The shareholders approved the merger agreement in a majority vote at a special meeting Oct. 29. LifePoint expects the deal to close in the fourth quarter of this year.
Although shareholders agreed to the merger, they did not affirm a proposed “golden parachute” compensation package that would pay out approximately $120 million to four of LifePoint’s top executives after the transaction closes.
Because the vote on the compensation package is advisory, it is nonbinding as long as the LifePoint-RCCH merger is finalized, according to the SEC filing.
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