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Exhibit 10.2







SECOND AMENDMENT TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED


REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT












THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made and entered into as of March 15, 2013, by and among HEALTHWAYS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”) and the Swingline Lender.







W I T N E S S E T H:







WHEREAS, the Borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent are parties to a certain Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 5, 2013 (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain financial accommodations available to the Borrower;







WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Lenders are willing to do so;







NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of which are acknowledged, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, for itself as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank and on behalf of Lenders constituting Required Lenders, agree as follows:







1. Amendments.







(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the definition of “Applicable Percentage”:







“Notwithstanding the foregoing, Level I of the Pricing Grid for the Applicable Percentage for Letter of Credit Fees for the period commencing on February 5, 2013 through and including December 31, 2013 shall be deemed increased by 25 basis points to 3.25%.”







2. Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment and without affecting in any manner the rights of the Lenders hereunder, it is understood and agreed that this Amendment shall not become effective, and the Borrower shall have no rights under this Amendment, until the Administrative Agent shall have received (a) executed counterparts to this Amendment from the Borrower and the Guarantors and (b) written authorization from the Required Lenders to execute this Amendment.







3. Representations and Warranties.  To induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this Amendment, each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent:









  





  











  






(a)           The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is duly orga­nized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) ­has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;







(b)    The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action;







(c)           The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by each Loan Party (i) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) will not violate any applicable judgment, law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, (iii) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, Material Agreement or other material instrument binding on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its material assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (iv) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any material asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except Liens (if any) created under the Loan Documents;







(d)           This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of each Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity; and







(e)           After giving effect to this Amendment and any changes in facts and circumstances that are not prohibited by the terms of the Credit Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (subject to the limitation that representations and warranties effective as of a specified date are true and correct as of such specified date), and no Default or Event of Default exists as of the date hereof.








	
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Reaffirmations and Acknowledgments.












(a)           Reaffirmation of Guaranty.  Each Subsidiary Loan Party consents to the execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and jointly and severally ratifies and confirms the terms of the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement with respect to the indebtedness now or hereafter outstanding under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and all promissory notes issued thereunder. Each Subsidiary Loan Party acknowledges that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other document evidencing any indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lenders or any other obligation of the Borrower, or any actions now or hereafter taken by the Lenders with respect to any obligation of the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement (i) is and shall continue to be a primary obligation of the Subsidiary Loan Parties, (ii) is and shall continue to be an absolute, unconditional, joint and several, continuing and irrevocable guaranty of payment, and (iii) is and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.  Nothing contained herein to the contrary shall release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of the Subsidiary Loan Parties under the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement.









  





  











  






(b)           Acknowledgment of Perfection of Security Interest. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, the security interests and liens granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are in full force and effect, are properly perfected and are enforceable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.







5. Effect of Amendment.  Except as set forth expressly herein, all terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.  The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement.  This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.







6. Governing Law.   This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York and all applicable federal laws of the United States of America.







7. No Novation.  This Amendment is not intended by the parties to be, and shall not be construed to be, a novation of the Credit Agreement or an accord and satisfaction in regard thereto.







8. Costs and Expenses.  The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of outside counsel for the Administrative Agent with respect thereto.







9. Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in pdf form shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.







10. Binding Nature.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective successors, successors-in-titles, and assigns.







11. Entire Understanding.  This Amendment sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and shall supersede any prior negotia­tions or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto.







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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed, under seal in the case of the Borrower and the Guarantors, by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.







BORROWER:







HEALTHWAYS, INC.












By: /s/ Alfred Lumsdaine                                                                        


Name:  Alfred Lumsdaine


Title:  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary












SUBSIDIARY LOAN PARTIES:







AMERICAN HEALTHWAYS SERVICES, LLC


CARESTEPS.COM, INC.


POPULATION HEALTH SUPPORT, LLC


HEALTHWAYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


HEALTHWAYS HEALTH SUPPORT, LLC


HEALTHWAYS WHOLEHEALTH NETWORKS, INC.


HEALTHWAYS QUITNET, LLC


HEALTHWAYS HEALTHTRENDS, LLC


CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, LLC


MEYOU HEALTH, LLC


HEALTHHONORS, LLC


THE STRATEGY GROUP, LLC


NAVVIS HEALTHCARE, LLC


NAVVIS CONSULTING, LLC


HEALTHWAYS HAWAII, LLC


ASCENTIA HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS L.L.C.












By: /s/ Alfred Lumsdaine                                                                              


Name:  Alfred Lumsdaine


Title:  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary












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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:







SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent












By:  /s/ Mary E. Coke                                                                          


Name:  Mary E. Coke


Title:  Vice President







 












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