SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarter ended March 31, 2007
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
1166 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 345-5000
Commission file number 1-5998
State of Incorporation: Delaware
I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 36-2668272
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No ___.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer X . Accelerated Filer ___ Non-Accelerated Filer ___
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ___. No X .
As of April 30, 2007, there were outstanding 555,418,924 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the registrant.
INFORMATION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which express managements current views concerning future events or results, use words like anticipate, assume, believe, continue, estimate, expect, intend, plan, project and similar terms, and future or conditional tense verbs like could, should, will and would. For example, we may use forward-looking statements when addressing topics such as: the timing and expected impact of acquisitions and dispositions; future actions by regulators; the outcome of contingencies; changes in our business strategy; changes in our business practices and methods of generating revenue; the development and performance of our services and products; market and industry conditions, including competitive and pricing trends; changes in the composition or level of MMCs revenues; our cost structure and the outcome of restructuring and other cost-saving initiatives; share repurchase programs; and MMCs cash flow and liquidity.
Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements include:
The factors identified above are not exhaustive. MMC and its subsidiaries operate in a dynamic business environment in which new risks may emerge frequently. Accordingly, MMC cautions readers not to place undue reliance on its forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. MMC undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it is made . Further information concerning MMC and its businesses, including information about factors that could materially affect our results of operations and financial condition, is contained in MMCs filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
PART I, ITEM 1, FINANCIAL INFORMATION
MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
(In millions, except per share figures) | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||
Service revenue | $ | 2,763 | $ | 2,623 | ||||||
Investment income (loss) | 49 | 51 | ||||||||
Operating revenue | 2,812 | 2,674 | ||||||||
Expense: | ||||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 1,677 | 1,586 | ||||||||
Other operating expenses | 748 | 751 | ||||||||
Operating expenses | 2,425 | 2,337 | ||||||||
Operating income | 387 | 337 | ||||||||
Interest income | 19 | 15 | ||||||||
Interest expense | (71 | ) | (78 | ) | ||||||
Income before income taxes and minority interest | 335 | 274 | ||||||||
Income taxes | 106 | 73 | ||||||||
Minority interest, net of tax | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations | 228 | 200 | ||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax | 40 | 216 | ||||||||
Net Income | $ | 268 | $ | 416 | ||||||
Basic net income per share | Continuing operations | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.37 | |||||
Net income | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.76 | ||||||
Diluted net income per share | Continuing operations | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.36 | |||||
Net income | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.75 | ||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | Basic | 553 | 547 | |||||||
Diluted | 562 | 555 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
(In millions of dollars) | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,203 | $ | 2,015 | |||
Receivables | |||||||
Commissions and fees | 2,499 | 2,340 | |||||
Advanced premiums and claims | 103 | 82 | |||||
Other | 488 | 452 | |||||
3,090 | 2,874 | ||||||
Less-allowance for doubtful accounts and cancellations | (186 | ) | (156 | ) | |||
Net receivables | 2,904 | 2,718 | |||||
Assets of discontinued operations | 1,579 | 1,921 | |||||
Other current assets | 318 | 322 | |||||
Total current assets | 6,004 | 6,976 | |||||
Goodwill and intangible assets | 7,593 | 7,595 | |||||
Fixed assets | 979 | 990 | |||||
(net of accumulated depreciation and | |||||||
amortization of $1,441 at March 31, 2007 | |||||||
and $1,416 at December 31, 2006) | |||||||
Long-term investments | 144 | 124 | |||||
Pension related assets | 647 | 613 | |||||
Other assets | 1,861 | 1,839 | |||||
$ | 17,228 | $ | 18,137 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
(In millions of dollars) | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | 1,045 | $ | 1,111 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 2,483 | 2,476 | ||||||
Regulatory settlements current portion | 178 | 178 | ||||||
Accrued compensation and employee benefits | 663 | 1,230 | ||||||
Accrued income taxes | 20 | 131 | ||||||
Dividends payable | 106 | - | ||||||
Liabilities of discontinued operations | 393 | 792 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 4,888 | 5,918 | ||||||
Fiduciary liabilities | 4,126 | 3,587 | ||||||
Less cash and investments held in | ||||||||
a fiduciary capacity | (4,126 | ) | (3,587 | ) | ||||
- | - | |||||||
Long-term debt | 3,609 | 3,860 | ||||||
Regulatory settlements | 174 | 173 | ||||||
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefits | 1,082 | 1,085 | ||||||
Liabilities for errors and omissions | 636 | 624 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 891 | 658 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $1 par value, authorized | ||||||||
6,000,000 shares, none issued | - | - | ||||||
Common stock, $1 par value, authorized | ||||||||
1,600,000,000 shares, issued 560,641,640 | ||||||||
shares at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 | 561 | 561 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,071 | 1,138 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 5,734 | 5,691 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,244 | ) | (1,272 | ) | ||||
6,122 | 6,118 | |||||||
Less treasury shares, at cost, | ||||||||
5,825,472 shares at March 31, 2007 and | ||||||||
8,727,764 shares at December 31, 2006 | (174 | ) | (299 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity | 5,948 | 5,819 | ||||||
$ | 17,228 | $ | 18,137 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
(In millions of dollars) | |||||||
Operating cash flows: | |||||||
Net income | $ | 268 | $ | 416 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used for | |||||||
operations: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets and capitalized software | 100 | 98 | |||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 20 | 23 | |||||
Provision for deferred income taxes | 38 | 50 | |||||
Gains on investments | (57 | ) | (56 | ) | |||
Disposition of assets | 7 | (172 | ) | ||||
Accrual of stock-based compensation | 27 | 38 | |||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Net receivables | (196 | ) | (123 | ) | |||
Other current assets | 277 | (31 | ) | ||||
Other assets | (54 | ) | (61 | ) | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (146 | ) | (76 | ) | |||
Accrued compensation and employee benefits | (751 | ) | (657 | ) | |||
Accrued income taxes | 64 | (41 | ) | ||||
Other liabilities | 23 | 86 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes | (3 | ) | (11 | ) | |||
Net cash used for operations | (383 | ) | (517 | ) | |||
Financing cash flows: | |||||||
Net increase in commercial paper | 65 | - | |||||
Proceeds from issuance of debt | 215 | 229 | |||||
Repayments of debt | (599 | ) | (355 | ) | |||
Issuance of common stock | 99 | 90 | |||||
Dividends paid | (105 | ) | (93 | ) | |||
Net cash used for financing activities | (325 | ) | (129 | ) | |||
Investing cash flows: | |||||||
Capital expenditures | (86 | ) | (66 | ) | |||
Net purchases of long-term investments | (23 | ) | (3 | ) | |||
Proceeds from sales related to fixed assets | - | 1 | |||||
Dispositions | - | 364 | |||||
Acquisitions | - | (78 | ) | ||||
Other, net | (7 | ) | (7 | ) | |||
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities | (116 | ) | 211 | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 7 | 4 | |||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (817 | ) | (431 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 2,089 | 2,033 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 1,272 | 1,602 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents reported as discontinued operations | (69 | ) | (144 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents continuing operations | $ | 1,203 | $ | 1,458 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. | Nature of Operations |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC), a global professional services firm, is organized based on the different services that it offers. Under this organizational structure, MMCs business segments are risk and insurance services, risk consulting & technology, consulting and investment management. | |
The risk and insurance services segment provides risk management and insurance broking, reinsurance broking and insurance program management services for businesses, public entities, insurance companies, associations, professional services organizations, and private clients. MMC conducts business in this segment through Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Risk Capital Holdings. | |
The risk consulting & technology segment provides various risk consulting and related risk mitigation services to corporate, government, institutional and individual clients. These services fall into two main business groups: consulting, which includes corporate advisory & restructuring services, consulting services and security services; and technology-enabled services. MMC conducts business in this segment through Kroll. | |
The consulting segment provides advice and services to the managements of organizations in the areas of Human Resource Consulting, comprising retirement and investments, health & benefits, outsourcing and talent; and Specialty Consulting, comprising management consulting, organization design and change management, and economic consulting. MMC conducts business in this segment through Mercer HR and Specialty. | |
MMC conducts business in its investment management segment through Putnam. On February 1, 2007, MMC announced that it had entered into an agreement with Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Power Financial Corporation, pursuant to which GWL agreed to purchase Putnam Investments Trust for $3.9 billion in cash. The sale includes Putnams interest in the T.H. Lee private equity business. The purchase price is subject to possible adjustment based on (i) changes in Putnams adjusted stockholders equity between September 30, 2006 and closing and (ii) any decline below an agreed threshold in Putnams adjusted asset management revenue between December 31, 2006 and closing. MMC expects the sale of Putnam to close in the second quarter of 2007. The 2007 and comparative results of Putnam are included in discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance sheets. Putnam comprises the entire investment management segment. | |
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2. | Principles of Consolidation |
The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by MMC pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although MMC believes that the information and disclosure presented are adequate to make such information and disclosure not misleading. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in MMC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the 2006 10-K). | |
The financial information contained herein reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. | |
The caption Investment income (loss) in the consolidated statements of income comprises realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments recognized in current earnings. It includes other than temporary declines in the value of available for sale securities, the change in value of trading securities and the change in value of MMCs holdings in certain private equity funds. MMCs investments may include seed shares for funds, direct investments in insurance, consulting or investment management companies and investments in private equity funds. | |
3. | Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities |
In its capacity as an insurance broker or agent, MMC collects premiums from insureds and, after deducting its commissions, remits the premiums to the respective insurance underwriters. MMC also collects claims or refunds from underwriters on behalf of insureds. Unremitted insurance premiums and claims are held by MMC in a fiduciary capacity. Interest income on these fiduciary funds, included in service revenue, amounted to $48 million and $41 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Since fiduciary assets are not available for corporate use, they are shown in the consolidated balance sheets as an offset to fiduciary liabilities. At March 31, 2007, Putnam managed the investment of approximately $1.4 billion of the fiduciary assets. | |
Net uncollected premiums and claims and the related payables amounted to $9.6 billion at March 31, 2007 and $8.7 billion at December 31, 2006, respectively. MMC is not a principal to the contracts under which the right to receive premiums or the right to receive reimbursement of insured losses arise. Net uncollected premiums and claims and the related payables are, therefore, not assets and liabilities of MMC and are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. | |
In certain instances, MMC advances premiums, refunds or claims to insurance underwriters or insureds prior to collection. These advances are made from corporate funds and are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as receivables. | |
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4. Per Share Data
5. Supplemental Disclosures to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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6. | Comprehensive Income | |
The components of comprehensive income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows: |
(In millions of dollars) | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ | 5 | $ | 9 | ||
Unrealized investment holding gains, | ||||||
net of income taxes | 1 | - | ||||
Less: Reclassification adjustment for realized gains | ||||||
included in net income, net of income taxes | (2 | ) | - | |||
Adjustments to pension/retiree plans | (11 | ) | 3 | |||
Other comprehensive (loss)/gain | (7 | ) | 12 | |||
Net income | 268 | 416 | ||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 261 | $ | 428 |
7. | Acquisitions | |
During the first quarter of 2007, MMC made no acquisitions. | ||
8. | Discontinued Operations | |
On February 1, 2007, MMC announced that it had entered into an agreement with Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Power Financial Corporation, pursuant to which GWL agreed to purchase Putnam Investments Trust. MMC expects the sale of Putnam to close in the second quarter of 2007. The account balances and activities of Putnam were segregated and reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and the accompanying consolidated statements of income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. | ||
In the fourth quarter of 2006, Kroll completed the sale of Kroll Security International (KSI), its international high-risk asset and personal protection business. The financial results of KSI for 2006 are included in discontinued operations. | ||
In the first quarter of 2006, MMC determined that Price Forbes, its U.K.-based insurance wholesale operation, met the criteria for classification as a discontinued operation. The 2006 results of Price Forbes, which include a charge to reduce the carrying amount of its assets to fair value less cost to sell, are included in discontinued operations. MMC completed the sale of Price Forbes in September 2006. | ||
MMC sold its majority interest in Sedgwick CMS Holdings (SCMS), a provider of claims management and associated productivity services, on January 31, 2006. The account balances and activities of SCMS were segregated and reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2006. | ||
Price Forbes and SCMS were part of MMCs risk and insurance services segment, while KSI was part of MMCs risk consulting & technology segment. Putnam represents the entire investment management segment. |
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9. | Goodwill and Other Intangibles | |
MMC is required to assess goodwill and any indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. MMC performs the annual impairment test for each of its reporting units during the third quarter of each year. | ||
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows: |
(In millions of dollars) | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Balance as of January 1, | $ | 7,206 | $ | 7,121 | |||
Goodwill acquired | - | 77 | |||||
Disposals | - | (11 | ) | ||||
Purchase accounting adjustments | 9 | - | |||||
Other adjustments | (3 | ) | 2 | ||||
Balance as of March 31, | $ | 7,212 | $ | 7,189 |
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Goodwill allocable to each of MMCs reportable segments is as follows: Risk and Insurance Services, $3.7 billion; Risk Consulting & Technology, $1.6 billion; and Consulting, $1.9 billion.
Amortized intangible assets consist of the cost of client lists, client relationships and trade names acquired. The gross cost and accumulated amortization is as follows:
March 31, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | ||||||||||
Net | Net | ||||||||||
Gross | Accumulated | Carrying | Gross | Accumulated | Carrying | ||||||
(In millions of dollars) | Cost | Amortization | Amount | Cost | Amortization | Amount | |||||
Amortized intangibles | $662 | $281 | $381 | $ 655 | $266 | $389 |
Aggregate amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, was $16 million and $19 million, respectively, and the estimated future aggregate amortization expense is as follows:
For the Years Ending March 31, | ||
(In millions of dollars) | Estimated Expense | |
2007 | $ | 44 |
2008 | 54 | |
2009 | 45 | |
2010 | 38 | |
2011 | 34 | |
Subsequent years | 166 | |
$ | 381 |
10. | Retirement Benefits | |
MMC maintains qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans for its U.S. and non-U.S. eligible employees. MMCs policy for funding its tax qualified defined benefit retirement plans is to contribute amounts at least sufficient to meet the funding requirements set forth by U.S. law and the laws of the non-U.S. jurisdictions in which MMC offers defined benefit plans. | ||
The target asset allocation for the U.S. Plan is 70% equities and 30% fixed income, and for the U.K. Plan, which comprises approximately 85% of non-U.S. Plan assets, is 58% equities and 42% fixed income. As of the measurement date, the actual allocation of assets for the U.S. Plan was 74% to equities and 26% to fixed income, and for the U.K. Plan was 63% to equities and 37% to fixed income. | ||
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The components of the net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit and other postretirement plans are as follows:
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The weighted average actuarial assumptions utilized to calculate the net periodic benefit costs for the U.S. and significant non-U.S. defined benefit plans are as follows:
11. | Debt | |
MMCs outstanding debt is as follows: |
March 31, | December 31, | ||||
(In millions of dollars) | 2007 | 2006 | |||
Short-term: | |||||
Commercial paper | $ | 65 | $ | - | |
Bank borrowings | 223 | 8 | |||
Current portion of long-term debt | 757 | 1,103 | |||
$ | 1,045 | $ | 1,111 | ||
Long-term: | |||||
Senior notes 7.125% due 2009 | $ | 399 | $ | 399 | |
Senior notes 5.375% due 2007 (4.0% effective interest rate) | - | 501 | |||
Senior notes 6.25% due 2012 (5.1% effective interest rate) | 261 | 262 | |||
Senior notes 3.625 % due 2008 | 250 | 250 | |||
Senior notes 4.850% due 2013 | 249 | 249 | |||
Senior notes 5.875% due 2033 | 295 | 295 | |||
Senior notes 5.375% due 2014 | 647 | 647 | |||
Senior notes 3 year floating rate note due 2007 (5.50% at | |||||
March 31, 2007) | 500 | 500 | |||
Senior notes 5.15% due 2010 | 548 | 548 | |||
Senior notes 5.75% due 2015 | 746 | 746 | |||
Mortgage 5.70% due 2035 | 466 | 467 | |||
Bank borrowings - International | - | 94 | |||
Other | 5 | 5 | |||
4,366 | 4,963 | ||||
Less current portion | 757 | 1,103 | |||
$ | 3,609 | $ | 3,860 |
The weighted average interest rates on MMCs outstanding short-term debt (excluding current portion of long-term debt) at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are 5.8% and 6.2%, respectively.
During the first quarter of 2007, MMCs 5.375%, $500 million senior notes matured. MMC used commercial paper and bank borrowings, as well as cash on hand to manage liquidity, including the funding of the maturing bond. Commercial paper borrowings at March 31, 2007 were $65 million.
In December 2005, MMC and certain of its foreign subsidiaries entered into a $1.2 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility. Subsidiary borrowings under the facility are unconditionally guaranteed by MMC. The facility expires in December 2010. The interest rate on this facility varies based upon the level of usage of the facility and MMCs credit ratings. The facility requires MMC to maintain certain coverage and leverage ratios tested quarterly. At March 31, 2007, approximately $215 million was outstanding under this facility.
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12. | Restructuring Costs | |
2006 Plan | ||
In September 2006, MMC announced that it would undertake restructuring activities designed to enhance operational efficiencies and improve profitability (the 2006 Plan). The restructuring activities are expected to be implemented in several phases the first phase which began in September and is expected to be completed over the next two quarters, and one or more additional phases. In connection with Phase 1 of the 2006 Plan, MMC incurred net restructuring charges of $4 million during first quarter of 2007, as follows: risk and insurance services, $3 million, primarily related to severance; and consulting, $1 million. Utilization of the 2006 Plan charges for Phase 1 is summarized as follows: |
Additions/ | ||||||||||||||
Changes | ||||||||||||||
Accrued | Utilized | Utilized | in | Remaining | ||||||||||
in | in | in | Estimates | Liability at | ||||||||||
(In millions of dollars) | 2006 | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 3/31/07 | |||||||||
Severance and benefits | $ | 59 | $ | (21 | ) | $(16 | ) | $ 2 | $24 | |||||
Future rent on non-cancelable leases |
6 |
(6 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||
Other exit costs (credits) | (55 | ) | 58 | (5 | ) | 2 | - | |||||||
$ | 10 | $ | 31 | $(21 | ) | $ 4 | $24 |
As part of its ongoing review of operations, Marsh identified additional actions that are expected to result in the elimination of 170 employee positions through staff reductions and attrition. These actions are expected to result in annualized savings of approximately $40 million and charges of approximately $45 million related to severance and exit costs for facilities. In the first quarter of 2007, Marsh incurred costs of $22 million related to these actions, primarily related to severance and exit costs for facilities and utilization of the charges is as follows:
Additions/ | |||||||||
Accrued | Utilized | Changes | Remaining | ||||||
in | in 2006 | in | Liability at | ||||||
(In millions of dollars) | 2006 | and 2007 | Estimates | 3/31/07 | |||||
Severance and benefits | $ | 7 | $ (5 | ) | $21 | $23 | |||
Future rent on non-cancelable leases | 7 | (2 | ) | 1 | 6 | ||||
$ | 14 | $ (7 | ) | $22 | $29 |
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2005 Plan
In March 2005, MMC announced that it would undertake restructuring initiatives involving staff reductions and consolidations of facilities in response to MMCs business environment (the 2005 Plan). In connection with the 2005 Plan, MMC recorded a credit of $2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2007, in risk and insurance services. Utilization of the 2005 Plan charges is summarized as follows:
Accrued | |||||||||||||
in | Additions / | ||||||||||||
2005 | Utilized | Changes in | Utilized | Remaining | |||||||||
and | in | Estimates | in | Liability at | |||||||||
(In millions of dollars) | 2006 | 2005 and 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 3/31/07 | ||||||||
Severance and benefits | $228 | $(215 | ) | $ | 1 | $(4 | ) | $10 | |||||
Future rent on non-cancelable leases | 145 | (80 | ) | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | 61 | |||||
Other exit costs | 3 | 6 | (2 | ) | 2 | 9 | |||||||
$376 | $(289 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $(5 | ) | $80 |
The expenses associated with the restructuring plans are included in Compensation and benefits or in Other operating expenses in the consolidated statements of income, and liabilities associated with these initiatives are classified on the consolidated balance sheets as Accounts payable, Other liabilities, or Accrued salaries, depending on the nature of the items. | ||
13. | Common Stock | |
MMC made no share repurchases in the first quarter of 2007. | ||
In the second quarter of 2007, the MMC Board of Directors approved a $500 million share repurchase program. | ||
14. | Claims, Lawsuits and Other Contingencies | |
MMC and Marsh Litigation and Regulatory Matters | ||
Brokerage Compensation Practices Settlement | ||
In January 2005, MMC and its subsidiary Marsh Inc. (Marsh) entered into an agreement (the Settlement Agreement) with the New York State Attorney General (NYAG) and the New York State Insurance Department (NYSID) to settle a civil complaint filed in New York State court by NYAG in October 2004 (the NYAG Lawsuit) and a related citation (the Citation) issued by NYSID at approximately the same time. Among other things, the NYAG Lawsuit and the Citation had alleged that Marshs use of market service agreements with various insurance companies entailed fraudulent business practices, bid-rigging, illegal restraint of trade and other violations of the New York business and insurance statutes, and was not adequately disclosed to Marshs clients or MMCs investors. Following the announcement of the NYAG Lawsuit and related actions taken by MMC, MMCs stock price dropped from approximately $45 per share to a low of approximately $22.75 per share. | ||
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Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, MMC established a fund of $850 million (the Fund), payable over four years, for policyholder clients in the U.S. who placed insurance through Marsh between 2001 and 2004. Approximately 70,000 eligible policyholders have elected to receive an aggregate distribution of approximately $750 million under the Fund. Clients who elected to participate in the Fund tendered a release relating to the matters alleged in the NYAG Lawsuit and the Citation, except for claims that are based upon, arise out of or relate to the purchase or sale of MMC securities. No portion of the Fund represents a fine or penalty against MMC or Marsh and no portion of the Fund will revert to MMC or Marsh.
The Settlement Agreement does not relate to any former or current employees of Marsh. Since the filing of the NYAG Lawsuit, 12 former Marsh employees have pleaded guilty to New York criminal charges relating to the matters described therein. In September 2005, eight former Marsh employees (including one individual who has since pleaded guilty) were indicted on various counts relating to these same matters. The trial against two of these individuals began in April 2007.
Related Litigation
Numerous lawsuits have been commenced against MMC, one or more of its subsidiaries, and their current and former directors and officers, relating to matters alleged in the NYAG Lawsuit, including the following:
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Related Regulatory Matters
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Putnam-Related Matters
On January 31, 2007, MMC entered into a stock purchase agreement (the Putnam Sale Agreement) with Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Power Financial Corporation, pursuant to which GWL has agreed to purchase Putnam Investments Trust. The Putnam Sale Agreement provides that MMC will indemnify GWL with respect to certain Putnam-related litigation and regulatory matters following the closing of this transaction. Certain of the matters described below are subject to this indemnification provision, as further indicated below. MMC expects the sale of Putnam to close in mid-2007. A copy of the Putnam Sale Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by MMC with the SEC on February 1, 2007.
Regulatory Matters
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"Market-Timing"-Related Litigation
MMC and Putnam have received a substantial number of civil complaints, filed in various state and federal courts, based on allegations of "market-timing" and, in some cases, late trading activities. All of the actions filed in federal court have been transferred, along with actions against other mutual fund complexes, to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. The lead plaintiffs in those cases filed consolidated amended complaints in September 2004. MMC and Putnam moved to dismiss the various complaints pending in federal court in Maryland, which are described below:
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imprudent and that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties to the plan participants in making these investments. The ERISA Actions seek unspecified damages and equitable relief, including the restoration to the plans of all profits the defendants allegedly made through the use of the plans assets, an order compelling the defendants to make good to the plans all losses to the plans allegedly resulting from defendants alleged breaches of their fiduciary duties, and the imposition of a constructive trust on any amounts by which any defendant allegedly was unjustly enriched at the expense of the plans. On September 15, 2006, the ERISA Action regarding the Putnam Profit Sharing Retirement Plan was dismissed against all defendants. The plaintiff has appealed that decision. In November 2006 the parties agreed to stay the ERISA Action regarding the MMC Stock Investment Plan.
Putnam has agreed to indemnify the Putnam Funds for any liabilities arising from market-timing activities, including those that could arise in the above securities litigations, and MMC has agreed to guarantee Putnam's obligations in that regard.
As discussed more fully in Article 11.02(a)(iii) of the Putnam Sale Agreement, MMC will indemnify GWL for any Damages (as defined in the Putnam Sale Agreement) arising from any claim, action, suit, investigation, proceeding or inquiry currently pending or arising before December 31, 2008, that results from any alleged market timing activity in trading by any person in the Putnam Funds (including frequent trading and late trading), as that term was used in the proceedings brought by the SEC and the Massachusetts Securities Division that were the subject of the Putnam Trading Settlements, to the extent the alleged activity occurs before the closing of the sale of Putnam.
Other Putnam Litigation
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As described more fully in Section 11.02(a)(iii) of the Putnam Sale Agreement, MMC will indemnify GWL for any Damages (as defined in the Putnam Sale Agreement) arising under (i) the Putnam Excessive Fee Litigation and (ii) any further claim, action, suit, investigation, proceeding or inquiry arising before the third anniversary of the closing of the sale of Putnam that results from the same specific conduct ( i.e. , the same particular actions or conduct at the same particular time and involving the same mutual funds) involving excessive fees purportedly violating Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act that is the subject of the Putnam Excessive Fee Litigation.
Other Governmental Inquiries Relating to MMC and its Subsidiaries
Other Matters Relating to MMC and its Subsidiaries
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The proceedings and other matters described in this Note 14 on Claims, Lawsuits and Other Contingencies may expose MMC to liability for significant monetary damages and other forms of relief. Where a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, MMC has established reserves in accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. Except as specifically set forth above, MMC's management is unable, at the present time, to provide a reasonable estimate of the range of possible loss attributable to the foregoing matters or the impact they may have on MMC's consolidated results of operations or financial position (over and above MMCs existing loss reserves) or MMCs cash flows (to the extent not covered by insurance). The principal reasons for this are that many of these cases, particularly the matters related to market service agreements and market-timing, remain in their early stages and only limited discovery, if any, has taken place. Thus, at this time, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss on these matters. Adverse determinations in one or more of the matters discussed above could have a material impact on MMC's financial condition or the results of MMCs operations in a future period. | ||
15. | Variable Interest Entities | |
Putnam manages $6.2 billion in the form of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and collateralized bond obligations (CBOs). Separate limited liability companies were established to issue the notes and to hold the underlying collateral, which consists of high-yield bonds and other securities. Putnam serves as the collateral manager for the CDOs, CLOs and CBOs. The maximum loss exposure related to the CDOs, CLOs and CBOs is limited to Putnams investment totaling $4.5 million, and certain of these CDOs and CLOs are reflected in assets of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2007. MMC has concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of these structures under FIN 46(R) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46(R)). | ||
In January 2007, MMC, through a subsidiary, invested approximately $25 million in MaRI Ltd. (MaRI) a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance company. MaRI was created to provide reinsurance capacity for specified windstorm and earthquake risks for Marsh clients for a specifically defined underwriting period. MMC, through its subsidiary Victor O. Schinnerer & Company (Bermuda) Ltd., will also provide underwriting management services to MaRI. MMCs maximum exposure to loss from MaRI is limited to its $25 million investment. MMC has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of MaRI under FIN 46(R). | ||
16. | Segment Information | |
MMC is organized based on the types of services provided. Under this organizational structure, MMCs business segments are: |
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The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those used for the consolidated financial statements described in Note 1. The information in the following tables excludes the results of Putnam, Kroll Securities International, Price Forbes and SCMS, which are classified as discontinued operations. Revenues are attributed to geographic areas on the basis of where the services are performed. Segment performance is evaluated based on segment operating income, which includes investment income and losses attributable to each segment, directly related expenses, and charges or credits related to integration and restructuring but not MMC corporate-level expenses.
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Selected information about MMC's operating segments for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 follows:
Operating | ||||||||
(In millions of dollars) | Revenue | Income | ||||||
2007 | ||||||||
Risk and Insurance Services | $ | 1,483 | (a) | $ | 259 | |||
Risk Consulting & Technology | 235 | (b) | 26 | |||||
Consulting | 1,129 | (c) | 138 | |||||
Total Operating Segments | $ | 2,847 | $ | 423 | ||||
Corporate / Eliminations | (35 | ) | (36 | ) | ||||
Total Consolidated | $ | 2,812 | $ | 387 | ||||
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2006 | ||||||||
Risk and Insurance | $ | 1,473 | (a) | $ | 268 | |||
Risk Consulting & Technology | 234 | (b) | 24 | |||||
Consulting | 1,001 | (c) | 113 | |||||
Total Operating Segments | $ | 2,708 | $ | 405 | ||||
Corporate / Eliminations | (34 | ) | (68 | ) | ||||
Total Consolidated | $ | 2,674 | $ | 337 |
(a) | Includes interest income on fiduciary funds of $44 million in 2007 and $38 million in 2006, respectively. | |
(b) | Includes inter-segment revenue of $3 million and $2 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively. | |
(c) | Includes inter-segment revenue of $33 million and $32 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively and interest income on fiduciary funds of $4 million in 2007 and $3 million in 2006, respectively. |
Operating segment revenue by product for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:
(In millions of dollars) | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Risk and Insurance Services | ||||||||
Insurance Services | $ | 1,142 | $ | 1,146 | ||||
Reinsurance Services | 292 | 281 | ||||||
Risk Capital Holdings | 49 | 46 | ||||||
Total Risk and Insurance Services | 1,483 | 1,473 | ||||||
Risk Consulting & Technology | 235 | 234 | ||||||
Consulting | ||||||||
Human Resource Consulting | 800 | 739 | ||||||
Specialty Consulting | 329 | 262 | ||||||
Total Consulting | 1,129 | 1,001 | ||||||
Total Operating Segments | 2,847 | 2,708 | ||||||
Corporate Eliminations | (35 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||
Total | $ | 2,812 | $ | 2,674 |
17. New Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1, 2007, MMC adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income tax positions.
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This interpretation requires that MMC recognize in its consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position when it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities based on the technical merits of the position. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized an increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $13 million, which is accounted for as a reduction to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings. The term unrecognized tax benefits in FIN 48 primarily refers to the differences between a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefit measured and recognized in the financial statements in accordance with the guidelines of FIN 48. Including this increase, MMC had approximately $272 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of 2007. Of this total, $218 million represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably affect the effective tax rate in any future periods.
MMC classifies interest and penalties relating to uncertain tax positions in the financial statements as income taxes. The total gross amount of such accrued interest and penalties, before any applicable federal benefit, at January 1, 2007 was $40 million.
MMC is routinely examined by the jurisdictions in which it has significant operations. The Internal Revenue Service is examining tax years 2003 through 2005. New York is examining years 2000 through 2005 for various subsidiaries. California is examining years 2003 through 2005 and years 1997 through 2002 are in various stages of appeal. Massachusetts is examining years 1997 through 2004 for various subsidiaries. Inland Revenue in the United Kingdom is examining tax years 2002 through 2004 for various subsidiaries. Earlier years are closed in all of the foregoing jurisdictions. MMC regularly considers the likelihood of assessments in each of the taxing jurisdictions resulting from examinations and has established appropriate liabilities in relation to the potential assessments. MMC believes the resolution of tax matters will not have a material effect on the consolidated financial condition of MMC, although a resolution could have a material impact on MMCs net income or cash flows and on its effective tax rate in a particular future period.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands required disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective as of the beginning of MMCs 2008 fiscal year. MMC is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 157 on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits an entity to choose to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adjustment to reflect the difference between fair value and the carrying amount would be accounted for as a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the date of adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SFAS 159 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.
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Items 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements at the outset of this report. This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with MMCs Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the 2006 10-K).
General
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries (MMC) is a global professional services firm. MMC subsidiaries include Marsh Inc. (Marsh), the worlds largest risk and insurance services firm; Kroll Inc. (Kroll), the worlds leading risk consulting company; Mercer Inc. (Mercer), a major global provider of human resource and specialty consulting services; and Putnam Investments (Putnam), one of the largest investment management companies in the United States. Approximately 55,000 employees worldwide provide analysis, advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries.
MMCs business segments are based on the services provided. Risk and Insurance Services includes risk management and insurance and reinsurance broking and services, provided primarily by Marsh and Guy Carpenter. Risk Consulting and Technology, conducted through Kroll, includes risk consulting and related investigative, intelligence, financial, security and technology services. Consulting, which comprises the activities of Mercer Human Resource Consulting and Mercers Specialty Consulting Businesses, includes human resource consulting and related services, and specialized management and economic consulting services. We conduct Investment Management through Putnam. Please see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements, which discusses MMCs agreement to sell its interest in Putnam to Great-West Lifeco Inc. As a result of the agreement to sell Putnam,the financial results of Putnam are recorded as discontinued operations in the consolidated income statements and consolidated balance sheets.
As described more fully below, results of operations in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 reflect, among other items:
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Critical Accounting Policies
For a description of critical accounting policies, including those which involve significant management judgment, see Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in MMCs Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (2006 10-K).
Consolidated Results of Operations
(In millions, except per share figures ) | 2007 | 2006 | |||
Revenue: | |||||
Service Revenue | $ | 2,763 | $ | 2,623 | |
Investment Income (Loss) | 49 | 51 | |||
Operating Revenue | 2,812 | 2,674 | |||
Expense: | |||||
Compensation and Benefits | 1,677 | 1,586 | |||
Other Operating Expenses | 748 | 751 | |||
Operating Expense | 2,425 | 2,337 | |||
Operating Income | $ | 387 | $ | 337 | |
Income From Continuing Operations | $ | 228 | $ | 200 | |
Discontinued Operations, net of tax | 40 | 216 | |||
Net Income | $ | 268 | $ | 416 | |
Income from Continuing Operations Per Share: | |||||
Basic | $0.41 | $0.37 | |||
Diluted | $0.41 | $0.36 | |||
Net Income Per Share: | |||||
Basic | $0.49 | $0.76 | |||
Diluted | $0.47 | $0.75 | |||
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding: | |||||
Basic | 553 | 547 | |||
Diluted | 562 | 555 |
Consolidated operating income in the first quarter of 2007 increased 15% to $387 million, resulting from a 5% increase in revenue, partly offset by a 4% increase in operating expense. The increase in revenue was primarily due to a 13% increase in consulting revenue, reflecting a 7% increase in underlying revenue and the impact of foreign exchange translation. The expense increase reflects higher compensation and benefit costs, primarily in the consulting segment, plus the impact of foreign exchange translation, partly offset by cost savings from restructuring activities.
Putnams results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are segregated and reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
In 2006, MMC sold its majority interest in SCMS, a provider of claims management and associated productivity services; Price Forbes, its U.K.-based insurance wholesale operation; and Kroll Security International (KSI), its international high-risk asset and personal protection business. The operating results for these companies, as well as the gain on disposal of SCMS and the charge to reduce the carrying value of Price Forbes to fair value, are included in discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2006.
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Consolidated Revenue and Expense
Revenue for the quarter of $2.8 billion was 5% higher than the same period in the prior year. Revenue increased in all business segments, led by the consulting segment, which increased 13% versus last year. Revenue increased 1% versus prior year on an underlying basis, which measures the change in revenue before the impact of acquisitions and dispositions and using consistent currency exchange rates.
MMC has offices in many countries, as a result of which the impact of foreign exchange rate movements may distort period-to-period comparison of revenue. Similarly, the revenue impact of acquisitions and dispositions may impact period-over-period comparisons of revenue. Underlying revenue measures the change in revenue from one period to another by isolating these impacts. The impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions and dispositions on MMCs operating revenues by segment for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 is as follows:
Components of Revenue Change | |||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | % Change | Acquisitions/ | |||||||||||||||
March 31, | GAAP | Currency | Dispositions | Underlying | |||||||||||||
(In millions, except percentage figures) | 2007 | 2006 | Revenue | Impact | Impact | Revenue | |||||||||||
Risk and Insurance Services | |||||||||||||||||
Insurance Services | $ 1,142 | $1,146 | - | 3 | % | - | (3 | )% | |||||||||
Reinsurance Services | 292 | 281 | 4 | % | 2 | % | - | 2 | % | ||||||||
Risk Capital Holdings (a) | 49 | 46 | 9 | % | - | - | 9 | % | |||||||||
Total Risk and Insurance Services | 1,483 | 1,473 | 1 | % | 3 | % | - | (2 | )% | ||||||||
Risk Consulting & Technology (b) | 235 | 234 | 1 | % | 3 | % | (2 | )% | - | ||||||||
Consulting | |||||||||||||||||
Human Resource Consulting | 800 | 739 | 8 | % | 4 | % | - | 4 | % | ||||||||
Specialty Consulting | 329 | 262 | 25 | % | 5 | % | 5 | % | 15 | % | |||||||
Total Consulting | 1,129 | 1,001 | 13 | % | 4 | % | 2 | % | 7 | % | |||||||
Total Operating Segments (b) | 2,847 | 2,708 | 5 | % | 3 | % | 1 | % | 1 | % | |||||||
Corporate Eliminations | (35 | ) | (34 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total Revenue (b) | $2,812 | $2,674 | 5 | % | 3 | % | 1 | % | 1 | % |
(a) | Risk Capital Holdings owns MMCs investments in private equity funds and insurance and financial services firms. | |
(b) | Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform with current presentation. The data presented excludes Putnam and KSI, a business of Kroll, which is included in discontinued operations. |
Revenue in the risk and insurance services segment increased 1% from the same period in 2006. Underlying revenue decreased 2%, driven by a 3% decline at Marsh due to lower renewal revenues in the Americas, predominantly in the United States. This decrease was partly offset by a 2% underlying increase at Guy Carpenter due to new business and a 9% underlying increase at Risk Capital Holdings derived from its private equity fund investments. Revenue increased 1% in risk consulting & technology. Consulting revenue increased 13%, resulting from a 25% increase in Mercers specialty consulting businesses and 8% growth in human resource consulting. On an underlying basis, Consulting revenue increased 7%, 15% in Mercers specialty consulting businesses and 4% in Mercer HR.
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Consolidated operating expenses in the first quarter of 2007 increased 4% from the same period in 2006. The increase in operating expenses is due to higher compensation and benefit costs, primarily in the consulting segment, plus the impact of foreign exchange translation, partly offset by cost savings from restructuring initiatives.
Restructuring and Related Activities
2006 Plan
In September 2006, MMC announced cost savings initiatives related to firm-wide infrastructure, organization structure and operating company business processes, expected to result in annualized savings of approximately $350 million when fully implemented by the end of 2008, and entailing restructuring and related costs of approximately $225 million. These cost savings initiatives will be implemented in several phases; Phase 1 began in September 2006. The discussion below identifies the areas impacted and savings expected from various phases of the 2006 Plan.
Phase 1 of the 2006 Plan is expected to result in cost savings of approximately $160 million, comprised of $70 million from operating company process improvements and $90 million from corporate infrastructure and process improvements in IT, real estate and corporate functions. Restructuring costs incurred from the inception of the 2006 Plan through March 31, 2007 were $14 million, and related charges totaled $24 million. These restructuring charges include a $74 million credit from the gain on the sale of 5 floors of MMC's New York headquarters building recorded in the fourth quarter of 2006. In the first quarter of 2007, MMC incurred restructuring costs of $4 million and related charges of $11 million, primarily related to accelerated amortization of leasehold improvements. The actions under Phase 1 completed through March 31, 2007 are expected to result in annualized savings of approximately $125 million. Phase 1 is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2007, except for certain actions related to MMC's headquarters building.
MMC expects additional savings under one or more future phases of the 2006 Plan, resulting from infrastructure improvements in information technology, procurement, human resources, finance and real estate, as well as organizational structure and business process improvements. Detailed plans relating to these future phases are not yet complete, and may impact the timing and amount of expected savings, expected costs or both that will result from these planned actions.
In addition to the initiatives MMC announced in September 2006, Marsh has identified actions that are expected to result in the elimination of 170 employee positions through staff reductions and attrition. These actions are expected to result in annualized savings of approximately $40 million and result in additional charges of approximately $45 million related to severance and exit costs for facilities. Through March 31, 2007 these actions by Marsh have resulted in expected annual savings of $28 million and charges of $36 million; $22 million of which were recorded in the first quarter of 2007.
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Businesses Exited in 2006
In December 2006, Kroll completed the sale of KSI, its international security operation, that provided high-risk asset and personal protection services. The financial results of KSI are included in discontinued operations.
In the first quarter of 2006, MMC determined that Price Forbes, its U.K.-based insurance wholesale operation, met the criteria for classification as a discontinued operation. The 2006 results of Price Forbes, which includes a charge to reduce the carrying amount of its assets to fair value less cost to sell, are included in discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of income. MMC completed the sale of Price Forbes in September 2006.
The sale of SCMS was completed on January 31, 2006, and the associated gain on the sale was recorded in the first quarter of 2006 and included in discontinued operations.
Putnam Sale Agreement
On February 1, 2007, MMC announced that it entered into a stock purchase agreement with Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Power Financial Corporation, pursuant to which GWL agreed to purchase Putnam Investments Trust for $3.9 billion in cash. The sale agreement includes Putnams interest in the T.H. Lee private equity business. The after-tax cash proceeds to MMC are expected to be approximately $2.5 billion, subject to possible adjustments based on (i) changes in Putnams adjusted stockholders equity between September 30, 2006 and closing and (ii) any decline below an agreed threshold in Putnams adjusted asset management revenue between December 31, 2006 and closing. For further information and a copy of the stock purchase agreement, please see our Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2007. The 2007 and comparative results of Putnam are included in discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance sheets. MMC expects the sale of Putnam to close in the second quarter of 2007.
Risk and Insurance Services
The results of operations for the risk and insurance services segment are presented below:
(In millions of dollars) | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Service Revenue | $ | 1,434 | $ | 1,423 | |||
Investment Income | 49 | 50 | |||||
Revenue | 1,483 | 1,473 | |||||
Compensation and Benefits | 820 | 811 | |||||
Other Expenses | 404 | 394 | |||||
Expense | 1,224 | 1,205 | |||||
Operating Income | $ | 259 | $ | 268 | |||
Operating Income Margin | 17.5 | % | 18.2 | % |
Revenue
Revenue in the risk and insurance services segment increased 1% in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the first quarter of 2006, primarily resulting from a 4% increase in reinsurance services revenue. Insurance services revenue was flat compared with prior year. Underlying revenue for the segment decreased 2%, and the impact of foreign currency exchange rates increased revenue by 3%.
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In insurance services, underlying revenue decreased 3% for the quarter, due to lower renewal revenues, predominantly in the United States. New business increased 7% versus the same period last year, reflecting 5% growth in the Americas, 8% growth in EMEA, and 17% in Asia Pacific. Premium rate declines continued through the first quarter in the commercial insurance marketplace.
Reinsurance services revenue increased 4% from prior year, primarily due to an 11% increase in new business. On an underlying basis, revenue increased 2% for the quarter. These results were achieved in a reinsurance marketplace environment where U.S. property catastrophe rates were down from peak levels at mid-2006 renewals and where higher client risk retentions continued.
Risk Capital Holdings revenue increased 9% in the first quarter of 2007. Risk Capital Holdings revenue in the first quarter of 2007 relates primarily to mark-to-market gains on private equity fund investments.
Expense
Expenses in the risk and insurance services segment increased 2% in the first quarter 2007, compared with the same period in the prior year. The increase in expenses reflects the impact of foreign currency translations, partly offset by cost savings from restructuring activities.
In the first three months of 2007 charges of $24 million related to the 2006 restructuring plan were incurred. Additional restructuring charges of approximately $25 million are expected to be incurred related to phase 1 of the 2006 Plan and the additional actions initiated by Marsh.
Risk Consulting & Technology
The results of operations for the risk consulting & technology segment are presented below:
(In millions of dollars) | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Revenue | $235 | $234 | |||||
Compensation and Benefits | 119 | 114 | |||||
Other Expenses | 90 | 96 | |||||
Expense | 209 | 210 | |||||
Operating Income | $ 26 | $ 24 | |||||
Operating Income Margin | 11.1 | % | 10.3 | % |
Revenue
Risk consulting and technology revenues increased 1% for the quarter and were flat on an underlying basis. Krolls technology enabled solutions business produced a 14% revenue growth due to continued strong performance in background screening and growth in the electronic discovery business. Revenues in Krolls consulting business decreased 12% due to the combined impact of continued softness in the corporate advisory and restructuring markets both in North America and increasingly in Europe with bankruptcy filings at a cyclical low, and the transfer of a business to Marsh in 2007.
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Expense
Risk consulting and technology expenses in the first quarter of 2007 were essentially the same as the prior year. Higher compensation costs in Ontrack and the background screening businesses were offset by lower expenses resulting from a $2.8 million insurance settlement and the transfer of a business to insurance services in 2007.
Consulting
The results of operations for the consulting segment are presented below:
(In millions of dollars) | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Service Revenue | $ | 1,129 | $ | 1,000 | |||
Investment Income | - | 1 | |||||
Revenue | 1,129 | 1,001 | |||||
Compensation and Benefits | 695 | 619 | |||||
Other Expenses | 296 | 269 | |||||
Expense | 991 | 888 | |||||
Operating Income | $ | 138 | $ | 113 | |||
Operating Income Margin | 12.2 | % | 11.3 | % |
Revenue
Consulting revenue in the first quarter of 2007 increased 13% compared with the same period in 2006. On an underlying basis, revenue increased 7%. Within human resource consulting, underlying revenue increased 4% reflecting growth in retirement and investment of 6%, outsourcing of 4% and talent of 3%. In specialty consulting, revenue increased 25%, or 15% on an underlying basis as each of the Mercer specialty companies contributed to the continuing strong revenue growth.
Expense
Consulting expenses increased 12% in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period in 2006, reflecting higher compensation costs due to an increased volume of business and the impact of foreign currency translation.
Discontinued Operations
Results of discontinued operations includes Putnams operating income in 2007 and the operating income from Putnam, SCMS, Kroll and Price Forbes in 2006. In addition, discontinued operations in 2006 also includes the gain on disposal of SCMS and a charge to reduce the company value of Price Forbes asset to fair value.
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The following reflects the results of operations for Putnam, MMCs investment management segment, that are included in discontinued operations.
Three Months Ended | ||||
March 31, | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Putnam: | ||||
Revenue | $ 356 | $345 | ||
Expense | 281 | 281 | ||
Net Operating Income | 75 | 64 | ||
Minority interest and other discontinued operations | (1 | ) | - | |
Provision for income tax | 34 | 24 | ||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 40 | 40 | ||
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations | - | 306 | ||
Provision for income tax | - | 130 | ||
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax | - | 176 | ||
Discontinued operations, net of tax | $ 40 | $216 |
Putnam's revenue increased 3% in the first quarter of 2007. Assets under management averaged $189 billion in the first quarter of 2007 versus $190 billion managed in the first quarter of 2006. Assets under management aggregated $188 billion at March 31, 2007, compared with $189 billion at March 31, 2006 and $192 billion at December 31, 2006. Net redemptions of $6 billion in the first quarter of 2007 were offset by the impact of market performance. Putnam expenses in the first quarter of 2007 were the same as 2006.
In 2006, discontinued operations included an after tax net gain of $176 million related to SCMS and Price Forbes, which increased diluted earnings per share for the quarter by approximately $0.32.
Corporate Expenses
Corporate expenses of $36 million in the first three months of 2007 were $32 million lower than the same period in the prior year. The decrease is due to lower expenses for restructuring costs and a credit from an accrual adjustment related to the separation of former MMC senior executives.
In the first quarter of 2007, MMC corporate recorded $6 million of restructuring charges for consulting fees related to corporate infrastructure and process improvements. In the first quarter of 2006, MMC corporate recorded restructuring charges of $26 million, primarily related to future rent on non-cancelable leases for three floors in its headquarters building in New York that it vacated.
Interest
Interest income earned on corporate funds amounted to $19 million in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of $4 million from the first quarter of 2006. The increase in interest income reflected generally higher average interest rates in 2007 compared with the prior year. Interest expense of $71 million in the first quarter of 2007 decreased from $78 million in the first quarter of 2006. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to a decrease in the average level of debt compared with the prior year.
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Income Taxes
MMC's consolidated effective tax rate was 31.6% in the first quarter of 2007, an increase from 26.6% in the first quarter of 2006. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the favorable resolution of tax issues in certain jurisdictions in 2006. The effective tax rate on ongoing operations is expected to be 33% for the remainder of 2007.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Operating Cash Flows
MMC used $383 million of cash for operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared with $517 million of cash used for operations for the same period in 2006. These amounts reflect the net income earned by MMC during those periods, excluding gains or losses from the disposition of businesses, adjusted for non-cash charges and changes in working capital which relate, primarily, to the timing of payments of accrued liabilities or receipts of assets. Cash generated from the disposition of businesses is included in investing cash flows. MMCs cash flow from operations is typically negative in the first quarter of each year, resulting from the payment of accrued incentive compensation.
As discussed in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements, in January 2005 MMC reached a settlement with the NYAG and NYSID that resolved the actions they had commenced against MMC and Marsh in October 2004. As a result of this agreement, MMC recorded a charge in 2004 for an $850 million fund to compensate policyholder clients, of which $510 million was paid through June 1, 2006, and $170 million will be paid to the fund on or before each of June 1, 2007 and 2008, respectively. These amounts are included in Regulatory Settlements on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Financing Cash Flows
Net cash used for financing activities increased to $325 million for the period ended March 31, 2007 from $129 million for the same period in 2006, largely due to payment of maturing senior notes, discussed below.
MMC paid dividends of approximately $105 million ($0.19 per share) in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to $93 million ($0.17 per share) in the first quarter of 2006. MMC made no share repurchases in 2006 or in the first quarter of 2007.
In the second quarter of 2007, the MMC Board of Directors approved a $500 million share repurchase program that is expected to be completed promptly.
In the first quarter of 2007, MMC utilized commercial paper and bank borrowings, as well as cash on hand, to manage liquidity, including the funding of a maturing long-term debt issuance in the amount of $500 million. At March 31, 2007, commercial paper outstanding was $65 million.
In December 2005, MMC and certain of its foreign subsidiaries entered into a $1.2 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility. Subsidiary borrowings under the facility are unconditionally guaranteed by MMC. The facility expires in December 2010. At March 31, 2007, approximately $215 million was outstanding under the facility.
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MMCs senior debt is currently rated Baa2 by Moodys and BBB by Standard & Poors. MMCs short term debt is currently rated P-2 by Moodys and A-2 by Standard & Poors. MMC carries a negative outlook from both Moodys and Standard & Poors.
Investing Cash Flows
Cash used for investing activities amounted to $116 million in the first three months of 2007 compared to cash provided of $211 million for the same period in 2006. Cash generated by the sale of SCMS totaled $326 million in 2006. There was no cash generated by or used for acquisitions during the first quarter of 2007. Cash used for acquisitions in the first quarter of 2006 totaled $78 million. Remaining deferred cash payments of $64 million for acquisitions completed in the first quarter of 2007 and in prior years are recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2007. MMC's additions to fixed assets and capitalized software, which amounted to $86 million in the first three months of 2007 and $66 million in the three months of 2006, primarily related to computer equipment purchases, the refurbishing and modernizing of office facilities and software development costs.
MMC has committed to potential future investments of approximately $219 million in connection with various private equity funds and other MMC investments. The commitment comprises $82 million related to Trident II and other funds managed by Stone Point Capital and $137 million related to possible investments by Putnam. At March 31, 2007, MMC has no future commitments related to Trident III, as those commitments were assumed by MMCs U.K. pension plan when the investment in Trident III was contributed to the plan in December 2006. The majority of MMCs other investment commitments for funds managed by Stone Point are related to Trident II, the investment period for which is now closed for new investments. Any remaining capital calls for Trident II would relate to follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies or for management fees or other partnership expenses. Significant future capital calls related to Trident II are not expected. Although it is anticipated that Trident II will be harvesting its remaining portfolio in 2007 and thereafter, the timing of any portfolio company sales and capital distributions is unknown and not controlled by MMC.
Putnam has investment commitments of $137 million for three active Thomas H. Lee (THL) funds, of which Putnam believes approximately $43 million will not be called. Putnam is authorized to commit to invest up to $187 million in future THL investment funds, but is not required to do so. At March 31, 2007 none of that additional $187 million is committed. These commitments will remain with Putnam when the anticipated sale of Putnam closes.
Approximately $3 million was invested in 2007 related to all of the commitments discussed above.
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Commitments and Obligations
MMCs contractual obligations were comprised of the following as of March 31, 2007 (dollars in millions):
Payment due by Period | |||||||||||||||
Within | After | ||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations | Total | 1 Year | 1-3 Years | 4-5 Years | 5 years | ||||||||||
Commercial Paper | $ | 65 | $ | 65 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||
Bank Borrowings-International | 223 | 223 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 757 | 757 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Long-term debt | 3,615 | - | 419 | 816 | 2,380 | ||||||||||
NYAG/NYSID settlement | 340 | 170 | 170 | - | - | ||||||||||
Net operating leases | 3,292 | 430 | 711 | 550 | 1,601 | ||||||||||
Service agreements | 203 | 86 | 84 | 25 | 8 | ||||||||||
Other long-term obligations | 76 | 68 | 8 | - | - | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 8,571 | $ | 1,799 | $ | 1,392 | $ | 1,391 | $ | 3,989 |
New Accounting Pronouncements
New accounting pronouncements are discussed in Note 1 to MMCs consolidated financial statements.
On January 1, 2007, MMC adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income tax positions. This interpretation requires that MMC recognize in its consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position when it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities based on the technical merits of the position. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized an increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $13 million, which is accounted for as a reduction to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings. The term unrecognized tax benefits in FIN 48 primarily refers to the differences between a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefit measured and recognized in the financial statements in accordance with the guidelines of FIN 48. Including this increase, MMC had approximately $272 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of 2007. Of this total, $218 million represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably affect the effective tax rate in any future periods.
MMC classifies interest and penalties relating to uncertain tax positions in the financial statements as income taxes. The total gross amount of such accrued interest and penalties, before any applicable federal benefit, at January 1, 2007 was $40 million.
MMC is routinely examined by the jurisdictions in which it has significant operations. The Internal Revenue Service is examining tax years 2003 through 2005. New York is examining years 2000 through 2005 for various subsidiaries. California is examining years 2003 through 2005 and years 1997 through 2002 are in various stages of appeal. Massachusetts is examining years 1997 through 2004 for various subsidiaries. Inland Revenue in the United Kingdom is examining tax years 2002 through 2004 for various subsidiaries. Earlier years are closed in all of the foregoing jurisdictions. MMC regularly considers the likelihood of
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assessments in each of the taxing jurisdictions resulting from examinations. MMC has established appropriate liabilities for uncertain tax positions in relation to the potential assessments. MMC believes the resolution of tax matters will not have a material effect on the consolidated financial condition of MMC, although a resolution could have a material impact on MMCs net income or cash flows and on its effective tax rate in a particular future period.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands required disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective as of the beginning of MMCs 2008 fiscal year. MMC is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 157 on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits an entity to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adjustment to reflect the difference between fair value and the carrying amount would be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the date of adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SFAS 159 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.
Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market Risk
Certain of MMC's revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and equity markets.
Interest Rate Risk
MMC manages its net exposure to interest rate changes by utilizing a mixture of variable and fixed rate borrowings to finance MMC's asset base. Interest rate swaps are used on a limited basis to manage MMCs exposure to interest rate movements on its cash and investments, as well as interest expense on borrowings, and are only executed with counterparties of high creditworthiness.
Foreign Currency Risk
The translated values of revenue and expense from MMC's international operations are subject to fluctuations due to changes in currency exchange rates. Forward contracts and options are periodically utilized by MMC to limit foreign currency exchange rate exposure on net income and cash flows for specific, clearly defined transactions arising in the ordinary course of its business.
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Equity Price Risk
MMC holds investments in both public and private companies as well as certain private equity funds, including the Trident funds. Publicly traded investments of $47 million are classified as available for sale under SFAS No. 115. Non-publicly traded investments of $97 million are accounted for using the cost method and $303 million are accounted for under APB Opinion No. 18, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock. Changes in value of trading securities are recognized in income when they occur. The investments that are classified as available for sale or that are not publicly traded are subject to risk of changes in market value, which if determined to be other than temporary, could result in realized impairment losses. MMC periodically reviews the carrying value of such investments to determine if any valuation adjustments are appropriate under the applicable accounting pronouncements.
Other
A significant number of lawsuits and regulatory proceedings are pending. See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Part I Item 4. Controls & Procedures
a. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on their evaluation, as of the end of the period of this report, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective.
b. Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in MMCs internal controls over financial reporting that were identified in connection with the evaluation referred to under Part I Item 4a above that occurred during MMCs last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, MMCs internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The information set forth in Note 14 to the financial statements provided in Part I of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
MMC and its subsidiaries face a number of risks and uncertainties. In addition to the other information in this report and our other filings with the SEC, the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, should be carefully considered in evaluating MMC and its subsidiaries. The risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only ones facing MMC and its subsidiaries. Additional risks and uncertainties, not presently known to us or otherwise, may also impair our business operations. If any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K or such other risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
The following table sets forth information regarding MMC's purchases of its common stock on a monthly basis during the first quarter of 2007. Share repurchases are recorded on a trade date basis.
Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities (1)
Period | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
Total Number of | Maximum | |||
Total | Average Price | Shares | Number of | |
Number of | Paid per | Purchased as | Shares that | |
Shares | Share | Part of Publicly | May Yet Be | |
Purchased | Announced | Purchased | ||
Plans or | Under the Plans | |||
Programs (1) | or Programs | |||
January 1, 2007 - | 0 | -- | 0 | 49,904,636 |
January 31, 2007 | ||||
February 1, 2007 | 0 | -- | 0 | 49,904,636 |
February 28, 2007 | ||||
March 1, 2007 - | 0 | -- | 0 | 49,904,636 |
March 31, 2007 | ||||
Total | 0 | -- | 0 | 49,904,636 |
(1) In May 2007, MMCs board of directors approved a $500 million stock repurchase program which supersedes all previous stock repurchase authorizations and contains no expiration date. MMC expects to execute this program promptly. |
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
10.1 | Form of 2007 Long-term Incentive Award under the 2000 Senior Executive Incentive and Stock Award Plan and the 2000 Employee Incentive and Stock Award Plan | ||
10.2 | Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, by and between Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and David H. Spiller | ||
10.3 | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Directors Stock Compensation Plan | ||
10.4 | Description of compensation arrangements for non-executive directors of MMC | ||
12.1 | Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | ||
31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer | ||
31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer | ||
32.1 | Section 1350 Certifications |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. | |||
Date: May 10, 2007 | /s/ Matthew B. Bartley | ||
Name: | Matthew B. Bartley | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
This document constitutes part of a prospectus covering securities that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
The date of this prospectus is [Date].
MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
2000 SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN
AND
2000 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN
Terms and Conditions of [Year] Annual Long-Term Incentive Award
to U.S. Award Recipients
This [Year] Annual Long Term Incentive Award has been granted to you on [Date] (the Grant Date ) under the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 2000 Senior Executive Incentive and Stock Award Plan or the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 2000 Employee Incentive and Stock Award Plan (as applicable to you, the Plan ) as set forth in the Grant Letter (as defined below). For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, MMC means Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.
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GRANT, VESTING, EXERCISABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF AWARD; RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AGREEMENT |
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Grant of Award |
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Your [Year] Annual Long Term Incentive Award consists of one or more of the following types of equity-based awards: performance contingent nonqualified stock options, restricted stock units, and performance based restricted stock units. The letter delivered to you from [Name], dated [Date], announcing the grant of your [Year] Annual Long Term Incentive Award (the Grant Letter ) sets forth each type of equity-based award and the number of shares of MMC common stock covered by such equity-based award that comprises your individual award (the Award ). These Terms and Conditions describe the terms and conditions of all three types of equity-based awards that may comprise a [Year] Annual Long Term Incentive Award even though your Award may consist of fewer types of equity-based awards, in which case, only the portions of these Terms and Conditions that describe or relate to those types of equity-based awards shall pertain to your Award. The description of a type of equity-based award in these Terms and Conditions that is not a part of your Award does not give or imply any right to such type of equity-based award. You must execute a Restrictive Covenants Agreement (as described in Section I.E.) by the date specified in the Grant Letter to accept the Award. |
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Performance Contingent Nonqualified Stock Option |
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General . A performance contingent nonqualified stock option ( Option ) represents the right to purchase the number of shares of MMC common stock specified in the Grant Letter (the Option Shares ) at the exercise price specified in the Grant Letter. |
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Vesting . Subject to your continued employment, twenty-five percent (25%) of the Option Shares covered by the Option will vest on each of the first four anniversaries of the Grant Date. If your employment terminates prior to [Date], your right to the unvested portion of the Option will be determined in accordance with Section IV below. |
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Exercisability . Except as provided in Section V.A, the Option will become exercisable with respect to vested Option Shares on the trading day following the tenth consecutive trading day that the closing price of a share of MMC common stock on the New York Stock Exchange exceeds the grant price of the Option by fifteen percent (15%) or more (the Performance Contingency ) and will remain exercisable until the expiration date of the grant unless such Option is subject to an earlier expiration date or forfeited in accordance with Section IV. The Option may not be exercised with respect to Option Shares for which the Performance Contingency is not satisfied following vesting. |
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Restricted Stock Units |
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General . A restricted stock unit ( RSU ) represents an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver (or cause to be delivered) to you, subject to these Terms and Conditions and the terms and conditions of the Plan, one (1) share of MMC common stock as soon as practicable after vesting or as otherwise provided herein. |
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Vesting . Subject to your continued employment, thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the RSUs are scheduled to vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the Grant Date (each an RSU Scheduled Vesting Date ). If your employment terminates prior to the RSU Scheduled Vesting Date, your right to the RSUs will be determined in accordance with Section IV below. |
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Delivery of Shares . Shares of MMC common stock in respect of the RSUs covered by the Award shall be distributed to you as soon as practicable after vesting, and in no event later than 60 days after vesting. The delivery of shares in respect of the RSUs is conditioned on your satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding with respect to the Award. |
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Performance Based Restricted Stock Units |
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General . A performance based restricted stock unit ( PRU ) represents an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver (or cause to be delivered) to you, subject to these Terms and Conditions and the terms and conditions of the Plan, as soon as |
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practicable after vesting or as otherwise provided herein, a minimum of [Number] share of MMC common stock up to a maximum of [Number] shares of MMC common stock, depending on the actual achievement, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the MMC Board of Directors (the Committee ), of [performance objectives]; provided that if you are one of [Group], the minimum number of shares of MMC common stock in respect of a PRU shall be [Number]; provided further that if your employment terminates prior to the PRU Scheduled Vesting Date (defined below), the number of shares of MMC common stock deliverable in respect of a PRU shall be determined as provided by Section IV below.
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Vesting . Subject to your continued employment, the PRUs are scheduled to vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the PRU Scheduled Vesting Date ). If your employment terminates prior to the PRU Scheduled Vesting Date, your right to the PRUs, and the number of shares delivered in respect of each PRU, will be determined in accordance with Section IV below. |
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Delivery of Shares . Shares of MMC common stock in respect of the PRUs covered by the Award that vest on the PRU Scheduled Vesting Date shall be distributed to you as soon as practicable after vesting, and in no event later than 60 days after vesting. If your employment terminates prior to the PRU Scheduled Vesting Date, shares of MMC common stock in respect of the PRUs covered by the Award that vest on such termination of employment shall be distributed to you as provided in Section IV.I. The delivery of shares in respect of the PRUs are conditioned on your satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding with respect to the Award. The aggregate number of shares of MMC common stock delivered in respect of PRUs covered by the Award shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. |
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Restrictive Covenants Agreement |
As provided in these Terms and Conditions, you must execute a restrictive covenants agreement in a form determined by MMC ( Restrictive Covenants Agreement ) to accept the Award, to exercise an Option and for your Award to vest upon certain terminations of employment. The Restrictive Covenants Agreement generally applies for a period of one year commencing with your termination of employment. You may obtain a copy of the Restrictive Covenants Agreement from MMC or an agent appointed by MMC. You may wish to consider consulting an attorney at your own expense before signing the Restrictive Covenants Agreement. Please retain a copy of your signed Restrictive Covenants Agreement for your records.
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RIGHTS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AND PERFORMANCE BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS |
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Unless and until both the vesting conditions of the Award have been satisfied and shares of MMC common stock have been delivered to you in accordance with the terms and conditions described herein, you have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor and |
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you have none of the attributes of ownership to such shares of stock (e.g., units cannot be used as payment for stock option exercises; units may not be transferred or assigned; units have no voting rights).
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Dividend equivalents are payable on each RSU and PRU, at or after the time of distribution of any dividend paid by MMC in respect of a share of its common stock (a Dividend Payment Date ), the record date of which occurs on or after the Grant Date. You shall be entitled to receive an amount (less applicable withholding) equal to such dividend payment as would have been made in respect of one (1) share of MMC common stock for each RSU or PRU covered by the Award. Payment of a dividend equivalent shall be made only with respect to RSUs or PRUs that are outstanding on the Dividend Payment Date. |
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METHOD OF EXERCISE OF A PERFORMANCE CONTINGENT NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION |
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General Procedures |
An Option may be exercised by written notice to MMC or an agent appointed by MMC, in form and substance satisfactory to MMC, which must state the election to exercise such Option, the number of Option Shares for which such Option is being exercised and such other representations and agreements as may be required pursuant to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions and the Plan (the Exercise Notice ). The Exercise Notice must be accompanied by (i) any required income tax forms and (ii) a reaffirmation of the Restrictive Covenants Agreement, unless the Option is being exercised after your death in accordance with Section IV.A.1.
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Payment of Exercise Price |
Payment of the aggregate exercise price may be made with U.S. dollars or by tendering shares of MMC common stock (including shares acquired from a stock option exercise or a stock award vesting) which you have owned for at least six months prior to the exercise date having a value equal to or greater than the aggregate exercise price.
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Satisfaction of Income and Social Security Tax Withholding Obligation |
Applicable taxes (including payroll and FICA taxes) are required by law to be withheld when an Option is exercised. A sufficient number of shares of MMC common stock resulting from the Option exercise will be retained by MMC to satisfy the tax-withholding obligation unless you elect in the Exercise Notice to satisfy all applicable tax withholding by check.
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Registration and Distribution of Option Shares |
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The shares from your Option exercise will be registered as specified in the Exercise Notice, as of the date of exercise. The shares may be registered only in (i) your name or (ii) your name and your spouses name as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. |
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The shares from the Option exercise will be distributed as specified in the Exercise Notice, after you have satisfied your tax withholding obligation. |
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You will receive written confirmation of the Option exercise by mail at your home address on file, generally within a week following the exercise date. |
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TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT |
If your employment with MMC or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (the Company ) terminates, the following shall apply:
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Death |
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Performance Contingent Nonqualified Stock Option . In the event your employment is terminated because of your death, the Option will vest with respect to any unvested Option Shares at such termination of employment and will become exercisable upon the satisfaction of the Performance Contingency. The person or persons to whom your rights under the Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution shall be entitled to exercise such Option with respect to vested Option Shares (and any Option Shares that were vested at the time of your death and for which the Performance Contingency is satisfied) within two years after the date of death, but in no event shall the Option be exercised beyond the expiration date of the Award. |
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Restricted Stock Units . In the event your employment is terminated because of your death, the RSUs will vest at such termination of employment and will be distributed as described in Section I.C.3. |
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Performance Based Restricted Stock Units . In the event your employment is terminated because of your death, the PRUs will vest at such termination of employment and will be distributed as described in Section IV.I.1. |
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Permanent Disability |
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Performance Contingent Nonqualified Stock Option . In the event your employment is terminated due to total and permanent disability as determined under MMCs long-term disability program, the Option will vest with respect to any unvested Option Shares at such termination of employment provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will become exercisable upon the satisfaction of the Performance Contingency. Such vested Option Shares (and any Option Shares that were vested at the time of your termination of employment and for which the Performance Contingency is satisfied) shall be exercisable for two years following |
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your termination of employment, but in no event shall the Option be exercised beyond the expiration date of the Award.
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Restricted Stock Units . In the event your employment is terminated due to total and permanent disability as determined under MMCs long-term disability program, the RSUs will vest at such termination of employment provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will be distributed as described in Section I.C.3. |
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Performance Based Restricted Stock Units . In the event your employment is terminated due to total and permanent disability as determined under MMCs long-term disability program, the PRUs will vest at such termination of employment provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will be distributed as described in Section IV.I.1. |
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Normal Retirement |
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Performance Contingent Nonqualified Stock Option . In the event you retire from the Company on or after your Normal Retirement Date, the Option will vest with respect to any unvested Option Shares at such termination of employment provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will become exercisable upon the satisfaction of the Performance Contingency. Such vested Option Shares (and any Option Shares that were vested at the time of your termination of employment and for which the Performance Contingency is satisfied) shall be exercisable until the earlier of the fifth anniversary of your termination of employment and the expiration date of the Award. |
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Restricted Stock Units . In the event you retire from the Company on or after your Normal Retirement Date, the RSUs will vest at such termination of employment provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will be distributed as described in Section I.C.3. |
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Performance Based Restricted Stock Units . In the event you retire from the Company on or after your Normal Retirement Date, the PRUs will vest at such termination of employment provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will be distributed as described in Section IV.I.1. |
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Early Retirement |
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Performance Contingent Nonqualified Stock Option . In the event you retire from the Company on or after your Early Retirement Date and before your Normal Retirement Date, the Option will vest as provided in the first sentence of Section I.B.2, without regard to such termination of employment provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will become exercisable upon the satisfaction of the Performance Contingency. Such vested Option Shares (and any Option Shares that were vested at the time of your termination of employment and for which the |
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Performance Contingency is satisfied) shall be exercisable until the earlier of the fifth anniversary of your termination of employment and the expiration date of the Award.
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Restricted Stock Units . In the event you retire from the Company on or after your Early Retirement Date and before your Normal Retirement Date, the RSUs will vest as provided in the first sentence of Section I.C.2, without regard to such termination of employment provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will be distributed as described in Section I.C.3. |
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Performance Based Restricted Stock Units . In the event you retire from the Company on or after your Early Retirement Date and before your Normal Retirement Date, the PRUs will vest as provided in the first sentence of Section I.D.2, without regard to such termination of employment provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will be distributed as described in Section IV.I.2. |
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By the Company Other Than For Cause |
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Termination Other Than For Cause |
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Performance Contingent Nonqualified Stock Options . In the event your employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause (as defined below), all of your rights, title and interest in and to any unvested Option Shares will be forfeited upon such termination of employment. Any Option Shares that were vested at the time of your termination of employment and for which the Performance Contingency is satisfied shall be exercisable until the earlier of ninety (90) days following your termination of employment and the expiration date of the Award. |
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Restricted Stock Units . In the event your employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the RSUs will vest at such termination of employment on a pro rata basis as described in Section IV.H.1 provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will be distributed as described in Section I.C.3. |
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Performance Based Restricted Stock Units . In the event your employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the PRUs will vest at such termination of employment on a pro rata basis as described in Section IV.H.2 provided that you satisfy the condition to vesting described in Section IV.G and will be distributed as described in Section IV.I.2. |
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Definition of Cause |
For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, Cause shall mean misappropriation of assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; willful misconduct in the performance of the employees duties; continued failure after notice, or refusal, to perform the duties of the employee; violation of a written code of conduct applicable
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to the employee; willful violation of an important policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; breach of fiduciary duty or breach of trust; conviction of a felony, or of any other crime involving moral turpitude; imprisonment for any crime; or any other action likely to bring substantial discredit to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
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For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a sale or similar transaction involving the business unit for which you work ( Employing Company ) as a result of which the Employing Company ceases to be a subsidiary of MMC, your employment will be deemed terminated by the Company other than for Cause, even if your employment with the Employing Company continues after the sale. |
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All Other Employment Terminations |
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For all other terminations of employment, all of your rights, title and interest in and to the Award, whether vested or unvested, shall be forfeited on the date of such termination of employment, except to the extent that the Committee may determine otherwise. |
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2. |
For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, your employment will be treated as terminated when you are no longer employed by MMC or any affiliate or subsidiary of MMC. |
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G. |
Condition to Vesting of Award Upon Termination of Employment |
In the event of your termination of employment due to total and permanent disability, Early Retirement or Normal Retirement, or your termination of employment other than for Cause as described in Sections IV.B. through E, any unvested portion of the Award will vest as provided in the applicable portion of Section IV; provided that you execute and return to MMC (or an agent appointed by MMC) a Restrictive Covenants Agreement within 30 days following your termination of employment. Failure to timely execute and comply with the Restrictive Covenants Agreement will result in forfeiture of all of your rights, title and interest in and to the Award, whether vested or unvested.
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H. |
Determination of Pro-Rata Vesting Upon Termination of Employment |
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The number of RSUs that vest at such termination of employment on a pro rata basis is equal to the sum of the Pro Rata RSUs for each RSU Scheduled Vesting Date following your termination of employment. The Pro Rata RSUs with respect to any such RSU Scheduled Vesting Date is the product of the number of RSUs covered by the Award that would vest on the RSU Scheduled Vesting Date and a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the Grant Date to the date of your termination of employment, and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Grant Date to such RSU Scheduled Vesting Date. |
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The number of PRUs that vest at such termination of employment on a pro rata basis is equal to the product of the number of PRUs covered by the Award and a fraction, the |
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numerator of which is the number of days from the Grant Date to the date of your termination of employment, and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Grant Date to the PRU Scheduled Vesting Date.
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I. |
Distribution in Respect of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units that Vest Upon Termination of Employment |
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Termination of Employment Because of Death, Total and Permanent Disability or Normal Retirement |
In the event of your termination of employment due to your death, total and permanent disability or Normal Retirement as described in Section IV.A, B or C, you will receive, promptly following such termination of employment, one (1) share of MMC common stock in respect of each PRU covered by the Award that vests upon your termination of employment.
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2. |
Termination of Employment Due to Early Retirement or Termination Other Than For Cause |
In the event of your termination of employment due to Early Retirement or your termination of employment other than for Cause as described in Section IV.D or E, you will receive, promptly following the PRU Scheduled Vesting Date, the number of shares of MMC common stock determined under Section I.D.1 in respect of the number of vested PRUs determined under Section IV.H.
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J. |
Definitions |
As used in these terms and conditions, the terms Normal Retirement Date and Early Retirement Date shall have the respective meanings given such terms (or any comparable substitute terms or concepts) set forth in MMCs primary retirement plan applicable to you upon your termination of employment.
V. |
CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS |
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A. |
Change in Control |
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Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of MMC, as defined in the Plan, the Award will become fully vested on the date of the Change in Control. |
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2. |
Performance Contingent Nonqualified Stock Options . Any Option covered by the Award shall become exercisable beginning on the date of the Change in Control until the expiration date of the grant. |
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Restricted Stock Units . Except as provided in Section V.A.5, one (1) share of MMC common stock will be distributed to you in respect of each RSU covered by the Award as soon as practicable following the earlier of the next RSU Scheduled Vesting Date |
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and your termination of employment but in no event later than 60 days following such event.
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Performance Based Restricted Stock Units . Except as provided in Section V.A.5, one (1) share of MMC common stock will be distributed to you in respect of each PRU covered by the Award as soon as practicable following the earlier of the PRU Scheduled Vesting Date and your termination of employment but in no event later than 60 days following such event. |
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If in the Change in Control transaction shareholders of MMC receive consideration consisting of cash or other property (including securities of a successor or parent corporation), there shall be delivered to you the consideration which you would have received in such transaction had you been, immediately prior to such transaction, a holder of that number of shares of MMC common stock equal to the number of shares of MMC common stock deliverable upon a Change in Control in respect of any RSUs or PRUs covered by the Award. |
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B. |
Additional Payment |
The value of the accelerated vesting of the Award because of a Change in Control (the Accelerated Award ) may be subject to a 20% federal excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ) (the Excise Tax ). The Excise Tax is imposed on a select group of highly-compensated employees when the value, as determined by applicable regulations, of payments in the nature of compensation contingent on a Change in Control (including an amount reflecting the value of the accelerated vesting of the Award) equals or exceeds three times the average of your last five years W-2 earnings.
If a Change in Control occurs and vesting of the Award is accelerated, MMC will determine if the Excise Tax is payable by you. If the Excise Tax is payable by you, MMC will pay to you, within five days of making the determination, an amount of money (the Additional Payment ) such that after payment of applicable federal, state and local income taxes, employment taxes and any Excise Tax imposed upon the Additional Payment, you will retain an amount of the Additional Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed in respect of the Accelerated Award. If the Additional Payment, after payment of applicable taxes, is later determined to be less than the amount necessary to reimburse you for the Excise Tax you owe in respect of the Accelerated Award, a further payment will be made to you. If the Additional Payment, after payment of applicable taxes, is later determined to be more than the amount necessary to reimburse you for the Excise Tax you owe in respect of the Accelerated Award, you will be required to reimburse MMC for such excess.
VI. |
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COVERED EMPLOYEES |
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, for any employee determined by the Committee to be likely to be a covered employee within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code in
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the year the Award vests, delivery of shares in respect of the Award shall be postponed until the earlier of (i) the earliest date at which the Committee reasonably anticipates that the deduction of the payment of such Award will not be limited or eliminated by application of Section 162(m) of the Code or (ii) the calendar year in which such employee terminates employment. According to Internal Revenue Service regulations, covered employees include (1) the chief executive officer of MMC as of the last day of the year and (2) the four highest-paid executive officers of the Company, other than the chief executive officer of MMC, who are employed on the last day of the year.
VII. |
OTHER PROVISIONS |
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No Right to Continued Employment. The granting of the Award or any exercise thereof does not give you any right to continue to be employed by the Company for any specific duration, or restrict, in any way, your right or the right of your employer to terminate your employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause or prior notice. |
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During your lifetime, an Option shall be exercisable only by you, and no right hereunder related to an Award shall be transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any shares that may be deliverable to you following your death shall be delivered to the person or persons to whom your rights pass by will or the law of descent and distribution, and such delivery shall completely discharge the Companys obligations under the Award. |
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Neither you nor any person entitled to exercise your rights in the event of your death shall have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Option Shares subject to an Option, unless, and until, you (or such person) have exercised the Option, paid the full exercise price thereof, and have received the shares so acquired. |
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D. |
The Company is not liable for the non-issuance or non-transfer, nor for any delay in the issuance or transfer, of any shares of MMC common stock subject to an option, unit or otherwise pursuant to the Plan due to you which results from the inability of the Company to obtain, or in any delay in obtaining, from each regulatory body having jurisdiction, all requisite authority to issue or transfer shares of MMC common stock, if counsel for the Company deems such authority necessary for the lawful issuance or transfer of any such shares. |
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The Award is subject to all of these Terms and Conditions and to the terms and conditions of the Plan and to the terms and conditions of any employment agreement or offer letter between you and the Company regarding the treatment of equity-based awards upon certain terminations of employment ( Contractual Provisions ), and your acceptance of the Award shall constitute your agreement to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the administrative regulations of the Committee. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions, the Contractual Provisions and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any Contractual Provisions, the Contractual Provisions shall prevail. Your acceptance of the Award constitutes your agreement that the shares of MMC |
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common stock acquired hereunder, if any, will not be sold or otherwise disposed of by you in violation of any applicable securities laws or regulations.
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F. |
The Award shall be subject to such additional administrative regulations as the Committee may, from time to time, adopt. All decisions of the Committee upon any questions arising under these Terms and Conditions or the Plan shall be conclusive and binding. The Committee may delegate to any other individual or entity the authority to perform any or all of the functions of the Committee under the Award, and references to the Committee shall be deemed to include any such delegate. |
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The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Award; provided, however, that if the Committee concludes that such amendment is likely to materially impair your rights with respect to the Award, such amendment shall not be implemented with respect to your Award without your consent. |
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H. |
The Committee has full discretion and authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Awards and the Plan. The Committee is comprised of at least two members of the MMC Board of Directors. |
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I. |
The Plan, and the granting of Awards and exercising of Options thereunder, and the obligations of the Company and employees under the Plan, shall be subject to all applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may be required, including, but not limited to, tax and securities regulations. |
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The MMC Board of Directors may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan or the Committees authority to grant awards under the Plan; except that, without the consent of an affected participant, no such action may materially adversely affect the rights of such participant under any award theretofore granted to him or her. Following the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), the MMC Board of Directors may not terminate the Plan or amend the Plan with respect to awards that have already been granted in any manner adverse to employees. |
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Awards relating to not more than eighty million (80,000,000) shares of MMC common stock (par value $1.00 per share), plus such number of shares authorized and reserved for awards pursuant to certain preexisting share resolutions adopted by the MMC Board of Directors, may be made over the life of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 2000 Employee Incentive and Stock Award Plan. Awards relating to not more than eight million (8,000,000) shares of MMC common stock (par value $1.00 per share), plus such number of shares remaining unused under preexisting stock plans approved by MMCs stockholders, may be issued under the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 2000 Senior Executive Incentive and Stock Award Plan. Employees of the Company will be eligible for awards under the Plan. MMC common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MMC and is subject to market price fluctuation. Shares of MMC common stock delivered in respect of the Award may be obtained through open market purchases, treasury stock or newly issued shares. |
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The Plan is not qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and is not subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Your right to payment of your Award is the same as the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. |
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M. |
There are no investment fees associated with your Award, and MMC pays all administrative expenses associated with your Award, although you will be responsible for any fees associated with the sale of any shares of MMC common stock delivered in respect of the Award. |
Please retain this document in your permanent records. If you have any questions regarding the Plan or your Award or would like an account statement detailing each type of equity-based award and the number of shares covered by such equity-based award that comprises your Award, and the exercise price, vesting date(s) and expiration date of such equity-based awards that comprise your Award or any other information, please contact:
MMC Global Compensation
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
1166 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York l0036-2774
Telephone Number: (212) 345-5000
Facsimile Number: (212) 345-4767
VIII. |
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS |
The following is a summary of the United States Federal income tax consequences of the equity-based awards that may comprise your Award. This discussion does not address all aspects of the U.S. Federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your personal investment or tax circumstances and does not discuss any state or local tax consequences of your Award. This section is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, its legislative history, existing and proposed regulations under the Code, and published rulings and court decisions, all as currently in effect. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. Please consult your own tax advisor concerning the application of the U.S. Federal income tax laws to your particular situation, as well as the applicability and effect of any state or local tax laws before taking any actions with respect to your Award.
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A. |
Performance Contingent Nonqualified Stock Option |
You will not be subject to tax upon the grant of a performance contingent nonqualified stock option. Upon exercise of a performance contingent nonqualified stock option, an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of common stock acquired on the date of exercise over the exercise price paid is taxable to you as ordinary income. This amount of income will be subject to income and employment tax withholding. Your basis in the shares of common stock received will equal the fair market value of the shares of common stock on the date of exercise, and your holding
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period in such shares will begin on the day following the date of exercise. Upon the subsequent disposition of shares of common stock acquired upon the exercise of a performance contingent nonqualified stock option, you will recognize capital gain or loss based upon the difference between the amount realized on such disposition and your basis in such shares, and such amount will be long-term capital gain or loss if such shares were held for more than 12 months. In the taxable year in which you recognize ordinary income upon the exercise of a performance contingent nonqualified stock option, the Company generally will be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of income recognized by you.
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Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Restricted Stock Units |
You will not be subject to tax upon the grant of a restricted stock unit or a performance based restricted stock unit. Upon vesting of restricted stock units or a performance based restricted stock units, the fair market value of the shares of common stock covered by the Award on the vesting date will be subject to FICA employment tax withholding. Upon distribution of the shares of common stock (or, in the event Section V.A.5 is applicable, cash or other property) underlying the restricted stock units or performance based restricted stock units, you will recognize as ordinary income an amount equal to the fair market value on the date of distribution of the shares of common stock (and/or cash or other property) received. This amount of income will be subject to income tax withholding on the date of distribution. Your basis in any shares of common stock received will be equal to the fair market value of the shares of common stock on the date of distribution, and your holding period in such shares will begin on the day following the date of distribution. If any dividend equivalents are paid to you, they will be includible in your income as additional compensation (and not as dividend income) and will be subject to income and employment tax withholding. In the taxable year in which you recognize ordinary income on account of shares of common stock awarded to you, the Company generally will be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of income recognized by you.
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Section 409A |
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, your Award may be subject to additional restrictions to ensure compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (regarding nonqualified deferred compensation) and regulations thereunder. The Committee intends to administer the Awards in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and reserves the right to make changes in the terms or operations of the Awards (including changes that may have retroactive effect) deemed necessary or desirable to comply with Section 409A of the Code. This means, for example, that the timing of distributions may be different from those described in this document or in other materials relating to the Award or the Plan that do not yet reflect Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder. If your Award is not in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, you may be subject to immediate taxation of all vested but unpaid awards under the Plan that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, plus interest at the underpayment rate plus 1%, plus a 20% penalty.
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IX. |
RESALE RESTRICTIONS |
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If you are an affiliate of MMC at the time you exercise an option and/or receive shares of MMC common stock in respect of the Award, your ability to resell those shares may be restricted. In order to resell such shares, you will be required either to observe the resale limitations of Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), or offer your shares for resale in compliance with another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. |
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B. |
An affiliate is defined, for purposes of the Securities Act, as a person who directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, MMC. A person is defined to include any relative or spouse of the person and any relative of the persons spouse who has the same home as the person, any trust, estate, corporation or other organization in which the person or any of the foregoing persons has collectively more than 10% beneficial interest, and any trust or estate for which the person or any of the foregoing persons serves as trustee, executor or in any similar capacity. A person controls, is controlled by or is under common control with MMC when that person directly or indirectly possesses the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of MMC whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. |
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE |
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The Annual Report on Form 10-K of MMC for its last fiscal year, MMCs Registration Statement on Form 8 dated February 3, 1987, describing MMC common stock, including any amendment or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, and MMCs Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated January 26, 2000, describing the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights attached to the common stock, including any further amendment or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, which have been filed by MMC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ), are incorporated by reference herein. |
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B. |
All documents subsequently filed by MMC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the end of MMCs last fiscal year and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. |
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The Annual Report can be viewed on MMCs website at http://www.mmc.com/investors/current.php. Participants may receive without charge, upon written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated herein by reference and any other documents that constitute part of this Prospectus by contacting MMC Global Compensation as indicated above. |
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Exhibit 10.2
[Guy Carpenter letterhead]
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
July 1, 2005
Mr. David Spiller
Dear David:
This will confirm the terms under which Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. has agreed to employ you.
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Position; Reporting; Compensation . You will be employed as the President of Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. (the Company) working from the New York headquarters. In that capacity, you will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of Guy Carpenter. Furthermore, you will be appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company no later than the later of: (a) July 1, 2006 or (b) six months after your employment start date. As Chief Executive Officer, you will report directly to the Chairman of Guy Carpenter or the Chief Executive Officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC). You will also serve, without additional compensation, as a director of the Company provided that the Company shall indemnify you for such service in accordance with its bylaws. Excluding any periods of disability, vacation and sick leave to which you are entitled, you shall devote all of your attention and time during working hours to the affairs and business of the Company and shall use your best efforts to discharge your responsibilities hereunder. During your employment with the Company, you will not be permitted to serve on outside corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees without the prior written consent of the Company . |
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Base Salary. Your base salary will be $700,000 per year and will be paid in accordance with normal payroll practices. Your base salary shall be reviewed annually and may be increased as deemed appropriate. |
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3. |
Annual Bonus. You will be eligible for an annual bonus beginning in 2006. The actual bonus paid will be based on performance including, but not limited to, the overall performance of Company, the performance of areas under your supervision and your individual performance on both an objective and subjective basis. Performance will be measured against various objectives (established in consultation with you) and on a subjective basis, as evaluated by the Company, including management characteristics and behaviors. All bonuses will be paid in accordance with applicable policy of MMC for similarly situated executives with respect to the form and timing of the bonus. Provided you are employed at the time of payment, or as otherwise provided herein, you will have the following guaranteed minimum annual bonuses: |
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2006 Performance |
$1,250,000 |
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2007 Performance |
$1,250,000 |
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2008 Performance |
Minimum of $750,000 (Target bonus will be 200% of base salary with actual bonus based on Company and individual performance). |
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4. |
Contract Term . The parties acknowledge that your employment shall not commence until the first date (or such later date to which we agree) after such time as you have satisfied all obligations under that certain service agreement, dated August 18, 1998, between yourself and Benfield Greig Group PLC. The agreement shall terminate on December 31, 2008; provided, however that the contract term shall be automatically extended for one year unless written notice of desire not to renew is provided, by either party, not later than 120 days prior to the scheduled expiration of the contract term. |
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Long-Term Incentive Compensation . You will be eligible to participate in the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) long-term incentive compensation plans. Subject to your continuous employment with the Company, the total value at grant of long-term incentive compensation awards will be guaranteed for 2006 and 2007 performance years. The value at grant for 2006 and 2007 awards, which are expected to be granted in the first quarter of the year following the performance year, will be $1.5 million for each of these years. These awards will have vesting and other terms and conditions that are consistent with that provided to similarly situated executives receiving awards of the same type at the same time. For valuation purposes, restricted shares/units and stock options/stock appreciation rights will have a value based on the market price of a share of MMC common stock at the time of grant (FMV). The value of restricted shares/units will be equal to 100% of the FMV at the time of grant while stock options/stock appreciation rights with a ten year exercise period have a value equal to 1/3 of the FMV at the time of grant. The Long-Term Incentive shall be payable at the same time that long-term incentives are paid to similarly situated executives of the Company, subject to your continued employment through the date on which the Long-Term Incentive is awarded. |
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Signing Bonus Award . At the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Compensation Committee of the MMC Board of Directors following your start date, you will be granted restricted shares of MMC common stock or restricted units (Shares) with a value at grant equal to $3 million. These shares will be granted to you pursuant to MMCs long-term incentive plans and will vest on the earlier of: December 31, 2008 or the third anniversary of grant (or upon your death, if earlier) or in accordance with paragraph 8 below. Upon vesting, you will receive unrestricted common stock of MMC less applicable payroll and withholding taxes. |
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Makeup Award . Subject to you providing the Company with appropriate supporting documentation as set forth below, you will be entitled to a make-up award totaling $4,265,319: provided, however, that such amount shall be reduced as follows (a) stock options granted by your former employer which are scheduled to vest in June 2006 are not forfeited ($1,423,317), and (b) on a dollar for dollar basis, to the extent (i) you are not required to forfeit any amount of the deferred portion of your 2004 annual bonus (ii), you receive an annual bonus with respect to the 2005 performance year, (iii) you are not required to forfeit your matching shares acquired under the Share Match Plan of your former employer or (iv) you receive a severance payment or other termination payment from your employer in connection with your termination of employment. You agree to provide the Company with appropriate supporting documentation supporting the forfeiture of the amounts identified above when and if such documentation becomes available. In addition, you agree to provide the Company with a copy of any written termination agreement between you and your former employer. |
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Severance If the Company terminates your employment without Cause, or you resign for Good Reason, during the term of this agreement, in addition to the payment of all salary and other benefits earned prior to such termination (and reimbursement for all covered business expenses incurred prior to termination) (a) the Company, in lieu of any other severance payments except as provided herein, shall pay to you quarterly in arrears over the Applicable Non-Solicitation Period the sum of: (1) two times your current base salary plus (2) two times (i) with respect to any such termination prior to December 31, 2007, the higher of your actual bonus for the year preceding the year of termination, if any or $1,250,000 or (ii) with respect to any such termination of employment occurring after December 31, 2007, your actual bonus for the year preceding the year of termination, plus (b) the signing bonus award set forth in paragraph 6 above shall be fully vested, plus (c) pro-rata vesting of guaranteed awards of restricted shares/units under paragraph 5 above (based on duration of employment during the vesting period, provided that, solely for purposes of determining the pro-rata vesting in this subsection (c), the vesting period of such restricted shares/units shall be deemed to not exceed 3 years) plus (d) the Company shall continue to pay, or reimburse you for, the Companys cost (as if your were an active employee of the Company) of continuation of group medical benefit coverage as provided under COBRA for a period of 18 months after termination of employment. All other awards will be subject to the normal terms and conditions of the plans under which they are granted. The payments and benefits to be provided under clauses (a) through (d) above are subject to your prior execution and non-revocation of a waiver and release agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. |
For purposes of this agreement Cause shall mean:
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willful failure to substantially perform the duties consistent with your position (other than any such failure resulting from your disability) which is not remedied within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such failure; |
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willful failure to carry out, or comply with, in any material respect any lawful and reasonable directive of the Company or MMC, which is not remedied within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such failure; |
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willful failure to materially cooperate with an investigation authorized by the Board, a self-regulatory organization empowered with self-regulatory responsibilities under federal securities or state laws or a governmental department or agency (an Investigation) or any attempt to influence, obstruct or impede an Investigation, which is not cured within 2 days after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such failure; |
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willful attempt to withhold, remove, conceal, destroy, alter or by other means falsify any material which is requested in connection with an Investigation, or soliciting another to do so; |
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indictment or other criminal charge for any felony or crime involving moral turpitude; |
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habitual abuse of narcotics or alcohol or unlawful use (including being under the influence) or possession of illegal drugs; |
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the commission at any time of any act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company (or any predecessor thereto or successor thereof) or which would have a detrimental impact on the Company; or |
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any other act or omission which is materially injurious to the business reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, unless done in good faith and with reasonable belief that the act or omission is in the best interest of the Company. |
For purposes of this agreement Good Reason shall be deemed to occur, in each event, only if you provide notice to the Company within 30 calendar days after the later of either the occurrence of any event or events or your knowledge of such event or events which you believe constitutes Good Reason for your resignation, specifying in reasonable detail the conduct constituting Good Reason, and the Company fails to cure and correct its conduct within 30 calendar days after receiving such notice. Subject to the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, Good Reason shall mean, without your prior consent:
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the failure of the Company to make any material payment or provide any material benefit to you that is required to be made or provided under this agreement or the material breach of the terms of this Agreement by the Company; |
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relocation of your principal office location greater than fifty miles from the current company headquarters; |
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significant diminution of title, authority or responsibility; |
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failure to appoint you Chief Executive Officer of the Company no later than the later of: (a) July 1, 2006 or (b) six months after your employment start date with the Company. |
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9. |
Benefit Plans . During the Employment Period, you, your spouse and dependents, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in employee benefit and fringe benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by MMC on terms and conditions substantially similar to those generally provided to similarly situated executives, except that you waive participation in MMCs U.S. Retirement and Stock Investment Plans, both qualified and non-qualified. You agree to sign a separate document waiving your participation in these plans. Subject to the receipt of this waiver, in lieu of your participation in these Plans, during your employment with the Company, it will credit you with non-qualified deferred compensation of $150,000 per year (pro-rata for partial years) in arrears under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. The non-qualified deferred compensation is subject to 3-year cliff vesting and will be distributed to you in a single lump-sum within seven months (or such other period as may be required by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code) following your termination of employment provided you are vested at the time of termination. In addition, you shall be entitled to the benefits set forth on Exhibit B . |
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Confidentiality . During the course of your employment with the Company, you will have access to confidential information, including, but not limited to, business plans and strategies, confidential customer information, prospecting plans, business systems, financial information, identity of customers and prospects to the extent that such identity is not generally known or ascertainable from public sources, pricing, costs, services provided to clients or customers of the Company, confidential information about personnel employed by the Company, and other information not generally known or ascertainable from public sources that, if disclosed to any third party, could have an adverse effect on the business or prospects of the Company (the Confidential Information). You shall not use, disclose, divulge, or make accessible to any third party any Confidential Information except (a) for the benefit of the Company in the course of performing your duties as an employee of the Company or (b) if, and only to the extent that, you |
are required to do so by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction or (c) if at the time of receipt or thereafter such information is publicly known through no wrongful act of your own. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include (i) your personal rolodex or (ii) information in your possession as of the date of this agreement.
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Covenant Not to Compete . To protect the confidentiality of the Companys proprietary information and the goodwill you have developed with insurance companies, wholesalers, clients and others during your employment with the Company, and in recognition of your unique skills and commercial value, you will not, during the Applicable Non-Competition Period (as defined below), on your own account or as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, reinsurance intermediary, partner, owner, agent, principal, officer, director or stockholder, directly or indirectly engage in, be connected with, have any interest in, or assist anyone else to engage in, be connected with, or have any interest in any business that competes with the Company in the insurance brokerage or risk management consulting business; provided that you may purchase securities in any corporation whose securities are listed or traded on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter securities market if such purchases do not result in your beneficial ownership at any time of one percent or more of the equity securities of any such corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the acquisition of securities of your previous employer pursuant to pre-existing equity awards shall not be treated as a violation of this paragraph 11. The Applicable Non-Competition Period shall start on the date when this agreement is signed by both of us and shall end twelve months from the date when your employment with the Company terminates. |
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Non-Solicitation of Employees, Officers, Consultants or Agents . During the Applicable Non-Solicitation Period (as defined below), you shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee, officer, consultant or agent of the Company or any affiliate thereof to leave the employ of or terminate any contractual, agency or other business relationship with the Company, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company and any employee, officer, agent, consultant thereof, or (ii) hire, contract with or otherwise engage or retain any person who was an employee, officer, consultant or agent of the Company on the date hereof to work for you or any other person or entity in competition with the Company. We agree and expressly declare our intention that the restrictions set forth in this paragraph 12 shall apply regardless of who initiates the discussions, a circumstance that shall conclusively be deemed irrelevant and immaterial in any action to enforce, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement. The Applicable Non-Solicitation Period shall start on the date when this agreement is signed by both of us and shall end on the later of (a) December 31, 2008 (or two years from the date you employment with the Company terminates, if earlier), or (b) twelve months from the date when your employment with the Company terminates. |
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Non-Solicitation of Customers or Prospects; Non-Acceptance of Business . During the Applicable Non-Solicitation Period, you shall not, directly or indirectly, induce or attempt to induce any customer, client, or prospective customer or client of the Company to enter into any transaction or business relationship that would in any way diminish the value to the Company of the Companys actual or prospective business relationship with any such client or customer or in any way interfere with the existing business or prospective economic relationship between any such entity or person, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand. We agree and expressly declare our intention that the restrictions set forth in this paragraph 13 shall apply regardless of who initiates the discussions, a circumstance that shall conclusively be deemed irrelevant and immaterial in any action to enforce, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement. In addition, during the Applicable Non-Solicitation Period, you shall not directly or indirectly accept |
any payment from, nor perform services for, any customer, client or prospective customer or client of the Company if such direct or indirect acceptance of payment or performance of services would be in competition with the business of the Company.
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Geographic Scope of Restrictions . You acknowledge and agree that the duties of your employment with the Company will be international in geographic scope and, accordingly, the restrictions to which you agree under sections 10 through 13, above, shall apply anywhere in the world. |
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Severability. It is expressly understood and agreed that, if any restriction contained in sections 10 through 13, above, is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be an unenforceable restriction on your activities, the provisions of sections 10 though 13 shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply to maximum temporal, territorial and other extent as such court may deem reasonable. Alternatively, if a court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in sections 10 through 13 is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any other restriction in this Agreement. |
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Damages at Law Inadequate . You acknowledge and agree that the Companys remedy at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Sections 10 through 13 of this Agreement would be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by you of any of the provisions of this Agreement, you agree that the Company may withhold all amounts then or thereafter otherwise due to you and shall also be entitled to equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy otherwise available. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing, in addition, any other remedies available to it (including suing you for damages) for such breach or threatened breach. The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by you shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of a breach of any other provision of this Agreement or of any subsequent breach by you. |
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Golden Parachute Excise Tax Gross-up. You will be provided with excise tax protection on the long term grants including the signing bonus award of restricted shares/units in the event there is a change of control of MMC within 3 years of your start date and you are subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code. Thereafter, you will be treated like similarly situated executives. |
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Continuation of Employment . Unless you and the Company otherwise agree in writing, continuation of your employment with the Company beyond the expiration of the contract term set forth in paragraph 4 above shall be deemed an employment at will and shall not be deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement, and your employment may thereafter be terminated at will by you or the Company at any time, with or without notice, for any reason or for no reason at all. |
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Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. |
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Entire Agreement/Amendments . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to your employment by the Company. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between you and the Company with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by you and the Company. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such partys rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. |
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Successor Employer . The Company shall obtain an agreement from any successor to the business of the Company to assume and agree to perform this Agreement. |
Kindly signify your acceptance of this agreement by signing, and returning to me, one copy of this agreement.
Sincerely,
/s/ Salvatore D. Zaffino
Salvatore Zaffino
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc.
Agreed to and accepted
this 2nd day of July, 2005: |
/s/ D. H. Spiller
D.H. Spiller
GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS
1. For valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned (Executive), on his own behalf and on behalf of his heirs, executors, administrators, successors, representatives and assigns, does herein knowingly and voluntarily unconditionally release, waive, and fully discharge Guy Carpenter and Company, and its parent and subsidiaries (including successors and assigns thereof) (collectively, the Company), and all of their respective past and present employees, officers, directors, agents, affiliates, parents, predecessors, administrators, representatives, attorneys, and shareholders, and employee benefit plans and plan administrators, from any and all legal claims, liabilities, suits, causes of action (whether before a court or an administrative agency), damages, costs, attorneys fees, interest injuries, expenses, debts, or demands of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute or contingent, at law or in equity, which were or could have been filed with any Federal, state, or local court, agency, arbitrator or any other entity, based directly or indirectly on Executives employment with and separation from Company or based on any other alleged act or omission by or on behalf of Company prior to Executives signing this General Release. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing terms, this General Release specifically includes all claims based on the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, and those based on breach of contract (express or implied), tort, harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, negligence, privacy, employment discrimination, retaliation, discharge not for just cause, constructive discharge, wrongful discharge, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (the ADEA), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended, Executive Order 11,141 (age discrimination), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and 1871, Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States code, as amended, 41 U.S.C. §1981 (discrimination), 29 U.S.C. §206(d)(1) (equal pay), Executive Order 11,246 (race, color, religion, sex and national origin discrimination), the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act §§503-504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (handicap rehabilitation), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, any federal, state or local fair employment, civil or human rights, wage and hour laws and wage payment laws, and any and all other Federal, state, local or other governmental statutes, laws, ordinances, regulations and orders, under common law, and under any Company policy, procedure, bylaw or rule. This General Release shall not waive or release any rights or claims that Executive may have which arise after the date of this General Release (including any rights of the Executive under that certain Employment Agreement entered into between the Company and the Executive, dated as of the 1st day of July 2005 (the Employment Agreement)) and shall not waive post-termination health-continuation insurance benefits required by state or Federal law and shall not waive any rights of the Executive under the Employment Agreement.
2. Executive intends this General Release to be binding on his successors, and Executive specifically agrees not to file or continue any claim in respect of matters covered by Section 1, above. Executive further agrees never to institute any suit, complaint, proceeding, grievance or action of any kind of law, in equity, or otherwise in any court of the United States or in any state, or in any administrative agency of the United States or any state, county or municipality, or before any other tribunal, public or private, against Company arising from or relating to his employment with or his termination of employment from Company and/or any other occurrences to the date of this General Release, other than a claim challenging the validity of this General Release under the ADEA or respecting any matters not covered by this General Release.
3. Executive is further waiving his right to receive money or other relief in any action instituted by him or on his behalf by any person, entity or governmental agency in respect of matters covered by this General Release. Nothing in this General Release shall limit the rights of any governmental agency or his right of access to, cooperation or participation with any governmental agency, including without limitation, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Executive further agrees to waive his rights under any other statute or regulation, state or federal, which provides that a general release does not extend to claims which Executive does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing this General Release, which if known to him must have materially affected his settlement with Company.
4. Executive agrees that Executive shall not be eligible and shall not seek or apply for reinstatement or re-employment with Company and agrees that any application for re-employment may be rejected without explanation or liability pursuant to this provision.
5. In further consideration of the promises made by Company in this General Release, Executive specifically waives and releases Company from all claims Executive may have as of the date of this General Release, whether known or unknown, arising under the ADEA. Executive further agrees that:
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Executives waiver of rights under this General Release is knowing and voluntary and in compliance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (OWBPA); |
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Executive understands the terms of this General Release; |
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The consideration offered by Company under paragraph 8 of the Employment Agreement in exchange for the General Release represents consideration over and above that to which Executive would otherwise be entitled, and that the consideration would not have been provided had Executive not agreed to sign the General Release and did not sign the Release; |
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Company is hereby advising Executive in writing to consult with an attorney prior to executing this General Release; |
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Company is giving Executive a period of twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this General Release; |
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Following Executives execution of this General Release, Executive has seven (7) days in which to revoke this General Release by written notice. An attempted revocation not actually received by Company prior to the revocation deadline will not be effective; and |
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This General Release and all payments and benefits otherwise payable under paragraph 8 of the Employment Agreement (other than the Accrued Obligations) shall be void and of no force and effect if Executive chooses to so revoke, and if Executive chooses not to so revoke, this General Release shall then become effective an enforceable. |
6. This General Release does not waive rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the date Executive signs this General Release. To the extent barred by the OWBPA, the covenant not to sue contained in Section 2 does not apply to claims under the ADEA that challenge the validity of this General Release.
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To revoke this General Release, Executive must send a written statement of revocation to: |
[Address]
[Attn.: ]
The revocation must be received no later than 5:00p.m. on the seventh day following Executives execution of this General Release. If Executive does not revoke, the eighth day following Executives acceptance will be the effective date of this General Release.
8. This General Release shall be governed by the internal laws (and not the choice of laws) of the State of New York, except for the application of pre-emptive Federal law.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY, IT CONTAINS A RELASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.
EXHIBIT B
In addition to the participation in employee benefit and fringe benefit plans as set forth in section 9 of this Agreement, you will be entitled to the following:
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Access to first class commercial air travel for flights over 3 hours for business travel. |
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You shall receive the standard executive relocation package, including tax gross-up, temporary housing for 90 days, and reimbursement for relocation to home country (under the MMC relocation policy) if your employment is terminated by the Company for other than Cause or by you for Good Reason within the initial three-year Contract Term. |
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Upon your commencement of employment with the Company, the Company will reimburse you for legal fees and expenses incurred in the negotiations, preparation and execution of the Employment Agreement, as well as separation from your current employer, up to an amount of $75,000. |
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The Company shall obtain at its own cost, with your full cooperation, all necessary immigration work papers, visas, permits, etc. as shall be required with respect to the your employment with the Company, and shall reimburse you for all costs and fees in connection therewith. |
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You shall be entitled to paid annual vacation of five weeks per year (pro-rated for partial years of employment), in accordance with the Companys vacation policies applicable to other similarly situated executives. |
[Guy Carpenter letterhead]
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
July 1, 2005
Mr. David H. Spiller
Dear David:
We have been discussing the possibility of you joining Guy Carpenter (the Company) as its President, and your leaving employment with Benfield Greig Group plc (Benfield Greig).
As part of those negotiations you have raised with us your concern that Benfield Greig or its subsidiaries (collectively referred to in this letter as Benfield) or one or more of the shareholders of Benfield Greig (the Shareholders) may threaten or issue proceedings against you in connection with your departure. You have asked us to provide certain assurances to you, should this happen.
We are, in principle, prepared to provide these assurances to you on the conditions which we have set out below. However, we must make it clear that we are not asking you to break any of your terms of employment with Benfield nor any other legal obligations owed to Benfield or the Shareholders (your obligations). Indeed, we expressly wish to you comply fully with your obligations. You warrant to us that you have disclosed to us, fully and frankly, your express obligations to Benfield or the Shareholders, and any documents that contain your express obligations, in particular your Service Agreement.
If you accept our offer of employment at the same time as countersigning this letter and join us by no later than 15 July 2006, then the Company will indemnify you in respect of all Costs arising in relation to any threatened or actual claims by Benfield and/or any or all of the Shareholders against you in connection with your departure including (without limitation) claims to enforce your obligations and claims for damages for breach of your obligations. For these purposes, Costs means any damages which you are ordered to pay or any payment by way of settlement that you agree (with our prior express approval) together with your reasonable legal costs and disbursements (for which you will be indemnified as such costs are discharged by you) and including any legal costs of Benfield and/or the Shareholders that you are ordered to pay in relation to those proceedings. This indemnity will not apply in respect of any acts or omissions by you in connection with your departure which (a) have occurred prior to the date of this letter (and you have warranted to us that you are not in breach of any of your obligations as at the date of this letter); or (b) occur on or after the date of this letter save where they are, or arise out of, any actions or omissions approved or requested by us.
You undertake that you will obtain instructions from the Company on the conduct of any proceedings and will use your reasonable endeavours to comply with those instructions. You agree to take any action and give any information and assistance that we may reasonably request in respect of these proceedings and not to take any steps which will prejudice your ability either to defend or settle those proceedings without first obtaining our prior consent.
The Companys obligation to indemnify you will only be to indemnify you for such sums as are due from you to Benfield and/or the Shareholders after deducting any sums received by you from any third parties in respect of such claims, by way of indemnification or contribution or otherwise, and if requested by the Company after you have taken all reasonable steps, in accordance with the instructions of the Company, to claim any rights to indemnification or contribution or other financial assistance in respect of matters covered by this side letter from any third party, including Benfield.
This side letter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
If you are accepting our offer of employment, please also confirm the terms of this letter are acceptable by signing and returning the enclosed copy at the same time.
Sincerely,
/s/ Salvatore D. Zaffino
Salvatore Zaffino
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc.
Agreed to and accepted
this 2 nd day of July, 2005: |
/s/ D. H. Spiller
D. H. Spiller
Exhibit 10.3
MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
DIRECTORS STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
May 15, 2003 Restatement
MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
DIRECTORS STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
May 15, 2003 Restatement
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Purpose. |
The Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Directors Stock Compensation Plan is intended to provide an incentive to members of the Board of Directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. who receive fees for their services, to remain in the service of the Company and to encourage such Directors to acquire additional stock ownership interests in the Company.
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Definitions. |
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Accounting Date means June 1 st of each Plan Year. |
(b) Annual Share Fee shall mean, the number of shares of Common Stock payable to each Director pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof, as shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion.
(c) Basic Fee means the annual retainer specified in a dollar amount payable to a Director during each Plan Year (at the rate in effect on the Accounting Date of such Plan Year) for such Directors services on the Board (exclusive of the Annual Share Fee and of any amounts payable with respect to service on a committee of the Board or other committee of Directors or for attendance at Board or committee meetings).
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Board means the Board of Directors of the Company. |
(e) Committee means the Directors and Governance Committee of the Board.
(f) Common Stock means the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company.
(g) Company means Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(h) Deferral Election has the meaning set forth in Section 5(d) hereof.
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(i) Deferred Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 5(d) and 5(e) hereof. In addition, Deferred Shares include converted phantom stock units held as of June 1, 1995 by Directors pursuant to a deferral agreement or arrangement between the Company and the Director.
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Dividend Equivalents has the meaning set forth in Section 5(e). |
(k) Director means a member of the Board who receives fees for his or her services.
(l) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(m) Fair Market Value on any given date means, except as otherwise provided in Section 5(g) hereof, the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the last trading day preceding such date.
(n) Maximum Cash Compensation means the aggregate amount payable to a Director for such Directors services on the Board (including any amounts payable with respect to service on a committee of the Board or other committee of Directors or for attendance at Board or committee meetings, but excluding (i) the Annual Share Fee and (ii) the portion of the Basic Fee with respect to which shares of Common Stock are issuable pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof).
(o) Plan means the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Directors Stock Compensation Plan, as in effect from time to time.
(p) Plan Year means the twelve-month period commencing June 1 st and ending on the following May 31 st .
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Administration of the Plan. |
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall adopt such rules as it may deem appropriate in order to carry out the purpose of the Plan. All questions of interpretation, administration, and application of the Plan shall be determined by a majority of the members of the Committee, except that the Committee may authorize any one or more of its members, or any officer of the Company, to execute and deliver documents on behalf of the Committee. The determination of such majority shall be final and binding in all matters relating to the Plan. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any act done or omitted to be done by such member or by any other member of the Committee in connection with the Plan, except for such members own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute.
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Common Stock Reserved for the Plan. |
The number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Section 6 hereof for events prior to the date of this May 15, 2003 restatement, is 1,500,000, including Deferred Shares, whether anticipated to be distributed as shares or paid in cash, subject to further adjustment pursuant to Section 6 hereof for events subsequent to May 15, 2003. Shares of Common Stock delivered hereunder may be either authorized but unissued shares or previously issued shares reacquired and held by the Company.
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Terms and Conditions of Grants. |
(a) Mandatory Portion of Basic Fee. On each Accounting Date each Director shall automatically receive a number of shares of Common Stock with a Fair Market Value on such Accounting Date equal to one-quarter (1/4) of his or her Basic Fee payable during the Plan Year which commences on such Accounting Date. Such shares of Common Stock (including fractional shares) shall be received in lieu of the payment of cash in respect of one-quarter (1/4) of such Basic Fee and shall be transferred on such Accounting Date in accordance with Section 5(f) hereof, except to the extent that a Deferral Election shall be in effect with respect to such shares or to the extent that Section 5(g) hereof applies.
(b) Annual Share Fee. On each Accounting Date, each Director shall automatically receive an Annual Share Fee as additional annual compensation for such Directors services on the Board.
(c) Elective Portion of Maximum Cash Compensation. Each Director may elect that a designated percentage (in increments of 10%) of his or her future Maximum Cash Compensation be paid in shares of Common Stock. Such shares of Common Stock (including fractional shares) shall be received in lieu of the payment of cash in respect of the designated percentage of future Maximum Cash Compensation payable for services rendered in the quarters ended August 15 th , November 15 th , February 15 th and May 15 th , as the case may be. Such shares of Common Stock shall be transferred in accordance with Section 5(f) hereof, except to the extent that a Deferral Election shall be in effect with respect to such shares or to the extent that Section 5(g) hereof applies. An election hereunder shall be in the form of a document executed and filed with the Secretary of the Company and shall remain in effect until the effectiveness of any modification or revocation.
(d) Deferral Election. With respect to (i) the portion of the Basic Fee payable in Common Stock under Section 5(a) hereof, (ii) the Annual Share Fee payable in Common Stock under Section 5(b) hereof and (iii) the designated percentage of Maximum Cash Compensation payable in Common Stock under Section 5(c) hereof, each Director may elect to defer the receipt (a Deferral Election) of all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock otherwise transferable pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof. In
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such event, there shall be credited to an account maintained on behalf of such Director, as of the date on which shares would otherwise be transferred hereunder, a number of Shares (Deferred Shares) equal to the number of shares otherwise transferable.
A Deferral Election or revocation hereunder shall be in the form of a document executed by the Director and filed with the Secretary of the Company prior to the time that the fees or compensation to which such election relates has been earned. Any such election may be modified or revoked at any time with respect to fees or compensation not yet earned, but will remain in effect until so modified or revoked. With respect to director fees or compensation already earned, deferral elections may be modified within the sole discretion of the Committee subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate including, without limitation, to comply with federal income tax law and rules. Notwithstanding anything else in this Plan, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the distribution of Deferred Shares in cases of extreme emergency or hardship.
The Director shall elect (a) that Deferred Shares be distributed in a lump sum or in annual installments (not exceeding 10), and (b) that the lump sum or first installment be distributed on the tenth day of the calendar year immediately following either (i) the year in which the Director ceases to be a Director of the Company or (ii) the earlier of the year in which the Director ceases to be a Director of the Company or a date designated by the Director; provided, however, that any such election shall be subject to Section 5(g) hereof. Installments subsequent to the first installment shall be distributed on the tenth day of each succeeding calendar year until all of the Directors Deferred Shares shall have been distributed.
In the event the Director should die before all of the Directors Deferred Shares have been distributed, the balance of the Deferred Shares shall be distributed in a lump sum to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated in writing by the Director, or if no designation has been made, to the estate of the Director.
All lump sum distributions of Deferred Shares shall be in whole shares of Common Stock, with cash to be paid in lieu of fractional shares. The number of shares to be distributed on each installment date to a Director who has elected to receive shares in annual installments shall be determined by multiplying the number of Directors remaining Deferred Shares by a fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the then remaining number of annual installments (including the immediate installment); all such distributions shall be in whole shares of Common Stock, with cash to be paid in lieu of fractional shares for the final installment and fractional shares to be rounded to the nearest whole number for all other installments.
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(e) Dividend Equivalents. Deferred Shares shall be credited with an amount equal to the dividends which would have been paid on an equal number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (Dividend Equivalents). Dividend Equivalents shall be credited (i) as of the payment date of such dividends, and (ii) only with respect to Deferred Shares credited to such Director prior to the record date of the dividend. Deferred Shares held pending distribution shall continue to be credited with Dividend Equivalents.
Dividend Equivalents so credited shall be converted into an additional number of Deferred Shares as of the payment date of the dividend (based on the Fair Market Value on such payment date). Such Deferred Shares shall thereafter be treated in the same manner as any other Deferred Shares under the Plan.
(f) Transfer of Shares. All shares transferable pursuant to this Section 5(f) will be so transferred unless the Director has made a Deferral Election pursuant to Section 5(d) hereof, in which case only those shares that are not subject to the Deferral Election will be so transferred.
Shares of Common Stock issuable to a Director under Sections 5(a) and 5(b) hereof shall be transferred to such Director as of each Accounting Date. The total number of shares of Common Stock to be so transferred under Section 5(a) hereof shall be determined by dividing (w) one-quarter (1/4) of such Directors Basic Fee payable during the Plan Year commencing on such Accounting Date by (x) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on such Accounting Date. Shares of Common Stock issuable to a Director under Section 5(c) hereof shall be transferred to such Director on August 31 st , November 30 th , February 28 th and May 31 st of each Plan Year. The total number of shares of Common Stock to be so transferred on each such date shall be determined by dividing (y) the product of (1) the percentage specified by the Director pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof and (2) the Directors Maximum Cash Compensation payable for services rendered in the quarter ending on August 15 th , November 15 th , February 15 th or May 15 th of such Plan Year, as the case may be, by (z) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on such date. The registrar for the Company will make an entry on its books and records evidencing that such shares (including any fractional shares) have been duly issued as of such dates; provided, however, that a Director may in the alternative elect in writing prior thereto to receive a stock certificate representing the number of whole such shares acquired plus cash in lieu of any fractional shares.
(g) Change in Control. Upon a Change in Control, all Deferred Shares, to the extent credited prior to the Change in Control, shall be paid immediately in cash. For purposes of this Section 5(g), with respect to determining the cash equivalent value of a Deferred Share, the Fair Market Value of such a Deferred Share shall be deemed to equal the greater of (i) the highest Fair Market Value per share at any time during the 60-day period preceding a Change in Control and (ii) the price of a share of
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Common Stock which is paid or offered to be paid, by any person or entity, in connection with any transaction which constitutes a Change in Control pursuant to this Section 5(g).
For purposes of the Plan, a Change in Control shall have occurred if:
(i) any person, as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Common Stock of the Company), is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding voting securities;
(ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i), (iii), or (iv) of this Section 5(g) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
(iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity (or any parent of the Company or such surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person (as herein above defined) acquired more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities; or
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(iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Companys assets (or any transaction having a similar effect).
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Effect of Certain Changes in Capitalization. |
In the event of any recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event affecting the Common Stock, the maximum number or class of shares available under the Plan, and the number or class of shares of Common Stock to be delivered hereunder shall be adjusted by the Committee to reflect any such change in the number or class of issued shares of Common Stock.
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Term of Plan. |
The Plan shall remain in effect until all authorized shares have been issued, unless sooner terminated by the Board.
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Amendment; Termination. |
The Board may at any time and from time to time alter, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part.
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Rights of Directors. |
Nothing contained in the Plan or with respect to any grant shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the stockholders of the Company to remove any Director from the Board, nor confer upon any Director any right to continue in the service of the Company as a Director.
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General Restrictions. |
(a) Investment Representations. The Company may require any Director to whom Common Stock is issued, as a condition of receiving such Common Stock, to give written assurances in substance and form satisfactory to the Company and its counsel to the effect that such person is acquiring the Common Stock for his own account for investment and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the same, and to such other effects as the Company deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with Federal and applicable state securities laws.
(b) Compliance with Securities Laws. Each issuance shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time counsel to the Company shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or Federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental or regulatory
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body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance of shares hereunder, such issuance may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Committee. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to apply for or to obtain such listing, registration or qualification.
(c) Nontransferability. Deferred Shares under the Plan shall not be transferable by a Director other than by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder.
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Withholding. |
The Company may defer making payments under the Plan until satisfactory arrangements have been made for the payment of any Federal, state or local income taxes required to be withheld with respect to such payment or delivery.
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Governing Law. |
The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.
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Headings. |
The headings of sections and subsections herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning of any of the provisions of the Plan.
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MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
DIRECTORS STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
ANNEX I
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Purpose. |
Pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. on May 21, 1997, the Advisory Director program was discontinued and, in recognition of such discontinuance, those nine Directors who, as of May 20, 1997, had been receiving compensation for their services as members of the Board (the Designated Directors) with the reasonable expectation that they would participate in the Advisory Director program upon retirement from the Board, were each granted 2,000 shares of Common Stock (together with additional shares purchased with dividends as provided in Section 4 hereof, the Supplemental Grant Shares) to be held in a custodial account controlled by the Company for later delivery to the Designated Director. This Annex I to the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Director Stock Compensation Plan (the Plan) is intended to establish the terms and conditions under which the Supplemental Grant Shares are to be held and administered by the Company and distributed to the Designated Directors.
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The Plan. |
This Annex I to the Plan is a supplement to and is part of the Plan, applicable only to the Designated Directors (namely, Lewis W. Bernard, Robert F. Erburu, Ray J. Groves, Richard S. Hickok, Richard M. Morrow, George Putnam, Adele Smith Simmons, Frank J. Tasco and R.J. Ventres) and only with respect to the Supplemental Grant Shares. The Plan, exclusive of this Annex I, is hereinafter referred to as the Basic Plan. Unless otherwise specified herein or it is clear from the context, the provisions of, including the definitions contained in, the Basic Plan, as in effect from time to time, shall apply to this Annex I.
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Common Stock Reserved. |
The Supplemental Grant Shares shall be included in the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to, and be subject to the numerical limitation contained in, Section 4 of the Basic Plan. However, the Supplemental Grant Shares to be delivered shall be exclusively previously issued shares reacquired and held by the Company, i.e., treasury shares.
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Custodial Account; Distribution. |
The Supplemental Grant Shares shall be held for each Designated Director in a custodial account maintained by the Company. Cash dividends paid with respect to Supplemental Grant Shares shall be used to purchase
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from the Company additional shares to be included in the Designated Directors account as additional Supplemental Grant Shares. Unless the Designated Director has elected to defer distribution as provided in Section 5 hereof, and subject to the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 hereof, the Supplemental Grant Shares shall be distributed to the Designated Director (in whole shares of Common Stock and cash in lieu of any fractional shares) on retirement from the Board on attaining the age of 72 years, whichever shall be later (the Normal Distribution Date).
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Deferral Election. |
A Designated Director, independent of any election made under the Basic Plan with respect to Deferred Shares, may elect to defer the receipt (a Supplemental Deferral Election) of all or any portion of the Supplemental Grant Shares otherwise distributable pursuant to Section 4 hereof by executing and filing with the Secretary of the Company a document (the Supplemental Deferral Election Form) as described below.
In such case, the Supplemental Grant Shares subject to the Supplemental Deferral Election (the Supplemental Deferred Shares) shall continue to be held in a custodial account maintained by the Company (and continue to be Supplemental Grant Shares as defined in this Annex I to the Plan). Subject to provisions of Sections 6 and 7 hereof, the Supplemental Deferred Shares shall be distributed to the Designated Director as set forth in the Supplemental Deferral Election Form. The Supplemental Deferral Election Form shall specify the percentage (in increments of 10%, the minimum being 10% and the maximum being 100%) of the Supplemental Grant Shares for which the Supplemental Deferral Election is being made and that distribution of the Supplemental Deferred Shares shall occur either in a lump sum on the tenth day of the calendar year next following the Normal Distribution Date or in annual installments (in such number, not exceeding ten, as the Designated Director shall elect) commencing on such tenth day and continuing on the tenth day of each succeeding calendar year until all of the Designated Directors Supplemental Deferred Shares have been distributed. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the distribution of Supplemental Deferred Shares in cases of extreme emergency or hardship. A lump sum distribution of Supplemental Deferred Shares shall be in whole shares of Common Stock, with cash to be paid in lieu of fractional shares. The number of shares to be distributed on each installment date to a Designated Director who has elected to receive shares in annual installments shall be determined by multiplying the number of the Designated Directors remaining Supplemental Deferred Shares by a fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the then remaining number of annual installments (including the immediate installment); except for distributions being made to a book-entry account maintained for the Designated Director which allows for fractional shares, all such distributions shall be in whole shares of Common Stock, with cash to be paid in lieu of fractional shares for the final installment and fractional shares to be rounded to the nearest whole number for all other installments.
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Death. |
In the event the Designated Director should die before all of his or her Supplemental Grant Shares have been distributed, all undistributed Supplemental Grant Shares shall be distributed in a lump sum (in whole shares of Common Stock and cash in lieu of any fractional shares) to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated in writing by the Designated Director, or if no designation has been made, to the estate of the Designated Director. Any beneficiary designation in effect with respect to the Basic Plan, as provided in Section 5(d) thereof, shall be deemed to be a designation pursuant to this Section 6 as well, unless the Designated Director has made a separate designation pursuant hereto.
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Change in Control. |
Upon a Change in Control, the Supplemental Grant Shares shall be deemed to be Deferred Shares under the Basic Plan with respect to the provisions of Section 5(g) thereof, which section shall be deemed applicable to the Supplemental Grant Shares.
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Nontransferability. |
Until the Supplemental Grant Shares are delivered to the Designated Director, such shares shall not be transferable other than by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder.
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Exhibit 10.4
Description of Compensation Arrangements for Non-Executive Directors
Effective June 1, 2007, which is the start of the Boards next annual pay cycle, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) will compensate its non-executive directors as follows:
Basic Annual Retainer. All non-executive directors will receive a basic annual retainer of $100,000. Under the terms of MMCs Directors Stock Compensation Plan, directors will receive one-quarter of this retainer in the form of MMC common stock. Directors may elect to receive the remainder of the basic annual retainer in cash, common stock or a combination thereof.
Annual Stock Grant. On June 1 of each year, all non-executive directors will receive an annual grant of MMC common stock with a market value of $100,000 on the grant date.
Supplemental Annual Retainers for Committee Chairs. The chairs of the Boards audit, compensation, compliance, and directors and governance committees will each receive a supplemental annual retainer of $15,000.
Supplemental Annual Retainer for Non-Executive Chairman. The Boards non-executive chairman will receive a supplemental annual retainer of $150,000. The non-executive chairman may elect to receive this amount in cash, common stock or a combination thereof.
Exhibit 12.1
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||||||||||||||||||
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(Unaudited) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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Income before income taxes and | |||||||||||||||||||
minority interest | $ | 335 | $ | 912 | $ | 302 | $ | 300 | $ | 1,771 | $ | 1,520 | |||||||
Interest expense | 71 | 303 | 332 | 218 | 185 | 160 | |||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of the | |||||||||||||||||||
interest factor | 47 | 162 | 161 | 157 | 142 | 113 | |||||||||||||
$ | 453 | $ | 1,377 | $ | 795 | $ | 675 | $ | 2,098 | $ | 1,793 | ||||||||
Fixed Charges | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 71 | $ | 303 | $ | 332 | $ | 218 | $ | 185 | $ | 160 | |||||||
Portion of rents representative of the | |||||||||||||||||||
interest factor | 47 | 162 | 161 | 157 | 142 | 113 | |||||||||||||
$ | 118 | $ | 465 | $ | 493 | $ | 375 | $ | 327 | $ | 273 | ||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Michael G. Cherkasky, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (the registrant);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 10, 2007 /s/ Michael G. Cherkasky
Michael G. Cherkasky
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Matthew B. Bartley, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (the registrant);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 10, 2007 /s/ Matthew B. Bartley
Matthew B. Bartley
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Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (the Report) for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
Michael G. Cherkasky, the President and Chief Executive Officer, and Matthew B. Bartley, the Chief Financial Officer, of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. each certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:
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the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and |
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. |
Date: May 10, 2007 /s/ Michael G. Cherkasky
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Michael G. Cherkasky |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: May 10, 2007 /s/ Matthew B. Bartley
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Matthew B. Bartley |
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Chief Financial Officer |