WEBMD CORPORATION
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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WEBMD CORPORATION
669 River Drive, Center 2
Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1361
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 29, 2005
To the Stockholders of WebMD Corporation:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
WebMD Corporation will be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time,
on September 29, 2005 at the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel,
12th Floor, One International Boulevard, Mahwah, New Jersey
07495, for the following purposes:
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1. To elect two Class I directors of WebMD, each to
serve a three-year term, or until his successor has been elected
and qualified or until his earlier resignation or
removal; and |
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2. To consider and vote on a proposal to approve an
amendment to WebMDs Eleventh Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to change the
corporate name of WebMD to Emdeon Corporation; and |
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3. To consider and vote on a proposal to ratify the
appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm to serve as WebMDs
independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2005; and |
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4. To consider and transact such other business as may
properly be brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment
or postponement thereof. |
None of the proposals requires the approval of any other
proposal to become effective.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on
August 5, 2005 will be entitled to vote at this meeting.
The stock transfer books will not be closed.
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual
Meeting in person. However, to ensure your representation at the
Annual Meeting, you are urged to complete, sign, date and return
the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope
as promptly as possible.
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By Order of the Board of Directors |
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of WebMD Corporation |
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Charles A. Mele |
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Elmwood Park, New Jersey
August
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2005
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING,
PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Proxy Statement contains both historical and
forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements
of historical fact are, or may be, forward-looking statements.
For example, statements concerning projections, predictions,
expectations, estimates or forecasts and statements that
describe our objectives, plans or goals are, or may be,
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
reflect managements current expectations concerning future
results and events and can generally be identified by the use of
expressions such as may, will,
should, could, would,
likely, predict, potential,
continue, future, estimate,
believe, expect, anticipate,
intend, plan, foresee, and
other similar words or phrases, as well as statements in the
future tense.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual
results, performance or achievements to be different from any
future results, performance and achievements expressed or
implied by these statements. Information about important risks
and uncertainties that could affect future results, causing
those results to differ materially from those expressed in our
forward-looking statements, can be found in our other Securities
and Exchange Commission filings. Other unknown or unpredictable
factors also could have material adverse effects on our future
results.
The forward-looking statements included in this Proxy Statement
are made only as of the date of this Proxy Statement. We
expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances.
WEBMD CORPORATION
669 River Drive, Center 2
Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1361
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2005
This Proxy Statement and the enclosed form of proxy are
furnished to stockholders of WebMD Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, in connection with the solicitation of proxies by
our Board of Directors from holders of outstanding shares of our
common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and holders of
outstanding shares of our Convertible Redeemable Exchangeable
Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which we
refer to as our convertible preferred stock, for use at our
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on September 29,
2005, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the Sheraton
Crossroads Hotel, 12th Floor, One International Boulevard,
Mahwah, New Jersey 07495, and at any adjournment or postponement
thereof. The date of this Proxy Statement is August
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2005 and it and a form of proxy are first being mailed or
otherwise delivered to stockholders on or about August
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2005.
PROPOSALS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
The following proposals will be considered and voted on at the
Annual Meeting:
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Proposal 1: Election of two Class I directors
of WebMD, each to serve a three-year term, or until his
successor has been elected and qualified or until his earlier
resignation or removal. The two nominees are: |
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Neil F. Dimick |
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Joseph E. Smith |
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Proposal 2: A proposal to approve an amendment to
our Eleventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended (the WebMD Charter), to change the
corporate name of WebMD to Emdeon Corporation. |
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Proposal 3: A proposal to ratify the appointment of
Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public
accounting firm to serve as WebMDs independent auditor for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005. |
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the
election of each the nominees for director listed in
Proposal 1 and FOR each of Proposals 2 and
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VOTING RIGHTS AND RELATED MATTERS
Please complete, date and sign the accompanying proxy and
promptly return it in the enclosed envelope or otherwise mail it
to us. All properly signed proxies that we receive prior to the
vote at the Annual Meeting and that are not revoked will be
voted (or withheld from voting, as the case may be) at
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the Annual Meeting according to the instructions indicated on
the proxies or, if no direction is indicated, as follows:
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FOR the election of each of the nominees for director listed
below in Proposal 1; |
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FOR the amendment to the WebMD Charter to change the corporate
name of WebMD to Emdeon Corporation; |
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FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst &
Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm
to serve as WebMDs independent auditor for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2005. |
None of the proposals requires the approval of any other
proposal to become effective.
A stockholder may revoke a proxy at any time before it is
exercised at the Annual Meeting by taking any of the following
actions:
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delivering to the Secretary of WebMD, at the address set forth
above, prior to the vote at the Annual Meeting, a written
notice, bearing a date later than the date of the proxy, stating
that the proxy is revoked, |
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signing and so delivering a proxy relating to the same shares
and bearing a later date prior to the vote at the Annual
Meeting, or |
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attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person, although
attendance at the meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy. |
Please note, however, that if a stockholders shares are
held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and that
stockholder wishes to vote at the Annual Meeting, the
stockholder must bring to the meeting a letter from the broker,
bank or other nominee confirming the stockholders
beneficial ownership of the shares.
Our Board of Directors does not know of any matter that is not
referred to herein to be presented for action at the Annual
Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the
meeting, the persons named in the proxies will have discretion
to vote on these matters in accordance with their judgment.
Record Date and Outstanding Shares
Our Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
August 5, 2005 as the record date for the determination of
our stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at our Annual
Meeting. Only holders of record of our stock at the close of
business on the record date are entitled to notice of and to
vote at the meeting.
As of the close of business on the record date, there were
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of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote held of
record by approximately
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stockholders, although we believe that there are approximately
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beneficial owners of our common stock. As of the close of
business on the record date, there were 10,000 shares of
our convertible preferred stock outstanding and entitled to vote
held of record by one stockholder. The 10,000 shares of
convertible preferred stock outstanding as of the record date
are convertible into 10,638,297 shares of our common stock
in the aggregate.
No other voting securities of WebMD are outstanding.
Vote and Quorum Required
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each
share held as of the record date. Holders of our convertible
preferred stock are entitled to vote together with the holders
of our common stock on an as converted to common stock basis.
Votes may be cast either in person or by properly executed proxy.
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The presence, in person or by properly executed proxy, of the
holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is necessary to
constitute a quorum at the meeting. For purposes of determining
the voting power of our shares, the aggregate voting power of
the outstanding shares of our common stock is equal to the
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of common stock outstanding, and the aggregate voting power of
the outstanding shares of our convertible preferred stock is
equal to the 10,638,297 shares of common stock into which
those shares of convertible preferred stock are convertible.
Abstentions will be counted as shares that are present and
entitled to vote for purposes of determining whether a quorum is
present. Shares held by nominees for beneficial owners will also
be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is
present if the nominee has the discretion to vote on at least
one of the matters presented and even though the nominee may not
exercise discretionary voting power with respect to other
matters and voting instructions have not been received from the
beneficial owner (sometimes referred to as a broker non-vote).
If a quorum is not present, the Annual Meeting may be adjourned
from time to time until a quorum is obtained.
Proposal 1 (Election of Directors). Election of
directors is by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual
Meeting with respect to such election. Accordingly, the two
nominees receiving the greatest number of votes for their
election will be elected. Abstentions, broker non-votes and
instructions on the accompanying proxy card to withhold
authority to vote for a nominee will result in that nominee
receiving fewer votes for election.
Proposal 2 (Amendment to the WebMD Charter to Change Our
Corporate Name to Emdeon Corporation). The affirmative vote
of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares
outstanding as of the record date is required to approve the
amendment of the WebMD Charter described in Proposal 2. An
abstention or broker non-vote with respect to Proposal 2
will have the same effect as a vote against Proposal 2
because it is one less vote for approval.
Proposal 3 (Ratification of Appointment of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm). The affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting is
required to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP
as the independent registered public accounting firm to serve as
WebMDs independent auditor described in Proposal 3.
Abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 3
will not be considered votes cast for or against such
ratification and, accordingly, will have no impact on the
outcome of the vote with respect to Proposal 3.
Expenses of Proxy Solicitation
We will pay the expenses of soliciting proxies from our
stockholders to be voted at the Annual Meeting and the cost of
preparing and mailing this Proxy Statement to our stockholders.
Following the original mailing of this Proxy Statement and other
soliciting materials, we and our agents also may solicit proxies
by mail, telephone, facsimile or in person. In addition, proxies
may be solicited from our stockholders by our directors,
officers and employees in person or by telephone, facsimile or
other means of communication. These officers, directors and
employees will not be additionally compensated but may be
reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection
with the solicitation. Following the original mailing of this
Proxy Statement and other soliciting materials, we will request
brokers, custodians, nominees and other record holders of our
common stock to forward copies of this Proxy Statement and other
soliciting materials to persons for whom they hold shares of our
common stock and to request authority for the exercise of
proxies. In these cases, we will, upon the request of the record
holders, reimburse these holders for their reasonable expenses.
We have retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated, a proxy
solicitation firm, for assistance in connection with the
solicitation of proxies for our Annual Meeting at a cost of
approximately $6,500 plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket
expenses.
No Appraisal Rights
Holders of our common stock and convertible preferred stock are
not entitled to appraisal rights with respect to the proposals
to be considered at the Annual Meeting.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP BY PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of WebMD common stock, as of July 21,
2005 (except where otherwise indicated), by each person or
entity known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our
common stock, by each of our directors, by each of our named
executive officers, as described below under Executive
Compensation, and by all of our directors and executive
officers as a group. Except as indicated in the footnotes to
this table, and subject to applicable community property laws,
the persons listed in the table below have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock
shown as beneficially owned by them. Unless otherwise indicated,
the address of each of the beneficial owners identified is
c/o WebMD Corporation, 669 River Drive, Center 2,
Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1361.
All of the outstanding shares of our convertible preferred stock
are held by CalPERS/ PCG Corporate Partners, LLC, which has sole
voting and investment power with respect to all such shares.
Holders of our convertible preferred stock have the right to
vote, together with the holders of our common stock on an as
converted to common stock basis, on matters that are put to a
vote of the holders of our common stock. The 10,000 shares
of convertible preferred stock outstanding as of July 21,
2005 are convertible into 10,638,297 shares of our common
stock in the aggregate. The address of CalPERS/ PCG Corporate
Partners, LLC is c/o Pacific Corporate Group LLC, 1200
Prospect Street, Suite 200, La Jolla, California 92037.
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Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc.
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26,429,000 |
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Rochester, New York 14604 |
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Perry Corp.
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23,266,684 |
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New York, New York 10022 |
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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Mark J. Adler, M.D.
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124,166 |
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305,155 |
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150,000 |
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James V. Manning
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859,047 |
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162,166 |
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Charles A. Mele
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143,075 |
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2,518,000 |
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Herman Sarkowsky
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533,494 |
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424,166 |
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Joseph E. Smith
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29,250 |
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150,166 |
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The amounts set forth below include 236 shares allocated to
each of Messrs. Gattinella, Holstein, Mele and Wygod and
155 shares allocated to Mr. Cameron pursuant to the
WebMD Corporation Performance Incentive Plan, a retirement plan
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code (which we refer to in this table as PIP
Shares). The amount set forth below for All executive
officers and directors as a group includes an aggregate of
1,571 PIP Shares. Performance Incentive Plan participants do not
have dispositive power with respect to PIP Shares (including
vested PIP Shares) until the shares are distributed in
accordance with the terms of the Plan. Participants will forfeit
all rights with respect to unvested PIP Shares if they leave
WebMD for any reason other than death or disability. Generally,
one-third of the number of PIP Shares allocated to each
participant vests on each December 31 following the
allocation. Messrs. Cameron, Corbin, Gattinella, Holcombe
and Mele are beneficial owners of shares of common stock of
WebMD subject to vesting requirements based on continued
employment by WebMD (which we refer to as Restricted Stock) in
the respective amounts stated in the footnotes below. Holders of
Restricted Stock have voting power, but not dispositive power,
with respect to unvested shares of Restricted Stock. For
information regarding the vesting schedules of the Restricted
Stock, see Executive Compensation Summary
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Beneficial ownership is determined under the rules and
regulations of the SEC, which provide that shares of common
stock that a person has the right to acquire within 60 days
are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by that
person for the purpose of computing the total number of shares
beneficially owned by that person and the percentage ownership
of that person. However, those shares are not deemed to be
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person. Accordingly, we have set forth,
in the column entitled Other, with respect to each
person listed, the number of shares of WebMD common stock that
such person has the right to acquire pursuant to options that
are currently exercisable or that will be exercisable within
60 days of July 21, 2005. We have calculated the
percentages set forth in the column entitled Percent of
Outstanding based on the number of shares outstanding as
of July 21, 2005 (which was 345,286,788) plus, for each
listed person or group, the number of additional shares deemed
outstanding, as set forth in the column entitled
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The information shown is as of December 31, 2004 and is
based upon information disclosed by FMR Corp., Fidelity
Management and Research Company, Fidelity Growth Company Fund,
Abigail P. Johnson and Edward C. Johnson, 3d in a
Schedule 13G filed with the SEC. Such persons reported that
FMR Corp. and the other members of the filing group had, as of
December 31, 2004, sole power to dispose of or to direct
the disposition of 33,955,709 shares of WebMD common stock
and sole power to vote or to direct the vote of
656,129 shares of WebMD common stock. Sole power to vote
the other shares of WebMD common stock beneficially owned by the
filing group resides in the respective boards of trustees of the
funds that have invested in the shares. The interest of Fidelity
Growth Company Fund, an investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, amounted to
23,319,200 shares of WebMD common stock as of
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The information shown is as of December 31, 2004 and is
based upon information disclosed by Manning & Napier
Advisors, Inc. in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC.
Manning & Napier reported that, as of December 31,
2004, it had sole power to vote or direct the vote of
24,338,500 shares of WebMD common stock and sole power to
dispose of or to direct the disposition of 2,090,500 shares
of WebMD common stock. |
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The information shown is as of December 31, 2004 and is
based upon information disclosed by Perry Corp. and Richard C.
Perry in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC. Such persons
reported that they have sole power to vote or direct the vote
and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
23,266,684 shares of WebMD common stock. |
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The information shown is as of December 31, 2004 and is
based upon information disclosed by Merrill Lynch &
Co., Inc. (ML&Co.) on behalf of Merrill Lynch Investment
Managers (MLIM) in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC.
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dispose or to direct the disposition of 18,885,751 shares
of WebMD common stock and shared power to vote or to direct the
voting of 18,885,751 shares of WebMD common stock. As
described in the Schedule 13G, MLIM is an operating
division of ML&Co.s indirectly owned asset management
subsidiaries and, as of December 31, 2004, the following
asset management subsidiaries held shares of WebMD common stock:
Fam (Sub) Adv Prudential Investments LLC; Asset Management,
L.P.; Merrill Lynch Global Asset Management, Ltd.; Merrill Lynch
Investment Managers, L.P.; and Merrill Lynch Investment
Managers, LLC. |
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Represents 10,000 shares held by Dr. Adler,
22,000 shares held by the Adler Family Trust and
600 shares held by Dr. Adlers son. |
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Represents 170,000 shares held by Mr. Brooke and
201,667 shares held by PMSV Holdings LLC, of which
Mr. Brooke is the managing member. |
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Represents 10,000 shares held by Mr. Cameron, 155 PIP
Shares and 295,000 shares of Restricted Stock. |
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Represents 8,169 shares held by Mr. Corbin and
25,000 shares of Restricted Stock. |
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Represents 4,599 shares held by Mr. Gattinella, 236
PIP Shares and 25,000 shares of Restricted Stock. |
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Represents 12,500 shares held by Mr. Holcombe and
125,000 shares of Restricted Stock. |
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Represents 58,582 shares held by Mr. Holstein,
957 shares allocated to Mr. Holsteins account
under a 401(k) Plan and 236 PIP Shares. Information regarding
Mr. Holsteins beneficial ownership in the column
entitled Common Stock is given as of April 27,
2005, the date of his resignation from WebMD. |
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Information regarding Mr. Holsteins options to
purchase WebMD common stock included in the column entitled
Other reflects the number of shares of WebMD common
stock that Mr. Holstein had the right to acquire pursuant
to options that are currently exercisable or that will become
exercisable within 60 days of July 21, 2005. |
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Represents 787,800 shares held by Mr. Manning and
71,247 shares held by Synetic Foundation, Inc. (d/b/a WebMD
Charitable Fund), a charitable foundation of which
Messrs. Manning and Wygod are trustees and share voting and
dispositive power. |
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Represents 99,233 shares held by Mr. Mele,
1,622 shares allocated to Mr. Meles account
under a 401(k) Plan, 236 PIP Shares, 25,000 shares of
Restricted Stock and 16,984 shares held by the Rose
Foundation, a private charitable foundation of which
Messrs. Mele and Wygod are trustees and share voting and
dispositive power. |
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Represents 437,662 shares held by Mr. Sarkowsky and
95,832 shares held by Sarkowsky Family L.P. |
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Represents 8,384,996 shares held by Mr. Wygod, 236 PIP
Shares, 7,600 shares held by Mr. Wygods spouse,
161,332 shares held by SYNC, Inc., which is controlled by
Mr. Wygod, 71,247 shares held by Synetic Foundation,
Inc. (d/b/a WebMD Charitable Fund), a charitable foundation of
which Messrs. Wygod and Manning are trustees and share
voting and dispositive power, and 16,984 shares held by the
Rose Foundation, a private charitable foundation of which
Messrs. Wygod and Mele are trustees and share voting and
dispositive power. |
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PROPOSAL 1:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors has eight members. Two of the members are
also employees of WebMD: Mr. Cameron, our Chief Executive
Officer; and Mr. Wygod, Chairman of the Board. Six of the
members are non-employee directors: Dr. Adler and
Messrs. Brooke, Dimick, Manning, Sarkowsky and Smith. Our
Board of Directors has determined that each of the non-employee
directors is also an independent director under applicable SEC
rules and NASDAQ Stock Market listing standards. The
non-employee directors meet regularly without any employee
directors or other WebMD employees present.
Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes, two of
which currently have three directors and one of which has two
directors. At each Annual Meeting, the term of one of the
classes of directors expires and WebMD stockholders vote to
elect nominees for the directorships in that class for a new
three-year term.
At this years Annual Meeting, the terms of the two
Class I directors, Neil F. Dimick and Joseph E. Smith, will
expire. The Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of
the Nominating Committee of the Board, has nominated
Messrs. Dimick and Smith for re-election at the Annual
Meeting, to serve for a three-year term expiring at our Annual
Meeting in 2008 and until his successor is elected and has
qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.
The persons named in the enclosed proxy intend to vote for the
election of Messrs. Dimick and Smith, unless you indicate
on the proxy card that your vote should be withheld.
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the
election of these nominees as directors.
We have inquired of each nominee and have determined that each
will serve if elected. While our Board of Directors does not
anticipate that any of the nominees will be unable to serve, if
any nominee is not able to serve, proxies will be voted for a
substitute nominee unless the Board of Directors chooses to
reduce the number of directors serving on the Board.
Information Regarding the Nominees and Continuing
Directors
Biographical information regarding the nominees for election as
Class I directors at the Annual Meeting and the incumbent
Class II and Class III directors is included below.
Nominees for election as Class I directors for a term
expiring 2008:
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Neil F. Dimick
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Neil F. Dimick has been a director of our company since December
2002. Mr. Dimick served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a
wholesale distributor of pharmaceuticals, from 2001 to 2002 and
as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
and as a director of Bergen Brunswig Corporation, a wholesale
distributor of pharmaceuticals, for more than five years prior
to its merger in 2001 with AmeriSource Health Corporation to
form AmerisourceBergen. He also serves as a member of the Boards
of Directors of the following companies: Alliance Imaging Inc.,
a provider of outsourced diagnostic imaging services to
hospitals and other healthcare companies; Thoratec Corporation,
a developer of products to treat cardiovascular disease; and
Global Resources Professionals, an international professional
services firm that provides outsourced services to companies on
a project basis. |
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Joseph E. Smith
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Joseph E. Smith has been a director of our company since
September 2000. Mr. Smith was a director of CareInsite,
Inc. from 1999 until its acquisition by our company in September
2000. Mr. Smith served in various positions with
Warner-Lambert Company, a pharmaceutical company, from March
1989 to September 1997, the last of which was Corporate Vice
President and a member of the Office of the Chairman and the
firms Management Committee. Mr. Smith serves on the
Board of Directors of Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., a
manufacturer and distributor of generic and branded
pharmaceuticals, and on the Board of Trustees of the
International Longevity Center, a non-profit organization. He
also serves as a director of two privately-held companies:
Esprit Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical firm; and
Symphony Neuro Development Company, a biopharmaceutical firm. |
Incumbent Class II directors with a term expiring
2006:
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Paul A. Brooke
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Paul A. Brooke has been a director of our company since November
2000. Mr. Brooke is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Ithaka Acquisition Corporation, a development stage company, and
has been the Managing Member of PMSV Holdings LLC, a private
investment firm, since 1993 and a Venture Partner of MPM
Capital, a venture capital firm specializing in the healthcare
industry, since 1997. Mr. Brooke has also been an Advisory
Director to Morgan Stanley since April 2000. From 1983 until
April 1999, Mr. Brooke was a Managing Director and the
Global Head of Healthcare Research and Strategy at Morgan
Stanley. From April 1999 until May 2000, he was a Managing
Director at Tiger Management LLC. He serves as a member of the
Boards of Directors of the following other public companies:
Incyte Corporation, a drug discovery company; and Viropharma
Incorporated, a pharmaceutical company. He also serves as a
director of a number of privately-held firms including Arriva
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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James V. Manning
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James V. Manning has been a director of our company since
September 2000. He served as a director of CareInsite, Inc. from
1999 until its acquisition by our company in September 2000.
From 1989 until its merger with our company in September 2000,
Mr. Manning was a member of the Board of Directors of
Synetic, Inc., which changed its name to Medical Manager in July
1999 when it acquired the company of that name. In addition, he
was Vice Chairman of the Board of Synetic from March 1998 to
July 1999 and was its Chief Executive Officer from January 1995
to March 1998. |
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Martin J. Wygod
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Martin J. Wygod has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors
of our company since March 2001 and as a director since
September 2000. October 2000 until May 2003, he also served as
our Chief Executive Officer. From September 2000 until October
2000, Mr. Wygod served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of our
company. For more than five years prior to its merger with our
company in September 2000, Mr. Wygod was Chairman of the
Board and a director of Synetic, Inc., which changed its name to
Medical Manager in July 1999 when it acquired the company of
that name. He also served as Chairman of the Board of
CareInsite, Inc. from 1999 until its acquisition by our company
in September 2000. Since May 2005, Mr. Wygod has also
served as Chairman of the Board of our WebMD Health Corp.
subsidiary, which has filed a Registration Statement on
Form S-1 with respect to an initial public offering of its
Class A common stock. For additional information, see
Proposal 2 below. Mr. Wygod is also
engaged in the business of racing, boarding and breeding
thoroughbred horses, and is President of River Edge Farm, Inc. |
Incumbent Class III directors with a term expiring
2007:
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Mark J. Adler, M.D.
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Mark J. Adler, M.D., has been a director of our company
since September 2000. He served as a director of CareInsite,
Inc. from 1999 until its acquisition by our company in September
2000. Dr. Adler is an oncologist and has been Medical
Director of the San Diego Cancer Center since he founded it
in 1991 and is a director of the San Diego Cancer Research
Institute. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of the
internal medicine and oncology group of Medical Group of North
County, which is based in San Diego, California, for more
than five years. He also serves on the Scientific Advisor Board
of Red Abbey Venture Partners, a private investment firm. |
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Kevin M. Cameron has served as a director and as Chief Executive
Officer of our company since October 2004. Mr. Cameron has
held senior executive positions at our company and its
predecessors since April 2000. From January 2002 until October
2004, Mr. Cameron was Special Advisor to the Chairman. From
September 2000 to January 2002, he served as Executive Vice
President, Business Development of our company and, in addition,
from September 2001 through January 2002, was a member of the
Office of the President. From April 2000 until its merger with
our company in September 2000, Mr. Cameron served as
Executive Vice President, Business Development of Medical
Manager Corporation. Prior to April 2000, Mr. Cameron was a
Managing Director of the Health Care Investment Banking Group of
UBS and held various positions at Salomon Smith Barney, which is
now part of Citigroup. |
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Herman Sarkowsky has been a director of our company since
November 2000. Mr. Sarkowsky has been President of
Sarkowsky Investment Corporation, a private investment company,
for more than five years. From 1989 until its merger with our
company in September 2000, Mr. Sarkowsky also served as a
director of Synetic, Inc., which changed its name to Medical
Manager in July 1999 when it acquired the company of that name. |
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No family relationship exists among any of our directors or
executive officers. No arrangement or understanding exists
between any director or executive officer of our company and any
other person pursuant to which any of them were selected as a
director or executive officer, except that Messrs. Manning,
Smith and Wygod and Dr. Adler were originally appointed as
directors in connection with the merger transactions in
September 2000 involving our company, Medical Manager and
CareInsite.
Communications With Our Directors
Our Board of Directors encourages our security holders to
communicate in writing to our directors. Security holders may
send written communications to our Board of Directors or to
specified individual directors by sending such communications
care of the Corporate Secretarys Office, WebMD
Corporation, 669 River Drive, Center 2, Elmwood Park, New
Jersey 07407-1361. Such communications will be reviewed by our
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if they relate to financial or accounting matters, forwarded to
the Audit Committee or discussed at the next scheduled Audit
Committee meeting; or |
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if they relate to the recommendation of the nomination of an
individual, forwarded to the Nominating Committee or discussed
at the next scheduled Nominating Committee meeting; or |
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if they relate to the operations of our company, forwarded to
the appropriate officers of our company, and the response or
other handling reported to the Board at the next scheduled Board
meeting. |
Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors met 14 times during 2004. In addition to
meetings, our Board and its committees reviewed and acted upon
matters by unanimous written consent. During 2004, each of our
current directors attended 75% or more of the meetings held by
our Board and the Board committees on which he served.
Our Board of Directors currently has five standing committees:
an Executive Committee, a Compensation Committee, an Audit
Committee, a Governance & Compliance Committee and a
Nominating Committee. The Compensation Committee, the Audit
Committee, the Governance & Compliance and the
Nominating Committee each have the authority to retain such
outside advisors as they may determine to be appropriate.
WebMDs Board of Directors encourages its members to attend
our Annual Meetings of Stockholders. All of our directors
attended the 2004 Annual Meeting.
Executive Committee. The Executive Committee, which met
twice during 2004, is currently comprised of
Messrs. Brooke, Cameron, Manning, Smith and Wygod. The
Executive Committee has the power to exercise, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, the powers of the entire Board.
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee, which met 12 times
during 2004, is currently comprised of Messrs. Brooke,
Manning and Smith; Mr. Manning is its Chairman. Each of the
members of the Audit Committee meets the standards of
independence applicable to audit committee members under
applicable SEC rules and NASDAQ Stock Market listing standards.
In addition, the Board of Directors of WebMD has determined that
Mr. Manning qualifies as an audit committee financial
expert, as that term is used in applicable SEC regulations
implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
based on his training and experience as a certified public
accountant, including as a partner of a major accounting firm,
and based on his service as a senior executive and chief
financial officer of public companies.
The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by
the Board of Directors, which sets forth the responsibilities
and powers delegated by the Board to the Nominating Committee. A
copy of the Audit Committee Charter, as amended through
February 23, 2005, is included as Annex A to this Proxy
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Statement. The Audit Committees responsibilities are
summarized below in Report of the Audit Committee
and include oversight of the administration of WebMDs Code
of Business Conduct. A copy of WebMDs Code of Business
Conduct, as amended, was filed as Exhibit 14.1 to our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003. WebMDs Code of Business Conduct
applies to all directors and employees of WebMD. Any waiver of
applicable requirements in the Code of Business Conduct that is
granted to any of our directors, to our principal executive
officer, to any of our senior financial officers (including our
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or
controller) or to any other person who is an executive officer
of WebMD requires the approval of the Audit Committee and
waivers will be disclosed on our corporate Web site,
www.emdeon.com in the About Emdeon section,
or in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee, which
met 11 times during 2004, is currently comprised of
Dr. Adler and Messrs. Sarkowsky and Smith;
Dr. Adler is its Chairman. Each of these directors is a
non-employee director within the meaning of Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act, an outside director within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and
an independent director under applicable NASDAQ Stock Market
listing standards.
The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter
adopted by the Board of Directors, which sets forth the
responsibilities and powers delegated by the Board to the
Compensation Committee. A copy of the Compensation Committee
Charter, as amended through February 23, 2005, is included
as Annex B to this Proxy Statement. The Compensation
Committees responsibilities are summarized below in
Report of the Compensation Committee.
Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee, which met
twice during 2004, is currently comprised of
Messrs. Brooke, Dimick and Sarkowsky; Mr. Dimick is
its Chairman. Each of these directors is an independent director
under applicable NASDAQ Stock Market listing standards. The
responsibilities delegated by the Board to the Nominating
Committee include:
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recommending to the Board candidates for filling vacancies that
may occur between Annual Meetings. |
The Nominating Committee operates pursuant to a written charter
adopted by the Board of Directors, which sets forth the
responsibilities and powers delegated by the Board to the
Nominating Committee. A copy of the Nominating Committee
Charter, as amended through February 23, 2005, is included
as Annex C to this Proxy Statement. The Nominating
Committee has not adopted specific objective requirements for
service on the WebMD Board. Instead, the Nominating Committee
considers various factors in determining whether to recommend to
the Board potential new Board members, or the continued service
of existing members, including:
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the amount and type of the potential nominees managerial
and policy-making experience in complex organizations and
whether any such experience is particularly relevant to WebMD; |
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any specialized skills or experience that the potential nominee
has and whether such skills or experience are particularly
relevant to WebMD; |
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in the case of non-employee directors, whether the potential
nominee has sufficient time to devote to service on the WebMD
Board and the nature of any conflicts of interest or potential
conflicts of interest arising from the nominees existing
relationships; |
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in the case of non-employee directors, whether the nominee would
be an independent director and would be considered a
financial expert or financially literate
under applicable listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market
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in the case of potential new members, whether the nominee
assists in achieving a mix of Board members that represents a
diversity of background and experience, including with respect
to age, gender, race, areas of expertise and skills; and |
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in the case of existing members, the nominees
contributions as a member of the Board during his or her prior
service. |
The Nominating Committee will consider candidates recommended by
stockholders in the same manner as described above. Any such
recommendation should be sent in writing to the Nominating
Committee, care of Secretary, WebMD Corporation, 669 River
Drive, Center 2, Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1361. To
facilitate consideration by the Nominating Committee, the
recommendation should be accompanied by a full statement of the
qualifications of the recommended nominee, the consent of the
recommended nominee to serve as a director of WebMD if nominated
and to be identified in WebMDs proxy materials and the
consent of the recommending stockholder to be named in
WebMDs proxy materials. The recommendation and related
materials will be provided to the Nominating Committee for
consideration at its next regular meeting.
Governance & Compliance Committee. On
October 28, 2004, our Board of Directors established,
effective as of November 15, 2004, the
Governance & Compliance Committee. The
Governance & Compliance Committee is currently
comprised of Dr. Adler and Messrs. Dimick and Manning;
Mr. Dimick is its Chairman. The Governance &
Compliance Committee met once in 2004. The responsibilities
delegated by the Board to the Governance & Compliance
Committee include:
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evaluating and making recommendations to the Board regarding
matters relating to the governance of WebMD; |
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assisting the Board in coordinating the activities of the
Boards other standing committees, including with respect
to WebMDs compliance programs and providing additional
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providing oversight of senior executive recruitment and
management development. |
As part of its responsibilities relating to corporate
governance, the Governance & Compliance Committee
evaluates and make recommendations to the Board regarding any
proposal that a stockholder intends to make at an Annual Meeting
of Stockholders and for which required notice has been provided,
including recommendations regarding the Boards response
and regarding whether to include such proposal in WebMDs
proxy statement.
The Governance & Compliance Committee operates pursuant
to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. A copy
of the Governance & Compliance Committee Charter, as
adopted on October 28, 2004, is included as Annex D to
this Proxy Statement. Pursuant to that Charter, the membership
of the Governance & Compliance Committee consists of
the Chairpersons of the Nominating, Audit and Compensation
Committees and the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee
serves as the Chairperson of the Governance &
Compliance Committee, unless otherwise determined by the
Governance & Compliance Committee.
Other Committees From time to time, our Board of
Directors forms additional committees to make specific
determinations or to provide oversight of specific matters or
initiatives. For example,
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Messrs. Brooke, Manning, Sarkowsky and Smith and
Dr. Adler are members, and Mr. Smith is Chairman, of a
special committee of the Board to oversee matters relating to
the investigations described in Legal
Proceedings Investigations by United States Attorney
for the District of South Carolina and the SEC in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004; |
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Dr. Adler and Messrs. Dimick and Wygod are members,
and Mr. Wygod is Chairman, of a special committee of the
Board to provide oversight of the preparations for the initial
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WebMD Health Corp. subsidiary, which we refer to as WebMD Health
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Messrs. Manning and Smith are members of a special
committee of the Board authorized to make determinations
relating to our stock repurchase program. |
Compensation of Non-Employee Directors
Our non-employee directors each receive an annual retainer of
$30,000. The following additional annual retainers are paid to
non-employee directors for service on standing committees:
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Governance & Compliance Committee $10,000. |
The following additional annual retainers are paid to the
chairpersons of each standing committee for their services as
chairperson:
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Committee $10,000. |
Our non-employee directors do not receive per meeting fees for
service on the Board or any of its standing committees, but they
are entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at Board
and Board committee meetings.
Messrs. Brooke, Manning, Sarkowsky and Smith and
Dr. Adler each received $60,000 for their service, during
2004, as members of a special committee of the Board to oversee
matters relating to the investigations described in Legal
Proceedings Investigations by United States Attorney
for the District of South Carolina and the SEC in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004. Members of the Special Committee have
each received $15,000 per quarter for their service on the
Special Committee during 2005 and will continue to receive
compensation for their service on that committee.
Mr. Dimick and Dr. Adler each received $10,000 for
their service, during the last quarter of 2004, as members of a
special committee of the Board to provide oversight of the
preparations for the initial public offering by our WebMD Health
subsidiary. They have each received $10,000 per quarter for
their service on that committee during 2005 and will continue to
receive compensation for their service on that committee.
Our non-employee directors are eligible to receive stock options
under our 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan and our 1996 Stock Plan.
All non-employee directors receive stock options pursuant to
automatic annual grants of stock options under our 2000
Long-Term Incentive Plan made on each January 1.
Messrs. Brooke, Dimick, Manning, Sarkowsky and Smith and
Dr. Adler each received automatic annual grants of options
to purchase 20,000 shares of WebMD common stock on
January 1, 2004 (with an exercise price of $8.99 per
share) and January 1, 2005 (with an exercise price of
$8.16 per share).
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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Kevin M. Cameron
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Chief Executive Officer |
Tony G. Holcombe
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President; and President of Emdeon Business Services |
Andrew C. Corbin
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Wayne T. Gattinella
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Chief Executive Officer and President of WebMD Health |
Kirk G. Layman
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Executive Vice President, Administration |
Charles A. Mele
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
William G. Midgette
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Chief Executive Officer of Porex |
Matthew B. Townley
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President of Emdeon Practice Services |
Anthony Vuolo
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Executive Vice President, Business Development |
Martin J. Wygod
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Biographical information regarding our executive officers who
are not also nominees or continuing directors is set forth below:
Tony G. Holcombe has served as President of our company
since October 2004 and as President of our Emdeon Business
Services segment (formerly known as WebMD Business Services)
since December 2003. From September 2002 to December 2003,
Mr. Holcombe was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Valutec Card Solutions, Inc., a privately held provider of
financial services products to a variety of industries, and he
continues to serve as a member of its Board of Directors. From
May 1999 to September 2002, Mr. Holcombe was President of
the Employer/Employee Services division of Ceridian Corporation,
an information services company, and from May 1997 to May 1999,
he served as President of the Comdata subsidiary of Ceridian.
Prior to May 1997, Mr. Holcombe served in senior management
positions with National City Corporation, a bank holding
company, the last of which was as President and CEO of its
National Processing Company subsidiary, a provider of merchant
credit card processing services and corporate outsourcing
solutions. Mr. Holcombe is a member of the Board of
Directors of the following public companies: TALX Corporation, a
business process outsourcer of payroll-related and human
resource services; and Syniverse Technologies Inc., a
communications technology company.
Andrew C. Corbin has served as Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of our company since October 2003.
From January 2005 until July 2005, Mr. Corbin also served
as interim President of our Emdeon Practice Services segment
(formerly known as WebMD Practices Services). For the seven
years prior to joining our company, Mr. Corbin served in
senior financial positions at The Bisys Group, Inc., a provider
of business process outsourcing services to the financial
services industry, the last of which was as its Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to October 1996,
Mr. Corbin held various financial positions with the
following: The Limited, Inc., a retailer; General Motors
Corporation, an automobile manufacturer; and Ernst &
Young LLP, an accounting firm.
Wayne T. Gattinella has served as President of our WebMD
Health segment since August 2001 and as its Chief Executive
Officer since April 2005. He has also served as an Executive
Vice President of our company since November 2002. Previously,
Mr. Gattinella was Executive Vice President and Chief
Marketing Officer for PeoplePC, an Internet service provider,
from April 2000 to August 2001. From February 1998 to March
2000, Mr. Gattinella was President of North America for
MemberWorks, Inc., a marketing services company. When our WebMD
Health subsidiary was formed in May 2005 in preparation of its
initial public offering, Mr. Gattinella was appointed its
Co-CEO and President and, since July 2005, has served as its
sole CEO. He also serves as a director of our WebMD Health
subsidiary.
Kirk G. Layman has been Executive Vice President,
Administration of our company since April 2002 and, from May
2003 to October 2003, also served as our Acting Chief Financial
Officer. Mr. Layman has held senior executive positions at
our company and its predecessors since 1997. From September 2000
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April 2002, Mr. Layman served as Senior Vice President,
Finance of our company. From March 1999 until its merger with
our company in September 2000, Mr. Layman served as Senior
Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
of Synetic, Inc., which changed its name to Medical Manager in
July 1999 when it acquired the company of that name. Prior to
that, he served as Vice President Financial Analysis
of Synetic from May 1997 to March 1999. Prior to joining
Synetic, Mr. Layman was with the accounting firm of Arthur
Andersen, where he was a partner since 1995.
Charles A. Mele has been Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of our company since January 2001.
Mr. Mele has served in senior executive positions for our
company and its predecessors since 1995. Mr. Mele was
Executive Vice President and Co-General Counsel of our company
from September 2000 until January 2001. He served as a director
of CareInsite, Inc. from 1998 until its acquisition by our
company in September 2000. From March 1998 until its merger with
our company in September 2000, Mr. Mele was Executive Vice
President General Counsel of Synetic, Inc., which
changed its name to Medical Manager in July 1999 when it
acquired the company of that name. In addition, he was Vice
President General Counsel of Synetic from July 1995
to March 1998.
William G. Midgette has been Chief Executive Officer of
our Porex segment since August 2002 and has been an Executive
Vice President of our company since March 2003. For more than
five years prior to that, Mr. Midgette served in senior
management positions at C. R. Bard, Inc., a healthcare
products company, the last of which was President, Bard
International.
Matthew B. Townley has been President of our Emdeon
Practice Services segment (formerly known as WebMD Practice
Services) and an Executive Vice President of our company since
July 2005. From 1997 to July 2005, Mr. Townley served as
Chief Executive Officer and President of Longview Solutions, a
privately held enterprise software company. From 1982 to 1989
and from 1991 to 1997, Mr. Townley held various operational
and management positions at Shared Medical Systems (now known as
Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation), a
provider of software and services to hospitals and medical
practices, the last of which was as Senior Vice President,
Health Solutions and a member of its leadership team, with
oversight responsibility for product development and marketing
across its business.
Anthony Vuolo has been Executive Vice President, Business
Development of our company since May 2003. Mr. Vuolo has
served in several executive positions at our company and its
predecessors since 1994. From September 2000 to May 2003,
Mr. Vuolo was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of our company. From March 1999 until its merger with
our company in September 2000, Mr. Vuolo was Senior Vice
President Business Development and Treasurer of
Synetic, Inc., which changed its name to Medical Manager in July
1999 when it acquired the company of that name. Prior to that,
he was Executive Vice President Finance and
Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Synetic from March
1998 until March 1999. Since May 2005, Mr. Vuolo has also
served as Executive Vice President Finance and Chief
Financial Officer of our WebMD Health subsidiary.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, requires our executive officers and directors, and
persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of
our equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes
in ownership of these securities with the SEC. Officers,
directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners are
required by applicable regulations to furnish us with copies of
all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely upon a
review of the forms furnished to us during or with respect to
our most recent fiscal year, all of our directors and officers
subject to the reporting requirements and each beneficial owner
of more than ten percent of our common stock satisfied all
applicable filing requirements.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information concerning the
compensation earned for services rendered to WebMD by the
named executive officers, which is defined under SEC
rules to include a companys chief executive officer and
other specified highly compensated executive officers.
Summary Compensation Table
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Long-Term Compensation | |
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Awards | |
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Stock | |
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Name and Principal Position |
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Year | |
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Salary($) | |
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Bonus($) | |
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Compensation($) | |
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Awards($)(1) | |
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Options(#) | |
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Compensation($) | |
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Kevin M. Cameron
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2004 |
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502,500 |
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402,000 |
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2,179,950 |
(3) |
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1,700,000 |
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Chief Executive
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2003 |
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270,000 |
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588,580 |
(4) |
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Officer(2)
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2002 |
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146,400 |
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257,350 |
(5) |
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Andrew C. Corbin
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2004 |
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450,000 |
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415,000 |
(6) |
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322,125 |
(7) |
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Executive Vice
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2003 |
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100,385 |
(8) |
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122,917 |
(9) |
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600,000 |
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President and Chief
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Financial Officer |
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Wayne T. Gattinella
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2004 |
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450,000 |
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300,000 |
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322,125 |
(7) |
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250,000 |
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CEO and President
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2003 |
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450,000 |
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125,000 |
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of WebMD Health
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2002 |
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410,000 |
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165,000 |
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Tony G. Holcombe
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2004 |
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475,000 |
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300,000 |
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1,021,125 |
(10) |
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400,000 |
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President
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2003 |
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22,500 |
(11) |
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400,000 |
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Roger C. Holstein
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2004 |
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915,000 |
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402,000 |
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715,547 |
(12) |
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Former CEO of
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2003 |
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861,538 |
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500,000 |
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WebMD Health(2)
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2002 |
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480,000 |
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450,000 |
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1,000,000 |
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Charles A. Mele
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2004 |
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450,000 |
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300,000 |
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322,125 |
(7) |
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250,000 |
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Executive Vice
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2003 |
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450,000 |
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President,
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2002 |
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450,000 |
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350,000 |
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General Counsel
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and Secretary
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Martin J. Wygod
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2004 |
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1,260,000 |
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402,000 |
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Chairman of the
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2003 |
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1,308,900 |
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Board
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2002 |
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1,400,000 |
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475,000 |
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(1) |
Holders of restricted shares of WebMD common stock (which we
refer to as Restricted Stock) have voting power and the right to
receive dividends, if any are declared on WebMD common stock,
with respect to shares of Restricted Stock, but their ability to
sell shares of Restricted Stock is subject to vesting
requirements based on continued employment, as described in the
footnotes below. The dollar value of Restricted Stock listed in
this column is calculated by multiplying the number of shares
granted by the closing market price of WebMD common stock on the
date of each grant, as described in the footnotes below. |
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(2) |
Mr. Cameron became our Chief Executive Officer in October
2004. Mr. Holstein was our Chief Executive Officer from May
2003 to September 2004 and served as CEO of our WebMD Health
segment from October 2004 until his resignation from all
positions with us in April 2005. |
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(3) |
The dollar value listed in the table is for 305,000 shares
of Restricted Stock granted during 2004 and is based on:
(a) $8.59 per share, the closing market price of WebMD
common stock on March 17, 2004, the date of grant of
30,000 shares of Restricted Stock, of which
(i) 10,000 shares vested on March 17, 2005,
(ii) 10,000 shares will vest on March 17, 2006
and (iii) 10,000 shares will vest on March 17,
2007; and (b) $6.99 per share, the closing market
price of WebMD common stock on October 1, 2004, the date
275,000 shares of Restricted Stock were granted to
Mr. Cameron upon becoming Chief Executive Officer of WebMD,
of which (i) 46,750 shares will vest on
October 1, 2005, (ii) 50,875 shares will vest on
October 1, 2006, (iii) 55,000 shares will vest on
October 1, 2007, (iv) 59,125 shares will vest on
October 1, 2008 and (v) 63,250 shares will vest
on October 1, |
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2009. As of December 31, 2004, the aggregate value of the
305,000 shares of Restricted Stock, all of which were
unvested at that date, was $2,488,800, based on the closing
market price of $8.16 per share of WebMD common stock on
that date. |
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(4) |
Consists of (a) $500,000 for the forgiveness, in January
2003, of the then outstanding principal amount of a loan that we
made to Mr. Cameron in September 2000 and (b) $88,580
in payments made to Mr. Cameron pursuant to WebMDs
long-term disability plan. |
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(5) |
Consists of (a) $11,100 in short-term disability payments
made to Mr. Cameron by the State of New Jersey,
(b) $168,750 in payments made to Mr. Cameron pursuant
to WebMDs short-term disability plan and (c) $77,500
in payments made to Mr. Cameron pursuant to WebMDs
long-term disability plan. |
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(6) |
Consists of (a) a bonus for 2004 of $270,000 and (b) a
one-time bonus payment of $145,000 made on the first anniversary
of Mr. Corbins employment and included in the terms
of his employment agreement as an inducement to enter into the
employ of WebMD. |
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(7) |
The dollar value listed in the table is based on $8.59 per
share, the closing market price of WebMD common stock on
March 17, 2004, the date of grant of 37,500 shares of
Restricted Stock, of which (i) 12,500 shares vested on
March 17, 2005, (ii) 12,500 shares will vest on
March 17, 2006 and (iii) 12,500 shares will vest
on March 17, 2007. As of December 31, 2004, the
aggregate value of the 37,500 shares of Restricted Stock,
all of which were unvested at that date, was $306,000, based on
the closing market price of $8.16 per share of WebMD common
stock on that date. |
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(8) |
Mr. Corbin was not employed by WebMD prior to
October 13, 2003. As a result, only compensation that we
paid to Mr. Corbin beginning on that date is reflected in
this table. |
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(9) |
Consists of (a) a bonus for 2003 of $56,250 and (b) a
one-time bonus payment of $66,667 made as an inducement to enter
into the employ of WebMD, pursuant to the terms of
Mr. Corbins employment agreement. |
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(10) |
The dollar value listed in the table is for 137,500 shares
of Restricted Stock granted during 2004 and is based on:
(a) $8.59 per share, the closing market price of WebMD
common stock on March 17, 2004, the date of grant of
37,500 shares of Restricted Stock, of which
(i) 12,500 shares vested on March 17, 2005,
(ii) 12,500 shares will vest on March 17, 2006
and (iii) 12,500 shares will vest on March 17,
2007; and (b) $6.99 per share, the closing market
price of WebMD common stock on October 1, 2004, the date
100,000 shares of Restricted Stock were granted to
Mr. Holcombe upon becoming President of WebMD, of which
(i) 17,000 shares will vest on October 1, 2005,
(ii) 18,500 shares will vest on October 1, 2006,
(iii) 20,000 shares will vest on October 1, 2007,
(iv) 21,500 shares will vest on October 1, 2008
and (v) 23,000 shares will vest on October 1,
2009. As of December 31, 2004, the aggregate value of the
137,500 shares of Restricted Stock, all of which were
unvested at that date, was $1,122,000, based on the closing
market price of $8.16 per share of WebMD common stock on
that date. |
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(11) |
Mr. Holcombe was not employed by WebMD prior to
December 15, 2003. As a result, only compensation that we
paid to Mr. Holcombe beginning on that date is reflected in
this table. |
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(12) |
The dollar value listed in the table is based on $8.59 per
share, the closing market price of WebMD common stock on
March 17, 2004, the date of grant of 83,300 shares of
Restricted Stock, of which (i) 27,766 shares vested on
March 17, 2005, (ii) 27,767 shares had a vesting
date of March 17, 2006 and (iii) 27,767 shares
had a vesting date of March 17, 2007. As of
December 31, 2004, the aggregate value of the
83,300 shares of Restricted Stock, all of which were
unvested at that date, was $679,728, based on the closing market
price of $8.16 per share of WebMD common stock on that
date. Effective as of April 27, 2005, the date of
Mr. Holsteins resignation from WebMD, all unvested
restricted stock held by Mr. Holstein was forfeited. For
additional information, see Executive
Compensation Compensation Arrangements with Named
Executive Officers Arrangements with Roger C.
Holstein. |
In accordance with SEC rules, the above table does not include
certain perquisites and other benefits received by the named
executive officers, which do not exceed the lesser of $50,000
and 10% of any
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officers salary and bonus disclosed in this table. In each
of the years covered in the above table, none of the named
executive officers received more than $15,000 in perquisites or
other benefits and most of such benefits consisted of automobile
allowances.
The following table presents information concerning the options
to purchase our common stock granted during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004 to our named executive officers.
Option Grants in 2004
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Securities | |
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Percent of Total | |
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Underlying | |
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Options Granted | |
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Exercise or | |
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Grant Date | |
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Options | |
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to Employees in | |
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Base Price | |
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Expiration | |
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Present | |
Name |
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Granted(#) | |
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2004(1) | |
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($/Share) | |
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Date | |
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Value($)(2) | |
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Kevin M. Cameron
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200,000 |
(3) |
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1.0 |
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8.59 |
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3/17/2014 |
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930,420 |
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1,500,000 |
(4) |
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7.8 |
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6.99 |
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10/1/2014 |
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5,368,835 |
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Andrew C. Corbin
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Wayne T. Gattinella
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250,000 |
(3) |
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1.3 |
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8.59 |
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3/17/2014 |
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1,163,025 |
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Tony G. Holcombe
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400,000 |
(4) |
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2.1 |
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6.99 |
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10/1/2014 |
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1,431,689 |
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Roger C. Holstein
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Charles A. Mele
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250,000 |
(3) |
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1.3 |
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8.59 |
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3/17/2014 |
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1,163,025 |
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Martin J. Wygod
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(1) |
Based upon the total number of options that we granted to our
employees during 2004. |
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(2) |
The estimated grant date present value reflected in the above
table was determined using the Black-Scholes model and the
following data and assumptions: (a) the applicable option
exercise prices; (b) the exercise of options within three
years of the date that they become exercisable; (c) a
risk-free interest rate of (i)1.9% per annum with respect
to options granted on March 17, 2004 and
(ii) 3.2% per annum with respect to options granted on
October 1, 2004; (d) volatility of (i) 0.6 for
WebMD common stock with respect to options granted on
March 17, 2004 and (ii) 0.5 for WebMD common stock
with respect to options granted on October 1, 2004; and
(e) that no dividends are paid on WebMD common stock. The
ultimate values of the options will depend on the future market
price of our common stock, which cannot be forecast with
reasonable accuracy. The actual value, if any, an optionee will
realize upon exercise of an option will depend on the excess of
the market value of our common stock over the exercise price on
the date the option is exercised. We cannot predict whether the
value realized by an optionee will be at or near the value
estimated by the Black-Scholes model or any other model applied
to value the options. |
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(3) |
These options vest and become exercisable with respect to
one-third of the shares on each of September 17, 2005,
September 17, 2006 and September 17, 2007. |
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(4) |
These options vest and become exercisable as follows: 17% on the
first anniversary of the date of grant; 18.5% on the second
anniversary; 20% on the third anniversary; 21.5% on the fourth
anniversary; and 23% on the fifth anniversary. |
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The following table sets forth information with respect to the
named executive officers concerning option exercises during 2004
and exercisable and unexercisable options they held as of
December 31, 2004.
Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal
Year-End Option Values
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Number of | |
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Securities Underlying | |
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Value of Unexercised | |
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Unexercised Options at | |
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In-the-Money Options at | |
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Shares | |
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December 31, 2004(#) | |
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December 31, 2004($)(2) | |
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Acquired | |
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Value | |
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Name |
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on Exercise(#) | |
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Realized($)(1) | |
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Exercisable | |
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Unexercisable | |
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Exercisable | |
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Unexercisable | |
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Kevin M. Cameron
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1,337,168 |
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1,825,000 |
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885,305 |
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1,755,000 |
|
Andrew C. Corbin
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150,000 |
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450,000 |
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4,500 |
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13,500 |
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Wayne T. Gattinella
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450,000 |
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400,000 |
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1,507,000 |
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502,500 |
|
Tony G. Holcombe
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100,000 |
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700,000 |
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468,000 |
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Roger C. Holstein
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3,234,000 |
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1,000,000 |
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3,345,000 |
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1,470,000 |
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Charles A. Mele
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2,498,500 |
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269,500 |
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2,365,000 |
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Martin J. Wygod
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1,044,000 |
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3,382,560 |
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3,685,000 |
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(1) |
The value realized is calculated based on the amount by which
the aggregate market price, on the date of exercise, of the
shares received exceeded the aggregate exercise price paid,
regardless of whether such shares were sold or retained by the
optionholder on that date. |
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The value of unexercised in-the-money options is calculated
based on the closing market price per share of our common stock
as of December 31, 2004, which was $8.16, net of the
applicable option exercise price per share. |
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Mr. Wygod has retained, through the date of this Proxy
Statement, ownership of the shares acquired on exercise. |
Compensation Arrangements with Named Executive Officers
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Arrangements with Kevin M. Cameron |
We are party to an employment agreement with Kevin M. Cameron
entered into in September 2004 at the time he was elected by the
Board to be our Chief Executive Officer. The following is a
description of Mr. Camerons employment agreement:
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The agreement provides for an employment period through
October 1, 2009. |
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The agreement provides for an annual base salary of $660,000 and
an annual bonus of up to 100% of base salary. For the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2004, Mr. Cameron received a
bonus of $402,000, determined by the Compensation Committee in
its discretion, based on both his own and our companys
performance. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005,
the amount of Mr. Camerons bonus will again be in the
discretion of the Compensation Committee. For subsequent years,
the amount of the bonus will be based upon performance goals to
be approved by the Compensation Committee with respect to each
such year. |
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In the event of the termination of Mr. Camerons
employment by us without cause (as described below)
or by Mr. Cameron for good reason (as described
below) or in the event of our failure to renew his employment
agreement, he would be entitled to: (a) continue to receive
his base salary (i) at the rate in effect at the time of
termination for a period of time equal to the length of his
employment after October 1, 2004, rounded down to the
nearest six months, but not longer than three years or
(ii) if the total amount payable would be greater, for two
years at a rate equal to his prior base salary of $450,000; and
(b) continue to participate in our benefit plans (or
comparable plans) for the duration of the severance period. In
addition, all options and restricted stock granted to
Mr. Cameron at or prior to the date of the employment
agreement would remain outstanding and continue to vest, and
would otherwise be treated as if Mr. Cameron remained
employed by WebMD through the same period as his salary is
continued (but not less than two years). |
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Mr. Cameron may terminate his employment upon 30 days
notice after 11 months following a change of
control (as described below) and, if this occurs:
(a) Mr. Cameron would be entitled to continue to
receive his base salary at his then current rate through
October 1, 2009 (or, if longer, for three years following
the termination); (b) Mr. Cameron would be entitled to
annual bonus payments for the period of salary continuance in an
amount equal to (i) if the calculation is based on his
bonus for 2005, 50% of his base salary or (ii) if the
calculation is based on his bonus for any year after 2005, the
amount of his bonus for the year prior to the termination;
(c) his participation in our benefit plans (or comparable
plans) would continue for the duration of the salary
continuation period; and (d) all options and restricted
stock granted to Mr. Cameron at or prior to the date of the
employment agreement which have not vested prior to the date of
termination would be vested as of the date of termination and
all such options would remain exercisable as if he remained in
our employ through the expiration date specified in the
respective stock option plans and agreements. |
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If Mr. Camerons employment is terminated by us for
cause or by him without good reason, he
(a) would not be entitled to any further compensation or
benefits and (b) would not be entitled to any additional
rights or vesting with respect to his stock options following
the date of termination. |
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In the event of the termination of Mr. Camerons
employment as a result of his death or permanent disability, he
(or his estate) would be entitled to three years of salary
continuation, three years of benefit continuation and three
years of vesting of the equity granted on or prior to
October 1, 2004 and three years of continued exercisability
of options to purchase WebMD common stock. |
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For purposes of Mr. Camerons employment agreement:
(a) cause includes (i) continued willful
misconduct relating to WebMD after 30 days written notice,
(ii) a breach of a material provision of the employment
agreement or a breach of a material policy of WebMD that
continues after 30 days written notice, or
(iii) conviction of a felony or crime of moral turpitude;
(b) good reason includes (i) a material
breach of the employment agreement that remains uncured,
(ii) a material demotion of Mr. Camerons
position with us, or (iii) requiring Mr. Cameron to
relocate from his present residence or to commute to our
headquarters if they are located outside the New York City
metropolitan area; and (c) a change of control
would occur when (i) a person, entity or group acquires
more than 50% of the voting power of our voting securities,
(ii) a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or
other disposition occurs that involves all or substantially all
of our assets, or (iii) a complete liquidation or
dissolution occurs. |
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The employment agreement contains confidentiality obligations
that survive indefinitely and non-solicitation and
non-competition obligations that end on the second anniversary
of the date of cessation of Mr. Camerons employment. |
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The employment agreement contains a tax gross-up provision
relating to any excise tax that Mr. Cameron incurs by
reason of his receipt of any payment that constitutes an excess
parachute payment as defined in Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code. Any excess parachute payments and related
tax gross-up payments made to Mr. Cameron will not be
deductible for federal income tax purposes. |
In connection with his election as Chief Executive Officer,
Mr. Cameron received grants, effective October 1,
2004, of: (a) options to
purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common stock at an
exercise price of $6.99, the closing market price on that date;
and (b) 275,000 shares of restricted stock. The
options and the restricted stock will vest as follows: 17% on
the first anniversary of the grant date; 18.5% on the second
anniversary; 20% on the third anniversary; 21.5% on the fourth
anniversary; and 23% on the fifth anniversary.
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Arrangements with Andrew C. Corbin |
We are party to an employment agreement with Andrew C. Corbin
entered into in September 2003 at the time he was initially
hired to be our Chief Financial Officer. The following is a
description of Mr. Corbins employment agreement:
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The employment agreement provides for an employment period
through October 13, 2008. |
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The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of
$450,000 and an annual bonus, with a target of up to 50% of his
base salary. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004,
Mr. Corbin received a bonus of $270,000, determined by the
Compensation Committee in its discretion, based upon both his
own and our companys performance. As an inducement to
enter into the employ of WebMD, Mr. Corbins
employment agreement provided for a one-time bonus payment of
$145,000 to be made on the first anniversary of commencement of
his employment, which payment was made in October 2004. |
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In the event of the termination of Mr. Corbins
employment by us without cause (as described below)
or by Mr. Corbin for good reason (as described
below), he would be entitled to: (a) continue to receive
his base salary at the rate in effect at the time of termination
for one year; (b) payment (at the time bonuses are paid to
executive officers generally) of the bonus for the year of
termination calculated based upon the bonus program in effect,
provided that if no such bonus program is in effect, such bonus
would be 50% of base salary; and (c) continue to
participate in our benefit plans (or comparable plans) for the
duration of the severance period. In addition, the option to
purchase 600,000 shares granted to Mr. Corbin at
the inception of his employment would remain outstanding and
continue to vest, and would otherwise be treated as if
Mr. Corbin remained employed by WebMD through the next
vesting date. |
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Mr. Corbin may terminate his employment upon 30 days
notice at any time after the first anniversary of a change
of control (as described below) and, if this occurs:
(a) Mr. Corbin would be entitled to continue to
receive his base salary for three years at his then current
rate; (b) Mr. Corbin would be entitled to his bonus
for the year of termination calculated in the same manner as if
his employment was terminated without cause;
(c) his participation in our benefit plans (or comparable
plans) would continue for three years; and (d) the options
to purchase 600,000 share of WebMD common stock
granted in connection with his initial employment would remain
outstanding and continue to vest as if he remained in our employ
through the last vesting date applicable to the option. |
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If Mr. Corbins employment is terminated by us for
cause or by him without good reason, he
(a) would not be entitled to any further compensation or
benefits and (b) would not be entitled to any additional
rights or vesting with respect to his stock options following
the date of termination. |
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In the event of the termination of Mr. Corbins
employment as a result of his death or permanent disability, he
(or his estate) would be entitled to the same benefits as if his
employment was terminated by WebMD without cause. |
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For purposes of Mr. Corbins employment agreement:
(a) cause includes (i) continued willful
failure to perform duties or bad faith in connection with
performing duties after 30 days written notice,
(ii) misconduct, negligence, dishonesty or violence or
threat of violence that would harm WebMD, (iii) a material
breach of our policies or the employment agreement that remains
unremedied after 30 days written notice, or
(iv) commission of a felony in respect of a dishonest or
fraudulent act or other crime of moral turpitude;
(b) good reason includes (i) a material
breach of the employment agreement, (ii) a material
demotion of Mr. Corbins position with us, or
(iii) requiring Mr. Corbin to relocate to a location
that is more than 50 miles from our headquarters and the
new headquarters are located outside the New York City
metropolitan area; and (c) a change of control
would occur when (i) a person, entity or group, other than
Mr. Wygod, acquires more than 50% of the voting power of
our voting securities, (ii) a merger in which we are not
the surviving corporation or a sale or other disposition of all
or substantially all of our assets, or (iii) a complete
liquidation or dissolution occurs. |
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The employment agreement contains confidentiality obligations
that survive indefinitely and non-solicitation and
non-competition obligations that end on the 18-month anniversary
of the date of cessation of Mr. Corbins employment. |
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The employment agreement contains a tax gross-up provision
relating to any excise tax that Mr. Corbin incurs by reason
of his receipt of any payment that constitutes an excess
parachute payment as defined in Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code. Any excess parachute payments and related
tax gross-up payments made to Mr. Corbin will not be
deductible for federal income tax purposes. |
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Arrangements with Wayne T. Gattinella |
Our WebMD, Inc. subsidiary is party to an employment agreement,
dated as of April 28, 2005, with Wayne Gattinella, who
serves as CEO and President of our WebMD Health segment and our
WebMD Health subsidiary. The following is a description of
Mr. Gattinellas employment agreement:
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Mr. Gattinella receives an annual base salary of $560,000
and is eligible to earn a bonus of up to 100% of his base
salary. Achievement of 50% of that bonus will be based upon the
attainment of WebMD Healths attainment of corporate
financial and strategic goals to be established by WebMD
Healths Compensation Committee, with the financial goals
generally related to revenue and/or other measures of operating
results. Achievement of the remaining 50% will be based on
performance goals that have not yet been established. However,
WebMD Healths Compensation Committee will have the
discretion to adjust goals or to approve bonuses even if the
stated goals are not attained, if it believes that the
performance of Mr. Gattinella so warrants. |
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In the event an initial public offering of WebMD Health equity
is consummated, WebMD Health would recommend to its Compensation
Committee that, upon consummation, Mr. Gattinella be
granted 100,000 shares of restricted WebMD Health
Class A common stock and options to
purchase 400,000 shares of WebMD Health Class A
common stock, such numbers to be adjusted, up or down, to the
extent the capitalization of WebMD Health is more or less than
100,000,000 shares. The per share exercise price of the
options would be the initial public offering price. The WebMD
Health restricted stock and options would vest in equal
installments over four years upon each anniversary of the grant
date. |
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In the event of a change of control (as described
below) of WebMD Health, the unvested portion of the options to
purchase WebMD Health Class A common stock would continue
to vest until the later of (i) two years from the date of
grant and (ii) the next scheduled vesting date following
the change of control. The continued vesting applies
only if Mr. Gattinella remains employed until six months
following such change of control or is terminated by
WebMD Healths successor without cause (as
described below) or he resigns for good reason (as
described below) during such six-month period. |
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In the event of the termination of Mr. Gattinellas
employment, prior to April 30, 2009, by WebMD Health
without cause or by Mr. Gattinella for
good reason, he would be entitled to continue to
receive his base salary for one year from the date of
termination and to receive healthcare coverage until the earlier
of one year following his termination and the date upon which he
receives comparable coverage under another plan. In addition,
the unvested portion of the option to
purchase 600,000 shares of WebMD Corporation common
stock granted to Mr. Gattinella at the inception of his
employment would remain outstanding and continue to vest as if
he remained in the employ of WebMD Health until the first
anniversary of the date of termination. In the event that a
termination of Mr. Gattinellas employment by WebMD
Health without cause or by Mr. Gattinella for
good reason occurs before the fourth anniversary of
the grant of the WebMD Health option described above, 25% of the
WebMD Health options would continue to vest through the next
vesting date following the date of termination. |
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For purposes of the employment agreement: (a) a
change of control would occur when: (i) a
person, entity or group acquires more than 50% of the voting
power of WebMD Health, (ii) there is a reorganization,
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Healths assets, or (iii) there is a complete
liquidation or dissolution of WebMD Health;
(b) cause includes a (i) continued willful
failure to perform duties after 30 days written notice,
(ii) willful misconduct or violence or threat of violence
that would harm WebMD Health, (iii) a material breach of
WebMD Healths policies, the employment agreement or the
related Trade Secret and Proprietary Information Agreement (as
described below), that remains unremedied after 30 days
written notice, or (iv) conviction of a felony in respect
of a dishonest or fraudulent act or other crime of moral
turpitude; and (c) good reason includes any of
the following conditions or events remaining in effect after
30 days written notice: (i) a reduction in base
salary, (ii) a material reduction in authority, or
(iii) any material breach of the employment agreement. |
Mr. Gattinella is also a party to a related Trade Secret
and Proprietary Information Agreement that contains
confidentiality obligations that survive indefinitely. The
agreement also includes non-solicitation provisions that
prohibit Mr. Gattinella from hiring WebMD Healths
employees or soliciting any of its clients or customers that he
had a relationship with during the time he was employed by it,
and non-competition provisions that prohibit Mr. Gattinella
from being involved in a business that competes with its
business. The non-solicitation and non-competition obligations
end on the first anniversary of the date his employment has
ceased. The agreement is governed by the laws of the State of
New York.
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Arrangements with Tony G. Holcombe |
We are party to an employment agreement with Tony G. Holcombe
entered into in December 2003 and amended in September 2004 at
the time he became President of WebMD. He is also the President
of our Emdeon Business Services segment. The following is a
description of Mr. Holcombes employment agreement, as
amended:
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The employment agreement provides for an employment period
through December 4, 2008. |
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Under the agreement, Mr. Holcombes annual base salary
is $550,000. He is eligible to receive an annual bonus, with a
target amount of 50% of his base salary, the actual amount to be
in the discretion of the Compensation Committee. For 2004,
Mr. Holcombe received a bonus of $300,000, determined by
the Compensation Committee in its discretion, based on both his
own and our companys performance. |
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In the event of the termination of Mr. Holcombes
employment by us without cause (as described below)
or by Mr. Holcombe for good reason (as
described below), he would be entitled to: (a) continue to
receive his base salary at the rate in effect at the time of
termination for one year; and (b) continue to participate
in our benefit plans (or comparable plans) for one year. In
addition, the option granted to Mr. Holcombe in 2003, at
the inception of his employment, would remain outstanding and
continue to vest, and would otherwise be treated as if
Mr. Holcombe remained employed by WebMD through the next
vesting date. |
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If Mr. Holcombes employment is terminated by us for
cause or by him without good reason, he
(a) would not be entitled to any further compensation or
benefits and (b) would not be entitled to any additional
rights or vesting with respect to the stock options following
the date of termination. |
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For purposes of Mr. Holcombes employment agreement:
(a) cause includes (i) continued willful
failure to perform duties after 30 days written notice,
(ii) misconduct, negligence, dishonesty or violence or
threat of violence that would harm WebMD, (iii) a material
breach of our policies or the employment agreement that remains
unremedied after 30 days written notice, or
(iv) conviction of a felony in respect of a dishonest or
fraudulent act or other crime of moral turpitude; and
(b) good reason includes (i) a material
breach of the employment agreement, (ii) a reduction in
base salary, or (iii) requiring Mr. Holcombe to
relocate to a location that is more than 50 miles from our
current headquarters. |
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The employment agreement contains confidentiality obligations
that survive indefinitely and non-solicitation and
non-competition obligations that end on the second anniversary
of the date of cessation of Mr. Holcombes employment. |
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In connection with his election as President, Mr. Holcombe
received grants, effective October 1, 2004, of:
(a) options to purchase 400,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price equal to $6.99, the closing
market price on that date; and (b) 100,000 shares of
restricted stock. The options and the restricted stock will vest
as follows: 17% on the first anniversary of the grant date;
18.5% on the second anniversary; 20% on the third anniversary;
21.5% on the fourth anniversary; and 23% on the fifth
anniversary.
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Arrangements with Roger C. Holstein |
In connection with Mr. Holsteins resignation from
WebMD, Mr. Holstein and WebMD entered into a letter
agreement, dated as of April 27, 2005. Under the letter
agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions:
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Mr. Holstein will continue to receive his annual base
salary of $660,000 until October 27, 2007, provided that
the base salary for the first six months will be paid to
Mr. Holstein in a lump sum at the end of such six-month
period in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, except to the
extent any future guidance issued by the Internal Revenue
Service under Section 409A does not subject such payments
to Section 409A. |
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Mr. Holstein will generally continue to participate in our
welfare benefit plans until the earlier of October 27, 2007
and the date upon which he receives comparable coverage under
another plan. |
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The options to purchase WebMD common stock granted to
Mr. Holstein will remain outstanding and continue to vest,
and will otherwise be treated as if Mr. Holstein remained
employed by WebMD, through April 27, 2007. |
The letter agreement contains confidentiality obligations that
survive indefinitely and non-solicitation and non-competition
obligations that end on April 27, 2007.
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Arrangements with Charles A. Mele |
We are party to an employment agreement with Charles A. Mele,
our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. The
following is a description of Mr. Meles employment
agreement:
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The agreement provides for an employment period through
July 1, 2006. |
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Mr. Mele currently receives an annual base salary of
$450,000 and is entitled to receive a bonus in the same form and
amount received by any other executive officer with similar
responsibilities and compensation. For 2004, Mr. Mele
received a bonus of $300,000, determined by the Compensation
Committee in its discretion, based on both his own and our
companys performance. |
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In the event of the termination of Mr. Meles
employment due to his death or disability, by us without
cause (as described below) or by Mr. Mele for
good reason (as described below), he would be
entitled to: (i) continuation of his base salary, at the
rate then in effect, through the later of 18 months and the
expiration of the term of the agreement; (ii) any bonuses
that he would have normally been entitled to through the term of
his employment agreement (the amount of the bonus for years
subsequent to the year in which the termination of employment
occurred will be equal to the bonus received for the year of
termination); and (iii) continued participation in our
benefit plans (or comparable plans) for thirty-six months. In
addition, all options granted to Mr. Mele which have not
vested prior to the date of termination would be vested as of
the date of termination and all such options would remain
exercisable as if he remained in our employ through the
expiration date specified in each applicable stock option
agreement, unless otherwise specifically agreed to by
Mr. Mele and WebMD in writing. |
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If Mr. Meles employment is terminated by us for
cause or by him without good reason, he
(a) would not be entitled to any further compensation or
benefits and (b) would not be entitled to any additional
rights or vesting with respect to the stock options following
the date of termination. |
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For purposes of Mr. Meles employment agreement:
(a) cause includes (i) a material breach
of the employment agreement that remains unremedied after
30 days written notice, or (ii) conviction of a
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(ii) requiring Mr. Mele to report to anyone other than
Mr. Wygod, (iii) a reduction in base salary or
material fringe benefits, (iv) a material breach of the
employment agreement, (v) requiring Mr. Mele to
relocate to a location that is more than 25 miles from his
current residence, or (vi) a change in control
occurs; and (c) a change in control would occur
when (i) a person, entity or group acquires more than 50%
of the voting power of our voting securities, (ii) there is
a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of our assets
to another entity after which we or our stockholders do not hold
a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the election of
directors of the surviving corporation (or securities
representing a majority of the equity interests in the surviving
entity if it is not a corporation), or (iii) a complete
liquidation or dissolution occurs. |
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The employment agreement contains confidentiality obligations
that survive indefinitely and non-solicitation and
non-competition obligations that end on the later of the second
anniversary of the date employment has ceased and the last day
of the term of the agreement. |
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The employment agreement contains a tax gross-up provision
relating to any excise tax that Mr. Mele incurs by reason
of his receipt of any payment that constitutes an excess
parachute payment as defined in Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code. Any excess parachute payments and related
tax gross-up payments made to Mr. Mele will not be
deductible for federal income tax purposes. |
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Arrangements with Martin J. Wygod |
On August 3, 2005, we amended and restated our original
employment agreement, dated October 8, 2001, with Martin J.
Wygod. Under the amended agreement, Mr. Wygod will continue
to serve as our Chairman of the Board, and will also serve as
the Chairman of the Board of our WebMD Health subsidiary. In
these positions, Mr. Wygod focuses on the overall strategy,
strategic relationships and transactions intended to create
long-term value for stockholders. The following is a description
of Mr. Wygods amended employment agreement:
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The agreement provides for an employment period through
August 3, 2010. |
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Under the agreement, Mr. Wygod will continue to receive an
annual base salary of $1.26 million; provided that, in the
event that an initial public offering by our WebMD Health
subsidiary is completed, his base salary would be reduced to
$975,000 per year. |
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In the event that the initial public offering by WebMD Health is
consummated, WebMD Health would recommend to its Compensation
Committee that, upon consummation, Mr. Wygod be granted
100,000 shares of restricted WebMD Health Class A common
stock and a nonqualified option to purchase 400,000 shares of
WebMD Health Class A common stock on the date of the
initial public offering, such numbers to be adjusted up or down,
to the extent the capitalization of WebMD Health is more or less
than 100,000,000 shares. The per share exercise price of the
options would be the initial public offering price. The WebMD
Health options would vest in equal installments over four years
upon each anniversary of the grant date and the restrictions on
the WebMD Health restricted stock would lapse in equal
installments over four years upon each anniversary of the grant
date. |
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In the event of termination of Mr. Wygods employment
by us without cause (as described below) or by
Mr. Wygod for good reason (as described below),
Mr. Wygod would become a consultant for us and would be
entitled to receive his salary, at the rate then in effect, and
continuation of benefits until the later of (i) two years
following such termination or (ii) August 3, 2010. In
addition, all options, or other forms of equity compensation,
granted to Mr. Wygod by us or any of our affiliates (which
would include WebMD Health) that have not vested prior to the
date of termination would become vested as of the date of
termination and, assuming there has not been a change in
control (as described below) of our company or a
change in control (as described below) of WebMD
Health, would continue to be exercisable as long as he remains a
consultant (or longer if the plan or agreement expressly
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employment is terminated due to death or disability, he or his
estate would receive the same benefits as described above. |
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The employment agreement provides that in the event there is
change in control (as described below) of our
company, all outstanding options and other forms of equity
compensation (including equity compensation granted by WebMD
Health) would become immediately vested on the date of the
change in control and, if following the change in control,
Mr. Wygods employment terminates for any reason other
than cause, they would continue to be exercisable until the
tenth anniversary of the applicable date of grant. A
change in control is also an event that constitutes
good reason for purposes of a termination by
Mr. Wygod. In the event there is a change in
control of WebMD Health, any portion of
Mr. Wygods equity that relates to WebMD Health will
fully vest and become exercisable on the date of such event, and
if following such event, Mr. Wygods engagement with
WebMD Health is terminated for any reason other than cause, such
equity will remain outstanding until the expiration of its
original term. The terms of the change in control
definition applicable to our WebMD Health subsidiary are
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For purposes of the employment agreement:
(a) cause would include a final court
adjudication that Mr. Wygod (i) committed fraud or a
felony directed against our company relating to his employment,
or (ii) materially breached any of the material terms of
the employment agreement; (b) good reason would
include the following conditions or events: (i) a material
reduction in title or responsibility that remains in effect for
30 days after written notice, (ii) a final court
adjudication that we materially breached any material provisions
of the employment agreement, (iii) failure to serve on our
Board or Executive Committee of our Board, or (iv) the
occurrence of a change in control; and (c) a
change in control of WebMD would occur when:
(i) a person, entity or group acquires more than 50% of the
voting power of our voting securities, (ii) our current
directors (or directors elected by, or on the recommendation of,
our current directors) cease to constitute at least a majority
of our Board, (iii) there is consummated a merger or
consolidation of our company with any other corporation, other
than a merger or consolidation (x) where our voting
securities continue to represent more than 50% of the voting
securities of the surviving entity or (y) effected to
implement a recapitalization where no person becomes the
beneficial owner of more than 50% of the combined voting power
of our voting securities, (iv) there is a sale or
disposition of all or substantially all of our assets to another
entity that is not at least 50% controlled by our stockholders,
or (v) we adopt a plan of complete liquidation. For
purposes of the definition of change in control, as
applied to WebMD Health, no public offering, split-off, spin-off
or other divestiture of WebMD Health by us will constitute a
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In the event Mr. Wygod terminates his engagement with WebMD
Health for good reason (as described in the
following sentence), any portion of equity that relates to WebMD
Health will fully vest and become exercisable on the date his
engagement terminates and will remain exercisable for the period
beginning on such date and ending on the later of two years
following such termination or August 3, 2010. For the
purposes of a termination of Mr. Wygods engagement
with WebMD Health by him for good reason, good
reason is defined as a material reduction in
Mr. Wygods title or responsibilities as Chairman of
the Board of WebMD Health. |
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In the event that Mr. Wygods employment with WebMD is
terminated for any reason, but he remains Chairman of the Board
of WebMD Health, WebMD Health will have no obligation to pay a
salary to Mr. Wygod. |
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The employment agreement contains confidentiality obligations
that survive indefinitely and non-solicitation and
non-competition obligations that continue until the second
anniversary of the date his employment has ceased. |
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The employment agreement contains a tax gross-up provision
relating to any excise tax that Mr. Wygod incurs by reason
of his receipt of any payment that constitutes an excess
parachute payment as defined in Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code. Any excess parachute payments and related
tax gross-up payments made to Mr. Wygod will not be
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Other Compensation Information
WebMD does not offer any deferred compensation plans to its
directors or executive officers.
WebMD does not offer any retirement plans to its directors and
does not offer any retirement plans to its executive officers,
other than 401(k) plans and the Performance Incentive Plan (an
employee stock ownership plan), which are each generally
available to employees.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder
return on our common stock with the comparable cumulative return
of the NASDAQ Stock Market (U.S.) Index and a Peer Group Index
(as described below) over the period of time from
December 31, 1999 through December 31, 2004. The graph
assumes that $100 was invested in our common stock and each
index on December 31, 1999. The stock price performance on
the following graph is not necessarily indicative of future
stock price performance.
Pursuant to applicable rules under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 relating to proxy statements, we are required to include
in the graph below an index of companies in our industry or
line-of-business. We have included an index of a specific group
of companies (which we refer to as the Peer Group Index) to meet
this requirement. This group of companies consists of Allscripts
Healthcare Solutions, Amicas, Inc. (formerly known as Vitalworks
Inc.), Cerner Corporation, Drugstore.com, Inc., Eclipsys
Corporation, First Consulting Group, Inc., IDX Systems
Corporation, iVillage Inc., NDCHealth Corporation, Neoforma,
Inc., Per-Se Technologies, Inc., ProxyMed, Inc., QuadraMed
Corporation, Quality Systems, Inc., Quovadx, Inc. and TriZetto
Group, Inc.
Comparison of Five Year Cumulative Total Return*
Among WebMD Corporation, the
NASDAQ Stock Market (U.S.) Index and a Peer Group
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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Introduction
The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors is composed
exclusively of non-employee, independent directors. For 2004,
the members of the Compensation Committee were and continue to
be Mark J. Adler, M.D., Herman Sarkowsky and Joseph E.
Smith. Dr. Adler is the Chairman of the Compensation
Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews the compensation
program for the Chief Executive Officer and our other executive
officers. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee
include:
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review of and making recommendations regarding other matters
relating to WebMDs compensation practices. |
In addition, in connection with the contemplated initial public
offering of WebMD Health Corp. and until such time as a
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of WebMD Health
Corp. is formed, WebMD Corporations Compensation Committee
is expected to perform similar functions for WebMD Health Corp.
based upon a similar compensation philosophy.
Summary of Compensation Policies
The Compensation Committees guiding philosophy is to
establish a compensation program that is:
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Competitive with the market in order to help attract,
motivate and retain highly qualified managers and
executives. WebMD seeks to attract talent by offering
competitive base salaries, annual incentive opportunities, and
the potential for long-term rewards through equity-based awards,
such as stock options and restricted stock. WebMD has, in the
past, granted and expects to continue to grant equity-based
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Performance-based to drive company performance over the short
term and long term and to increase stockholder value. It is
WebMDs practice to provide compensation opportunities in
addition to base salary that are linked to our companys
performance and the individuals performance. Achievement
of short-term goals is rewarded through annual incentive awards,
while achievement of long-term objectives is encouraged through
nonqualified stock option grants and restricted stock awards
that are subject to vesting over periods generally granting from
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Based on these policies and programs, the Compensation Committee
determines the compensation of WebMDs executive officers,
including the Chief Executive Officer. Policies and procedures
similar to those used by the Compensation Committee for making
such determinations are also used by WebMD senior management in
making determinations regarding the compensation of officers and
managers who are not executive officers.
Program Elements
The salaries, bonuses and long-term incentive compensation of
our executive officers are determined by the Compensation
Committee:
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at the time of initial hiring based on the individuals
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Base Salary. On an annual basis, the Compensation
Committee reviews the base salary of our executive officers,
weighing the factors described in the preceding paragraph. Any
increase in the salary of our executive officers is at the
discretion of the Compensation Committee, except as may
otherwise be provided in an employment agreement previously
approved by the Compensation Committee. During 2004, none of the
executive officers received an increase in base salary, other
than the October 2004 increases received by:
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In addition, in April 2005, subsequent to the resignation of
Mr. Holstein as Chief Executive Officer of our WebMD Health
segment, Mr. Gattinella received a salary increase to
$560,000 upon being named as Co-Chief Executive Officer and
President of WebMD Health. He currently serves as WebMD
Healths sole Chief Executive Officer.
Annual Incentive Awards. WebMD provides executives with
the opportunity to earn performance-based cash awards through an
annual cash bonus. With respect to WebMDs executive
officers, these annual bonuses are discretionary and are
determined by the Compensation Committee based upon their
assessment of company and individual performance. In some cases,
individual target awards are established for each executive
officer, expressed as a percentage of the executives base
salary. These target percentages vary based on the nature and
scope of the executive officers responsibilities and
competitive market practice. In some cases, particularly with
respect to newly hired executive officers, bonus awards may be
dictated by the terms of the executives employment
agreement, providing for payment of a specified bonus amount or
an amount within a specific range with respect to the first year
of employment. No pre-established performance targets were used
in determining bonus amounts for executive officers for 2004;
the Compensation Committee determined such amounts based on its
assessment of the performance of WebMD and its business segments
in 2004 and of each executive officers individual
performance and contributions during the year.
Long-Term Incentives. The Compensation Committee
continues to view equity-based compensation that is subject to
vesting requirements as an effective way to ensure that
employees have a continuing stake in the long-term success of
our company. These long-term incentives are granted to reward
employees for increasing stockholder value and to promote
retention of employees over the long-term. Up until 2004, WebMD
used stock options, almost exclusively, to provide long-term
incentive compensation. However, in March 2004, WebMD granted a
combination of stock options and restricted stock to key senior
executives.
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Stock Options: In March 2004, the Compensation Committee
approved a broad-based grant of stock options to eligible
employees, including each of the executive officers, other than:
Mr. Holstein, who had received a grant in 2003 upon his
becoming Chief Executive Officer; Messrs. Corbin and
Holcombe, who had each received a grant in 2003 at the time of
their initial hiring; and Mr. Wygod. The options granted in
March 2004 have an exercise price of $8.59, the fair market
value of our common stock on the date of grant, and vest over a
31/2
year period, with the first vesting occurring 18 months
after grant, the second vesting occurring 30 months after
grant and the final vesting occurring 42 months after
grant. The total number of options to purchase WebMD common
stock granted in March 2004 was 10,140,600. Although no specific
formula was used to determine the size of the individual stock
option grants (including the grants made to executive officers),
grants were generally based upon factors such as the
individuals position, the nature and scope of the
individuals responsibilities, the individuals
contribution to WebMDs performance and expected
contribution to meeting long-term strategic goals of WebMD.
Grants received by executive officers were determined by the
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Restricted Stock: In March 2004, WebMD also granted
shares of restricted stock to key senior executives, including
each of the executive officers other than Mr. Wygod. The
total number of shares of restricted stock granted in March 2004
was 1,174,800. These grants were made in recognition of the
significant effort and individual contributions of these
executives and the limited cash bonuses paid to this group for
2003. The restricted stock that was granted vests over three
years, with one-third of the amount granted vesting on each of
the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
The Compensation Committee believes that grants of restricted
stock provide an additional retention component to WebMDs
total compensation program, while continuing to focus executives
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Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer
In October 2004, Mr. Cameron was appointed as Chief
Executive Officer of WebMD and received an increase in annual
salary from $450,000 to $660,000. Upon his appointment as CEO,
Mr. Cameron received a grant of options to
purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common stock at an
exercise price of $6.99 per share and a grant of
275,000 shares of restricted stock. The Compensation
Committee believes that Mr. Camerons compensation
arrangements (more fully discussed under Executive
Compensation, including under Compensation
Arrangements with Executive Officers Arrangements
with Kevin Cameron) are appropriate in light of his
increased responsibilities. In addition, prior to his becoming
CEO, Mr. Cameron received an option grant to
purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock at an
exercise price of $8.59 and a grant of 30,000 shares of
restricted stock, each as part of the March 2004 grants to
executives and other employees described above under
Program Elements Long-Term
Incentives.
Under the employment agreement between Mr. Cameron and
WebMD, he is eligible to receive an annual bonus of up to 100%
of his base salary. For the fiscal years ending
December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005, the
employment agreement provides that the amount of that bonus will
be determined in the discretion of the Compensation Committee.
For subsequent years, the agreement provides that the amount of
the bonus will be based upon performance goals to be approved by
the Compensation Committee with respect to each such year. It
was determined by the Compensation Committee that, for 2004,
Mr. Cameron should receive a bonus of $402,000. No
pre-established performance targets were used in determining
this amount, which was determined by the Compensation Committee
based on its assessment of the performance of WebMD and its
business segments in 2004 and Mr. Camerons
contributions during the year, both before and after he became
Chief Executive Officer.
From May 2003, through September 2004, Mr. Holstein served
as our Chief Executive Officer and received a base salary of
$1,000,000 during that time. Subsequently, from October 2004 to
his resignation in April 2005, Mr. Holstein served as CEO
of our WebMD Health segment, earning a salary of $660,000. As
CEO of WebMD and CEO of WebMD Health, Mr. Holstein was
eligible to receive an annual bonus, at the discretion of the
Compensation Committee, of up to 100% of his base salary. It was
determined by the Compensation Committee that, for 2004,
Mr. Holstein should receive a bonus of $402,000. No
pre-established performance targets were used in determining
this amount, which was determined by the Compensation Committee
based on its assessment of the performance of WebMD and its
business segments in 2004 and Mr. Holsteins
contributions during the year, both before and after he ceased
to be our Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Holstein resigned from all positions with WebMD and its
subsidiaries effective April 27, 2005. Pursuant to a letter
agreement between WebMD and Mr. Holstein dated
April 27, 2005 that was approved by the Compensation
Committee and is more fully discussed under Compensation
Arrangements with Executive Officers Arrangements
with Roger C. Holstein, Mr. Holstein is entitled to
receive an amount equal to his annual base salary until
October 27, 2007 and welfare benefits for that same period,
unless he receives comparable coverage under another plan. In
addition, his options to purchase WebMD common stock will remain
outstanding and continue to vest through April 27, 2007.
His unvested restricted stock was forfeited at the time of his
resignation.
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Policies and Practices Relating to Section 162(m)
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits the
ability of a publicly held corporation to deduct compensation in
excess of $1 million paid to certain executive officers. It
is the policy of the Compensation Committee to comply, where
practicable, with Section 162(m) of the Code so as to
maximize the tax deductibility of compensation paid to its top
executive officers. Accordingly, WebMDs stock option plans
under which awards are made to officers and directors are
currently designed to ensure that compensation attributable to
options granted will be tax deductible by WebMD. However, the
Compensation Committee recognizes that the restricted stock
grants made in March 2004 do not comply with Section 162(m)
and such grants, together with other compensation to these
officers, may exceed the limits on deductibility over the next
three years. In addition, $260,000 of the $1,260,000 salary that
Mr. Wygod received exceeded the limits on deductibility
during 2004 and a portion will exceed these limits in 2005. For
the reasons stated in this Report, the Compensation Committee
believes that such arrangements and the restricted stock grants
are in the best interests of WebMD and its stockholders. With
the exceptions listed above, no executive officers
compensation exceeded the limits on deductible compensation
during 2004 and the Compensation Committee does not expect that
the compensation from WebMD to any executive officer during 2005
will exceed these limits other than for Mr. Wygod and
perhaps Messrs. Cameron and Gattinella based upon their
bonus potential.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER
PARTICIPATION
The current members of the Compensation Committee of our Board
of Directors are Mark J. Adler, M.D., Herman Sarkowsky and
Joseph E. Smith.
No interlocking relationship exists between our Board of
Directors or Compensation Committee and the board of directors
or compensation committee of any other company, nor has any
interlocking relationship existed in the past.
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The current members of the Audit Committee of our Board of
Directors are Paul A. Brooke, James V. Manning and Joseph E.
Smith and Mr. Manning is the Chairman. The Audit Committee
is responsible for, among other things:
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retaining and overseeing the registered public accounting firm
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reviewing the annual audit plan with WebMDs management and
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pre-approving any permitted non-audit services provided by our
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approving the fees to be paid to our registered public
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reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal
controls with WebMDs management, internal auditors and
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reviewing and discussing the annual audited financial statements
and the interim unaudited financial statements with WebMDs
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overseeing the administration of WebMDs Code of Business
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The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by
the Board of Directors, which is included as Annex A to
this Proxy Statement.
This report reviews the actions taken by the Audit Committee
with regard to our financial reporting process for 2004 and
particularly with regard to our audited consolidated financial
statements and the related schedule included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004.
Our management has the primary responsibility for WebMDs
financial statements and reporting process, including the
systems of internal controls. Our independent auditors are
responsible for performing an independent audit of our
consolidated financial statements and the related schedule in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) and issuing a report thereon and
a report on managements assessment and the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting. The Audit
Committees responsibility is to monitor and oversee these
processes. In carrying out its oversight responsibilities, the
Audit Committee is not providing any expert or special assurance
as to WebMDs financial statements or systems of internal
controls or any professional certification as to the independent
auditors work. The Audit Committee has implemented
procedures to ensure that, during the course of each fiscal
year, it devotes the attention that it deems necessary or
appropriate to fulfill its oversight responsibilities under the
Audit Committees charter.
In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit
Committee reviewed and discussed with management the audited
financial statements and the Report of Management on Internal
Control Over Financial Report included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
In addition, the Audit Committee reviewed with WebMDs
independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, who are
responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of those
audited financial statements with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles, their judgments as to the quality, rather
than just the acceptability, of our accounting principles and
such other matters as are required to be discussed with the
Audit Committee under Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 61, Communication with Audit Committees, as amended,
other standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) SEC rules, and other professional standards. The
Audit Committee also reviewed with Ernst &Young, the
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting included in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004. In addition, the Audit Committee
discussed with Ernst & Young their independence
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from management and WebMD, including the matters in the written
disclosures required of Ernst & Young by Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions
with Audit Committees, as adopted, on an interim basis, by the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board pursuant to
Rule 3600T. The Audit Committee also considered whether the
provision of audit-related services (see Independent
Auditors Services and Fees of Ernst &
Young above) during 2004 by Ernst & Young is
compatible with maintaining Ernst & Youngs
independence.
Additionally, the Audit Committee discussed with our independent
auditors the overall scope and plan for their audit of our
financial statements and their audits of our internal control
over financial reporting. The Audit Committee met with the
independent auditors, with and without management present, to
discuss the results of their examination, their evaluation of
WebMDs internal controls and the overall quality of
WebMDs financial reporting.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above,
the Audit Committee recommended to our Board of Directors that
the audited financial statements and related schedule and
managements assessment of the effectiveness of
WebMDs internal control over financial reporting be
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2004 for filing with the SEC. The
Audit Committee has also approved the retention of
Ernst & Young as our independent auditors for 2005 and
as WebMD Health Corp.s independent auditors for 2005.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On April 6, 2001, we loaned $1,450,000 to K. Robert
Draughon, who has been Executive Vice President, Business
Development of WebMD Corporation and is transitioning to the
role of Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, of WebMD
Health in August 2005. The funds were advanced pursuant to a
promissory note bearing interest at the fixed rate per annum of
4.63%. The loan is full recourse and is secured by a pledge by
Mr. Draughon of all shares of WebMD common stock owned by
him and all options to purchase shares of WebMD common stock
owned by him. As of July 21, 2005, approximately $107,000
of the principal amount and approximately $12,200 of accrued
interest were outstanding. The largest amount outstanding during
2004 was $116,437.
We were reimbursed approximately $236,000 during 2004 and
approximately $230,000 during 2003 by Martin J. Wygod, our
Chairman of the Board, and a corporation that he controls, for
personal use of certain of our staff and office facilities and
for the personal portion of certain travel expenses.
We lease property in Alachua, Florida that is owned by a
corporation controlled by Michael A. Singer, a former executive
officer of WebMD and a former member of our Board of Directors,
and a member of his family. We are responsible for all real
estate taxes, insurance and maintenance relating to the
property. The term of the lease is through March 31, 2009.
During 2004, the aggregate amount of rent payable under the
lease was approximately $1,203,000. During 2003, the aggregate
amount of rent payable under the lease was approximately
$1,087,000.
Mark J. Adler, M.D., a non-employee director of our
company, is a partner in a group medical practice that is a
customer of Emdeon Practice Services. The practice purchases
products and services on terms generally available, in the
ordinary course of our business, to similar customers. During
2004, the aggregate amount payable to Emdeon Practice Services
by this practice was approximately $19,000. During 2003, the
aggregate amount payable to Emdeon Practice Services by this
practice was approximately $73,000.
On December 15, 2003, in connection with our initial
employment of Tony G. Holcombe, who is currently President of
WebMD, we entered into an agreement that allowed him to require
WebMD to purchase from him certain shares of stock of his prior
employer. The agreement expired on January 15, 2005,
without any purchases being made by WebMD.
Affiliates of FMR Corp. provide services to us in connection
with certain of our 401(k) plans. During 2004, the aggregate
amount payable by us for these services was approximately
$43,800. During 2003, the aggregate amount payable by us for
these services was approximately $64,500. In 2004, WebMD Health
entered into an agreement with Fidelity Human Resources Services
LLC (FHRS) (formerly known as Fidelity Employer Services Company
LLC), an affiliate of FMR Corp. FHRS provides benefits and human
resources administration, workforce effectiveness, payroll
solutions and stock plan services to employers. The agreement
provides for FHRS to integrate WebMD Healths employer
product, Health and Benefits Manager, into the services FHRS
provides to its clients. In addition, WebMD Healths Health
and Benefits Manager has been rolled out to the Fidelity
employee base. WebMD recorded approximately $817,000 in revenue
in 2004 related to the FHRS agreement.
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PROPOSAL 2:
AMENDMENT OF THE WEBMD CHARTER
TO CHANGE THE CORPORATE NAME OF WEBMD TO EMDEON
CORPORATION
Our WebMD Health segment is a leading provider of health
information services for consumers, physicians, healthcare
professionals, employers and health plans through its public and
private online portals and health-focused publications. As
previously announced, WebMD Health Corp., a wholly owned
subsidiary formed by us to be a holding company for our WebMD
Health segment, has filed a Registration Statement on
Form S-1 with respect to an initial public offering of its
Class A common stock, which would have one vote per share.
We expect that WebMD Health will sell between 10% and 14% of its
equity to the public in the offering. We would own the remaining
equity of WebMD Health in the form of Class B common stock,
which would have ten votes per share, and would control WebMD
Health. The timing for the sale has not yet been determined.
WebMD Health Corp. was originally incorporated under the name
WebMD Health Holdings, Inc. and is referred to in this
Proposal 2 as WebMD Health. Because the WebMD
name has been more closely associated with WebMD Healths
business and its Web sites than with our other businesses, our
Board of Directors has determined that WebMD Health will,
following its initial public offering, have the sole right to
use the name WebMD and related trademarks and that
our other businesses will cease to use that name except, under a
temporary license from WebMD Health, as needed for an orderly
transition. We believed that the WebMD name was not
strongly associated with any of our other businesses, none of
which has had a long history of using the name. In addition, we
believed that not only would the businesses included in our
WebMD Practice Services and WebMD Business Services segments not
be harmed by ceasing to use WebMD as a brand, they
would be likely to benefit from use of new branding and related
marketing campaigns that emphasize the breadth of the product
and service offerings of those businesses. Many of the products
and services of those businesses have not been associated by
customers with the WebMD name, but instead have been
associated with names of companies that we acquired, including
ABF, Medifax and ExpressBill. Accordingly, in August 2005, we
began to use Emdeon in the names of those segments. We are also
using Emdeon as a brand for many of the products and services of
those segments. There has not been any change in the name of our
Porex segment or its branding.
To reflect the branding changes at Emdeon Practice Services and
Emdeon Business Services and to avoid confusion between our
company and WebMD Health following its initial public offering,
our Board of Directors has determined that it is advisable and
in the best interest of our company to change its corporate name
from WebMD Corporation to Emdeon
Corporation.
If Proposal 2 is approved by our stockholders, we plan to
file a Certificate of Amendment to the WebMD Charter. Pursuant
to the Certificate of Amendment, Article I of the WebMD
Charter will be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
The name of this corporation is Emdeon Corporation.
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote
FOR the approval of Proposal 2.
If the amendment to the WebMD Charter is adopted, WebMD
stockholders will not be required to exchange outstanding stock
certificates for WebMD common stock or convertible preferred
stock for new Emdeon stock certificates.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and
notwithstanding stockholder approval of Proposal 2, our
Board of Directors may abandon such amendment to the WebMD
Charter prior to its effectiveness under applicable law.
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PROPOSAL 3:
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Audit Committee has appointed the firm of Ernst &
Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to
be WebMDs independent auditor for the current fiscal year
and, with the endorsement of the Board of Directors, recommends
to stockholders that they ratify that appointment.
Ernst & Young has served as our independent auditors
since 1995.
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote
FOR the approval of Proposal 3.
Although stockholder approval of the Audit Committees
appointment of Ernst & Young is not required by law,
the Board of Directors believes that it is advisable and a
matter of good corporate practice to give stockholders an
opportunity to ratify this appointment. If this proposal is not
approved at the Annual Meeting, the Audit Committee will
reconsider its appointment of Ernst & Young.
A representative of Ernst & Young is expected to be
present at the Annual Meeting. The representative will be
afforded an opportunity to make a statement and will be
available to respond to questions by stockholders. If the
selection of Ernst & Young is ratified, the Audit
Committee nevertheless retains the discretion to select
different accounting firms in the future, should the Audit
Committee then deem such selection to be in WebMDs best
interest and in the best interest of the stockholders.
Services and Fees of Ernst & Young
In addition to retaining Ernst & Young to audit our
consolidated financial statements for 2004 and 2003 and to
review our quarterly financial statements during those years, we
retained Ernst & Young to provide certain related
services. The fees for Ernst & Youngs services to
WebMD were:
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323,970 |
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380,860 |
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27,680 |
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$3,616,000 |
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2,931,638 |
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audit fees include: (a) fees billed for
professional services (i) for the audit of the consolidated
financial statements included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for that fiscal year, (ii) for review of the
consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q filed for that fiscal year;
(b) fees billed for services that are normally provided by
the principal accountant in connection with statutory and
regulatory filings or engagements; (c) for 2004, also
include fees billed for the audit of internal control over
financial reporting and managements assessment of internal
control over financial reporting; and (d) for 2003, also
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audit-related fees are fees billed in the year for
assurance and related services that are reasonably related to
the performance of the audit or review of our financial
statements, and, in 2004 and 2003, consisted of fees related to
the audit of our employee benefit plans and fees for acquisition
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tax fees are fees billed in the year, if any, for
professional services for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax
planning and |
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in 2004, consisted of fees for tax consulting related to net
operating loss analysis and for compliance assistance; and |
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in 2003, consisted of fees for tax consulting related to
acquisitions; and |
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all other fees are fees billed in the year, if any,
for any products and services not included in the first three
categories and, in both 2004 and 2003, consisted of a
subscription to Ernst & Young Online, a research tool. |
None of these services was provided pursuant to a waiver of the
requirement that such services be pre-approved by the Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee has determined that the provision
by Ernst & Young of non-audit services to us in 2004 is
compatible with Ernst & Young maintaining their
independence.
Our Audit Committee has, as of the date of this Proxy Statement,
decided to consider whether to pre-approve permissible non-audit
services and fees on a case-by-case basis, rather than pursuant
to a general policy, with the exception of acquisition-related
due diligence engagements, which have been pre-approved by the
Audit Committee and are subject to monitoring by the Chairman of
the Audit Committee. To ensure prompt handling of unexpected
matters, our Audit Committee has delegated to its Chairman the
authority to pre-approve permissible non-audit services and fees
and to amend or modify pre-approvals that have been granted by
the entire Audit Committee. A report of any such actions taken
by the Chairman is provided to the Audit Committee at the next
Audit Committee meeting.
Our Audit Committee has approved the retention of Ernst &
Young by our WebMD Health Corp. subsidiary as independent
auditors of its financial statements appearing in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 with respect to an
initial public offering of its Class A common stock, as
well as for its 2005 financial statements.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2006 ANNUAL MEETING
We expect to hold our 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on
June 15, 2006. Proposals that stockholders intend to
present at that meeting must be received by us not later than
February 15, 2006 if they are to be eligible for
consideration for possible inclusion in WebMDs Proxy
Statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting, unless the
date of the meeting is changed to a later one, in which case
such proposals must be received a reasonable time before a
solicitation is made. In addition, our Bylaws establish an
advance notice procedure with regard to director nominations and
proposals by stockholders intended to be presented at an annual
meeting, but not included in our Proxy Statement. For these
nominations or other business to be properly brought before the
meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must provide written
notice delivered to the Secretary of WebMD at least 60 days
and not more than 90 days in advance of the annual meeting
date, which notice must contain specified information concerning
the matters to be brought before the meeting and concerning the
stockholder proposing these matters. All notices of proposals by
stockholders, whether or not intended to be included in our
proxy materials, should be sent to: Secretary, WebMD
Corporation, 669 River Drive, Center 2, Elmwood Park, New
Jersey 07407-1361. If a stockholder intends to submit a proposal
at the next annual meeting of stockholders which is not intended
for inclusion in the Proxy Statement relating to that meeting,
notice from the stockholder in accordance with the requirements
in our Bylaws must be received by us no later than
April 17, 2006, unless the date of the meeting is changed,
in which case the notice must be received by us no later than
the tenth day after the date on which we first announce the
change.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. You can inspect, read and
copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at
the public reference facilities the SEC maintains at 100 F
Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. A
copy of our Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004 accompanies this Proxy Statement.
We make available free of charge at www.webmd.com (in the
About WebMD section) copies of materials we file
with, or furnish to, the SEC, and we intend to continue to do so
at www.emdeon.com (in the About Emdeon
section). You can also obtain copies of these materials at
prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of
the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580,
Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information on the
operation of the public reference facilities by calling the SEC
at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a Web site at
www.sec.gov that makes available reports, proxy
statements and other information regarding issuers that file
electronically with it.
MISCELLANEOUS
Where information contained in this Proxy Statement rests
particularly within the knowledge of a person other than WebMD,
we have relied upon information furnished by such person or
contained in filings made by such person with the SEC.
The material under the headings Performance Graph,
Report of the Audit Committee (other than the
description of the responsibilities of the Audit Committee in
the first paragraph of that Report) and the Report of the
Compensation Committee (other than the description of the
responsibilities of the Compensation Committee in the first
paragraph of that Report) shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference by any general statement incorporating by reference
this Proxy Statement into any filing under the Securities Act of
1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the
extent that WebMD specifically incorporates this information by
reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such
Acts.
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ANNEX A
WEBMD CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
AS ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2005
A. Purpose and Role
1. General. The Audit Committee (the
Committee) has been established by the Board of
Directors (the Board) of WebMD Corporation (the
Corporation) to oversee:
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with such oversight responsibilities being delegated by the
Board to the Committee to the full extent contemplated by the
requirements applicable to audit committees of companies listed
for quotation on the NASDAQ NMS under applicable law and under
the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market.
2. Oversight Role. The Committees role is one
of oversight, recognizing that the Corporations management
is responsible for preparing the Corporations financial
statements and that the Corporations registered public
accounting firm is responsible for auditing those financial
statements. In carrying out its oversight responsibilities, the
Committee is not providing any expert or professional
certification as to the Corporations financial statements
or the registered public accounting firms work.
3. Reporting Relationships; Retention Authority. The
Corporations registered public accounting firm shall
report directly to the Committee and the Committee shall have
the sole authority to appoint and terminate the
Corporations registered public accounting firm and to
approve the amount of their compensation and shall have the
authority to cause its payment by the Corporation. The
Corporations internal audit function shall also report
directly to the Committee. The Committee shall have the sole
authority to appoint and terminate any outside parties retained
by the Corporation to provide internal audit services and to
approve the amount of their compensation and shall have the
authority to cause its payment by the Corporation.
1. Members. The Committee shall consist of as many
members as the Board shall determine, but in any event not fewer
than three members. Members of the Committee shall be appointed
by the Board in accordance with the By-laws of the Corporation.
Committee members shall serve until the earliest of their
resignation or their replacement or removal by the Board in
accordance with this Charter and the By-laws of the Corporation.
2. Qualifications. Each member of the Committee
shall, in the judgment of the Board, meet the following
requirements (the Independence Requirements):
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all independence requirements, under applicable law, for members
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being free from any relationship that, in the opinion of the
Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment
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In addition, the following additional requirements (together
with the Independence Requirements, the Qualification
Requirements) shall also apply:
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each member of the Committee shall, in the judgment of the
Board, meet the basic financial literacy requirements, under
applicable law, for members of audit committees of companies
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each member of the Committee shall, in the judgment of the
Board, meet the basic financial literacy requirements under
applicable listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market for
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each member of the Committee must not have participated in the
preparation of the financial statements of the Corporation (or
any subsidiary of the Corporation) at any time during the three
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at least one member of the Committee shall, in the judgment of
the Board, have previous employment experience in finance or
accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting,
or any other comparable experience or background which results
in the individuals financial sophistication, including
being or having been a chief executive officer, chief financial
officer, or other senior officer with financial oversight
responsibilities (which member may be the one who is also an
audit committee financial expert under applicable
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the Board, be an audit committee financial expert
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In the event that the Board determines that a member ceases to
meet the Qualification Requirements applicable to individual
members, the Board shall consider the removal and replacement of
such member; provided, however, that the Board may, if necessary
or appropriate in its judgment, appoint or retain Committee
members in reliance on any available exceptions to any of the
Qualification Requirements for the time period such exceptions
are available. A failure by one or more Committee members to
meet any of the Qualification Requirements (or of there to be an
audit committee financial expert or a Committee
member meeting other qualifications required of one or more
Committee members) shall not invalidate decisions made, or
actions taken, by the Committee.
3. Chairperson. A Chairperson of the Committee may
be appointed by the Board or the Committee.
4. Removal and Replacement. The members of the
Committee may be removed or replaced, and any vacancies on the
Committee shall be filled, by the Board in accordance with the
By-laws of the Corporation.
1. Meetings. The Committee shall determine the
schedule and frequency of the Committee meetings, provided that
the Committee shall meet at least four times per year. Minutes
of these meetings shall be kept and filed with the Secretary of
the Corporation.
2. Agenda; Reports. The Committee shall determine
the agenda for its meetings. The Committee may invite other
Board members, members of management and others to attend
meetings and provide pertinent information and reports, as it
deems necessary; provided, however, that the Committee members
shall meet regularly: with appropriate representatives of the
Corporations registered public accounting firm without any
members of management present; with the Corporations head
of internal audit without any other members of management
present; and with appropriate representatives of any outside
provider of co-
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sourced internal audit services without any members of
management present. Nothing in this Charter shall be construed
to restrict the reliance by any member of the Committee, to the
full extent permitted by law, on information, opinions, reports
or statements presented to the Committee by any of the
Corporations officers or employees, or other committees of
the Board, or by any other person selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Corporation or the Committee as to
matters the Committee member reasonably believes are within such
other persons professional or expert competence.
3. Report to Board. The Committee shall report its
actions and recommendations to the Board at the next Board
meeting after each Committee meeting or, if so determined by the
Committee, by distribution to the members of the Board of the
minutes of a meeting, a unanimous written consent or other
relevant documents.
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1. The Committee shall assess the adequacy of this Charter
and the procedures developed by the Committee to implement this
Charter on at least an annual basis and shall submit any
proposed amendments to this Charter that the Committee
recommends be made to the Board for its approval.
2. The Committee shall review and discuss with corporate
management and the Corporations registered public
accounting firm:
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of earnings and/or the quarterly financial statements prior to
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the audited financial results for the year and the proposed
footnotes to the financial statements prior to filing or
distribution, including disclosures of related party
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Corporations SEC filings, including in
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Financial Reporting and the registered public accounting
firms attestation of the Report prior to filing or
distribution; |
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of interim and annual financial reports and any deviations from
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including new pronouncements, to the Corporations
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3. In consultation with corporate management, the
Corporations registered public accounting firm, and the
internal auditors, the Committee shall review the
Corporations accounting procedures, internal controls,
financial reporting processes and disclosure controls and
procedures, and shall take such action with respect to any of
those matters as the Committee may determine to be necessary or
appropriate. The Committee shall annually obtain and review a
report from the Corporations registered public accounting
firm, which shall be delivered prior to and within 90 days
of the filing of the audit report with the SEC, which sets forth:
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All alternative accounting treatments of financial information
within GAAP related to material items that have been discussed
with management, including the ramifications of the use of such
alternative treatments and disclosures and the treatment
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4. The Committee shall oversee the work of the
Corporations registered public accounting firm and
evaluate their performance at least annually and shall receive
and review:
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a report by the Corporations registered public accounting
firm describing the firmss internal quality-control
procedures and any material issues raised by the most recent
internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the
registered public accounting firm, or by any inquiry or
investigation by governmental or professional authorities,
within the preceding five years, respecting one or more
independent audits carried out by the firm, and any steps taken
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firm. |
5. At least annually, the Committee shall consider the
independence of the registered public accounting firm, including
whether the provision by the firm of permitted non-audit
services is compatible with independence, and obtain and review
a report from, and discuss with, the registered public
accounting firm describing all relationships between the auditor
and the Corporation.
6. The Committee shall pre-approve, to the extent required
by applicable law, all audit engagements and any permitted
non-audit engagements and the related fees and terms with the
Corporations registered public accounting firm. The
Committee may establish policies and procedures for the
engagement of the Corporations registered public
accounting firm to provide permitted non-audit services. The
Committee shall review with management and the registered public
accounting firm, at a time when the annual audit plan is being
developed, the plans timing, scope, staffing, locations,
foreseeable issues, priorities and procedures, and the
engagement team.
7. The Committee shall review with the Corporations
registered public accounting firm, on completion of the annual
audit, their experience, any restrictions on their work,
cooperation received, significant disagreements with corporate
management, their findings and their recommendations. The
Committee shall oversee the resolution of any disagreements
between corporate management and the registered public
accounting firm. The Committee shall discuss with the registered
public accounting firm those matters required to be communicated
to audit committees by the registered public accounting firm in
accordance with law and with professional standards applicable
to the registered public accounting firm.
8. The Committee shall recommend to the Board, based on the
reviews performed by the Committee, whether the annual financial
statements should be included in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
9. The Committee shall oversee the Corporations
internal auditing program, shall receive regular reports from
the Corporations internal auditors regarding the results
of their procedures and shall receive corporate
managements response and follow-up to those reports. The
Committee shall evaluate the Corporations internal
auditors, including any outside parties retained by the
Corporation to provide internal audit services.
10. The Committee shall review the Corporations
policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management,
and review contingent liabilities and risks that may be material
to the Corporation and major legislative and regulatory
developments which could materially impact the
Corporations contingent liabilities and risks.
11. The Committee shall review and monitor any programs or
procedures that the Corporation has instituted to correct any
control deficiencies noted by the Corporations registered
public accounting firm or the internal auditors in their reviews.
12. The Committee shall oversee and confirm the rotation,
in accordance with applicable law, of the lead audit partner of
the Corporations registered public accounting firm.
13. The Committee shall establish policies with respect to
hiring by the Corporation of current or former employees of the
Corporations registered public accounting firm.
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14. The Committee shall administer the Corporations
Code of Business Conduct in accordance with its terms, shall
construe all terms, provisions, conditions and limitations of
the Code and shall make factual determinations required for the
administration of the Code and, in connection with such
administration shall:
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establish procedures for (a) the receipt, retention and
treatment of complaints received by the Corporation regarding
accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters
and (b) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees
of the Corporation of concerns regarding questionable accounting
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such term is used in Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K)
and approve any such transactions the Committee determines to be
appropriate for the Corporation to enter into. |
The Chairperson of the Committee shall serve on the
Governance & Compliance Committee of the Board and,
through such service by the Chairperson, the Committee shall
coordinate with the Governance & Compliance Committee
on matters relating to the Corporations compliance
programs, implementation of the Code of Business Conduct,
corporate governance and such other matters as the Committee may
determine to be appropriate.
15. The Committee shall annually prepare a report to
stockholders as required to be included in the
Corporations annual proxy statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The foregoing list is not intended to be exhaustive, and the
Committee shall, in addition, have such powers as may be
necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the objectives set
forth in this Charter or as may, from time to time, be delegated
by the Board. The adoption of this Amended and Restated Charter
shall not be construed to reduce any power or authority
previously delegated to the Committee by the Board.
The Committee shall have the power to delegate its authority to
subcommittees or individual members of the Committee as it deems
appropriate, to the full extent permitted under applicable law
and applicable listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market;
provided, however, that any decision made pursuant to the
foregoing delegation of authority with respect to the Committee
authority under Paragraph 6 of this Section D shall be
presented to the Committee at its next regularly-scheduled
meeting. In addition, the Committee shall have the power to
delegate its authority to other members of the Board who meet
the Independence Requirements as it deems appropriate, to the
full extent permitted by applicable law and the listing
standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market applicable to the
Corporation; provided, however, that in no event may it delegate
its authority to such other members of the Board under
Paragraphs 1 through 8 or Paragraph 15 of this
Section D. The Committee shall have the power to delegate
its authority under Paragraph 14 of this Section D
with respect to administration of the Corporations Code of
Business Conduct to the General Counsel of the Corporation,
except with respect to the authority to amend the Code and to
grant waivers to the Corporations directors, executive
officers and senior financial officers.
The Committee shall have the power to conduct or authorize
investigations into any matters within the scope of its
responsibilities. The Committee shall have the power to retain
consultants, accountants and other outside advisors to advise
and assist it in any manner it deems appropriate. The Committee
may also retain outside legal counsel, as it deems appropriate.
The Committee shall have the sole authority to retain and
terminate such consultants, accountants, advisors and counsel
and to review and approve their fees and other retention terms
and shall have the authority to cause the payment of such fees
by the Corporation.
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COMMITTEE
CHARTER
AS
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FEBRUARY 23,
2005
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ANNEX B
WEBMD CORPORATION
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER
AS ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2005
1. General. The Compensation Committee (the
Committee) has been established by the Board of
Directors (the Board) of WebMD Corporation (the
Corporation) to determine the compensation
arrangements of the executive officers of the Corporation, to
assist the Board in providing oversight of the compensation
programs applicable to other employees of the Corporation and to
provide assistance and recommendations to the Board with respect
to various other aspects of the Corporations compensation
policies and practices and related matters.
2. Equity Compensation Plans. The Committee has the
authority under the Corporations existing equity
compensation plans (and shall have the authority under any
future equity compensation plans that so provide) to make awards
in any form permitted under the respective plans.
1. Members. The Committee shall consist of as many
members as the Board shall determine, but in any event not fewer
than three members. Members of the Committee shall be appointed
by the Board in accordance with the By-laws of the Corporation.
Committee members shall serve until the earliest of their
resignation or their replacement or removal by the Board in
accordance with this Charter and the By-laws of the Corporation.
2. Qualifications. Each member of the Committee
shall, in the judgment of the Board, meet the following
requirements (the Independence Requirements):
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of compensation committees of companies listed for quotation on
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being free from any relationship that, in the opinion of the
Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment
as a member of the Committee. |
In addition, each member shall, in the judgment of the Board,
also meet the following additional requirements (together with
the Independence Requirements, the Qualification
Requirements):
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being non-employee directors (within the meaning of
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
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being outside directors (within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the regulations thereunder)
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In the event that the Board determines that a member ceases to
meet the Qualification Requirements, the Board shall consider
the removal and replacement of such member; provided, however,
that the Board may, if necessary or appropriate in its judgment,
appoint or retain Committee members in reliance on any available
exceptions to any of the Qualification Requirements for the time
period such exceptions are available. A failure by one or more
Committee members to meet any of the Qualification Requirements
shall not invalidate decisions made, or actions taken, by the
Committee.
3. Chairperson. A Chairperson of the Committee may
be appointed by the Board or the Committee.
4. Removal and Replacement. The members of the
Committee may be removed or replaced, and any vacancies on the
Committee shall be filled, by the Board in accordance with the
By-laws of the Corporation.
1. Meetings. The Committee shall determine the
schedule and frequency of the Committee meetings, provided that
the Committee shall meet at least twice per year. Minutes of
these meetings shall be kept and filed with the Secretary of the
Corporation.
2. Agenda; Reports. The Committee shall determine
the agenda for its meetings. The Committee may invite other
Board members, members of management and others to attend
meetings and provide pertinent information and reports, as it
deems necessary; provided, however, that the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation may not be present during voting or
deliberations with respect to his or her own compensation
arrangements. Nothing in this Charter shall be construed to
restrict the reliance by any member of the Committee, to the
full extent permitted by law, on information, opinions, reports
or statements presented to the Committee by any of the
Corporations officers or employees, or other committees of
the Board, or by any other person selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Corporation or the Committee as to
matters the Committee member reasonably believes are within such
other persons professional or expert competence.
3. Report to Board. The Committee shall report its
actions and recommendations to the Board at the next Board
meeting after each Committee meeting or, if so determined by the
Committee, by distribution to the members of the Board of the
minutes of a meeting, a unanimous written consent or other
relevant documents.
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1. The Committee shall review and approve compensation
arrangements for the Corporations Chief Executive Officer
and other executive officers and shall have the authority to
make any determinations and take any actions it determines to be
necessary or appropriate in administering any such compensation
arrangements.
2. The Committee shall provide general oversight with
respect to compensation policies relating to the
Corporations other officers and employees and make
recommendations to the Board for any changes to such policies
that the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate.
3. The Committee shall review and approve compensation
arrangements for non-employee directors in their capacity as
directors and members of the standing committees of the Board.
The Committee shall review and approve compensation arrangements
for any non-employee directors who provide services to the
Corporation other than in their capacity as directors.
4. The Committee shall evaluate the Chief Executive
Officers performance in light of the Corporations
goals and objectives.
5. The Committee shall assist the Board in overseeing the
development of executive succession plans.
6. The Committee shall review the Corporations
incentive compensation and equity compensation plans and
recommend to the Board any changes in such plans that the
Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate.
7. The Committee shall administer the Corporations
equity compensation plans and such other compensation plans as
the Board may determine (the Plans) in accordance
with their terms, shall construe all terms, provisions,
conditions and limitations of the Plans and shall make factual
determinations required for the administration of the Plans.
COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE
CHARTER
AS
ADOPTED ON
FEBRUARY 23,
2005
ANNEX
B
PAGE 2
8. The Committee shall oversee the Companys policies
on structuring compensation for executive officers to preserve
tax deductibility and, as and when required, establish and
certify the attainment of performance goals pursuant to
Section 162(m).
9. The Committee shall assess the adequacy of this Charter
and the procedures developed by the Committee to implement this
Charter on at least an annual basis and shall submit any
proposed amendments to this Charter that the Committee
recommends be made to the Board for its approval.
10. The Chairperson of the Committee shall serve on the
Governance & Compliance Committee of the Board and,
through such service by the Chairperson, the Committee shall
coordinate with the Governance & Compliance Committee
on matters relating to the Corporations compliance
programs, senior executive recruitment and management
development, corporate governance and such other matters as the
Committee may determine to be appropriate.
11. The Committee shall produce a report on executive
compensation as required to be included in the
Corporations annual proxy statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The foregoing list is not intended to be exhaustive, and the
Committee shall, in addition, have such powers as may be
necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the objectives set
forth in this Charter or as may, from time to time, be delegated
by the Board. The adoption of this Charter shall not be
construed to reduce any power or authority previously delegated
to the Committee by the Board.
The Committee shall, to the full extent permitted by applicable
law and the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market
applicable to the Corporation, have the power to delegate its
authority to subcommittees or individual members of the
Committee as it deems appropriate. In addition, the Committee
shall have the power to delegate its authority to other members
of the Board and to members of management as it deems
appropriate, to the full extent permitted by applicable law and
the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market applicable to
the Corporation; provided, however, that in no event may it
delegate its authority under Paragraphs 1, 3,
4, 6, 7 and 9 of this Section D.
The Committee shall have the power to retain consultants,
accountants and other outside advisors to advise and assist it
in any manner it deems appropriate. The Committee may also
retain outside legal counsel, as it deems appropriate. The
Committee shall have the sole authority to retain and terminate
such consultants, accountants, advisors and counsel and to
review and approve their fees and other retention terms and
shall have the authority to cause the payment of such fees by
the Corporation.
COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE
CHARTER
AS
ADOPTED ON
FEBRUARY 23,
2005
ANNEX
B
PAGE 3
ANNEX C
WEBMD CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHARTER
AS AMENDED THROUGH FEBRUARY 23, 2005
1. General. The Nominating Committee (the
Committee) has been established by the Board of
Directors (the Board) of WebMD Corporation (the
Corporation) to assist the Board by actively
identifying individuals qualified to become Board members and
making recommendations to the Board regarding (a) the
persons to be nominated by the Board for election as director at
each annual meeting of stockholders, (b) appointments of
directors to fill vacancies occurring between annual meetings
and (c) appointments of directors to fill newly created
directorships, if any, created by expansion of the size of the
Board between annual meetings.
2. Diversity. The Board believes that diversity is a
critical attribute of a well-functioning board. It is the
responsibility of the Nominating Committee to seek qualified
candidates to fill vacancies on the Board that contribute
distinctive and useful perspectives to governance that best
serves the interests of the Company and its stockholders. The
Committee shall advise the Board on matters of diversity,
including gender, race, culture, thought and geography, and
recommend, as necessary, procedures for achieving diversity of
viewpoint, background, skills, types of experience, and areas of
expertise on the Board.
1. Members. The Committee shall consist of as many
members as the Board shall determine, but in any event not fewer
than three members. Members of the Committee shall be appointed
by the Board in accordance with the By-laws of the Corporation.
Committee members shall serve until the earliest of their
resignation or their replacement or removal by the Board in
accordance with this Charter and the By-laws of the Corporation.
2. Qualifications. Each member of the Committee
shall, in the judgment of the Board, meet the following
requirements (the Independence Requirements):
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In the event that the Board determines that a member ceases to
meet the Independence Requirements, the Board shall consider the
removal and replacement of such member; provided, however, that
the Board may, if necessary or appropriate in its judgment,
appoint or retain Committee members in reliance on any available
exceptions to any of the Independence Requirements for the time
period such exceptions are available. A failure by one or more
Committee members to meet any of the Independence Requirements
shall not invalidate decisions made, or actions taken, by the
Committee.
3. Chairperson. A Chairperson of the Committee may
be appointed by the Board or the Committee.
4. Removal and Replacement. The members of the
Committee may be removed or replaced, and any vacancies on the
Committee shall be filled, by the Board in accordance with the
By-laws of the Corporation.
1. Meetings. The Committee shall determine the
schedule and frequency of the Committee meetings, provided that
the Committee shall meet at least once per year in advance of
the Boards nomination of directors for election at the
Corporations annual meeting. Minutes of these meetings
shall be kept and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation.
2. Agenda; Reports. The Committee shall determine
the agenda for its meetings. The Committee may invite other
Board members, members of management and others to attend
meetings and provide pertinent information and reports, as it
deems necessary. Nothing in this Charter shall be construed to
restrict the reliance by any member of the Committee, to the
full extent permitted by law, on information, opinions, reports
or statements presented to the Committee by any of the
Corporations officers or employees, or other committees of
the Board, or by any other person selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Corporation or the Committee as to
matters the Committee member reasonably believes are within such
other persons professional or expert competence.
3. Report to Board. The Committee shall report its
actions and recommendations to the Board at the next Board
meeting after each Committee meeting or, if so determined by the
Committee, by distribution to the members of the Board of the
minutes of a meeting, a unanimous written consent or other
relevant documents.
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Authority and Responsibilities Delegated to the Committee |
1. The Committee shall establish and review with the Board
the qualifications and characteristics that it determines should
be sought with respect to individual Board members and the Board
as a whole and shall review with the Board any changes thereto
that it may, from time to time, determine to be appropriate.
These qualifications and characteristics shall be designed to
assist the Board in meeting the objectives set forth in
Section A.2 of this Charter with respect to diversity.
2. The Committee shall assess the adequacy of this Charter
and the procedures developed by the Committee to implement this
Charter on at least an annual basis and shall submit any
proposed amendments to this Charter that the Committee
recommends be made to the Board for its approval. This
assessment shall include a review of procedures developed to
assist the Board in meeting the objectives set forth in
Section A.2 of this Charter with respect to diversity.
3. In order to assist the Board in meeting the objectives
set forth in Section A.2 of this Charter with respect to
diversity, the Committee shall develop director search processes
that identify qualified Board candidates both in the corporate
environment as well as other enterprises, such as government,
academia, private enterprise, complex non-profit organizations,
and professions that serve them, such as accounting, human
resources, and legal services. The search process will be
designed so that candidates are not systematically eliminated
from the search process due solely to background or
organizational affiliation and so that each director search
affirmatively seeks to include candidates with diverse
backgrounds and skills.
4. The Committee shall, in accordance with (a) the
policies and principles set forth in this Charter and
(b) the relevant requirements of applicable law and
requirements applicable to companies listed for quotation on the
NASDAQ NMS, identify and recommend to the Board
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AMENDED AND
RESTATED
NOMINATING
COMMITTEE
CHARTER
AS
ADOPTED ON
FEBRUARY 23,
2005
ANNEX
C
PAGE 2
5. The Committee shall review candidates for the Board
recommended by stockholders pursuant to policies and procedures
established by the Committee from time to time.
6. The Committee shall consider whether to recommend to the
Board increases or decreases in the size of the Board. The
Committee shall consider whether to recommend to the Board
(a) changes in the Board committee assignments of existing
directors, (b) committee assignments for new directors and
(c) the formation of additional Board committees.
7. The Chairperson of the Committee shall serve on the
Governance & Compliance Committee of the Board and,
through such service by the Chairperson, the Committee shall
coordinate with the Governance & Compliance Committee
on matters relating to the Corporations corporate
governance and such other matters as the Committee may determine
to be appropriate.
The foregoing list is not intended to be exhaustive, and the
Committee shall, in addition, have such powers as may be
necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the objectives set
forth in this Charter, including the objectives set forth in
Section A.2 of this Charter with respect to diversity, or
as may, from time to time, be delegated by the Board. The
adoption of this Amended and Restated Charter shall not be
construed to reduce any power or authority previously delegated
to the Committee by the Board.
The Committee shall, to the full extent permitted by applicable
law and the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market
applicable to the Corporation, have the power to delegate its
authority to subcommittees or individual members of the
Committee as it deems appropriate.
The Committee shall have the power to retain search firms or
other advisors to identify director candidates. The Committee
may also retain counsel or other advisors, as it deems
appropriate. The Committee shall have the sole authority to
retain and terminate such search firms, advisors or counsel and
to review and approve their fees and other retention terms and
shall have the authority to cause the payment of such fees by
the Corporation.
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
NOMINATING
COMMITTEE
CHARTER
AS
ADOPTED ON
FEBRUARY 23,
2005
ANNEX
C
PAGE 3
ANNEX D
WEBMD CORPORATION
GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER
AS ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 28, 2004
1. Purpose. The Governance & Compliance
Committee (the Committee) has been established by
the Board of Directors (the Board) of WebMD
Corporation (the Corporation): (a) to evaluate
and make recommendations to the Board regarding matters relating
to the governance of the Corporation; (b) to assist the
Board in coordinating the activities of the Boards other
standing committees, including with respect to the
Corporations compliance programs, and to provide
additional oversight of those compliance programs; and
(c) to provide oversight of senior executive recruitment
and management development.
2. Membership. The Committee shall consist of the
Chairpersons of the Boards Nominating Committee,
Compensation Committee and Audit Committee. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, the Chairperson of the Nominating
Committee shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee.
Committee members shall serve until the earliest of their
resignation or their replacement or removal by the Board as
Chairpersons of the Nominating, Compensation or Audit Committee,
as the case may be.
1. Meetings. The Committee shall determine the
schedule and frequency of the Committee meetings, provided that
the Committee shall meet at least four times per year, one of
which meetings shall be held in advance of the Boards
determination regarding proposals to be included in the Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
2. Agenda; Reports. The Committee shall determine
the agenda for its meetings. The Committee may invite other
Board members, members of management and others to attend
meetings and provide pertinent information and reports, as it
deems necessary. Nothing in this Charter shall be construed to
restrict the reliance by any member of the Committee, to the
full extent permitted by law, on information, opinions, reports
or statements presented to the Committee by any of the
Corporations officers or employees, or other committees of
the Board, or by any other person selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Corporation or the Committee as to
matters the Committee member reasonably believes are within such
other persons professional or expert competence.
3. Report to Board. The Committee shall report its
actions and recommendations to the Board at the next Board
meeting after each Committee meeting or, if so determined by the
Committee, by distribution to the members of the Board of the
minutes of a meeting, a unanimous written consent or other
relevant documents.
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1. The Committee shall evaluate and make recommendations to
the Board regarding (a) the governance of the Corporation;
(b) Board procedures; and (c) related matters.
Recommendations may include possible changes to the
Corporations Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws, Board
committee charters and other relevant constitutive documents,
policy statements or similar materials.
2. The Committee shall evaluate and make recommendations to
the Board regarding any proposals for which a stockholder has
provided required notice that such stockholder intends to make
at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including recommendations
regarding the Boards response and regarding whether to
include such proposal in the Corporations proxy statement.
3. The Committee shall develop and present to the Board for
its adoption a set of Corporate Governance
Guidelines, which shall set forth guidelines in areas such
as the function and operations of the Board and its committees.
4. The Committee shall assess the adequacy of this Charter
and the Corporate Governance Guidelines on at least an annual
basis and shall submit any proposed amendments to this Charter
or the Corporate Governance Guidelines that the Committee
recommends be made to the Board for its approval.
5. The Committee shall be responsible for making any
required determinations regarding the independence of the
members of the Board.
6. The Committee shall assist the Board in coordinating the
activities of the Boards other standing committees,
including with respect to the Corporations compliance
programs, and shall provide additional oversight of those
compliance programs and related matters.
7. The Committee shall provide oversight with respect to
matters relating to recruitment of senior executives of the
Corporation and development of management talent.
The foregoing list is not intended to be exhaustive, and the
Committee shall, in addition, have such powers as may be
necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the objectives set
forth in this Charter or as may, from time to time, be delegated
by the Board.
The Committee shall, to the full extent permitted by applicable
law and the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market
applicable to the Corporation, have the power to delegate its
authority to subcommittees or individual members of the
Committee as it deems appropriate.
The Committee shall have the power to retain counsel or other
advisors, as it deems appropriate. The Committee shall have the
sole authority to retain and terminate such advisors or counsel
and to review and approve their fees and other retention terms
and shall have the authority to cause the payment of such fees
by the Corporation.
GOVERNANCE
& COMPLIANCE
COMMITTEE
CHARTER
AS
ADOPTED ON
OCTOBER 28,
2004
ANNEX
D
PAGE 2
WEBMD CORPORATION
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
September 29, 2005
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints each of Andrew C. Corbin, Lewis
H. Leicher and Charles A. Mele as proxies, each with full power
of substitution, to represent the undersigned and to vote all
shares of stock which the undersigned is entitled in any
capacity to vote at the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
WEBMD CORPORATION, to be held at the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel,
12th Floor, One International Boulevard, Mahwah, New Jersey
07495 on September 29, 2005 at 10:00 a.m, Eastern time, and
at any adjournment or postponement thereof, on the matters set
forth below and, in their discretion, upon all matters incident
to the conduct of the Annual Meeting and upon such other matters
as may properly be brought before the Annual Meeting. This proxy
revokes all prior proxies given by the undersigned.
WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED AND RETURNED IN A TIMELY MANNER, THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE
UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED FOR EACH OF THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH
BELOW.
Please date, sign and mail your proxy card in the envelope
provided as soon as possible.
x Please
mark your votes as in this example.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR
Proposals 1, 2 and 3.
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The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the accompanying
Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.
Signature:
Date:
Signature:
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Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy
Card. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign.
When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or
guardian, please give your full title as such. If the signer is
a corporation, please print the full corporate name and the full
title of the duly authorized officer executing on behalf of the
corporation. If the signer is a partnership, please print full
partnership name and the full title of the duly authorized
person executing on behalf of the partnership. |