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Exhibit 10.20




FORM OF

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT




     THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of ___, 2010 (the “Grant Date”) is made by and between
HCA Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), and the
individual whose name is set forth on the signature page hereof, who is an employee of the Company
or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, hereinafter referred to as the “Optionee”.
Any capitalized terms herein not otherwise defined in Article I shall have the meaning set forth in
the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of HCA Inc. and its Affiliates (the
“Plan”).



     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to carry out the Plan, the terms of which are hereby incorporated
by reference and made a part of this Agreement; and



     WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (or, if no such
committee is appointed, the Board of Directors of the Company) (the “Committee”) has
determined that it would be to the advantage and best interest of the Company and its shareholders
to grant the Option provided for herein to the Optionee as an incentive for increased efforts
during his term of office with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and has advised the
Company thereof and instructed the undersigned officers to issue said Option;



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and
valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree
as follows:



ARTICLE I




DEFINITIONS



     Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meaning specified
below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.



Section 1.2. Cause




     “Cause” shall mean “Cause” as such term may be defined in any employment agreement or
change-in-control agreement in effect at the time of termination of employment between the Optionee
and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or, if there is no such employment or
change-in-control agreement, “Cause” shall mean (i) willful and continued failure by Optionee
(other than by reason of a Permanent Disability) to perform his or her material duties with respect
to the Company or it Subsidiaries which continues beyond ten (10) business days after a written
demand for substantial performance is delivered to Optionee by the Company (the “Cure
Period”); (ii) willful or intentional engaging by Optionee in material misconduct



 









 





that causes material and demonstrable injury, monetarily or otherwise, to the Company, the
Investors or their respective Affiliates; (iii) conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a
crime constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a
misdemeanor for which a sentence of more than six months’ imprisonment is imposed; or (iv) willful
and material breach of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement or related agreements, or Optionee’s
engaging in any action in breach of restrictive covenants made by Optionee under the Management
Stockholder’s Agreement or any employment or change-in-control agreement between the Optionee and
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which continues beyond the Cure Period (to the extent that,
in the Board’s reasonable judgment, such breach can be cured).




Section 1.3. Closing Date




     “Closing Date” shall mean November 17, 2006.



Section 1.4. Fiscal Year




     “Fiscal Year” shall mean each of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 fiscal years of the Company
(which, for the avoidance of doubt, ends on December 31 of any given calendar year).



Section 1.5. Good Reason




     “Good Reason” shall mean “Good Reason” as such term may be defined in any employment agreement
or change-in-control agreement in effect at the time of termination of employment between the
Optionee and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or, if there is no such
employment or change-in-control agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) (A) a reduction in
Optionee’s base salary (other than a general reduction in base salary that affects all similarly
situated employees (defined as all employees within the same Company pay grade as that of Optionee)
in substantially the same proportions that the Board implements in good faith after consultation
with the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Operating Officer of the Company); (B) a
reduction in Optionee’s annual incentive compensation opportunity; or (C) the reduction of benefits
payable to Optionee under the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (if Optionee is a
participant in such plan), in each case other than any isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent
failure by the Company that is not in bad faith and is cured within ten (10) business days after
Optionee gives the Company written notice of such event; provided that the events described
in (i)(A) or (i)(B) above will not be deemed to give rise to Good Reason if employment is
terminated, but Optionee declines an offer of employment involving a loss of compensation of less
than 15% from a purchaser, transferee, outsourced vendor, new operating entity or affiliated
employer; (ii) a substantial diminution in Optionee’s title, duties and responsibilities, other
than any isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure by the Company that is not in bad faith
and is cured within ten (10) business days after Optionee gives the Company written notice of such
event; or (iii) a transfer of Optionee’s primary workplace to a location that is more



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than twenty (20) miles from his or her workplace as of the date of this Agreement;
provided that Good Reason shall not be deemed to occur merely because Optionee’s willful
decision to change position or status within the Company or any of its Subsidiaries causes one or
more of the occurrences described in (i), (ii), or (iii) to come about.




Section 1.6. Investor Return




     “Investor Return” shall mean, on any date, as determined on a fully diluted, per Share basis,
all cash proceeds actually received by the Investors after the Closing Date in respect of their
shares of Common Stock, including the receipt of any cash dividends or other cash distributions
thereon. The Fair Market Value of any shares of Common Stock distributed by the Investors to their
limited partners shall be deemed to be “cash proceeds” for purposes of this definition.



Section 1.7. Management Stockholder’s Agreement




     “Management Stockholder’s Agreement” shall mean that certain Management Stockholder’s
Agreement between the Optionee and the Company.



Section 1.8. Option




     “Option” shall mean the Option granted under Section 2.1 of this Agreement.



Section 1.9. Permanent Disability




     “Permanent Disability” shall mean “Disability” as such term is defined in any employment
agreement between Optionee and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, if there is no such
employment agreement, “Disability” as defined in the long-term disability plan of the Company.



Section 1.10. Retirement




     “Retirement” shall mean Optionee’s resignation (other than for Good Reason) from service with
the Company and its Service Recipients (i) after attaining 65 years of age or (ii) after attaining
60 years of age and completing thirty-six (36) months of service with the Company or any Service
Recipients following the Closing Date.



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Section 1.11. Secretary




     “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Company.



Section 1.12. Vesting Date




     “Vesting Date” means the date on which a percentage of the Option will become exercisable,
subject to the conditions of Article III.



ARTICLE
II

GRANT OF OPTIONS




Section 2.1. Grant of Options




     For good and valuable consideration, on and as of the date hereof the Company irrevocably
grants to the Optionee the Option, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.



Section 2.2. Exercise Price




     Subject to Section 2.4, the exercise price of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Option
(the “Exercise Price”) shall be as set forth on the signature page hereof.



Section 2.3. No Guarantee of Employment




     Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue
in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or shall interfere with or restrict in
any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, which are hereby expressly
reserved, to terminate the employment of the Optionee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with
or without cause, subject to the applicable provisions of, if any, the Optionee’s employment
agreement with the Company or offer letter provided by the Company to the Optionee.



Section 2.4. Adjustments to Option




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     The Option shall be subject to the adjustment provisions of Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan,
provided, however, that in the event of the payment of an extraordinary dividend by
the Company to its stockholders, then; first, the Exercise Prices of the Option shall be
reduced by the amount of the dividend paid, but only to the extent the Committee determines it to
be permitted under applicable tax laws and it will not have adverse tax consequences to the
Optionee; and, if such reduction cannot be fully effected due to such tax laws, second, the
Company shall pay to the Optionee a cash payment, on a per Share basis, equal to the balance of the
amount of the dividend not permitted to be applied to reduce the Exercise Price of the applicable
Option as follows: (a) for each Share subject to a vested Option, immediately upon the date of such
dividend payment; and (b), for each Share subject to an unvested Option, on the date on which such
Option becomes vested and exercisable with respect to such Share.



ARTICLE
III

PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY




Section 3.1. Commencement of Exercisability




     (a) The Option shall be exercisable, subject to the Optionee continuing to be employed by the
Company or any other Service Recipient, through the applicable Vesting Date, as to the applicable
percentage of the Option as set forth below:



	 	 	 	 	 
	Vesting Date	 	Percentage of Option Exercisable
	February 10, 2012
	 	 	25	%
	February 10, 2013
	 	 	25	%
	February 10, 2014
	 	 	25	%
	February 10, 2015
	 	 	25	%
	Total:
	 	 	100	%









	 	 	 
	(b)	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control: the Option
shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such
Option immediately prior to a Change in Control (but only to the extent such Option has not
otherwise terminated or become exercisable);
	 
	(c)	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall become exercisable as to any additional
shares of Common Stock following the termination of employment of the Optionee for any reason and
any Option, which is unexercisable as of the Optionee’s termination of employment, shall
immediately expire without payment therefor.




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Section 3.2. Expiration of Option




     Except as otherwise provided in Section 6 or 7 of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, the
Optionee may not exercise the Option to any extent after the first to occur of the following
events:



     (a) The tenth anniversary of the Grant Date so long as the Optionee remains employed with the
Company or any Service Recipient through such date;



     (b) The third anniversary of the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment with the
Company and all Service Recipients, if the Optionee’s employment is terminated by reason of death
or Permanent Disability (unless earlier terminated as provided in Section 3.20 below);



     (c) Immediately upon the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment by the Company and
all Service Recipients for Cause;



     (d) One hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of an Optionee’s termination of
employment by the Company and all Service Recipients without Cause (for any reason other than as
set forth in Section 3.2(b));



     (e) One hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of an Optionee’s termination of
employment with the Company and all Service Recipients by the Optionee for Good Reason;



     (f) One hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of an Optionee’s termination of
employment with the Company and all Service Recipients by the Optionee upon Retirement.



     (g) Thirty (30) days after the date of an Optionee’s termination of employment with the
Company and all Service Recipients by the Optionee without Good Reason (except due to Retirement,
death or Permanent Disability);



     (h) The date the Option is terminated pursuant to Section 6 or 7 of the Management
Stockholder’s Agreement; or



     (i) At the discretion of the Company, if the Committee so determines pursuant to Section 9 of
the Plan.



ARTICLE IV

EXERCISE OF OPTION




Section 4.1. Person Eligible to Exercise




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     During the lifetime of the Optionee, only the Optionee (or his or her duly authorized legal
representative) may exercise an Option or any portion thereof. After the death of the Optionee,
any exercisable portion of an Option may, prior to the time when an Option becomes unexercisable
under Section 3.2, be exercised by his personal representative or by any person empowered to do so
under the Optionee’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.



Section 4.2. Partial Exercise




     Any exercisable portion of an Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be
exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when the Option or portion thereof
becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2; provided, however, that any partial
exercise shall be for whole shares of Common Stock only.



Section 4.3. Manner of Exercise




     An Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivering to the
Secretary or his office all of the following prior to the time when the Option or such portion
becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2:



     (a) Notice in writing signed by the Optionee or the other person then entitled to exercise the
Option or portion thereof, stating that the Option or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such
notice complying with all applicable rules established by the Committee;



     (b) (i) Full payment (in cash or by check or by a combination thereof) for the shares with
respect to which such Option or portion thereof is exercised or (ii) indication that the Optionee
elects to have the number of Shares that would otherwise be issued to the Optionee reduced by a
number of Shares having an equivalent Fair Market Value to the payment that would otherwise be made
by Optionee to the Company pursuant to clause (i) of this subsection (b);



     (c) (i) Full payment (in cash or by check or by a combination thereof) to satisfy the minimum
withholding tax obligation with respect to which such Option or portion thereof is exercised or
(ii) indication that the Optionee elects to have the number of Shares that would otherwise be
issued to the Optionee upon exercise of such Option (or portion thereof) reduced by a number of
Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value, on the date of such exercise, equal to the payment to
satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation that would otherwise be required to be made by the
Optionee to the Company pursuant to clause (i) of this subsection (c);



     (d) A bona fide written representation and agreement, in a form satisfactory to the Committee,
signed by the Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or portion thereof,
stating that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired for his own account, for investment and
without any present intention of



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distributing or reselling said shares or any of them except as may be permitted under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and then applicable rules and regulations
thereunder, and that the Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or portion
thereof will indemnify the Company against and hold it free and harmless from any loss, damage,
expense or liability resulting to the Company if any sale or distribution of the shares by such
person is contrary to the representation and agreement referred to above; provided,
however, that the Committee may, in its reasonable discretion, take whatever additional
actions it deems reasonably necessary to ensure the observance and performance of such
representation and agreement and to effect compliance with the Act and any other federal or state
securities laws or regulations; and




     (e) In the event the Option or portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant to Section 4.1 by
any person or persons other than the Optionee, appropriate proof of the right of such person or
persons to exercise the option.



Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may require an opinion of counsel
acceptable to it to the effect that any subsequent transfer of shares acquired on exercise of an
Option does not violate the Act, and may issue stop-transfer orders covering such shares. Share
certificates evidencing stock issued on exercise of this Option shall bear an appropriate legend
referring to the provisions of subsection (d) above and the agreements herein. The written
representation and agreement referred to in subsection (d) above shall, however, not be required if
the shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise have been registered under the Act, and such
registration is then effective in respect of such shares.




Section 4.4. Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates




     The shares of stock deliverable upon the exercise of an Option, or any portion thereof, may be
either previously authorized but unissued shares or issued shares, which have then been reacquired
by the Company. Such shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be
required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for shares of stock purchased upon the
exercise of an Option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:



     (a) The obtaining of approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency
which the Committee shall, in its reasonable and good faith discretion, determine to be necessary
or advisable;



     (b) The execution by the Optionee of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement and a Sale
Participation Agreement; and



     (c) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the Option as the
Committee may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience or as may
otherwise be required by applicable law.



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Section 4.5. Rights as Stockholder




     Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4 of this Agreement, the holder of an Option shall
not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any
shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Option or any portion thereof unless and until
certificates representing such shares shall have been issued by the Company to such holder.



ARTICLE V




MISCELLANEOUS



Section 5.1. Administration




     The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such
rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent
therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and
determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Optionee, the Company and
all other interested persons. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any
action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the Option.
In its absolute discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all
rights and duties of the Committee under the Plan and this Agreement.



Section 5.2. Option Not Transferable




     Neither the Option nor any interest or right therein or part thereof shall be liable for the
debts, contracts or engagements of the Optionee or his successors in interest or shall be subject
to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other
means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment,
levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy),
and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect; provided, however,
that this Section 5.2 shall not prevent transfers by will or by the applicable laws of descent and
distribution.



Section 5.3. Notices




     Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to
the Company in care of its Secretary, and any notice to be given to the Optionee shall be addressed
to him at the address given beneath his signature hereto.



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By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.3, either party may hereafter designate a
different address for notices to be given to him. Any notice, which is required to be given to the
Optionee, shall, if the Optionee is then deceased, be given to the Optionee’s personal
representative if such representative has previously informed the Company of his status and address
by written notice under this Section 5.3. Any notice shall have been deemed duly given when (i)
delivered in person, (ii) enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid,
deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the
United States Postal Service, or (iii) enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed
as aforesaid, deposited (with fees prepaid) in an office regularly maintained by FedEx, UPS, or
comparable non-public mail carrier.




Section 5.4. Titles; Pronouns




     Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for
interpretation or construction of this Agreement. The masculine pronoun shall include the feminine
and neuter, and the singular the plural, where the context so indicates.



Section 5.5. Applicability of Plan, Management Stockholder’s Agreement and Sale Participation Agreement




     The Option and the shares of Common Stock issued to the Optionee upon exercise of the Option
shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Management Stockholder’s
Agreement and a Sale Participation Agreement, to the extent applicable to the Option and such
Shares.



Section 5.6. Amendment




     Subject to Section 10 of the Plan, this Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by
the parties hereto, which specifically states that it is amending this Agreement.



Section 5.7 Governing Law




     The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity and performance of
the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of
conflicts of laws.



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Section 5.8 Arbitration




     In the event of any controversy among the parties hereto arising out of, or relating to, this
Agreement which cannot be settled amicably by the parties, such controversy shall be finally,
exclusively and conclusively settled by mandatory arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance
with the American Arbitration Association rules, by a single independent arbitrator. Such
arbitration process shall take place within the Nashville, Tennessee metropolitan area. The
decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto and shall be rendered
pursuant to a written decision, which contains a detailed recital of the arbitrator’s reasoning.
Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each
party shall bear its own legal fees and expenses, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator.
If the Optionee substantially prevails on any of his or her substantive legal claims, then the
Company shall reimburse all legal fees and arbitration fees incurred by the Optionee to arbitrate
the dispute.



[Signatures on next page.]






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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the parties hereto.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HCA INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	 
 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 
 

	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 
	Option Grants:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
for which the Option granted hereunder is
exercisable (100% of number of shares):

	 	                                                            
	 
	 	 
	Exercise
Price of Options:

	 	$– per share
	 
	 	 
	Grant
Date:

	 	                                                                                
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	OPTIONEE:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	                                                                                
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Address
	 

	 	                                                                                
	 

	 	                                                                                






[Signature Page of Stock Option Agreement]