EX-10.4 5 d93601dex104.htm EX-10.4 EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN EBAY INC. AND PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. DATED AS OF JULY 17, 2015 -i- Schedule 1.01(a) eBay Fringe Benefit Plans Schedule 1.01(b) eBay Welfare Plans Schedule 2.03(a) eBay Benefit...
Exhibit 10.4
BY AND BETWEEN
EBAY INC.
AND
PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC.
DATED AS OF JULY 17, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||
Section 1.01. | Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02. | Interpretation | 8 | ||||
ARTICLE II GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATION OF LIABILITIES | 8 | |||||
Section 2.01. | General Principles | 8 | ||||
Section 2.02. | Service Credit | 10 | ||||
Section 2.03. | Benefit Plans | 10 | ||||
Section 2.04. | Plan Administration and Non-U.S. Benefit Plans | 11 | ||||
Section 2.05. | Individual Agreements | 13 | ||||
Section 2.06. | Collective Bargaining | 13 | ||||
Section 2.07. | Non-U.S. Regulatory Compliance | 13 | ||||
ARTICLE III ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES | 14 | |||||
Section 3.01. | Employees | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE IV EQUITY, INCENTIVE AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 15 | |||||
Section 4.01. | Generally; Definitions | 15 | ||||
Section 4.02. | Equity Incentive Awards | 18 | ||||
Section 4.03. | Employee Stock Purchase Plans | 28 | ||||
Section 4.04. | Non-Equity Incentive Plans | 29 | ||||
Section 4.05. | Director Compensation | 30 | ||||
ARTICLE V RETIREMENT PLANS | 31 | |||||
Section 5.01. | PayPal 401(k) Plan | 31 | ||||
Section 5.02. | Non-U.S. Retirement Plans | 32 | ||||
ARTICLE VI NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN | 33 | |||||
Section 6.01. | PayPal Deferred Compensation Plan | 33 | ||||
Section 6.02. | Participation; Distributions | 33 | ||||
ARTICLE VII WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS | 34 | |||||
Section 7.01. | Welfare Plans | 34 | ||||
Section 7.02. | COBRA | 36 | ||||
Section 7.03. | Paid Time Off, Holidays and Leaves of Absence | 37 | ||||
Section 7.04. | Severance and Unemployment Compensation | 37 | ||||
Section 7.05. | Sabbatical Plans and Sabbatical Trusts | 37 | ||||
Section 7.06. | Workers’ Compensation | 38 | ||||
Section 7.07. | Insurance Contracts | 38 |
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Section 7.08. | Third-Party Vendors | 38 | ||||
Section 7.09. | Fringe Benefits | 38 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES | 39 | |||||
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS | 39 | |||||
Section 9.01. | Employee Records | 39 | ||||
Section 9.02. | Preservation of Rights to Amend | 40 | ||||
Section 9.03. | Fiduciary Matters | 41 | ||||
Section 9.04. | Further Assurances | 41 | ||||
Section 9.05. | Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power | 41 | ||||
Section 9.06. | Governing Law | 42 | ||||
Section 9.07. | Assignability | 42 | ||||
Section 9.08. | Third-Party Beneficiaries | 42 | ||||
Section 9.09. | Notices | 42 | ||||
Section 9.10. | Severability | 43 | ||||
Section 9.11. | Force Majeure | 43 | ||||
Section 9.12. | Headings | 43 | ||||
Section 9.13. | Survival of Covenants | 44 | ||||
Section 9.14. | Waivers of Default | 44 | ||||
Section 9.15. | Dispute Resolution | 44 | ||||
Section 9.16. | Specific Performance | 44 | ||||
Section 9.17. | Amendments | 44 | ||||
Section 9.18. | Interpretation | 44 | ||||
Section 9.19. | Limitations of Liability | 45 | ||||
Section 9.20. | Mutual Drafting | 45 |
Schedule 1.01(a) | eBay Fringe Benefit Plans | |
Schedule 1.01(b) | eBay Welfare Plans | |
Schedule 2.03(a) | eBay Benefit Plans to Be Replicated by PayPal (subject to the terms of the Agreement) | |
Schedule 2.03(b) | eBay Benefit Plans Not Required to Be Replicated by PayPal |
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This EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT, dated as of July 17, 2015 (this “Agreement”), is by and between eBay Inc., a Delaware corporation (“eBay”), and PayPal Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PayPal”).
R E C I T A L S:
ARTICLE I
“Action” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and shall include all Schedules hereto and all amendments, modifications, and changes hereto entered into pursuant to Section 9.17.
“Ancillary Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Benefit Plan” shall mean any contract, agreement, policy, practice, program, plan, trust, commitment or arrangement providing for benefits, perquisites, fringe benefits or compensation of any nature from an employer to any Employee, or to any family member, dependent, or beneficiary of any such Employee, including cash or deferred arrangement plans, profit sharing plans, pension plans, thrift plans, supplemental pension plans and health and welfare plans, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock award and other equity and/or equity-based compensation plans and contracts, commitments and arrangements providing for terms of employment, severance benefits, change of control protections or benefits, travel and accident, life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability and accident insurance, tuition reimbursement, travel reimbursement, paid time off, sick, personal or bereavement days, leaves of absences and holidays and sabbatical leave; provided, however, the term “Benefit Plan” does not include any government-sponsored benefits, such as workers’ compensation, government-sponsored retirement plans, unemployment or any similar plans, programs or policies or Individual Agreements.
“COBRA” shall mean the U.S. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as codified at Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and at Section 4980B of the Code.
“Code” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Continuing eBay Director” shall mean each member of the eBay Board, as of the Effective Time, who continues to serve on the eBay Board immediately after the Effective Time.
“Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Distribution Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“eBay” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“eBay 401(k) Plan” shall mean the eBay Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2015.
“eBay 401(k) Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).
“eBay Benefit Plan” shall mean any Benefit Plan established, sponsored or maintained by eBay or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time, excluding any PayPal Benefit Plan.
“eBay Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
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“eBay Business” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“eBay Change of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(g).
“eBay Compensation Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the eBay Board.
“eBay Deferred Compensation Plan” shall mean the eBay Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2008.
“eBay Equity Plan” shall mean any equity compensation plan sponsored or maintained by eBay immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the eBay Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Award Plan, eBay Inc. 2003 Deferred Stock Unit Plan, eBay Inc. 2001 Equity Incentive Plan eBay Inc. 1999 Global Equity Incentive Plan eBay Inc. 1998 Directors Stock Option Plan, eBay Inc. 1998 Equity Incentive Plan, Braintree, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, Xxxx Me Later 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, NPX Technologies LTD Amended and Restated 2005 Share Option Plan, CyberActive Security LTD. 2014 Israeli Employee Share Option Plan, Paydiant, Inc. 2011 Stock Option and Grant Plan, Paydiant Inc. Stock Restriction Agreements, Hunch Inc. 2007 Stock Plan, Magento, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, SHUTL Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme, StubHub, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan, Venmo Inc. 2010 Equity Compensation Plan, uLocate Communications, Inc. 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, and Zong S.A. Equity Incentive Plan.
“eBay Fringe Benefit Plans” shall mean the eBay fringe benefit plans as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and listed on Schedule 1.01(a).
“eBay Group” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“eBay Group Employees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
“eBay HSA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(c).
“eBay Incentive Plans” shall mean the eBay Incentive Plan and any other non-equity based incentive plan maintained by eBay as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and listed on Schedule 1.01(a).
“eBay IP” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“eBay Liability” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“eBay Non-U.S. Retirement Plan” means an eBay Benefit Plan, the primary purpose of which is to provide retirement benefits to eBay Group Employees and/or Former eBay Group Employees who are or were employed by a non-U.S. Subsidiary of eBay.
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“eBay Sabbatical Plans” shall mean the eBay Inc. Sabbatical Plan, as amended and restated effective December 1, 2014, and any other sabbatical policies or programs maintained by eBay outside of the United States, as applicable, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and listed on Schedule 1.01(b).
“eBay Sabbatical Trusts” shall mean the eBay Inc. Sabbatical Plan Trust Agreement effective June 1, 2005, and any other trusts or other funding arrangements maintained for the benefit of any eBay Sabbatical Plans outside of the United States, as applicable, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and listed on Schedule 1.01(b).
“eBay Welfare Plan” shall mean any Welfare Plan established, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by eBay or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of Employees or Former Employees, including each Welfare Plan listed on Schedule 1.01(b) but excluding any PayPal Welfare Plan.
“Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Employee” shall mean any eBay Group Employee or PayPal Group Employee.
“Employment Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(e).
“ERISA” shall mean the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange Act” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Force Majeure” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Former eBay Group Employee” shall mean any individual who is a former employee of the eBay Group as of the Effective Time and who is not a Former PayPal Group Employee.
“Former Employees” shall mean Former eBay Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees.
“Former PayPal Group Employee” shall mean (i) any individual identified as a Former PayPal Group Employee on the list previously prepared by eBay, and (ii) any individual who is a former employee of eBay or any of its Subsidiaries or former Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time, in each case, whose most recent employment with eBay was with a member of the PayPal Group or the PayPal Business.
“Governmental Authority” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
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“HIPAA” shall mean the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Individual Agreement” shall mean any individual (i) offer letter or employment contract, (ii) retention, severance or change of control agreement, (iii) expatriate (including any international assignee) contract or agreement (including agreements and obligations regarding repatriation, relocation, equalization of taxes and living standards in the host country), (iv) proprietary information and/or inventions agreement or (v) any agreement containing restrictive covenants (including confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, license, waiver and disclosure provisions, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions) between a member of the eBay Group or PayPal Group and a PayPal Group Employee or any Former PayPal Group Employee, or between a member of the eBay Group or PayPal Group and an eBay Group Employee or any Former eBay Group Employee, as applicable, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Intellectual Property Matters Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Law” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“NASDAQ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Non-U.S. eBay Benefit Plan” shall mean an eBay Benefit Plan established, maintained, or contributed to by a member of the eBay Group that is primarily for the benefit of eBay Group Employees who are or were employed by a non-U.S. Subsidiary of eBay.
“Non-U.S. PayPal Benefit Plan” shall mean a PayPal Benefit Plan established, maintained, or contributed to by a member of the PayPal Group that is primarily for the benefit of PayPal Group Employees who are or were employed by a non-U.S. Subsidiary of PayPal or eBay.
“Offering Period” shall have the meaning set forth in the eBay ESPP or PayPal ESPP, as the context requires.
“Party” shall mean a party to this Agreement.
“PayPal” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“PayPal 401(k) Plan” shall mean the PayPal 401(k) Savings Plan, to be adopted by PayPal prior to or on the Distribution as described in Section 5.01.
“PayPal 401(k) Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).
“PayPal Benefit Plan” shall mean any Benefit Plan established, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by a member of the PayPal Group as of or after the Effective Time.
“PayPal Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of PayPal.
“PayPal Business” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“PayPal Change of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(g).
“PayPal Compensation Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the PayPal Board.
“PayPal Deferred Compensation Plan” shall mean a PayPal Deferred Compensation Plan established pursuant to Section 6.01.
“PayPal Designees” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“PayPal Fringe Benefit Plans” shall mean the PayPal fringe benefit plans to be established by PayPal pursuant to Section 7.09.
“PayPal Group” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“PayPal Group Employees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
“PayPal HSA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(c).
“PayPal Incentive Plans” shall mean the PayPal Incentive Plans established pursuant to Section 4.04(a).
“PayPal IP” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“PayPal Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“PayPal Non-U.S. Retirement Plan” means a PayPal Benefit Plan, the primary purpose of which is to provide retirement benefits to PayPal Group Employees and/or Former PayPal Group Employees who are or were employed by a non-U.S. Subsidiary of PayPal or eBay.
“PayPal Sabbatical Plans” shall mean the PayPal Sabbatical Plans established by PayPal pursuant to Section 7.05.
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“PayPal Sabbatical Trusts” shall mean the Sabbatical Trusts established by PayPal pursuant to Section 7.05.
“PayPal Welfare Plans” shall mean the Welfare Plans established, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any member of the PayPal Group for the benefit of PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees.
“Person” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“QDRO” shall mean a qualified domestic relations order within the meaning of Section 206(d) of ERISA and Section 414(p) of the Code.
“Qualification Requirements” shall mean, in the aggregate, the tax qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code, the tax exemption requirements of Section 501(a) of the Code, and the requirements described in Sections 401(k) and 401(m) of the Code in respect of a plan intended to meet such requirements.
“Record Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Securities Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Separation” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Separation and Distribution Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Third Party” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Tax” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(e).
“Tax Matters Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Transferred Account Balances” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(d).
“Transferring Director” shall mean each member of the PayPal Board, as of the Effective Time, who served on the eBay Board immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Transitioning eBay Group Employee” shall mean an eBay Group Employee covered under the Transition Success and Retention Program, whose last date of employment with
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the eBay Group is the Distribution Date, and who is not becoming a PayPal Group Employee upon the Separation.
“Transition Services Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Transition Success and Retention Program” shall mean the Transition Success and Retention Program adopted by the eBay Board on December 15, 2014.
“U.S.” shall mean the United States of America.
“Welfare Plan” shall mean any “welfare plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or a “cafeteria plan” under Section 125 of the Code, and any benefits offered thereunder, and any other plan offering health benefits (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, mental health and substance abuse), disability benefits, or life, accidental death and dismemberment, and business travel insurance, pre-tax premium conversion benefits, dependent care assistance programs, employee assistance programs, paid time-off programs, contribution funding toward a health savings account, flexible spending accounts or severance.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATION OF LIABILITIES
Section 2.01. General Principles.
(i) any and all wages, salaries, incentive compensation (as the same may be modified by this Agreement), equity compensation (as the same may be modified by this Agreement), commissions, bonuses and any other employee compensation or benefits payable, provided or made available to or on behalf of any PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees after the Effective Time, without regard to when such wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions,
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bonuses or other employee compensation or benefits are or may have been awarded or earned;
(ii) any and all Liabilities whatsoever with respect to claims made by or with respect to any PayPal Group Employees or Former PayPal Group Employees in connection with any Benefit Plan obligations not retained or assumed by any member of the eBay Group pursuant to this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or as otherwise provided in Section 7.01(e); and
(iii) any and all Liabilities expressly assumed or retained by any member of the PayPal Group pursuant to this Agreement.
(i) any and all wages, salaries, incentive compensation (as the same may be modified by this Agreement), equity compensation (as the same may be modified by this Agreement), commissions, bonuses and any other employee compensation or benefits payable, provided or made available to or on behalf of any eBay Group Employees and Former eBay Group Employees after the Effective Time, without regard to when such wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions, bonuses or other employee compensation or benefits are or may have been awarded or earned;
(ii) any and all Liabilities whatsoever with respect to claims made by or with respect to any eBay Group Employees or Former eBay Group Employees in connection with any Benefit Plan obligations not retained or assumed by any member of the PayPal Group pursuant to this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and
(iii) any and all Liabilities expressly assumed or retained by any member of the eBay Group pursuant to this Agreement.
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Parties later determine that they should be allocated in connection with the Distribution, the Parties shall agree in good faith on the allocation, taking into account the handling of comparable Liabilities under this Agreement.
(e) Employment Tax Liabilities and Responsibilities for Audit.
(i) The eBay Group shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the PayPal Group from and against any Liability for, any payroll, social security, workers compensation, unemployment, disability or other similar tax (including any fee, assessment, or other charge in the nature of or in lieu of any tax) imposed by any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing (collectively, “Employment Taxes”) that relate to any eBay Group Employee, Former eBay Group Employee or Transitioning eBay Group Employee, whether any such Liability has arisen, or may arise, in respect of any taxable period (or portion thereof) that ends on or prior to the Distribution Date.
(ii) The PayPal Group shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the eBay Group from and against any Liability for, any Employment Taxes that relate to any PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee, whether any such Liability has arisen, or may arise, in respect of any taxable period (or portion thereof) that ends on or prior to the Distribution Date.
(iii) The Party that has Liability for the relevant Employment Taxes as provided in Section 2.01(e)(i) or (ii) above, as applicable, shall also be responsible for, and have exclusive control (including for purposes of settlement of Liability) over, any ongoing or future audit, review, examination, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding with the purpose or effect of redetermining such relevant Employment Taxes (including any administrative or judicial review of any claim for refund) or which may otherwise be in respect of such relevant Employment Taxes.
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through December 31, 2015 shall have substantially the same terms as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (or such other standard as is specified in this Agreement with respect to any particular Benefit Plan) to those of the corresponding eBay Benefit Plans, including in particular those listed on Schedule 2.03(a); provided, however, that PayPal may limit participation in any such PayPal Benefit Plan to PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees who participated in the corresponding eBay Benefit Plan immediately prior to the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, PayPal may make such changes, modifications or amendments to the PayPal Benefit Plans as may be required by applicable Law or as are necessary and appropriate to reflect the Separation or vendor limitations.
Section 2.04. Plan Administration and Non-U.S. Benefit Plans.
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the eBay Group or member of the PayPal Group on the part of any Employee or Former Employee, including in connection with the termination of employment.
Section 2.05. Individual Agreements.
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Group, as designated by PayPal, all Individual Agreements between such member of the eBay Group and any PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee, with such assignment to be effective as of the Effective Time; provided, however, that to the extent that assignment of any such Individual Agreement is not permitted by the terms of such agreement or by applicable Law, effective as of the Effective Time, each member of the PayPal Group shall be considered to be a successor to each member of the eBay Group for purposes of, and a third-party beneficiary with respect to, such Individual Agreement, such that each member of the PayPal Group shall enjoy all of the rights and benefits under such agreement (including rights and benefits as a third-party beneficiary and the right to enforce any such agreement), with respect to the business operations of the PayPal Group; provided, further, that in no event shall eBay be permitted to enforce any Individual Agreement (including any agreement containing non-competition or non-solicitation covenants) against a PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee for action taken in such individual’s capacity as a PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee unless the Parties mutually agree that such action is commercially reasonable under the circumstances as they exist at such time.
(c) Residual Intellectual Property Rights under any Individual Agreement. Effective as of the Effective Time, notwithstanding the fact that any Individual Agreement that contains covenants regarding Intellectual Property Rights with respect to both eBay IP and PayPal IP may be retained or assumed by either a member of the eBay Group or the PayPal Group, as applicable, the party that is not retaining or assuming any such Individual Agreement shall nevertheless retain all rights and benefits under such agreement with respect to its Intellectual Property Rights, including the right to enforce any such covenants.
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outside of the United States or to preserve the Tax benefits provided under local Tax Law before the Distribution or as are necessary and appropriate to reflect the Separation or vendor limitations.
ARTICLE III
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Employees as contemplated by this Section 3.01 shall not be deemed an involuntary termination of employment entitling any PayPal Group Employee or eBay Group Employee to severance payments or benefits, provided that any severance payments or benefits that become payable notwithstanding the intent of the Parties shall be subject to Section 7.04.
ARTICLE IV
EQUITY, INCENTIVE AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Section 4.01. Generally; Definitions.
“Distributed PayPal Stock Value” shall mean the product obtained by multiplying (x) the Post-Spin PayPal Stock Value by (y) the Distribution Ratio.
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“Distribution Ratio” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“eBay Equity Awards” shall mean, collectively, eBay Options, eBay RSU Awards, eBay Restricted Stock Awards, eBay PSU Awards, eBay DSU Awards and eBay PBRSU Awards.
“eBay DSU Award” shall mean a deferred stock unit award, granted pursuant to the eBay Equity Plan, that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“eBay ESPP” shall mean the eBay Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective November 1, 2012 and any sub-plan maintained outside of the U.S.
“eBay ESPP Option” shall mean an option granted pursuant to the eBay ESPP, that is outstanding prior to the Effective Time.
“eBay Option” shall mean an option to purchase eBay Shares granted pursuant to an eBay Equity Plan that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“eBay Option Exercise Price Ratio” shall mean, with respect to an eBay Option or eBay ESPP Option, as applicable, the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the per share exercise price of such eBay Option or eBay ESPP Option, as applicable, immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the Pre-Spin eBay Stock Value.
“eBay PBRSU Award” shall mean a performance-based restricted stock unit award, which, for accounting purposes, has been deemed granted and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“eBay PSU Award” shall mean a performance stock unit award, granted pursuant to an eBay Equity Plan, that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“eBay Restricted Stock Award” shall mean a restricted stock award, granted pursuant to an eBay Equity Plan, that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, which does not otherwise become vested solely by virtue of the Distribution.
“eBay Retained Award Conversion Ratio” shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Pre-Spin eBay Stock Value, by (y) the Post-Spin eBay Stock Value.
“eBay RSU Award” shall mean a restricted stock unit award, granted pursuant to an eBay Equity Plan, that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, which is not otherwise accelerated solely by virtue of the Distribution.
“eBay Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“eBay Stock Value Ratio” shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Pre-Spin eBay Stock Value by (y) the sum of (1) the Distributed PayPal Stock Value and (2) the Post-Spin eBay Stock Value.
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“PayPal DSU Award” shall mean a deferred stock unit award issued under the PayPal Equity Plan, in respect of a corresponding eBay DSU Award that has been assumed by PayPal in accordance with Section 4.02(e).
“PayPal Equity Award Conversion Ratio” shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Pre-Spin eBay Stock Value, by (y) the Post-Spin PayPal Stock Value.
“PayPal Equity Awards” shall mean, collectively, PayPal Options, PayPal RSU Awards, PayPal PBRSU Awards, PayPal PSU Awards, PayPal Restricted Stock Awards and PayPal DSU Awards.
“PayPal Equity Plan” shall mean the PayPal 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, to be adopted by PayPal prior to the Distribution Date as described in Section 4.01.
“PayPal ESPP” shall mean the PayPal Employee Stock Purchase Plan, to be adopted by PayPal prior to the Distribution Date as described in Section 4.03.
“PayPal ESPP Option” shall mean an option to purchase PayPal Shares issued under the PayPal ESPP in respect of a corresponding eBay ESPP Option that has been assumed by PayPal in accordance with Section 4.03.
“PayPal Option” shall mean an option to purchase PayPal Shares issued under the PayPal Equity Plan in respect of a corresponding eBay Option that has been assumed by PayPal in accordance with Section 4.02(a).
“PayPal PBRSU Award” shall mean a performance base restricted stock unit award issued under the PayPal Equity Plan, in respect of a corresponding eBay PBRSU Award that has been assumed by PayPal in accordance with Section 4.02(c).
“PayPal PSU Award” shall mean a performance stock unit award issued under the PayPal Equity Plan in respect of a corresponding eBay PSU Award that has been assumed by PayPal in accordance with Section 4.02(c).
“PayPal Restricted Stock Award” shall mean a restricted stock award issued under the PayPal Equity Plan in respect of a corresponding eBay Restricted Stock Award that has been assumed by PayPal in accordance with Section 4.02(d).
“PayPal RSU Award” shall mean a restricted stock unit award issued under the PayPal Equity Plan in respect of a corresponding eBay RSU Award that has been assumed by PayPal in accordance with Section 4.02(b).
“PayPal Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“PayPal Stock Value Ratio” shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Pre-Spin eBay Stock Value by (y) the sum of (1) the Post-Spin PayPal Stock Value and (2) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Post-Spin eBay Stock Value by (B) the Distribution Ratio.
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“Post-Spin eBay DSU Award” shall mean an eBay DSU Award, as adjusted as of the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.02(e).
“Post-Spin eBay Equity Awards” shall mean, collectively, Post-Spin eBay Options, Post-Spin eBay RSU Awards, Post-Spin eBay PBRSU Awards, Post-Spin eBay PSU Awards and Post-Spin eBay DSU Awards.
“Post-Spin eBay ESPP Option” shall mean an eBay ESPP Option, as adjusted as of the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.03.
“Post-Spin eBay Option” shall mean an eBay Option, as adjusted as of the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.02(a).
“Post-Spin eBay PBRSU Award” shall mean an eBay PBRSU Award, as adjusted or granted, as applicable, in accordance with Section 4.02(c).
“Post-Spin eBay PSU Award” shall mean an eBay PSU Award, as adjusted as of the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.02(d).
“Post-Spin eBay RSU Award” shall mean an eBay RSU Award, as adjusted as of the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.02(b).
“Post-Spin eBay Stock Value” shall mean the opening per-share price of eBay Shares on the NASDAQ on the first regular trading session (9:30 am to 4:00 pm EST) after the Distribution Date.
“Post-Spin PayPal Stock Value” shall mean the opening per-share price of PayPal Shares on the NASDAQ on the first regular trading session (9:30 am to 4:00 pm EST) after the Distribution Date.
“Pre-Spin eBay Stock Value” shall mean the closing per-share price of eBay Shares trading “regular way with due bills” on the NASDAQ on the last regular trading session (9:30 am to 4:00 pm EST) on the Distribution Date.
Section 4.02. Equity Incentive Awards.
(i) eBay Group Employees who are not Transitioning eBay Group Employees. Each vested and unvested eBay Option held by an eBay Group Employee (and not otherwise adjusted as provided in subsection (iii) hereof) and each vested and exercisable eBay Option held by a Former eBay Group Employee (if any) shall (1) be converted, as of the Effective Time, into a Post-Spin eBay Option through an adjustment thereto as provided in this Section 4.02(a)(i), and (2) otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and expiration of exercise period,
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as applicable) after the Effective Time as applicable to such corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, in accordance with the following:
(A) the number of eBay Shares subject to such Post-Spin eBay Option (rounded down to the nearest whole share) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the eBay Retained Award Conversion Ratio; and
(B) the per share exercise price of such Post-Spin eBay Option (rounded up to the nearest cent) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the Post-Spin eBay Stock Value, by (y) the eBay Option Exercise Price Ratio.
(A) the number of PayPal Shares subject to such PayPal Option (rounded down to the nearest whole share) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the PayPal Equity Award Conversion Ratio; and
(B) the per share exercise price of such PayPal Option (rounded up to the nearest cent) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the Post-Spin PayPal Stock Value, by (y) the eBay Option Exercise Price Ratio of the corresponding eBay Option.
(iii) Transitioning eBay Group Employees. Each vested eBay Option that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a Transitioning eBay Group Employee shall (1) be converted, as of the Effective Time, through an adjustment thereto as provided in this Section 4.02(a)(iii), into both a Post-Spin eBay Option outstanding under the eBay Equity Plan and a PayPal Option outstanding under the PayPal Equity Plan and (2) otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and expiration of exercise period, as applicable) after the Effective Time as were applicable to such eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time (as such terms and conditions may be modified by the Transition Success and Retention Program) in accordance with the following:
(A) the number of eBay Shares subject to such Post-Spin eBay Option shall be equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share)
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obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the eBay Stock Value Ratio; and
(B) the per share exercise price of such Post-Spin eBay Option shall be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest cent) obtained by dividing (x) the per share exercise price of the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the eBay Retained Award Conversion Ratio; and
(C) the number of PayPal Shares subject to such PayPal Option shall be equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the PayPal Stock Value Ratio; and
(D) the per share exercise price of such PayPal Option shall be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest cent) obtained by dividing (x) the per share exercise price of the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the PayPal Equity Award Conversion Ratio.
(A) the number of eBay Shares subject to such Post-Spin eBay Option shall be equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the eBay Stock Value Ratio;
(B) the per share exercise price of such Post-Spin eBay Option shall be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest cent) obtained by dividing (x) the per share exercise price of the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the eBay Retained Award Conversion Ratio; and
(C) the number of PayPal Shares subject to such PayPal Option shall be equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the PayPal Stock Value Ratio;
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(D) the per share exercise price of such PayPal Option shall be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest cent) obtained by dividing (x) the per share exercise price of the corresponding eBay Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the PayPal Equity Award Conversion Ratio.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02(a), the exercise price, the number of eBay Shares and PayPal Shares subject to each Post-Spin eBay Option and PayPal Option, as applicable, and the terms and conditions of exercise of such options, shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; provided, further, that, in the case of any eBay Option to which Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under Section 422 of the Code as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the exercise price, the number of eBay Shares and PayPal Shares subject to such option, and the terms and conditions of exercise of such option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.
(i) eBay Group Employees who are not Transitioning eBay Group Employees. Each eBay RSU Award held by an eBay Group Employee who is not a Transitioning eBay Group Employee shall (1) be converted as of the Effective Time, into a Post-Spin eBay RSU Award through an adjustment thereto as provided in this Section 4.02(b)(i), and (2) otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) after the Effective Time as applicable to such eBay RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, in accordance with the following: the number of eBay Shares subject to each Post-Spin eBay RSU Award (rounded down to the nearest whole share) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the corresponding eBay RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the eBay Retained Award Conversion Ratio.
(A) the number of shares subject to the Post-Spin eBay RSU Award shall remain the same number of eBay Shares subject to the eBay RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time; and
(B) the number of shares subject to the PayPal RSU Award shall be equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the eBay RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the Distribution Ratio.
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(c) PBRSU Awards and PSU Awards.
(i) Adjustment of Performance Targets of PBRSU Awards for eBay Group Employees who are not Transitioning eBay Group Employees, and PayPal Group Employees. As of the Effective Time, each target eBay PBRSU Award with a fiscal year 2014-2015 performance period or a fiscal year 2015-2016 performance period that has been granted under the applicable eBay Equity Plan and is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (an “Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award”), if any, shall be converted as of the Effective Time into either a target Post-Spin eBay PBRSU Award or a target PayPal PBRSU Award, in either such case with the performance criteria for the 2014-2015 eBay PBRSU Awards being adjusted such that the performance goal for 2015 shall be based on the performance of the relevant business unit, rather than eBay Inc., in accordance with the following:
(A) Target PBRSU Awards for eBay Group Employees who are not Transitioning eBay Group Employees. Any Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award held by an eBay Group Employee (and not described in subsection (iii) hereof) shall (1) be converted as of the Effective Time, through an adjustment thereto as provided in this Section 4.02(c)(i)(A), into a target Post-Spin eBay PBRSU Award and (2) otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and performance conditions) after the Effective Time as applicable to such Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, in accordance with the following: the target number of eBay Shares subject to such target Post-Spin eBay PBRSU Award shall be equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the corresponding Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the eBay Retained Award Conversion Ratio.
(B) Target PBRSU Award for PayPal Group Employees. Any Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award held by a PayPal Group Employee shall (1) be converted as of the Effective Time, into a target Post-Spin PayPal PBRSU Award through an adjustment thereto as provided in this Section 4.02(c)(i)(B), and (2) otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and performance conditions) after the Effective Time as applicable to such Outstanding eBay PBRSU
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Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, in accordance with the following: the target number of PayPal Shares subject to such target PayPal PBRSU Award (rounded down to the nearest whole share) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the corresponding Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the PayPal Equity Award Conversion Ratio.
(ii) PBRSU Awards to be Granted to eBay Group Employees who are not Transitioning eBay Group Employees, and PayPal Employees. With respect to any target eBay PBRSU Award with a fiscal year 2014-2015 performance period or a fiscal year 2015-2016 performance period (collectively, “Future PBRSU Awards”) which has not yet been granted pursuant to the applicable eBay Equity Plan, the following provisions shall apply:
(A) any eBay Group Employee who would, in accordance with the normal practices of eBay, be granted Future PBRSU Awards pursuant to the applicable eBay Equity Plan, shall be granted, subject to the eBay Group’s actual achievement of applicable performance goals and such eBay Group Employee’s continuous service with any member of the eBay Group through the date of grant, a number of RSUs subject to the Future PBRSU Awards pursuant to the applicable eBay Equity Plan, determined using the formula provided in Section 4.02(c)(i)(A) above, as if such Future PBRSU Awards had been Outstanding eBay PBRSU Awards as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and otherwise determined under the normal grant practices of eBay; and
(B) any PayPal Group Employee who would, if he or she had remained an eBay Group Employee through the date Future PBRSU Awards would, in accordance with the normal practices of eBay, have been granted, shall be granted, subject to the PayPal Group’s actual achievement of applicable performance goals and such PayPal Group Employee’s continuous service with any member of the PayPal Group from the Distribution Date through the date of grant, a number of RSUs subject to the PayPal PBRSU Awards pursuant to the PayPal Equity Plan, determined using the formula provided in Section 4.02(c)(i)(B) above, as if the Future PBRSU Awards to which such PayPal PBRSU Awards correspond had been Outstanding eBay PBRSU Awards as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and otherwise determined under the applicable grant practices of PayPal.
(iii) PBRSU Awards and PSU Awards for Transitioning eBay Group Employees. Each Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award and eBay PSU Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a Transitioning eBay Group Employee shall (1) be converted, as of the Effective Time, into a Post-Spin eBay PBRSU Award and Post-Spin eBay PSU Award, respectively, outstanding under the eBay Equity Plan and a PayPal PBRSU Award and a PayPal PSU Award, respectively, outstanding under the PayPal Equity Plan through an adjustment thereto as provided in this Section 4.02(iii), and (2) otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as were applicable to such Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award and eBay PSU Award, respectively, prior to the Effective Time (as such terms and conditions may be modified by the Transition Success and Retention Program) in accordance with the following:
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(A) the number of shares subject to the Post-Spin eBay PBRSU Award and Post-Spin eBay PSU Award, respectively, shall be equal to the same number of eBay Shares subject to the Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award and eBay PSU Award, respectively, immediately prior to the Effective Time; and
(B) the number of shares subject to the PayPal PBRSU Award and PayPal PSU Award, respectively, shall be equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the Outstanding eBay PBRSU Award and eBay PSU Award, respectively, immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the Distribution Ratio.
(i) the number of shares subject to the Post-Spin eBay DSU Award shall be equal to the same number of eBay Shares subject to the eBay DSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time; and
(ii) the number of shares subject to the PayPal DSU Award shall be equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying (x) the number of eBay Shares subject to the eBay DSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time by (y) the Distribution Ratio.
(i) With respect to Post-Spin eBay Equity Awards and PayPal Equity Awards: (A) employment or service with the eBay Group or the PayPal Group, as applicable, prior to the Effective Time shall be treated as employment with or service to eBay with respect to Post-Spin eBay Equity Awards held by any person who is employed by or provides services to any member of the eBay Group immediately following the Effective Time (including any Continuing eBay Director); and (B) employment with or service to the eBay Group or the PayPal Group, as
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applicable, prior to the Effective Time shall be treated as employment with or service to PayPal with respect to PayPal Equity Awards held by any person who is employed by or provides services to any member of the PayPal Group immediately following the Effective Time (including any Transferring Director). In addition, (I) none of the Separation, the Distribution or any employment transfer described in Section 3.01(a), nor the fact that upon Separation certain nonemployee members of the eBay Board will serve as Continuing eBay Directors but (relative to any PayPal Equity Award) cease to provide services to the PayPal Group and other nonemployee members of the eBay Board will serve as Transferring Directors but (relative to Post-Spin eBay Equity Awards) cease to provide services to the eBay Group, shall constitute a termination of employment or service for any Employee or any such nonemployee member of the eBay Board for purposes of any Post-Spin eBay Equity Award or any PayPal Equity Award, as applicable, and (II) after the Effective Time, for any equity award adjusted under this Section 4.02, any reference to a “change of control,” “change in control” or similar definition in an award agreement, offer letter, employment agreement, equity side letter or eBay Equity Plan applicable to such award (x) with respect to Post-Spin eBay Equity Awards, shall be deemed to refer to a “change of control,” “change in control” or similar definition as set forth in the applicable award agreement, offer letter, employment agreement, equity side letter or eBay Equity Plan (an “eBay Change of Control”), and (y) with respect to PayPal Equity Awards, shall be deemed to refer to a “change in control” as defined in the PayPal Equity Plan (a “PayPal Change of Control”).
(ii) Any determination in respect of any Post-Spin eBay Equity Award held by a nonemployee of eBay shall be made by the Compensation Committee of the eBay Board or its designee, and any determination in respect of any Post-Spin PayPal Equity Award held by a nonemployee of PayPal shall be made by the Compensation Committee of the PayPal Board or its designee.
(iii) The PayPal Equity Plan shall assume and honor the terms of all QDROs and any other domestic relations orders in effect under the eBay Equity Plan (and any award agreements granted thereunder) in respect of PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees immediately prior to the Distribution Date (for PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees, as applicable).
(g) Settlement and Forfeiture of Equity Awards.
(i) Allocation of Responsibility for Settlement of Equity Awards. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.02(h) and Section 4.02(i), after the Effective Time, Post-Spin eBay Equity Awards, regardless of whether held by Employees, Former Employees, Transitioning eBay Group Employees, Continuing eBay Directors or Transferring Directors, shall be settled by eBay, and PayPal Equity Awards, regardless of whether held by Employees, Former Employees, Transitioning eBay Group Employees, Continuing eBay Directors or Transferring Directors shall be settled by PayPal. eBay and PayPal shall cooperate, in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03(c), to coordinate the prompt settlement of any such awards that become vested on the Distribution Date and any such awards that are exercised on or after the Distribution Date, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of Section 4.02(j).
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(ii) Forfeiture of Equity Awards. Following the Effective Time, if any Post-Spin eBay Equity Award held by a PayPal Group Employee, Former PayPal Group Employee or Transferring Director shall fail to become vested, such Post-Spin eBay Equity Award shall be forfeited to eBay, and if any PayPal Equity Award held by an eBay Group Employee, Former eBay Group Employee or Continuing eBay Director shall fail to become vested, such PayPal Equity Award shall be forfeited to PayPal.
(h) Equity Award Tax Reporting, Withholding and Deductions.
(i) Tax Withholding for PayPal Equity Awards. Upon the vesting, payment or settlement, as applicable, of PayPal Equity Awards, the PayPal Group shall be solely responsible for ensuring (A) the satisfaction of all applicable tax withholding requirements with respect to each PayPal Group Employee, Former PayPal Group Employee and Transitioning eBay Group Employee and (B) the collection and remittance of applicable withholding taxes to the appropriate Governmental Authority in respect of all PayPal Equity Awards for which PayPal is entitled to claim a tax deduction pursuant to clause (v) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for all PayPal Equity Awards (other than PayPal Options) held by the Transitioning eBay Group Employees, PayPal shall be responsible for the collection of applicable withholding taxes and shall remit all such withheld amounts to the eBay Group (with eBay Group being responsible for remittance of such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority).
(ii) Tax Withholding for Post-Spin eBay Equity Awards. Upon the vesting, payment or settlement, as applicable, of Post-Spin eBay Equity Awards, the eBay Group shall be solely responsible for ensuring (A) the satisfaction of all applicable tax withholding requirements with respect to each eBay Group Employee, Former eBay Group Employee and Transitioning eBay Group Employee and (B) the collection and remittance of applicable withholding taxes to the appropriate Governmental Authority in respect of all eBay Equity Awards for which eBay is entitled to claim a tax deduction pursuant to clause (v) below.
(iii) Applicable Withholding Rates. The applicable tax withholding requirements for any Employee, Former Employee and Transitioning eBay Group Employee subject to tax in the United States shall be based on the minimum statutory rates and except as otherwise required by applicable Law, for Employees, Former Employees and Transitioning eBay Group Employees subject to tax outside the United States shall be based on the maximum statutory requirements.
(iv) Tax Reporting. Following the Effective Time: (A) the eBay Group shall be responsible for all income, payroll and other tax reporting in respect of all Post-Spin eBay Equity Awards held by eBay Group Employees, Former eBay Group Employees, Transitioning eBay Group Employee, Continuing eBay Directors and Transferring Directors for which eBay is entitled to claim a tax deduction pursuant to clause (v) below, as applicable, and (B) the PayPal Group shall be responsible for all income, payroll and other tax reporting in respect of all PayPal Equity Awards held by PayPal Group Employees, Former PayPal Group Employees, Transitioning eBay Group Employees, Continuing eBay Directors and Transferring Directors for which PayPal is entitled to claim a tax deduction pursuant to clause (v) below.
(v) Tax Deductions. Following the Effective Time, the entitlement to Tax (as defined in the Tax Matters Agreement) deductions in respect of eBay Equity Awards and PayPal Equity Awards, as applicable, shall be governed by Section 6.02 of the Tax Matters Agreement.
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Section 4.03. Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
(i) Each eBay ESPP Option held by an eBay Group Employee shall (1) be converted as of the Effective Time into a Post-Spin eBay ESPP Option through an adjustment thereto as provided in this Section 4.03, and (2) otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to expiration) after the Effective Time as applicable to such eBay ESPP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, in accordance with the following:
(A) The maximum number of eBay Shares subject to such Post-Spin eBay ESPP Option for the purchase period in effect on the Distribution Date (rounded down to the nearest whole share) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the maximum number of shares subject to the eBay ESPP Option, by (y) the eBay Retained Award Conversion Ratio; and
(B) the per share offering date purchase price for each Offering Period in effect on the Distribution Date of such Post-Spin eBay ESPP Option (rounded up to the nearest cent) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the Post-Spin eBay Stock Value, by (y) the eBay Option Exercise Price Ratio of the corresponding eBay ESPP Option.
(ii) Each eBay ESPP Option held by a PayPal Group Employee shall be converted as of the Effective Time into a PayPal ESPP Option outstanding under the PayPal ESPP Plan and shall, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.03, be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to expiration) after the Effective Time as applicable to such eBay ESPP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the following:
(A) The maximum number of PayPal Shares subject to such PayPal ESPP Option for the purchase period in effect on the Distribution Date (rounded down to the nearest whole share), shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the maximum number of share subject to an eBay Option, by (2) the PayPal Equity Award Conversion Ratio; and
(B) the per share offering date purchase price for the Offering Period in effect on the Distribution Date of such PayPal ESPP Option (rounded up to the nearest cent), shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the Post-Spin PayPal Stock Value, by (2) the eBay Option Exercise Price Ratio of the corresponding eBay ESPP Option.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.03, in the case of any eBay ESPP Option to which Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under Section 423 of the Code as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the exercise price, the number of eBay Shares and PayPal Shares subject to such option, and the terms and conditions of exercise of such option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.
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(c) Elections under the ESPP. PayPal and eBay shall use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate to facilitate: (i) the carryover of current elections made by each PayPal Group Employee in effect under the eBay ESPP to the PayPal ESPP and (ii) the transfer of contributions associated with such elections from the eBay ESPP to the PayPal ESPP.
Section 4.04. Non-Equity Incentive Plans.
(i) No later than the Effective Time, PayPal shall establish the PayPal Incentive Plans, which, through December 31, 2015, shall have substantially comparable terms as of immediately prior to the Effective Time as the corresponding eBay Incentive Plans in which the PayPal Group Employee participated as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, with such changes to the applicable performance goals as may be necessary in order to reflect the PayPal Business following the Separation, and such other changes, modifications or amendments to the PayPal Incentive Plans as may be required by applicable Law. PayPal Group Employees shall be eligible to participate in the PayPal Incentive Plans as of the Effective Time to the extent that they were eligible to participate in the eBay Incentive Plans as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(ii) The applicable determining body, person or group of persons of the PayPal Group shall be responsible for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under the PayPal Incentive Plans to PayPal Group Employees or Former PayPal Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Effective Time occurs. The PayPal Group shall also determine for PayPal Group Employees or Former PayPal Group Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the
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applicable determining body, person or group of persons of the PayPal Group, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee. The PayPal Group shall assume all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to PayPal Group Employees or Former PayPal Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Effective Time occurs and thereafter, and any other Liabilities relating to PayPal Group Employees or Former PayPal Group Employees under the eBay Incentive Plans and no member of the eBay Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto.
(iii) The applicable determining body, person or group of persons of eBay Group shall be responsible for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under the eBay Incentive Plans to eBay Group Employees or Former eBay Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Effective Time occurs. The eBay Group shall also determine for eBay Group Employees or Former eBay Group Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the applicable determining body, person or group of persons of the eBay Group, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each eBay Group Employee or Former eBay Group Employee. The eBay Group shall retain (or assume as necessary) all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to eBay Group Employees or Former eBay Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Effective Time occurs and thereafter, and no member of the PayPal Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto.
Section 4.05. Director Compensation.
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Transferring Directors’ service to eBay on and prior to the Effective Time (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the grant date fair value of any PayPal deferred stock units that may be issued in respect of any partial quarterly service on the eBay Board during the quarter on which the Distribution Date occurs, if applicable). For the avoidance of doubt, eBay Equity Awards held by non-employee directors as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be treated as described in Section 4.02.
ARTICLE V
Section 5.01. PayPal 401(k) Plan.
(b) Transfer of Account Balances. No later than 30 days following the Effective Time (or such other times as mutually agreed to by the parties), eBay shall cause the trustee of the eBay 401(k) Plan to transfer from the trust which forms a part of the eBay 401(k) Plan (the “eBay 401(k) Trust”) to the PayPal 401(k) Trust, the account balances of PayPal Group Employees under the eBay 401(k) Plan, determined as of the date of the transfer. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, such transfers shall be made in kind, including promissory notes evidencing the transfer of outstanding loans. Any Asset and Liability transfers pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall comply in all respects with Sections 414(l) and 411(d)(6) of the Code and if required, shall be made not less than thirty (30) days after eBay shall have filed the notice under Section 6058(b) of the Code. The parties agree that to the extent that any assets are not transferred in kind, the assets transferred will be mapped into an appropriate investment vehicle.
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(c) PayPal 401(k) Plan Provisions. The PayPal 401(k) Plan shall provide that:
(i) PayPal Group Employees shall be eligible to participate in the PayPal 401(k) Plan as of the Effective Time to the extent that they were eligible to participate in the eBay 401(k) Plan as of immediately prior to the Effective Time;
(ii) the account balance of each PayPal Group Employee under the eBay 401(k) Plan as of the date of the transfer of Assets from the eBay 401(k) Plan (including any outstanding promissory notes relating to outstanding loans) shall be credited to such individual’s account under the PayPal 401(k) Plan; and
(iii) the PayPal 401(k) Plan shall assume and honor the terms of all QDROs in effect under the eBay 401(k) Plan in respect of PayPal Group Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time (for PayPal Group Employees).
(d) Plan Fiduciaries. For all periods at and after the Effective Time, the parties agree that the applicable fiduciaries of each of the eBay 401(k) Plan and the PayPal 401(k) Plan, respectively, shall have the authority with respect to the eBay 401(k) Plan and the PayPal 401(k) Plan, respectively, to determine the investment alternatives, the terms and conditions with respect to those investment alternatives and such other matters as are within the scope of their duties under ERISA and the terms of the applicable plan documents.
(e) No Distributions. No PayPal Group Employee shall be entitled to a right to a distribution of his or her benefit under the eBay 401(k) Plan as a result of his or her transfer of employment from the eBay Group to the PayPal Group nor as a result of the completion of the Separation.
Section 5.02. Non-U.S. Retirement Plans.
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Group Employees, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Parties in consultation with the applicable actuary for, or other relevant third-party administrator or other service provider of, any such plan. As of the Effective Time and subject to the transfer described herein, eBay and the eBay Non-U.S. Retirement Plans shall be relieved of all Liabilities for those benefits transferred and PayPal shall, and shall cause the PayPal Non-U.S. Retirement Plan, to assume all Liabilities under the eBay Non-U.S. Retirement Plans for the benefits of PayPal Group Employees and, if applicable, Former PayPal Group Employees determined immediately prior to the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, in any non-U.S. jurisdiction where account balances, contracts or assets relating to benefits are not permitted to be transferred, eBay shall remain liable to the extent it is otherwise liable under applicable Law with respect to such benefits relating to account balances, contracts or assets not transferred.
ARTICLE VI
NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Section 6.01. PayPal Deferred Compensation Plan.
(a) Establishment of the Deferred Compensation Plan. Before the Effective Time, PayPal shall establish the PayPal Deferred Compensation Plan, which through December 31, 2015, shall have substantially the same terms as of immediately prior to the Effective Time as the eBay Deferred Compensation Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, PayPal may make such changes, modifications or amendments to the PayPal Deferred Compensation Plan as may be required by applicable Law or as are necessary and appropriate to reflect the Separation. The PayPal Deferred Compensation Plan shall assume and honor the terms of all QDROs and any other domestic relations orders in effect under the eBay Deferred Compensation Plan in respect of PayPal Group Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time.
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ARTICLE VII
(i) with respect to initial enrollment as of the Effective Time, waive (A) all limitations as to preexisting conditions, exclusions, and service conditions with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to any PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee, other than limitations that were in effect with respect to the PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee under the applicable eBay Welfare Plan as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (B) any waiting period limitation or evidence of insurability requirement applicable to a PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee other than limitations or requirements that were in effect with respect to such PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee under the applicable eBay Welfare Plans as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; and
(ii) take into account (A) with respect to aggregate annual, lifetime, or similar maximum benefits available under the PayPal Welfare Plans, a PayPal Group Employee’s or Former PayPal Group Employee’s prior claim experience under the eBay Welfare Plans and any eBay Benefit Plan that provides leave benefits; and (B) any eligible expenses incurred by a PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee during the portion of the plan year of the applicable eBay Welfare Plan ending as of the Effective Time to be taken into account under such PayPal Welfare Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance, and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee for the applicable plan year to the same extent as such expenses were taken into account by eBay for similar purposes prior to the Effective Time as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such PayPal Welfare Plan.
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savings account under an eBay Welfare Plan (a “eBay HSA”) for the year in which the Effective Time occurs be treated instead as activity under the corresponding account under the PayPal HSA, such that (i) any period of participation by a PayPal Group Employee in an eBay HSA during the year in which the Effective Time occurs will be deemed a period when such PayPal Group Employee participated in the corresponding PayPal HSA; (ii) all expenses incurred during such period will be deemed incurred while such PayPal Group Employee’s coverage was in effect under the corresponding PayPal HSA; (iii) all elections and reimbursements made with respect to such period under the eBay HSA will be deemed to have been made with respect to the corresponding PayPal HSA; and (iv) for purposes of determining the total annual employer contribution made on behalf of a PayPal Group Employee, employer contributions made with respect to such period under the eBay HSA will be deemed to have been made with respect to the corresponding PayPal HSA.
(e) Allocation of Welfare Liabilities. Except as otherwise set forth in Article VII:
(i) The eBay Group and the eBay Welfare Plans shall remain responsible for all Liabilities to, or in respect of, PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees relating to or arising in connection with any claims relating to medical, dental, hospitalization, vision, prescription drug or other health arrangement, long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance, which claims are incurred before the Effective Time and the PayPal Group and the PayPal Group Welfare Plans shall be responsible for all Liabilities to, or in respect of, PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees relating to or arising in connection with any claims for medical, dental, hospitalization, vision, prescription drug or other health arrangement, long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance, which claims are incurred at or after the Effective Time;
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(ii) With respect to claims for short-term disability (a) the PayPal Group shall be responsible for (i) claims incurred in respect of PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees, occurring at or after the Effective Time and (ii) amounts owed with respect to the period commencing on the Effective Time with respect to a claim incurred prior to the Effective Time (for the avoidance of doubt, if a PayPal Group Employee is on short-term disability on the Effective Time for a claim incurred prior to the Effective Time, the PayPal Group shall be responsible for short-term disability payments with respect to the period commencing at the Effective Time and if such claim as incurred prior to the Effective Time becomes a long-term disability claim, such claim shall be subject to the provision of subsection (i) hereof);
(iii) The PayPal Group shall assume Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from all other welfare coverage or claims incurred by or on behalf of any PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee under any eBay Welfare Plan or PayPal Welfare Plan before, at or after the Effective Time;
(iv) For these purposes, a claim or Liability is deemed to be incurred: (a) with respect to medical, dental, vision and/or prescription drug benefits, upon the rendering of health services giving rise to such claim or Liability; (b) with respect to life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance, upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to such claim or Liability; and (c) with respect to disability benefits, upon the date of an Employee’s disability, as determined by the disability benefit insurance carrier or claim administrator, giving rise to such claim or Liability;
(v) The eBay Group and the eBay Welfare Plans shall remain liable for any Liabilities relating to audit or compliance of the eBay Welfare Plans; and
(vi) At and after the Effective Time, no eBay Welfare Plan shall provide coverage to any PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee.
(f) Establishment of High Deductible Health Plan. Effective as of the Effective Time, PayPal shall or cause a member of the PayPal Group to establish a high deductible health plan option with related health savings account and limited purpose health care spending account benefits.
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Section 7.03. Paid Time Off, Holidays and Leaves of Absence. Effective as of the Effective Time, the PayPal Group shall assume all Liabilities of the eBay Group with respect to paid time off, holiday, annual leave or other leave of absence, and required payments related thereto regardless of whether such liabilities originated prior to the Effective Time, for each PayPal Group Employee or Former PayPal Group Employee unless otherwise required by applicable Law. The eBay Group shall retain all Liabilities with respect to paid time off, holiday, annual leave or other leave of absence (including sabbatical leave), and required payments related thereto, for each eBay Group Employee and Former eBay Group Employee.
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prepared by Buck Consultants, LLC. The amount of assets to be transferred shall be adjusted for earnings and distributions, if any, through the actual date of transfer.
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PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees shall cease to be participants in the eBay Fringe Benefit Plans.
ARTICLE VIII
PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees who are residents outside of the United States or otherwise are subject to non-U.S. Law and their related benefits and Liabilities shall be treated in the same manner as the PayPal Group Employees and Former PayPal Group Employees, respectively, who are residents of the United States and are not subject to non-U.S. Law. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all actions taken with respect to non-U.S. Employees or U.S. Employees working in non-U.S. jurisdictions, including any action under a Benefit Plan, shall be subject to and accomplished in accordance with applicable Law in the custom of the applicable jurisdictions and PayPal may make such changes, modifications or amendments to the PayPal Benefit Plans as may be required by applicable Law, vendor limitations or as are necessary to reflect the Separation.
ARTICLE IX
Section 9.01. Employee Records.
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Section 9.05. Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power.
(a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.
(b) This Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits, Schedules and appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. eBay represents on behalf of itself and, to the extent applicable, each other member of the eBay Group, and PayPal represents on behalf of itself and, to the extent applicable, each other member of the PayPal Group, as follows:
(i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.
(c) Each Party acknowledges that it and each other Party is executing this Agreement by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it will not
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assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it will as promptly as reasonably practicable cause this Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.
Section 9.06. Governing Law. This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any Party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of Laws principles of the State of Delaware, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.
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respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 9.09):
If to eBay, to:
eBay Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Email: xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
If to PayPal, to:
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
A Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given.
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California; (i) references herein to this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement or such other agreement as of the date on which it is executed and as it may be amended, modified or supplemented thereafter, unless otherwise specified; and (j) unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement, all references to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement,” “hereby” and “hereupon” and words of similar import shall all be references to July 17, 2015.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Employee Matters Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.
EBAY INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: President and CEO-Designee |
[Signature Page to Employee Matters Agreement]
Schedule 1.01(a)
eBay Fringe Benefit Plans
Adoption Assistance
Family Care Resources (Child/Eldercare, etc.)
Pre-paid Legal Benefits
Survivor Counseling
Tuition Assistance
Schedule 1.01(b)
eBay Welfare Plans
Plan / Program / Policy | Vendor | |
Medical: PPO 300 | Blue Shield CA | |
Medical: PPO 750 | Blue Shield CA | |
Medical: EPO | Blue Shield CA | |
Medical: CDHP | Blue Shield CA | |
Medical: HMO | Kaiser CA | |
Medical: HMO | Kaiser CO | |
Medical: HMO | Select Health | |
Medical: HMO | HealthNet | |
Health Savings Account | Health Equity | |
Pharmacy | CVS/Caremark | |
Stop Loss | Voya | |
Dental | Delta | |
Vision | VSP | |
EAP – National Plan (except Nebraska) | Magellan | |
EAP – Nebraska Plan | Arbor | |
Expert Medical Opinion | Advance Medical | |
Health Care FSA | Your Spending Account | |
Dependent Care FSA | Your Spending Account | |
Basic Life | MetLife | |
Supp Life – Employee | MetLife | |
Supp Life – Spouse | MetLife | |
Supp Life – Child | MetLife | |
Basic AD&D | XX Xxxxxx | |
Supp AD&D | XX Xxxxxx | |
Healthy San Francisco | Healthy San Francisco | |
STD | N/A | |
SDI (NY, HI) | MetLife | |
VDI eBay | State of CA | |
VDI PayPal | State of CA | |
LTD basic | MetLife | |
LTD exec | TBD (MetLife) | |
Sabbatical | N/A | |
Leave Administration | Sedgwick | |
PTO – eBay Inc. | N/A | |
BTA | ACE American | |
EAP Non-US | Optum | |
International Medical, Dental, Vision | CIGNA |
Schedule 2.03(a)
eBay Benefit Plans to Be Replicated by PayPal (subject to the terms of the Agreement)
Equity, Incentive and Executive Compensation Plans
eBay Equity Plan (including any sub-plans maintained in any non-U.S. jurisdiction)
eBay Incentive Plan
eBay Employee Stock Purchase Plan (including any sub-plans maintained in any non-U.S. jurisdiction)
Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans
eBay Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
eBay Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
Welfare Plans
Schedule 1.01(b) is incorporated herein by reference
Fringe Benefit Plans
Schedule 1.01(a) is incorporated herein by reference
Schedule 2.03(b)
eBay Benefit Plans Not Required to Be Replicated by PayPal
Transition Success and Retention Program
Medicaid HMO HMSA
PTO eBay Enterprise