SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
REED W EARL III

(Last) (First) (Middle)
901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD SOUTH

(Street)
LAFAYETTE LA 70508

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LHC Group, Inc [ LHCG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2018
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/01/2018 A 105,204 A (1) 105,204 D
Common Stock 04/01/2018 A 27,848 A (2) 27,848 I By trust(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options $39.74 04/01/2018 A 2,745 04/01/2018 02/08/2019 Common Stock 2,745 (4) 2,745 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Received in exchange for 114,978 shares of Almost Family, Inc. ("Almost Family") common stock in connection with the merger of Almost Family with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"). In the Merger, each share of Almost common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.9150 shares of Issuer common stock.
2. Received in exchange for 30,435 shares of Almost Family common stock in connection with the Merger.
3. The reporting person's spouse is the sole trustee of the W. Earl Reed, III Gift Trust which is for the benefit of the reporting person's adult children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
4. Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire shares of Almost Family common stock. The number of stock options is equal to the number of Almost Family stock options multiplied by 0.9150, and the exercise price is equal to the exercise price of the Almost Family stock options divided by 0.9150.
Remarks:
/s/ W. Earl Reed III 04/03/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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