13D Filing: Elliott Associates, L.P. and Athenahealth Inc (ATHN)

Page 9 of 12

Page 9 of 12 – SEC Filing

(d) No person other than Elliott has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Elliott.
No person other than Elliott International and EICA has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Elliott International and EICA.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
Elliott, both directly and through The Liverpool Limited Partnership, a Bermuda limited partnership and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elliott (“Liverpool”), and Elliott International have entered into notional principal amount derivative agreements (the “Derivative Agreements”) in the form of cash settled swaps with respect to 1,055,471 and 2,242,880 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, respectively (representing economic exposure comparable to 2.6% and 5.6% of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, respectively).  Collectively, the Derivative Agreements held by the Reporting Persons represent economic exposure comparable to an interest in approximately 8.3% of the shares of Common Stock.  The Derivative Agreements provide Elliott and Elliott International with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide them with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares that are referenced in the Derivative Agreements (such shares, the “Subject Shares”).  The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the Subject Shares. The counterparties to the Derivative Agreements are unaffiliated third party financial institutions.
Elliott is beneficially short 800 put options with a strike price of $115.00, which expire on June 16, 2017, 80 put options with a strike price of $110.00, which expire on June 16, 2017, and 80 put options with a strike price of $107.00, which expire on June 9, 2017.
Elliott International is beneficially short 1,700 put options with a strike price of $115.00, which expire on June 16, 2017, 170 put options with a strike price of $110.00, which expire on June 16, 2017, and 170 put options with a strike price of $107.00, which expire on June 9, 2017.

On May 18, 2017 Elliott, Elliott International and EICA entered into a Joint Filing Agreement (the “Joint Filing Agreement”) in which the parties agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer to the extent required by applicable law. The Joint Filing Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Except as described above in this Item 6, none of the Reporting Persons has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships with respect to the securities of the Issuer.
Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 – Joint Filing Agreement.
Schedule 1 – Transactions of the Reporting Persons Effected During the Past 60 Days

Follow Athenahealth Inc (NASDAQ:ATHN)

Page 9 of 12