AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent") and Xxxx X. Xxxx (the
"Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of October 22, 1999 (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$233,544 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance pay
and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would
otherwise have been enjoyed by the Executive.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 12 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to
provide the Executive with Medical Benefits that are
substantially similar to the better of (when considered in the
aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which the Executive was
receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the
Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits which the
Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Termination Date. If and to the extent that any
Medical Benefit described above in this Section 4(a)(ii)
cannot be provided under any applicable law or regulation or
under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company,
then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Medical Benefit is provided through other means to the
Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
6. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
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10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges that
reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are competitive
with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets
and proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the Continuation Period, the Executive will
not directly or indirectly, on Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on
behalf of any other individual or entity, either as a proprietor, employee,
agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer, partner or
stockholder (other than a stockholder of a corporation listed on a national
securities exchange or whose stock is regularly traded in the over-the-counter
market, provided that the Executive at no time owns, directly or indirectly, in
excess of 5% of the outstanding stock of any class of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manu facturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by
the Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by the
Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive actively
participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and services globally
("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation, (A) selling goods or
rendering services of the type (or similar to the type) sold or rendered by the
Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional or other form of commerce;
(B) soliciting any person or entity that is a current or prospective customer or
has been a customer, in each case, of the Company, while the Executive has been
employed by the Company (provided that it shall not be deemed a breach of this
Agreement if the Executive solicits such customers for goods or services
unrelated to the Competitive Activities) and (C) assisting any person in any way
to do, or attempt to do, anything prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior to
the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of the
Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which the
Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of
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six (6) months from the date the Offer is consummated, provided Executive's
engaging in such activities or business would not have a material adverse impact
on any of the Company's lines of businesses.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Com
pany, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly, any
Confi dential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by the
Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential Information"
shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and customers that is
not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting purposes and that was
learned by the Executive in the course of employment with the Company,
including (without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, product and service
designs, trade secrets, manuals, technical information and plans, contracts,
systems, procedures, databases, electronic files, disks and printouts,
correspondence, internal reports, personnel files, information about Company
employees relating to their education, experience, skills, abilities,
compensation and benefits, and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to
and customers of Company, sales and advertising material, business plans,
marketing plans, financial data (including without limitation the revenues,
costs or profits associated with services), customer and industry lists,
customer information, customer lists coupled with product or service pricing,
customer contracts, supplier contacts and other contact information, pricing
policies, supplies, agents, risk analyses, engineering information and computer
screen designs and computer input and output specifications, inclusive of any
pertinent documentation, techniques, processes, technical information and know
how. The Executive acknowledges that such Confidential Information is
specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such
information gives the Company a competitive advantage. The Executive's
obligations under this Section 10(c) shall survive the termina tion of the
Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of the
Executive's disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
source is not bound with respect to that information by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that
information by a contractual, legal or other obligation.
(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that
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the Company may seek an appropriate protective order or waiver of the
Executive's compliance with the provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive
will not oppose any reasonable action by, and will cooperate with, the Company
to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that
confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information. If,
failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder,
the Executive is, in the opinion of Executive's counsel, compelled by law to
disclose a portion of the Confidential Information, the Executive may disclose
to the relevant tribunal without liability hereunder that portion of the
Confidential Information which counsel advises the Executive he is legally
required to disclose, and each of the parties hereto agrees to exercise such
party's best efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any term
or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitration
panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unen forceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is a valid and enforceable term or provision, and this Section 10
shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of
the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of such
breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and the
Executive acknowl edges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law
and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting security) and
the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a result of a breach
of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case
shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in Section 4(a)(i) or any
Gross Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made hereunder) be recoverable
by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any set-off, counterclaim or
recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a breach of this Section 10.
(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes
not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
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7. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Pay
ment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable
but no later than ten (10) business days after such party is
informed in writing of such a claim and such party shall
apprise the other party of the nature of such claim and the
date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The Parent
and the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including legal fees and any interest and penal
ties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a),
for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. The Company
and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any
tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or
benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made
within five (5) business days after delivery of the
Executive's written requests for payment accompanied with
evidence of fees and expenses incurred. The Company's and
Parent's obligation with respect to a Gross-Up Payment and
reimbursement of related legal fees and expenses shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstances, including, without limitation, any setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the
Company or the Parent may have against the Executive or anyone
else. Except where provided herein to the contrary, all
amounts payable by the Company or the Parent hereunder shall
be paid without notice or demand. Each and every payment made
hereunder by the Company or the Parent shall be final, and the
Company and the Parent will not seek to recover all or any
part of such payment from the Executive, or from whomsoever
may be entitled thereto, for any reason whatsoever.
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8. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and
the Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon
consummation of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to
have waived all rights the Executive may have pursuant to the
Executive's Severance Agreement with the Company dated August
15, 1997 and that such agreement shall be terminated as of the
date of the consummation of the Offer.
9. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Xxx X. XxXxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxx X. XxXxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxx
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