MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.1
THIS
AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 10th day of September, 2007 (the
“Effective Date”), by and between Computer Sciences Corporation, a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”), and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (“Executive”).
W
I T
N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Executive currently serves as the Company’s President and Chief Executive
Officer, and as the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Chairman”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to obtain the benefit of continued services by Executive
as
President and Chief Executive Officer, and as Chairman, and Executive desires
to
continue to render services to the Company; and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that it is in
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to recognize the
substantial contribution that Executive has made and is expected to continue
to
make to the Company’s business and to retain his services in the future;
and
WHEREAS,
Executive and the Company deem it to be in their respective best interests
to
enter into an agreement providing for the Company’s continued employment of
Executive pursuant to terms herein stated, which terms include provisions for
compensation and benefits to be paid or otherwise provided by the Company to
Executive or his designated beneficiaries;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein, it
is
hereby agreed as follows:
1. Term
of Employment; Duties.
(a) As
used
herein, the phrase “Term of Employment” shall mean the period commencing on the
Effective Date and ending on the earliest to occur of the sixth anniversary
of
the Effective Date or the date of termination of the Executive’s employment in
accordance with any one of Sections 6(a) through 6(e) below;
provided, however, that the Term of Employment may be extended
after the sixth anniversary of the Effective Date, but only by action of the
Company’s Board of Directors approving the terms and conditions of an offer of
any such extension and giving written notice to Executive of such offer at
least
60 days prior to the expiration of the then effective Term of Employment,
followed by Executive’s acceptance of such offer within such time as may be
provided by the Board as a condition of such offer.
(b) The
Company hereby agrees to employ Executive as its Chief Executive Officer and
as
its Chairman, in each case, for the Term of Employment, and Executive agrees
to
serve in these capacities with the duties and responsibilities customary to
such
positions in a company of the size and nature of the Company, protecting,
encouraging and promoting the interests of the Company, and performing such
other duties consistent with the offices held by Executive as may be reasonably
assigned to him from time to time by the Board. During the Term of
Employment, Executive shall report solely and directly to the
Board.
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(c) Executive
shall devote all of his business time and attention to his duties on the
Company’s behalf except for sick leave, vacations and approved leaves of
absence; provided, however, that nothing shall preclude Executive from
(i) managing his personal investments and affairs, (ii) participating
in civic and nonprofit activities and (iii) participating as a member of the
board of directors of such other companies as he may be invited and elected
to
serve with the consent of the Board of the Company, which consent shall not
be
unreasonably withheld; provided that in each case, the Executive shall not
knowingly engage in activities inconsistent with the Company’s ethics codes and
other conflicts of interests policies in effect from time to time or which
materially interfere with or adversely affect the performance of Executive’s
duties under this Agreement and provided further, that Executive shall resign
as
a member of the board of directors of another company if so requested by the
Board.
2. Compensation.
(a) Base
Salary. The Company agrees to pay to Executive as a minimum
salary during the Term of Employment the sum of $1,000,000 per year, payable
in
accordance with the normal payroll procedure of the Company as in effect from
time to time. Executive shall be entitled to such increases (but no
decreases) in Executive’s base salary, if any, as may be determined from time to
time in the sole discretion of the Board. Executive’s annual base
salary rate, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as
the
“Base Salary.”
(b) Annual
Incentive Awards. Executive shall participate in the Company’s
Annual Management Incentive Plan, and any successor plan, on terms and
conditions that are appropriate to his positions and responsibilities at the
Company and are no less favorable than those applying to other senior executive
officers of the Company. Executive’s target bonus under the Annual
Management Incentive Plan for the Company’s fiscal year ending March 28, 2008
shall be equal to 200% of the Base Salary. Executive’s target bonus
under the Annual Management Incentive Plan (or any successor plan) for
subsequent years shall be determined for each such year by the Compensation
Committee of the Board but shall not be less than 200% of Base
Salary. Any annual incentive paid to Executive shall be in addition
to the Base Salary and to any and all other benefits to which Executive is
entitled as provided in this Agreement. Payment of annual incentive
awards shall be made at the same time that other senior executive officers
of
the Company receive their incentive awards.
(c) Long-Term
Incentive Programs. Executive shall participate in the equity and
other long-term incentive compensation plans generally available to other senior
executive officers of the Company from time to time on terms and conditions
that
are appropriate to his positions and responsibilities at the Company and are
no
less favorable than those generally applicable to such other senior executive
officers.
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3. Employee
Benefit Programs, Relocation.
(a) During
the Term of Employment, Executive shall be entitled to participate in all
employee pension and welfare benefit plans made available to the Company’s
executive officers, as such plans may be in effect from time to time and on
terms and conditions that are no less favorable than those generally applicable
to other senior executive officers, including, without limitation, pension,
profit sharing, savings and other retirement plans or programs, medical, dental,
hospitalization, short-term and long-term disability and life insurance plans,
accidental death and dismemberment protection, travel accident insurance, and
any welfare benefit plans for senior executive officers that may be sponsored
by
the Company from time to time, including any retirement or welfare plans that
supplement the above-listed types of plans, whether funded or
unfunded.
(b) In
the
event that during the Term of Employment Executive relocates to the Los Angeles
area, Executive shall be entitled to relocation benefits in accordance with
the
Company’s executive relocation benefits policy as in effect from time to
time.
4. Supplemental
Pension Benefit. Notwithstanding Section 3 hereof, Executive
shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan, amended and restated as of February 14, 2006 ("SERP"), or
such
successor or amended plan(s) as shall be adopted from time to
time. Executive shall not be required to participate in any successor
to the SERP if such successor plan fails to contain terms and conditions
applicable to Executive that are no less favorable than those applicable to
other senior executive officers of the Company, and he may instead provide
the
Company with his written election to remain as a participant in the
SERP.
So
long as Executive continues to
participate in the SERP, in the event of Executive's termination of employment
on account of (1) Disability, (2) the Company's termination of Executive's
employment without Cause, or (3) Executive's resignation from employment either
for Good Reason or with the consent of the Board, Executive's additional
benefits under Part B of the SERP (Article XXIII(b)) shall be calculated as
if
Executive had attained the lesser of (a) age 62 or (b) Executive's actual age
plus three (3) years at the time of such termination of employment, and
Executive's benefits as thus determined shall be fully vested. The
preceding sentence shall not be required to apply to the determination of
Executive's benefits under any successor or replacement plan(s) for the SERP
as
the Company may adopt in the future.
5. Perquisites,
Vacations and Reimbursement of Expenses. During the Term of
Employment:
(a) The
Company shall furnish Executive with, and Executive shall be allowed full use
of, office facilities, automobiles, secretarial and clerical assistance and
other Company property and services commensurate with his position and of at
least comparable quality, nature and extent to those made available to other
senior executive officers of the Company from time to time;
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(b) Executive
shall be allowed vacations and leaves of absence with pay on a basis no less
favorable than that applicable to other senior executive officers of the
Company;
(c) The
Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable business expenses incurred
by
Executive in the performance of his duties hereunder, such reimbursements to
be
effected in accordance with normal Company reimbursement procedures from time
to
time in effect; and
(d) The
Company shall continue to provide use of the Company’s aircraft at the Company’s
expense for Executive’s business use in accordance with the Company’s policies
in effect from time to time. In addition, it being recognized that
some of Executive’s personal travel using the Company’s aircraft may be required
for purposes for security and/or ensuring Executive's availability for the
demands of the Company's business, the Company shall permit the use of the
Company’s aircraft at the Company’s expense for reasonable personal use by
Executive and accompanying family members. Income will be imputed to
Executive for any such personal use in accordance with applicable tax law.
Executive will not receive a tax gross-up on any such imputed
income.
6. Termination
of Employment.
The
rights and obligations of Executive and the Company in the event of Executive’s
employment termination following a change of control, as defined in the
Company’s Severance Plan for Senior Management and Key Employees, as amended and
restated effective January 1, 2005, or such amended or successor plan then
in
effect (the “Severance Plan”) shall be governed exclusively by the Severance
Plan. The Company hereby acknowledges that Executive shall from and
after the Effective Date be designated as a member of Group A under the terms
of
the Severance Plan. No further payment or benefit shall be made or
granted under this Agreement in the event Executive becomes entitled to
severance benefits under the terms of the Severance Plan.
(a) Termination
Due to Death. In the event that Executive’s employment is
terminated due to his death, the Company’s payment obligations under this
Agreement shall terminate, except that Executive’s estate or his beneficiaries,
as the case may be, shall be entitled to the following:
(1) (i) the
Base Salary through the date of termination (including accrued but unused
vacation), (ii) any earned but unpaid portion of Executive’s annual
incentive award provided for in Section 2(b) for the fiscal year preceding
the
year of termination, (iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business
expenses properly incurred by Executive pursuant to this Agreement or in
accordance with Company policy prior to the date of Executive’s termination, and
(iv) such employee benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled
under the employee benefit plans of the Company according to their terms (the
amounts described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 6(a)(1),
reduced (but not below zero) by any amounts owed by Executive to the Company
(such as the Company's tax withholding obligations under any taxable
compensation paid to Executive), being referred to as the “Accrued Rights”);
and
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(2) a
pro
rata annual incentive award provided for in Section 2(b) for the fiscal year
in
which Executive’s death occurs, based on the Company’s actual performance for
the entire year and the number of calendar months during the fiscal year that
Executive was employed prior to such termination (rounded up to the next whole
month), payable at the time annual bonuses are paid for such fiscal year to
executives of the Company generally; and
(3) in
addition to Executive's outstanding stock options, restricted stock and
restricted stock units ("Stock Awards") being administered in accordance with
the terms of the written agreements setting forth the terms of each such Stock
Award, in the event of Executive's death at age 61 or younger, all unvested
Stock Awards shall vest in their entirety, and Executive's beneficiaries shall
have a period of one (1) year (or the date of expiration, if earlier) to
exercise an outstanding stock option.
(b) Termination
due to Disability.
(1) If,
as a
result of Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, accident or
other incapacity (as determined by the Board in good faith, after consideration
of such medical opinion and advice as may be available to the Board from medical
doctors selected by Executive or by the Board or both separately or jointly),
Executive shall have been absent from his duties with the Company on a full-time
basis for six consecutive months and, within 30 days after written notice of
termination thereafter given by the Company, Executive shall not have returned
to the full-time performance of Executive’s duties, the Company or Executive may
terminate Executive’s employment for “Disability.”
(2) In
the
event that Executive’s employment is terminated due to Disability, he shall be
entitled to the following benefits:
(i) the
Accrued Rights; and
(ii) a
pro
rata annual incentive award provided for in Section 2(b) for the fiscal year
in
which Executive’s Disability occurs, based on the Company’s actual performance
for the entire year and the number of calendar months during the fiscal year
that Executive was employed prior to such termination (rounded up to the next
whole month), payable at the time annual bonuses are paid for such fiscal year
to executives of the Company generally;
(iii) in
addition to Executive's outstanding Stock Awards being administered in
accordance with the terms of the written agreements setting forth the terms
of
each such Stock Award, in the event of Executive's Disability at age 61 or
younger constitutes a "Permanent Disability" as set forth in the terms of
Executive's stock option agreements, all unvested Stock Awards will continue
to
vest as if Executive had remained employed for the succeeding five (5) years,
and Executive shall have a period of five (5) years (or the date of expiration,
if earlier) to exercise an outstanding stock option.
(c) Termination
by the Company for Cause.
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(1) The
Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment at any time for
Cause in accordance with this Section 6(c).
(2) For
purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean:
(i) fraud,
intentional misappropriation, embezzlement or other act of material misconduct
against the Company or any of its affiliates;
(ii) gross
negligence, chronic neglect, willful malfeasance or gross misconduct in
connection with Executive’s employment hereunder;
(iii) conviction
or plea of guilty or nolo contendere of a felony or other crime involving moral
turpitude;
(iv) willful
and knowing violation of any rules or regulations of any governmental or
regulatory body material to the business of the Company; provided that for
clarity, a violation shall not be considered as willful or knowing where
Executive has acted in a manner consistent with specific advice of outside
counsel to the Company and such action is not a violation of U.S. federal,
state
or local law or the rules of any U.S.-based stock exchange on which securities
of the Company are actively traded.
(v) failure
to cooperate, if requested by the Board, with any investigation or inquiry
into
Executive’s or the Company’s business practices, whether internal or external,
including, but not limited to Executive’s refusal to be deposed or to provide
testimony at any trial or inquiry; or
(vi) substantial
and willful failure to render services in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement (other than as a result of illness, accident, or other physical or
mental incapacity) or other material breach of this Agreement.
(3) No
termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause shall be
effective unless the provisions of this Section 6(c)(3) shall have been complied
with and unless a majority of the members of the Board have duly voted to
approve such termination. Executive shall be given written notice by
the Board of its intention to terminate him for Cause, which notice (A) shall
state in detail the particular circumstances that constitute the grounds on
which the proposed termination for Cause is based and (B) shall be given no
later than ninety (90) days after the first meeting of the Board at which the
Board became aware of the occurrence of the event giving rise to such
grounds. Executive shall have 30 days after receiving such notice in
which to cure such grounds, to the extent such cure is possible. If
he fails to cure such grounds within such 30-day period, Executive’s employment
with the Company shall thereupon be terminated for Cause. If the
Board determines in good faith that the grounds are not curable, Executive’s
employment with the Company shall be terminated for Cause upon Executive’s
receipt of written notice from the Board.
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(4) In
the
event the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Cause, he shall be
entitled to the Accrued Rights.
(d) Termination
Without Cause or for Good Reason or With Board Consent.
(1) In
the
event (A) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause
(other than due to death or Disability), or (B) Executive terminates his
employment for Good Reason or otherwise if the Board issues its consent to
such
termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Rights and,
subject to (X) Executive’s continued compliance with the provisions of
Sections 11, 12 and 13 hereof and (Y) Executive’s execution and
non-revocation of a release of claims substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A, with such changes as may be required by changes in applicable
law,
the following:
(i) a
pro
rata annual incentive award provided for in Section 2(b) for the fiscal year
in
which Executive’s death occurs, based on the Company’s actual performance for
the entire year and the number of calendar months during the fiscal year that
Executive was employed prior to such termination (rounded up to the next whole
month), payable at the time annual bonuses are paid for such fiscal year to
executives of the Company generally;
(ii) a
severance payment in an amount equal to 2 times the sum of (i) the Base
Salary, as in effect immediately prior to the delivery of notice of termination,
plus (ii) Executive’s target annual incentive award provided for in Section
2(b) for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs, payable in 24 equal
monthly installments following Executive’s termination; and
(iii) if
Executive elects to continue coverage under the Company’s medical, dental,
and/or vision insurance plans pursuant to COBRA following termination of
employment, the Company will pay Executive’s COBRA premiums for a period of 18
months following termination (or such shorter period that Executive is entitled
to COBRA continuation coverage); and
(iv) in
addition to Executive's outstanding Stock Awards being administered in
accordance with the terms of the written agreements setting forth the terms
of
each such Stock Award, in the event of (1) Executive's termination of employment
by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), or (2)
Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason or otherwise if the Board
issues its consent to such termination, in either case at a time when Executive
is age 61 or younger, then Executive shall have a period of two (2) years (or
the date of expiration, if earlier) to exercise an outstanding stock
option. In the event that the terms "Cause" and/or "Good Reason" are
already defined in a particular Stock Award agreement, then the definition
set
forth in that agreement shall continue to apply for purposes of applying any
severance provisions described in this Agreement to such Stock Award
agreement.
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(2) For
purpose of this Agreement, Good Reason shall mean the occurrence of any of
the
following subsequent to the Effective Date of this Agreement without Executive’s
consent:
(i) the
failure to elect or reelect Executive to the positions of Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer or the removal of him from either such position;
(ii) the
assignment to Executive of duties that are materially inconsistent with, or
that
materially impair his ability to perform, the duties customarily assigned to
a
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a corporation of the size and nature
of
the Company; or a change in the reporting structure so that Executive reports
to
someone other than the Board or is subject to the direct or indirect authority
or control of a person or entity other than the Board;
(iii) any
material breach by the Company of this Agreement;
(iv) conduct
by the Company that would cause Executive to commit fraudulent acts or would
expose Executive to criminal liability; or
(v) the
Company fails to obtain the assumption in writing of its obligation to perform
this Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of the Company’s
business or assets of the Company.
(3) No
termination of Executive’s employment by Executive for Good Reason shall be
effective unless the provisions of this Section 6(d)(3) shall have been complied
with. Executive shall give written notice to the Company of his
intention to terminate his employment for Good Reason, which notice shall
(i) state in detail the particular circumstances that constitute the
grounds on which the proposed termination for Good Reason is based and
(ii) be given no later than 90 days after the first occurrence of such
circumstances. The Company shall have 30 days after receiving such
notice in which to cure such grounds. If the Company fails to cure
such grounds within such 30-day period, Executive’s employment with the Company
shall thereupon terminate for Good Reason.
(e) Voluntary
Termination. Executive shall have the right to terminate his
employment with the Company at any time. A voluntary termination
shall mean a termination of employment by Executive on his own initiative,
other
than a termination due to death or Disability or for Good Reason, and if the
Board does not issue its consent to such voluntary termination such that it
is
treated as if such voluntary termination were a resignation for Good Reason,
then Executive's voluntary termination shall have the same consequences as
provided in Section 6(c)(4) for a termination for Cause.
(f) Expiration
of Term of Employment. In the event Executive’s employment with
the Company terminates upon the expiration of the Term of Employment he shall
be
entitled to the Accrued Rights.
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(g) Effect
of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, if, upon the advice of its counsel, the Company
determines that any payments or benefits to be provided to Executive pursuant
to
this Section 6 are or may become subject to the additional tax under Section
409A(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or
any other taxes or penalties imposed under Section 409A of the Code (“409A
Taxes”) as applicable at the time such payments and benefits are otherwise
required under this Agreement, then: (i) such payments or benefits shall be
delayed until the date that is six months after the date of Executive’s
“separation from service” (as such term is defined under Section 409A of the
Code) with the Company, or such shorter period that, in the opinion of such
counsel, is sufficient to avoid the imposition of 409A Taxes (the “Payments
Delay Period”), and (ii) such payments (other than a delay in vesting of
any Stock Award) shall be increased by an amount equal to interest on such
payments for the Payments Delay Period at a rate equal to the 120-month rolling
average yield to maturity of the index called the “Xxxxxxx Xxxxx U.S. Corporate,
A Rated, 15+ Years Index” (or any successor index, or if neither exists, the
most similar index which does exist) as of December 31 of the year preceding
the
year in which the Payments Delay Period commences, compounded
annually.
7. Indemnification
and Insurance.
(a) The
Company and Executive acknowledge that they are parties to an Indemnification
Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2001, which agreement shall not be affected
by
this Agreement.
(b) The
Company agrees that Executive shall continue to be covered as a named insured
under the Company’s Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance as applicable
from time to time to the Company’s senior executive officers on terms and
conditions that are no less favorable than those applying to such other senior
executive officers.
8. No
Mitigation; No Offset. In the event of a termination of
Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall not be required to seek
other employment or to mitigate any of the Company’s obligations under this
Agreement, and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no amount payable
under Section 6 shall be reduced by (a) any claim the Company may assert
against the Executive or (b) any compensation or benefits earned by Executive
as
a result of employment by another employer, self-employment or from any other
source after such termination of employment with the
Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any
sum or sums paid under this Agreement shall be reduced and offset by any sums
paid to Executive under the Severance Plan.
9. Designated
Beneficiary. In the event of the death of Executive while in the
employ of the Company, or at any time thereafter during which amounts remain
payable to Executive under Section 6 above, such payments shall thereafter
be made to such person or persons as Executive may specifically designate
(successively or contingently) to receive payments under this Agreement
following Executive’s death by filing a written beneficiary designation with the
Company during Executive’s lifetime. Such beneficiary designation
shall be in such form as may be reasonably prescribed by the Company and may
be
amended from time to time or may be revoked by Executive pursuant to written
instruments filed with the Company during his lifetime. Beneficiaries
designated by Executive may be any natural or legal person or persons, including
a fiduciary, such as a trustee of a trust, or the legal representative of an
estate. Unless otherwise provided by the beneficiary designation
filed by Executive, if all of the persons so designated die before Executive
on
the occurrence of a contingency not contemplated in such beneficiary
designation, or if Executive shall have failed to provide such beneficiary
designation, then the amount payable under this Agreement shall be paid to
Executive’s estate.
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10. Ethics. During
the Term of Employment, Executive shall be subject to the Company’s Code of
Ethics and Standards of Conduct (the “Policies”), as the Policies may be updated
from time to time, which Policies are set forth on the Corporate Governance
page
of the Company's website (xxx.xxx.xxx). If for any reason an
arbitrator, subject to judicial review as provided by law, or a court should
determine that any provision of the Policies is unreasonable in scope or
otherwise unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed modified and fully
enforceable as so modified to the extent the arbitrator and any reviewing court
determines what would be reasonable and enforceable under the
circumstances.
11. Inventions
(a) All
inventions, discoveries, developments and improvements conceived or made by
Executive, alone or with others, prior to Executive’s employment by the Company,
or during Executive’s employment by the Company prior to the date of this
Agreement but which Executive believes that he owns, are listed and described
on
Appendix B to this Agreement. To the best of Executive’s
knowledge this list is complete (or if no items are so listed, Executive has
nothing to so disclose). Executive understands that his failure to
list any item will require that he demonstrate through clear, tangible and
convincing evidence that he or his assigns own an item which the Company
believes it owns. If it is determined that Executive owns any
unlisted item, and the Company has expended monies to develop it, the Company
shall be entitled to the use of same without royalty payments to Executive
or
his assigns.
(b) Executive
will promptly and fully inform the Company of all inventions, discoveries,
developments and improvements that he may conceive, discover, develop or make
during his employment, whether made solely or jointly with others, whether
or
not patentable, and whether or not such conception, discovery or making involves
the use of the Company’s time, facilities, equipment or personnel (collectively,
“Inventions”). Executive acknowledges and agrees that all such
Inventions relating to any work he performs for the Company or any business
in
which the Company is or intends to be engaged are “works for hire” under
applicable law and shall belong to the Company. Executive further
agrees to assign, and does hereby assign, to the Company all right, title and
interest in and to any and all such Inventions and agrees to execute all
documents deemed necessary or desirable by the Company in connection therewith,
including patent and/or copyright assignments, and to cooperate both during
and
after his employment with the Company, at the Company’s expense, in all further
actions deemed necessary or desirable to confirm, register, protect or enforce
the Company’s right therein. The Company and Executive acknowledges
that the foregoing assignment does not include any invention unrelated to the
Company’s business or research which meets the requirements of Section 2870 of
the California Labor Code, or any successor provision thereto.
12. Confidential
Information and Trade Secrets
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(a) Executive
acknowledges that the term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement
means all items, materials and information (whether or not reduced to writing
and whether or not patentable or copyrightable) which belong to the Company
or
which the Company’s suppliers or customers or clients have communicated to the
Company in the course of the Company’s business, and which reflect, consist of
or refer to:
(1) information
technology; methods and processes; designs and formulations; the content or
composition of goods or services; techniques; business strategies or operations;
formulas; compilations of data or reports; plans; tools or equipment;
inventions; know-how; technical disclosures, patent applications, blueprints
or
specifications; financial, marketing, sales, personnel or salary information;
forms, legal documents or memoranda; software, computer programs or databases;
any documents prepared by or on behalf of the Company or Company suppliers,
customers or clients;
(2) information
compiled, collected or developed by the Company reflecting the identities of
those customers and clients of the Company which are not generally known outside
the Company or whose relationship with the Company as a customer or client
is
not generally known outside the Company; characteristics of any customers or
clients of the Company or of customer or client representatives, including
without limitation product or service preferences or requirements, cost or
price
information for goods or services offered or sold, credit terms or credit
performance, actual or likely order cycles, the nature of goods delivered or
services performed, or research or development plans or activities;
(3) information
compiled, collected, or developed by the Company reflecting identities of any
suppliers of the Company which are not generally known outside the Company
or
whose relationship with the Company as a supplier is not generally known outside
the Company; characteristics of any supplier of the Company, or supplier
representatives, including without limitation cost or price information for
goods or services offered or purchased, audit terms, the nature of goods
delivered or service performed, product or service quality and reliability,
delivery terms, or research or development plans or activities;
(4) prices,
fees, discounts, selling techniques or distribution methods used by the Company;
or
(5) any
other
confidential or proprietary information obtained directly or indirectly while
employed by the Company.
(b) Executive
acknowledges that the term “Trade Secret” as used in this Agreement means the
whole or any portion or phrase of any scientific or technical or business
information, including, but not limited to, any design, process, procedure
or
system, formula, improvement, or invention that (i) derives independent
economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the
public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure
or
use, and (ii) is the subject of the Company’s reasonable efforts to maintain its
secrecy. In addition to information belonging to the Company,
information furnished to the Company by other parties can be a Trade
Secret.
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(c) The
term
“Confidential Information” includes information which may also be a Trade
Secret, but does not include anything described above which is now generally
known by parties other than the Company, its affiliates and employees, or
becomes generally known, through no breach of this Section 12 on the part of
Executive.
(d) Executive
acknowledges that Confidential Information is and remains confidential
regardless of whether or not any Company report or form or other document
contains any statement regarding confidentiality.
(e) Executive
agrees to hold all Confidential Information in confidence and to not use
directly or indirectly, for Executive’s own benefit or the benefit of any other
party, corporate or otherwise, or publish or cause to be published or otherwise
disclose to anyone other than the Company or its designee, any Confidential
Information or Trade Secrets except as compelled by law and except as required
to conduct the Company’s business.
(f) Executive
will, upon demand, and without demand immediately upon the termination of
Executive’s employment, surrender to the Company any and all documents,
including without limitation computer memory, reports and forms containing
Confidential Information and any and all other business records, prototypes
and
materials which Executive may have created or received from the Company during
Executive’s employment, or which pertain to the Company’s business, and all
copies thereof, which are in Executive’s possession or control at the time of
the demand or the termination of Executive’s employment, however made or
obtained.
13. No
Solicitation, No Interference, No Disparagement. During
Executive’s employment, and for a period of 24 months immediately following
Executive’s employment termination (voluntary or otherwise), Executive agrees to
honor the following representations: (a) Executive shall not
induce, or aid others to induce, any individual who is, or was during the 6
months preceding the time of the aid or inducement, employed by the Company
or
any of its subsidiaries to terminate his or her employment with the Company
or
any of its subsidiaries or do anything which violates any written employment
agreement he or she may have with the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
(b) in recognition of the status of information regarding compensation and
other personnel information of Company employees as Confidential Information,
Executive shall not solicit or aid others to solicit an individual who is,
or
was during the 6 months preceding the time of the solicitation, employed by
the
Company or any of its subsidiaries for, or offer to any such individual,
competitive employment and (c) Executive agrees not to interfere with the
business of the Company in any manner including, without limitation, inducing
any consultant or independent contractor or customer or client of the Company
to
sever or diminish that person’s or entity’s relationship with the
Company. For a period of 24 months immediately following Executive's
employment termination (voluntary or otherwise), Executive agrees and represents
that Executive shall not make any statement disparaging the Company, Company
personnel and directors, or any product or service offered by the Company or
any
affiliate.
14. Arbitration.
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(a) In
the
event of any dispute between the parties concerning the validity,
interpretation, enforcement or breach of this Agreement or in any way related
to
Executive’s Employee’s employment or any termination of such employment
(including any claims involving any officers, managers, directors, employees,
shareholders or agents of the Company) excepting only any rights the parties
may
have to seek injunctive relief, the dispute shall be resolved by final and
binding arbitration administered by JAMS in Washington D.C. in accordance with
the then existing JAMS Arbitration Rules and Procedures for Employment
Disputes. Resolution by arbitration, either in lieu of or after
exhausting the procedures of Section 7 of the Severance Plan, shall be at the
election of Executive with respect to any claim to which Section 7 of the
Severance Plan shall apply. In the event of such an arbitration
proceeding, the parties shall select a mutually acceptable neutral arbitrator
from among the JAMS panel of arbitrators. In the event the parties
cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Administrator of JAMS shall appoint an
arbitrator. Neither party nor the arbitrator shall disclose the
existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior
written consent of all parties, except as may be compelled by court
order. Except as provided herein, the Federal Arbitration Act shall
govern the interpretation and enforcement of such arbitration and all
proceedings. The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the
law of remedies, if applicable) of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or Federal
law,
or both, as applicable and the arbitrator is without jurisdiction to apply
any
different substantive law. The arbitrator shall have the authority to
entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a motion for summary judgment by any party
and shall apply the standards governing such motions under the Federal Rules
of
Civil Procedure. The arbitrator shall render an award and a written,
reasoned opinion in support thereof. Judgment upon the award may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The parties intend
this arbitration provision to be valid, enforceable, irrevocable and construed
as broadly as possible. Pending the resolution of any dispute between
the parties, the Company shall continue prompt payment of all amounts due to
Executive under this Agreement and prompt provision of all benefits to which
Executive is otherwise entitled.
(b) Costs
of
arbitration shall be borne by the Company. Reasonable attorney fees
and costs and the reasonable fees and costs of any experts incurred by Executive
shall be borne and paid by the Company to the extent that Executive prevails
on
his claims. Such fees and costs incurred by Executive shall be paid
by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such claims, as such
fees
are incurred, upon receipt of an undertaking by Executive to repay such amounts
to which it is determined that Executive is not entitled to retain because
Executive was not determined to be in accordance with the Bylaws of the Company
or applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 14, Executive and the Company
agree that Executive or the Company may seek and obtain otherwise available
injunctive relief in Court for any violation of obligations concerning
confidential information or trade secrets that cannot adequately be remedied
at
law or in arbitration.
(d) If
the
Company terminates Executive’s employment hereunder or Executive terminates his
employment alleging that such termination is for Good Reason, and if there
is a
dispute as to whether Executive is entitled to receive any payments and benefits
provided under this Agreement, including the severance and other benefits set
forth in Section 6(d)(1), during the period of the dispute the Company
shall continue to pay Executive his Base Salary and continue to provide
Executive and his family with the benefits provided in Section 3, provided,
however, that if the dispute is resolved against Executive, Executive agrees
that he will promptly refund to the Company all payments he receives hereunder
which he would not otherwise have been entitled to receive, plus interest at
the
rate provided in Section 1274(d) of the Code, compounded
quarterly. If the dispute is resolved in Executive’s favor, promptly
after resolution of the dispute the Company shall pay Executive any amount
that
was withheld or not timely paid during the period of the dispute plus interest
at the rate provided in Section 1274(d) of the Code, compounded
quarterly.
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15. Notices. For
purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for
in
the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or delivered by private courier, as
follows: if to the Company -- Computer Sciences Corporation, 0000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: General Counsel;
and
if to Executive to the address of the Executive as it appears in the records
of
the Company. Notice may also be given at such other address as either
party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except
that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon
receipt.
16. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall also be subject to the following miscellaneous
provisions:
(a) The
Company represents and warrants to Executive that it has the authorization,
power and right to deliver, execute and fully perform its obligations under
this
Agreement in accordance with its terms.
(b) This
Agreement and the Severance Plan contain a complete statement of all the
agreements between the parties with respect to Executive’s employment by the
Company, supersede all prior and existing negotiations and agreements between
them concerning the subject matter thereof and can only be changed or modified
pursuant to a written instrument duly executed by each of the parties hereto
and
stating an intention to change or modify this Agreement or the Severance Plan,
as the case may be. No waiver by either party of any breach by the
other party of any condition or provision contained in this Agreement or the
Severance Plan to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver
of a
similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same or any prior or
subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by
Executive or an authorized officer of the Company, as the case may
be.
(c) The
provisions of this Agreement are severable and in the event that a court of
competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is in
violation of any law or public policy, in whole or in part, only the portions
of
this Agreement that violate such law or public policy shall be
stricken. All portions of this Agreement that do not violate any
statute or public policy shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in
full force and effect. Moreover, if any of the provisions contained
in this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
excessively broad as to duration, activity, geographic application or subject,
it shall be construed, by limiting or reducing it to the extent legally
permitted, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with then applicable
law.
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(d) This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia except to the extent governed by Federal
law, and shall be construed according to its fair meaning and not for or against
any party. Any dispute between the parties hereto arising out of or
related to this Agreement not resolved pursuant to Section 14 will be heard
and determined before an appropriate federal court located in the Eastern
District of Virginia, or, if not maintainable therein, then in a state court
in
the location of Executive's current or most recent primary residence in the
Commonwealth of Virginia (determined at the time of any future dispute) and
each
party hereto submits itself and its property to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of the foregoing courts with respect to such disputes.
(e) All
compensation payable hereunder shall be subject to such withholding taxes as
may
be required by law.
(f) This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors
and
assigns, of the Company. No rights or obligations of the Company
under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Company except that
such rights or obligations may be assigned or transferred pursuant to a merger
or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the
sale
or liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company,
provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and such assignee or transferee
assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company, as contained
in
this Agreement, either contractually or as a matter of law. The
Company further agrees that, in the event of a sale of assets or liquidation
as
described in the preceding sentence, it shall take commercially reasonable
action in order to cause such assignee or transferee to expressly assume the
liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company hereunder. Except
as expressly provided herein, Executive may not sell, transfer, assign, or
pledge any of his rights or obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) The
rights of Executive hereunder shall be in addition to any rights Executive
may
otherwise have under any Company sponsored stock incentive plans or any grants
or award agreements issued thereunder. The provisions of this
Agreement shall not in any way abrogate Executive’s rights under such stock
incentive plans and underlying grants or award agreements.
(h) The
respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive any
termination of Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to the intended
preservation of such rights and obligations.
(i) The
headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only
and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of
any
provision of this Agreement.
(j) Each
of
the parties agrees to execute, acknowledge, deliver and perform, and cause
to be
executed, acknowledged, delivered and performed, at any time and from time
to
time, as the case may be, all such further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers,
conveyances, powers of attorney and assurances as may be reasonably necessary
to
carry out the provisions or intent of this Agreement.
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(k) This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts each of which shall be
legally binding and enforceable.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
day
and year first above written.
XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXX
/s/Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
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COMPUTER
SCIENCES CORPORATION
By:
/s/Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Its: Vice
President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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EXHIBIT
A
RELEASE
OF CLAIMS
Executive
hereby irrevocably, fully and
finally releases Computer Sciences Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"), its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, agents
and employees (“Releasees”) from all causes of action, claims, suits, demands or
other obligations or liabilities, whether known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected, that Executive ever had or now has as of the time that Executive
signs this release which relate to his hiring, his employment with the Company,
the termination of his employment with the Company and claims asserted in
shareholder derivative actions or shareholder class actions against the Company
and its officers and Board, to the extent those derivative or class actions
relate to the period during which Executive was employed by the
Company. The claims released include, but are not limited to, any
claims arising from or related to Executive’s employment with the Company, such
as claims arising under (as amended) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1974,
the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards
Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code,
the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (except for any vested
right Executive has to benefits under an ERISA plan), the state and federal
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and the California Business
and Professions Code; any other local, state, federal, or foreign law governing
employment; and the common law of contract and tort. In no event,
however, shall any claims, causes of action, suits, demands or other obligations
or liabilities be released pursuant to the foregoing if and to the extent they
relate to:
(i) any
amounts or benefits to which Executive is or becomes entitled to pursuant to
the
provisions of his Management Agreement with the Company dated as
of September 10, 2007 (the "Agreement");
(ii) claims
for workers’ compensation benefits under any of the Company’s workers’
compensation insurance policies or funds;
(iii) claims
related to Executive’s COBRA rights; and
(iv) claims
for indemnification to which Executive is or may become entitled, including but
not limited to claims submitted to an insurance company providing the Company
with directors and officers liability insurance.
Executive
represents and warrants that he has not filed any claim, charge or complaint
against any of the Releasees.
Executive
intends that this release of claims cover all claims, whether or not known
to
Executive. Executive further recognizes the risk that, subsequent to
the execution of this release, Executive may incur loss, damage or injury which
Executive attributes to the claims encompassed by this release. Executive
expressly assumes this risk by signing this release and voluntarily and
specifically waives any rights conferred by California Civil Code section 1542
which provides as follows:
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A
general
release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect
to
exist in his or her favor which if known by him or her must have materially
affected his or her settlement with the debtor.
Executive
also hereby waives any rights
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia or any other jurisdiction which
Executive may otherwise possess that are comparable to those set forth under
California Civil Code section 1542.
Executive
represents and warrants that there has been no assignment or other transfer
of
any interest in any claim by Executive that is covered by this
release.
Executive
acknowledges that he has been
given at least 21 days in which to review and consider this release, although
Executive is free to execute this release at any time within that 21-day period.
Executive acknowledges that he has been advised to consult with an attorney
about this release. Executive also acknowledges his understanding
that if Executive signs this release, Executive will have an additional 7 days
from the date that Executive signs this release to revoke that acceptance,
which
Executive may effect by means of a written notice sent to the General Counsel
of
the Company at the Company’s corporate headquarters. If this 7-day period
expires without a timely revocation, Executive acknowledges and agrees that
this
release will become final and effective on the eighth day following the date
of
Executive’s signature, which eighth day will be the effective date of this
release.
Executive
acknowledges and agrees that
his execution of this release is supported by independent and adequate
consideration in the form of payments and/or benefits from the Company to which
Executive would not have become entitled if he had not signed this
release.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive has duly executed this release as of the day and
year
set forth below.
XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXX
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Date
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