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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2018

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

UNIVERSAL CORPORATE CENTER

367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD

KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (610) 768-3300

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 31, 2018, Universal Health Services, Inc. (the “Company”) executed an Increased Facility Activation Notice – Incremental Term Loans (the “Activation Notice”) as contemplated by its Credit Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2010, as amended on March 15, 2011, September 21, 2012, May 16, 2013, August 7, 2014, June 7, 2016 and October 23, 2018, among the Company, as borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, as lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents party thereto (the “Senior Credit Facility”). The Activation Notice is effective on October 31, 2018.

The Activation Notice provides for, among other things, certain lenders identified in the Activation Notice agreeing to provide an incremental seven-year Tranche B term loan facility under the Senior Credit Facility in the aggregate principal amount of $500 million. The Tranche B term loans, will at the Company’s option be in the form of Eurodollar Loans, which bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum, or ABR Loans, which bear interest at a rate of ABR (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) plus 0.75% per annum.  The Company intends to use the proceeds to repay borrowings  under the Revolving Facility (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) and borrowings under the Receivables Financing (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility), to redeem its 3.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) and for general corporate purposes. In connection with the redemption of the Notes, the Company provided the trustee of the Notes with notice of the Company’s intent to effect the redemption on November 26, 2018.

The foregoing description of the Activation Notice is a summary and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Activation Notice, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) under the Activation Notice are secured.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in response to Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Index

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 2, 2018

EXHIBIT 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

INCREASED FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE—INCREMENTAL TERM LOANS

October 31, 2018

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2010 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Universal Health Services, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto, certain other parties and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.  As used herein all references to “Incremental Tranche B Facility”, “Incremental Tranche B Term Loans”, “Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders” and “Increased Facility Closing Date” shall refer solely to the Incremental Term Facility established pursuant to this Notice, Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to this Notice, the Lenders party hereto making such Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Notice and the closing date of such Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Notice, respectively.

This notice (this “Notice”) is an Increased Facility Activation Notice referred to in the Credit Agreement in connection with the establishment of an incremental term facility of Tranche B Term Loans (the “Incremental Tranche B Facility”; the term loans thereunder, the “Incremental Tranche B Term Loans”), under Section 2.24(a) of the Credit Agreement, and the Borrower and each Lender party hereto (the “Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders”) hereby notify you that:

1.Each Lender party hereto agrees to make an Incremental Tranche B Term Loan in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on the signature pages hereof under the caption “Incremental Term Loan Amount”.

2.The Increased Facility Closing Date shall be the first date on which the conditions set forth below in Section 15 have been satisfied (which date is October 31, 2018).  

3.  The aggregate principal amount of Incremental Tranche B Term Loans is $500,000,000 which shall be a separate Class of Term Loans.  Notice of borrowing of such Incremental Tranche B Term Loans shall be made in accordance with Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement.

4. The Incremental Tranche B Term Loan of each Lender party hereto shall mature in consecutive quarterly installments, payable on the last day of each fiscal quarter, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2019, each of which shall be in an amount equal to (i) the percentage which the principal amount of such Lender’s Incremental Tranche B Term Loan made on the Increased Facility Closing Date constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Tranche B Term Loans made on the Increased Facility Closing Date multiplied by (ii) the amount set forth below opposite such installment:

InstallmentPrincipal Amount

1-27$1,250,000

28Unpaid Balance

5. The Incremental Term Maturity Date for the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans is October 31, 2025, and on such Incremental Term Maturity Date, the Borrower shall repay all amounts outstanding under the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans.

6.  The Applicable Margin for the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans is 1.75% per annum in the case of Eurodollar Loans and 0.75% per annum in the case of ABR Loans.  

7.  Pursuant to Sections 2.24(a) and 10.1(d) of the Credit Agreement, it is hereby provided and agreed that the MFN protection set forth in Section 2.24(a)(iii)(z) shall apply for the benefit of the Incremental Tranche B Facility (it being understood and agreed that additional Incremental Term Loans incurred after the Increased Facility Closing Date may also elect or not elect to have the MFN protection set forth in Section 2.24(a)(iii)(z) of the Credit Agreement apply to such Incremental Term Loans).    

8.Pursuant to Section 2.24(a) of the Credit Agreement, it is hereby provided and agreed that if, on or prior to the date that is six months after the Increased Facility Closing Date with respect to the Incremental Tranche B Facility established pursuant to this Notice, a Repricing Event (as defined below) occurs, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders (or its successors or assigns), (A) in the case of a Repricing Event described in clause (i) of the definition thereof, a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Incremental Tranche B Term Loans so prepaid and (B) in the case of a Repricing Event described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof, a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Incremental Tranche B Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment (without duplication of any fee paid to such Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders under clause (A) above); provided that should any Incremental Tranche B Term Lender (or its successors or assigns) be replaced pursuant to an amendment (including in connection with an extension offer or a refinancing transaction) that results in a Repricing Event during such period, such Incremental Tranche B Term Lender (and not any Person who replaces such Lender) shall receive a fee of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Incremental Tranche B Term Loans of such Lender assigned to a replacement Lender. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such Repricing Event.

As used herein, “Repricing Event” shall mean (i) any voluntary prepayment of Incremental Tranche B Term Loans with the proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower from a substantially concurrent incurrence of term loans for which the interest rate payable thereon on the date of such prepayment is lower than the Eurodollar Rate on the date of such prepayment plus the Applicable Margin applicable to the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans and (ii) any amendment to the Credit Agreement resulting in the interest rate payable on the Tranche B Term Loans on the date of such amendment being lower than the Eurodollar Rate on the date immediately prior to such amendment plus the Applicable Margin applicable to the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans on the date immediately prior to such amendment.

9.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Agreement (but subject to clause (b) of the definition of “Maximum Incremental Amount”), the Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders and the Borrower hereby agree that the Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders shall have no voting rights (i) in respect of amendments to Section 7.1(a) of the Credit Agreement, (ii) as it relates to waivers of Section 8(c) of the Credit Agreement (solely as it relates to breaches of Section 7.1(a) of the Credit Agreement) or (iii) amendments to the definitions of “Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio,” “Consolidated Total Debt” or “Consolidated EBITDA” (or any of their component definitions as applied in such sections) for purposes of Section 7.1(a) of the Credit Agreement (it being understood that any

such amendment, waiver or modification shall only require the consent of the Required Lenders (excluding the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans of the Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders)).

10.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Agreement (but subject to Section 2.24(a) of the Credit Agreement), the Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders and the Borrower hereby agree that a default by the Borrower in the performance of any of its obligations under Section 7.1(a) of the Credit Agreement shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 8(c) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans unless and until the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Required Lenders (excluding (i) the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans of the Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders and (ii) the Revolving Commitments of Defaulting Lenders) shall have terminated the Revolving Commitments or declared the Tranche A Term Loans (or any other Class of Term Loans which benefit directly from the covenants set forth in Sections 7.1(a) of the Credit Agreement) to be immediately due and payable pursuant to clause (B) of the last paragraph of Section 8 of the Credit Agreement (it being understood that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Agreement, following such termination or acceleration, the Incremental Tranche B Term Lenders may declare the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans to be immediately due and payable with the consent of the Majority Facility Lenders with respect to the Incremental Tranche B Facility only).  

11. If, for any fiscal year of the Borrower commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, there shall be Excess Cash Flow, the Borrower shall, on the relevant Excess Cash Flow Application Date (as defined below), apply the ECF Percentage (as defined below) of such Excess Cash Flow toward the prepayment of the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche B Term Loans (and any Incremental Term Loans that elect to be subject to mandatory prepayments from Excess Cash Flow) ratably minus the amount of any optional prepayments of Term Loans since the last day of such fiscal year and prior to such Excess Cash Flow Application Date (it being understood that no such optional prepayment shall reduce Excess Cash Flow for any other fiscal year).  Each such prepayment and commitment reduction shall be made on a date (an “Excess Cash Flow Application Date”) no later than five days after the earlier of (i) the date on which the financial statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 6.1(a) of the Credit Agreement, for the fiscal year with respect to which such prepayment is made, are required to be delivered to the Lenders and (ii) the date such financial statements are actually delivered.  Such mandatory prepayments from Excess Cash Flow shall apply to all then outstanding Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche B Term Loans (and any Incremental Term Loans to which shall elect to be subject to mandatory prepayments from Excess Cash Flow) on a ratable basis in accordance with Section 2.11(d) of the Credit Agreement.  

As used herein, “ECF Percentage” shall mean 50%; provided, that, with respect to each fiscal year of the Borrower ending on or after December 31, 2019, the ECF Percentage shall be reduced to 25% if the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 3.50:1.00 but greater than 3.00:1.00 and to 0% if the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 3.00:1.00.

12.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.6(b)(ii)(A) of the Credit Agreement, except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans under the Incremental Tranche B Facility, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $500,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its affiliates or Approved Funds, if any.

13.The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, so long as the Incremental Tranche B Facility remains in effect or any Incremental Tranche B Term Loans remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not request release of the Collateral pursuant to Section 10.14(c) of the Credit Agreement and the Borrower’s request to release the Collateral pursuant to Section 10.14(c) of the Credit Agreement shall not become effective without the consent of Required Lenders and the Majority Facility Lenders with respect to the Incremental Tranche B Facility.  

14. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of Indebtedness on such Increased Facility Activation Date, the Borrower is in compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.1(a) recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended four quarters period.

15.This Notice shall become effective as of the Increased Facility Closing Date set forth above upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)  The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, dated as of the date hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i)this Notice, executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantors and each Incremental Tranche B Term Lender party hereto;

(ii)the legal opinion of (A) the Borrower’s general counsel, or other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (B) Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(iii)the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the secretary or similar officer of each Loan Party dated as of the date hereof and certifying (a) attached thereto is a copy of the resolutions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the board of directors or managing member (or equivalent governing body) of each Loan Party authorizing (x) the execution, delivery and performance of this Notice and the Amended Credit Agreement (and any agreements relating thereto) and (y) in the case of the Borrower, the extensions of credit contemplated hereunder and under the Amended Credit Agreement, (b) attached thereto is a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of formation or other equivalent constituent and governing documents of such Loan Party, (c) attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws (or partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other equivalent constituent and governing documents) of such Loan Party as in effect as of the date hereof and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (a) above, (d) subject to Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement, certificates as to the good standing of each Loan Party that is a registered organization as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) from its jurisdiction of organization and (e) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing this Notice or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Loan Party (it being understood that solely with respect to each Guarantor that does not have total book assets (including Capital Stock, but excluding intercompany accounts and accounts receivable) with an aggregate value exceeding $10,000,000, the document described in clause (d) is not required to be provided);

(iv)evidence of payment by the Borrower of such fees as the Borrower shall have agreed to pay or deliver to any Incremental Tranche B Term Lender

or the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Notice, the Sixth Amendment and the other Loan Documents and the extensions of credit hereunder or under the Sixth Amendment (to the extent that statements for such fees and expenses have been delivered to the Borrower); and

(v)evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Borrower shall have delivered an irrevocable notice redemption in respect of the 3.750% Secured Senior Notes under and in accordance with the 2014 Indenture.

(b)After giving effect to the making of the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans on the Increased Facility Closing Date, (i) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date, (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (iii) all governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Credit Agreement shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority that would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the financing contemplated hereby.

16.The proceeds of the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans shall be used for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, including (x) the repayment of Revolving Loans under the Revolving Facility and borrowings under the Receivables Financing, (y) the redemption of the 3.750% Secured Senior Notes due 2019 and (z) fees and expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

17.Each of the Guarantors acknowledges that its consent to this Notice is not required, but each of the undersigned nevertheless does hereby agree and consent to this Notice and to the documents and agreements referred to herein.  Each of the Guarantors agrees and acknowledges that (i) notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Notice, such Guarantor’s guarantee shall remain in full force and effect without modification thereto and (ii) nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of such Guarantor’s guarantee, the Collateral Agreement or any other Loan Document executed by such Guarantor (as the same may be amended from time to time), all of which are hereby ratified, confirmed and affirmed in all respects as of the date hereof.  Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees and acknowledges that no other agreement, instrument, consent or document shall be required to give effect to this Section 17.  Each of the Guarantors hereby further acknowledges that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and any Lender may from time to time enter into any further amendments, modifications, terminations and/or waivers of any provision of the Loan Documents without notice to or consent from such Guarantor and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such Guarantor’s guarantee or giving rise to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination of such Guarantor’s guarantee.  Each Loan Party agrees that each Security Document secures all Obligations of the Loan Parties in accordance with the terms thereof.  Each Loan Party ratifies and confirms that all Liens granted, conveyed, or assigned to the Administrative Agent by such Person pursuant to each Loan Document to which it is a party remain in full force and effect, are not released or reduced, and continue to secure full payment and performance of the Obligations after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Notice.

18.This Notice shall constitute a Loan Document and the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans shall constitute Incremental Term Loans.

19.This Notice shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

20.This Notice may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.

21.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated shall be the Joint Lead Arrangers.  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank Ltd. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA shall be the Joint Bookrunners.  BMO Capital Markets Corp., Fifth Third Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, PNC Bank National Association, TD Bank, N.A., Capital One, N.A. and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. shall be the Co-Documentation Agents.

[Signature pages follow]

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.


By: /s/ Steve Filton

Name: Steve Filton

Title: Executive Vice President

UHS OF DELAWARE, INC.


By: /s/ Steve Filton

Name: Steve Filton

Title: Senior Vice President

Signature Page – Activation Notice