As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2017

Registration Nos. 333- 204317, 333-219871, 333-205784

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-204317

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-219871

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-205784

 


 

Black Knight, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

81-5265638

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida

 

32204

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 


 

Black Knight, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan

Black Knight, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full Title of Plans)

 


 

Michael L. Gravelle

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Black Knight, Inc.

601 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, Florida 32204

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(904) 854-5100

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller reporting company o

Emerging Growth Company  o

 

 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 



 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) by Black Knight, Inc., (formerly known as Black Knight Holdco Corp.), a Delaware Corporation (the “ Company ” or the “ Registrant ”), as the successor registrant to Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Predecessor ”). This Post-Effective Amendment amends the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 (the “ Registration Statements ”), which registered shares of Predecessor’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Shares ”):

 

·                   Registration Statement No. 333-204317, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) on May 20, 2015, registering an aggregate of 10,994,215 Shares under the Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as subsequently amended, the “ Omnibus Plan ”).

 

·                   Registration Statement No. 333-219871, as filed with the Commission on August 10, 2017, registering an additional 7,500,000 Shares under the Omnibus Plan.

 

·                   Registration Statement No. 333-205784, as filed with the Commission on July 21, 2015, registering an aggregate of 5,000,000 Shares under the Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

The Company is adopting the Registration Statements as a result of Predecessor’s completion of a reorganization and certain mergers, whereby the Company became the public parent holding company. In connection with the reorganization and mergers, among other things, all outstanding Predecessor Shares were cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive one share of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. In accordance with Rule 414 under the Securities Act, the Company, as the successor registrant to Predecessor, hereby expressly adopts the Registration Statements as its own for all purposes of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”). Predecessor paid all registration fees at the time of filing the Registration Statements.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3.                                                          Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents, as originally filed with the Commission by the Registrant or the Predecessor, are hereby incorporated by reference:

 

(a)                                  Predecessor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2017;

 

(b)                                  The information specifically incorporated by reference into Predecessor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K from the Predecessor’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 26, 2017;

 

(c)                                   Predecessor’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2017 and July 28, 2017, respectively;

 

(d)                                  Predecessor’s Current Reports on Form 8-K* dated March 2, 2017, April 27, 2017, May 12, 2017, May 18, 2017, June 9, 2017, June 19, 2017, July 19, 2017, September 18, 2017 and September 27, 2017;

 

(e)                                   Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K* dated September 7, 2017 and September 29, 2017; and

 

(f)                                    The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (333-218707).

 


*Any report (or portion thereof) “furnished” on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference.

 

All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, on or after the date of this Registration Statement prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents with the SEC.  Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report (or portion thereof) furnished on Form 8-K prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

 

Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein (or in any subsequently filed document which also is incorporated by reference herein or any document which constitutes part of the prospectus relating to the Plan meeting the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act) modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4.                                                          Description of Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.                                                          Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

None.

 

Item 6.                                                          Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the statutes referred to below, the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Certificate ”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws.

 

The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers, as well as other employees and individuals, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in

 

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connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent to the Registrant. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Certificate provides for indemnification by the Registrant of its directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions or (iv) for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Certificate provides for such limitation of liability.

 

The Registrant maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (i) to its directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (ii) to the Registrant with respect to payments which may be made by the registrant to such directors and officers pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law.

 

Item 7.                                                          Exemption from Registration Claimed.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.                                                          Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

4.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Black Knight, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2017)

 

 

 

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Black Knight, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2017)

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of KPMG LLP

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)

 

 

 

99.1

 

Black Knight, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

 

 

99.2

 

Black Knight, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

Item 9.                                                          Undertakings.

 

(a)          The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)          To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;

 

(i)              To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

(ii)           To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or

 

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decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii)        To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

 

(A)        provided , however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

 

(2)          That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)          To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(b)          The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c)           Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

4.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Black Knight, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2017)

 

 

 

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Black Knight, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2017)

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of KPMG LLP

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)

 

 

 

99.1

 

Black Knight, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

 

 

99.2

 

Black Knight, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendments to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jacksonville, State of Florida, October 3, 2017.

 

 

Black Knight, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

 

Name:

Michael L. Gravelle

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints each of Michael L. Gravelle and Kirk T. Larsen, or any of them, each acting alone, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that any such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, these Post-Effective Amendments have been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ William P. Foley, II

 

Executive Chairman, Director

 

October 3, 2017

William P. Foley, II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas J. Sanzone

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

October 3, 2017

Thomas J. Sanzone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kirk T. Larsen

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

October 3, 2017

Kirk T. Larsen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas M. Hagerty

 

Director

 

October 3, 2017

Thomas M. Hagerty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David K. Hunt

 

Director

 

October 3, 2017

David K. Hunt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ganesh B. Rao

 

Director

 

October 3, 2017

Ganesh B. Rao

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Richard N. Massey

 

Director

 

October 3, 2017

Richard N. Massey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John D. Rood

 

Director

 

October 3, 2017

John D. Rood

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

 

 

767 Fifth Avenue

 

New York, NY 10153-0119

 

+1 212 310 8000 tel

 

+1 212 310 8007 fax

 

October 3, 2017

 

Black Knight, Inc.

601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to Black Knight, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) of the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment (the “ Post-Effective Amendment ”) to each of the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 (the “ Registration Statements ”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the registration of the offer, issuance and sale by Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Predecessor ”), of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Predecessor (the “ Predecessor Shares ”):

 

·                   Registration Statement No. 333-204317, as filed with the Commission on May 20, 2015, registering an aggregate of 10,994,215 Predecessor Shares under the Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as subsequently amended and adopted by the Company, the “ Omnibus Plan ”).

 

·                   Registration Statement No. 333-219871, as filed with the Commission on August 10, 2017, registering an additional 7,500,000 Predecessor Shares under the Omnibus Plan.

 

·                   Registration Statement No. 333-205784, as filed with the Commission on July 21, 2015, registering an aggregate of 5,000,000 Predecessor Shares under the Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as subsequently amended and adopted by the Company, the “ ESPP ”).

 

The Omnibus Plan and the ESPP are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to the Post-Effective Amendment.

 

The Company is the successor to the Predecessor as a result of the Predecessor’s completion of a reorganization and certain mergers, whereby the Company became the public parent holding company. In connection with the reorganization and mergers, among other things, (1) the Company assumed the Omnibus Plan and the outstanding award agreements thereunder, (2) the Company assumed the ESPP and (3) all outstanding Predecessor Shares were cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive one share of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Shares ”). In accordance with Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), the

 



 

Company, as the successor registrant to Predecessor, adopted the Registration Statements as its own for all purposes of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”).

 

In so acting, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of (i) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company; (ii) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company; (iii) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Predecessor; (iv) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Predecessor; (v) the Omnibus Plan; (iv) the ESPP; (vii) the Post-Effective Amendment; and (v) such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company and of the Predecessor, and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth.

 

In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to all questions of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company and the Predecessor.

 

Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications stated herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and delivered upon the receipt of consideration constituting lawful consideration under Delaware law in accordance with the respective Omnibus Plan and ESPP, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

The opinions expressed herein are limited to the corporate laws of the State of Delaware and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this letter of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Post-Effective Amendment and any reference to our firm in the Post-Effective Amendment. In giving such consent we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors
Black Knight, Inc.

 

We consent to the use of our reports dated February 24, 2017, incorporated by reference herein with respect to the Consolidated Balance Sheets of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings (Loss), Equity, and Cash Flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, and our report dated March 27, 2015, incorporated by reference herein with respect to the Consolidated Balance Sheet of Lender Processing Services, Inc. as of January 1, 2014, and the related Consolidated Statements of Loss, Comprehensive Loss, Stockholders’ Equity and Cash Flows for the day ended January 1, 2014, which reports appear in the December 31, 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company. Our report dated February 24, 2017, on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company contains an explanatory paragraph which states that, as discussed in note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. completed an initial public offering (IPO) of its stock on May 26, 2015 and contributed the net cash proceeds received from the IPO to Black Knight Financial Services, LLC in exchange for 44.5% of the units and a managing member’s membership interest in Black Knight Financial Services, LLC. Additionally, as discussed in notes 1 and 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Lender Processing Services, Inc. merged with Lion Merger Sub, Inc. on January 2, 2014, through which Lender Processing Services, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., which then reorganized the operations of Lender Processing Services, Inc. and contributed certain of its operations into Black Knight Financial Services, LLC on January 3, 2014. Our report on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, contains an explanatory paragraph that states that Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. acquired eLynx Holdings, Inc. (eLynx) on May 16, 2016 and Motivity Solutions, Inc. (Motivity) on June 22, 2016, and management has excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, eLynx’s and Motivity’s internal control over financial reporting associated with approximately 4.1% of total assets and 2.3% of total revenues included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, and that our audit of internal control over financial reporting of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. also excludes an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of eLynx and Motivity.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

October 3, 2017
Jacksonville, Florida
Certified Public Accountants

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

2015 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

 

(as of September 29, 2017)

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1.

 

ESTABLISHMENT, OBJECTIVES, AND DURATION

1

 

 

 

 

1.1.

 

Establishment of the Plan

1

1.2.

 

Objectives of the Plan

1

1.3.

 

Duration of the Plan

1

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2.

 

DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3.

 

ADMINISTRATION

4

 

 

 

 

3.1.

 

The Committee

4

3.2.

 

Authority of the Committee

4

3.3.

 

Decisions Binding

4

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4.

 

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; INDIVIDUAL LIMITS; AND ANTI-DILUTION ADJUSTMENTS

5

 

 

 

 

4.1.

 

Number of Shares Available for Grants

5

4.2.

 

Individual Limits

5

4.3.

 

Adjustments in Authorized Shares and Awards

6

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5.

 

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

6

 

 

 

 

5.1.

 

Eligibility

6

5.2.

 

Actual Participation

6

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6.

 

OPTIONS

6

 

 

 

 

6.1.

 

Grant of Options

6

6.2.

 

Award Agreement

6

6.3.

 

Exercise Price

6

6.4.

 

Duration of Options

6

6.5.

 

Exercise of Options

7

6.6.

 

Payment

7

6.7.

 

Restrictions on Share Transferability

7

6.8.

 

Dividend Equivalents

7

6.9.

 

Termination of Employment or Service

7

6.10.

 

Nontransferability of Options

7

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7.

 

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

7

 

 

 

 

7.1.

 

Grant of SARs

7

7.2.

 

Exercise of Tandem SARs

8

7.3.

 

Exercise of Freestanding SARs

8

7.4.

 

Award Agreement

8

7.5.

 

Term of SARs

8

7.6.

 

Payment of SAR Amount

8

7.7.

 

Dividend Equivalents

8

7.8.

 

Termination of Employment or Service

8

7.9.

 

Nontransferability of SARs

8

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8.

 

RESTRICTED STOCK

9

 

 

 

 

8.1.

 

Grant of Restricted Stock

9

8.2.

 

Award Agreement

9

 

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8.3.

 

Other Restrictions

9

8.4.

 

Removal of Restrictions

9

8.5.

 

Voting Rights

9

8.6.

 

Dividends and Other Distributions

9

8.7.

 

Termination of Employment or Service

9

8.8.

 

Nontransferability of Restricted Stock

9

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9.

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AND PERFORMANCE SHARES

9

 

 

 

 

9.1.

 

Grant of Restricted Stock Units/Performance Shares

9

9.2.

 

Award Agreement

10

9.3.

 

Form and Timing of Payment

10

9.4.

 

Voting Rights

10

9.5.

 

Dividend Equivalents

10

9.6.

 

Termination of Employment or Service

10

9.7.

 

Nontransferability

10

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10.

 

PERFORMANCE UNITS

10

 

 

 

 

10.1.

 

Grant of Performance Units

10

10.2.

 

Award Agreement

10

10.3.

 

Value of Performance Units

10

10.4.

 

Form and Timing of Payment

11

10.5.

 

Dividend Equivalents

11

10.6.

 

Termination of Employment or Service

11

10.7.

 

Nontransferability

11

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11.

 

OTHER AWARDS

11

 

 

 

 

11.1.

 

Grant of Other Awards

11

11.2.

 

Payment of Other Awards

11

11.3.

 

Termination of Employment or Service

11

11.4.

 

Nontransferability

11

11.5.

 

LLC Conversion Awards

11

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 12.

 

REPLACEMENT AWARDS

12

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 13.

 

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

12

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 14.

 

BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

12

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 15.

 

DEFERRALS

13

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 16.

 

RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS

13

 

 

 

 

16.1.

 

Continued Service

13

16.2.

 

Participation

13

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 17.

 

CHANGE IN CONTROL

13

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 18.

 

ADDITIONAL FORFEITURE PROVISIONS

13

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 19.

 

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, TERMINATION, AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL

14

 

 

 

 

19.1.

 

Amendment, Modification, and Termination

14

19.2.

 

Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events

14

19.3.

 

Awards Previously Granted

14

 

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19.4.

 

Compliance with the Performance-Based Exception

14

19.5.

 

No Repricings

14

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 20.

 

WITHHOLDING

14

 

 

 

 

20.1.

 

Tax Withholding

14

20.2.

 

Use of Shares to Satisfy Withholding Obligation

14

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 21.

 

INDEMNIFICATION

15

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 22.

 

SUCCESSORS

15

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 23.

 

LIMITATION ON DIVIDENDS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

15

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 24.

 

MINIMUM VESTING PERIOD

15

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 25.

 

HOLDING PERIOD

15

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 26.

 

CLAWBACK OF BENEFITS

16

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 27.

 

LEGAL CONSTRUCTION

16

 

 

 

 

27.1.

 

Gender, Number and References

16

27.2.

 

Severability

16

27.3.

 

Requirements of Law

16

27.4.

 

Governing Law

16

27.5.

 

Non-Exclusive Plan

16

27.6.

 

Code Section 409A Compliance

16

 

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Black Knight, Inc.

Amended and Restated
2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(as of September 29, 2017)

 

ARTICLE 1.  Establishment, Objectives, and Duration

 

1.1.                             Establishment of the Plan.  The board of directors of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as “BKFS”), originally adopted the “Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan” on April 30, 2015, at which time there were 10,994,215 Shares authorized for issuance as Awards, and it was amended and restated on June 14, 2017 to increase by 7,500,000 the number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards under the Plan.  This amendment and restatement of the “Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan”, now titled the “Black Knight, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”) was adopted by the board of directors of BKFS as of September 29, 2017, and was assumed by Black Knight, Inc. on September 29, 2017.  The Plan shall remain in effect as provided in Section 1.3 hereof.

 

The Plan permits the granting of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Replacement Awards and Other Awards.

 

1.2.                             Objectives of the Plan.  The objectives of the Plan are to optimize the profitability and growth of Black Knight, Inc. through incentives that are consistent with the Company’s goals and that link the personal interests of Participants to those of the Company’s stockholders.

 

The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract and retain the services of Participants who make or are expected to make significant contributions to the Company’s success and to allow Participants to share in the success of the Company.

 

1.3.                             Duration of the Plan.  No Award may be granted under the Plan after June 14, 2027, which is the tenth anniversary of the date the shareholders of the Company approved the amendment and restatement of the Plan, or such earlier date as the Board shall determine.  The Plan will remain in effect with respect to outstanding Awards until no Awards remain outstanding.

 

ARTICLE 2.  Definitions

 

The following terms, when capitalized, shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

2.1.                             Award ” means, individually or collectively, Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, and Other Awards granted under the Plan.

 

2.2.                             Award Agreement ” means an agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award.

 

2.3.                             Beneficial Ownership ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

 

2.4.                             Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 



 

2.5.                             Change in Control ” means that the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections shall have been satisfied:

 

(a)                                  an acquisition immediately after which any Person possesses direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership of 50% or more of either the then outstanding shares of Company common stock (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided that the following acquisitions shall be excluded:  (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary, or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section 2.5; or

 

(b)                                  during any period of two consecutive years, the individuals who, as of the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided that for purposes of this Section 2.5, any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the beginning of such period and whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; provided, further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or

 

(c)                                   consummation of a reorganization, merger, share exchange, consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (“Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, such a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which:

 

(i)                                      all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who have Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will have Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, the Company or a corporation that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the “Resulting Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be;

 

(ii)                                   no Person (other than (1) the Company, (2) an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or Resulting Corporation, or (3) any entity controlled by the Company or Resulting Corporation) will have Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the Resulting Corporation or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Resulting Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Corporate Transaction; and

 

(iii)                                individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will continue to constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Resulting Corporation; or

 

(d)                                  the approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, the transactions pursuant to which the Company became the parent entity of BKFS and Shares previously held by Fidelity National Financial, Inc. were distributed to its stockholders shall not constitute a Change in Control.

 

2.6.                             Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

2.7.                             Committee ” means the entity, as specified in Section 3.1, authorized to administer the Plan.

 

2.8.                             Company ” means Black Knight, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

 

2.9.                             Consultant ” means any consultant or advisor to the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

2.10.                      Director ” means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

2.11.                      Dividend Equivalent ” means, with respect to Shares subject to an Award, a right to be paid an amount equal to the dividends declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding Shares of the same class.

 

2.12.                      Employee ” means any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

2.13.                      Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

2.14.                      Exercise Price ” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.

 

2.15.                      Fair Market Value ” means the fair market value of a Share as determined in good faith by the Committee or pursuant to a procedure specified in good faith by the Committee; provided, however, that if the Committee has not specified otherwise, Fair Market Value shall mean the closing price of a Share as reported in a consolidated transaction reporting system on the date of valuation, or, if there was no such sale on the relevant date, then on the last previous day on which a sale was reported.

 

2.16.                      Freestanding SAR ” means an SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described in Article 7 herein.

 

2.17.                      Incentive Stock Option ” or “ISO” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

 

2.18.                      Nonqualified Stock Option ” or “NQSO” means an Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

 

2.19.                      Option ” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted under the Plan, as described in Article 6 herein.

 

2.20.                      Other Award ” means a cash, Share-based or Share-related Award (other than an Award described in Article 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of the Plan) that is granted pursuant to Article 11 herein.

 

2.21.                      Participant ” means a current or former Employee, Director or Consultant who has rights relating to an outstanding Award.

 

2.22.                      Performance-Based Exception ” means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m).

 

2.23.                      Performance Period ” means the period during which a performance measure must be met.

 

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2.24.                      Performance Share ” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 9 herein.

 

2.25.                      Performance Unit ” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 10 herein.

 

2.26.                      Period of Restriction ” means the period Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and are not transferable, as provided in Articles 8 and 9 herein.

 

2.27.                      Person ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof.

 

2.28.                      Replacement Awards ” means Awards issued in assumption of or substitution for awards granted under equity-based incentive plans sponsored or maintained by an entity with which the Company engages in a merger, acquisition or other business transaction, pursuant to which awards relating to interests in such entity (or a related entity) are outstanding immediately prior to such merger, acquisition or other business transaction.  Except as provided in Section 4.1, for all purposes hereunder, Replacement Awards shall be deemed Awards.

 

2.29.                      Restricted Stock ” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 8 herein.

 

2.30.                      Restricted Stock Unit ” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 9 herein.

 

2.31.                      Share ” means a share of Class A common stock of the Company, having a par value of $0.0001 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof.

 

2.32.                      Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means an Award granted to a Participant, either alone or in connection with a related Option, as described in Article 7 herein.

 

2.33.                      Subsidiary ” means (i) any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, or any other entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined equity thereof, and (ii) any other affiliate of the Company that has been designated by the Committee for purposes of the participation of its employees in the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any individual may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Code Section 424(f).

 

2.34.                      Tandem SAR ” means an SAR that is granted in connection with a related Option, as described in Article 7 herein.

 

ARTICLE 3.  Administration

 

3.1.                             The Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as the Board shall select (the “Committee”).  The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the discretion of, the Board.

 

3.2.                             Authority of the Committee.  Except as limited by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and subject to the provisions herein, the Committee shall have full power to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants who shall participate in the Plan; determine the sizes and types of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; construe and interpret the Plan and any Award Agreement or other agreement or instrument entered into in connection with the Plan; establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration; and, subject to the provisions of Section 19.3 herein, amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award and Award Agreement.  Further, the Committee shall make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.  As permitted by law, the Committee may delegate its authority as identified herein.

 

3.3.                             Decisions Binding.  All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all

 

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persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries, its stockholders, Directors, Employees, Consultants and their estates and beneficiaries and any transferee of an Award.

 

ARTICLE 4.  Shares Subject to the Plan; Individual Limits; and Anti-Dilution Adjustments

 

4.1.                             Number of Shares Available for Grants .

 

(a)                                  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 herein, the maximum number of Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 18, 494, 215 provided that:

 

(i)                                      Shares that are potentially deliverable under an Award that is canceled, forfeited, settled in cash, expires or is otherwise terminated without delivery of such Shares shall not be counted as having been delivered under the Plan;

 

(ii)                                   Shares that are held back, tendered or returned to cover the Exercise Price or tax withholding obligations with respect to an Award shall not be counted as having been delivered under the Plan; and

 

(iii)                                Shares that have been issued in connection with an Award of Restricted Stock that is canceled or forfeited prior to vesting or settled in cash, causing the Shares to be returned to the Company, shall not be counted as having been delivered under the Plan.

 

Shares delivered pursuant to the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased on the open market.  Shares delivered or deliverable pursuant to Replacement Awards shall not reduce the number of Shares available for delivery pursuant to Awards under the Plan.

 

(b)                                  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 herein, all Shares authorized under the Plan and available for grant may be delivered in connection with “full value Awards,” meaning Awards other than Options, SARs, or Other Awards for which the Participant pays the grant date intrinsic value.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining the number of Shares available for grant as Incentive Stock Options, only Shares that are subject to an Award that expires or is cancelled, forfeited or settled in cash shall be treated as not having been issued under the Plan.

 

4.2.                             Individual Limits.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 herein, the following rules shall apply with respect to Awards and any related dividends or Dividend Equivalents intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception:

 

(a)                                  Options:  The maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Options may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 4,000,000 Shares.

 

(b)                                  SARs:  The maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 4,000,000 Shares.

 

(c)                                   Restricted Stock:  The maximum aggregate number of Shares of Restricted Stock that may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 2,000,000 Shares.

 

(d)                                  Restricted Stock Units:  The maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Restricted Stock Units may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 2,000,000 Shares.

 

(e)                                   Performance Shares:  The maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Performance Shares may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 2,000,000 Shares.

 

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(f)                                    Performance Units:  The maximum aggregate compensation that can be paid pursuant to Performance Units awarded in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be $25,000,000 or a number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value not in excess of such amount.

 

(g)                                   Other Awards:  The maximum aggregate compensation that can be paid pursuant to Other Awards (other than LLC Conversion Awards) awarded in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be $25,000,000 or a number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value not in excess of such amount.

 

(h)                                  Dividends and Dividend Equivalents:  The maximum dividend or Dividend Equivalent that may be paid in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be $25,000,000.

 

4.3.                             Adjustments in Authorized Shares and Awards.  In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up, spin-off, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination, share exchange, extraordinary dividend, or any change in the corporate structure affecting the Shares, such adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of shares that may be delivered under the Plan as set forth in Section 4.1(a) and (b), the individual limits set forth in Section 4.2, and, with respect to outstanding Awards, the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Exercise Price, grant price or other price of shares subject to outstanding Awards, any performance conditions relating to shares, the market price of shares, or per-share results, and other terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the number of shares subject to any Award shall always be rounded down to a whole number.

 

ARTICLE 5.  Eligibility and Participation

 

5.1.                             Eligibility.  Persons eligible to participate in the Plan include all Employees, Directors and Consultants.

 

5.2.                             Actual Participation.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all eligible Employees, Directors and Consultants, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award.

 

ARTICLE 6.  Options

 

6.1.                             Grant of Options.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.

 

6.2.                             Award Agreement.  Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Exercise Price, the duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.  The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or an NQSO.  Options that are intended to be ISOs shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Code Section 422.

 

6.3.                             Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price for each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the Option) on the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3 herein.  No ISO granted to a Participant who, at the time the ISO is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary shall have an Exercise Price that is less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the ISO) on the date the ISO is granted.

 

6.4.                             Duration of Options.  Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant.  No ISO granted to a Participant who, at the time the ISO is granted, owns

 

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stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be exercisable later than the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of its grant.

 

6.5.                             Exercise of Options.  Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement and as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant.

 

6.6.                             Payment.  Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice of exercise to the Company, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and specifying the method of payment of the Exercise Price.

 

The Exercise Price of an Option shall be payable to the Company in full:  (a) in cash or its equivalent, (b) by tendering Shares or directing the Company to withhold Shares from the Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the Exercise Price, (c) by broker-assisted cashless exercise, (d) in any other manner then permitted by the Committee, or (e) by a combination of any of the permitted methods of payment.  The Committee may limit any method of payment, other than that specified under (a), for administrative convenience, to comply with applicable law, or for any other reason.

 

6.7.                             Restrictions on Share Transferability.  The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option granted under this Article 6 as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.

 

6.8.                             Dividend Equivalents.  An Award of Options shall not provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents.

 

6.9.                             Termination of Employment or Service.  Each Participant’s Option Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

6.10.                      Nontransferability of Options .

 

(a)                                  Incentive Stock Options.  ISOs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant.

 

(b)                                  Nonqualified Stock Options.  NQSOs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant.

 

ARTICLE 7.  Stock Appreciation Rights

 

7.1.                             Grant of SARs.   Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.  The Committee may grant Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination of these forms of SAR.

 

The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant (subject to Article 4 herein) and, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.

 

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The grant price of a Freestanding SAR shall at least equal the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the SAR) on the date of grant of the SAR, and the grant price of a Tandem SAR shall equal the Exercise Price of the related Option; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3 herein.

 

7.2.                             Exercise of Tandem SARs.  A Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.  To the extent exercisable, Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option.  The exercise of all or part of a Tandem SAR shall result in the forfeiture of the right to purchase a number of Shares under the related Option equal to the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.  Conversely, upon exercise of all or part of an Option with respect to which a Tandem SAR has been granted, an equivalent portion of the Tandem SAR shall similarly be forfeited.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO:  (i) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying ISO; (ii) the value of the payout with respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the Exercise Price of the underlying ISO and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised; and (iii) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the Exercise Price of the ISO.

 

7.3.                             Exercise of Freestanding SARs.   Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion, imposes upon them and sets forth in the Award Agreement.

 

7.4.                             Award Agreement.  Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the grant price, the term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

 

7.5.                             Term of SARs.   The term of an SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that such term shall not exceed ten (10) years.

 

7.6.                             Payment of SAR Amount.  Upon exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:

 

(a)                                  the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the SAR) on the date of exercise over the grant price; by

 

(b)                                  the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.

 

At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.

 

7.7.                             Dividend Equivalents.  An Award of SARs shall not provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents.

 

7.8.                             Termination of Employment or Service.  Each SAR Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the SAR following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all SARs, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

7.9.                             Nontransferability of SARs.   SARs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant.

 

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ARTICLE 8.  Restricted Stock

 

8.1.                             Grant of Restricted Stock.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Restricted Stock may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.

 

8.2.                             Award Agreement.  Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction and, if applicable, Performance Period(s), the number of Shares of Restricted Stock granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

 

8.3.                             Other Restrictions.  The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock, a requirement that the issuance of Shares of Restricted Stock be delayed, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions, and/or restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are listed or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock.  The Company may retain in its custody any certificate evidencing the Shares of Restricted Stock and place thereon a legend and institute stop-transfer orders on such Shares, and the Participant shall be obligated to sign any stock power requested by the Company relating to the Shares to give effect to the forfeiture provisions of the Restricted Stock.

 

8.4.                             Removal of Restrictions.  Subject to applicable laws, Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the Participant after the last day of the Period of Restriction applicable thereto.  Once Restricted Stock is released from the restrictions, the Participant shall be entitled to receive a certificate evidencing the Shares.

 

8.5.                             Voting Rights.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participant’s Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during the Period of Restriction.

 

8.6.                             Dividends and Other Distributions.  During the Period of Restriction, all distributions, including regular cash dividends, paid with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock shall be credited to Participants subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid and shall not be paid unless and until the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which such distributions were made vest.

 

8.7.                             Termination of Employment or Service.  Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain unvested Restricted Stock following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Awards of Restricted Stock, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

8.8.                             Nontransferability of Restricted Stock.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, during the applicable Period of Restriction, a Participant’s Restricted Stock and rights relating thereto shall be available during the Participant’s lifetime only to such Participant, and such Restricted Stock and related rights may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

ARTICLE 9.  Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares

 

9.1.                             Grant of Restricted Stock Units/Performance Shares.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.

 

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9.2.                             Award Agreement.  Each grant of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the applicable Period(s) of Restriction and/or Performance Period(s) (as the case may be), the number of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.  The initial value of a Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Share shall be at least equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the Award) on the date of grant; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3 herein.

 

9.3.                             Form and Timing of Payment.  Except as otherwise provided in Article 17 herein or a Participant’s Award Agreement, payment of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be made at a specified settlement date that shall not be earlier than the last day of the Period of Restriction or Performance Period, as the case may be. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares by delivery of Shares or by payment in cash of an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares (or a combination thereof).  The Committee may provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant.

 

9.4.                             Voting Rights.  A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares granted hereunder; provided, however, that the Committee may deposit Shares potentially deliverable in connection with Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares in a rabbi trust, in which case the Committee may provide for pass through voting rights with respect to such deposited Shares.

 

9.5.                             Dividend Equivalents.  At the discretion of the Committee, an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares may provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents, which, if provided, will be credited to an account for the Participant and will be subject to the restrictions and vesting conditions applicable to such Award, and may be settled in cash and/or Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any such Dividend Equivalents shall not be paid unless and until the Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares with respect to which the Dividend Equivalents were made vest.

 

9.6.                             Termination of Employment or Service.  Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive a payout with respect to an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

9.7.                             Nontransferability.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares and rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

ARTICLE 10.  Performance Units

 

10.1.                      Grant of Performance Units.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Performance Units may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.

 

10.2.                      Award Agreement.  Each grant of Performance Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of Performance Units granted, the Performance Period(s), the performance goals and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

 

10.3.                      Value of Performance Units.  The Committee shall set performance goals in its discretion that, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or value of Performance Units that will be paid out to the Participants.

 

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10.4.                      Form and Timing of Payment.  Except as otherwise provided in Article 17 herein or a Participant’s Award Agreement, payment of earned Performance Units shall be made following the close of the applicable Performance Period.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units in cash or in Shares that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Units (or a combination thereof).  The Committee may provide that settlement of Performance Units shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant.

 

10.5.                      Dividend Equivalents.  At the discretion of the Committee, an Award of Performance Units may provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents, which, if provided, will be credited to an account for the Participant and subject to the restrictions and vesting conditions applicable to such Award, and may be settled in cash and/or Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any such Dividend Equivalents shall not be paid unless and until the Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares with respect to which the Dividend Equivalents were made vest.

 

10.6.                      Termination of Employment or Service.  Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive a payout with respect to an Award of Performance Units following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Performance Units and may reflect distinctions based on reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

10.7.                      Nontransferability.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Performance Units and rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

ARTICLE 11.  Other Awards

 

11.1.                      Grant of Other Awards.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Other Awards may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.  Types of Other Awards that may be granted pursuant to this Article 11 include, without limitation, the payment of cash or Shares based on attainment of performance goals established by the Committee, the payment of Shares as a bonus or in lieu of cash based on attainment of performance goals established by the Committee, and the payment of Shares in lieu of cash under other Company incentive or bonus programs.

 

11.2.                      Payment of Other Awards.  Payment under or settlement of any such Awards shall be made in such manner and at such times as the Committee may determine.

 

11.3.                      Termination of Employment or Service.  The Committee shall determine the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive Other Awards following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, may be included in an agreement entered into with each Participant, but need not be uniform among all Other Awards, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

11.4.                      Nontransferability.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Other Awards and rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

11.5.                      LLC Conversion Awards.  The Committee shall be permitted to issue Other Awards under the Plan in the form of fully-vested or restricted Shares in conversion of profits interest awards issued pursuant to the Black Knight Financial Services, LLC 2013 Management Incentive Plan and the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Black Knight Financial Services, LLC, which Awards shall be subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee (“LLC Conversion Awards”).

 

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ARTICLE 12.  Replacement Awards

 

Each Replacement Award shall have substantially the same terms and conditions (as determined by the Committee) as the award it replaces; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to Replacement Awards, the Exercise Price, grant price or other price of Shares subject to Replacement Awards, any performance conditions relating to Shares underlying Replacement Awards, or the market price of Shares underlying Replacement Awards or per-Share results may differ from the awards they replace to the extent such differences are determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

 

ARTICLE 13.  Performance Measures

 

The Committee may specify that the attainment of one or more of the performance measures set forth in this Article 13 shall determine the degree of granting, vesting and/or payout with respect to Awards (including any related dividends or Dividend Equivalents) that the Committee intends will qualify for the Performance-Based Exception.  The performance goals to be used for such Awards shall be chosen from among the following performance measure(s):  earnings per share, economic value created, market share (actual or targeted growth), net income (before or after taxes), operating income, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring costs (EBITDAR), adjusted net income after capital charge, return on assets (actual or targeted growth), return on capital (actual or targeted growth), return on equity (actual or targeted growth), return on investment (actual or targeted growth), revenue (actual or targeted growth), cash flow, operating margin, share price, share price growth, total stockholder return, new sales total contract value, and strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration goals, productivity measures, geographic business expansion goals,

 

cost targets, customer satisfaction or employee satisfaction goals, goals relating to merger synergies, management of employment practices and employee benefits, or supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of Subsidiaries and/or other affiliates or joint ventures.  Each of the performance goals listed under this Article 13 shall be subject to such adjustments as may be specified by the Committee.  The targeted level or levels of performance with respect to such performance measures may be established at such levels and on such terms as the Committee may determine, in its discretion, including in absolute terms, as a goal relative to performance in prior periods, or as a goal compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies.  Awards (including any related dividends or Dividend Equivalents) that are not intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception may be based on these or such other performance measures as the Committee may determine.

 

Achievement of performance goals in respect of Awards intended to qualify under the Performance-Based Exception shall be measured over a Performance Period, and the goals shall be established not later than ninety (90) days after the beginning of the Performance Period or, if less than (90) days, the number of days that is equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the relevant Performance Period applicable to the Award.  The Committee shall have the discretion to adjust the determinations of the degree of attainment of the pre-established performance goals; provided, however, that Awards that are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception may not be adjusted upward (the Committee may, in its discretion, adjust such Awards downward).

 

ARTICLE 14.  Beneficiary Designation

 

Each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit.  Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing during the Participant’s lifetime with the Committee.  In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.

 

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ARTICLE 15.  Deferrals

 

If permitted by the Committee, a Participant may defer receipt of amounts that would otherwise be provided to such Participant with respect to an Award, including Shares deliverable upon exercise of an Option or SAR or upon payout of any other Award.  If permitted, such deferral (and the required deferral election) shall be made in accordance with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions of the applicable nonqualified deferred compensation plan, agreement or arrangement under which such deferral is made and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe.

 

ARTICLE 16.  Rights of Participants

 

16.1.                      Continued Service.  Nothing in the Plan shall:

 

(a)                                  interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment or service at any time,

 

(b)                                  confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary, nor

 

(c)                                   confer on any Director any right to continue to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

16.2.                      Participation.  No Employee, Director or Consultant shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive future Awards.

 

ARTICLE 17.  Change in Control

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, unless otherwise specifically prohibited under applicable laws, or by the rules and regulations of any governing governmental agencies or national securities exchanges:

 

(a)                                  any and all outstanding Options and SARs granted hereunder shall become immediately exercisable; provided, however, that the Committee may instead provide that such Awards shall be automatically cashed out upon a Change in Control;

 

(b)                                  any Period of Restriction or other restriction imposed on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Awards shall lapse; and

 

(c)                                   any and all Performance Shares, Performance Units and other Awards (if performance-based) shall be deemed earned at the target level (or if no target level is specified, the maximum level) with respect to all open Performance Periods.

 

ARTICLE 18.  Additional Forfeiture Provisions

 

The Committee may condition a Participant’s right to receive a grant of an Award, to vest in the Award, to exercise the Award, to retain cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property acquired in connection with the Award, or to retain the profit or gain realized by the Participant in connection with the Award, including cash or other proceeds received upon sale of Shares acquired in connection with an Award, upon compliance by the Participant with specified conditions relating to non-competition, confidentiality of information relating to or possessed by the Company, non-solicitation of customers, suppliers, and employees of the Company, cooperation in litigation, non-disparagement of the Company and its officers, directors and affiliates, and other restrictions upon or covenants of the Participant, including during specified periods following termination of employment with or service for the Company and/or a Subsidiary.

 

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ARTICLE 19.  Amendment, Modification, Termination, and Stockholder Approval

 

19.1.                      Amendment, Modification, and Termination.  The Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment that requires stockholder approval in order for the Plan to continue to comply with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards or any rule promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed shall be effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of stockholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon within the time period required under such applicable listing standard or rule.

 

19.2.                      Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events.  The Committee may make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4.3 hereof) affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan With respect to any Awards intended to comply with the Performance-Based Exception, any such adjustments shall be specified at such times and in such manner as will not cause such Awards to fail to qualify under the Performance-Based Exception.

 

19.3.                      Awards Previously Granted.  No termination, amendment or modification of the Plan or of any Award shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award, unless such termination, modification or amendment is required by applicable law and except as otherwise provided herein.

 

19.4.                      Compliance with the Performance-Based Exception.  If it is intended that an Award (and/or any dividends or Dividend Equivalents relating to such Award) comply with the requirements of the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee may apply any restrictions it deems appropriate such that the Awards (and/or dividends or Dividend Equivalents) maintain eligibility for the Performance-Based Exception.  If changes are made to Code Section 162(m) or regulations promulgated thereunder to permit greater flexibility with respect to any Award or Awards available under the Plan, the Committee may, subject to this Article 19, make any adjustments to the Plan and/or Award Agreements it deems appropriate.

 

19.5.                      No Repricings.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as provided in Section 4.3 hereof, without first obtaining stockholder approval, (i) the exercise price of outstanding Options and grant price of outstanding SARs may not be reduced, (ii) Options and SARs may not be cancelled and replaced with Options or SARs with a lower exercise price or grant price, (iii) Options and SARs with an exercise or grant price that is equal to or in excess of the Fair Market Value of the underlying Share may not be purchased from Participants for cash or other securities, and (iv) outstanding Options or SARs may not otherwise be amended or modified in a manner that would be treated as a “repricing” under the then applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements adopted by the New York Stock Exchange.

 

ARTICLE 20.  Withholding

 

20.1.                      Tax Withholding.  The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, domestic or foreign taxes required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the Plan.

 

20.2.                      Use of Shares to Satisfy Withholding Obligation.  With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARs, upon the vesting or settlement of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares or Performance Units, or upon any other taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder, the Committee may require or may permit Participants to elect that the withholding requirement be satisfied, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold, or by tendering to the Company, Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory withholding (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes) that could be imposed on the transaction and, in any case in

 

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which it would not result in additional accounting expense to the Company, taxes in excess of the minimum statutory withholding amounts.  Any such elections by a Participant shall be irrevocable, made in writing and signed by the Participant.

 

ARTICLE 21.  Indemnification

 

Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf.  The foregoing right of indemnification is subject to the person having been successful in the legal proceedings or having acted in good faith and what is reasonably believed to be a lawful manner in the Company’s best interests.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

ARTICLE 22.  Successors

 

All obligations of the Company under the Plan and with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or other event, or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

ARTICLE 23.  Limitation on Dividends and Dividend Equivalents

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if dividends or Dividend Equivalents are granted with respect to any Awards, the dividends or Dividend Equivalents shall be accumulated or reinvested and shall not be paid unless and until applicable vesting conditions are met.

 

ARTICLE 24.  Minimum Vesting Period

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Awards under the Plan granted after June 14, 2017 shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date the Award is granted; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Awards that result in the issuance of an aggregate of up to five percent (5%) of the Shares available pursuant to Section 3.1(a) may be granted to any one or more Participants without respect to such minimum vesting provisions, and (ii) this Article 24 shall not prevent Awards from vesting due to death, disability or a Change in Control.

 

ARTICLE 25.  Holding Period

 

If and when (i) a Participant is an Officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) or holds the title of President of Data and Analytics, President of Origination Technology or President of Servicing Technology, and (ii) the Participant does not hold Shares with a value sufficient to satisfy the applicable stock ownership guidelines of the Company in place at that time, then the Participant must retain at least 50% of (a) any Shares of Restricted Stock that vest and (b) any Shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Units (excluding from the calculation any Shares withheld for purposes of satisfying applicable tax withholding obligations arising in connection with the vesting or settlement of the Award) until such time as the value of the Shares remaining in the Participant’s possession following any sale, assignment, pledge, exchange, gift or other transfer of the Shares shall be sufficient to meet any applicable stock ownership guidelines of the Company in place at that time.  For the avoidance of doubt, at any time when a Participant holds, in the aggregate, Shares with a value sufficient to satisfy the applicable stock ownership guidelines of the Company in

 

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place at that time, the Participant may enter into a transaction with respect to any Shares acquired by Grantee pursuant to an Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Performance Units so long as the Participant shall continue to satisfy such stock ownership guidelines following such transaction.  This Article 25 may be interpreted, modified or amended by the Committee, in its reasonable discretion, without shareholder approval.

 

ARTICLE 26.  Clawback of Benefits

 

The Company may (a) cause the cancellation of any Award, (b) require reimbursement of any Award by a Participant or beneficiary, and (c) effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under this Plan or otherwise in accordance with any Company policies that currently exist or that may from time to time be adopted or modified in the future by the Company and/or applicable law (each, a “Clawback Policy”).  In addition, a Participant may be required to repay to the Company certain previously paid compensation, whether provided under this Plan or an Award Agreement or otherwise, in accordance with any Clawback Policy.  By accepting an Award, a Participant is also agreeing to be bound by any existing or future Clawback Policy adopted by the Company, or any amendments that may from time to time be made to the Clawback Policy in the future by the Company in its discretion (including without limitation any Clawback Policy adopted or amended to comply with applicable laws or stock exchange requirements) and is further agreeing that all of the Participant’s Award Agreements may be unilaterally amended by the Company, without the Participant’s consent, to the extent that the Company in its discretion determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with any Clawback Policy.

 

ARTICLE 27.  Legal Construction

 

27.1.                      Gender, Number and References.  Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.  Any reference in the Plan to an act or code or to any section thereof or rule or regulation thereunder shall be deemed to refer to such act, code, section, rule or regulation, as may be amended from time to time, or to any successor act, code, section, rule or regulation.

 

27.2.                      Severability.  In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

 

27.3.                      Requirements of Law.  The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

 

27.4.                      Governing Law.  To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to conflicts or choice of law principles.

 

27.5.                      Non-Exclusive Plan.  Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including other incentive arrangements and awards that do or do not qualify under the Performance-Based Exception.

 

27.6.                      Code Section 409A Compliance.  To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any Awards granted under the Plan comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (collectively “Section 409A”).  Any provision that would cause the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 

The board of directors of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BKFS”) originally adopted the “Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan” on July 20, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). This amendment and restatement of the “Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan”, which is now titled the “Black Knight, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan” (the “Plan”) was adopted by the board of directors of the BKFS on September 29, 2017 and assumed by Black Knight, Inc. on September 29, 2017.  The Plan shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, until all of the shares of Company Stock authorized under the Plan have been purchased according to the Plan’s provisions.

 

ARTICLE 1

PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

 

1.1 PURPOSE. The Company has determined that it is in its best interests to provide an incentive to attract and retain employees and to increase morale by providing a program through which employees may acquire a proprietary interest in the Company through the purchase of shares of Company Stock. The Plan shall permit Participants to purchase shares of Company Stock through payroll deductions and, if the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders, through Company matching contributions. Participation in the Plan is entirely voluntary and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates makes any recommendations to Participants as to whether they should participate in the Plan. The Plan is not intended to be an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, nor qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code.

 

ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS

 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

2.1 ACCOUNT. “Account” means the bookkeeping entry maintained by the Company on behalf of each Participant for the purpose of accounting for all Participant Contributions and Matching Contributions credited to the Participant pursuant to the Plan.

 

2.2 BASE EARNINGS. “Base Earnings” means the amount of a Participant’s regular salary or base pay that is determined by the Committee to qualify as Base Earnings for purposes of the Plan, before deductions required by law and deductions authorized by the Participant, including any elective deferrals under a plan qualified under Sections 125 or 401(a) of the Code or any nonqualified deferred compensation plan. In the case of Participants primarily compensated on a commission basis, “Base Earnings” may include commission earnings not to exceed $10,000 per month. “Base Earnings” shall not include: wages paid for overtime, extended workweek schedules or any other form of extra compensation, payments made by a Participating Company or any other entity for Social Security, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, disability payments or any other payment mandated by state or federal statute, or salary-related contributions made by a Participating Company or any other entity for insurance, annuity or any other employee benefit.

 

2.3 BOARD. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.4 BROKER. “Broker” means the financial institution designated by the Company to act as Broker for the Plan.

 

2.5 CODE. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2.6 COMMITTEE. “Committee” means the Committee described in Article 8.

 



 

2.7 COMPANY. “Company” means Black Knight, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

 

2.8 COMPANY STOCK. “Company Stock” means Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

2.9 ELIGIBLE PERSON. “Eligible Person” means each employee of a Participating Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, persons determined by the Committee not to be Eligible Persons and persons on a leave of absence shall not be treated as “Eligible Persons” for purposes of this Plan.

 

2.10 MATCHING DATE. “Matching Date” means the date during the calendar month following the annual anniversary of the applicable Quarter End on which a Matching Contribution is made to a Participant’s Account.

 

2.11 PARTICIPANT. “Participant” means an Eligible Person who has satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1 and has become a participant in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.2.

 

2.12 PARTICIPATING COMPANY. “Participating Company” means the Company and, to the extent designated by the Committee as a Participating Company, any subsidiary or parent (as those terms are used in Form S-8) of the Company.

 

2.13 PAYROLL PERIOD. “Payroll Period” means the pay periods coinciding with the Participating Company’s payroll practices, as revised from time to time.

 

2.14 PLAN YEAR. “Plan Year” means the twelve consecutive month period ending each December 31.

 

2.15 QUARTER. “Quarter” means the three consecutive calendar month periods commencing January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30 and October 1 through December 31 each Plan Year.

 

2.16 SUBSIDIARY. “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity, including, but not limited to, a partnership or joint venture, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock (or, in the case of a non-corporate entity, the voting equity) of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by another entity.

 

2.17 QUARTER END. “Quarter End” means the last day of each Quarter (i.e., March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31).

 

2.18 SHARE ACCOUNT. “Share Account” means the account maintained by the Broker on behalf of each Participant for the purpose of accounting for Company Stock purchased by the Participant pursuant to the Plan.

 

ARTICLE 3

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 

3.1 ELIGIBILITY. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,

 

(a) each Eligible Person who was employed by an organization that was part of a corporate transaction with a Participating Company immediately prior to commencing employment with the Participating Company shall be eligible to participate in the Plan upon commencing employment with the Participating Company if (1) such corporate transaction documents provided for such immediate eligibility or (2) the Committee so decides;

 

(b) each Eligible Person who participated in or was eligible to participate in the Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or any successor plan (“FNF ESPP”) immediately prior to commencing employment with the Company and ceased eligibility to participate in the FNF ESPP due to their termination of employment with Fidelity National Financial, Inc. or a Subsidiary thereof (each a “Transferred Employee”) shall be eligible to participate in the Plan upon commencing employment with the Company; and

 



 

(c) all other Eligible Persons shall be eligible to participate in the Plan following the later of:

 

(i) attaining the age of eighteen (18), and

 

(ii) the completion of ninety (90) days of employment with the Participating Company.

 

The Committee may, in its discretion, waive any of the foregoing eligibility requirements on an individual or group basis.

 

3.2 PARTICIPATION. An Eligible Person who has satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1 may become a Participant in the Plan upon his or her completion of such enrollment procedures as the Committee may prescribe, which procedures may include responding to enrollment procedures set forth via an Internet website or a voice response system authorizing payroll deductions. Payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence as soon as administratively practicable following the completion of the enrollment procedures established by the Committee and shall remain in effect until changed by the Participant in accordance with Section 4.2 below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, preclude any person from participation in the Plan, whether or not such person would otherwise meet the eligibility requirements in Section 3.1 above.

 

3.3 SPECIAL RULES. In the event that a person is excluded from participation in the Plan and a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the person is eligible to participate in the Plan, the person shall be treated as an Eligible Person only from the date of the court’s determination and shall not be entitled to retroactive participation in the Plan.

 

ARTICLE 4

PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS

 

4.1 PARTICIPANT ELECTION. Pursuant to the enrollment procedures established by the Committee in Section 3.2, each Participant shall designate the amount of payroll deductions (“Participant Contributions”) to be made from his or her paycheck to purchase Company Stock under the Plan. The amount of Participant Contributions shall be designated in whole percentages of Base Earnings, of at least 3% and not to exceed 15% of Base Earnings for any Plan Year. The amount so designated by the Participant shall be effective as soon as administratively practicable following completion of the enrollment procedures and shall continue until terminated or altered in accordance with Section 4.2 below.

 

4.2 CHANGES IN ELECTION. In accordance with procedures established by the Committee, a Participant may decrease or increase the rate of his or her Participant Contributions or elect to discontinue his or her Participant Contributions, in either case as soon as administratively practicable. No such election may be made retroactive, and any new election shall remain in effect until subsequently modified by the Participant pursuant to this Section 4.2.

 

4.3 PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS. The Company shall establish and maintain a separate Account for each Participant. The amount of each Participant’s Participant Contribution, as well as his or her matching contribution as set forth in Article 5 (the “Matching Contribution”), shall be credited to his or her Account. No interest shall accrue at any time for any amount credited to an Account of a Participant.

 

ARTICLE 5

MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS

 

5.1 OFFICERS. Subject to Section 5.5 below, for each Officer who is a Participant in the Plan and remains an Eligible Person on each day from each Quarter End until the Matching Date, the Participating Company shall credit to the Account of that Participant a Matching Contribution on the Matching Date. The Matching Contribution shall be an amount equal to one-half of the amount of the Participant Contributions set aside into the Participant’s Account for the Quarter ending on the applicable Quarter End. For purposes of the Plan, “Officer” means chief executive officer, president, executive vice president, senior vice president, vice president, or assistant vice president of a Participating Company and any other

 



 

Participant designated as an Officer by the Committee.

 

5.2 OTHER PARTICIPANTS. Subject to Section 5.5 below, for each Participant who is not an Officer and who remains an Eligible Person on each day from each Quarter End until the Matching Date, the Company shall credit to the Account of that Participant a Matching Contribution on the Matching Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.3 below, the Matching Contribution shall be an amount equal to one-third of the amount of Participant Contributions set aside into the Participant’s Account for the Quarter ending on the applicable Quarter End.

 

5.3 TEN-YEAR ELIGIBLE PERSONS. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.2 to the contrary, subject to Section 5.5 below, with respect to each Participant who has completed at least ten consecutive years of employment with the Participating Company at the time any Matching Contribution will be made (“Ten-Year Eligible Person”), the Matching Contribution for such Participant under Section 5.2 above with respect to any Participant Contributions made after the Participant becomes a Ten-Year Eligible Person shall be one-half of the amount of the Participant’s Participant Contributions instead of one-third. For purposes of this Section 5.3, unless determined otherwise by the Committee, a Participant’s consecutive years of employment shall include such Participant’s years of employment with (a) Fidelity National Financial, Inc. or a Subsidiary thereof, (b) Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., or a Subsidiary thereof, and/or (c) an organization that was part of a corporate transaction with the Company immediately prior to commencing employment with the Participating Company if (1) such corporate transaction documents provided for such credit or (2) if the Committee so decides.

 

5.4 CHANGES IN STATUS. In the event that a Participant becomes an Officer or a Ten-Year Eligible Person during a Quarter, for purposes of determining such Participant’s Matching Contribution, all Participant Contributions made during the Quarter in which the change in status occurred shall be considered to have been made as an Officer or Ten-Year Eligible Person for that Quarter.

 

5.5 STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Matching Contributions shall be made under the Plan unless the Plan is approved by the requisite vote of stockholders of the Company if such approval is required by applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

5.6 PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS.  With respect to each Participant who is a Transferred Employee, to the extent such Participant would have received a matching contribution under the FNF ESPP, the Company shall, for the first four Quarters of such Participant’s employment with the Company, credit to that Participant’s Account a Matching Contribution equal to the matching contribution the Participant would have received under the FNF ESPP had the Participant continued to be eligible to participate in the FNF ESPP through such time period.

 

ARTICLE 6

PURCHASE OF STOCK

 

6.1 PURCHASE OF COMPANY STOCK. As soon as practicable following the close of each Payroll Period or, with respect to Matching Contributions, the Quarter End (each such case, the “Purchase Date”), the amount credited to a Participant’s Account shall be transferred by the Participating Company to the Broker, and the Plan shall cause the Broker to use such amount to purchase shares of Company Stock on the open market on the Participant’s behalf. Any balance remaining after the purchase shall be credited to the Participant’s Share Account and shall be used to purchase additional shares of Company Stock as of the next Purchase Date.

 

6.2 SHARE ACCOUNTS AND DELIVERY OF COMPANY STOCK.

 

(a) Company Stock purchased by each Participant under the Plan shall be posted to the Participant’s Share Account as soon as practicable after, and credited to such Share Account as of, each Purchase Date. Dividends on shares of Company Stock held in a Participant’s Share Account shall be credited to such Participant’s Share Account and shall be used to purchase additional shares of Company Stock as of the next following Purchase Date.

 



 

(b) Certificates representing the number of full shares of Company Stock held in a Participant’s Share Account will be delivered to such Participant as soon as administratively practicable after the Participant submits a request for the delivery of such shares pursuant to procedures established by the Committee. The time of delivery of shares may be postponed for such period as may be necessary to comply with the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the listing requirements of any securities exchange on which the Company Stock may then be listed, or the requirements under other laws or regulations applicable to the sale of such shares.

 

6.3 FEES AND COMMISSIONS. The Company shall pay the Broker’s administrative charges for opening the Share Accounts for the Participants and the brokerage commissions on purchases made that are attributable to the purchase of Company Stock with Participant Contributions and Matching Contributions. Participants shall pay all other expenses of their Share Account, including but not limited to the Broker’s fees attributable to the issuance of certificates for any and all shares of Company Stock held in a Participant’s Share Account. Participants shall also pay the brokerage commissions and any charges associated with the sale of Company Stock held in the Participant’s Share Account, pursuant to Section 6.4 below.

 

6.4 SALE OF COMPANY STOCK. Any Participant may request the Broker to sell any or all of the shares of Company Stock allocated to his or her Share Account. Unless directed otherwise by the Participant, the Broker shall mail to the Participant a check for the proceeds, less any applicable fees and brokerage commissions and any transfer taxes, registration fees or other normal charges associated with such a sale, as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.

 

ARTICLE 7

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

7.1 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. In the event that a Participant’s employment with the Participating Company terminates for any reason, the Participant will cease to be a Participant in the Plan as of the date of termination of employment. All cash in the Participant’s Account will be transferred to the Participant’s Share Account. The Broker may continue to maintain the Participant’s Share Account on behalf of the Participant; however, the Participant’s Share Account will cease to be administered under or have any other affiliation with the Plan. As of the date of termination of employment, as applicable, the Participant shall pay for any and all expenses and costs related to his or her Share Account, including but not limited to the brokerage commissions on purchases of shares of Company stock made on or after the date of termination and any other fees, commissions, or charges for which the Participant would otherwise have been responsible for if he or she had continued to be a Participant in the Plan.

 

ARTICLE 8

PLAN ADMINISTRATION

 

8.1 PLAN ADMINISTRATION.

 

(a) Authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Board, or a committee (“Committee’) appointed by the Board. Until such time as the Board appoints a Committee to administer the Plan, the Board shall serve as the Committee for purposes of the Plan. The Board or Committee shall have all powers necessary to supervise the administration of the Plan and control its operations.

 

(b) In addition to any powers and authority conferred on the Board or Committee elsewhere in the Plan or by law, the Board or Committee shall have the following powers and authority:

 

(i) To designate agents to carry out responsibilities relating to the Plan;

 

(ii) To administer, interpret, construe and apply this Plan and to answer all questions that may arise or that may be raised under this Plan by a Participant, his or her beneficiary or any other person whatsoever;

 

(iii) To establish rules and procedures from time to time for the conduct of its business and for the administration

 



 

and effectuation of its responsibilities under the Plan; and

 

(iv) To perform or cause to be performed such further acts as it may deem to be necessary, appropriate, or convenient for the operation of the Plan.

 

(c) Any action taken in good faith by the Board or Committee in the exercise of authority conferred upon it by this Plan shall be conclusive and binding upon a Participant and his or her beneficiaries. All discretionary powers conferred upon the Board and Committee shall be absolute.

 

8.2 LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. No employee, officer, or member of the Board or Committee shall be subject to any liability with respect to his or her duties under the Plan unless the person acts fraudulently or in bad faith. To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each member of the Board or Committee, and any other employee, officer, or member of the Board or Committee with duties under the Plan who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, by reason of the person’s conduct in the performance of his or her duties under the Plan.

 

ARTICLE 9

COMPANY STOCK

 

9.1 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to Section 9.3 below, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock which may be purchased under the Plan pursuant to Participant Contributions and Matching Contributions on or after the Effective Date is 5,000,000 shares. All shares of Company Stock purchased pursuant to the terms of this Plan shall be purchased on the open market.

 

9.2 VOTING COMPANY STOCK. The Participant will have no interest or voting right in shares of Company Stock to be purchased under Article 6 of the Plan until such shares have been purchased.

 

9.3 ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up, spin-off, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination, share exchange, extraordinary dividend, or any change in the corporate structure affecting the shares of Company Stock, such adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of shares of Company Stock that may be purchased under the Plan as set forth in Section 9.1, and the number and kind of shares of Company Stock held in each Participant’s Share Account, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights. The decision by the Committee regarding any such adjustment shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

ARTICLE 10

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

 

10.1 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that no amendment that requires stockholder approval in order for the Plan to continue to comply with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards or any rule promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed shall be effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of stockholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon within the time period required under such applicable listing standard or rule. Upon termination of the Plan, all cash in the Participant’s Account will be transferred to the Participant’s Share Account. The Broker may continue to maintain the Participant’s Share Account on behalf of the Participant; however, the Participant’s Share Account will cease to be administered under or have any other affiliation with the Plan, and the Participant shall thereafter be responsible for any and all expenses and costs related to his or her Share Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment or termination shall affect rights previously granted, nor may an amendment make any change in any right previously granted which adversely affects the rights of any Participant without the consent of such Participant.

 

10.2 TAX WITHOLDING. All amounts contributed (including Matching Contributions) or payable under this Plan

 



 

shall be subject to deduction for any taxes required by law to be withheld in respect thereof.

 

10.3 BENEFITS NOT ALIENABLE. Benefits under the Plan may not be assigned or alienated, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, except as expressly permitted in this Plan. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect.

 

10.4 NO ENLARGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. This Plan is strictly a voluntary undertaking on the part of the Participating Company and shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Participating Company and any Eligible Person or to be consideration for, or an inducement to, or a condition of, the employment of any Eligible Person. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give the right to any Eligible Person to be retained as an employ of, or otherwise by, the Participating Company or to interfere with the right of the Participating Company to discharge any Eligible Person at any time.

 

10.5 GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not preempted by Federal law, the Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

 

10.6 NON-BUSINESS DAYS. When any act under the Plan is required to be performed on a day that falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, that act shall be performed on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

 

10.7 COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall administer the Plan in such a way to insure that the Plan at all times complies with any applicable requirements of Federal securities laws.