5,000 square feet and costs less than $500,000 to build and equip. Patient utilization of the Company's outpatient rehabilitation facilities cannot be measured in the conventional manner applied to acute-care hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers which have a fixed number of licensed beds and serve patients on a 24-hour basis. Utilization patterns in outpatient rehabilitation facilities will be affected by the market to be served, the types of injuries treated, the patient mix and the number of available therapists, among other factors. Moreover, because of variations in size, location, hours of operation, referring physician base and services provided and other differences among each of the Company's outpatient facilities, it is not possible to accurately assess patient utilization against a norm. Inpatient Services INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES. At December 31, 1996, the Company operated 96 inpatient rehabilitation facilities with 5,749 beds, representing the largest group of affiliated proprietary inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the United States. The Company's inpatient rehabilitation facilities provide high-quality comprehensive services to patients who require intensive institutional rehabilitation care. Inpatient rehabilitation patients are typically those who are experiencing significant physical disabilities due to various conditions, such as head injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, certain orthopaedic problems and neuromuscular disease. The Company's inpatient rehabilitation facilities provide the medical, nursing, therapy and ancillary services required to comply with local, state and federal regulations as well as accreditation standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (the "JCAHO") and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities ("CARF"). All of the Company's inpatient rehabilitation facilities utilize an interdisciplinary team approach to the rehabilitation process and involve the patient and family, as well as the payor, in the determination of the goals for the patient. Internal case managers monitor each patient's progress and provide documentation of patient status, achievement of goals, functional outcomes and efficiency. The Company acquires or develops inpatient rehabilitation facilities in those communities where it believes there is a demonstrated need for comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services. Depending upon the specific market opportunity, these facilities may be licensed as rehabilitation hospitals or skilled nursing facilities. The Company believes that it can provide high-quality rehabilitation services in either type of facility, but prefers to utilize the rehabilitation hospital form. In certain markets where it does not provide free-standing outpatient facilities, the Company's rehabilitation hospitals may provide outpatient rehabilitation services as a complement to their inpatient services. Typically, this opportunity arises when patients complete their inpatient course of treatment but remain in need of additional therapy that can be accomplished on an outpatient basis. Depending upon the demand for outpatient services and physical space constraints, the rehabilitation hospital may establish the services either within its building or in a satellite location. In either case, the clinical protocols and programs developed for use in the free-standing outpatient centers will be utilized by these facilities. The Company's Nashville, Tennessee (Vanderbilt University), Memphis, Tennessee (Methodist Hospitals), Dothan, Alabama (Southeast Alabama Medical Center) and Charleston, South Carolina (North Trident Regional Medical Center) hospital facilities have been developed in conjunction with local tertiary-care facilities. This strategy of developing effective referral and service networks prior to 5 opening results in improved operating efficiencies for the new facilities. The Company is utilizing this same concept in rehabilitation hospitals under development with the University of Missouri and the University of Virginia and is pursuing similar affiliations with a number of its existing rehabilitation hospitals. MEDICAL CENTERS. At December 31, 1996, the Company operated five medical centers with 912 licensed beds in four distinct markets. These facilities provide general and specialty medical and surgical healthcare services, emphasizing orthopaedics, sports medicine and rehabilitation. One of these facilities, the 112-bed HEALTHSOUTH Larkin Hospital in South Miami, Florida, was sold in February 1997. The Company acquired its medical centers as outgrowths of its rehabilitative healthcare services. Often, patients require medical and surgical interventions prior to the initiation of their rehabilitative care. In each of the markets in which the Company has acquired a medical center, the Company had well-established relationships with the medical communities serving each facility. In addition, each of the facilities enjoyed well-established reputations in orthopaedics and/or sports medicine prior to their acquisition by the Company. Following the acquisition of each of its medical centers, the Company has provided the resources to improve upon the physical plant and expand services through the introduction of new technology. The Company has also developed additional relationships between these facilities and certain university facilities, including the University of Miami, Auburn University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Through these relationships, the influx of celebrity athletes and personalities and the acquisition of new technology, all of the Company's medical centers have improved their operating efficiencies and enhanced census. Each of the Company's medical center facilities is licensed as an acute-care hospital, is accredited by the JCAHO and participates in the Medicare prospective payment system. See this Item, "Business -- Regulation". INPATIENT FACILITY UTILIZATION. In measuring patient utilization of the Company's inpatient facilities, various factors must be considered. Due to market demand, demographics, start-up status, renovation, patient mix and other factors, the Company may not treat all licensed beds in a particular facility as available beds, which sometimes results in a material variance between licensed beds and beds actually available for utilization at any specific time. The Company is in a position to increase the number of available beds at such facilities as market conditions dictate. During the year ended December 31, 1996, the Company's inpatient facilities achieved an overall utilization, based on patient days and available beds, of 72.56%. Surgery Centers As a result of the acquisitions of SHC, SSCI and SCA in 1995 and early 1996, the Company became one of the largest operators of outpatient surgery centers in the United States. At December 31, 1996, it operated 135 free-standing surgery centers, including five mobile lithotripsy units, in 35 states, and had an additional ten free-standing surgery centers under development. Approximately 80% of these facilities are located in markets served by the Company's outpatient and rehabilitative service facilities, enabling the Company to pursue opportunities for cross-referrals between surgery and rehabilitative facilities as well as to centralize administrative functions. The Company's surgery centers provide the facilities and medical support staff necessary for physicians to perform non-emergency surgical procedures. Its typical surgery center is a free-standing facility with three to six fully equipped operating and procedure rooms and ancillary areas for reception, preparation, recovery and administration. Each of the Company's surgery centers is available for use only by licensed physicians, oral surgeons and podiatrists, and the centers do not perform surgery on an emergency basis. Outpatient surgery centers, unlike hospitals, have not historically provided overnight accommodations, food services or other ancillary services. Over the past several years, states have increasingly permitted the use of extended-stay recovery facilities by outpatient surgery centers. As a result, many outpatient surgery centers are adding extended recovery care capabilities where permitted. Fifty-two of the Company's surgery centers currently provide for extended recovery stays. The Company's ability to develop such recovery care facilities is dependent upon state regulatory environments in the particular states where its centers are located. 6 The Company's outpatient surgery centers implement quality control procedures to evaluate the level of care provided the centers. Each center has a medical advisory committee of three to ten physicians which reviews the professional credentials of physicians applying for medical staff privileges at the center. Diagnostic Centers At December 31, 1996, the Company operated 14 diagnostic centers in eight states. These centers provide outpatient diagnostic imaging services, including magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI"), computerized tomography ("CT") services, X-ray services, ultrasound services, mammography services, nuclear medicine services and fluoroscopy. Not all services are provided at all sites; however, most of the Company's diagnostic centers are multi-modality centers. On March 3, 1997, the Company completed the acquisition of Health Images, which operated a total of 55 diagnostic imaging centers, including six centers in the United Kingdom. The Health Images centers are located in 13 states, including seven states where the Company did not previously operate freestanding diagnostic imaging centers. In addition, the Health Images acquisition provides the Company with its first sites in the United Kingdom. Occupational Medicine Services The Company's December 1996 acquisition of ReadiCare brought it 37 freestanding occupational medicine centers in California and Washington. These centers provide cost-effective, outpatient primary medical care and rehabilitation services to individuals for the treatment of work-related medical problems. While the Company has historically provided occupational medicine services through certain of its outpatient rehabilitation centers and associated physicians, the Company believes that the ReadiCare acquisition provides it with an additional platform for growth, and the Company intends to pursue additional expansion in that arena. Other Patient Care Services In certain of its markets, the Company provides other patient care services, including home healthcare, physician services and contract management of hospital-based rehabilitative healthcare services. The Company evaluates market opportunities on a case-by-case basis in determining whether to provide additional services of these types, which may be complementary to facility-based services provided by the Company or stand-alone businesses. MARKETING OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES THE COMPANY MARKETS ITS FACILITIES, AND THEIR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, ON LOCAL, REGIONAL AND national levels. Local and regional marketing activities are typically coordinated by facility-based marketing personnel, whereas large-scale regional and national efforts are coordinated by corporate-based personnel. In general, the Company develops a marketing plan for each facility based on a variety of factors, including population characteristics, physician characteristics and incidence of disability statistics, in order to identify specific service opportunities. Facility-oriented marketing programs are focused on increasing the volume of patient referrals to the specific facility and involve the development of ongoing relationships with area schools, businesses and industries as well as physicians, health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations. The Company's larger-scale marketing activities are focused more broadly on efforts to generate patient referrals to multiple facilities and the creation of new business opportunities. Such activities include the development and maintenance of contractual relationships or national pricing agreements with large third-party payors, such as CIGNA, Metrahealth or other national insurance companies, with national HMO/PPO companies, such as Healthcare-COMPARE/AFFORDABLE, Hospital Network of America and Multiplan, with national case management companies, such as INTRACORP and Crawford 7 & Co., and with national employers, such as Wal-Mart, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Dillard Department Stores, Goodyear Tire & Rubber and Winn-Dixie. In addition, since many of the facilities acquired by the Company during the past two years had very limited contractual relationships with payors, managed care providers, employers and others, the Company is expanding its existing payor relationships to include these facilities. The Company carries out broader programs designed to further enhance its public image. Among these is the HEALTHSOUTH Sports Medicine Council, headed by Bo Jackson, which is dedicated to developing educational programs focused on athletics for use in high schools. The Company has ongoing relationships with the Ladies Professional Golf Association, the Southeastern Conference and more than 125 universities and colleges and 700 high schools to provide sports medicine coverage of events and rehabilitative healthcare services for injured athletes. In addition, the Company has established relationships with or provided treatment services for athletes from some 40-50 professional sports teams, as well as providing sports medicine services for Olympic and amateur athletes. In 1996, the Company and the United States Olympic Committee established the Richard M. Scrushy/HEALTHSOUTH Sports Medicine and Sport Science Center at the USOC's Colorado Springs campus. The Company is a national sponsor of the United Cerebral Palsy Association and the National Arthritis Foundation and supports many other charitable organizations on national and local levels. Through these endeavors, the Company provides its employees with opportunities to support their communities. SOURCE OF REVENUES Private pay revenue sources represent the majority of the Company's revenues. The following table sets forth the percentages of the Company's revenues from various sources for the periods indicated: YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED SOURCE DECEMBER 31, 1995 DECEMBER 31, 1996 - ----------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------ Medicare .................. 40.0% 37.8% Commercial(1) ............... 34.8 34.9 Workers' Compensation ...... 10.3 11.3 All Other Payors(2) ......... 14.9 16.0 ------ ------ 100.0% 100.0% - ---------- (1) Includes commercial insurance, HMOs, PPOs and other managed care plans. (2) Medicaid is included in this category, but is insignificant in amount. The above table does not reflect the SHC, SSCI, SCA, Advantage Health, PSCM or ReadiCare facilities for periods or portions thereof prior to the effective date of the acquisitions. Comparable information for those facilities is not available and is not reflected in 1995 for the SHC or SSCI facilities or in either year for the SCA, Advantage Health, PSCM or ReadiCare facilities. See this Item "Business -- Regulation -- Medicare Participation and Reimbursement" for a description of the reimbursement regulations applicable to the Company's facilities. COMPETITION The Company competes in the geographic markets in which its facilities are located. In addition, the Company's rehabilitation facilities compete on a regional and national basis with other providers of specialized services such as sports medicine and work hardening, and specific concentrations such as head injury rehabilitation and orthopaedic surgery. The competition faced in each of these markets is similar, with variations arising from the number of healthcare providers in the given metropolitan area. The primary competitive factors in the rehabilitation services business are quality of services, projected patient outcomes, charges for services, responsiveness to the needs of the patients, community and physicians, and ability to tailor programs and services to meet specific needs of the patients. Competitors and potential competitors include hospitals, private practice therapists, rehabilitation agencies and oth- 8 ers. Some of these competitors may have greater patient referral support and financial and personnel resources in particular markets than the Company. Management believes that the Company competes successfully within the marketplace based upon its reputation for quality, competitive prices, positive rehabilitation outcomes, innovative programs, clean and bright facilities and responsiveness to needs. The Company's surgery centers compete primarily with hospitals and other operators of freestanding surgery centers in attracting physicians and patients, and in developing new centers and in acquiring existing centers. The primary competitive factors in the outpatient surgery business are convenience, cost, quality of service, physician loyalty and reputation. Hospitals have many competitive advantages in attracting physicians and patients, including established standing in a community, historical physician loyalty and convenience for physicians making rounds or performing inpatient surgery in the hospital. However, the Company believes that its national market system and its historical presence in certain of the markets where its surgery centers are located will enhance the Company's ability to operate these facilities successfully. The Company's diagnostic centers compete with local hospitals, other multi-center imaging companies, local independent diagnostic centers and imaging centers owned by local physician groups. The Company believes that the principal competitive factors in the diagnostic services are price, quality of service, ability to establish and maintain relationships with managed care payors and referring physicians, reputation of interpreting physicians, facility location and convenience of scheduling. Management believes that the Company's diagnostic facilities compete successfully within their respective markets taking into account these factors. The Company's medical centers are located in four urban areas of the country, all with well established healthcare services provided by a number of proprietary, not-for-profit, and municipal hospital facilities. The Company's facilities compete directly with these local hospitals as well as various nationally recognized centers of excellence in orthopaedics, sports medicine and other specialties. Because the Company's facilities enjoy a national and international reputation for orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, the Company believes that its medical centers' level of service and continuum of care enable them to compete successfully, both locally and nationally. The Company potentially faces competition any time it initiates a Certificate of Need ("CON") project or seeks to acquire an existing facility or CON. See this Item, "Business -- Regulation". This competition may arise either from competing companies, national or regional, or from local hospitals which file competing applications or oppose the proposed CON project. The necessity for these approvals serves as a barrier to entry and has the potential to limit competition by creating a franchise to provide services to a given area. To date the Company has been successful in obtaining each of the CONs or similar approvals which it has sought, although there can be no assurance that it will achieve similar success in the future. REGULATION The healthcare industry is subject to regulation by federal, state and local governments. The various levels of regulatory activity affect the Company's business activities by controlling its growth, requiring licensure or certification of its facilities, regulating the use of its properties and controlling the reimbursement to the Company for services provided. Licensure, Certification and Certificate of Need Regulations Capital expenditures for the construction of new facilities, the addition of beds or the acquisition of existing facilities may be reviewable by state regulators under a statutory scheme which is sometimes referred to as a CON program. States with CON programs place limits on the construction and acquisition of healthcare facilities and the expansion of existing facilities and services. In such states, approvals are required for capital expenditures exceeding certain amounts which involve inpatient rehabilitation facilities or services. Outpatient rehabilitation facilities and services do not require such approvals in a majority of states. 9 State CON statutes generally provide that, prior to the addition of new beds, the construction of new facilities or the introduction of new services, a state health planning designated agency (a "SHPDA") must determine that a need exists for those beds, facilities or services. The CON process is intended to promote comprehensive healthcare planning, assist in providing high quality healthcare at the lowest possible cost and avoid unnecessary duplication by ensuring that only those healthcare facilities that are needed will be built. Typically, the provider of services submits an application to the appropriate SHPDA with information concerning the area and population to be served, the anticipated demand for the facility or service to be provided, the amount of capital expenditure, the estimated annual operating costs, the relationship of the proposed facility or service to the overall state health plan and the cost per patient day for the type of care contemplated. Whether the CON is granted is based upon a finding of need by the SHPDA in accordance with criteria set forth in CON statutes and state and regional health facilities plans. If the proposed facility or service is found to be necessary and the applicant to be the appropriate provider, the SHPDA will issue a CON containing a maximum amount of expenditure and a specific time period for the holder of the CON to implement the approved project. Licensure and certification are separate, but related, regulatory activities. The former is usually a state or local requirement and the latter is a federal requirement. In almost all instances, licensure and certification will follow specific standards and requirements that are set forth in readily available public documents. Compliance with the requirements is monitored by annual on-site inspections by representatives of various government agencies. All of the Company's inpatient rehabilitation facilities and medical centers and substantially all of the Company's surgery centers are currently required to be licensed, but only the outpatient rehabilitation facilities located in Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Rhode Island currently must satisfy such a licensing requirement. Medicare Participation and Reimbursement In order to participate in the Medicare program and receive Medicare reimbursement, each facility must comply with the applicable regulations of the United States Department of Health and Human Services relating to, among other things, the type of facility, its equipment, its personnel and its standards of medical care, as well as compliance with all state and local laws and regulations. All of the Company's inpatient facilities, except for the St. Louis head injury center, participate in the Medicare program. Approximately 304 of the Company's outpatient rehabilitation facilities currently participate in, or are awaiting the assignment of a provider number to participate in, the Medicare program. All of the Company's surgery centers and diagnostic centers are certified (or awaiting certification) under the Medicare program. Its Medicare-certified facilities, inpatient and outpatient, undergo annual on-site Medicare certification surveys in order to maintain their certification status. Failure to comply with the program's conditions of participation may result in loss of program reimbursement or other governmental sanctions. All such facilities have been deemed to be in satisfactory compliance on all applicable surveys. The Company has developed its operational systems to assure compliance with the various standards and requirements of the Medicare program and has established ongoing quality assurance activities to monitor compliance. The Company believes that all of such facilities currently meet all applicable Medicare requirements. As a result of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1983, Congress adopted a prospective payment system ("PPS") to cover the routine and ancillary operating costs of most Medicare inpatient hospital services. Under this system, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has established fixed payment amounts per discharge based on diagnosis-related groups ("DRGs"). With limited exceptions, a hospital's payment for Medicare inpatients is limited to the DRG rate, regardless of the number of services provided to the patient or the length of the patient's hospital stay. Under PPS, a hospital may retain the difference, if any, between its DRG rate and its operating costs incurred in furnishing inpatient services, and is at risk for any operating costs that exceed its DRG rate. The Company's medical center facilities are generally subject to PPS with respect to Medicare inpatient services. 10 The PPS program has been beneficial for the rehabilitation segment of the healthcare industry because of the economic pressure on acute-care hospitals to discharge patients as soon as possible. The result has been increased demand for rehabilitation services for those patients discharged early from acute-care hospitals. Outpatient rehabilitation services and free-standing inpatient rehabilitation facilities are currently exempt from PPS, and inpatient rehabilitation units within acute-care hospitals are eligible to obtain an exemption from PPS upon satisfaction of certain federal criteria. Currently, seven of the Company's outpatient centers are Medicare-certified Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities ("CORFs") and 222 are Medicare-certified rehabilitation agencies. CORFs have been designated cost-reimbursed Medicare providers since 1982. Under the regulations, CORFs are reimbursed reasonable costs (subject to certain limits) for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Outpatient rehabilitation facilities certified by Medicare as rehabilitation agencies are reimbursed on the basis of the lower of reasonable costs for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries or charges for such services. Outpatient rehabilitation facilities which are physician-directed clinics, as well as outpatient surgery centers, are reimbursed by Medicare on a fee screen basis; that is, they receive a fixed fee, which is determined by the geographical area in which the facility is located, for each procedure performed. The Company's outpatient rehabilitation facilities submit monthly bills to their fiscal intermediaries for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries, and the Company files annual cost reports with the intermediaries for each such facility. Adjustments are then made if costs have exceeded payments from the fiscal intermediary or vice versa. The Company's inpatient facilities (other than the medical center facilities) either are not currently covered by PPS or are exempt from PPS, and are also cost-reimbursed, receiving the lower of reasonable costs or charges. Typically, the fiscal intermediary pays a set rate based on the prior year's costs for each facility. As with outpatient facilities subject to cost-based reimbursement, annual cost reports are filed with the Company's fiscal intermediary and payment adjustments are made, if necessary. Congress has directed the United States Department of Health and Human Services to develop regulations, which could subject inpatient rehabilitation hospitals to PPS in place of the current "reasonable cost within limits" system of reimbursement. In addition, informal proposals have been made for a prospective payment system for Medicare outpatient care. Other proposals for a prospective payment system for rehabilitation hospitals are also being considered by the federal government. Therefore, the Company cannot predict at this time the effect that any such changes may have on its operations. Regulations relating to prospective payment or other aspects of reimbursement may be developed in the future which could adversely affect reimbursement for services provided by the Company. Over the past several years an increasing number of healthcare providers have been accused of violating the federal False Claims Act. That Act prohibits the knowing presentation of a false claim to the United States government. Because the Company performs thousands of similar procedures a year for which it is reimbursed by Medicare and there is a relatively long statute of limitations, a billing error could result in significant civil penalties. The Company does not believe that it is or has been in violation of the False Claims Act. Relationships with Physicians and Other Providers Various state and federal laws regulate relationships among providers of healthcare services, including employment or service contracts and investment relationships. These restrictions include a federal criminal law prohibiting (i) the offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of remuneration by individuals or entities, to induce referrals of patients for services reimbursed under the Medicare or Medicaid programs or (ii) the leasing, purchasing, ordering, arranging for or recommending the lease, purchase or order of any item, good, facility or service covered by such programs (the "Fraud and Abuse Law"). In addition to federal criminal sanctions, violators of the Fraud and Abuse Law may be subject to significant civil sanctions, including fines and/or exclusion from the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs. In 1991, the Office of the Inspector General ("OIG") of the United States Department of Health and Human Services promulgated regulations describing compensation arrangements which are not viewed as illegal remuneration under the Fraud and Abuse Law (the "Safe Harbor Rules"). The Safe 11 Harbor Rules create certain standards ("Safe Harbors") for identified types of compensation arrangements which, if fully complied with, assure participants in the particular arrangement that the OIG will not treat such participation as a criminal offense under the Fraud and Abuse Law or as the basis for an exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid programs or an imposition of civil sanctions. The OIG closely scrutinizes health care joint ventures involving physicians and other referral sources. In 1989, the OIG published a Fraud Alert that outlined questionable features of "suspect" joint ventures. In 1992, regulations were published in the Federal Register implementing the OIG sanction and civil money penalty provisions established in the Fraud and Abuse Law. The regulations (the "Exclusion Regulations") provide that the OIG may exclude a Medicare provider from participation in the Medicare Program for a five-year period upon a finding that the Fraud and Abuse Law has been violated. The regulations expressly incorporate a test adopted by three federal circuit courts providing that if one purpose of remuneration that is offered, paid, solicited or received is to induce referrals, then the statute is violated. The regulations also provide that after the OIG establishes a factual basis for excluding a provider from the program, the burden of proof shifts to the provider to prove that the Fraud and Abuse Law has not been violated. The Company currently operates four of its rehabilitation hospitals and many of its outpatient rehabilitation facilities as limited partnerships with third-party investors. Two of the rehabilitation hospital partnerships involve physician investors, and two of the rehabilitation hospital partnerships involve other institutional healthcare providers. Eight of the outpatient partnerships currently have a total of 21 physician limited partners, some of whom refer patients to the partnerships. Those partnerships which are providers of services under the Medicare program, and their limited partners, are subject to the Fraud and Abuse Law. A number of the relationships established by the Company with physicians and other healthcare providers do not fit within any of the Safe Harbors. The Safe Harbor Rules do not expand the scope of activities that the Fraud and Abuse Law prohibits, nor do they provide that failure to fall within a Safe Harbor constitutes a violation of the Fraud and Abuse Law; however, the OIG has informally indicated that failure to fall within a Safe Harbor may subject an arrangement to increased scrutiny. Most of the Company's surgery centers are owned by limited partnerships, which include as limited partners physicians who perform surgical procedures at such centers. Subsequent to the promulgation of the Safe Harbor Rules in 1991, the Department of Health and Human Services issued for public comment additional proposed Safe Harbors, one of which specifically addresses surgeon ownership interests in ambulatory surgery centers (the "Proposed ASC Safe Harbor"). As proposed, the Proposed ASC Safe Harbor would protect payments to be made to surgeons as a return on investment interest in a surgery center if, among other conditions, all the investors are surgeons who are in a position to refer patients directly to the center and perform surgery on such referred patients. Since a subsidiary of the Company is an investor in each limited partnership which owns a surgery center, the Company's arrangements with physician investors do not fit within the Proposed ASC Safe Harbor as currently proposed. The Company is unable at this time to predict whether the Proposed ASC Safe Harbor will become final, and if so, whether the language and requirements will remain as currently proposed, or whether changes will be made prior to becoming final. There can be no assurance that the Company will ever meet the criteria under the Proposed ASC Safe Harbor as proposed or as it may be adopted in final form. The Company believes, however, that its arrangements with physicians with respect to its surgery center facilities should not fall within the activities prohibited by the Fraud and Abuse Law. While several federal court decisions have aggressively applied the restrictions of the Fraud and Abuse Law, they provide little guidance as to the application of the Fraud and Abuse Law to the Company's limited partnerships. The Company believes that it is in compliance with the current requirements of applicable federal and state law, but no assurances can be given that a federal or state agency charged with enforcement of the Fraud and Abuse Law and similar laws might not assert a contrary position or that new federal or state laws, or new interpretations of existing laws, might not adversely affect relationships established by the Company with physicians or other healthcare providers or result in the imposition of penalties on the Company or certain of its facilities. Even the assertion of a violation could have a material adverse effect upon the Company. 12 The so-called "Stark II" provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 amend the federal Medicare statute to prohibit the making by a physician of referrals for "designated health services" (including physical therapy, occupational therapy, radiology services or radiation therapy) to an entity in which the physician has an investment interest or other financial relationship, subject to certain exceptions. Such prohibition took effect on January 1, 1995 and applies to all of the Company's outpatient rehabilitation facility partnerships with physician limited partners. In addition, a number of states have passed or are considering statutes which prohibit or limit physician referrals of patients to facilities in which they have an investment interest. In response to these regulatory activities, the Company has restructured most of its rehabilitation facility partnerships which involve physician investors, in order to eliminate physician ownership interests not permitted by applicable law. The Company intends to take such actions as may be required to cause the remaining partnerships to be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including, if necessary, the prohibition of physician partners from referring patients. The Company believes that this restructuring has not adversely affected and will not adversely affect the operations of its facilities. Ambulatory surgery is not identified as a "designated health service", and the Company does not believe that ambulatory surgery is subject to the restrictions set forth in Stark II. However, lithotripsy facilities operated by the Company frequently operate on hospital campuses, and it is possible to conclude that such services are "inpatient and outpatient hospital services" -- a category of proscribed services within the meaning of Stark II. Similarly, physicians frequently perform endoscopic procedures in the procedure rooms of the Company's surgery centers, and it is also possible to construe these services to be "designated health services". While the Company does not believe that Stark II was intended to apply to such services, if that were determined to be the case, the Company intends to take steps necessary to cause the operation of its facilities to comply with the law. The Company cannot predict whether other regulatory or statutory provisions will be enacted by federal or state authorities which would prohibit or otherwise regulate relationships which the Company has established or may establish with other healthcare providers or the possibility of materially adverse effects on its business or revenues arising from such future actions. Management of the Company believes, however, that the Company will be able to adjust its operations so as to be in compliance with any regulatory or statutory provision as may be applicable. See this Item, "Business -- Patient Care Services" and "Business -- Sources of Revenues". INSURANCE Beginning December 1, 1993, the Company became self-insured for professional liability and comprehensive general liability. The Company purchased coverage for all claims incurred prior to December 1, 1993. In addition, the Company purchased underlying insurance which would cover all claims once established limits have been exceeded. It is the opinion of management that as of December 31, 1996, the Company had adequate reserves to cover losses on asserted and unasserted claims. EMPLOYEES As of December 31, 1996, the Company employed 36,410 persons, of whom 20,930 were full-time employees and 15,480 were part-time employees. Of the above employees, 595 were employed at the Company's headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. Except for approximately 80 employees at one rehabilitation hospital (about 18% of that facility's workforce), none of the Company's employees are represented by a labor union. The Company is not aware of any current activities to organize its employees at other facilities. Management of the Company considers the relationship between the Company and its employees to be good. 13 ITEM 2. PROPERTIES The Company's executive offices currently occupy approximately 200,000 square feet in a newly-constructed headquarters building in Birmingham, Alabama. The headquarters building, which was occupied by the Company in February 1997, was constructed on a 73-acre parcel of land owned by the Company pursuant to a tax retention operating lease structured through NationsBanc Leasing Corporation. Substantially all of the Company's outpatient rehabilitation operations are carried out in leased facilities. The Company owns 33 of its inpatient rehabilitation facilities and leases or operates under management contracts the remainder of its inpatient rehabilitation facilities. The Company also owns 40 of its surgery centers and leases the remainder. Prior to the acquisition of Health Images, substantially all of the Company's diagnostic centers operated in leased facilities. The Company constructed its rehabilitation hospitals in Florence and Columbia, South Carolina, Kingsport and Nashville, Tennessee, Concord, New Hampshire, and Dothan, Alabama, and is constructing its Columbia, Missouri and Charlottesville, Virginia rehabilitation hospitals, on property leased under long-term ground leases. The property on which the Company's Memphis, Tennessee rehabilitation hospital is located is owned in partnership by the Company and Methodist Hospitals of Memphis. The Company owns its four medical center facilities. The Company currently owns, and from time to time may acquire, certain other improved and unimproved real properties in connection with its business. See Notes 5 and 7 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for information with respect to the properties owned by the Company and certain indebtedness related thereto. In management's opinion, the Company's physical properties are adequate for the Company's needs for the foreseeable future, and are consistent with its expansion plans described elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 14 The following table sets forth a listing of the Company's patient care services locations at December 31, 1996 (without giving effect to the Health Images acquisition): OUTPATIENT INPATIENT REHABILITATION REHABILITATION MEDICAL SURGERY DIAGNOSTIC OTHER STATE CENTERS(1) FACILITIES (BEDS)(2) CENTERS (BEDS)(2) CENTERS CENTERS SERVICES - ---------------------- ---------------- ---------------------- ------------------- --------- ------------ --------- Alabama 16 9(389) 1(219) 5 3 10 Alaska 1 Arizona 26 3(183) 2 Arkansas 1 1(80) 2 California 48 1(60) 21 31 Colorado 28 5 12 Connecticut 18 2(40) 1 Delaware 7 2 District of Columbia 1 1 Florida 46 8(613) 2(397) 18 11 Georgia 13 1(75) 3 1 Hawaii 5 1 Idaho 1 Illinois 50 2 Indiana 13 1(80) 2 Iowa 3 1 Kansas 5 1 Kentucky 3 1(40) 2 Louisiana 2 1(43) 1 1 Maine 9 4(155) 1 Maryland 14 1(44) 6 3 Massachusetts 37 10(639) 1 10 Michigan 3 1 Minnesota 11 Mississippi 2 Missouri 34 4(107) 6 6 Montana 1 Nebraska 2 Nevada 4 New Hampshire 13 3(148) New Jersey 52 2(170) 2 1 3 New Mexico 3 1(60) 1 New York 39 1(27) North Carolina 12 3 North Dakota 1 Ohio 27 1(24) 4 3 Oklahoma 11 1(111) 2 1 Oregon 1 Pennsylvania 31 12(1,041) 6 Rhode Island 3 South Carolina 9 4(235) 2 South Dakota 1 Tennessee 13 5(330) 6 1 Texas 72 10(633) 1(96) 16 2 14 Utah 1 1(86) 1 Vermont 2(52) Virginia 11 2(84) 1(200) 1 2 10 Washington 36 2 17 West Virginia 4(200) 1 Wisconsin 1 4 Wyoming 1 - ---------- (1) Includes freestanding outpatient centers and their satellites and outpatient satellites of inpatient rehabilitation facilities. (2) "Beds" refers to the number of beds for which a license or certificate of need has been granted, which may vary materially from beds available for use. 15 ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS In the ordinary course of its business, the Company may be subject, from time to time, to claims and legal actions by patients and others. The Company does not believe that any such pending actions, if adversely decided, would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition. See Item 1, "Business -- Insurance" and Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" for a description of the Company's insurance coverage arrangements. From time to time, the Company appeals decisions of various rate-making authorities with respect to Medicare rates established for the Company's facilities. These appeals are initiated in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that adequate reserves have been established for possible adverse decisions on any pending appeals and that the outcomes of currently pending appeals, either individually or in the aggregate, will have no material adverse effect on the Company's operations. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS On March 12, 1997, a Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held, at which shares of Common Stock represented at the Special Meeting were voted for the approval of an Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to increase the authorized shares of Common Stock to 500,000,000 shares as follows: NUMBER VOTING FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN ------------- ------------- --------- -------- 138,533,768 137,975,826 339,699 218,243 16 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS The Company's Common Stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: HRC). The following table sets forth for the fiscal periods indicated the high and low reported sale prices for the Company's Common Stock as reported on the NYSE Composite Transactions Tape. All prices shown have been adjusted for a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend paid on April 17, 1995 and a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend paid on March 17, 1997. REPORTED SALE PRICE -------------------- HIGH LOW --------- -------- 1995 First Quarter ...... $ 10.22 $ 9.03 Second Quarter ...... 10.82 8.16 Third Quarter ...... 12.88 8.63 Fourth Quarter ...... 16.19 11.25 1996 First Quarter ...... $ 19.07 $ 13.50 Second Quarter ...... 19.32 16.16 Third Quarter ...... 19.32 14.25 Fourth Quarter ...... 19.88 17.57 The closing price for the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March 25, 1997, was $20.875. There were approximately 3,671 holders of record of the Common Stock as of March 17, 1997, excluding those shares held by depository companies for certain beneficial owners. The Company has never paid cash dividends on its Common Stock (although certain of the companies acquired by the Company in poolings-of-interests transactions had paid dividends prior to such acquisitions) and does not anticipate the payment of cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company currently anticipates that any future earnings will be retained to finance the Company's operations. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES During the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company issued 52,584 shares of its Common Stock in a transaction not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such shares were issued as of November 14, 1996, to five individuals who were shareholders of a corporation acquired by the Company in a merger transaction. Such shares were issued to such individuals in exchange for all the issued and outstanding capital stock of the acquired company. The Company issued such shares of its Common Stock in reliance upon the exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, inasmuch as the issuance of such shares did not involve any public offering. 17 ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA Set forth below is a summary of selected consolidated financial data for the Company for the years indicated. All amounts have been restated to reflect the effects of the 1994 acquisition of ReLife, Inc. ("ReLife"), the 1995 SHC and SSCI acquisitions and the 1996 SCA and Advantage Health acquisitions, each of which was accounted for as a pooling of interests. YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ----------- ----------- ------------- ------------- --------------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) INCOME STATEMENT DATA: Revenues ..........................................$ 750,134 $ 979,206 $ 1,649,199 $ 2,003,146 $ 2,436,537 Operating unit expenses ........................... 521,619 668,201 1,161,758 1,371,740 1,586,003 Corporate general and administrative expenses ...... 25,667 37,043 61,640 56,920 66,807 Provision for doubtful accounts .................. 16,553 20,026 32,904 37,659 54,112 Depreciation and amortization ..................... 42,107 63,572 113,977 143,322 188,966 Merger and acquisition related expenses(1) ......... -- 333 6,520 19,553 41,515 Loss on impairment of assets(2) .................. -- -- 10,500 53,549 -- Loss on abandonment of computer project(2) ......... -- -- 4,500 -- -- Loss on disposal of surgery centers(2) ............ -- -- 13,197 -- -- NME Selected Hospitals Acquisition related expense(2) ....................................... -- 49,742 -- -- -- Terminated merger expense ........................ 3,665 -- -- -- -- Loss on extinguishment of debt ..................... 883 -- -- -- -- Interest expense ................................. 18,237 24,200 73,644 101,790 94,553 Interest income .................................... (8,595) (5,903) (6,387) (7,882) (5,912) Gain on sale of partnership interest ............... -- (1,400) -- -- -- Gain on sale of equity securities(2) ............... -- -- (7,727) -- -- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 620,136 855,814 1,464,526 1,776,651 2,026,044 --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Income before income taxes and minority interests 129,998 123,392 184,673 226,495 410,493 Provision for income taxes ........................ 38,550 37,993 65,121 81,771 140,238 --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 91,448 85,399 119,552 144,724 270,255 Minority interests ................................. 25,943 29,377 31,469 43,147 49,437 --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Income from continuing operations .................. 65,505 56,022 88,083 101,577 220,818 Income from discontinued operations ............... 3,283 4,452 -- -- -- Extraordinary item(2) .............................. -- -- -- (9,056) -- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income ....................................... $ 68,788 $ 60,474 $ 88,083 $ 92,521 $ 220,818 ========= ========= =========== =========== =========== Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding(3) ........................... 254,296 264,958 280,854 297,460 326,290 ========= ========= =========== =========== =========== Net income per common and common equivalent share(3) Continuing operations ........................... $ 0.26 $ 0.21 $ 0.31 $ 0.34 $ 0.68 Discontinued operations ........................ 0.01 0.02 -- -- -- Extraordinary item .............................. -- -- -- (0.03) -- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- $ 0.27 $ 0.23 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.68 ========= ========= =========== =========== =========== Net income per common share -- assuming full dilution(3)(4) ................................. N/A N/A $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.66 ========= ========= =========== =========== =========== 18 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, --------------------------------------------------------------- 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) BALANCE SHEET DATA: Cash and marketable securities ...... $ 179,725 $ 148,308 $ 129,971 $ 156,321 $ 151,788 Working capital ..................... 269,120 284,691 282,667 406,125 543,975 Total assets ........................ 1,143,235 1,881,211 2,230,093 2,931,495 3,371,952 Long-term debt(5) .................. 413,656 1,008,429 1,139,087 1,391,664 1,486,029 Stockholders' equity ............... 581,954 646,397 757,583 1,185,898 1,515,924 - ---------- (1) Expenses related to SHC's Ballas Merger in 1993, the ReLife and Heritage Acquisitions in 1994, the SHC, SSCI and NovaCare Rehabilitation Hospitals Acquisitions in 1995 and the SCA, Advantage Health, PSCM and ReadiCare mergers in 1996. (2) See "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". (3) Adjusted to reflect a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend paid on April 17, 1995 and a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend paid on March 17, 1997. (4) Fully-diluted earnings per share in 1994, 1995 and 1996 reflect shares reserved for issuance upon conversion of HEALTHSOUTH's 5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2001. (5) Includes current portion of long-term debt. ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS GENERAL The following discussion is intended to facilitate the understanding and assessment of significant changes and trends related to the results of operations and financial condition of the Company, including certain factors related to recent acquisitions by the Company, the timing and nature of which have significantly affected the Company's results of operations. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company completed the following acquisitions over the last three years (common share amounts have been adjusted to reflect a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend paid on March 17, 1997): o On December 29, 1994, the Company acquired ReLife, Inc. (the "ReLife Acquisition"). A total of 22,050,580 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in the transaction, representing a value of $180,000,000 at the time of the acquisition. At that time, ReLife operated 31 inpatient facilities with an aggregate of 1,102 licensed beds, including nine free-standing rehabilitation hospitals, nine acute rehabilitation units, five sub-acute rehabilitation units, seven transitional living units and one residential facility, and also provided outpatient rehabilitation services at 12 centers. o On April 1, 1995, the Company purchased the operations of the rehabilitation hospital division of NovaCare, Inc. (the "NovaCare Rehabilitation Hospitals Acquisition"). The purchase price was approximately $235,000,000. The NovaCare Rehabilitation Hospitals consisted of 11 rehabilitation hospitals in seven states, 12 other facilities and two Certificates of Need. o On June 13, 1995, the Company acquired Surgical Health Corporation (the "SHC Acquisition"). A total of 17,062,960 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in the transaction, representing a value of $155,000,000 at the time of the acquisition. The Company also purchased SHC's $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2004 for an aggregate consideration of approximately $86,000,000. At that time, SHC operated a network of 36 free-standing surgery centers in 11 states, and five mobile lithotripsy units. 19 o On October 26, 1995, the Company acquired Sutter Surgery Centers, Inc. (the "SSCI Acquisition"). A total of 3,552,002 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in the transaction, representing a value of $44,444,000 at the time of the acquisition. At that time, SSCI operated a network of 12 freestanding surgery centers in three states. o On December 1, 1995, the Company acquired Caremark Orthopedic Services Inc. (the "Caremark Acquisition"). The purchase price was approximately $127,500,000. At that time Caremark owned and operated approximately 120 outpatient rehabilitation centers in 13 states. o On January 17, 1996, the Company acquired Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (the "SCA Acquisition"). A total of 91,856,678 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in the transaction, representing a value of approximately $1,400,000,000 at the time of the acquisition. At that time, SCA operated a network of 67 freestanding surgery centers in 24 states. o On March 14, 1996, the Company acquired Advantage Health Corporation (the "Advantage Health Acquisition"). A total of 18,203,978 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in the transaction, representing a value of approximately $315,000,000 at the time of the acquisition. At that time, Advantage Health operated a network of 136 sites of service, including four freestanding rehabilitation hospitals, one freestanding multi-use hospital, one nursing home, 68 outpatient rehabilitation facilities, 14 inpatient managed rehabilitation units, 24 rehabilitation services management contracts and six managed sub-acute rehabilitation units, primarily located in the northeastern United States. o On August 20, 1996, the Company acquired Professional Sports Care Management, Inc. (the "PSCM Acquisition"). A total of 3,622,888 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in the transaction, representing a value of approximately $59,000,000 at the time of the acquisition. At that time, PSCM operated a network of 36 outpatient rehabilitation centers in three states. o On December 2, 1996, the Company acquired ReadiCare, Inc. (the "ReadiCare Acquisition"). A total of 4,007,954 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in the transaction, representing a value of approximately $76,000,000 at the time of the acquisition. At that time, ReadiCare operated a network of 37 outpatient medical and rehabilitation centers in two states. The NovaCare Rehabilitation Hospitals Acquisition and the Caremark Acquisition each were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the acquired operations are included in the Company's consolidated financial information from their respective dates of acquisition. Each of the ReLife Acquisition, the SHC Acquisition, the SSCI Acquisition, the SCA Acquisition and the Advantage Health Acquisition was accounted for as a pooling of interests and, with the exception of data set forth relating to revenues derived from Medicare and Medicaid, all amounts shown in the following discussion have been restated to reflect such acquisitions. ReLife, SHC, SSCI, SCA and Advantage Health did not separately track such revenues. The PSCM Acquisition and the ReadiCare Acquisition were also accounted for as poolings of interests. However, due to the immateriality of PSCM and ReadiCare, the Company's historical financial statements for all periods prior to the quarters in which the respective mergers took place have not been restated. Instead, stockholders' equity has been increased during 1996 to reflect the effects of the PSCM Acquisition and the ReadiCare Acquisition. The results of operations of PSCM and ReadiCare are included in the accompanying financial statements and the following discussion from the date of acquisition forward (see Note 2 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for further discussion). The Company determines the amortization period of the cost in excess of net asset value of purchased facilities based on an evaluation of the facts and circumstances of each individual purchase transaction. The evaluation includes an analysis of historic and projected financial performance, an evaluation of the estimated useful life of the buildings and fixed assets acquired, the indefinite useful life of certificates of need and licenses acquired, the competition within local markets, lease terms where applicable, and the legal terms of partnerships where applicable. The Company utilizes independent appraisers and relies on its own management expertise in evaluating each of the factors noted above. 20 With respect to the carrying value of the excess of cost over net asset value of purchased facilities and other intangible assets, the Company determines on a quarterly basis whether an impairment event has occurred by considering factors such as the market value of the asset, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate, adverse action by regulators, history of operating losses or cash flow losses, or a projection of continuing losses associated with an operating entity. The carrying value of excess cost over net asset value of purchased facilities and other intangible assets will be evaluated if the facts and circumstances suggest that it has been impaired. If this evaluation indicates that the value of the asset will not be recoverable, as determined based on the undiscounted cash flows of the entity acquired over the remaining amortization period, the Company's carrying value of the asset will be reduced by the estimated shortfall of cash flows. Governmental, commercial and private payors have increasingly recognized the need to contain their costs for healthcare services. These payors, accordingly, are turning to closer monitoring of services, prior authorization requirements, utilization review and increased utilization of outpatient services. During the periods discussed below, the Company has experienced an increased effort by these payors to contain costs through negotiated discount pricing. The Company views these efforts as an opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of its clinical programs and its ability to provide its rehabilitative healthcare services efficiently. The Company has entered into a number of contracts with payors to provide services and has realized an increased volume of patients as a result. The Company's revenues include net patient service revenues and other operating revenues. Net patient service revenues are reported at estimated net realizable amounts from patients, insurance companies, third-party payors (primarily Medicare and Medicaid) and others for services rendered. Revenues from third-party payors also include estimated retroactive adjustments under reimbursement agreements which are subject to final review and settlement by appropriate authorities. Management determines allowances for doubtful accounts and contractual adjustments based on historical experience and the terms of payor contracts. Net accounts receivable include only those amounts estimated by management to be collectible. The Company, in many cases, operates more than one site within a market. In such markets, there is customarily an outpatient center or inpatient facility with associated satellite outpatient locations. For purposes of the following discussion and analysis, same store operations are measured on locations within markets in which similar operations existed at the end of the period and include the operations of additional locations opened within the same market. New store operations are measured on locations within new markets. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY Twelve-Month Periods Ended December 31, 1994 and 1995 The Company operated 537 outpatient rehabilitation locations at December 31, 1995, compared to 283 outpatient rehabilitation locations at December 31, 1994. In addition, the Company operated 95 inpatient rehabilitation facilities, 122 surgery centers and five medical centers at December 31, 1995, compared to 82 inpatient rehabilitation facilities, 112 surgery centers and five medical centers at December 31, 1994. The Company's operations generated revenues of $2,003,146,000 in 1995, an increase of $353,947,000, or 21.5%, as compared to 1994 revenues. Same store revenues for the twelve months ended December 31, 1995 were $1,817,359,000, an increase of $168,160,000, or 10.2%, as compared to the same period in 1994. New store revenues for 1995 were $185,787,000. New store revenues reflect (1) the 11 rehabilitation hospitals and 12 other facilities associated with the NovaCare Rehabilitation Hospitals Acquisition, (2) the 120 outpatient rehabilitation centers associated with the Caremark Acquisition, (3) the acquisition of five surgery centers and one outpatient diagnostic imaging operation, and (4) the acquisition of outpatient rehabilitation operations in 34 new markets. See Note 9 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". The increase in revenues is primarily attributable to the addition of these operations and increases in patient volume. Revenues generated from patients under the Medicare and Medicaid programs respectively accounted for 40.0% and 2.5% of total revenues for 1995, compared to 41.0% and 21 3.2% of total revenues for 1994. Revenues from any other single third-party payor were not significant in relation to the Company's total revenues. During 1995, same store outpatient visits, inpatient days and surgery center cases increased 21.7%, 10.8% and 4.8%, respectively. Revenue per outpatient visit, inpatient day and surgery case for same store operations increased (decreased) by 0.8%, 2.5% and (0.9%), respectively. Operating expenses, at the operating unit level, were $1,371,740,000, or 68.5% of revenues, for 1995, compared to 70.4% of revenues for 1994. Same store operating expenses for 1995 were $1,243,508,000, or 68.4% of related revenues. New store operating expenses were $128,232,000, or 69.0% of related revenues. Corporate general and administrative expenses decreased from $61,640,000 in 1994 to $56,920,000 in 1995. As a percentage of revenues, corporate general and administrative expenses decreased from 3.7% in 1994 to 2.8% in 1995. Total operating expenses were $1,428,660,000, or 71.3% of revenues, for 1995, compared to $1,223,398,000, or 74.2% of revenues, for 1994. The provision for doubtful accounts was $37,659,000, or 1.9% of revenues, for 1995, compared to $32,904,000, or 2.0% of revenues, for 1994. Depreciation and amortization expense was $143,322,000 for 1995, compared to $113,977,000 for 1994. The increase represents the investment in additional assets by the Company. Interest expense increased to $101,790,000 in 1995, compared to $73,644,000 for 1994, primarily because of the increased average borrowings during 1995 under the Company's revolving line of credit. For 1995, interest income was $7,882,000, compared to $6,387,000 for 1994. Merger expenses in 1994 of $6,520,000 represent costs incurred or accrued in connection with completing the ReLife Acquisition ($2,949,000) and SHC's acquisition of Heritage Surgical Corporation ($3,571,000). For further discussion, see Note 2 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". During 1994, the Company recognized a $10,500,000 loss on impairment of assets. This amount relates to the termination of a ReLife management contract and a permanently damaged ReLife facility. The Company determined not to attempt to reopen such damaged facility because, under its existing licensure, the facility was not consistent with the Company's plans. Also during 1994, the Company recognized a $4,500,000 loss on abandonment of a ReLife computer project. For further discussion, see Note 14 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". During the fourth quarter of 1994, the Company adopted a formal plan to dispose of three surgery centers and certain other properties during fiscal 1995. Accordingly, a charge of $13,197,000 was made to reflect the expected losses resulting from the disposal of these centers. The closings of the three surgery centers were completed by December 31, 1995. For further discussion, see Note 13 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". As a result of the NovaCare and SHC acquisitions, the Company recognized $14,588,000 in merger and acquisition related expenses during the second quarter of 1995. Fees related to legal, accounting and financial advisory services accounted for $3,400,000 of the expense. Accruals for employee separations were approximately $1,188,000. In addition, the Company provided approximately $10,000,000 for the write-down of certain assets to net realizable value as the result of a facility consolidation in a market where the Company's existing services overlapped with those of an acquired facility. The employee separations and facility consolidation were completed by the end of 1995. In the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company incurred direct costs and expenses of $4,965,000 in connection with the SSCI Acquisition. These expenses consist primarily of fees related to legal, accounting and financial advisory services and are included in merger and acquisition related acquisition expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995. In connection with the SHC Acquisition, the Company recognized a $9,056,000 extraordinary loss (net of income tax benefit of $5,550,000) on the early extinguishment of the SHC Notes during 1995 (see Notes 2 and 7 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements"). Also during 1995, the Company recognized a $53,549,000 loss on impairment of assets. The impaired assets relate to six SHC facilities and eight SCA facilities in which the projected undiscounted cash flows did not support the book value of the long-lived assets of such facilities. See Note 14 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". 22 Income before income taxes, minority interests and extraordinary item for 1995 was $226,495,000, compared to $184,673,000 for 1994. Minority interests reduced income before income taxes by $43,147,000, compared to $31,469,000 for 1994. The provision for income taxes for 1995 was $81,771,000, compared to $65,121,000 for 1994, resulting in effective tax rates of 44.6% for 1995 and 42.5% for 1994. Net income for 1995 was $92,521,000. Twelve-Month Periods Ended December 31, 1995 and 1996 The Company operated 739 outpatient rehabilitation locations at December 31, 1996, compared to 537 outpatient rehabilitation locations at December 31, 1995. In addition, the Company operated 96 inpatient rehabilitation facilities, 135 surgery centers and five medical centers at December 31, 1996, compared to 95 inpatient rehabilitation facilities, 122 surgery centers and five medical centers at December 31, 1995. The Company's operations generated revenues of $2,436,537,000 in 1996, an increase of $433,391,000, or 21.6%, as compared to 1995 revenues. Same store revenues for the twelve months ended December 31, 1996 were $2,276,676,000, an increase of $273,530,000, or 13.7%, as compared to the same period in 1995. New store revenues for 1996 were $159,861,000. New store revenues reflect the acquisition of one inpatient rehabilitation hospital, the addition of eight new outpatient surgery centers, and the acquisition of outpatient rehabilitation operations in 57 new markets. See Note 9 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". The increase in revenues is primarily attributable to the addition of these operations and increases in patient volume. Revenues generated from patients under the Medicare and Medicaid programs respectively accounted for 37.8% and 2.9% of total revenues for 1996, compared to 40.0% and 2.5% of total revenues for 1995. Revenues from any other single third-party payor were not significant in relation to the Company's total revenues. During 1996, same store outpatient visits, inpatient days and surgery center cases increased 19.9%, 10.8% and 7.3%, respectively. Revenue per outpatient visit, inpatient day and surgery case for same store operations increased (decreased) by (0.8)%, 3.8% and 1.1%, respectively. Operating expenses, at the operating unit level, were $1,586,003,000, or 65.1% of revenues, for 1996, compared to 68.5% of revenues for 1995. The decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of revenues is primarily attributable to the 13.7% increase in same store revenues noted above. In same store operations, the incremental costs associated with increased revenues are significantly lower as a percentage of those increased revenues. Same store operating expenses for 1996 were $1,486,575,000, or 65.3% of related revenues. New store operating expenses were $99,428,000, or 62.2% of related revenues. Corporate general and administrative expenses increased from $56,920,000 in 1995 to $66,807,000 in 1996. As a percentage of revenues, corporate general and administrative expenses decreased from 2.8% in 1995 to 2.7% in 1996. Total operating expenses were $1,652,810,000, or 67.8% of revenues, for 1996, compared to $1,428,660,000, or 71.3% of revenues, for 1995. The provision for doubtful accounts was $54,112,000, or 2.2% of revenues, for 1996, compared to $37,659,000, or 1.9% of revenues, for 1995. Depreciation and amortization expense was $188,966,000 for 1996, compared to $143,322,000 for 1995. The increase resulted from the investment in additional assets by the Company. Interest expense decreased to $94,553,000 in 1996, compared to $101,790,000 for 1995, primarily because of the favorable interest rates on the Company's revolving credit facility (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources"). For 1996, interest income was $5,912,000 compared to $7,882,000 for 1995. The decrease in interest income resulted primarily from a decrease in the average amount outstanding in interest-bearing investments. Merger expenses in 1996 of $41,515,000 represent costs incurred or accrued in connection with completing the SCA Acquisition ($19,727,000), the Advantage Health Acquisition ($9,212,000), the PSCM Acquisition ($5,513,000) and the ReadiCare Acquisition ($7,063,000). For further discussion, see Note 2 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". Income before income taxes, minority interests and extraordinary item for 1996 was $410,493,000, compared to $226,495,000 for 1995. Minority interests reduced income before income taxes by $49,437,000, compared to $43,147,000 for 1995. The provision for income taxes for 1996 was $140,238,000, compared to $81,771,000 for 1995, resulting in effective tax rates of 38.8% for 1996 and 44.6% for 1995. Net income for 1996 was $220,818,000. 23 LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES At December 31, 1996, the Company had working capital of $543,975,000, including cash and marketable securities of $151,788,000. Working capital at December 31, 1995 was $406,125,000, including cash and marketable securities of $156,321,000. For 1996, cash provided by operations was $367,656,000, compared to $306,157,000 for 1995. The Company used $451,343,000 for investing activities during 1996, compared to $764,825,000 for 1995. Additions to property, plant and equipment and acquisitions accounted for $172,962,000 and $91,391,000, respectively, during 1996. Those same investing activities accounted for $172,172,000 and $493,914,000, respectively, in 1995. Financing activities provided $83,108,000 and $494,100,000 during 1996 and 1995, respectively. Net borrowing proceeds (borrowings less principal reductions) for 1996 and 1995 were $88,851,000 and $213,155,000, respectively. Net accounts receivable were $510,567,000 at December 31, 1996, compared to $409,150,000 at December 31, 1995. The number of days of average revenues in average receivables was 66.7 at December 31, 1996, compared to 63.2 at December 31, 1995. The concentration of net accounts receivable from patients, third-party payors, insurance companies and others at December 31, 1996 was consistent with the related concentration of revenues for the period then ended. The Company has a $1,250,000,000 revolving credit facility with NationsBank, N.A. ("NationsBank") and other participating banks (the "1996 Credit Agreement"). The 1996 Credit Agreement replaced a previous $1,000,000,000 revolving credit agreement, also with NationsBank. Interest is paid based on LIBOR plus a predetermined margin, a base rate or competitively bid rates from the participating banks. This credit facility has a maturity date of March 31, 2001. The Company provided a negative pledge on all assets for the 1996 Credit Agreement. The effective interest rate on the average outstanding balance under the revolving credit facility was 5.98% for the twelve months ended December 31, 1996, compared to the average prime rate of 8.29% during the same period. At December 31, 1996, the Company had drawn $995,000,000 under the 1996 Credit Agreement. For further discussion, see Note 7 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". In 1994, the Company issued $115,000,000 principal amount of 5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2001 (the "Debentures"). The Company has called the Debentures for redemption on April 1, 1997. Because the recent market price of the Company's Common Stock substantially exceeds the conversion price of the Debentures, the Company expects that substantially all of the Debentures will be converted into Common Stock. On February 17, 1997, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation ("Horizon/CMS") in a stock-for-stock merger in which the stockholders of Horizon/CMS will receive 0.84338 of a share of the Company's common stock per share of Horizon/ CMS common stock. The transaction is valued at approximately $1,600,000,000, including the assumption by the Company of approximately $700,000,000 in Horizon/CMS debt. It is expected that the transaction will be accounted for as a purchase. Horizon/CMS operates 33 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 58 specialty hospitals and subacute units and 282 outpatient rehabilitation centers. Horizon/CMS also owns, leases or manages 267 long-term care facilities, a contract therapy business, an institutional pharmacy business and other healthcare services. Consummation of the transaction is subject to various regulatory approvals, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, and to the satisfaction of certain other conditions. The Company currently anticipates that the transaction will be consummated by October 1997. On March 3, 1997, the Company consummated the acquisition of Health Images, Inc. ("Health Images") in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests. In the transaction, Health Images stockholders received approximately 10,400,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Health Images operates 49 freestanding diagnostic imaging centers in 13 states and six in England. The effects of conforming the accounting policies of the Company and Health Images are not expected to be material. For further discussion, see Note 2 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". The Company intends to pursue the acquisition or development of additional healthcare operations, including comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient diagnostic centers and companies engaged in the provision of rehabilitation-- 24 related services, and to expand certain of its existing facilities. While it is not possible to estimate precisely the amounts which will actually be expended in the foregoing areas, the Company anticipates that over the next twelve months, it will spend approximately $50,000,000 on maintenance and expansion of its existing facilities and approximately $300,000,000 on development of the Integrated Service Model. See Item 1, "Business -- Company Strategy". Although the Company is continually considering and evaluating acquisitions and opportunities for future growth, the Company has not entered into any agreements with respect to material future acquisitions other than the transactions with Horizon/CMS and Health Images. In connection with the pending acquisition of Horizon/CMS, the Company has obtained a fully-underwritten commitment from NationsBank, N.A. for a $1,000,000,000 Senior Bridge Loan Facility on substantially the same terms as the 1996 Credit Agreement. The Company believes that existing cash, cash flow from operations, and borrowings under the revolving line of credit and the bridge loan facility will be sufficient to satisfy the Company's estimated cash requirements for the next twelve months, and for the reasonably foreseeable future. Inflation in recent years has not had a significant effect on the Company's business, and is not expected to adversely affect the Company in the future unless it increases significantly. Statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company, through its senior management, from time to time makes forward-looking public statements concerning its expected future operations and performance and other developments. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements. While is impossible to identify all such factors, factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company include, but are not limited to, changes in the regulation of the healthcare industry at either or both of the federal and state levels, changes in reimbursement for the Company's services by governmental or private payors, competitive pressures in the healthcare industry and the Company's response thereto, the Company's ability to obtain and retain favorable arrangements with third-party payors, unanticipated delays in the Company's implementation of its Integrated Service Model, general conditions in the economy and capital markets, and other factors which may be identified from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and other public announcements. 25 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA Consolidated financial statements of the Company meeting the requirements of Regulation S-X are filed on the succeeding pages of this Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as listed below: PAGE ----- Report of Independent Auditors ...................................................... 27 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1995 and 1996 ........................ 28 Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 29 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 ..................................................................... 30 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 .............................................................................. 31 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements .......................................... 33 Other financial statements and schedules required under Regulation S-X are listed in Item 14(a)2, and filed under Item 14(d), of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED) Set forth below is certain summary information with respect to the Company's operations for the last eight fiscal quarters. All amounts have been restated to reflect the effects of the 1995 acquisitions of SHC and SSCI and the 1996 acquisitions of SCA and Advantage Health, all of which were accounted for as poolings of interests. All per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend paid on April 17, 1995 and a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend paid on March 17, 1997. 1995 ---------------------------------------------------- 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) Revenues ............................................. $ 451,844 $ 499,668 $ 518,537 $ 533,097 Net income .......................................... 32,922 11,926 41,647 6,026 Net income per common and common equivalent share . 0.12 0.04 0.14 0.02 Net income per common share -- assuming full dilution . 0.11 0.04 0.14 0.02 1996 ---------------------------------------------------- 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) Revenues ............................................. $ 581,234 $ 595,589 $ 616,943 $ 642,771 Net income .......................................... 37,851 59,555 61,044 62,368 Net income per common and common equivalent share . 0.12 0.18 0.18 0.19 Net income per common share -- assuming full dilution . 0.11 0.18 0.18 0.18 26 REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The Board of Directors HEALTHSOUTH Corporation We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 14(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries at December 31, 1995 and 1996, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. ERNST & YOUNG LLP Birmingham, Alabama February 24, 1997 Except for the first paragraph of Note 15, as to which the date is March 12, 1997 27 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------- 1995 1996 ------------- --------------- (IN THOUSANDS) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3) ................................................ $ 152,244 $ 148,028 Other marketable securities (Note 3) ............................................. 4,077 3,760 Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $51,143,000 in 1995 and $65,507,000 in 1996 ......................................................... 409,150 510,567 Inventories ..................................................................... 39,239 47,107 Prepaid expenses and other current assets ....................................... 76,844 126,197 Deferred income taxes (Note 10) ................................................... 21,977 11,852 ----------- ----------- Total current assets ............................................................... 703,531 847,511 Other assets: Loans to officers ............................................................... 1,625 1,396 Other (Note 4) .................................................................. 68,868 82,514 ----------- ----------- 70,493 83,910 Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 5) ....................................... 1,283,560 1,390,873 Intangible assets, net (Note 6) ................................................... 873,911 1,049,658 ----------- ----------- Total assets ..................................................................... $ 2,931,495 $ 3,371,952 =========== =========== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable .................................................................. $ 107,018 $ 110,265 Salaries and wages payable ...................................................... 67,905 66,455 Accrued interest payable and other liabilities .................................... 87,308 91,407 Current portion of long-term debt (Note 7) ....................................... 35,175 35,409 ----------- ----------- Total current liabilities ......................................................... 297,406 303,536 Long-term debt (Note 7) ............................................................ 1,356,489 1,450,620 Deferred income taxes (Note 10) ................................................... 23,733 28,797 Other long-term liabilities (Note 14) ............................................. 8,459 3,558 Deferred revenue .................................................................. 1,525 255 Minority interests - limited partnerships (Note 1) ................................. 57,985 69,262 Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) Stockholders' equity (Notes 8, 12 and 15): Preferred stock, $.10 par value-1,500,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding- none ........................................................................... -- -- Common stock, $.01 par value-500,000,000 shares authorized; issued-152,193,000 in 1995 and 316,148,000 in 1996 ................................................... 1,522 3,161 Additional paid-in capital ...................................................... 888,216 996,234 Retained earnings ............................................................... 334,582 536,423 Treasury stock, at cost (1,324,000 shares in 1995 and 91,000 shares in 1996) ...... (16,065) (323) Receivable from Employee Stock Ownership Plan .................................... (15,886) (14,148) Notes receivable from stockholders ................................................ (6,471) (5,423) ----------- ----------- Total stockholders' equity ......................................................... 1,185,898 1,515,924 ----------- ----------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ....................................... $ 2,931,495 $ 3,371,952 =========== =========== See accompanying notes. 28 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ----------------------------------------------- 1994 1995 1996 ------------- ------------- --------------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Revenues ................................................ $ 1,649,199 $ 2,003,146 $ 2,436,537 Operating unit expenses ................................. 1,161,758 1,371,740 1,586,003 Corporate general and administrative expenses ............ 61,640 56,920 66,807 Provision for doubtful accounts ........................ 32,904 37,659 54,112 Depreciation and amortization ........................... 113,977 143,322 188,966 Merger and acquisition related expenses (Notes 2 and 9) . 6,520 19,553 41,515 Loss on impairment of assets (Note 14) .................. 10,500 53,549 -- Loss on abandonment of computer project (Note 14) ...... 4,500 -- -- Loss on disposal of surgery centers (Note 13) ............ 13,197 -- -- Interest expense ....................................... 73,644 101,790 94,553 Interest income .......................................... (6,387) (7,882) (5,912) Gain on sale of equity securities (Note 1) ............... (7,727) -- -- ----------- ----------- ----------- 1,464,526 1,776,651 2,026,044 ----------- ----------- ----------- Income before income taxes, minority interests and ex- traordinary item 184,673 226,495 410,493 Provision for income taxes .............................. 65,121 81,771 140,238 ----------- ----------- ----------- Income before minority interests and extraordinary item. 119,552 144,724 270,255 Minority interests ....................................... 31,469 43,147 49,437 ----------- ----------- ----------- Income before extraordinary item ........................ 88,083 101,577 220,818 Extraordinary loss from early extinguishment of debt, net of income tax benefit of $5,550,000 (Notes 2 and 7) ...... -- 9,056 -- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income ............................................. $ 88,083 $ 92,521 $ 220,818 =========== =========== =========== Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding .................................... 280,854 297,460 326,290 =========== =========== =========== Income per common and common equivalent share: Income before extraordinary item ........................ $ 0.31 $ 0.34 $ 0.68 Extraordinary loss ....................................... -- 0.03 -- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income ............................................. $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.68 =========== =========== =========== Income per common share -- assuming full dilution: Income before extraordinary item ........................ $ 0.31 $ 0.34 $ 0.66 Extraordinary loss .................................... -- 0.03 -- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income ............................................. $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.66 =========== =========== =========== See accompanying notes. 29 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1995 AND 1996 ADDITIONAL COMMON STOCK PAID-IN RETAINED SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL EARNINGS ---------- -------- ------------ ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Balance at December 31, 1993 .......................................... 129,946 $1,300 $ 493,663 $ 177,979 Proceeds from exercise of options (Note 8) ........................... 2,296 23 16,341 -- Common shares exchanged in the exercise of options .................. (22) -- (321) -- Proceeds from issuance of common shares .............................. 908 9 13,543 -- Income tax benefits related to incentive stock options (Note 8) ...... -- -- 6,470 -- Reduction in receivable from ESOP .................................... -- -- -- -- Payments received on stockholders' notes receivable .................. -- -- -- -- Purchase of limited partnership units ................................. -- -- ---- (1,838) Purchase of treasury stock .......................................... -- -- -- -- Net income ............................................................ -- -- -- 88,083 Dividends paid ...................................................... -- -- -- (6,237) ------- ------- --------- --------- Balance at December 31, 1994 .......................................... 133,128 1,332 529,696 257,987 Adjustment for ReLife Merger (Note 2) ................................. 2,732 27 7,114 (3,734) Proceeds from exercise of options (Note 8) ........................... 1,101 11 9,857 -- Proceeds from issuance of common shares .............................. 15,232 152 334,896 -- Income tax benefits related to incentive stock options (Note 8) ...... -- -- 6,653 -- Reduction in receivable from ESOP .................................... -- -- -- -- Loans made to stockholders .......................................... -- -- -- -- Purchase of limited partnership units ................................. -- -- -- (4,767) Purchases of treasury stock .......................................... -- -- -- -- Net income ............................................................ -- -- -- 92,521 Dividends paid ...................................................... -- -- -- (7,425) ------- ------- --------- --------- Balance at December 31, 1995 .......................................... 152,193 1,522 888,216 334,582 Adjustment for Advantage Merger ....................................... -- -- -- (17,638) Adjustment for 1996 mergers (Note 2) ................................. 4,047 40 68,785 (1,256) Proceeds from exercise of options (Note 8) ........................... 3,270 33 32,774 -- Income tax benefits related to incentive stock options (Note 8) ...... -- -- 23,767 -- Reduction in receivable from ESOP .................................... -- -- -- -- Loans made to stockholders .......................................... -- -- -- -- Purchase of limited partnership units ................................. -- -- -- (83) Retirement of treasury stock .......................................... -- -- (15,742) -- Net income ............................................................ -- -- -- 220,818 Stock split (Note 15) ................................................ 156,638 1,566 (1,566) -- ------- ------- --------- --------- Balance at December 31, 1996 .......................................... 316,148 $3,161 $ 996,234 $ 536,423 ======= ======= ========= ========= HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1995 AND 1996 (Continued) NOTES RECEIVABLE TREASURY STOCK RECEIVABLES FROM SHARES AMOUNT FROM ESOP STOCKHOLDERS ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Balance at December 31, 1993 .......................................... 318 $ (2,123) $ (18,932) $ (5,490) Proceeds from exercise of options (Note 8) ........................... -- -- -- -- Common shares exchanged in the exercise of options .................. -- -- -- -- Proceeds from issuance of common shares .............................. -- -- -- -- Income tax benefits related to incentive stock options (Note 8) ...... -- -- -- -- Reduction in receivable from ESOP .................................... -- -- 1,455 -- Payments received on stockholders' notes receivable .................. -- -- -- 250 Purchase of limited partnership units ................................. -- -- -- -- Purchase of treasury stock .......................................... 601 (6,592) -- -- Net income ............................................................ -- -- -- -- Dividends paid ...................................................... -- -- -- -- ------- --------- ---------- --------- Balance at December 31, 1994 .......................................... 919 (8,715) (17,477) (5,240) Adjustment for ReLife Merger (Note 2) ................................. -- -- -- -- Proceeds from exercise of options (Note 8) ........................... -- -- -- -- Proceeds from issuance of common shares .............................. -- -- -- -- Income tax benefits related to incentive stock options (Note 8) ...... -- -- -- -- Reduction in receivable from ESOP .................................... -- -- 1,591 -- Loans made to stockholders .......................................... -- -- -- (1,231) Purchase of limited partnership units ................................. -- -- -- -- Purchases of treasury stock .......................................... 405 (7,350) -- -- Net income ............................................................ -- -- -- -- Dividends paid ...................................................... -- -- -- -- ------- --------- ---------- --------- Balance at December 31, 1995 .......................................... 1,324 (16,065) (15,886) (6,471) Adjustment for Advantage Merger ....................................... -- -- -- -- Adjustment for 1996 mergers (Note 2) ................................. -- -- -- -- Proceeds from exercise of options (Note 8) ........................... -- -- -- -- Income tax benefits related to incentive stock options (Note 8) ...... -- -- -- -- Reduction in receivable from ESOP .................................... -- -- 1,738 -- Loans made to stockholders .......................................... -- -- -- 1,048 Purchase of limited partnership units ................................. -- -- -- -- Retirement of treasury stock .......................................... (1,233) 15,742 -- -- Net income ............................................................ -- -- -- -- Stock split (Note 15) ................................................ -- -- -- -- ------- --------- ---------- --------- Balance at December 31, 1996 .......................................... 91 $ (323) $ (14,148) $ (5,423) ======= ========= ========== ========= HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1995 AND 1996 (Continued) TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY -------------- Balance at December 31, 1993 .......................................... $ 646,397 Proceeds from exercise of options (Note 8) ........................... 16,364 Common shares exchanged in the exercise of options .................. (321) Proceeds from issuance of common shares .............................. 13,552 Income tax benefits related to incentive stock options (Note 8) ...... 6,470 Reduction in receivable from ESOP .................................... 1,455 Payments received on stockholders' notes receivable .................. 250 Purchase of limited partnership units ................................. (1,838) Purchase of treasury stock .......................................... (6,592) Net income ............................................................ 88,083 Dividends paid ...................................................... (6,237) ---------- Balance at December 31, 1994 .......................................... 757,583 Adjustment for ReLife Merger (Note 2) ................................. 3,407 Proceeds from exercise of options (Note 8) ........................... 9,868 Proceeds from issuance of common shares .............................. 335,048 Income tax benefits related to incentive stock options (Note 8) ...... 6,653 Reduction in receivable from ESOP .................................... 1,591 Loans made to stockholders .......................................... (1,231) Purchase of limited partnership units ................................. (4,767) Purchases of treasury stock .......................................... (7,350) Net income ............................................................ 92,521 Dividends paid ...................................................... (7,425) ---------- Balance at December 31, 1995 .......................................... 1,185,898 Adjustment for Advantage Merger ....................................... (17,638) Adjustment for 1996 mergers (Note 2) ................................. 67,569 Proceeds from exercise of options (Note 8) ........................... 32,807 Income tax benefits related to incentive stock options (Note 8) ...... 23,767 Reduction in receivable from ESOP .................................... 1,738 Loans made to stockholders .......................................... 1,048 Purchase of limited partnership units ................................. (83) Retirement of treasury stock .......................................... -- Net income ............................................................ 220,818 Stock split (Note 15) ................................................ -- ---------- Balance at December 31, 1996 .......................................... $1,515,924 ========== See accompanying notes. 30 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, --------------------------------------------- 1994 1995 1996 ------------- ------------- ------------- (IN THOUSANDS) OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income ................................................ $ 88,083 $ 92,521 $ 220,818 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization ........................ 113,977 143,322 188,966 Provision for doubtful accounts ........................ 32,904 37,659 54,112 Provision for losses on impairment of assets ......... 10,500 53,549 -- Provision for losses on abandonment of computer project ............................................. 4,500 -- -- Merger and acquisition related expenses ............... 6,520 19,553 41,515 Loss on disposal of surgery center ..................... 13,197 -- -- Loss on extinguishment of debt ........................ -- 14,606 -- Income applicable to minority interests of limited partnerships .......................................... 31,469 43,147 49,437 (Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes ......... (15,882) 380 13,525 Provision for deferred revenue ........................ (164) (1,990) (1,270) Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of ef- fects of acquisitions: Accounts receivable ................................. (97,167) (65,382) (131,514) Inventories, prepaid expenses and other current assets ............................................. (15,251) 732 (36,751) Accounts payable and accrued expenses ............... 86,209 (17,334) (31,182) ---------- ---------- ---------- Net cash provided by operating activities ............... 258,895 320,763 367,656 INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchases of property, plant and equipment ............... (195,920) (172,172) (172,962) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment ...... 68,330 14,541 -- Additions to intangible assets, net of effects of acquisi- tions (69,119) (117,552) (174,446) Assets obtained through acquisitions, net of liabilities as- sumed (116,650) (493,914) (91,391) Changes in other assets ................................. (21,962) (6,963) (12,861) Proceeds received on sale of other marketable securities . 18,948 22,161 317 Investments in other marketable securities ............... (9,126) (10,926) -- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net cash used in investing activities ..................... (325,499) (764,825) (451,343) 31 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS -- (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------------- 1994 1995 1996 ------------ ------------ ------------- (IN THOUSANDS) FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from borrowings .............................. $1,058,479 $ 685,816 $ 193,113 Principal payments on long-term debt .................. (970,462) (472,661) (104,262) Early retirement of debt ................................. -- (14,606) -- Proceeds from exercise of options ..................... 14,727 9,868 32,807 Proceeds from issuance of common stock .................. 1,136 330,954 -- Purchase of treasury stock .............................. (6,592) (7,350) -- Reduction in receivable from ESOP ..................... 1,455 1,591 1,738 Payments received on (loans made to) stockholders ...... 250 (1,231) 1,048 Dividends paid .......................................... (6,237) (7,425) -- Proceeds from investment by minority interests ......... 2,268 1,103 510 Purchase of limited partnership interests ............... (1,698) (10,076) (3,064) Payment of cash distributions to limited partners ...... (34,351) (36,489) (38,782) ---------- ---------- ---------- Net cash provided by financing activities ............... 58,975 479,494 83,108 ---------- ---------- ---------- (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents ...... (7,629) 35,432 (579) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year (Note 2) . 119,946 112,317 152,244 Cash flows related to mergers (Note 2) .................. -- 4,495 (3,637) ---------- ---------- ---------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of year ............... $ 112,317 $ 152,244 $ 148,028 ========== ========== ========== SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION Cash paid during the year for: Interest ............................................. $ 59,833 $ 100,189 $ 91,560 Income taxes .......................................... 60,166 83,059 62,515 NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES: The Company assumed liabilities of $32,027,000, $55,828,000 and $19,197,000 during the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively, in conjunction with its acquisitions. During the year ended December 31, 1994, the Company issued 1,248,000 common shares with a market value of $9,923,000 as consideration for acquisitions accounted for as purchases (see Note 9). During the year ended December 31, 1996, the Company issued 8,095,000 common shares as consideration for mergers (see Note 2). NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES: During 1995 and 1997, the Company had a two-for-one stock split on its common stock, which was effected in the form of a one hundred percent stock dividend. The Company received a tax benefit from the disqualifying disposition of incentive stock options of $6,470,000, $6,653,000 and $23,767,000 for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 1994, 22,000 common shares were exchanged in the exercise of options. The shares exchanged had a market value on the date of exchange of $321,000. See accompanying notes. 32 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1996 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The significant accounting policies followed by HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and its subsidiaries ("the Company") are presented as an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation ("HEALTHSOUTH") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as well as its majority ownership or controlling interest in limited partnerships and limited liability companies. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. HEALTHSOUTH Corporation is engaged in the business of providing comprehensive rehabilitative, clinical, diagnostic and surgical healthcare services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. MARKETABLE SECURITIES Marketable equity securities and debt securities are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, if material, reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity, net of tax. During 1994, marketable securities consisting of $13,360,507 of common stock were sold and the resulting gain was recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The adjusted cost of the specific security sold method is used to compute gain or loss on the sale of securities. Interest and dividends on securities classified as available-for-sale are included in investment income. Marketable equity securities and debt securities of the Company have maturities of less than one year. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT ACTIVITIES Receivables from patients, insurance companies and third-party contractual insured accounts (Medicare and Medicaid) are based on payment agreements which generally result in the Company collecting an amount different from the established rates. Net third party settlement receivables included in accounts receivable were $21,494,000 and $21,138,000 at December 31, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Final determination of the settlements is subject to review by appropriate authorities. The differences between original estimates made by the Company and subsequent revisions (including final settlements) were not material to the operations of the Company. Adequate allowances are provided for doubtful accounts and contractual adjustments. Uncollectible accounts are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts after adequate collection efforts are made. Net accounts receivable include only those amounts estimated by management to be collectible. The concentration of net accounts receivable from third-party contractual payors and others, as a percentage of total net accounts receivable, was as follows: DECEMBER 31 ----------------- 1995 1996 ------ -------- Medicare ............................. 24% 26% Medicaid ............................. 6 5 Other ................................ 70 69 ---- ---- 100% 100% ==== ==== 33 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 1. Significant Accounting Policies - (CONTINUED) INVENTORIES Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using the specific identification method. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost. Upon sale or retirement of property, plant or equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the respective account and the resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations. Interest cost incurred during the construction of a facility is capitalized. The Company incurred interest of $76,038,000, $103,731,000 and $97,375,000, of which $2,394,000, $1,941,000 and $2,822,000 was capitalized during 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the term of the lease, as appropriate. The estimated useful life of buildings is 30-40 years and the general range of useful lives for leasehold improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment is 10-15 years. INTANGIBLE ASSETS Cost in excess of net asset value of purchased facilities is amortized over 20 to 40 years using the straight-line method. Organization and partnership formation costs are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of 36 months. Costs incurred in connection with implementing the Company's clinical and administrative programs and protocols at a newly-developed or acquired facility are deferred and amortized on a straight line basis over a period of 36 months. Organization, partnership formation and start-up costs and other capitalized costs for a project that is subsequently abandoned are charged to operations in that period. Debt issue costs are amortized over the term of the debt. Noncompete agreements are amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the agreements. MINORITY INTERESTS The equity of minority investors in limited partnerships and limited liability companies of the Company is reported on the balance sheet as minority interests. Minority interests reported in the consolidated income statement reflect the respective interests in the income or loss of the limited partnerships or limited liability companies attributable to the minority investors (ranging from 1% to 50% at December 31, 1996), the effect of which is removed from the results of operations of the Company. REVENUES Revenues include net patient service revenues and other operating revenues. Other operating revenues include cafeteria revenue, gift shop revenue, rental income, trainer/contract revenue, management and administrative fee revenue (related to non-consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates) and transcriptionist fees which are insignificant to total revenues. Net patient service revenues are reported at the estimated net realizable amounts from patients, third-party payors and others for services rendered, including estimated retroactive adjustments under reimbursement agreements with third-party payors. INCOME PER COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE Income per common and common equivalent share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding during the periods, as adjusted for the two-for-one stock split declared in April 1995 and the two-for-one stock split declared in March 1997 (see Note 15). Common equivalent shares include dilutive employees' stock options, less the num- 34 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 1. Significant Accounting Policies - (CONTINUED) ber of treasury shares assumed to be purchased from the proceeds using the average market price of the Company's shares in the calculation of primary earnings per share and the year-end market price of the Company's shares in calculating fully diluted earnings per share if such market price is higher than the average price used in computing primary earnings per share. Fully diluted earnings per share (based on 290,298,000, 309,686,000 and 338,516,000 shares in 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively) assumes conversion of the 5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2001 (see Note 7). IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS In accordance with FASB Statement No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of, the Company records impairment losses on long-lived assets used in operations when events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amounts of those assets. Effective January 1, 1995, the Company adopted FASB 121 to account for long-lived assets. With respect to the carrying value of the excess of cost over net asset value of purchased facilities and other intangible assets, the Company determines on a quarterly basis whether an impairment event has occurred by considering factors such as: the market value of the asset; a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate; adverse action by a regulator; a history of operating or cash flow losses or a projection of continuing losses associated with an operating entity. The carrying value of excess cost over net asset value of purchased facilities and other intangible assets will be evaluated if the facts and circumstances suggest that it has been impaired. If this evaluation indicates that the value of the asset will not be recoverable, as determined based on the undiscounted cash flows of the entity acquired over the remaining amortization period, an impairment loss is calculated based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over the asset's fair value. SELF-INSURANCE The Company is self-insured for professional liability and comprehensive general liability. Liabilities for asserted and unasserted claims are accrued based upon specific claims and incidents and the claims history of the Company. The reserves for estimated liabilities for asserted and unasserted claims, which are not material in relation to the Company's consolidated financial position at December 31, 1995 and 1996, are included with accrued interest and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. RECLASSIFICATIONS Certain amounts in the 1994 and 1995 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 1996 presentation. Also in 1995, the Company included the loss on extinguishment of debt with merger and acquisition related expenses. Such amount has been reclassified as an extraordinary item in the accompanying 1995 income statement. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported consolidated financial position and consolidated net income. 2. MERGERS Effective December 29, 1994, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company merged with ReLife, Inc. ("ReLife"), and in connection therewith the Company issued 22,050,580 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of ReLife's outstanding common stock. Prior to the merger, ReLife provided a system of rehabilitation services and operated 31 inpatient facilities with an aggregate of approximately 1,100 licensed beds, including nine freestanding rehabilitation hospitals, nine acute rehabilitation units, five sub-acute rehabilitation units, seven transitional living units and one residential facility, and provided 35 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 2. Mergers - (CONTINUED) outpatient rehabilitation services at twelve outpatient centers. Costs and expenses of $2,949,000, primarily legal, accounting and financial advisory fees, incurred by HEALTHSOUTH in connection with the ReLife merger have been recorded in operations in 1994 and reported as merger expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Effective June 13, 1995, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company merged with Surgical Health Corporation ("SHC"), and in connection therewith the Company issued 17,062,960 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of SHC's common and preferred stock. Prior to the merger, SHC operated a network of 36 freestanding surgery centers and five mobile lithotripters in eleven states, with an aggregate of 156 operating and procedure rooms. Costs and expenses of approximately $4,588,000 incurred by the Company in connection with the SHC merger have been recorded in operations during 1995 and reported as merger expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Fees related to legal, accounting and financial advisory services accounted for $3,400,000 of the expense. Costs related to employee separations were approximately $1,188,000. Also in connection with the SHC merger, the Company recognized a $14,606,000 extraordinary loss as a result of the retirement of the SHC Notes (see Note 7). The extraordinary loss consisted primarily of the associated debt discount plus premiums and costs associated with the retirement, net of income tax benefits of $5,550,000. SHC merged with Heritage Surgical Corporation on January 18, 1994 in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests. SHC recorded merger costs of $3,571,000 in connection with this transaction in 1994. Effective October 26, 1995, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company merged with Sutter Surgery Centers, Inc. ("SSCI"), and in connection therewith the Company issued 3,552,002 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of SSCI's outstanding common stock. Prior to the merger, SSCI operated a network of 12 freestanding surgery centers in three states, with an aggregate of 54 operating and procedure rooms. Costs and expenses of approximately $4,965,000, primarily legal, accounting and financial advisory fees, incurred by the Company in connection with the SSCI merger have been recorded in operations during 1995 and reported as merger expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Effective January 17, 1996, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company merged with Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. ("SCA"), and in connection therewith the Company issued 91,856,678 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of SCA's outstanding common stock. Prior to the merger, SCA operated 67 surgery centers in 24 states. Costs and expenses of approximately $19,727,000, primarily legal, accounting and financial advisory fees, incurred by the Company in connection with the SCA merger have been recorded in operations during 1996 and reported as merger expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Effective March 14, 1996, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company merged with Advantage Health Corporation ("Advantage Health"), and in connection therewith the Company issued 18,203,978 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of Advantage Health's outstanding common stock. Prior to the merger, Advantage Health operated a network of 136 sites of service, including four freestanding rehabilitation hospitals, one freestanding multi-use hospital, one nursing home, 68 outpatient rehabilitation facilities, 14 inpatient managed rehabilitation units, 24 rehabilitation services management contracts and six managed sub-acute rehabilitation units. Costs and expenses of approximately $9,212,000, primarily legal, accounting and financial advisory fees, incurred by the Company in connection with the Advantage Health merger have been recorded in operations during 1996 and reported as merger expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The mergers of the Company with ReLife, SHC, SSCI, SCA and Advantage Health were accounted for as poolings of interests and, accordingly, the Company's consolidated financial statements have been restated to include the results of the acquired companies for all periods presented. 36 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 2. Mergers - (CONTINUED) Combined and separate results of the Company and its material 1996 mergers, SCA and Advantage Health, are as follows (in thousands): ADVANTAGE HEALTHSOUTH SCA HEALTH COMBINED ------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- Year ended December 31, 1994 Revenues ......... $1,274,365 $239,272 $135,562 $1,649,199 Net income ...... 50,493 29,280 8,310 88,083 Year ended December 31, 1995 Revenues ......... 1,556,687 263,866 182,593 2,003,146 Net income ...... 78,949 3,322 10,250 92,521 Year ended December 31, 1996 Revenues ......... 2,380,587 11,028 44,922 2,436,537 Net income ...... 216,654 1,746 2,418 220,818 There were no material transactions among the Company, ReLife, SHC, SSCI, SCA and Advantage Health prior to the mergers. The effects of conforming the accounting policies of the combined companies are not material. Prior to its merger with the Company, ReLife reported on a fiscal year ending on September 30. The restated financial statements for all periods prior to and including December 31, 1994, are based on a combination of the Company's results for its December 31 fiscal year and ReLife's results for its September 30 fiscal year. Beginning January 1, 1995, all facilities acquired in the ReLife merger adopted a December 31 fiscal year end; accordingly, all consolidated financial statements for periods after December 31, 1994 are based on a consolidation of the Company and the former ReLife subsidiaries on a December 31 year-end. ReLife's historical results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 1994 are not included in the Company's consolidated statements of income or cash flows. An adjustment has been made to stockholders' equity as of January 1, 1995 to adjust for the effect of excluding ReLife's results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 1994. The following is a summary of ReLife's results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended December 31, 1994 (in thousands): Statement of Income Data: Revenues ....................................... $ 38,174 Operating expenses: Operating units .............................. 31,797 Corporate general and administrative ......... 2,395 Provision for doubtful accounts ............... 541 Depreciation and amortization .................. 1,385 Interest expense .............................. 858 Interest income ................................. (91) HEALTHSOUTH merger expense ..................... 3,050 Loss on disposal of fixed assets ............... 1,000 Loss on abandonment of computer project ......... 973 --------- 41,908 --------- Net loss ....................................... $ (3,734) ========= Statement of Cash Flow Data: Net cash provided by operating activities ...... $ 38,077 Net cash used in investing activities ......... (9,632) Net cash used in financing activities ......... (23,950) --------- Net increase in cash ........................... $ 4,495 ========= 37 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 2. Mergers - (CONTINUED) During the three months ended December 31, 1994, ReLife received $7,141,000 in proceeds from the exercise of stock options. Prior to its merger with the Company, Advantage Health reported on a fiscal year ending on August 31. Accordingly, the historical financial statements of Advantage Health have been recast to a November 30 fiscal year-end to more closely conform to the Company's calendar fiscal year-end. The restated financial statements for all periods prior to and including December 31, 1995 are based on a combination of the Company's results for their December 31 fiscal year and Advantage Health's results for its recast November 30 fiscal year. Beginning January 1, 1996, all facilities acquired in the Advantage Health merger adopted a December 31 fiscal year-end; accordingly, all consolidated financial statements for periods after December 31, 1995 are based on a consolidation of all of the Company's subsidiaries on a December 31 year-end. Advantage Health's historical results of operations for the one month ended December 31, 1995 are not included in the Company's consolidated statements of income or cash flows. An adjustment has been made to stockholders' equity as of January 1, 1996 to adjust for the effect of excluding Advantage Health's results of operations for the one month ended December 31, 1995. The following is a summary of Advantage Health's results of operations and cash flows for the one month ended December 31, 1995 (in thousands): Statement of Income Data: Revenues ............................................. $ 16,111 Operating expenses: Operating units .................................... 14,394 Corporate general and administrative ............... 1,499 Provision for doubtful accounts ..................... 1,013 Depreciation and amortization ........................ 283 Interest expense .................................... 288 Interest income ....................................... (16) Loss on impairment of assets ........................ 21,111 --------- 38,572 --------- Loss before income taxes and minority interests ...... (22,461) Benefit for income taxes .............................. 4,959 Minority interest .................................... (136) --------- Net loss ............................................. $(17,638) ========= Statement of Cash Flow Data: Net cash used in operating activities ............... $ (2,971) Net cash provided by investing activities ............ 105 Net cash used in financing activities ............... (771) --------- Net decrease in cash ................................. $ (3,637) ========= In December 1995, Advantage Health recorded an asset impairment charge of approximately $21,111,000 relating to goodwill and tangible assets identifiable with one inpatient rehabilitation hospital, one subacute facility and 32 outpatient rehabilitation centers, all acquired by the Company in the Advantage Health merger. The Company intends to operate these facilities on an ongoing basis. The Company has historically assessed recoverability of goodwill and other long-lived assets using undiscounted cash flows estimated to be received over the useful lives of the related assets. In December 1995, certain events occurred which significantly impacted the Company's estimates of future cash flows to 38 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 2. Mergers - (CONTINUED) be received from the facilities described above. Those events primarily related to a decline in operating results combined with a deterioration in the reimbursement environment at these facilities. As a result of these events, the Company revised its estimates of undiscounted cash flows to be received over the remaining estimated useful lives of these facilities and determined that goodwill and other long-lived assets (primarily property and equipment) had been impaired. The Company developed its best estimates of future operating cash flows at these locations considering future requirements for capital expenditures as well as the impact of inflation. The projections of cash flows also took into account estimates of significant one-time expenses as well as estimates of additional revenues and resulting income from future marketing efforts in the respective locations. The amount of the impairment charge was determined by discounting the estimates of future cash flows, using an estimated 8.5% incremental borrowing rate, which management believes is commensurate with the risks involved. The resulting net present value of future cash flows was then compared to the historical net book value of goodwill and other long-lived assets at each operating location which resulted in an impairment loss relative to these centers of $21,111,000. During 1996, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company merged with Professional Sports Care Management, Inc. ("PSCM"), Fort Sutter Surgery Center, Inc. ("FSSCI") and ReadiCare, Inc. ("ReadiCare"). In connection with these mergers the Company issued an aggregate of 8,094,598 shares of its common stock. Costs and expenses of approximately $12,576,000, primarily legal, accounting and financial advisory fees, incurred by the Company in connection with the mergers have been recorded in operations during 1996 and reported as merger expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The PSCM and ReadiCare mergers were accounted for as poolings of interests. However, due to the immateriality of these mergers, the Company's historical financial statements for all periods prior to the quarters in which the respective mergers were completed have not been restated. Instead, stockholders' equity has been increased by $43,230,000 to reflect the effects of the PSCM merger and $15,431,000 to reflect the effects of the ReadiCare merger. The results of operations of PSCM and ReadiCare are included in the accompanying financial statements from the date of acquisition forward. In addition, the FSSCI merger was a stock-for-stock acquisition. Stockholders' equity has been increased by $8,908,000 to reflect the effects of the merger. On December 2, 1996, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire Health Images, Inc. ("Health Images") in a transaction to be accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. In the proposed transaction, Health Images stockholders will receive approximately 10,400,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Health Images operates 49 freestanding diagnostic imaging centers in 13 states and six in England. The effects of conforming the accounting policies of the Company and Health Images are not expected to be material. This transaction is expected to be consummated in March 1997. The following table summarizes the unaudited consolidated pro forma results of operations, assuming the Health Images acquisition described above had occurred at the beginning of each of the following periods. This pro forma summary does not necessarily reflect the results of operations as they would have been had the Company and Health Images constituted a single entity during such periods. YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 ----------------------------------------- 1994 1995 1996 ------------ ------------ ----------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -------------------------------------- Revenues ..................... $1,726,321 $2,118,681 $2,568,155 Net income .................. 86,948 98,250 189,864 Net income per common share- assuming full dilution ...... 0.30 0.32 0.55 39 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED ) 3. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND OTHER MARKETABLE SECURITIES Cash, cash equivalents and other marketable securities consisted of the following: DECEMBER 31 ---------------------- 1995 1996 ---------- --------- (IN THOUSANDS) Cash ............................................................ $140,476 $138,235 Cash equivalents ................................................ 11,768 9,793 --------- --------- Total cash and cash equivalents .............................. 152,244 148,028 Certificates of deposit ....................................... 1,962 1,765 Municipal put bonds ............................................. 615 495 Municipal put bond mutual funds ................................. 500 500 Collateralized mortgage obligations ........................... 1,000 1,000 --------- --------- Total other marketable securities .............................. 4,077 3,760 --------- --------- Total cash, cash equivalents and other marketable securities (ap- proximates market value) $156,321 $151,788 ========= ========= For purposes of the consolidated balance sheets and statements of cash flows, marketable securities purchased with an original maturity of ninety days or less are considered cash equivalents. 4. OTHER ASSETS Other assets consisted of the following: DECEMBER 31 -------------------- 1995 1996 --------- -------- (IN THOUSANDS) Notes and accounts receivable ........................ $24,628 $38,359 Investment in Caretenders Health Corp. ............... 7,417 7,370 Prepaid long-term lease .............................. 8,888 8,397 Investments in other unconsolidated subsidiaries ...... 6,754 15,362 Real estate investments .............................. 14,324 10,020 Trusteed funds ....................................... 1,879 1,879 Other ................................................ 4,978 1,127 -------- -------- $68,868 $82,514 ======== ======== The Company has a 19% ownership interest in Caretenders Health Corp. ("Caretenders"); accordingly, the Company's investment is being accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The investment was initially valued at $7,250,000. The Company's equity in earnings of Caretenders for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 was not material to the Company's results of operations. It was not practicable to estimate the fair value of the Company's various investments in other unconsolidated subsidiaries (involved in operations similar to those of the Company) because of the lack of a quoted market price and the inability to estimate fair value without incurring excessive costs. The carrying amount at December 31, 1996 represents the original cost of the investments, which management believes is not impaired. 40 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED ) 5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following: DECEMBER 31 -------------------------- 1995 1996 ------------ ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Land ................................................ $ 76,686 $ 81,089 Buildings .......................................... 767,038 802,040 Leasehold improvements .............................. 87,216 112,149 Furniture, fixtures and equipment .................. 603,985 722,095 Construction-in-progress ........................... 33,407 64,417 ----------- ----------- 1,568,332 1,781,790 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization ...... 284,772 390,917 ----------- ----------- $1,283,560 $1,390,873 =========== =========== 6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS Intangible assets consisted of the following: DECEMBER 31 -------------------------- 1995 1996 ------------ ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Organizational, partnership formation and start-up costs ...... $ 163,820 $ 230,298 Debt issue costs ................................................ 34,973 34,389 Noncompete agreements .......................................... 70,636 85,894 Cost in excess of net asset value of purchased facilities ...... 736,195 899,788 ----------- ----------- 1,005,624 1,250,369 Less accumulated amortization ................................. 131,713 200,711 ----------- ----------- $ 873,911 $1,049,658 =========== =========== 7. LONG-TERM DEBT Long-term debt consisted of the following: DECEMBER 31 -------------------------- 1995 1996 ------------ ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Notes and bonds payable: Advances under a $1,000,000,000 credit agreement with banks . $ 790,000 $ -- Advances under a $1,250,000,000 credit agreement with banks . -- 995,000 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2001 ........................ 250,000 250,000 5.0% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2001 ............... 115,000 115,000 Notes payable to banks and various other notes payable, at in- terest rates from 5.5% to 9.75% 180,166 77,270 Hospital revenue bonds payable ................................. 32,337 22,503 Noncompete agreements payable with payments due at intervals ranging through December 2004 .................................... 24,161 26,256 ----------- ----------- 1,391,664 1,486,029 Less amounts due within one year ................................. 35,175 35,409 ----------- ----------- $1,356,489 $1,450,620 =========== =========== 41 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 7. LONG-TERM DEBT - (CONTINUED) The fair value of total long-term debt approximates book value at December 31, 1995 and 1996. The fair values of the Company's long-term debt are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on the Company's current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. During 1995, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with NationsBank, N.A. ("NationsBank") and other participating banks (the "1995 Credit Agreement") which consisted of a $1,000,000,000 revolving credit facility. On April 18, 1996, the Company amended and restated the 1995 Credit Agreement to increase the size of the revolving credit facility to $1,250,000,000 (the "1996 Credit Agreement"). Interest is paid based on LIBOR plus a predetermined margin, a base rate, or competitively bid rates from the participating banks. The Company is required to pay a fee on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility ranging from 0.08% to 0.25%, depending on certain defined ratios. The principal amount is payable in full on March 31, 2001. The Company provided a negative pledge on all assets under the 1996 Credit Agreement, and the lenders released the first priority security interest in all shares of stock of the Company's subsidiaries and rights and interests in the Company's controlled partnerships which had been granted under the 1995 Credit Agreement. At December 31, 1996, the effective interest rate associated with the 1996 Credit Agreement was approximately 5.87%. On March 24, 1994, the Company issued $250,000,000 principal amount of 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2001 (the "Notes"). Interest is payable on April 1 and October 1. The Notes are senior subordinated obligations of the Company and as such are subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company, and also are effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Company's subsidiaries and partnerships. The Notes rank senior to all subordinated indebtedness of the Company, including the 5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2001 described below. The Notes mature on April 1, 2001. Also on March 24, 1994, the Company issued $100,000,000 principal amount of 5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2001 (the "Convertible Debentures"). An additional $15,000,000 of Convertible Debentures was issued in April 1994 to cover underwriters' overallotments. Interest is payable on April 1 and October 1. The Convertible Debentures are convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $9.406 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events. In June 1994, SHC (see Note 2) issued $75,000,000 principal amount of 11.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due July 15, 2004 (the "SHC Notes"). The proceeds of the SHC Notes were used to pay down indebtedness outstanding under other existing credit facilities. During 1995, the Company purchased $67,500,000 of the $75,000,000 outstanding principal amount of the SHC Notes in a tender offer at 115% of the face value of the Notes, and the remaining $7,500,000 balance was purchased on the open market, using proceeds from the Company's other long-term credit facilities. The loss on retirement of the SHC Notes totaled approximately $14,606,000. The loss consists of the premium, write-off of unamortized bond issue costs and other fees and is reported as an extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt in the accompanying 1995 consolidated statement of income (see Note 2). Principal maturities of long-term debt are as follows: YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 (IN THOUSANDS) ------------------------- --------------- 1997 .................. $ 35,409 1998 .................. 25,932 1999 .................. 16,715 2000 .................. 11,117 2001 .................. 1,367,788 After 2001 ............ 29,068 ------------ $ 1,486,029 ============ 42 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED ) 8. STOCK OPTIONS The company has various stockholder-approved stock option plans which provide for the grant of options to directors, officers and other key employees to purchase common stock at 100% of the fair market value as of the date of grant. The Audit and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the stock option plans. Options may be granted as incentive stock options or as non-qualified stock options. Incentive stock options vest 25% annually, commencing upon completion of one year of employment subsequent to the date of grant. Non-qualified stock options generally are not subject to any vesting provisions. The options expire at dates ranging from five to ten years from the date of grant. In October, 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"). SFAS 123 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995 and allows for the option of continuing to account for stock-based compensation under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25"), and related interpretations, or selecting the fair value method of expense recognition as described in SFAS 123. The Company has elected to follow APB 25 in accounting for its employee stock options. The Company follows SFAS 123 in accounting for its non-employee stock options. The total compensation expense associated with non-employee stock options granted in 1996 was not material. Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share is required by Statement 123, and has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method of that Statement. The fair value for these options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for 1995 and 1996, respectively: risk-free interest rates of 5.87% and 6.01%; dividend yield of 0%; volatility factors of the expected market price of the Company's common stock of .36 and .37; and a weighted-average expected life of the options of 4.3 years. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options. For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options' vesting period. The Company's pro forma information follows (in thousands, except for per share amounts): 1995 1996 --------- --------- Pro forma net income ...... $74,330 $193,417 Pro forma earnings per share: Primary .................. $ 0.25 $ 0.59 Fully diluted ............ $ 0.25 $ 0.58 The effect of compensation expense from stock options on 1995 pro forma net income reflects only the vesting of 1995 awards. However, 1996 pro forma net income reflects the second year of vesting of the 1995 awards and the first year of vesting of 1996 awards. Not until 1998 is the full effect of recognizing compensation expense for stock options representative of the possible effects on pro forma net income for future years. 43 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 8. STOCK OPTIONS - (CONTINUED) A summary of the Company's stock option activity and related information for the years ended December 31 follows: 1994 1995 1996 ------------------- --------------------- -------------------- WEIGHTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE AVERAGE OPTIONS PRICE OPTIONS EXERCISE OPTIONS EXERCISE (000) RANGE (000) PRICE (000) PRICE --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- Options outstanding January 1: ............... 30,452 29,216 $4 33,988 $ 5 Granted ....................................... 3,188 $5 - $9 7,310 9 4,557 17 Exercised .................................... (3,856) $1 - $4 (2,202) 4 (6,540) 5 Canceled .................................... (568) (336) 5 (255) 6 ------- -------- -------- Options outstanding at December 31 ............ 29,216 33,988 $5 31,750 $ 7 Options exercisable at December 31 ............ 22,466 26,003 $5 26,992 $ 6 Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year .............................. N/A $ 3.81 $ 7.13 The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 1996: OPTIONS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS EXERCISABLE --------------------------------------------- --------------------------- WEIGHTED AVERAGE WEIGHTED WEIGHTED EXERCISE OPTIONS REMAINING AVERAGE OPTIONS AVERAGE PRICE OUTSTANDING CONTRACTUAL EXERCISE EXERCISABLE EXERCISE RANGE AT 12/31/96 LIFE PRICE AT 12/31/96 PRICE - ----------------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------- --------------- --------- (IN THOUSANDS) (YEARS) (IN THOUSANDS) Under $8.40............ 20,324 5.50 $ 4.12 19,328 $ 4.08 $8.40 - $16.40......... 9,305 8.55 10.94 7,172 11.59 $16.41 and above ...... 2,121 9.14 18.20 492 19.02 9. ACQUISITIONS 1994 Acquisitions At various dates during 1994, the Company acquired 53 separate outpatient operations and a majority equity interest in five outpatient surgery centers located throughout the United States. The combined purchase price of these acquired outpatient operations was approximately $80,456,000. The Company also acquired a specialty medical center in Dallas, Texas, a therapy staffing service, a diagnostic imaging company, four physical therapy practices and two home health agencies. The combined purchase price of these operations was approximately $32,044,000. The form of consideration constituting the total purchase prices of $112,500,000 was approximately $88,455,000 in cash, $14,122,000 in notes payable and approximately 624,000 shares of common stock valued at $9,923,000. In connection with these transactions, the Company entered into noncompete agreements with former owners totaling $10,814,000. In general, these noncompete agreements are payable in monthly or quarterly installments over periods ranging from five to ten years. The fair value of the total net assets relating to the 1994 acquisitions described above was approximately $17,958,000. The total cost for 1994 acquisitions exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired by approximately $94,542,000. The Company evaluated each acquisition independently to determine the appropriate amortization period for the cost in excess of net asset value of purchased facilities. Each evaluation included an analysis of historic and projected financial performance, evaluation of the estimated useful lives of buildings and fixed assets acquired, the indefinite lives of certificates 44 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 9. ACQUISITIONS - (CONTINUED) of need and licenses acquired, the competition within local markets, lease terms where applicable, and the legal term of partnerships where applicable. Based on these evaluations, the Company determined that the cost in excess of net asset value of purchased facilities relating to the 1994 acquisitions should be amortized over periods ranging from 25 to 40 years on a straight-line basis. No other identifiable intangible assets were recorded in the acquisitions described above. All of the 1994 acquisitions described above were accounted for as purchases and, accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired businesses (not material individually or in the aggregate) are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition. 1995 Acquisitions Effective April 1, 1995, the Company acquired the rehabilitation hospitals division of NovaCare, Inc. ("NovaCare"), consisting of 11 rehabilitation hospitals, 12 other facilities, and certificates of need to build two other facilities. The total purchase price for the NovaCare facilities was approximately $235,000,000 in cash. The cost in excess of net asset value was approximately $173,000,000. Of this excess, approximately $129,000,000 was allocated to leasehold value and the remaining $44,000,000 to cost in excess of net asset value of purchased facilities. As part of the acquisition, the Company acquired approximately $4,790,000 in deferred tax assets. The Company also provided approximately $10,000,000 for the write-down of certain assets to net realizable value as the result of a planned facility consolidation in a market where the Company's existing services overlapped with those of an acquired facility. The planned employee separations and facility consolidation were completed by the end of 1995. Effective December 1, 1995, the Company acquired Caremark Orthopedic Services Inc. ("Caremark"). At the time of the acquisition, Caremark owned and operated approximately 120 outpatient rehabilitation centers in 13 states. The total purchase price was approximately $127,500,000 in cash. Also at various dates during 1995, the Company acquired 70 separate outpatient rehabilitation operations located throughout the United States, three physical therapy practices, one home health agency, one nursing home, 75 licensed subacute beds, five outpatient surgery centers and one outpatient diagnostic imaging operation. The combined purchase prices of these acquisitions was approximately $136,724,000. The form of consideration constituting the combined purchase prices was approximately $117,405,000 in cash and $19,319,000 in notes payable. In connection with these transactions, the Company entered into noncompete agreements with former owners totaling $16,222,000. In general, these noncompete agreements are payable in monthly or quarterly installments over periods ranging from five to ten years. The fair value of the total net assets relating to the 1995 acquisitions described above, excluding the NovaCare acquisition, was approximately $72,844,000. The total cost of these acquisitions exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired by approximately $191,380,000. Based on the evaluation of each acquisition utilizing the criteria described above, the Company determined that the cost in excess of net asset value of purchased facilities relating to the 1995 acquisitions should be amortized over periods ranging from 25 to 40 years on a straight-line basis. No other identifiable intangible assets were recorded in the acquisitions described above. All of the 1995 acquisitions described above were accounted for as purchases and, accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired businesses are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition. With the exception of NovaCare, none of the above acquisitions were material individually or in the aggregate. 1996 Acquisitions At various dates during 1996, the Company acquired 80 outpatient rehabilitation facilities, three outpatient surgery centers, one inpatient rehabilitation hospital, and one diagnostic imaging center. The 45 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 9. ACQUISITIONS - (CONTINUED) acquired operations are located throughout the United States. The total purchase price of the acquired operations was approximately $104,321,000. The form of consideration constituting the total purchase prices was approximately $92,319,000 in cash and $12,002,000 in notes payable. In connection with these transactions, the Company entered into noncompete agreements with former owners totaling $11,900,000. In general, these noncompete agreements are payable in monthly or quarterly installments over periods ranging from five to ten years. The fair value of the total net assets relating to the 1996 acquisitions described above was approximately $40,259,000. The total cost of the 1996 acquisitions exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired by approximately $64,062,000. Based on the evaluation of each acquisition utilizing the criteria described above, the Company determined that the cost in excess of net asset value of purchased facilities relating to the 1996 acquisitions should be amortized over periods ranging from 25 to 40 years on a straight-line basis. No other identifiable intangible assets were recorded in the acquisitions described above. All of the 1996 acquisitions described above were accounted for as purchases and, accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired businesses (not material individually or in the aggregate) are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition. 10. INCOME TAXES HEALTHSOUTH and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return. The limited partnerships and limited liability companies file separate income tax returns. HEALTHSOUTH's allocable portion of each partnership's income or loss is included in the taxable income of the Company. The remaining income or loss of each partnership is allocated to the limited partners. The Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes, as required by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1995 are as follows: CURRENT NONCURRENT TOTAL ---------- ------------ ------------ (IN THOUSANDS) Deferred tax assets: Accruals ................................. $ 8,016 $ -- $ 8,016 Disposal of surgery centers ............... 2,675 -- 2,675 Impairment of assets ..................... 1,309 5,434 6,743 Development costs ........................ -- 849 849 Acquired net operating loss ............... -- 16,277 16,277 Allowance for bad debts .................. 29,089 -- 29,089 Other .................................... 1,818 5,549 7,367 --------- --------- -------- Total deferred tax assets .................. 42,907 28,109 71,016 Deferred tax liabilities: Depreciation and amortization ............... -- 30,960 30,960 Non-accrual experience method ............ 14,559 -- 14,559 Purchase price accounting .................. -- 4,802 4,802 Contracts ................................. 3,849 -- 3,849 Capitalized costs ........................ -- 12,916 12,916 Other .................................... 2,522 3,164 5,686 --------- --------- -------- Total deferred tax liabilities ............ 20,930 51,842 72,772 --------- --------- -------- Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) ...... $ 21,977 $ (23,733) $ (1,756) ========= ========= ======== 46 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 10. INCOME TAXES - (CONTINUED) At December 31, 1996, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $13,546,000 for income tax purposes expiring through the year 2009. Those carryforwards resulted from the Company's acquisitions of Diagnostic Health Corporation, Renaissance Rehabilitation Center, Inc. and Rebound, Inc. Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1996 are as follows: CURRENT NONCURRENT TOTAL --------- ------------ ------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Deferred tax assets: Acquired net operating loss ............... $ -- $ 5,283 $ 5,283 Development costs ........................ -- 849 849 Accruals ................................. 6,626 -- 6,626 Allowance for bad debts .................. 31,704 -- 31,704 Other .................................... 1,915 2,597 4,512 -------- --------- --------- Total deferred tax assets .................. 40,245 8,729 48,974 Deferred tax liabilities: Depreciation and amortization ............ -- 14,361 14,361 Purchase price accounting .................. -- 4,802 4,802 Non-accrual experience method ............ 17,694 -- 17,694 Contracts ................................. 3,849 -- 3,849 Capitalized costs ........................ 5,013 17,436 22,449 Other .................................... 1,837 927 2,764 -------- --------- --------- Total deferred tax liabilities ............ 28,393 37,526 65,919 -------- --------- --------- Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) ...... $11,852 $ (28,797) $ (16,945) ======== ========= ========= The provision for income taxes was as follows: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------ 1994 1995 1996 ------------ --------- --------- (IN THOUSANDS) Currently payable: Federal .................. $ 70,641 $66,927 $113,262 State .................. 10,362 8,914 13,451 --------- -------- --------- 81,003 75,841 126,713 Deferred (benefit) expense: Federal .................. (14,046) 342 12,138 State .................. (1,836) 38 1,387 --------- -------- --------- (15,882) 380 13,525 --------- -------- --------- Total provision ......... $ 65,121 $76,221 $140,238 ========= ======== ========= As part of the acquisitions of PSCM, Readicare and FSSCI, the Company acquired approximately $1,664,000 in deferred tax liabilities. 47 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 10. INCOME TAXES - (CONTINUED) The difference between the provision for income taxes and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before taxes was as follows: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 ------------------------------------------ 1994 1995 1996 ------------ ------------ ------------ (IN THOUSANDS) Federal taxes at statutory rates ........................ $ 64,636 $ 74,161 $ 143,673 Add (deduct): State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit ...... 4,899 5,832 9,645 Minority interests ................................. (11,014) (15,102) (17,303) Disposal/impairment/merger charges .................. 668 9,955 6,563 Other ................................................ 5,932 1,375 (2,340) --------- --------- --------- $ 65,121 $ 76,221 $ 140,238 ========= ========= ========= 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company is a party to legal proceedings incidental to its business. In the opinion of management, any ultimate liability with respect to these actions will not materially affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company. At December 31, 1996, anticipated capital expenditures for the next twelve months are $350,000,000. This amount includes expenditures for maintenance and expansion of the Company's existing facilities as well as development and integration of the Company's services in selected metropolitan markets. Beginning December 1, 1993, the Company became self-insured for professional liability and comprehensive general liability. The Company purchased coverage for all claims incurred prior to December 1, 1993. In addition, the Company purchased underlying insurance which would cover all claims once established limits have been exceeded. It is the opinion of management that at December 31, 1996, the Company has adequate reserves to cover losses on asserted and unasserted claims. Prior to consummation of the SCA and Advantage Health mergers (see Note 2), these companies carried professional malpractice and general liability insurance. The policies were carried on a claims made basis. The companies had policies in place to track and monitor incidents of significance. Management is unaware of any claims that may result in a loss in excess of amounts covered by existing insurance. Operating leases generally consist of short-term lease agreements for buildings where facilities are located. These leases generally have 5-year terms, with one or more renewal options, with terms to be negotiated at the time of renewal. Total rental expense for all operating leases was $75,355,000, $100,183,000 and $127,741,000 for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under all operating leases having initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year: YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 (IN THOUSANDS) ------------------------- --------------- 1997 .................. $108,187 1998 .................. 99,079 1999 .................. 86,178 2000 .................. 71,485 2001 .................. 55,862 After 2001 ............ 249,566 --------- $670,357 ========= 48 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS The Company has a 401(k) savings plan which matches 15% of the first 4% of earnings that an employee contributes. All contributions are in the form of cash. All employees who have completed one year of service with a minimum of 1,000 hours worked are eligible to participate in the plan. Company contributions are gradually vested over a seven-year service period. Contributions to the plan by the Company were approximately $1,168,000, $1,287,000 and $2,087,000 in 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. In 1991, the Company established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for the purpose of providing substantially all employees of the Company the opportunity to save for their retirement and acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. The ESOP currently owns approximately 3,320,000 shares of the Company's common stock, which were purchased with funds borrowed from the Company, $10,000,000 in 1991 (the "1991 ESOP Loan") and $10,000,000 in 1992 (the "1992 ESOP Loan"). At December 31, 1996, the combined ESOP Loans had a balance of $14,148,000. The 1991 ESOP Loan, which bears an interest rate of 10%, is payable in annual installments covering interest and principal over a ten-year period beginning in 1992. The 1992 ESOP Loan, which bears an interest rate of 8.5%, is payable in annual installments covering interest and principal over a ten-year period beginning in 1993. Company contributions to the ESOP began in 1992 and shall at least equal the amount required to make all ESOP loan amortization payments for each plan year. The Company recognizes compensation expense based on the shares allocated method. Compensation expense related to the ESOP recognized by the Company was $3,673,000, $3,524,000 and $3,198,000 in 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Interest incurred on the ESOP Loans was approximately $1,608,000, $1,460,000 and $1,298,000 in 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Approximately 1,212,000 shares owned by the ESOP have been allocated to participants at December 31, 1996. During 1993, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued Statement of Position 93-6, "Employers Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans" ("SOP 93-6"). Among other provisions, SOP 93-6 requires that compensation expense relating to employee stock ownership plans be measured based on the fair market value of the shares when allocated to the employees. The provisions of SOP 93-6 apply only to leveraged ESOPs formed after December 31, 1992, or shares newly acquired by an existing leveraged ESOP after December 31, 1992. Because all shares owned by the Company's ESOP were acquired prior to December 31, 1992, the Company's accounting policies for the shares currently owned by the ESOP are not affected by SOP 93-6. 13. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF SURGERY CENTERS During the fourth quarter of 1994, the Company adopted a formal plan to dispose of three surgery centers and certain other properties during 1995. Accordingly, a loss of $13,197,000 was made to reflect the expected losses resulting from the disposal of these centers. The loss is comprised primarily of losses on the sale of owned facilities and equipment, write-off of intangible and other assets, and accrual of future operating lease obligations and estimated operating losses through the anticipated date of disposal. 49 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 13. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF SURGERY CENTERS - (CONTINUED) The following are the major components of the loss (in thousands): Write-down of land, buildings and equipment ....................................... $ 4,806 Write-off of excess of cost over fair value of net assets acquired and other assets 2,762 Estimated operating losses through anticipated date of disposal ..................... 1,750 Accrual of future lease commitments and other obligations resulting from disposal ... 3,879 -------- $13,197 ======== The closings of the three surgery centers were completed by December 31, 1995. An accrual of $929,000 is included in accrued liabilities on the accompanying December 31, 1995 consolidated balance sheet for the remaining costs to be incurred relative to the disposal of these surgery centers and the other properties. The remaining accrual was used in 1996. 14. IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-TERM ASSETS During 1994, certain events occurred which impaired the value of specific long-term assets of ReLife (see Note 2). A hospital in Missouri with a distinct part unit which ReLife was managing was purchased in 1994 by an acute care provider which terminated the contract with ReLife. Remaining goodwill of $1,700,000 and costs allocated to the management contract of $1,300,000 were written off as there is no value remaining for the terminated contract. A ReLife facility in central Florida incurred tornado damage and has not operated since September 1993. During 1994, management of ReLife determined that it was probable that this facility would not reopen. Start-up costs of $1,600,000 were written off. This facility is leased under an operating lease as described in Note 11 through the year 2001. An impairment accrual has been established based on the projected undiscounted net cash flows related to this non-operating facility for the remainder of the lease term. The accrual totaled $5,900,000 and consists of $4,700,000 in lease payments and $1,200,000 in fixed costs and operating expenses, including property taxes, maintenance, security and other related costs. During 1994, ReLife entered into a contract for a new information system. Payments under the contract and related costs were capitalized during the year. After the agreement to merge with HEALTHSOUTH was entered into, the computer project was abandoned, resulting in a write-off of capitalized cost of $4,500,000. In 1995, the Company recorded an asset impairment charge of approximately $53,549,000 relating to goodwill and tangible assets identifiable with fourteen surgery centers. Approximately $47,984,000 of this charge related to ten surgery centers which the Company intends to operate on an ongoing basis, while the remaining loss of $5,565,000 is identifiable with four surgery centers which the Company decided during the fourth quarter of 1995 to close. With respect to the ten surgery centers the Company intends to continue operating, certain events occurred in the fourth quarter of 1995 which significantly impacted the Company's estimates of future cash flows to be received from these centers. Those events primarily related to a decline in operating results combined with a deterioration in relationships with key physicians at certain of those locations. As a result of these events, the Company revised its estimates of undiscounted cash flows to be received over the remaining estimated useful lives of these centers and determined that goodwill and other long-lived assets (primarily property and equipment) had been impaired. The Company developed its best estimates of future operating cash flows at these locations considering future requirements for capital expenditures as well as the impact of inflation. The projections of cash flows also took into account estimates of significant one-time expenses as well as estimates of additional revenues and result- 50 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED) 14. IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-TERM ASSETS - (CONTINUED) ing income from future marketing efforts in the respective locations. The amount of the impairment charge was determined by discounting the estimates of future cash flows, using an estimated 8.5% incremental borrowing rate which management believes is commensurate with the risks involved. The resulting net present value of future cash flows was then compared to the historical net book value of goodwill and other long-lived assets at each operating location which resulted in an impairment loss relative to these centers of $47,984,000. The remaining impairment charge of $5,565,000 relating to the centers to be closed was based on the fair value of the related assets less estimated costs to sell. One of these facilities is expected to be sold by the middle of 1997. The Company continues to operate the remaining three facilities and is evaluating its alternatives for their disposition. Assets held for sale having a remaining net book value of $2,839,000 and $2,309,000 are included in property and equipment on the accompanying December 31, 1995 and 1996 balance sheets, respectively. The above amounts are included in operations for 1995 in the accompanying consolidated statement of income. 15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On January 18, 1997, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a two-for-one stock split to be effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend, subject to the approval by the Company's stockholders of an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock from 250,000,000 to 500,000,000. The Company's stockholders approved the amendment on March 12, 1997. The stock dividend is payable on March 17, 1997 to holders of record on March 13, 1997. Accordingly, all share and per share amounts included in the accompanying financial statements have been restated to give effect to the stock split. The stock dividend is reflected in the accompanying statement of stockholders' equity as a 1996 transaction. On February 17, 1997, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation ("Horizon/CMS") in a stock-for-stock merger in which the stockholders of Horizon/CMS will receive .84338 (after adjustment for the two-for-one stock split) of a share of the Company's common stock per share of Horizon/CMS common stock. The transaction is valued at approximately $1,600,000,000, including the assumption by the Company of approximately $700,000,000 in Horizon/CMS debt. It is expected that the acquisition will be accounted for as a purchase. Horizon/CMS operates 33 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 58 specialty hospitals and subacute units and 282 outpatient rehabilitation centers. Horizon/CMS also owns, leases or manages 267 long-term care facilities, a contract therapy business, an institutional pharmacy business and other healthcare services. Consummation of the transaction is subject to various regulatory approvals, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, and to the satisfaction of certain other conditions. The Company currently anticipates that the transaction will be consummated in mid-1997. 51 ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE The Company has not changed independent accountants within the 24 months prior to December 31, 1996. PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Directors The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Company's Directors. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND ALL POSITIONS A DIRECTOR NAME AGE WITH THE COMPANY SINCE - -------------------------------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Richard M. Scrushy ............ 44 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 1984 and Director James P. Bennett ............... 39 President and Chief Operating Officer and Director 1993 Phillip C. Watkins, M.D. ...... 55 Physician, Birmingham, Alabama, and Director 1984 George H. Strong ............... 70 Private Investor, Locust, New Jersey, and Director 1984 C. Sage Givens ............... 40 General Partner, Acacia Venture Partners and 1985 Director Charles W. Newhall III ......... 52 Partner, New Enterprise Associates Limited Partner- 1985 ships, and Director Aaron Beam, Jr. ............... 53 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 1993 and Director Larry R. House ............... 53 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive 1993 Officer, MedPartners, Inc., and Director Anthony J. Tanner ............ 48 Executive Vice President-- Administration and 1993 Secretary and Director P. Daryl Brown ............... 42 President--HEALTHSOUTH Outpatient Centers and 1995 Director John S. Chamberlin ............ 68 Private Investor, Princeton, New Jersey, and Director 1993 Richard F. Celeste ............ 59 Managing Partner, Celeste and Sabaty, Ltd. and 1991 Director Joel C. Gordon ............... 68 Private Investor, Nashville, Tennessee, Consultant to 1996 the Company and Director Raymond J. Dunn III ............ 54 Private Investor, Woburn, Massachusetts, Consultant 1996 to the Company and Director Richard M. Scrushy, one of the Company's management founders, has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1984, and also served as President of the Company from 1984 until March 1995. From 1979 to 1984, Mr. Scrushy was with Lifemark Corporation, a publicly-owned healthcare corporation, serving in various operational and management positions. Mr. Scrushy is also a director of MedPartners, Inc., a publicly-traded physician practice management company, and Chairman of the Board of Capstone Capital, Inc., a publicly-traded real estate investment trust. He also serves on the boards of directors of several privately-held healthcare corporations. 52 Phillip C. Watkins, M.D., FACC, is and has been for more than five years in the private practice of medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. A graduate of The Medical College of Alabama, Dr. Watkins is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease. George H. Strong retired as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Universal Health Services, Inc. in December 1984, a position he held for more than six years. Mr. Strong is a private investor and continued to act as a Director of Universal Health Services, Inc., a publicly-traded hospital management corporation, until 1993. Mr. Strong is also a director of Core Funds, a public mutual fund group, Integrated Health Services, Inc., a publicly-traded healthcare corporation, and AmeriSource, Inc., a large drug wholesaler. C. Sage Givens is a general partner of Acacia Venture Partners, a private venture capital fund capitalized at $66,000,000. From 1983 to June 30, 1995, Ms. Givens was a general partner of First Century Partners, a private venture capital fund capitalized at $100,000,000. Ms. Givens managed the fund's healthcare investments. Ms. Givens serves on the boards of directors of PhyCor, Inc. and UroHealth Systems, Inc., both publicly-traded healthcare corporations, and several privately-held healthcare companies. Charles W. Newhall III is a general partner and founder of New Enterprise Associates Limited Partnerships, Baltimore, Maryland, where he has been engaged in the venture capital business since 1978. Mr. Newhall is also a director of Integrated Health Services, Inc., MedPartners, Inc. and Opta Food Ingredients, Inc., all of which are publicly-traded corporations. Aaron Beam, Jr., C.P.A., a management founder, serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and was elected a Director in February 1993. From 1980 to 1984, Mr. Beam was employed by Lifemark Corporation in several financial and operational management positions for the Shared Services Division, including division controller. Mr. Beam is a director of Ramsey Healthcare, Inc., a publicly-traded healthcare corporation. James P. Bennett joined the Company in May 1991 as Director of Inpatient Operations, was promoted to Group Vice President -- Inpatient Rehabilitation Operations in September 1991, again to President and Chief Operating Officer -- HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospitals in June 1992, to President -- HEALTHSOUTH Inpatient Operations in February 1993, and to President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in March 1995. Mr. Bennett was elected a Director in February 1993. From August 1987 to May 1991, Mr. Bennett was employed by Russ Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, as Vice President -- Operations, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and director. Mr. Bennett served as certified public accountant on the audit staff of the Birmingham, Alabama office of Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young LLP) from October 1980 to August 1987. Larry R. House is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of MedPartners, Inc. a publicly-traded physician practice management firm, a position he assumed as his principal occupation in August 1993. Mr. House was elected a Director of the Company in February 1993. At the same time he became President -- HEALTHSOUTH International, Inc. and New Business Ventures, a position which he held until August 31, 1994, when he terminated his employment with the Company to concentrate on his duties at MedPartners. Mr. House joined the Company in September 1985 as Director of Marketing, subsequently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and in June 1992 became President and Chief Operating Officer -- HEALTHSOUTH Medical Centers. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. House was president and chief executive officer of a provider of clinical contract management services for more than ten years. Anthony J. Tanner, Sc.D., a management founder, serves as Executive Vice President -- Administration and Secretary of the Company and was elected a Director in February 1993. From 1980 to 1984, Mr. Tanner was with Lifemark Corporation in the Shared Services Division as director, clinical and professional programs (1982-1984) and director, quality assurance and education (1980-1982), where he was responsible for the development of clinical programs and marketing programs. P. Daryl Brown joined the Company in April 1986 and served until June 1992 as Group Vice President -- Outpatient Operations. He became President -- HEALTHSOUTH Outpatient Centers in 53 June 1992, and was elected as a Director in March 1995. From 1977 to 1986, Mr. Brown served with the American Red Cross, Alabama Region, in several positions, including Chief Operating Officer, Administrative Director for Financing and Administration and Controller. John S. Chamberlin retired in 1988 as president and chief operating officer of Avon Products, Inc., a position he had held since 1985. From 1976 until 1985, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Lenox, Incorporated, after 22 years in various assignments for General Electric. From 1990 to 1991, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of New Jersey Publishing Co. Mr. Chamberlin is chairman of the board of Life Fitness Company and WNS, Inc., and is a director of The Scotts Company and UroHealth Systems, Inc. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Medical Center at Princeton and the Board of Overseers of Parsons School of Design and is a trustee of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Richard F. Celeste originally joined the Board of Directors in 1991, took a leave of absence from the Board of Directors in August 1993 to head the Democratic National Committee's healthcare reform campaign, and rejoined the Board in May 1994. He is Managing Partner of Celeste and Sabaty, Ltd., a business advisory firm located in Columbus, Ohio, which assists United States companies to build strategic business alliances in Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Pacific Rim. He served as Governor of Ohio from 1983 to 1991, during which time he chaired the National Governors' Association Committee on Science and Technology, and directed the United States Peace Corps from 1979 to 1981. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government, and chairs Carnegie's Task Force on Science, Technology and the States. He is a director of Navistar International, Inc. and Republic Engineered Steels, Inc., both of which are publicly-traded companies. Joel C. Gordon served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of SCA from its founding in 1982 until January 17, 1996, when SCA was acquired by the Company. Mr. Gordon also served as Chief Executive Officer of SCA from 1987 until January 17, 1996. Mr. Gordon serves on the boards of directors of Genesco, Inc., an apparel manufacturer, and SunTrust Bank of Nashville, N.A. Raymond J. Dunn, III served as Chief Executive Officer of Advantage Health from 1986 until March 14, 1996, when Advantage Health was acquired by the Company. In addition, he served as Chairman of its Board of Directors from 1990 to March 14, 1996 and as its President from 1994 to March 14, 1996. From 1987 to 1990, he served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Advantage Health. From 1979 to 1986, Mr. Dunn was Chief Executive Officer of a former subsidiary of Advantage Health responsible for management of Advantage Health's operations. From 1970 to 1978, he was Administrator of New England Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Mr. Dunn has elected to retire from the Board of Directors at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to pursue other interests. 54 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Company's executive officers. ALL POSITIONS OFFICER NAME AGE WITH COMPANY SINCE - -------------------------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------ -------- Richard M. Scrushy ...... 44 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 1984 and Director James P. Bennett ......... 39 President and Chief Operating Officer and Director 1991 Aaron Beam, Jr. ......... 53 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 1984 and Director Anthony J. Tanner ...... 48 Executive Vice President-- Administration and 1984 Secretary and Director Michael D. Martin ...... 36 Executive Vice President-- Finance and Treasurer 1989 Thomas W. Carman ......... 45 Executive Vice President-- Corporate Development 1985 P. Daryl Brown ......... 42 President--HEALTHSOUTH Outpatient Centers and 1986 Director Robert E. Thomson ...... 49 President--HEALTHSOUTH Inpatient Operations 1987 Russell H. Maddox ...... 56 President--HEALTHSOUTH Imaging Centers 1995 William T. Owens ......... 38 Senior Vice President-- Finance and Controller 1986 William W. Horton ...... 37 Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel and 1994 Assistant Secretary Biographical information for Messrs. Scrushy, Bennett, Beam, Tanner and Brown is set forth above under this Item, "Directors and Executive Officers -- Directors" Michael D. Martin joined the Company in October 1989 as Vice President and Treasurer, and was named Senior Vice President -- Finance and Treasurer in February 1994 and Executive Vice President -- Finance and Treasurer in May 1996. From 1983 through September 1989, Mr. Martin specialized in healthcare lending with AmSouth Bank N.A., Birmingham, Alabama, where he was a Vice President immediately prior to joining the Company. Mr. Martin is a Director of Capstone Capital, Inc. Thomas W. Carman joined the Company in 1985 as Regional Director -- Corporate Development, and now serves as Executive Vice President -- Corporate Development. From 1983 to 1985, Mr. Carman was director of development for Medical Care International. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Carman was assistant administrator at the Children's Hospital of Birmingham, Alabama. Robert E. Thomson joined the Company in August 1985 as administrator of its Florence, South Carolina inpatient rehabilitation facility, and subsequently served as Regional Vice President -- Inpatient Operations, Vice President -- Inpatient Operations, Group Vice President -- Inpatient Operations, and Senior Vice President -- Inpatient Operations. Mr. Thomson was named President -- HEALTHSOUTH Inpatient Operations in February 1996. Russell H. Maddox became President -- HEALTHSOUTH Imaging Centers in January 1996. He served as President -- HEALTHSOUTH Surgery & Imaging Centers from June 1995 through January 1996. From January 1992 until May 1995, Mr. Maddox served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diagnostic Health Corporation, an outpatient diagnostic imaging company which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in 1996. Mr. Maddox was founder and President of Russ Pharmaceuticals, Inc., located in Birmingham, Alabama. In March 1989 Russ Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Ethyl Corporation of Richmond, Virginia. William T. Owens, C.P.A., joined the Company in March 1986 as Controller and was appointed Vice President and Controller in December 1986. He was appointed Group Vice President -- Finance 55 and Controller in June 1992 and became Senior Vice President -- Finance and Controller in February 1994. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Owens served as a certified public accountant on the audit staff of the Birmingham, Alabama office of Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young LLP) from 1981 to 1986. William W. Horton joined the Company in July 1994 as Group Vice President - -- Legal Services and was named Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel in May 1996. From August 1986 through June 1994, Mr. Horton practiced corporate, securities and healthcare law with the Birmingham, Alabama-based firm of Haskell Slaughter Young & Johnston, Professional Association, where he served as Chairman of the Healthcare Practice Group. GENERAL Directors of the Company hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company and until their successors are elected and qualified. Executive officers of the Company are elected annually by, and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. There are no arrangements or understandings known to the Company between any of the Directors, nominees for Director or executive officers of the Company and any other person pursuant to which any of such persons was elected as a Director or an executive officer, except the Employment Agreement between the Company and Richard M. Scrushy (see Item 11, "Executive Compensation -- Chief Executive Officer Employment Agreement") and except that the Company agreed to appoint Mr. Gordon and Mr. Dunn to the Board of Directors in connection with the SCA and Advantage Health mergers. There are no family relationships between any Directors, nominees for Director or executive officers of the Company. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's officers and Directors, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. Officers, Directors and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Company's Common Stock are required by Securities and Exchange Commission regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file. Based solely on review of the copies of such forms furnished to the Company, or written representations that no reports on Form 5 were required, the Company believes that for the period from January 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, all of its officers, Directors and greater-than-10% beneficial owners complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them, except as set forth below. Raymond J. Dunn, III, a retiring Director of the Company, did not timely report sales aggregating 393,330 shares of the Company's Common Stock in four transactions in September 1996 and "private collar" derivative security transactions covering an aggregate of 2,162,478 shares of the Company's Common Stock in June 1996. All such transactions were reported on Form 5 in February 1997. 56 ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION -- GENERAL The following table sets forth compensation paid or awarded to the Chief Executive Officer and each of the other four most highly compensated executive officers of the Company (the "Named Executive Officers") for all services rendered to the Company and its subsidiaries in 1994, 1995 and 1996. SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG-TERM COMPENSATION ---------------------------------- ----------------------- BONUS/ANNUAL STOCK LONG-TERM ALL INCENTIVE OPTION INCENTIVE OTHER COM- NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY AWARD AWARDS PAYOUTS PENSATION(1) - ----------------------------- ------ ------------ -------------- ----------- ----------- ---------------- Richard M. Scrushy 1994 $1,207,228 $2,000,000 -- -- $ 12,991 Chairman of the Board 1995 1,737,526 5,000,000 2,000,000 -- 650,108(2) and Chief Executive Officer 1996 3,380,295 8,000,000 1,500,000 -- 34,280(2) James P. Bennett 1994 357,740 250,000 -- -- 10,760 President and Chief 1995 371,558 600,000 300,000 -- 7,835 Operating Officer 1996 485,110 800,000 200,000 -- 32,106(2) Michael D. Martin 1994 189,013 250,000 -- -- 7,311 Executive Vice President 1995 165,626 500,000 170,000 -- 7,919 and Treasurer 1996 270,164 750,000 120,000 -- 31,587(2) P. Daryl Brown 1994 272,573 200,000 -- -- 10,226 President -- HEALTHSOUTH 1995 263,462 300,000 260,000 -- 8,580 Outpatient Centers 1996 324,345 400,000 100,000 -- 11,181 Aaron Beam, Jr. 1994 298,223 175,000 -- -- 11,272 Executive Vice President 1995 247,903 300,000 200,000 -- 8,695 and Chief Financial Officer 1996 287,417 350,000 30,000 -- 33,314(2) - ---------- (1) Includes car allowances of $500 per month for Mr. Scrushy and $350 per month for the other Named Executive Officers. Also includes (a) matching contributions under the Company's Retirement Investment Plan for 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively, of: $318, $292 and $708 to Mr. Scrushy; $355, $900 and $1,289 to Mr. Beam; $625, $900 and $1,425 to Mr. Bennett; $526, $900 and $1,371 to Mr. Martin; and $274, $900 and $1,897 to Mr. Brown; (b) awards under the Company's Employee Stock Benefit Plan for 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively, of $4,910, $1,626 and $3,389 to Mr. Scrushy; $4,910, $1,626 and $3,389 to Mr. Beam; $4,910, $1,626 and $3,387 to Mr. Bennett; $1,345, $1,626 and $3,386 to Mr. Martin; and $4,910, $1,626 and $3,389 to Mr. Brown; and (c) split-dollar life insurance premiums paid in 1994 and 1995 of $1,723, $2,190 and $2,312 with respect to Mr. Scrushy; $1,807, $1,969 and $2,559 with respect to Mr. Beam; $1,025, $1,109 and $1,217 with respect to Mr. Bennett; $1,240, $1,193 and $752 with respect to Mr. Martin; and $842, $1,854 and $1,695 with respect to Mr. Brown. See this Item, "Executive Compensation -- Retirement Investment Plan" and "Executive Compensation -- Employee Stock Benefit Plan". (2) In addition to the amounts described in the preceding footnote, includes the conveyance of real property valued at $640,000 to Mr. Scrushy in 1995, and the forgiveness of loans in the amount of $21,877 each owed by Messrs. Scrushy, Beam, Bennett and Martin in 1996. 57 STOCK OPTION GRANTS IN 1996 INDIVIDUAL GRANTS # OF TOTAL OPTIONS NUMBER OF GRANTED TO EXERCISE OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN PRICE EXPIRATION GRANT NAME GRANTED FISCAL YEAR PER SHARE DATE PRESENT VALUE(1) - -------------------------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ----------------- Richard M. Scrushy ...... 1,500,000 36.9% $16.25 1/17/06 $10,982,625 James P. Bennett ......... 200,000 4.9% 16.25 1/17/06 1,464,350 Michael D. Martin ...... 100,000 2.5% 16.25 1/17/06 732,175 20,000 0.5% 16.44 8/14/06 146,435 P. Daryl Brown ......... 100,000 2.5% 16.25 1/17/06 732,175 Aaron Beam, Jr. ......... 60,000 1.5% 16.25 1/17/06 439,305 - ---------- (1) Based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model adapted for use in valuating executive stock options. The actual value, if any, an executive may realize will depend upon the excess of the stock price over the exercise price on the date the option is exercised, so that there is no assurance that the value realized by an executive will be at or near the value estimated by the Black-Scholes model. The estimated values under that model are based on arbitrary assumptions as to certain variables, including the following: (i) stock price volatility is assumed to be 37.5%; (ii) the risk-free rate of return is assumed to be 6.21%; (iii) dividend yield is assumed to be 0; and (iv) the time of exercise is assumed to be 5.5 years from the date of grant. STOCK OPTION EXERCISES IN 1996 AND OPTION VALUES AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 NUMBER VALUE OF UNEXERCISED OF SHARES NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED OPTIONS IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS ACQUIRED AT DECEMBER 31, 1996(1) AT DECEMBER 31, 1996(2) ON VALUE ----------------------------- ----------------------------- NAME EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE - -------------------------- ----------- ------------- ------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- Richard M. Scrushy ...... 1,000,000 $16,168,845 13,869,892 2,632 $188,007,958 $ 35,836 James P. Bennett ......... 90,000 1,183,950 860,000 -- 9,353,300 -- Michael D. Martin ...... 83,500 1,291,461 200,000 105,000 888,750 1,200,381 P. Daryl Brown ......... 77,000 1,218,986 935,000 -- 12,048,828 -- Aaron Beam, Jr. ......... 152,500 2,053,794 260,000 -- 2,371,250 -- - ---------- (1) Does not reflect any options granted and/or exercised after December 31, 1996. The net effect of any such grants and exercises is reflected in the table appearing under Item 12, "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management". (2) Represents the difference between market price of the Company's Common Stock and the respective exercise prices of the options at December 31, 1996. Such amounts may not necessarily be realized. Actual values which may be realized, if any, upon any exercise of such options will be based on the market price of the Common Stock at the time of any such exercise and thus are dependent upon future performance of the Common Stock. 58 STOCK OPTION PLANS Set forth below is information concerning the various stock option plans of the Company at December 31, 1996. All share numbers and exercise prices have been adjusted to reflect the Company's March 1997 two-for-one stock split. 1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan The Company had a 1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "ISO Plan"), intended to qualify under Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), covering an aggregate of 4,800,000 shares of Common Stock. The ISO Plan expired on February 28, 1994, in accordance with its terms. As of December 31, 1996, there were outstanding under the ISO Plan options to purchase 31,702 shares of the Company's Common Stock at prices ranging from $2.52 to $3.78 per share. All such options remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms and the ISO Plan. Under the ISO Plan, which was administered by the Board of Directors, key employees could be granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock at 100% of fair market value on the date of grant (or 110% of fair market value in the case of a 10% stockholder/grantee). The outstanding options granted under the ISO Plan must be exercised within ten years from the date of grant, are cumulatively exercisable with respect to 25% of the shares covered thereby after the expiration of each of the first through the fourth years following the date of grant, are nontransferable except by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution, are protected against dilution and expire within three months after termination of employment, unless such termination is by reason of death. 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan The Company also has a 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "NQSO Plan") covering a maximum of 4,800,000 shares of Common Stock. As of December 31, 1996, there were outstanding under the NQSO Plan options to purchase 57,300 shares of the Company's Common Stock at prices ranging from $8.37 to $16.25 per share. The NQSO Plan, which is administered by the Audit and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors provides, that Directors, executive officers and other key employees may be granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock at 100% of fair market value on the date of grant. The NQSO Plan terminates on the earliest of (a) February 28, 1998, (b) such time as all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the NQSO Plan have been acquired through the exercise of options granted thereunder or (c) such earlier time as the Board of Directors of the Company may determine. Options granted pursuant to the NQSO Plan have a ten-year term are exercisable at any time during such period, are nontransferable except by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution, are protected against dilution and expire within three months of termination of association with the Company as a Director or termination of employment, unless such termination is by reason of death. 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995 Stock Option Plans The Company also has a 1989 Stock Option Plan (the "1989 Plan"), a 1990 Stock Option Plan (the "1990 Plan"), a 1991 Stock Option Plan (the "1991 Plan"), a 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "1992 Plan"), a 1993 Stock Option Plan (the "1993 Plan") and a 1995 Stock Option Plan (the "1995 Plan"), under each of which incentive stock options ("ISOs") and non-qualified stock options ("NQSOs") may be granted. The 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995 Plans cover a maximum of 2,400,000 shares, 3,600,000 shares, 11,200,000 shares, 5,600,000 shares, 5,600,000 shares and 11,563,548 (to be increased by 0.9% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company on each January 1, beginning January 1, 1996) shares, respectively, of the Company's Common Stock. As of December 31, 1996, there were outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of 28,188,880 shares of the Company's Common Stock under such Plans at exercise prices ranging from $2.52 to $19.12 per share. An additional 2,778,356 shares were reserved for grants under such Plans. Each of the 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995 Plans is administered in the same manner as the NQSO Plan and provides that Directors, executive officers and other key employees may be granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock at 100% of fair market value on the date of grant. The 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995 Plans terminate on the earliest of (a) 59 October 25, 1999, October 15, 2000, June 19, 2001, June 16, 2002, April 19, 2003 and June 5, 2005, respectively, (b) such time as all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the respective Plan have been acquired through the exercise of options granted thereunder, or (c) such earlier times as the Board of Directors of the Company may determine. Options granted under these Plans which are designated as ISOs contain vesting provisions similar to those contained in options granted under the ISO Plan and have a ten-year term. NQSOs granted under these Plans have a ten-year term. Options granted under these Plans are nontransferable except by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution (except for certain permitted transfers to family members or charities), are protected against dilution and will expire within three months of termination of association with the Company as a Director or termination of employment, unless such termination is by reason of death. 1993 Consultants' Stock Option Plan The Company also has a 1993 Consultants' Stock Option Plan (the "1993 Consultants' Plan"), under which NQSOs may be granted, covering a maximum of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of December 31, 1995, there were outstanding under the 1993 Consultants' Plan options to purchase 1,636,000 shares of Common Stock at prices ranging from $3.37 to $17.75 per share. An additional 40,000 shares were reserved for grants under such Plans. The 1993 Consultants' Plan, which is administered in the same manner as the NQSO Plan, provides that certain non-employee consultants who provide significant services to the Company may be granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock at such prices as are determined by the Board of Directors or the appropriate committee. The 1993 Consultants' Plan terminates on the earliest of (a) February 25, 2003, (b) such time as all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 1993 Consultants' Plan have been acquired through the exercise of options granted thereunder, or (c) such earlier time as the Board of Directors of the Company may determine. Options granted under the 1993 Consultants' Plan have a ten-year term. Options granted under the 1993 Consultants' Plan are nontransferable except by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution, are protected against dilution and expire within three months of termination of association with the Company as a consultant, unless such termination is by reason of death. Other Stock Option Plans In connection with the acquisitions of SHC, SSCI, SCA, PSCM and ReadiCare, the Company assumed certain existing stock option plans of the acquired companies, and outstanding options to purchase stock of the acquired companies under such plans were converted into options to acquire Common Stock of the Company in accordance with the exchange ratios applicable to such mergers. At December 31, 1996, there were outstanding under these assumed plans options to purchase 1,906,200 shares of the Company's Common Stock at exercise prices ranging from $2.14 to $25.75 per share. No additional options are being granted under any such assumed plans. EXECUTIVE LOANS In order to enhance equity ownership by senior management, in 1989 the Company adopted a program of making loans to officers holding the position of Group Vice President and above to facilitate the exercise of stock options held by such persons. Each loan bears interest at the prime rate announced from time to time by AmSouth Bank of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama and is secured by a first lien on the shares of Common Stock acquired with the proceeds of the loan. Each loan has a ten-year term, and the Company's lien on the shares of Common Stock is released as the indebtedness is repaid at the rate of one share per the weighted average option exercise price repaid. The only loan currently outstanding under such program is a loan made on May 7, 1992 to P. Daryl Brown, President -- HEALTHSOUTH Outpatient Centers, which had an original principal balance of $213,613 and of which $190,000 remained outstanding at December 31, 1996. RETIREMENT INVESTMENT PLAN Effective January 1, 1990, the Company adopted the HEALTHSOUTH Retirement Investment Plan (the "401(k) Plan"), a retirement plan intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The 401(k) Plan is open to all full-time and part-time employees of 60 the Company who are over the age of 21, have one full year of service with the Company and have at least 1,000 hours of service in the year in which they enter the 401(k) Plan. Eligible employees may elect to participate in the Plan on January 1 and July 1 in each year. Under the 401(k) Plan, participants may elect to defer up to 20% of their annual compensation (subject to nondiscrimination rules under the Internal Revenue Code). The deferred amounts may be invested among four options, at the participant's direction: a money market fund, a bond fund, a guaranteed insurance contract or an equity fund. The Company will match a minimum of 10% of the amount deferred by each participant, up to 4% of such participant's total compensation, with the matched amount also directed by the participant. See Note 12 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". Aaron Beam, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Anthony J. Tanner, Executive Vice President -- Administration and Secretary of the Company, serve as Trustees of the 401(k) Plan, which is administered by the Company. EMPLOYEE STOCK BENEFIT PLAN Effective January 1, 1991, the Company adopted the HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Corporation and Subsidiaries Employee Stock Benefit Plan (the "ESOP"), a retirement plan intended to qualify under sections 401(a) and 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The ESOP is open to all full-time and part-time employees of the Company who are over the age of 21, have one full year of service with the Company and have at least 1,000 hours of service in the year in which they begin participation in the ESOP on the next January 1 or July 1 after the date on which such employee satisfies the aforementioned conditions. The ESOP was established with a $10,000,000 loan from the Company, the proceeds of which were used to purchase 1,655,172 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In 1992, an additional $10,000,000 loan was made to the ESOP, which was used to purchase an additional 1,666,664 shares of Common Stock. Under the ESOP, a Company Common Stock account (a "company stock account") is established and maintained for each eligible employee who participates in the ESOP. In each plan year, such account is credited with such employee's allocable share of the Common Stock held by the ESOP and allocated with respect to such plan year. Each employee's allocable share for any given plan year is determined according to the ratio which such employee's compensation for such plan year bears to the compensation of all eligible participating employees for the same plan year. Under the ESOP, eligible employees who participate in the ESOP and who have attained age 55 and have completed 10 years of participation in the ESOP may elect to diversify the assets in their company stock account by directing the plan administrator to transfer to the 401(k) Plan a portion of their company stock account to be invested, as the eligible employee directs, in one or more of the investment options available under the 401(k) Plan. See Note 12 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". Richard M. Scrushy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Aaron Beam, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Anthony J. Tanner, Executive Vice President -- Administration and Secretary of the Company, serve as Trustees of the ESOP, which is administered by the Company. STOCK PURCHASE PLAN In order to further encourage employees to obtain equity ownership in the Company, the Company's Board of Directors adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Stock Purchase Plan") effective January 1, 1994. Under the Stock Purchase Plan, participating employees may contribute $10 to $200 per pay period toward the purchase of the Company's Common Stock in open-market transactions. The Stock Purchase Plan is open to regular full-time or part-time employees who have been employed for six months and are at least 21 years old. After six months of participation in the Stock Purchase Plan, the Company will provide a 10% matching contribution to be applied to purchases under the Stock Purchase Plan. The Company also pays all fees and brokerage commissions associated with the purchase of the stock. The Stock Purchase Plan is administered by a broker-dealer firm not affiliated with the Company. 61 BOARD COMPENSATION Directors who are not also employed by the Company are paid Directors' fees of $10,000 per annum, plus $3,000 for each meeting of the Board of Directors and $1,000 for each Committee meeting attended. In addition, Directors are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their duties as Directors. The Directors of the Company, including Mr. Scrushy, have been granted non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock. See this Item, "Executive Compensation -- Stock Option Plans" above. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT The Company is a party to an Employment Agreement with Richard M. Scrushy, pursuant to which Mr. Scrushy, a management founder of the Company. is employed as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a five-year term which ends December 31, 2000. Such term is automatically extended for an additional year on December 31 of each year. In addition, the Company has agreed to use its best efforts to cause Mr. Scrushy to be elected as a Director of the Company during the term of the Agreement. Under the Agreement, Mr. Scrushy received a base salary of $999,000, excluding incentive compensation of up to $2,400,000, in 1996 and is to receive the same base salary in 1997 and each year thereafter, with incentive compensation of up to $2,400,000, subject to annual review by the Board of Directors, and is entitled to participate in any bonus plan approved by the Board of Directors for the Company's management. The incentive compensation is earned at $200,000 per month in 1996 and 1997, contingent upon the Company's success in meeting certain monthly budgeted earnings per share targets. Mr. Scrushy earned the entire $2,400,000 incentive component of his compensation in 1996, as all such targets were met. In addition, Mr. Scrushy was awarded $8,000,000 under the management bonus plan. Such additional bonus was based on the Committee's assessment of Mr. Scrushy's contribution to the establishment of the Company as the industry leader in outpatient and rehabilitative healthcare services, including his role in the negotiation and consummation of the SCA, Advantage Health, PSCM and ReadiCare acquisitions and the negotiation of the Health Images and Horizon/CMS acquisitions, as well as the Company's success in achieving annual budgeted net income targets and certain other factors reflecting the Company's growth and performance. Mr. Scrushy is also provided with a car allowance in the amount of $500 per month and disability insurance. Under the Agreement, Mr. Scrushy's employment may be terminated for cause or if he should become disabled. Termination of Mr. Scrushy's employment under the Agreement will result in certain severance pay arrangements. In the event that the Company shall be acquired, merged or reorganized in such a manner as to result in a change of control of the Company, Mr. Scrushy has the right to terminate his employment under the Agreement, in which case he will receive a lump sum payment equal to three years' annual base salary (including the gross incentive portion thereof) under the Agreement. Mr. Scrushy has agreed not to compete with the Company during any period to which any such severance pay relates. Mr. Scrushy may terminate the Agreement at any time upon 180 days' notice, in which case he will receive one year's base salary as severance pay. 62 ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of March 17, 1997, (a) by each person who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock, (b) by each of the Company's Directors and (c) by the Company's five most highly compensated executive officers and all executive officers and Directors as a group. NAME AND NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENTAGE OF ADDRESS OF OWNER BENEFICIALLY OWNED(1) COMMON STOCK - ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- -------------- Richard M. Scrushy ........................... 15,076,658(2) 4.51% John S. Chamberlin ........................... 222,000(3) * C. Sage Givens .............................. 392,100(4) * Charles W. Newhall III ..................... 711,920(5) * George H. Strong ........................... 577,882(6) * Phillip C. Watkins, M.D. ..................... 797,854(7) * Aaron Beam, Jr. .............................. 323,620(8) * James P. Bennett ........................... 1,250,000(9) * Larry R. House .............................. 459,600(10) * Anthony J. Tanner ........................... 1,043,808(11) * Richard F. Celeste ........................... 260,000(12) * P. Daryl Brown .............................. 1,093,000(13) * Joel C. Gordon .............................. 3,660,668(14) 1.14% Raymond J. Dunn, III ........................ 3,226,166(15) 1.01% Michael D. Martin ........................... 457,008(16) * FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 ............... 38,509,640(17) 12.03% Putnam Investments, Inc. One Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 02109 ............... 22,880,090(18) 7.15% All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (20 persons) .............................. 32,119,688(19) 9.33% - ---------- (1) The persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them, except as otherwise indicated. (2) Includes 14,472,524 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (3) Includes 150,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (4) Includes 2,100 shares owned by Ms. Givens's spouse and 390,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (5) Includes 790 shares owned by members of Mr. Newhall's immediate family and 710,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. Mr. Newhall disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his family members except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. (6) Includes 103,662 shares owned by trusts of which Mr. Strong is a trustee and claims shared voting and investment power and 300,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (7) Includes 600,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (8) Includes 320,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (9) Includes 1,160,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. 63 (10) Includes 457,996 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (11) Includes 72,000 shares held in trust by Mr. Tanner for his children and 910,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (12) All of the shares are subject to currently exercisable stock options. (13) Includes 1,035,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (14) Includes 364,340 shares owned by his spouse, 144,988 shares owned by trusts of which he is a trustee and 384,520 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (15) Includes 50,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (16) Includes 455,000 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options. (17) Shares held by various investment funds for which affiliates of FMR Corp. act as investment advisor. FMR Corp. or its affiliates claim sole power to vote 1,407,440 of the shares and sole power to dispose of all of the shares. (18) Shares held by various investment funds for which affiliates of Putnam Investments, Inc. act as investment advisor. Putnam Investments, Inc. or its affiliates claim sole power to vote 2,070,760 of the shares and sole power to dispose of all of the shares. (19) Includes 24,215,544 shares subject to currently exercisable stock options held by executive officers and Directors. * Less than 1% ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS During 1996, the Company paid $12,906,000 for the purchase of new NCR computer equipment from GG Enterprises, a value-added reseller of computer equipment which is owned by Grace Scrushy, the mother of Richard M. Scrushy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Gerald P. Scrushy, Senior Vice President -- Physical Resources of the Company. Such purchases were made in the ordinary course of the Company's business. The price paid for this equipment was more favorable to the Company than that which could have been obtained from an independent third party seller. During 1996, the Company paid $429,247 to MedPartners, Inc., a publicly-traded physician practice management company, for management services rendered to certain physician practices owned by the Company. Richard M. Scrushy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Larry R. House, a Director of the Company, are directors of MedPartners, Inc. Mr. House also serves as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of MedPartners, Inc., a position which has been his principal occupation since August 1993. At March 1, 1997, Mr. Scrushy beneficially owns approximately 0.48%, Mr. House beneficially owns approximately 0.71%, and the Company owns approximately 0.67% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of MedPartners, Inc. The Company believes that the price paid for such services was no less favorable to the Company than that which could have been obtained from an independent third-party provider. In June 1994, the Company sold selected properties, including six ancillary hospital facilities, three outpatient rehabilitation facilities, two outpatient surgery centers, one uncompleted medical office building and one research facility to Capstone Capital Corporation ("Capstone"), a publicly-traded real estate investment trust. The net proceeds of the Company as a result of the transaction were approximately $58,425,000. The net book value of the properties was approximately $50,735,000. The Company leases back substantially all these properties from Capstone and guarantees the associated operating leases, payments under which aggregate approximately $6,900,000 annually. In addition, in 1995 Capstone acquired ownership of the Company's Erie, Pennsylvania inpatient rehabilitation facility, which had been leased by the Company from an unrelated lessor. The Company's annual lease payment under that lease is $1,700,000. In 1996 Capstone also acquired ownership of the Company's Altoona and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania inpatient rehabilitation facilities, which had been leased by the Company from unrelated lessors. The Company's annual lease payments under such leases aggregate $2,818,000. Richard M. Scrushy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Michael D. Martin, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Company, were among the founders of Capstone and serve on its Board of Directors. At March 1, 1997, Mr. Scrushy owned approximately 64 2.4% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Capstone, and Mr. Martin owned approximately 0.9% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Capstone. In addition, the Company owned approximately 0.5% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Capstone at March 1, 1997. The Company believes that all transactions involving Capstone were effected on terms no less favorable than those which could have been obtained in transactions with independent third parties. In order to enhance equity ownership by senior management, the Company has adopted a program of making loans to officers holding the position of Group Vice President and above to facilitate the exercise of stock options held by such persons. See Item 11, "Executive Compensation -- Executive Loans". At various times, the Company has made loans to executive officers to assist them in meeting financial obligations at certain times when they were requested by the Company to refrain from selling Common Stock in the open market. At January 1, 1996, loans in the following original principal amounts were outstanding: $460,000 to Larry R. House, a Director and a former executive officer, and $140,000 to William T. Owens, Senior Vice President and Controller. Outstanding principal balances at December 31, 1996 were $414,000 for Mr. House and $126,000 for Mr. Owens. In addition, during 1995, the Company made an additional loan of $350,000 to Mr. Owens and $500,000 to Aaron Beam, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which loans were outstanding in full at December 31, 1996. Such loans bear interest at the rate of 11/4% per annum below the prime rate of AmSouth Bank of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, and are payable on demand. 65 PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedules and Exhibits. 1. Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which listing is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 2. Financial Statement Schedules. The financial statement schedules required by Regulation S-X are filed under Item 14(d) of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as listed below: Schedules Supporting the Financial Statements Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission have been omitted because they are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, or because the information has been provided in the Consolidated Financial Statements or the Notes thereto. 3. Exhibits. The Exhibits filed as a part of this Annual Report are listed in Item 14(c) of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which listing is hereby incorporated herein by reference. (b) Reports on Form 8-K. During the last quarter of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company filed no Current Reports on Form 8-K. (c) Exhibits. The Exhibits required by Regulation S-K are set forth in the following list and are filed either by incorporation by reference from previous filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or by attachment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K as so indicated in such list. EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- (2)-1 Amended and Restated Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated as of September 18, 1994, among HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Corporation, RRS Acquisitions Company, Inc. and ReLife, Inc., filed as Exhibit (2)-1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 33- 55929), is hereby incorporated by reference. (2)-2 Amended and Restated Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated as of January 22, 1995, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, ASC Atlanta Acquisition Company, Inc. and Surgical Health Corporation, filed as Exhibit (2)-4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference. (2)-3 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 3, 1995, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, NovaCare, Inc. and NC Resources, Inc., filed as Exhibit (2)-3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference. (2)-4 Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated August 23, 1995, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, SSCI Acquisition Corporation and Sutter Surgery Centers, Inc., filed as Exhibit (2) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 33-63-055) is hereby incorporated by reference. 66 EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- (2)-5 Amendment to Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated October 26, 1995, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, SSCI Acquisition Corporation and Sutter Surgery Centers, Inc., filed as Exhibit (2)-5 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1995, is hereby incorporated by reference. (2)-6 Amended and Restated Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated as of October 9, 1995, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, SCA Acquisition Corporation and Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., filed as Exhibit (2)-1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 33-64935), is hereby incorporated by reference. (2)-7 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 16, 1995, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, Aladdin Acquisition Corporation and Advantage Health Corporation, filed as Exhibit (2)-1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-825), is hereby incorporated by reference. (2)-8 Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated May 16, 1996, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, Empire Acquisition Corporation and Professional Sports Care Management, Inc., filed as Exhibit (2)-1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-08449), is hereby incorporated by reference. (2)-9 Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated September 11, 1996, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, Warwick Acquisition Corporation and ReadiCare, Inc., filed as Exhibit (2)-1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-14697), is hereby incorporated by reference. (2)-10 Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated December 2, 1996, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, Hammer Acquisition Corporation and Health Images, Inc., filed as Exhibit (2)-1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-19439), is hereby incorporated by reference. (2)-11 Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated February 17, 1997, among HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, Reid Acquisition Corporation and Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation. (3)-1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 13, 1997. (3)-2 Bylaws of HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Corporation, filed as Exhibit (3)-2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1991, are hereby incorporated by reference. (4)-1 Indenture, dated March 24, 1994, between HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Corporation and NationsBank of Georgia, National Association, relating to the Company's 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2001, filed as Exhibit (4)-1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference. (4)-2 Indenture, dated March 24, 1994, between HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Corporation and PNC Bank of Kentucky, Inc., relating to the Company's 5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2001, filed as Exhibit (4)-2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-1 1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit (10)-1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1987, is hereby incorporated herein by reference. (10)-2 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-23642), is hereby incorporated herein by reference. (10)-3 1989 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-6 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1989, is hereby incorporated by reference. 67 EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- (10)-4 1990 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-13 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 1990, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-5 Forms of Stock Option Agreements utilized under 1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan, 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, 1989 Stock Option Plan and 1990 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-14 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 1990, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. (10)-6 1991 Stock Option Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit (10)-15 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 1991, is hereby incorporated herein by reference. (10)-7 Forms of Stock Option Agreements utilized under 1991 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-16 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1991, are hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-8 1992 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-8 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1992, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-9 Forms of Stock Option Agreements utilized under 1992 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1992, are hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-10 1993 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-10 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1993, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-11 Forms of Stock Option Agreements utilized under 1993 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-11 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended De- cember 31, 1993, are hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-12 1993 Consultants Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 33-64316), is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-13 Form of Stock Option Agreement utilized under the 1993 Consultants Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 33-64316), is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-14 1995 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-14 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1995, is hereby incorporated by ref- erence. (10)-15 Form of Stock Option Agreement utilized under the 1995 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit (10)-15 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1995, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-16 Employment Agreement, dated July 23, 1986, between HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Corporation and Richard M. Scrushy, as amended, filed as Exhibit (10)-16 to the Compa- ny's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1995, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-17 Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 11, 1996, between HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and NationsBank, N.A. (10)-18 Form of Indemnity Agreement entered into between HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Corporation and each of its Directors, filed as Exhibit (10)-13 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1991, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-19 Surgical Health Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 10(aa) to Surgical Health Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission File No. 33- 70582), is hereby incorporated by reference. 68 EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- (10)-20 Surgical Health Corporation 1993 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 10(bb) to Surgical Health Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission File No. 33- 70582), is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-21 Surgical Health Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 10(pp) to Surgical Health Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-22 Heritage Surgical Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4(d) to the Com- pany's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 33-60231), is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-23 Heritage Surgical Corporation 1993 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4(e) to the Com- pany's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 33-60231), is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-24 Sutter Surgery Centers, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan, Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and Agreement (Saibeni), Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and Agreement (Shah), Non- Qualified Stock Option Plan and Agreement (Akella), Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and Agreement (Kelly) and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and Agreement (May), filed as Exhibits 4(a) - 4(f) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 33-64615), are hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-25 Surgical Care Affiliates Incentive Stock Plan of 1986, filed as Exhibit 10(g) to Surgical Care Affiliates Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1993, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-26 Surgical Care Affiliates 1990 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, filed as Exhibit 10(i) to Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1990, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-27 Professional Sports Care Management, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibits 10.1 - 10.3 to Professional Sports Care Management, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 33-81654), is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-28 Professional Sports Care Management, Inc. 1994 Stock Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Professional Sports Care Management, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 33-81654), is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-29 Professional Sports Care Management, Inc. 1994 Directors' Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Professional Sports Care Management, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 33-81654), is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-30 ReadiCare, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan, filed as an exhibit to ReadiCare, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended February 29, 1992, is hereby incorporated by reference. (10)-31 ReadiCare, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended, filed as an exhibit to ReadiCare, Inc's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended February 29, 1992 and as an exhibit to ReadiCare, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference. (11) HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries, Computation of Income Per Share. (21) Subsidiaries of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation. (23) Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. (d) Financial Statement Schedules. Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 69 SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C COLUMN D COLUMN E - ------------------------------------ -------------- -------------------------------- ------------- -------------- ADDITIONS ADDITIONS BALANCE AT CHARGED TO CHARGED TO BEGINNING OF COSTS AND OTHER ACCOUNTS DEDUCTIONS BALANCE AT DESCRIPTION PERIOD EXPENSES DESCRIBE DESCRIBE END OF PERIOD - ------------------------------------ -------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------- -------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Year ended December 31, 1994: Allowance for doubtful accounts $30,511 $32,904 $ 7,041 (1) $31,038 (2) $ 39,418 --------- -------- ----------- ------------ --------- Year ended December 31, 1995: Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 39,418 $37,659 $ 18,750 (1) $44,684 (2) $51,143 --------- -------- ----------- ------------ --------- Year ended December 31, 1996: Allowance for doubtful accounts $51,143 $54,112 $ 13,643 (1) $53,391 (2) $65,507 --------- -------- ----------- ------------ --------- - ---------- (1) Allowances of acquisitions in years 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. (2) Write-offs of uncollectible patient accounts receivable. 70 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 2 to this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION By: /s/ RICHARD M. SCRUSHY -------------------------------- Richard M. Scrushy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Date: August 26, 1997 71