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Exhibit 10.2

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANTED TO

OPTIONEE: ****

STOCK AWARD SHARES: ****

EXERCISE PRICE PER SHARE: $****

AWARD DATE: ****

To: Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

Gentlemen/Mesdames:

     You have advised me that you have granted me a nonqualified stock option to purchase shares of
the common stock of Zimmer Holdings, Inc. according to the terms set forth herein. I understand
that it is expected that I will retain the stock I receive upon the exercise of this option
consistent with the Company’s share retention guidelines in effect at the time of exercise.

     My signature below indicates my agreement to the foregoing and my acceptance of all the terms
of the option granted.

	 	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	 Date

	 	Signature 

ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.

STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION

     Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants, pursuant to the terms of the Zimmer
Holdings, Inc. Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Plan”), to the heretofore named
non-employee director of the Company (the “Optionee”), as a matter of separate inducement and
agreement in connection with the Optionee’s services as a non-employee director of the Company, and
not as or in lieu of any fees, retainers, or other compensation for services, and upon the terms
and conditions set forth below, the option to purchase on or before the expiration of ten years
from the date hereof (the “Expiration Date”) the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares
heretofore set forth of the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”),
at the aforementioned exercise price per share.

     This nonqualified stock option (“Option”) is granted upon and subject to the following terms
and conditions:

     1. Provided that the Optionee has at all times during the period beginning with the date of
grant of the Option and ending on the date of exercise been a non-employee member of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and after the Option vests as described below (except as
specifically set forth herein to the contrary), this Option may from time to time on or prior to
the Expiration Date be exercised in the manner and subject to the terms hereinafter set forth.

     2. The Option hereby granted may be exercised, in whole or in part, by written notification
delivered in person or by mail to the Secretary of the Company at its executive office in Warsaw,
Indiana, or to the Company’s designated agent, such notification to be effective upon receipt by
the Secretary or the Company’s designated agent, on or before the specified Expiration Date, in
substantially the form enclosed hereto, specifying the number of shares with respect to which the
Option is then being exercised and accompanied by payment for such shares. In the event the
specified Expiration Date falls on a day

 

 

which is not a regular business day at the Company’s executive office in Warsaw, Indiana then
such written notification must be received at such office, or the office of the Company’s
designated agent, on or before the last regular business day prior to such Expiration Date.
Payment is to be made by certified check or bank draft payable to the order of Zimmer Holdings,
Inc., by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the
Federal Reserve Board, or by delivery of a certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock
owned by the Optionee for at least six months having a fair market value at the date of exercise
equal to the option price for such shares, or in any combination of the foregoing: provided,
however, that payment in shares of Common Stock will not be permitted unless at least 100 shares of
Common Stock are required and delivered for such purpose. Any stock certificate or certificates so
delivered must be endorsed, or accompanied by a signature guaranteed stock power, to the order of
Zimmer Holdings, Inc., with the signature guaranteed by a bank or trust company or by a member firm
of the New York Stock Exchange. No shares shall be sold or delivered hereunder until full payment
for such shares has been made. The Optionee shall have the rights of a shareholder only with
respect to shares of stock for which certificates have been issued to her/him.

     3. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for
shares of its Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of any part of this Option prior to (i) the
admission of such shares to listing on any stock exchange on which the stock may then be listed,
(ii) the completion of any registration or other qualification of such shares under any state or
federal law or rulings or regulations of any governmental regulatory body, (iii) the obtaining of
any consent or approval or other clearance from any governmental agency, which the Company shall,
in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable, and (iv) the payment to the
Company, upon its demand, of any amount requested by the Company for the purpose of satisfying its
withholding obligation, if any, with respect to federal, state or local income or FICA earnings
tax, other governmental impost, levy or any other applicable tax or assessment (plus interest or
penalties thereon, if any, caused by a delay in making such payment) incurred by reason of the
exercise of this Option or the transfer of shares thereupon.

     4. Except as provided below, this Option is not transferable by the Optionee otherwise than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable, during the life of the
Optionee, only by her/him. This Option is transferable by the Optionee, in whole or in part, to
members of the Optionee’s immediate family, to trusts solely for the benefit of such immediate
family members and to partnerships in which such family members and/or trusts are the only
partners. For this purpose, immediate family members means the Optionee’s spouse, parents,
children, stepchildren, grandchildren and legal dependants. Any transfer of the Options made under
this provision will not be effective until notice of such transfer is delivered to the Company. If
the Option is transferred, it shall be exercisable solely by the transferee and shall remain
subject to the provisions of the Plan, including that it will be exercisable only to the extent
that the Optionee or the Optionee’s estate would have been entitled to exercise it if the Optionee
had not transferred the Option. In the event of the death of the transferee prior to the
expiration of the right to exercise the Option, the period during which the Option shall be
exercisable by the executors, administrators, legatees and distributees of the transferee’s estate,
as the case may be, will terminate on the date one year following the date of the transferee’s
death. In no event will the Option be exercisable after the Expiration Date. The transferred
Option shall be subject to such other rules as the Board shall determine.

     5. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof:

     (a) if the Optionee shall cease to be a non-employee director for reasons other than
retirement or death while holding any portion of the vested Option that has not expired and has not
been fully exercised, the Optionee, at any time within one year after the date she/he ceases to be
a non-employee director (but in no event after the Expiration Date), may exercise the vested Option
with respect to any shares of Common Stock as to which the Optionee has not exercised the Option on
the date the Optionee ceased to be a non-employee director only to the extent that the Option is
exercisable at the time of termination;

     (b) if the Optionee shall cease to be a non-employer director by reason of retirement or death
while holding any portion of the Option that has not expired and has not been fully exercised, the
Optionee, or in the case of death, the executors, administrators or distributees, as the case may
be, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, may exercise the Option with respect to any shares of
Common Stock as to which the Optionee has not exercised the Option on the date the Optionee ceased
to be a non-employee director, notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 5(d) below; or

     (c) if the Optionee ceases to be a non-employee director for reasons other than death and then
dies holding any portion of the Option that has not been fully exercised, the Optionee’s executors,
administrators, heirs or distributees, as the case may be, may, at any time within the greater of
(1) one year after the date of death or (2) the remainder of the period in which the Optionee could
have exercised the Option had the Optionee not died, (but in no event under either (1) or (2) after
the Expiration Date), exercise the Option with respect to any shares as to which the Optionee could
have exercised the Option at the time of death.

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     (d) Subject to subparagraph (a) above, this Option with respect to all 100% of the total
number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Option shall become exercisable on December 31 next
succeeding the date hereof. In the event the non-employee director ceases to be a non-employee
director by reason of retirement or death, the total number of shares of Common Stock covered by
the Option shall become exercisable.

     Retirement means the termination of the Optionee’s membership on the Board on or after the
Optionee’s 65th birthday, or on or after the Optionee’s 55th birthday after having served as a
member of the Board for 10 or more years. In the event the Option is exercised by the executors,
administrators, legatees or distributees of the estate of the Optionee, the Company shall be under
no obligation to issue stock hereunder unless and until the Company is satisfied that the person or
persons exercising the Option are the fully appointed legal representatives of the Optionee’s
estate or the proper legatees or distributees thereof.

     6. Under certain circumstances, if the Optionee’s membership on the Board terminates during
the three year period following a change in control of the Company, this Option may become fully
vested and exercisable. Please refer to the Plan for more information.

     7. If prior to the Expiration Date changes occur in the outstanding Common Stock by reason of
stock dividends, recapitalization, mergers, consolidations, stock splits, combinations or exchanges
of shares and the like, the number, class and the exercise price of shares subject to the Option
shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board, whose determination shall be conclusive. If as a
result of any adjustment under this paragraph any Optionee should become entitled to a fractional
share of stock, the Optionee shall have the right to purchase only the adjusted number of full
shares and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the fractional share so
disregarded.

     8. Until the Optionee is advised otherwise by the Company, all notices and other
correspondence with respect to the Option will be effective upon receipt at the following address:

Board of Directors

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

345 East Main Street

Post Office Box 708

Warsaw, Indiana 46581-0708

     9. Except as explicitly provided in this agreement, this agreement will not confer any rights
upon the Optionee, including any right with respect to continued membership on the Board or any
right to future awards under the Plan. In no event shall the value, at any time, of this
agreement, the Common Stock covered by this agreement or any other benefit provided under this
agreement be included as compensation or earnings for purposes of any other compensation,
retirement, or benefit plan offered to Board members unless otherwise specifically provided for in
such plan.

     10. The Board shall have full authority and discretion, subject only to the express terms of
the Plan, to decide all matters relating to the administration and interpretation of the Plan and
this agreement and all such Board determinations shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon the
Optionee and all interested parties. The terms and conditions set forth in this agreement are
subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Plan, as amended from time to time,
which shall be controlling. This agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and
may not be modified or amended except in writing duly signed by the parties. The waiver of, or
failure to enforce, any provision of this agreement or the Plan by the Company will not constitute
a waiver by the Company of the same provision or right at any other time or a waiver of any other
provision or right. The various provisions of this agreement are severable and any determination
of invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall have no effect on the remaining
provisions. This agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors,
assigns, and heirs of the respective parties. The validity and construction of this agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.  
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	David C. Dvorak	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Executive Vice President, Corporate Services,	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Chief Counsel & Secretary	 	 

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.1

                  THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 1, 2005
(this "Second Supplemental Indenture"), is by and between Province Healthcare
Company, a Delaware corporation ("Province"), having its principal office at 105
Westwood Place, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, and U.S. Bank Trust National
Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the
United States of America, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the
"Trustee"), having its principal corporate trust office at 100 Wall Street, 16th
floor, New York, New York 10005.

                              W I T N E S S E T H

                  WHEREAS, The Company, has heretofore executed and delivered to
the Trustee the indenture, dated as of May 27, 2003, and the first supplemental
indenture thereto, dated as of May 27, 2003 (collectively, the "Indenture"),
providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to
$200,000,000 of 7 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (the "Notes");

                  WHEREAS, Section 9.2 of the Indenture provides that Province
and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes with the
written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes, subject to certain conditions contained therein;

                  WHEREAS, pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and Consent
Solicitation Statement dated March 18, 2005 (as amended or supplemented, the
"Tender Offer"), Province has offered to purchase any and all of the outstanding
Notes and has proposed certain amendments (the "Proposed Amendments") to the
Indenture;

                  WHEREAS, the Holders of at least a majority in principal
amount of the Notes outstanding as of April 1, 2005 have tendered their Notes
for purchase by Province in connection with the Tender Offer and approved the
Proposed Amendments as described in this Second Supplemental Indenture; and

                  WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Indenture, the Trustee
is authorized to execute and deliver this Second Supplemental Indenture.

                  NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
Province and the Trustee agree as follows:

                  1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

                  2. Amendments to the Indenture. The Indenture is hereby
amended as follows:

(a)      Section 4.2 - SEC Reports.

         Section 4.2 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.2 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(b)      Section 4.3 - Compliance Certificate.

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         Section 4.3 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.3 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(c)      Section 4.4 - Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

         Section 4.4 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.4 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(d)      Section 4.5 - Corporate Existence.

         Section 4.5 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Subject to Article V, the Company will do or cause to be done
         all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its
         corporate existence and the rights (charter and statutory), licenses
         and franchises of the Company."

(e)      Section 4.6 - Taxes.

         Section 4.6 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.6 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(f)      Section 4.8 - Limitation on Restricted Payments.

         Section 4.8 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.8 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(g)      Section 4.9 - Limitation on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions
         Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

         Section 4.9 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.9 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(h)      Section 4.10 - Limitation on Indebtedness.

         Section 4.10 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.10 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(i)      Section 4.11 - Limitation on Sale of Assets.

         Section 4.11 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.11 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(j)      Section 4.12 - Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.

         Section 4.12 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

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                  "Section 4.12 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(k)      Section 4.13- Limitation on Liens.

         Section 4.13 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.13 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(l)      Section 4.14 - Limitation on Other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness.

         Section 4.14 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.14 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(m)      Section 4.15 - Purchase of Notes upon Change in Control.

         Section 4.15 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.15 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(n)      Section 4.16 - Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Capital Stock of
         Restricted Subsidiaries.

         Section 4.16 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.16 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(o)      Section 4.17 - Limitation on Guarantees of Indebtedness by Restricted
         Subsidiaries.

         Section 4.17 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.17 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(p)      Section 4.18 - Limitation on Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

         Section 4.18 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "Section 4.18 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]."

(q)      Section 5.1  - Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets.

         Section 5.1 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  "The Company will not, in a single transaction or through a
         series of transactions, consolidate with or merge with or into any
         other Person or sell, assign, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of
         all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any other
         Person or Persons or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enter
         into any such transaction or series of transactions if such transaction
         or series of transactions, in the aggregate, would result in the sale,
         assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of all or
         substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company and its
         Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to any other Person or
         Persons, unless at the time and immediately after giving effect thereto
         (i) either (a) the Company will be the

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         continuing corporation or (b) the Person (if other than the Company)
         formed by such consolidation or into which the Company or such
         Restricted Subsidiary is merged or the Person that acquires by sale,
         assignment, conveyance, transfer or disposition all or substantially
         all the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (the "Surviving Entity") (1) will
         be a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
         the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of
         Columbia and (2) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture in
         form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Company's obligation
         for the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
         and interest on all the Notes and the performance and observance of
         every covenant of the Indenture on the part of the Company to be
         performed or observed and (ii) each Note Guarantor, if any, unless it
         is the other party to the transactions described above, shall have by
         supplemental indenture confirmed that its Note Guarantee will apply to
         such Person's obligations under the Indenture and the Notes.

                  Each Note Guarantor, if any, shall not, and the Company will
         not permit a Note Guarantor to, in a single transaction or through a
         series of related transactions, merge or consolidate with or into any
         other corporation or other entity (other than the Company or any Note
         Guarantor), or sell, assign, convey, transfer, or otherwise dispose of
         its properties and assets on a consolidated basis substantially as an
         entirety to any entity (other than the Company or any Note Guarantor)
         unless either (a) such Note Guarantor shall be the continuing
         corporation or partnership or (b) the Person (if other than such Note
         Guarantor) formed by such consolidation or into which such Note
         Guarantor is merged or the entity which acquires by sale, assignment,
         conveyance, transfer, or disposition of all or substantially all of the
         properties and assets of such Note Guarantor, as the case may be, shall
         be a corporation or partnership organized and validly existing under
         the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of
         Columbia, and shall expressly assume by a supplemental indenture,
         executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the
         Trustee, all the obligations of such Note Guarantor under the Notes and
         the Indenture."

(r)      Section 6.1 - Events of Default.

         Section 6.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

                  "Each of the following is an "Event of Default":

                  (a) default in the payment of any interest on any Note when it
         becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period
         of 30 days, whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by the
         subordination provisions of Article XIII of the Indenture; or

                  (b) default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if
         any, on, any Note when the same becomes due and payable at Maturity
         (upon acceleration, optional redemption, mandatory redemption, required
         purchase or otherwise), whether or not such payment shall be prohibited
         by the subordination provisions of Article XIII of the Indenture; or

                  (c) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or
         warranty of the Company or any Note Guarantor contained in the
         Indenture or any Note Guarantee (other than a default in the
         performance, or breach, of a covenant or warranty which is

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         specifically dealt with in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 6.1) and
         continuance of such default or breach for a period of 30 days after
         written notice shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or
         to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in
         aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; or

                  (d) any Note Guarantee of a Material Subsidiary or group of
         Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a
         Material Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect or is
         declared null and void or any Material Subsidiary or group of
         Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a
         Material Subsidiary denies that it has any further liability under any
         Note Guarantee, or gives notice to such effect (other than by reason of
         the termination of this Indenture or the release of any such Note
         Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture); or

                  (e) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or
         decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

                           (i) is for relief against the Company in an
                  involuntary case,

                           (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all
                  or substantially all of the property of the Company, or

                           (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company and the
                  order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60
                  consecutive days."

(s)      Section 8.4 - Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

         Section 8.4 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

                  "The following shall be the conditions to the application of
         either Section 8.2 or 8.3 of the Indenture to the outstanding Notes:

                  The Company must irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited
         with the Trustee, as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged as
         security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of
         the Notes, money in an amount, or non-callable U.S. Government
         Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and
         interest thereon will provide money in an amount, or a combination
         thereof, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
         independent public accountants, to pay and discharge the principal of,
         premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes on the Stated
         Maturity (or upon redemption, if applicable) of such principal,
         premium, if any, or installment of interest."

                  3. Related Definitions and References. Pursuant to the
Proposed Amendments, all definitions used exclusively in, and all references to,
the deleted Sections of the Indenture set forth in Section 2 above are also
deleted in their entirety, unless otherwise specified.

                  4. Notification to Holders. Province shall notify the Holders
in accordance with Section 9.2 of the Indenture of the effectiveness of this
Second Supplemental Indenture. Any failure of Province to mail or publish such
notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect
the validity of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

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                  5. Receipt by Trustee. In accordance with Section 9.2 of the
Indenture, the Trustee acknowledges that it has received a copy of the
resolutions of Province's Board of Directors authorizing the execution of this
Second Supplemental Indenture and satisfactory evidence of the consent of the
Holders of the Notes to the execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture. In
addition, in accordance with Section 9.2 and Section 10.4 of the Indenture, the
Trustee acknowledges that its has received an Officers' Certificate and Opinion
of Counsel stating that the execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture is
permitted by the Indenture and all conditions precedent and covenants relating
to the execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture have been satisfied.

                  6. Parties. Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended
or shall be construed to give any Person other than the Holders and the Trustee,
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Second
Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture or any provision herein or therein
contained.

                  7. New York Law to Govern. THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS
MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE.

                  8. Severability. In case any provision in this Second
Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.

                  9. Condition to Operative Effect. Section 2 of this Second
Supplemental Indenture shall not become operative until the opening of business
on the day on which Province gives oral notice (confirmed in writing) or written
notice to Global Bondholders Services Corporation, the depositary for the Tender
Offer, that the Notes tendered by the Holders pursuant to the terms of the
Tender Offer have been accepted for payment by Province.

                  10. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of
this Second Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but
all of them together represent the same agreement.

                  11. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

                  12. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any
manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity, legality or sufficiency of
this Second Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals
contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by Province.

                  13. Ratification of Indenture; Second Supplemental Indenture
Part of Indenture. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Indenture is in
all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions
thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Second Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder
of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound
hereby.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second
Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date
first above written.

                                       PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                                       U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

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