SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-03-16

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<div><a name="seec7e3ceda4f4078ae3011633a8e9bc8"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Execution Copy</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This Transition Services Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), is made as of March 13, 2020 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Effective Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), by and among American Renal Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), American Renal Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">ARH</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) and Joseph A. Carlucci (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Executive</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Executive currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">ARAH</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Board</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) and Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to the terms of an Employment Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2010, as subsequently amended on May 10, 2010 (which amendment was subsequently terminated pursuant to the Termination Agreement, dated October 18, 2010, by and among the Company, ARH and the Executive), and subsequently amended on April 26, 2016, November 14, 2017 and on August 28, 2019 (as so amended, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Employment Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;);</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Executive has announced his desire to retire from his current position as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Company and ARH intend to actively recruit a successor Chief Executive Officer and the Executive has agreed to assist the Company and ARH in such efforts and thereafter continue to serve as a consultant to the Company and ARH to ensure a smooth transition between Chief Executive Officers for a period thereafter as more fully set forth herein; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the parties wish to document the terms of the Executive&#8217;s transition from his role as Chief Executive Officer and the consulting arrangement with the Executive as set forth herein; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings assigned to such terms under the Employment Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, the Company, ARH and the Executive agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Retirement as CEO</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style