Edgar Filing: AMEDISYS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

LABORDE RONALD A

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMEDISYS INC [AMED]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman and CFO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5959 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/17/2015

(Street)

BATON ROUGE, LA 70816

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 41.38

12/17/2015

75,000

⁽¹⁾

12/17/2025

Common Stock

75,000

$ 0

75,000

Restrticted Share Units (Time-Based Vesting)

⁽²⁾

12/17/2015

27,500

⁽²⁾

Common Stock

27,500

$ 0

27,500

Restricted Share Units (Performance-Based Vesting)

⁽³⁾

12/17/2015

27,500

⁽³⁾

Common Stock

27,500

$ 0

27,500 ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LABORDE RONALD A 5959 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD. BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	X		Vice Chairman and CFO

Signatures

/s/ Celeste Rasmussen Peiffer o/b/o Ronald A. LaBorde pursuant to a power of attorney		12/21/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Stock Options are subject to time-based vesting conditions and will vest in equal, 25% installments on each of December 17, 2016, December 17, 2017, December 17, 2018 and December 17, 2019, provided that the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to certain pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the Stock Options.
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The RSUs are subject to time-based vesting conditions and will vest in equal, 25% installments on each of December 17, 2016, December 17, 2017, December 17, 2018 and December 17, 2019, provided that the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to certain pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the RSUs
(3)	The RSUs awarded are subject to performance-based vesting and will vest, if at all, based (i) on the certification by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors of the achievement of identified performance goals for fiscal years 2015 through 2018, respectively, and (ii) additional time-based vesting conditions (2015 Tranche: 25% on each of December 17, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019; 2017 Tranche: 33.33% on each of December 17, 2018, 2019 and 2020; 2018 Tranche: 50% on each of December 17, 2018 and 2019; and 2018 Tranche: 100% on December 17, 2019, assuming the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to certain pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the RSUs.
(4)	The number of shares of common stock listed in Table II, Column 7 represents the maximum number of shares of common stock the Reporting Person would receive based on the satisfaction of all of the pre-determined performance conditions

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