SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-09-08

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.3<a name="Exhibit10_43_051631"></a></font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Consulting Services Agreement (the &#147;<u>Agreement</u>&#148;) is made effective as of the 7th day of September, 2017 (the &#147;<u>Commencement Date</u>&#148;), by and between Surgery Partners,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;), and Michael T. Doyle (the &#147;<u>Consultant</u>&#148;).</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WITNESSETH:</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font></b>, the Company and the Consultant are parties to that certain Termination and Release Agreement, dated as of September&nbsp;7, 2017 (the &#147;<u>Termination Agreement</u>&#148;);</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font></b>, the Company would like to retain the Consultant to provide the transition services set forth herein;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOW, THEREFORE,</font></b> for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants agreements herein contained, the Company and the Consultant hereby agree as follows:</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><u style="font-weight:bold;">Duties of Consultant</u></b><b>.</b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-indent:1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(a)</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><u style="font-weight:bold;">Scope of Services</u></b><b>.</b>&#160; Commencing as of the Commencement Date, the Consultant shall provide the following services (collectively, the &#147;<u>Services</u>) to the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries: (i)&nbsp;facilitate the integration of the Company and its subsidiaries and NSH Holdco,&nbsp;Inc. and its subsidiaries in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May&nbsp;9, 2017, by and among Surgery Partners,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation, SP Merger Sub,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation, NSH Holdco,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation, and IPC / NSH, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, solely in its capacity as the sellers&#146; representative, (ii)&nbsp;support the Company and provide transition services to facilitate a smooth transition of the Consultant&#146;s former job responsibilities to his successor, and (iii)&nbsp;such other services reasonably requested by the Reporting Person (as defined below).&#160; In connection therewith, the Consultant shall make himself reasonably available (by telephone or in the Company&#146;s Tampa office) to consult with the Reporting Person.&#160; In a