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<P id=PARA11 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA80 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA84 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA83 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On March 18, 2015, the Compensation Committee (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;) of our Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) approved a pay for performance compensation plan applicable for fiscal year 2015 for Warren Rustand, our Chief Executive Officer, Herman Schwarz, the Chief Executive Officer of our non-emergency transportation management services segment, Michael Fidgeon, the Chief Executive Officer of our human services segment and Michael-Bryant Hicks, our Senior Vice President and General Counsel, which we refer to as the 2015 Executive Pay for Performance Compensation Plan.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA93 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Each of Messrs. Rustand, Schwarz, Fidgeon and Hicks will be granted an opportunity to earn an incentive, or performance-based, cash bonus based upon performance under the annual incentive plan established by the Committee, or Annual Incentive Plan, as one of the components of total targeted compensation for our executive officers under the 2015 Executive Pay for Performance Compensation Plan. For fiscal year 2015, individual awards will be based on corporate performance measures. The Committee reviews corporate financial performance and determines award amounts after the completion of each fiscal year. The Committee may, in its discretion, adjust performance measures based on unusual or non-recurring occurrences.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA95 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Committee chose to tie the executive officers&#8217; eligibility to earn cash bonuses to our corporate financial performance as a whole under the Annual Incentive Plan. The Committee approved the use of budgeted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, plus any acquisition costs incurred during 2015 (the &#8220;EBITDA target&#8221;) as the measure to determine award amounts for 2015, with payouts based on a percentage of each executive&#8217;s base salary.</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"> </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Payment of any cash bonus under the Annual Incentive Plan is paid only to the extent the EBITDA target is attained after expensing the target bonus amounts. The amount of the potential incentive cash bonus that may be earned by Mr. Rustand is targeted at 100% of his base salary, the amount of the potential incentive cash bonus that may be earned by each of Messrs. Schwarz and Hicks is targeted at 75% of their respective base salaries and the amount of the potential incentive cash bonus that may be earned by Mr. Fidgeon is targeted at 50% of his base salary</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Messrs. Rustand, Schwarz, Fidgeon and Hicks are also entitled to earn an additional bonus of up to 25% of their respective base salaries through sharing 20% of the amount, if any, by which EBITDA, plus any acquisition costs incurred during 2015, of the Company exceeds the EBITDA target, after expensing the target bonus. Twenty percent of any such excess will be distributed pro-rata among Messrs. Rustand, Schwarz, Fidgeon and Hicks, subject to a cap of 25% of each such individual&#8217;s base salary.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA100 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA99 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I><B>Long-Term Incentive Compensation</B></I></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA102 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA101 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Under the equity-based program established by the Committee for 2015, or Long-Term Incentive Plan, as part of the mix of total targeted compensation that could be set for our executive officers, each of the executive officers is entitled to receive, upon approval by the Committee, equity-based awards under The Providence Service Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, or 2006 Plan.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA179.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA104 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On March 18, 2015, the Committee awarded time vested restricted stock and stock settled performance restricted stock units under the 2006 Plan as set forth in the table below:</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA105 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL130  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 80%; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; MARGIN-RIGHT: 10%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt">
<P id=PARA110 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Executive</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.1.lead.D2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.1.amt.D2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Restricted Stock</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.1.trail.D2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.1.lead.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.1.amt.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA114 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Performance </B></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Restricted Stock Units</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.1.trail.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL130.finRow.2 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA115 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Rustand</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.2.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.2.symb.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.2.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">3,271</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.2.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.2.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.2.symb.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.2.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">13,085</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.2.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL130.finRow.3 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA118 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Schwarz</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.3.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.3.symb.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.3.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">2,210</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.3.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.3.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.3.symb.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.3.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">8,841</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.3.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL130.finRow.4 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA121 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Fidgeon</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.4.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.4.symb.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.4.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">1,591</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.4.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.4.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.4.symb.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.4.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">6,366</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.4.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL130.finRow.5 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA124 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Hicks</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.5.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.5.symb.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.5.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">1,211</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.5.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.5.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.5.symb.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.5.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">4,843</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.5.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL130.finRow.6 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 45%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.6.lead.B2 style="WIDTH: 1%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.6.symb.B2 style="WIDTH: 1%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.6.amt.B2 style="WIDTH: 25%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.6.trail.B2 style="WIDTH: 1%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.6.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.6.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.6.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 25%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.6.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL130.finRow.7 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA127 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Total</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.7.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.7.symb.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.7.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">8,283</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.7.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.7.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.7.symb.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.7.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">33,135</TD>
<TD id=TBL130.finRow.7.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA132 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Of the total number of stock awards granted to the individuals above in 2015 under the 2006 Plan, the restricted stock and performance restricted stock units each represented 20% and 80%, respectively. The restricted stock will vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the recipient is employed by us on each vesting date.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA136 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA135 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Vesting of the performance restricted stock units, or PRSUs, is subject to performance-based conditions, as described below. Each vested PRSU will be settled through the issuance of a share of our company&#8217;s common stock. Vesting criteria for PRSU awards require employment with our company throughout the performance period through and including December 31, 2017 as well as achievement of the performance goal.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA138 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The number of PRSUs that vest and are settled in stock will be dependent on the achievement of return on equity (determined by the quotient resulting from dividing our audited consolidated net income for the performance period by our average stockholders&#8217; equity), or ROE, targets established by the Committee for the performance period described below. The Committee has established threshold and target levels of ROE for the cumulative ROE achieved by our company for the period beginning January&nbsp;1, 2015 and ending December&nbsp;31, 2017. Stock represented by the PRSUs, if earned, will be issued on or between March&nbsp;1, 2018 and March&nbsp;15, 2018. The Committee will certify in writing the ROE level achieved for the performance period on March&nbsp;1, 2018 or as soon thereafter as the Committee is provided with our audited financials, but in no event later than March&nbsp;15, 2018 (such date referred to as the Settlement Date). In addition, such certification will occur immediately prior to the settlement. </FONT></P>
<P id=PARA140 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The number of PRSUs corresponding to the ROE level achieved, if any, will be settled by issuing an equal number of shares of our common stock to each of the entitled individuals on the Settlement Date.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA158 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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prsc20150323_8k.htm
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): March 18, 2015
The Providence Service Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-34221
86-0845127
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
64 East Broadway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona
85701
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (520) 747-6600
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:
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 18, 2015, the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of our Board of Directors (the "Board") approved a pay for performance compensation plan applicable for fiscal year 2015 for Warren Rustand, our Chief Executive Officer, Herman Schwarz, the Chief Executive Officer of our non-emergency transportation management services segment, Michael Fidgeon, the Chief Executive Officer of our human services segment and Michael-Bryant Hicks, our Senior Vice President and General Counsel, which we refer to as the 2015 Executive Pay for Performance Compensation Plan.
The compensation (including base salary, incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation) for James Lindstrom, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, was established in his employment agreement and is set forth in an exhibit to Form 8-K filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2015. The 2015 Executive Pay for Performance Compensation Plan includes the following components:
Base Salaries
The base salaries of Mr. Rustand and Mr. Schwarz were established on December 15, 2014 as was set forth in the Form 8-K filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2015. The annual base salary for Mr. Fidgeon was set at $360,000. No other base salaries were changed.
Annual Incentive Cash Compensation
Each of Messrs. Rustand, Schwarz, Fidgeon and Hicks will be granted an opportunity to earn an incentive, or performance-based, cash bonus based upon performance under the annual incentive plan established by the Committee, or Annual Incentive Plan, as one of the components of total targeted compensation for our executive officers under the 2015 Executive Pay for Performance Compensation Plan. For fiscal year 2015, individual awards will be based on corporate performance measures. The Committee reviews corporate financial performance and determines award amounts after the completion of each fiscal year. The Committee may, in its discretion, adjust performance measures based on unusual or non-recurring occurrences.
The Committee chose to tie the executive officers' eligibility to earn cash bonuses to our corporate financial performance as a whole under the Annual Incentive Plan. The Committee approved the use of budgeted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, plus any acquisition costs incurred during 2015 (the "EBITDA target") as the measure to determine award amounts for 2015, with payouts based on a percentage of each executive's base salary.
Payment of any cash bonus under the Annual Incentive Plan is paid only to the extent the EBITDA target is attained after expensing the target bonus amounts. The amount of the potential incentive cash bonus that may be earned by Mr. Rustand is targeted at 100% of his base salary, the amount of the potential incentive cash bonus that may be earned by each of Messrs. Schwarz and Hicks is targeted at 75% of their respective base salaries and the amount of the potential incentive cash bonus that may be earned by Mr. Fidgeon is targeted at 50% of his base salary
Messrs. Rustand, Schwarz, Fidgeon and Hicks are also entitled to earn an additional bonus of up to 25% of their respective base salaries through sharing 20% of the amount, if any, by which EBITDA, plus any acquisition costs incurred during 2015, of the Company exceeds the EBITDA target, after expensing the target bonus. Twenty percent of any such excess will be distributed pro-rata among Messrs. Rustand, Schwarz, Fidgeon and Hicks, subject to a cap of 25% of each such individual's base salary.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Under the equity-based program established by the Committee for 2015, or Long-Term Incentive Plan, as part of the mix of total targeted compensation that could be set for our executive officers, each of the executive officers is entitled to receive, upon approval by the Committee, equity-based awards under The Providence Service Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, or 2006 Plan.
On March 18, 2015, the Committee awarded time vested restricted stock and stock settled performance restricted stock units under the 2006 Plan as set forth in the table below:
Executive
Restricted Stock
Performance
Restricted Stock Units
Rustand
3,271
13,085
Schwarz
2,210
8,841
Fidgeon
1,591
6,366
Hicks
1,211
4,843
Total
8,283
33,135
Of the total number of stock awards granted to the individuals above in 2015 under the 2006 Plan, the restricted stock and performance restricted stock units each represented 20% and 80%, respectively. The restricted stock will vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the recipient is employed by us on each vesting date.
Vesting of the performance restricted stock units, or PRSUs, is subject to performance-based conditions, as described below. Each vested PRSU will be settled through the issuance of a share of our company's common stock. Vesting criteria for PRSU awards require employment with our company throughout the performance period through and including December 31, 2017 as well as achievement of the performance goal.
The number of PRSUs that vest and are settled in stock will be dependent on the achievement of return on equity (determined by the quotient resulting from dividing our audited consolidated net income for the performance period by our average stockholders' equity), or ROE, targets established by the Committee for the performance period described below. The Committee has established threshold and target levels of ROE for the cumulative ROE achieved by our company for the period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2017. Stock represented by the PRSUs, if earned, will be issued on or between March 1, 2018 and March 15, 2018. The Committee will certify in writing the ROE level achieved for the performance period on March 1, 2018 or as soon thereafter as the Committee is provided with our audited financials, but in no event later than March 15, 2018 (such date referred to as the Settlement Date). In addition, such certification will occur immediately prior to the settlement.
The number of PRSUs corresponding to the ROE level achieved, if any, will be settled by issuing an equal number of shares of our common stock to each of the entitled individuals on the Settlement Date.
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.
THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION
Date: March 24, 2015
By:
/s/ James Lindstrom
Name:
James Lindstrom
Title:
Chief Financial Officer