SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.10
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of
September 30, 2009, by and between FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., a Georgia
corporation (the “Company”), and XXXXXXX X. XXXXX, XX (the “Employee”) and is effective as of the
Effective Date (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 31, 2009, by and
among the Company, Cars Holdings, LLC and Metavante Technologies, Inc.). In consideration of the
mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Purpose. This Agreement amends and restates, in its entirety, the obligations of
the parties under the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and the
Employee, dated as of July 2, 2008 (the “Prior Agreement”). The purpose of this Agreement is to
recognize the importance of the Employee’s continued services to the Company’s future success, to
assure the Company of the services of the Employee following the Effective Date notwithstanding any
right the Employee may have to terminate the Prior Agreement, and to provide a single, integrated
document which shall provide the basis for the Employee’s continued employment by the Company. In
the event the Effective Date does not occur, this Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
shall be void ab initio and of no further force and effect, and the Employee’s Prior Agreement
shall continue to remain in full force and effect.
2. Employment and Duties. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Company agrees to continue to employ the Employee to serve in an executive capacity as Executive
Chairman. The Employee accepts such continued employment and agrees to undertake and discharge the
duties, functions and responsibilities set forth in Appendix A attached hereto. In addition to the
duties and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Employee pursuant to Appendix A, the
Employee will perform such other duties, functions and responsibilities as are from time to time
assigned to the Employee by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) in writing,
consistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
3. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall
continue for a period of two (2) years ending on the second anniversary of the Effective Date or, if
later, ending on the last day of any extension made pursuant to the next sentence, subject to prior
termination as set forth in Section 8 (such term, including any extensions pursuant to the next
sentence, the “Employment Term”). The Employment Term shall be extended automatically for one (1)
additional year on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and for an additional year each
anniversary thereafter unless and until either party gives written notice to the other not to
extend the Employment Term before such extension would be effectuated. Notwithstanding any
termination of the Employment Term or the Employee’s employment, the Employee and the Company agree
that Sections 8 through 10 shall remain in effect until all parties’ obligations and benefits are
satisfied thereunder.
4. Salary. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Employee a base
salary, at an annual rate, before deducting all applicable withholdings, of no less than $550,000
per year, payable at the time and in the manner dictated by the Company’s standard payroll
policies. Such minimum annual base salary may be periodically reviewed and increased (but not
decreased without the Employee’s express written consent) at the discretion of the Board or the
Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) to reflect, among other matters, cost of
living increases and performance results (such annual base salary, including any increases pursuant
to this Section 4, the “Annual Base Salary”).
5. Other Compensation and Fringe Benefits. In addition to any executive bonus,
pension, deferred compensation and long-term incentive plans which the Company or an affiliate of
the Company may from time to time make available to the Employee, the Employee shall be entitled to
the following during the Employment Term:
(a) | the standard Company benefits enjoyed by the Company’s other top executives as a group; | ||
(b) | medical and other insurance coverage (for the Employee and any covered dependents) provided by the Company to its other top executives as a group, which the Employee has not elected to receive as of the date hereof because he receives such insurance coverage from another employer; | ||
(c) | eligibility to elect and purchase supplemental disability insurance sufficient to provide two-thirds of the Employee’s pre-disability Annual Base Salary; | ||
(d) | an annual incentive bonus opportunity under the Company’s annual incentive plan (“Annual Bonus Plan”) for each calendar year included in the Employment Term, with such opportunity to be earned based upon attainment of performance objectives established by the Committee (“Annual Bonus”). The Employee’s target Annual Bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan shall be no less than 250% of the Employee’s Annual Base Salary, with a maximum of up to 500% of the Employee’s Annual Base Salary (collectively, the target and maximum are referred to as the “Annual Bonus Opportunity”). The Employee’s Annual Bonus Opportunity may be periodically reviewed and increased (but not decreased without the Employee’s express written consent) at the discretion of the Committee. The Annual Bonus shall be paid no later than the March 15th first following the calendar year to which the Annual Bonus relates. Unless provided otherwise herein or the Board or the Committee determines otherwise, no Annual Bonus shall be paid to the Employee unless the Employee is employed by the Company, or an affiliate thereof, on the Annual Bonus payment date; | ||
(e) | participation in all Company-sponsored incentive compensation plans, including a Synergy Plan that is associated with the integration of Metavante Technologies, Inc. pursuant to which the Employee shall be eligible to receive a bonus in the amount of $7,000,000 upon the Company achieving at least $260,000,000 in post-Effective Date annual recurring cost savings payable at the same time and in the same proportion as paid to all other participants in the Synergy Plan in accordance with and subject to such terms and conditions established by the Committee (the “Synergy Bonus”); |
(f) | on the Effective Date, the Employee shall be granted a retention equity award consisting of that number of restricted stock units in respect of Company common stock determined by dividing $9,100,000 by the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on the Effective Date (the “Retention RSU Award”). The Retention RSU Award shall fully vest and be settled on the date that is six months from the Effective Date (provided that Employee remains employed with the Company through the date that is six months from the Effective Date), subject to earlier vesting and settlement in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement upon the termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason other than by the Employee without Good Reason (as defined below). The Retention RSU Award shall be settled in shares of Company common stock; | ||
(g) | on the Effective Date, the Employee shall be awarded a cash retention award in an amount equal to $1,400,000 (the “Retention Cash Award”), payable in a single lump sum coincident with the Company’s payment under the Annual Bonus Plan (but in no event later than March 15, 2010), subject to such terms and conditions established by the Committee; | ||
(h) | on the Effective Date, any award of restricted stock granted to the Employee prior to the Effective Date shall vest and become free of any applicable forfeiture and transfer restrictions as of the Effective Date; and | ||
(i) | participation in the Company’s equity incentive plans and all other benefits and incentive opportunities customarily made available to the Company’s other top executives. |
6. Vacation. For and during each calendar year within the Employment Term, the
Employee shall be entitled to reasonable paid vacation periods consistent with the Employee’s
position and in accordance with the Company’s standard policies, or as the Board may approve. In
addition, the Employee shall be entitled to such holidays consistent with the Company’s standard
policies or as the Board or the Committee may approve.
7. Expense Reimbursement. In addition to the compensation and benefits provided
herein, the Company shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, reimburse the Employee each
month for his reasonable travel, lodging, entertainment, promotion and other ordinary and necessary
business expenses to the extent such reimbursement is permitted under the Company’s expense
reimbursement policy.
8. Termination of Employment. The Company or the Employee may terminate the
Employee’s employment at any time and for any reason in accordance with Subsection 8(a) below. The
Employment Term shall be deemed to have ended on the last day of the Employee’s employment. The
Employment Term shall terminate automatically upon the Employee’s death.
(a) | Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of the Employee’s employment (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination (as defined herein) from one party to the other in accordance with the notice provisions contained in Section 25. For purposes of |
this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that indicates the Date of Termination (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(b)) and, with respect to a termination due to Disability (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(e)), Cause (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(d)), or Good Reason (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(f)), sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances that are alleged to provide a basis for such termination. A Notice of Termination from the Company shall specify whether the termination is with or without Cause or due to the Employee’s Disability. A Notice of Termination from the Employee shall specify whether the termination is with or without Good Reason. | |||
(b) | Date of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of Termination” shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination (but in no event shall such date be earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day following the date the Notice of Termination is given) or the date of the Employee’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Date of Termination occur until the Employee experiences a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A (as defined in Section 28 of the Agreement), and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the date on which such separation from service takes place shall be the “Date of Termination,” and all references herein to a “termination of employment” (or words of similar meaning) shall mean a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. | ||
(c) | No Waiver. The failure to set forth any fact or circumstance in a Notice of Termination, which fact or circumstance was not known to the party giving the Notice of Termination when the notice was given, shall not constitute a waiver of the right to assert such fact or circumstance in an attempt to enforce any right under or provision of this Agreement. | ||
(d) | Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination of the Employee’s employment for “Cause” means a termination of the Employee’s employment by the Company based upon the Employee’s: (i) persistent failure to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company that would otherwise constitute Good Reason); (ii) willful neglect of duties (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company that would otherwise constitute Good Reason); (iii) conviction of, or pleading nolo contendere to, criminal or other illegal activities involving dishonesty; (iv) material breach of this Agreement; or (v) failure to materially cooperate with or impeding an investigation authorized by the Board. The Employee’s termination for Cause shall be effective when and if a resolution is duly adopted by an affirmative vote of at least three-fourths (3/4) of the Board (less the Employee), stating that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee is guilty of the conduct described in the Notice of Termination and such conduct constitutes Cause under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Employee shall have been given reasonable opportunity (A) to cure any act or omission that constitutes Cause if capable of cure and (B), together with counsel, |
during the thirty (30) day period following the receipt by the Employee of the Notice of Termination and prior to the adoption of the Board’s resolution, to be heard by the Board. | |||
(e) | Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination based upon “Disability” means a termination by the Company based upon the Employee’s entitlement to long-term disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as the case may be, as in effect on the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the Employee is not a participant in the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy on the Date of Termination, he shall still be considered terminated based upon Disability if he would have been entitled to benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy had he been a participant on his Date of Termination. | ||
(f) | Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Good Reason” means a termination by the Employee during the Employment Term based upon the occurrence (without the Employee’s express written consent) of any of the following: |
(i) | a material diminution in the Employee’s position or title, or the assignment of duties to the Employee that are materially inconsistent with the Employee’s position or title; | ||
(ii) | a material diminution in the Employee’s Annual Base Salary or Annual Bonus Opportunity; | ||
(iii) | within six (6) months immediately preceding or within two (2) years immediately following a Change in Control: (A) a material adverse change in the Employee’s status, authority or responsibility (e.g., the Employee no longer serving as Executive Chairman of the Board would constitute such a material adverse change) as of immediately following the Effective Date; (B) a material adverse change in the position to whom the Employee reports (including any requirement that the Employee report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board) or to the Employee’s service relationship (or the conditions under which the Employee performs his duties) as a result of such reporting structure change, or a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the position to whom the Employee reports; (C) a material diminution in the budget over which the Employee has managing authority as of immediately following the Effective Date; or (D) a material change in the geographic location of the Employee’s principal place of employment (e.g., the Company has determined that a relocation of more than thirty-five (35) miles would constitute such a material change); or | ||
(iv) | a material breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee being placed on a paid leave for up to sixty (60) days pending a determination of whether there is a basis to terminate the Employee for Cause shall not constitute Good Reason. The Employee’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder; provided, however, that no such event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless: (1) the Employee gives Notice of Termination to the Company specifying the condition or event relied upon for such termination either: (x) within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such event; or (y) in the case of an event predating a Change in Control, within ninety (90) days of the Change in Control; and (2) the Company fails to cure the condition or event constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Employee’s Notice of Termination (the “Cure Period”). In the event that the Company fails to remedy the condition constituting Good Reason during the applicable Cure Period, the Employee’s Date of Termination must occur, if at all, within one-hundred fifty (150) days following such Cure Period in order for such termination as a result of such condition to constitute a termination for Good Reason. |
9. Obligations of the Company Upon Termination.
(a) | Termination by the Company for a Reason Other than Cause, Death or Disability and Termination by the Employee for Good Reason. If the Employee’s employment is terminated by: (1) the Company for any reason other than Cause, Death or Disability; or (2) the Employee for Good Reason: |
(i) | the Company shall pay the Employee the following (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”): (A) within five (5) business days after the Date of Termination, any earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary; (B) within a reasonable time following submission of all applicable documentation, any expense reimbursement payments owed to the Employee for expenses incurred prior to the Date of Termination; and (C) no later than March 15th of the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus payments relating to the calendar year prior to the year in which the Date of Termination occurs; | ||
(ii) | the Company shall pay the Employee no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, a prorated Annual Bonus based upon the actual Annual Bonus that would have been earned by the Employee for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (based upon the target Annual Bonus Opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred, or the prior year if no target Annual Bonus Opportunity has yet been determined, and the actual satisfaction of the applicable performance measures, but ignoring any requirement under the Annual Bonus plan that the Employee must be employed on the payment date) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination; |
(iii) | the Company shall pay the Employee, no later than the sixty-fifth (65th) calendar day after the Date of Termination, a lump-sum payment equal to the sum of (A) product of (x) the sum of: (1) the Employee’s Annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (disregarding any reduction in Annual Base Salary to which the Employee did not expressly consent in writing) and (2) the highest Annual Bonus paid to the Employee by the Company within the three (3) years preceding his termination of employment or, if higher, the target Annual Bonus Opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurs and (y) if the Date of Termination occurs (1) during the period from the Effective Date through the first annual anniversary of the Effective Date, three (3); (2) during the period from the day following the first annual anniversary of the Effective Date through the second annual anniversary of the Effective Date, two (2); and (3) following the second annual anniversary of the Effective Date through the end of the Employment Term (including extensions), one (1), and (B) to the extent unpaid, the Retention Cash Award; | ||
(iv) | all stock options, restricted stock, performance shares and other equity-based awards granted by the Company prior to the Effective Date (collectively, the “Prior Equity Awards”) and all stock options, restricted stock and other equity-based incentive awards granted by the Company on or following the Effective Date (the “New Equity Awards”), including the Retention RSU Award, in each case, that are outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination shall become immediately vested and/or paid or settled, as the case may be; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Prior Equity Awards or New Equity Awards (including the Retention RSU Award) that constitute a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be paid or settled on the earliest date coinciding with or following the Date of Termination that does not result in a violation of or penalties under Code Section 409A; and | ||
(v) | the Company shall provide the Employee with certain continued welfare benefits as follows: |
(A) | Any life insurance coverage provided by the Company shall terminate at the same time as life insurance coverage would normally terminate for any other employee that terminates employment with the Company, and the Employee shall have the right to convert that life insurance coverage to an individual policy under the regular rules of the Company’s group policy. In addition, if the Employee is covered under or receives life insurance coverage provided by the Company on the Date of Termination, then within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment equal to thirty-six (36) monthly life insurance premiums based on the monthly premiums that would be due assuming that the Employee had converted his Company life insurance coverage that was in effect on the Notice of Termination into an individual policy. |
(B) | As long as the Employee pays the full monthly premiums for COBRA coverage, the Company shall provide the Employee and, as applicable, the Employee’s eligible dependents with continued medical and dental coverage, on the same basis as provided to the Company’s active executives and their dependents until the earlier of: (i) three (3) years after the Date of Termination; or (ii) the date the Employee is first eligible for medical and dental coverage (without pre-existing condition limitations) with a subsequent employer. In addition, within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment equal to thirty-six (36) monthly medical and dental COBRA premiums based on the level of coverage in effect for the Employee (e.g., employee only or family coverage) on the Date of Termination. |
(b) | Termination by the Company for Cause. If the Employee’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company for Cause or (ii) by the Employee without Good Reason, the Company shall pay the Employee any Accrued Obligations. In addition, the Employee’s Prior Equity Awards and, except in the case of a termination of Employee’s employment for Cause, the Employee’s New Equity Awards (other than the Retention RSU Award, which is discussed in the sentence immediately below), in each case, that are outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination shall become immediately vested and/or be paid or settled, as the case may be, as provided in Section 9(a)(iv) of this Agreement. If the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, the Retention RSU Award, to the extent outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination, shall become immediately vested and/or be paid or settled, as the case may be, as provided in Section 9(a)(iv) of this Agreement. | ||
(c) | Termination by the Employee without Good Reason. If the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Employee without Good Reason, the Company shall pay the Employee any Accrued Obligations. In addition, the Company shall pay the Employee no later than the sixty-fifth (65th) calendar day after the Date of Termination, a prorated Annual Bonus based upon the target Annual Bonus opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred (or the prior year if no target Annual Bonus Opportunity has yet been determined) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination. In addition, the Employee’s Prior Equity Awards and, except in the case of a termination of Employee’s employment for Cause, the Employee’s New Equity Awards (other than the Retention RSU Award, which is discussed in the sentence immediately below), in each case, that are outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination shall become immediately vested and/or be paid or settled, as the case may be, as provided in Section 9(a)(iv) of this Agreement. If the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, the Retention RSU Award, to the extent outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination, shall become immediately vested and/or be paid or settled, as the case may be, as provided in Section 9(a)(iv) of this Agreement. |
(d) | Termination due to Death or Disability. If the Employee’s employment is terminated due to death or Disability, the Company shall pay the Employee (or to the Employee’s estate or personal representative in the case of death), any Accrued Obligations. In addition, the Company shall pay the Employee (or to the Employee’s estate or personal representative in the case of death) no later than the sixty-fifth (65th) calendar day after the Date of Termination: (i) a prorated Annual Bonus based upon the target Annual Bonus opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred (or the prior year if no target Annual Bonus Opportunity has yet been determined) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination, plus (ii) the unpaid portion of the Annual Base Salary for the remainder of the Employment Term; plus (iii) to the extent unpaid, the Retention Cash Award. In addition, the Employee’s Prior Equity Awards and New Equity Awards (including the Retention RSU Award), in each case, that are outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination shall vest and/or be paid or settled, as the case may be, as provided in Section 9(a)(iv) of this Agreement. | ||
(e) | Definition of Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” shall mean that the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections shall have been satisfied: |
(i) | the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any “person” (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof) of “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding securities of the Company; | ||
(ii) | a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation hold, in the aggregate, securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity immediately after such merger or consolidation; | ||
(iii) | a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company are transferred to or acquired by a person or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to such merger; | ||
(iv) | during any period of two (2) consecutive years during the Employment Term or any extensions thereof, individuals, who, as of the Effective Date (including, without limitation, the Metavante directors), constitute the Board, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election of each director who was not a director at the beginning of such period has been |
approved in advance by directors representing at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors at the beginning of the period; | |||
(v) | the sale, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of the Company that have a total fair market value equal to or more than one-third of the total fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, other than a sale, transfer or other disposition to an entity (A) which immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s outstanding voting securities or (B) fifty percent (50%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities is immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing clause, the sale of stock of a subsidiary of the Company (or the assets of such subsidiary) shall be treated as a sale of assets of the Company; or | ||
(vi) | the approval by the stockholders of the Company of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company. |
(f) | Six-Month Delay. To the extent the Employee is a “specified employee,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder and any elections made by the Company in accordance therewith, notwithstanding the timing of payment provided in any other Section of this Agreement, no payment, distribution or benefit under this Agreement that constitutes a distribution of deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) upon separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), after taking into account all available exemptions, that would otherwise be payable, distributable or settled during the six (6) month period after separation from service, will be made during such six (6) month period, and any such payment, distribution or benefit will instead be paid, distributed or settled on the first business day after such six (6) month period; provided, however, that if the Employee dies following the Date of Termination and prior to the payment, distribution, settlement or provision of any payments, distributions or benefits delayed on account of Code Section 409A, such payments, distributions or benefits shall be paid or provided to the personal representative of the Employee’s estate within 30 days after the date of the Employee’s death. |
10. Excise Taxes. If any payments or benefits paid or provided or to be paid or
provided to the Employee or for the Employee’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or
otherwise in connection with, or arising out of, employment with Company or its subsidiaries or the
termination thereof (a “Payment” and, collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise
tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Employee may elect for such
Payments to be reduced to one dollar less than the amount that would constitute a “parachute
payment” under Section 280G of the Code (the “Scaled Back Amount”). Any such election must be in
writing and delivered to Company within thirty (30) days after the Date of
Termination. If the Employee does not elect to have Payments reduced to the Scaled Back
Amount, the Employee shall be responsible for payment of any Excise Tax resulting from the Payments
and the Employee shall not be entitled to a gross-up payment under this Agreement or any other for
such Excise Tax. If the Payments are to be reduced, they shall be reduced in the following order of
priority: (i) first from cash compensation described in Section 9(a)(iii); (ii) cash compensation
described in Section 9(a)(ii); (iii) cash compensation described in Section 9(a)(v); (ii) equity
compensation described in Section 9(a)(iv) (first any equity compensation that constitutes deferred
compensation subject to Section 409A and then equity compensation that is not subject to Section
409A), and then (iii) pro-rated among all remaining payments and benefits. To the extent there is a
question as to which Payments within any of the foregoing categories are to be reduced first, the
Payments that will produce the greatest present value reduction in the Payments with the least
reduction in economic value provided to the Employee shall be reduced first.
11. Non-Delegation of the Employee’s Rights. The obligations, rights and benefits of
the Employee hereunder are personal and may not be delegated, assigned or transferred in any manner
whatsoever, nor are such obligations, rights or benefits subject to involuntary alienation,
assignment or transfer.
12. Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that he will occupy a
position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about
the Company and its affiliates and their operations that is confidential or not generally known in
the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales,
customers, marketing, and the financial positions and financing arrangements of the Company and its
affiliates. The Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or
constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the
case may be. The Employee will keep confidential, and will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any
other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating to the
Company’s or its affiliates’ methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts,
programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the
Company or any of its affiliates, nor will the Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist
any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this
Section 12. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that during the Employment Term and at all times
thereafter he will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such
information, nor will he utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the
scope of his duties and responsibilities with the Company and its affiliates.
13. Non-Competition.
(a) | During Employment Term. The Employee agrees that, during the Employment Term, he will devote such business time, attention and energies reasonably necessary to the diligent and faithful performance of the services to the Company and its affiliates, and he will not engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in any business that is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business, nor solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the Company or affiliates on behalf of, or in any other manner work for or assist any business which is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ |
principal business. In addition, during the Employment Term, the Employee will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the work he performs as an employee of the Company, and the Employee will not combine or conspire with any other employee of the Company or any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business activity. | |||
(b) | After Employment Term. The parties acknowledge that the Employee will acquire substantial knowledge and information concerning the business of the Company and its affiliates as a result of his employment. The parties further acknowledge that the scope of business in which the Company and its affiliates are engaged as of the Effective Date is national and very competitive and one in which few companies can successfully compete. Competition by the Employee in that business after the Employment Term would severely injure the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, for a period of one (1) year after the Employee’s employment terminates for any reason whatsoever, except as otherwise stated herein below, the Employee agrees: (i) not to become an employee, consultant, advisor, principal, partner or substantial shareholder of any firm or business that directly competes with the Company or its affiliates in their principal products and markets; and (ii), on behalf of any such competitive firm or business, not to solicit any person or business that was at the time of such termination and remains a customer or prospective customer, a supplier or prospective supplier, or an employee of the Company or an affiliate. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions to the contrary, the Employee shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Subsection 13(b) if: (A) the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause; (B) the Employee terminates employment for Good Reason; or (C) the Employee’s employment is terminated as a result of the Company’s unwillingness to extend the Employment Term. | ||
(c) | Exclusion. Working, directly or indirectly, for any of the following entities shall not be considered competitive to the Company or its affiliates for the purpose of this Section 13: (i) Fidelity National Financial, Inc., its affiliates or their successors; (ii) Lender Processing Services, Inc., its affiliates or their successors; or (iii) the Company, its affiliates or their successors if this Agreement is assumed by a third party as contemplated in Section 21. |
14. Return of Company Documents. Upon termination of the Employment Term, the
Employee shall return immediately to the Company all records and documents of or pertaining to the
Company or its affiliates and shall not make or retain any copy or extract of any such record or
document, or any other property of the Company or its affiliates.
15. Improvements and Inventions. Any and all improvements or inventions that the
Employee may make or participate in during the Employment Term, unless wholly unrelated to the
business of the Company and its affiliates and not produced within the scope of the Employee’s
employment hereunder, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. The Employee shall,
whenever requested by the Company, execute and deliver any and all documents that the Company deems
appropriate in order to apply for and obtain patents or copyrights in improvements or inventions or
in order to assign and/or convey to the Company
the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such improvements, inventions,
patents, copyrights or applications.
16. Actions. The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed by this
Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company will not have an adequate remedy
at law in the event of a failure by the Employee to abide by its terms and conditions, nor will
money damages adequately compensate for such injury. Therefore, it is agreed between and hereby
acknowledged by the parties that, in the event of a breach by the Employee of any of the
obligations of this Agreement, the Company shall have the right, among other rights, to damages
sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance from any court of
competent jurisdiction to restrain or compel the Employee to perform as agreed herein. The
Employee hereby acknowledges that obligations under Sections and Subsections 12, 13(b), 14, 15, 16,
17 and 18 shall survive the termination of employment and be binding by their terms at all times
subsequent to the termination of employment for the periods specified therein. Nothing herein
shall in any way limit or exclude any other right granted by law or equity to the Company.
17. Release. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company may
require that, prior to payment of any amount or provision of any benefit under Section 9 (other
than due to the Employee’s death), the Employee shall have executed a complete release of the
Company and its affiliates and related parties in such form as is reasonably required by the
Company, and any waiting periods contained in such release shall have expired; provided,
however, that such release shall not apply to Employee’s rights under the benefit plans and
programs of the Company and its affiliates, which rights shall be determined in accordance with the
terms of such plans and programs. With respect to any release required to receive payments owed
pursuant to Section 9, the Company must provide the Employee with the form of release no later than
seven (7) days after the Date of Termination and the release must be signed by the Employee and
returned to the Company, unchanged, effective and irrevocable, no later than sixty (60) days after
the Date of Termination.
18. No Mitigation. The Company agrees that, if the Employee’s employment hereunder is
terminated during the Employment Term, the Employee is not required to seek other employment or to
attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Employee by the Company hereunder.
Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for hereunder (other than pursuant to
Subsection 9(a)(v) hereof) shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Employee as the
result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits or otherwise.
19. Entire Agreement and Amendment. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and
supersedes and replaces all prior agreements, understandings and commitments with respect to such
subject matter, including without limitation the Prior Agreement. This Agreement may be amended
only by a written document signed by both parties to this Agreement.
20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Florida, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle
that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law
of another jurisdiction. Any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in
courts located in Xxxxx County, Florida.
21. Successors. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Employee. In addition to
any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the stock, business and/or assets of the Company, to expressly assume and
agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain
such assumption by a successor shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The Employee agrees
and consents to any such assumption by a successor of the Company, as well as any assignment of
this Agreement by the Company for that purpose. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean
the Company as herein before defined as well as any such successor that expressly assumes this
Agreement or otherwise becomes bound by all of its terms and provisions by operation of law. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted
successors or assigns.
22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
23. Attorneys’ Fees. If any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to
bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of
the terms hereof, the party prevailing in any such action or other proceeding shall be promptly
paid by the other party its reasonable legal fees, court costs, litigation expenses, all as
determined by the court and not a jury, and such payment shall be made by the non-prevailing party
no later than the end of the Employee’s tax year following the Employee’s tax year in which the
payment amount becomes known and payable; provided, however, that on or after a
Change in Control, and following the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, if any
party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings
against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the Company shall pay (on
an ongoing basis) to the Employee to the fullest extent permitted by law, all legal fees, court
costs and litigation expenses reasonably incurred by the Employee or others on his behalf (such
amounts collectively referred to as the “Reimbursed Amounts”); provided, further,
that the Employee shall reimburse the Company for the Reimbursed Amounts if it is determined that a
majority of the Employee’s claims or defenses were frivolous or without merit. Requests for
payment of Reimbursed Amounts, together with all documents required by the Company to substantiate
them, must be submitted to the Company no later than ninety (90) days after the expense was
incurred. The Reimbursed Amounts shall be paid by the Company within ninety (90) days after
receiving the request and all substantiating documents requested from the Employee. The payment of
Reimbursed Amounts during the Employee’s tax year will not impact the Reimbursed Amounts for any
other taxable year. The rights under this Section 23 shall survive the termination of employment
and this Agreement until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
24. Severability. If any section, subsection or provision hereof is found for any
reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section, subsection or provision shall be
deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity of any other provision of this
Agreement. If
any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant
unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a
reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the offensive part of the covenant and
that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the
parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of the Employee in this Agreement shall
each be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the
existence of any claim or cause of action of the Employee against the Company, whether predicated
on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of
the covenants in this Agreement.
25. Notices. Any notice, request, or instruction to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three (3) days after being sent by
United States Certified Mail, postage prepaid, with Return Receipt Requested, to the parties at
their respective addresses set forth below:
To the Company:
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
To the Employee:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, XX
c/o Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
c/o Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
26. Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any party of any provisions of this Agreement
shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach by the other party.
27. Tax Withholding. The Company or an affiliate may deduct from all compensation and
benefits payable under this Agreement any taxes or withholdings the Company is required to deduct
pursuant to state, federal or local laws.
28. Code Section 409A. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement
and any payment made hereunder shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, or
an exemption or exclusion therefrom, and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with
respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service
(“Code Section 409A”); provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, this provision shall not be
construed to require a gross-up payment in respect of any taxes, interest or penalties imposed on
the Employee as a result of Code Section 409A. Any provision that would cause the Agreement or any
payment hereof to fail to satisfy Code Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended in
the least restrictive manner necessary to comply with Code Section 409A, which amendment may be
retroactive to the extent permitted by Code Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement shall
be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. In no event may Employee,
directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement.
All reimbursements and in-kind benefits
provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of
Code Section 409A, including, without limitation, that (i) in no event shall reimbursements by the
Company under this Agreement be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the
calendar year in which the applicable fees and expenses were incurred; (ii) the amount of in-kind
benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any given calendar year shall not
affect the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any other calendar
year; (iii) the Employee’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind
benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (iv) in no event shall the
Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later
than the Employee’s remaining lifetime. The Employee acknowledges that he has been advised to
consult with an attorney and any other advisors of Employee’s choice prior to executing this
Agreement, and the Employee further acknowledges that, in entering into this Agreement, he has not
relied upon any representation or statement made by any agent or representative of Company or its
affiliates that is not expressly set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
representation with respect to the consequences or characterization (including for purpose of tax
withholding and reporting) of the payment of any compensation or benefits hereunder under Section
409A of the Code and any similar sections of state tax law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date
first set forth above.
FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||||
Its: | Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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XXXXXXX X. XXXXX, XX | ||||||
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, XX | ||||||
APPENDIX A
Position Title: Executive Chairman
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Board, the Employee’s duties and responsibilities
consist of:
1. | serving as Chairman of the Company’s Board; | |
2. | strategic planning and initiatives; | |
3. | supervising integration efforts associated with strategic initiatives, including the acquisition of Metavante Technologies, Inc., as well as cost reductions and other synergies associated with this activity; | |
4. | establishing the frequency of Board meetings and reviewing such frequency from time to time, as appropriate or as requested by the Board; | |
5. | presiding over meetings of the Board and shareholders; | |
6. | planning the contents and agenda of meetings of the Board and shareholders with the assistance of the Company’s management; | |
7. | recommending Board committee members and committee chair appointments to the Board for approval and reviewing the performance of those committees and chairs; and | |
8. | serving as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. |