UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010
OR
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-13585
CoreLogic, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Incorporated in Delaware
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95-1068610
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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4 First American Way, Santa Ana, California
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92707-5913
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(714) 250-6400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
The First American Corporation
1 First American Way,
Santa Ana, California 92707
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
x
No
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes
x
No
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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x
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Accelerated filer
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¨
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Non-accelerated filer
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¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company
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¨
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
¨
No
x
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports to be filed by Section 12,13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes
¨
No
¨
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
On August 3, 2010, there were 116,999,315 shares of common stock outstanding.
INFORMATION INCLUDED IN REPORT
Part I:
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3
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Item 1.
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3
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3
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4
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5
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6-7
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8
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9
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Item 2.
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28
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Item 3.
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45
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Item 4.
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45
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Part II:
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46
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Item 1.
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46
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Item 1A.
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46
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Item 2.
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46
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Item 5.
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47
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Item 6.
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47
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Items 3 and 4 of Part II have been omitted because they are not applicable with respect to the current reporting period.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share value)
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June 30,
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December 31,
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Assets
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2010
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2009
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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395,174
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$
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498,997
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Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $28,075 and $30,813 in 2010 and 2009, respectively)
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270,669
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251,915
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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48,794
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30,654
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Income tax receivable
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17,348
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70,724
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Deferred tax asset
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23,011
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22,776
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Marketable securities
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64,829
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77,841
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Due from First American Financial Corporation ("FAFC"), net
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-
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15,238
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Assets of discontinued operations (Note 15)
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-
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5,136,677
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Total current assets
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819,825
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6,104,822
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Property and equipment, net
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247,035
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249,704
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Goodwill
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1,819,116
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1,816,591
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Other intangible assets, net
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162,330
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175,636
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Capitalized data and database costs, net
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207,637
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204,224
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Investment in affiliates
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182,291
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171,803
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Other assets
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140,439
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110,301
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Total assets
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$
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3,578,673
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$
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8,833,081
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Liabilities and Equity
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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$
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307,415
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$
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362,327
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Deferred revenue, current
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197,086
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208,749
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Due to FAFC, net
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447
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-
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Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests
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385,847
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-
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Current portion of long-term debt
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32,762
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32,532
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Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 15)
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-
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3,545,166
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Total current liabilities
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923,557
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4,148,774
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Long-term debt, net of current portion
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584,628
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539,662
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Deferred revenue, long-term
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338,266
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356,712
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Deferred income tax liability
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119,921
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110,509
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Other liabilities
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47,087
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49,321
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Total liabilities
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2,013,459
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5,204,978
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Redeemable noncontrolling interests
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-
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458,847
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Equity:
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CoreLogic Inc.'s ("CLGX") stockholders' equity:
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Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 500 shares authorized,no shares issued or outstanding
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-
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-
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Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 180,000 shares authorized; 116,972 and 103,283 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively
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1
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1
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Additional paid-in capital
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1,130,927
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1,104,587
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Retained earnings
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433,969
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2,217,504
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
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590
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(167,798
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)
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Total CLGX's stockholders' equity
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1,565,487
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3,154,294
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Noncontrolling interests
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(273
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)
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14,962
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Total equity
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1,565,214
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3,169,256
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Total liabilities and equity
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$
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3,578,673
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$
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8,833,081
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
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For the Three Months Ended
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For the Six Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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(in thousands, except per share amounts)
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Operating revenue
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$
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468,279
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$
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499,929
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$
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916,524
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$
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985,116
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External cost of revenues
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143,267
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156,695
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278,973
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306,473
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Salaries and benefits
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165,537
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173,006
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343,403
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352,543
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Other operating expenses
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102,164
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77,282
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187,937
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149,924
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Depreciation and amortization
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31,864
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32,322
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62,364
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64,345
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Total operating expenses
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442,832
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439,305
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872,677
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873,285
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Income from operations
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25,447
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60,624
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43,847
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111,831
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Interest (expense) income:
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Interest income
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141
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1,726
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1,708
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3,669
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Interest expense
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(9,261
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)
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(9,403
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)
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(16,520
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)
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(18,789
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)
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Total interest (expense), net
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(9,120
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)
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(7,677
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)
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(14,812
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)
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(15,120
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)
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(Loss) gain on investment and other income
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(5,520
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)
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|
440
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(3,071
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)
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|
142
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Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of affiliates and income taxes
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10,807
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53,387
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25,964
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96,853
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Provision for income taxes
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10,529
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13,370
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13,286
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28,415
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Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of affiliates
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|
278
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40,017
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12,678
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68,438
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Equity in earnings of affiliates
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8,458
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15,676
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15,885
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27,304
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Income from continuing operations
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8,736
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|
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55,693
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28,563
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95,742
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Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
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24,709
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33,442
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43,520
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45,884
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Net income
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33,445
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89,135
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|
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72,083
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|
|
|
141,626
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Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
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9,035
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18,863
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|
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18,257
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35,329
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Net income attributable to CLGX
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$
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24,410
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$
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70,272
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$
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53,826
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$
|
106,297
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|
Amounts attributable to CLGX stockholders:
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|
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|
|
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|
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(Loss) income from continuing operations
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$
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(299
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)
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|
$
|
36,830
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|
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$
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10,306
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|
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$
|
60,413
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|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
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|
|
24,709
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|
|
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33,442
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|
|
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43,520
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|
|
|
45,884
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|
Net income
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$
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24,410
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|
|
$
|
70,272
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$
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53,826
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$
|
106,297
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Basic income per share:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to CLGX stockholders
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
|
0.39
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|
|
$
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0.10
|
|
|
$
|
0.65
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Income from discontinued operations attributable to CLGX stockholders, net of tax
|
|
|
0.23
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|
|
|
0.36
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|
|
|
0.41
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|
|
|
0.49
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Net income attributable to CLGX
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|
$
|
0.22
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|
|
$
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0.75
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|
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$
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0.51
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|
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$
|
1.14
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Diluted income per share:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to CLGX stockholders
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|
$
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(0.01
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)
|
|
$
|
0.39
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|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.64
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|
Income from discontinued operations attributable to CLGX stockholders, net of tax
|
|
|
0.23
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|
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
0.41
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|
|
|
0.49
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|
Net income attributable to CLGX
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|
$
|
0.22
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|
|
$
|
0.75
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|
|
$
|
0.50
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|
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$
|
1.13
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|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic
|
|
|
108,936
|
|
|
|
93,260
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|
|
|
106,205
|
|
|
|
93,141
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|
Diluted
|
|
|
109,716
|
|
|
|
94,005
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|
|
|
107,046
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|
|
|
93,758
|
|
See notes condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
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|
For the Three Months Ended
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|
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For the Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
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(in thousands)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Net income attributable to CLGX
|
|
$
|
24,410
|
|
|
$
|
70,272
|
|
|
$
|
53,826
|
|
|
$
|
106,297
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized (loss) gain on securities
|
|
|
(2,160
|
)
|
|
|
332
|
|
|
|
(4,818
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)
|
|
|
774
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
318
|
|
|
|
3,742
|
|
|
|
(1,002
|
)
|
|
|
2,958
|
|
Supplemental Benefit Plan Adjustment
|
|
|
(171
|
)
|
|
|
(239
|
)
|
|
|
(407
|
)
|
|
|
(479
|
)
|
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
|
|
|
(2,013
|
)
|
|
|
3,835
|
|
|
|
(6,227
|
)
|
|
|
3,253
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
|
22,397
|
|
|
|
74,107
|
|
|
|
47,599
|
|
|
|
109,550
|
|
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(987
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)
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
(1,230
|
)
|
Comprehensive income attributable to CLGX
|
|
$
|
22,397
|
|
|
$
|
75,094
|
|
|
$
|
47,611
|
|
|
$
|
110,780
|
|
See notes condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
72,083
|
|
|
$
|
141,626
|
|
Income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
43,520
|
|
|
|
45,884
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
28,563
|
|
|
$
|
95,742
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
62,364
|
|
|
|
64,345
|
|
Provision for bad debt and claim losses
|
|
|
12,315
|
|
|
|
21,400
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
|
8,985
|
|
|
|
9,894
|
|
Equity in earnings of affiliates
|
|
|
(15,885
|
)
|
|
|
(27,304
|
)
|
Deferred income tax
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
13,581
|
|
Net realized investment losses (gains)
|
|
|
3,071
|
|
|
|
(142
|
)
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(20,738
|
)
|
|
|
3,026
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
(18,140
|
)
|
|
|
49,251
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(43,421
|
)
|
|
|
(131,107
|
)
|
Deferred income
|
|
|
(30,109
|
)
|
|
|
(17,499
|
)
|
Due to affiliates
|
|
|
43,924
|
|
|
|
(115,230
|
)
|
Income tax accounts
|
|
|
10,133
|
|
|
|
46,340
|
|
Dividends received from investments in affiliates
|
|
|
17,395
|
|
|
|
43,189
|
|
Change in other assets and other liabilities
|
|
|
(52,657
|
)
|
|
|
88,064
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations
|
|
|
5,800
|
|
|
|
143,550
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities - discontinued operations
|
|
|
(9,676
|
)
|
|
|
67,429
|
|
Total cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
|
|
(3,876
|
)
|
|
|
210,979
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(72,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Purchase of subsidiary shares from and other decreases in noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(5,617
|
)
|
|
|
(5,455
|
)
|
Purchases of capitalized data
|
|
|
(12,054
|
)
|
|
|
(12,577
|
)
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
|
|
(32,050
|
)
|
|
|
(22,104
|
)
|
Cash paid for acquisitions
|
|
|
(2,773
|
)
|
|
|
(29,465
|
)
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
(21,819
|
)
|
|
|
(10,158
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of investments
|
|
|
26,386
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations
|
|
|
(119,927
|
)
|
|
|
(79,759
|
)
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities - discontinued operations
|
|
|
(61,099
|
)
|
|
|
183,990
|
|
Total cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
|
|
(181,026
|
)
|
|
|
104,231
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
654,900
|
|
|
|
54,912
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
|
(609,705
|
)
|
|
|
(60,507
|
)
|
Proceeds from issuance of stock related to stock options and employee benefit plans
|
|
|
7,123
|
|
|
|
4,598
|
|
Distribution to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(12,888
|
)
|
|
|
(19,838
|
)
|
Cash dividends
|
|
|
(22,846
|
)
|
|
|
(40,954
|
)
|
Tax benefit related to stock options
|
|
|
1,110
|
|
|
|
115
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations
|
|
|
17,694
|
|
|
|
(61,674
|
)
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - discontinued operations
|
|
|
29,087
|
|
|
|
(164,605
|
)
|
Total cash provided (used in) by financing activities
|
|
|
46,781
|
|
|
|
(226,279
|
)
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(138,121
|
)
|
|
|
88,931
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
498,997
|
|
|
|
311,507
|
|
Change in cash and cash equivalents - discontinued operations
|
|
|
34,298
|
|
|
|
(72,254
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
$
|
395,174
|
|
|
$
|
328,184
|
|
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
CoreLogic, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
(unaudited)
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$
|
19,568
|
|
|
$
|
19,866
|
|
Cash (refunds received) paid income taxes, net
|
|
$
|
(21,171
|
)
|
|
$
|
34,253
|
|
Non-cash financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution to stockholders of First American Financial Corporation ("FAFC")
|
|
$
|
1,664,043
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Adjustment of carrying value of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest
|
|
$
|
6,806
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
|
|
Common Stock Shares
|
|
|
Common Stock Amount
|
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital
|
|
|
Retained Earnings
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interests (1)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2009
|
|
|
103,283
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1,104,587
|
|
|
$
|
2,217,504
|
|
|
$
|
(167,798)
|
|
|
$
|
14,962
|
|
|
$
|
3,169,256
|
|
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(184
|
)
|
|
|
53,828
|
|
Spin-off distribution of FAFC
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,814,378
|
)
|
|
|
163,612
|
|
|
|
(13,277
|
)
|
|
|
(1,664,043
|
)
|
Shares and capital issued to FAFC
|
|
|
12,933
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Dividends on common shares
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(22,846
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(22,846
|
)
|
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation
|
|
|
756
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,123
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,123
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
14,155
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,155
|
|
Restricted stock unit dividend equivalents
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
323
|
|
|
|
(323
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Purchase of subsidiary shares from and other decreases in noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,067
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,550
|
)
|
|
|
(5,617
|
)
|
Sale of subsidiary shares to and other increases in noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(355
|
)
|
|
|
(355
|
)
|
Adjust redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
6,806
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
6,806
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,776
|
|
|
|
2,080
|
|
|
|
6,856
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2010
|
|
|
116,972
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1,130,927
|
|
|
$
|
433,969
|
|
|
$
|
590
|
|
|
$
|
(273
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,565,214
|
|
(1) Excludes amounts related to redeemable noncontrolling interests recorded in the mezzanine section of the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. See
Note 12- Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a summary of the changes in redeemable noncontrolling interests.
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Our condensed consolidated financial information included in this report has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Form 10-Q and Article 10 of SEC Regulation S-X. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual amounts may differ from these estimated amounts. The principles for interim financial information do not require the inclusion of all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. These financial statements should also be read in conjunction with our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 1, 2010 and June 4, 2010. The net impact of errors related to out of period expenses recorded in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 totaled incremental expense of $4.5 million, or $0.4 per diluted share.
The impact of these errors has been evaluated relative to the current and prior periods, individually and in the aggregate, and the impact is not considered material.
The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, they contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated results for the interim periods. Prior year balances and amounts have been classified to conform to the current year presentation. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.
Spin-off Transaction
On June 1, 2010, The First American Corporation (“FAC”) completed a transaction (the “Separation”) by which it separated into two independent, publicly traded companies through a distribution (the “Distribution”) of all of the outstanding shares of its subsidiary, First American Financial Corporation (“FAFC”), to the holders of FAC’s common shares, par value $1.00 per share, as of May 26, 2010. After the Distribution, FAFC owned the businesses that comprised FAC’s financial services businesses immediately prior to the Separation and FAC retained its information solutions businesses.
On May 18, 2010, the shareholders of FAC approved a separate transaction pursuant to which FAC changed its place of incorporation from California to Delaware (the “Reincorporation”). The Reincorporation became effective June 1, 2010. To effect the Reincorporation, FAC and CoreLogic, Inc., which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of FAC, incorporated in Delaware, entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, FAC merged with and into CoreLogic, Inc. with CoreLogic, Inc. continuing as the surviving corporation. Concurrent with the Separation, FAC changed its trading symbol to CLGX. For purposes of this report, "CoreLogic," the "Company," "we," "our," "us" or similar references mean CoreLogic, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries.
To effect the Separation, the Company and FAFC entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”) that governs the rights and obligations of the Company and FAFC regarding the Distribution. It also governs the relationship between the Company and FAFC subsequent to the completion of the Separation and provides for the allocation between the Company and FAFC of FAC’s assets and liabilities. In connection with the Separation, the Company and FAFC also entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement as described in
Note 7 – Income Taxes
, The Company and FAFC also entered into a Restrictive Covenants Agreement pursuant to which FAFC is restricted in certain respects from competing with the Company in our tax services business within the United States for a period of ten years. In addition, CoreLogic issued a promissory note to FAFC relating to certain pension liabilities. See
Note 9 – Employee Benefit Plans
.
While we are a party to the Separation and Distribution Agreement and various other agreements relating to the Separation, we have determined that we have no material continuing involvement in the operations of FAFC. As a result of the Separation, the FAFC businesses are reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations. The results of the FAFC businesses in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the 2010 classification. See
Note 15 – Discontinued Operations
for additional disclosures.
As part of the Separation, we are responsible for a portion of FAFC’s contingent and other corporate liabilities. There were no amounts outstanding at June 30, 2010.
As part of the Distribution, on May 26, 2010 we issued to FAFC approximately $250.0 million of our issued and outstanding common shares, or 12,933,265 shares to FAFC. Based on the closing price of our stock on June 1, 2010, the value of the equity issued to FAFC was $242.6 million. As a result, we have accrued a cash payment to FAFC of $7.4 million to arrive at the full value of $250.0 million. As a condition to the Separation, FAFC is expected to dispose of the shares within five years following the Separation.
GAAP requires that we include all of the corporate costs of FAC up to the Separation date in our income statement. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, those net expenses totaled approximately $38.6 million and $70.5 million, respectively, (including spin-related expenses totaling approximately $12.7 million and $31.4 million respectively) as compared to $19.2 million and $37.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
In connection with the Separation, we reorganized our reporting segments into three reporting segments to be consistent with how we view and operate our businesses.
See Note 17 – Segment Information
.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance related to fair value measurements and disclosures, which requires a reporting entity to disclose separately the amounts of material transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and to describe the reasons for the transfers. The updated guidance also requires that an entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities and disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. This updated guidance became effective for interim or annual financial reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Except for the disclosure requirements, the adoption of this statement did not have an impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance which amended the subsequent events disclosure requirements to eliminate the requirement for SEC filers to disclose the date through which it has evaluated subsequent events, clarify the period through which conduit bond obligors must evaluate subsequent events and refine the scope of the disclosure requirements for reissued financial statements. The updated guidance was effective upon issuance. Except for the disclosure requirements, the adoption of the guidance had no impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 2 – Investment in Affiliates
We record equity in earnings of affiliates net of income taxes. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, income tax of $5.6 million and $10.6 million, respectively was recorded on these earnings and for the same periods of the prior year $10.5 million and $18.2 million was recorded on these earnings.
One of our investments in affiliates is a joint venture that provides products and services used in connection with loan originations, in which our subsidiary owns a 50.1% interest. Based on the terms and conditions of the joint venture agreement, we do not have control of, or a majority voting interest in, the joint venture. Accordingly, this investment is accounted for under the equity method. Summarized financial information for this investment (assuming a 100% ownership interest) is as follows:
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Statement of operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenue
|
|
$
|
105,710
|
|
|
$
|
150,993
|
|
|
$
|
190,486
|
|
|
$
|
273,853
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
78,708
|
|
|
|
115,537
|
|
|
|
142,385
|
|
|
|
211,604
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
$
|
27,002
|
|
|
$
|
35,456
|
|
|
$
|
48,101
|
|
|
$
|
62,249
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
26,877
|
|
|
$
|
35,308
|
|
|
$
|
47,854
|
|
|
$
|
61,723
|
|
CLGX equity in earnings of affiliate
|
|
$
|
13,465
|
|
|
$
|
17,689
|
|
|
$
|
23,975
|
|
|
$
|
30,923
|
|
Note 3 – Marketable Securities
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments in debt securities are as follows:
|
|
Amortized
|
|
|
Gross unrealized
|
|
|
Estimated
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Gains
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
$
|
2,215
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(178
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,037
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,215
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(178
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,037
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Governmental agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
$
|
26,574
|
|
|
$
|
897
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
27,471
|
|
Non-agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
2,941
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(718
|
)
|
|
|
2,223
|
|
|
|
$
|
29,515
|
|
|
$
|
897
|
|
|
$
|
(718
|
)
|
|
$
|
29,694
|
|
The cost and estimated fair value of investments in equity securities are as follow:
|
|
|
|
|
Gross unrealized
|
|
|
Estimated
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Gains
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
$
|
27,256
|
|
|
$
|
14,754
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
42,010
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
|
21,873
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,091
|
)
|
|
|
20,782
|
|
|
|
$
|
49,129
|
|
|
$
|
14,754
|
|
|
$
|
(1,091
|
)
|
|
$
|
62,792
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
27,256
|
|
|
|
20,730
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
47,986
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
|
$
|
27,417
|
|
|
$
|
20,730
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
48,147
|
|
Sales of debt and equity securities resulted in realized gains of $1.1 million and a realized loss of $1.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Fair value measurement
We classify the fair value of our debt and equity securities using a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements that distinguishes between assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy level assigned to each security in our available-for-sale portfolio is based on our assessment of the transparency and reliability of the inputs used in the valuation of such instrument at the measurement date. The three hierarchy levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 – Valuations based on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical securities. The fair value of equity securities are classified as Level 1.
Level 2 – Valuations based on observable inputs (other than Level 1 prices), such as quoted prices for similar assets at the measurement date; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. The Level 2 category includes U.S. Treasury bonds, municipal bonds, foreign bonds, governmental agency bonds, governmental agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and corporate debt securities, many of which are actively traded and have market prices that are readily verifiable.
Level 3 – Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and material to the overall fair value measurement, and involve management judgment. The Level 3 category includes non-agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities which are currently not actively traded.
If the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, a financial security’s hierarchy level is based upon the lowest level of input that is material to the fair value measurement.
The following table presents our available-for-sale investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, classified using the three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements:
|
|
Estimated fair value as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
$
|
2,037
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
2,037
|
|
|
|
|
2,037
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,037
|
|
Equity Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
42,010
|
|
|
|
42,010
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
|
20,782
|
|
|
|
20,782
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
62,792
|
|
|
|
62,792
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
$
|
64,829
|
|
|
$
|
62,792
|
|
|
$
|
2,037
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated fair value as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Governmental agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
$
|
27,471
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
27,471
|
|
Non-agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
2,223
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,223
|
|
|
|
|
29,694
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
29,694
|
|
Equity Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
47,986
|
|
|
|
47,986
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
48,147
|
|
|
|
48,147
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
$
|
77,841
|
|
|
$
|
48,147
|
|
|
$
|
29,694
|
|
Note 4 – Goodwill
A reconciliation of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses, by reporting segment, for the six months ended June 30, 2010, is as follows:
(in thousands)
|
|
Business and Information Services
|
|
|
Data and Analytics
|
|
|
Employer, Legal and Marketing Services
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
707,582
|
|
|
$
|
608,334
|
|
|
$
|
527,334
|
|
|
$
|
1,843,250
|
|
Accumulated impairment losses
|
|
|
(6,925
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(19,734
|
)
|
|
|
(26,659
|
)
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
700,657
|
|
|
$
|
608,334
|
|
|
$
|
507,600
|
|
|
$
|
1,816,591
|
|
Acquisitions, (disposals), and earnouts
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,773
|
|
|
|
2,773
|
|
Other/post acquisition adjustments
|
|
|
(85
|
)
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
|
(264
|
)
|
|
|
(248
|
)
|
Balance at June 30, 2010:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
707,497
|
|
|
$
|
608,435
|
|
|
$
|
529,843
|
|
|
$
|
1,845,775
|
|
Accumulated impairment losses
|
|
|
(6,925
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(19,734
|
)
|
|
|
(26,659
|
)
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
700,572
|
|
|
$
|
608,435
|
|
|
$
|
510,109
|
|
|
$
|
1,819,116
|
|
We have seven reporting units within our three reporting segments utilized in goodwill impairment testing: mortgage origination services, default and technology services, specialty finance solutions, risk and fraud analytics, employer services, legal services and marketing services.
Our policy is to perform an annual goodwill impairment test for each reporting unit in the fourth quarter. We have not performed an impairment analysis on any of our reporting units during the six months ended June 30, 2010 as no triggering events requiring such an analysis have occurred. See further discussion related to impairment analysis performed as a result of the Separation of FAFC.
See
Note 15 – Discontinued Operations.
Note 5 – Other Intangible Assets, net
Other intangible assets consist of the following:
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Customer lists
|
|
$
|
289,527
|
|
|
$
|
290,075
|
|
Noncompete agreements
|
|
|
16,056
|
|
|
|
13,920
|
|
Trade names and licenses
|
|
|
28,209
|
|
|
|
28,199
|
|
|
|
|
333,792
|
|
|
|
332,194
|
|
Less accumulated amortization
|
|
|
(171,462
|
)
|
|
|
(156,558
|
)
|
Other identifiable intangible assets, net
|
|
$
|
162,330
|
|
|
$
|
175,636
|
|
Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $8.3 million and $8.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively and $16.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.
Estimated amortization expense relating to finite-lived intangible asset balances as of June 30, 2010, is expected to be as follows for the next five years:
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
Remainder of 2010
|
|
$
|
15,565
|
|
2011
|
|
|
28,677
|
|
2012
|
|
|
26,953
|
|
2013
|
|
|
23,771
|
|
2014
|
|
|
14,816
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
52,548
|
|
|
|
$
|
162,330
|
|
Note 6 – Notes and Contracts Payable
Credit Agreement
On April 12, 2010, we signed and closed a third amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), Wells Fargo Securities and a syndicate of lenders, with JPMorgan also serving as administrative agent and collateral agent.
The Credit Agreement amends and restates our second amended and restated credit agreement dated as of November 16, 2009. Proceeds from the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement were used for working capital, retirement of public debt and other general corporate purposes.
The Credit Agreement consists of a $350.0 million six-year term loan facility and a $500.0 million revolving credit facility with a $50.0 million letter of credit sub-facility. The term loan facility was drawn in full as of June 30, 2010 and the proceeds were used to settle the cash tender offers discussed below, as well as to pay down amounts owed on the revolving credit facility. The revolving loan commitments are scheduled to terminate on July 11, 2012. The Credit Agreement provides for the ability to increase the term loan facility provided that the total credit exposure under the Credit Agreement does not exceed $1.05 billion in the aggregate.
Our obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by our subsidiaries that comprise at least 95% of our total U.S. assets (the “Guarantors”).
To secure our obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors (the “Loan Parties”) have granted JPMorgan, as collateral agent, a security interest over substantially all of their personal property and a mortgage or deed of trust over all their real property with a fair market value of $1 million or more.
The term loan is subject to mandatory repayment, commencing September 30, 2010, and continuing on each three month anniversary thereafter until and including March 31, 2016 in an amount equal to $875,000. The outstanding balance of the term loan is due on April 12, 2016. The term loan is subject to prepayment from (i) the net proceeds (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of certain debt incurred or issued by any Loan Party, (ii) a percentage of our excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (unless our leverage ratio is less than 1:1) and (iii) the net proceeds received (and not reinvested) by any Loan Party from certain assets sales and recovery events.
At our election, borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at (i) the alternate base rate (defined as the greatest of (a) JPMorgan’s “prime rate”, (b) the Federal Funds effective rate plus 1/2% and (c) the reserve adjusted London interbank offering rate for a one month Eurodollar borrowing plus 1%) (the “Alternate Base Rate”) plus the Applicable Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or (ii) the London interbank offering rate for Eurodollar borrowings (the “LIBO Rate”) adjusted for statutory reserves (the “Adjusted LIBO Rate”), provided that the minimum LIBO Rate with respect to any term loan shall not be less than 1.50%, plus the Applicable Rate. We may select interest periods of one, two, three or six months or, if agreed to by all lenders, nine or twelve months for Eurodollar borrowings of revolving loans. We may select interest periods of three or six months or (if agreed to by all lenders) one, two, nine or twelve months for Eurodollar borrowings of term loans.
The Applicable Rate varies depending upon the Company’s leverage ratio. The minimum Applicable Rate for Alternate Base Rate borrowings is 1.75% and the maximum is 2.25%. The minimum Applicable Rate for Adjusted LIBO Rate borrowings is 2.75% and the maximum is 3.25%. The initial interest rate for the term loans is approximately 4.75%. As of June 30, 2010, the applicable rate for the term loans was 4.75%.
The Credit Agreement includes customary representations and warranties, as well as reporting covenants, affirmative covenants, negative covenants, financial covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type. As of June 30, 2010, we were in compliance with these covenants.
The Tender Offer
On April 12, 2010, we announced that we were (i) commencing cash tender offers for the outstanding $100.0 million 7.55% senior debentures of the Company due 2028, the $150.0 million 5.7% senior notes of the Company due 2014 and the $100.0 million 8.5% capital securities of First American Capital Trust I due 2012, as well as the PREFERRED PLUS 7.55% trust certificates issued by the PREFERRED PLUS Trust Series Far-1 due 2028 (collectively, the “Existing Notes”), and (ii) soliciting from the holders of certain of the Existing Notes consents to amend the indentures under which such Existing Notes were issued to expressly affirm that the Separation does not conflict with the terms of the indentures.
On April 27, 2010, we announced that we had received tenders and accompanying consents from the holders of 99% of the 5.7% senior notes of the Company due 2014 and the holders of 64% of the 8.5% capital securities of First American Capital Trust I due 2012. On May 10, 2010, we announced that over 50.0% of the holders (direct and indirect), of the 7.55% Senior Debentures due 2028 tendered valid consents. Consents were received through direct solicitation to the 7.55% Senior Debentures holders as well as Preferred Plus 7.55% trust certificate holders. Accordingly, we received the requisite approvals and amended the related indentures. Consent fees paid in connection with the tender offer totaling $2.7 million are included in other operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
Our long-term debt consists of the following:
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Acquisition related notes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average interest rate of 5.35% and 5.27% at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, with maturities through 2013
|
|
$
|
58,262
|
|
|
$
|
71,867
|
|
Bank notes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.7% senior debentures due August, 2014
|
|
|
1,175
|
|
|
|
149,808
|
|
7.55% senior debentures due April, 2028
|
|
|
59,645
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
8.5% deferrable interest subordinated notes due April, 2012
|
|
|
34,768
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
Line of credit borrowings due July 2012, weighted average interest rate of 3.63%
|
|
|
85,000
|
|
|
|
140,000
|
|
Term loan facility borrowings due April 2016, weighted average
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.52% Promissory Note due to First American Financial Corporation (Note 9)
|
|
|
19,900
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Various interest rates with maturities through 2013
|
|
|
8,640
|
|
|
|
10,519
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
|
617,390
|
|
|
|
572,194
|
|
Less current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
32,762
|
|
|
|
32,532
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current portion
|
|
$
|
584,628
|
|
|
$
|
539,662
|
|
Note 7 – Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate (total income tax expense related to income from continuing operations as a percentage of income from continuing operations before income taxes) was 64.9 % and 45.5% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and 30% and 33% respectively for the same periods of the prior year. The increase in the effective rate is primarily attributable to non-deductible transaction costs incurred in connection with the Separation. Income taxes included in equity in earnings of affiliates was $5.6 million and $10.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and $10.5 million and $18.2 million, respectively, for the same periods of the prior year. These amounts are not reflected at the segment level but are recorded as a component of Corporate in the equity in earnings in affiliates.
A large portion of our income attributable to noncontrolling interests is attributable to a limited liability company subsidiary, which for tax purposes, is treated as a partnership. Accordingly, no income taxes have been provided for the portion of the partnership income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
As of June 30, 2010, we have a net deferred tax liability in the amount of $96.9 million and at December 31, 2009 we had a net deferred tax asset in the amount of $13.2 million. The net change is attributable to the Separation, which occurred on June 1, 2010. Our deferred tax balances at June 30, 2010 relate primarily to deferred revenue and basis differences in tangible and intangible assets.
As of June 30, 2010, the liability for income taxes associated with uncertain tax positions was $25.2 million. This liability can be reduced by $10.8 million of offsets for amounts subject to indemnification from FAFC under the Tax Sharing Agreement and $7.3 million in tax benefits from correlative effects of potential transfer pricing adjustments, state income taxes and timing adjustments. The net amount of $7.1 million, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company's effective tax rate.
Our continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in tax expense. As of June 30, 2010, we had accrued $6.1 million of interest (net of tax benefit) and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. This liability can be reduced by $3.0 million of offsets subject to indemnification from FAFC under the Tax Sharing Agreement.
The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various state jurisdictions, and various non-U.S. jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, and non-U.S. income tax examinations by taxing authorities for years prior to 2005.
It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized benefit with respect to certain of our unrecognized tax positions could significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months. These changes may be the result of items such as ongoing audits, competent authority proceedings related to transfer pricing, or the expiration of federal and state statutes of limitation for the assessment of taxes.
We entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement with FAFC in connection with the Separation that occurred on June 1, 2010. The Tax Sharing Agreement governs ours and FAFC’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Distribution with respect to taxes, including ordinary course of business taxes and taxes, if any, incurred as a result of any failure of the Distribution to qualify as a tax-free distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and taxes incurred in connection with certain internal transactions undertaken in anticipation of the Separation. Our rights, responsibilities and obligations under the Tax Sharing Agreement are discussed in the disclosure in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 1, 2010, set forth in Item 1.01.
Note 8 – Earnings Per Share
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator for basic net income per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to CLGX stockholders
|
|
$
|
(299
|
)
|
|
$
|
36,830
|
|
|
$
|
10,306
|
|
|
$
|
60,413
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsidiary potential dilutive shares
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to CLGX stockholders
|
|
$
|
(299
|
)
|
|
$
|
36,810
|
|
|
$
|
10,306
|
|
|
$
|
60,389
|
|
Income from discontinued operations attributable to CLGX stockholders, net of tax
|
|
|
24,709
|
|
|
|
33,442
|
|
|
|
43,520
|
|
|
|
45,884
|
|
Net income attributable to CLGX
|
|
$
|
24,410
|
|
|
$
|
70,252
|
|
|
$
|
53,826
|
|
|
$
|
106,273
|
|
Numerator for basic net income per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares for basic earnings per share
|
|
|
108,936
|
|
|
|
93,260
|
|
|
|
106,205
|
|
|
|
93,141
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of stock options and restricted stock units
|
|
|
780
|
|
|
|
745
|
|
|
|
841
|
|
|
|
617
|
|
Denominator for diluted earnings per share
|
|
|
109,716
|
|
|
|
94,005
|
|
|
|
107,046
|
|
|
|
93,758
|
|
Earnings per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to CLGX stockholders
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
$
|
0.65
|
|
Income from discontinued operations attributable to CLGX stockholders, net of tax
|
|
|
0.23
|
|
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
0.41
|
|
|
|
0.49
|
|
Net income per share attributable to CLGX
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
|
$
|
0.75
|
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
$
|
1.14
|
|
Diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to CLGX stockholders
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.64
|
|
Income from discontinued operations attributable to CLGX stockholders, net of tax
|
|
|
0.23
|
|
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
0.41
|
|
|
|
0.49
|
|
Net income per share attributable to CLGX
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
|
$
|
0.75
|
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
|
$
|
1.13
|
|
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares available during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the effect of potentially dilutive securities, principally the incremental shares assumed issued under the Company’s stock incentive plan.
For the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, 3.4 million and 2.4 million stock options and restricted stock units, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their antidilutive effect. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, 3.6 million and 2.5 million stock options and restricted stock units, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their antidilutive effect.
Note 9 – Employee Benefit Plans
FAC’s defined benefit pension plan was a noncontributory, qualified, defined benefit plan with benefits based on the employee’s years of service. The policy was to fund all accrued pension costs. Contributions are intended to provide not only for benefits attributable to past service, but also for those benefits expected to be earned in the future. The sponsorship for this plan was transferred to FAFC as part of the Separation. As part of the Separation, we provided FAFC with a $19.9 million promissory note for all future pension costs, as well as the plan’s anticipated administrative costs, related to our participants in the plan. The promissory note matures in 2017 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.52% per annum, which we believe is a market rate for similar instruments.
The liability associated with FAFC’s participants in the FAC non-qualified, unfunded supplemental benefit plan, 401(k) savings plan and deferred compensation plan was transferred to FAFC as part of the Separation. The terms of the non-qualified, unfunded supplemental executive retirement plan (“SERP”), pension restoration (“Restoration”) and deferred compensation plans, as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, are unchanged. The value of the assets underlying our deferred compensation plan was $25.5 million and $28.3 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and is included in other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The unfunded liability for our deferred compensation plan at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $26.2 million and $28.7 million, respectively, and is included in other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The following table summarizes the balance sheet impact, including benefit obligations, assets and funded status associated with our supplemental benefit plans (SERP and Restoration) as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Change in projected benefit obligation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit obligation at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
258,632
|
|
|
$
|
241,528
|
|
Service costs
|
|
|
2,189
|
|
|
|
5,989
|
|
Interest costs
|
|
|
6,361
|
|
|
|
15,307
|
|
Actuarial gains
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,376
|
|
Separation of FAFC
|
|
|
(228,345
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Benefits paid
|
|
|
(5,903
|
)
|
|
|
(11,568
|
)
|
Projected benefit obligation at end of period
|
|
|
32,934
|
|
|
|
258,632
|
|
Change in plan assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plan assets at fair value at beginning of period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Actual return on plan assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Company contributions
|
|
|
5,903
|
|
|
|
11,568
|
|
Benefits paid
|
|
|
(5,903
|
)
|
|
|
(11,568
|
)
|
Plan assets at fair value at end of the period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Reconciliation of funded status:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unfunded status of the plans
|
|
$
|
(32,934
|
)
|
|
$
|
(258,632
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet consist of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued benefit liability
|
|
$
|
(32,934
|
)
|
|
$
|
(258,632
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(32,934
|
)
|
|
$
|
(258,632
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
|
|
$
|
11,989
|
|
|
$
|
107,936
|
|
Unrecognized prior service cost (credit)
|
|
|
(2,321
|
)
|
|
|
(13,031
|
)
|
Separation of FAFC
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
$
|
9,668
|
|
|
$
|
94,905
|
|
The net periodic pension cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, for our supplemental benefit plans (SERP and Restoration) includes the following components:
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
Expense:
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Service costs
|
|
|
931
|
|
|
|
1,497
|
|
|
|
2,189
|
|
|
|
2,994
|
|
Interest costs
|
|
|
2,649
|
|
|
|
3,822
|
|
|
|
6,361
|
|
|
|
7,643
|
|
Amortization of net loss
|
|
|
1,633
|
|
|
|
2,292
|
|
|
|
3,908
|
|
|
|
4,584
|
|
Amortization of prior service credit
|
|
|
(240
|
)
|
|
|
(329
|
)
|
|
|
(569
|
)
|
|
|
(658
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
4,973
|
|
|
$
|
7,282
|
|
|
$
|
11,889
|
|
|
$
|
14,563
|
|
Assumptions for the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets are based on future expectations for returns for each asset class based on the calculated market-related value of plan assets and the effect of periodic target asset allocation rebalancing, adjusted for the payment of reasonable expenses of the plan from plan assets. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was selected from within a reasonable range of rates determined by (1) historical real and expected returns for the asset classes covered by the investment policy and (2) projections of inflation over the long-term period during which benefits are payable to plan participants. We believe the assumptions are appropriate based on the investment mix and long-term nature of the plan’s investments. The use of expected long-term returns on plan assets may result in recognized pension income that is greater or less than the actual returns of those plan assets in any given year. Over time, however, the expected long-term returns are designed to approximate the actual long-term returns, and therefore result in a pattern of income and cost recognition that more closely matches the pattern of the services provided by the employees.
Note 10 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
GAAP requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practical to estimate that value. In the measurement of the fair value of certain financial instruments, other valuation techniques were utilized if quoted market prices were not available. These derived fair value estimates are materially affected by the assumptions used.
For specific financial assets and liabilities (cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, net, accounts payable and accrued liabilities), we believe that the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the short-term nature of the instrument.
In estimating the fair value of the other financial instruments presented, we used the following methods
and assumptions:
Investments
The methodology for determining the fair value of debt and equity securities is discussed in
Note 3- Marketable Securities
to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
As other long-term investments are not publicly traded, reasonable estimate by management of the fair values could not be made without incurring excessive costs.
Notes and contracts payable
The fair value of notes and contracts payable was estimated based on the current rates available to us for debt of the same remaining maturities.
Deferrable interest subordinated notes
The fair value of our deferrable interest subordinated notes was estimated based on the current rates available to us for debt of the same type and remaining maturity.
The carrying amounts and fair values of our financial instruments as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are presented in the following table.
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
|
Estimated Fair Value
|
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
|
Estimated Fair Value
|
|
Financial Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
395,174
|
|
|
$
|
395,174
|
|
|
$
|
498,997
|
|
|
$
|
498,997
|
|
Accounts and accrued income receivable, net
|
|
|
270,669
|
|
|
|
270,669
|
|
|
|
251,915
|
|
|
|
251,915
|
|
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities
|
|
$
|
2,037
|
|
|
$
|
2,037
|
|
|
$
|
29,694
|
|
|
$
|
29,694
|
|
Equity securities
|
|
|
62,792
|
|
|
|
62,792
|
|
|
|
48,147
|
|
|
|
48,147
|
|
Financial Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
307,415
|
|
|
$
|
307,415
|
|
|
$
|
362,327
|
|
|
$
|
362,327
|
|
Notes and contracts payable
|
|
|
617,390
|
|
|
|
553,536
|
|
|
|
572,194
|
|
|
|
561,861
|
|
Note 11 – Share-Based Compensation
We issue equity awards under the CoreLogic, Inc. 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) which permits the grant of stock options, RSUs, performance units and other stock-based awards. In connection with the Separation, on June 1, 2010, each FAC stock option held by a CoreLogic employee was converted into an adjusted CoreLogic stock option. The exercise prices of the adjusted CoreLogic stock options and the number of shares subject to each such stock option reflects a mechanism that was intended to preserve the intrinsic value of the original stock option. The resulting CoreLogic stock options are subject to substantially the same terms, vesting conditions and other restrictions, if any, that were applicable to the FAC stock option immediately prior to the Separation.
Also, in connection with the Separation, on June 1, 2010, any unvested FAC restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted to CoreLogic employees were converted into CoreLogic RSUs. The restricted stock unit grants were converted in a manner that was intended to preserve the fair market value of the FAC awards. The resulting CoreLogic restricted share unit grants are subject to substantially the same terms, vesting conditions and other restrictions, if any, that were applicable to the FAC restricted share unit grants immediately prior to the Separation.
FAC stock options and RSUs held by FAFC employees were cancelled at the date of the Separation.
We primarily utilize RSUs as our share-based compensation for employees and directors. The fair value of any RSU grant is based on the market value of our shares on the date of grant and is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period.
In connection with the Separation, we awarded performance-based restricted stock units (“PBRSUs”) to certain key employees pursuant to the Plan, and subject to certain conditions in the grant agreement. A total of 366,154 PBRSUs were issued at an estimated value of $6.9 million. These awards will vest based on the attainment of certain performance goals relating to our EBITDA for the years ending December 31, 2011 through 2014 and 2015. There was no material expense recognized for these units in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
In connection with the Separation, we issued CoreLogic stock options as incentive compensation for certain key employees. The exercise price of each stock option is the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. These stock options generally vest equally over a four-year period (33% on the second, third, and fourth anniversaries) and expire ten years after the grant date. The fair values of stock options were estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
At June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
Black-Scholes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Risk-free interest rate (1)
|
|
|
2.58
|
%
|
Expected volatility (2)
|
|
|
34.59
|
%
|
Expected life (3)
|
|
|
6.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) The risk-free rate for the periods within the contractual term of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury
yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.
(2) The expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a stock price has fluctuated or is expected
to fluctuate based primarily on our and our peers' historical data.
(3) The expected life is the period of time, on average, that participants are expected to hold their options
before exercise based primarily on our historical data.
The following table sets forth the share-based compensation expense recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Stock options
|
|
$
|
216
|
|
|
$
|
1,109
|
|
|
$
|
416
|
|
|
$
|
2,409
|
|
Restricted stock
|
|
|
2,189
|
|
|
|
3,148
|
|
|
|
8,146
|
|
|
|
7,003
|
|
Employee stock purchase plan
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
|
423
|
|
|
|
482
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,517
|
|
|
$
|
4,482
|
|
|
$
|
8,985
|
|
|
$
|
9,894
|
|
In addition to the share-based compensation expense above, our condensed consolidated financial statements include $2.3 million and $4.5 million of share-based compensation expense related to two subsidiaries, First Advantage Corporation and First American CoreLogic Holdings, Inc., for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2010, is as follows:
(in thousands, except weighted average fair value prices)
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
|
|
Nonvested restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2009
|
|
|
3,143
|
|
|
$
|
17.91
|
|
Restricted stock units granted
|
|
|
1,615
|
|
|
$
|
19.06
|
|
Restricted stock units cancelled - Separation-related
|
|
|
(2,461
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Restricted stock units forfeited
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
$
|
16.74
|
|
Restricted stock units vested
|
|
|
(543
|
)
|
|
$
|
18.41
|
|
Nonvested restricted stock units outstanding at June 30, 2010
|
|
|
1,718
|
|
|
$
|
18.48
|
|
The following table summarizes stock option activity related to our plan:
(in thousands, except weighted average price)
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
|
|
|
Weighted Average remaining contractual term
|
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
|
|
Options outstanding at December 31, 2009
|
|
|
7,483
|
|
|
$
|
23.82
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
1,099
|
|
|
$
|
18.76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
(776
|
)
|
|
$
|
11.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options canceled - Separation-related
|
|
|
(2,261
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options canceled
|
|
|
(180
|
)
|
|
$
|
23.33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding at June 30, 2010
|
|
|
5,365
|
|
|
$
|
21.29
|
|
|
|
5.4
|
|
|
$
|
1,994
|
|
Options vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2010
|
|
|
5,333
|
|
|
$
|
21.30
|
|
|
|
5.4
|
|
|
$
|
1,994
|
|
Options exercisable at June 30, 2010
|
|
|
4,209
|
|
|
$
|
21.87
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
|
$
|
1,994
|
|
Note 12 – Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling interests that are redeemable at the option of the holder are classified as redeemable noncontrolling interests in the mezzanine section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet between liabilities and stockholders’ equity. Noncontrolling interests for which there is a contractual requirement for purchasing the interest are included as a liability in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Redeemable noncontrolling interests are reported at their estimated redemption value in each reporting period, but not less than their initial fair value. Any adjustments to the redemption value impacts additional paid-in capital.
The following is a summary of the changes in noncontrolling interests for the six months ended June 30, 2010. We did not have any redeemable noncontrolling interests for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interests, December 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
458,847
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
18,342
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
(12,536
|
)
|
Adjust to redemption value
|
|
|
(6,806
|
)
|
Purchase of subsidiary shares
|
|
|
(72,000
|
)
|
Transfer to mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(385,847
|
)
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interests, June 30, 2010
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
In April 2010, we exercised our call option related to Experian Information Solutions Inc.’s ownership interest in the First American Real Estate Solutions, LLC (“FARES”) joint venture. We are required to pay the $314.0 million purchase price on December 31, 2010. This balance is included as mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests in the liability section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2010. We are required to make profit distributions ($4.2 million per quarter), management fee distributions ($0.5 million per quarter) and tax distributions (based on profitability of FARES) between now and the closing date.
In March 2010, we entered into an agreement to acquire the 18% redeemable noncontrolling interest in First American CoreLogic Holdings, Inc. (“FACL”). On March 29, 2010, we acquired half of the noncontrolling interests (approximately 9% of the total outstanding noncontrolling interests) in exchange for a cash payment of $72.0 million and agreed to acquire the remaining half of the noncontrolling interests in February 2011 in exchange for additional consideration of $72.0 million.
The form of the additional consideration will either be common stock of CoreLogic, cash or a combination of stock and cash. The determination of the consideration is dictated by the occurrence of certain conditions, one of which was the consummation of the Separation. The remaining $72.0 million of the noncontrolling interests related to FALC is classified as mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests in the liability section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2010.
Note 13 – Stockholder’s Equity
On May 18, 2004, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan, which was subsequently amended to add additional amounts to the stock repurchase plan on May 19, 2005, June 26, 2006 and January 15, 2008, and currently authorizes the repurchase of $800.0 million of our common shares. The plan does not have an expiration date. Under the plan, we have repurchased 10.5 million of our common shares for a total purchase price of $439.6 million and have the authority to repurchase an additional $360.4 million. No purchases have been made subsequent to December 31, 2007.
Note 14 – Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies
We and our subsidiaries have been named in various lawsuits. In cases where it has been determined that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, a liability representing the best estimate of our financial exposure based on known facts has been recorded. We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of these cases, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
In addition, we may from time to time be subject to audit or investigation by governmental agencies. Currently, governmental agencies are auditing or investigating certain of our operations. With respect to matters where we have determined that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, we have recorded a liability representing our best estimate of the financial exposure based on known facts. While the ultimate disposition of each such audit or investigation is not yet determinable, the Company does not believe that individually or in the aggregate, they will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
As part of the Separation, we are responsible for a portion of FAFC’s contingent and other corporate liabilities. There were no amounts outstanding at June 30, 2010.
In the Separation and Distribution Agreement, we and FAFC agreed to share equally in the cost of resolution of a small number of corporate-level lawsuits including the consolidated securities litigation. Responsibility to manage each case has been assigned to either FAFC or us, with the managing party required to update the other party regularly and consult with the other party prior to certain important decisions such as settlement. The managing party will also have primary responsibility for determining the ultimate total liability, if any, related to the cases. We will record our share of any such liability when the responsible party determines a reserve is necessary in accordance with GAAP. At June 30, 2010, no reserves were considered necessary.
In addition, the Separation and Distribution Agreement provides for cross-indemnities principally designed to place financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of FAC’s financial services business with FAFC and financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of FAC’s information solutions business with the Company. Specifically, each party will, and will cause its subsidiaries and affiliates to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party, its respective affiliates and subsidiaries and each of its respective officers,
directors, employees and agents for any losses arising out of or otherwise in connection with:
|
·
|
the liabilities each such party assumed or retained pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement; and
|
|
·
|
any breach by such party of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
|
Note 15 – Discontinued Operations
The businesses retained by FAFC are presented within these financial statements as discontinued operations. The net income from discontinued operations in the current and restated periods includes an allocation of the income tax expense or benefit originally allocated to income from continuing operations. The amount of tax allocated to discontinued operations is the difference between the tax originally allocated to continuing operations and the tax allocated to the restated amount of income from continuing operations in each period. The following amounts have been segregated from continuing operations and are reflected as discontinued operations for the three and six months June 30, 2010 and 2009.
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
582,075
|
|
|
$
|
977,501
|
|
|
$
|
1,490,501
|
|
|
$
|
1,865,876
|
|
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes
|
|
$
|
39,397
|
|
|
$
|
68,118
|
|
|
$
|
76,323
|
|
|
$
|
88,282
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
15,067
|
|
|
|
29,876
|
|
|
|
33,222
|
|
|
|
35,131
|
|
Income, net of tax
|
|
|
24,330
|
|
|
|
38,242
|
|
|
|
43,101
|
|
|
|
53,151
|
|
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(379
|
)
|
|
|
4,800
|
|
|
|
(419
|
)
|
|
|
7,267
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
$
|
24,709
|
|
|
$
|
33,442
|
|
|
$
|
43,520
|
|
|
$
|
45,884
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.23
|
|
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
|
$
|
0.41
|
|
|
$
|
0.49
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.23
|
|
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
|
$
|
0.41
|
|
|
$
|
0.49
|
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
108,936
|
|
|
|
93,260
|
|
|
|
106,205
|
|
|
|
93,141
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
109,716
|
|
|
|
94,005
|
|
|
|
107,046
|
|
|
|
93,758
|
|
At December 31, 2009, we classified certain assets and liabilities associated with the discontinued operations as assets of discontinued operations and liabilities of discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with accounting guidance. The December 31, 2009 balance sheet does not include the $250.0 million in shares issued to FAFC at the Separation.
|
|
December 31,
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2009
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
483,451
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $35,595
|
|
|
239,166
|
|
Related party receivable (payable), net
|
|
|
(65,089
|
)
|
Income tax receivable
|
|
|
27,265
|
|
Investments
|
|
|
2,397,141
|
|
Loans receivable, net
|
|
|
27,186
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
342,318
|
|
Title plants and other indexes
|
|
|
488,135
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
100,988
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
800,986
|
|
Other intangible assets, net
|
|
|
81,889
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
213,241
|
|
Total assets of discontinued operations
|
|
|
5,136,677
|
|
Demand deposits
|
|
|
1,153,574
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
699,766
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
144,756
|
|
IBNR reserve
|
|
|
1,227,757
|
|
Notes and contracts payable
|
|
|
119,313
|
|
Allocated portion of First American debt
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
Total liabilities of discontinued operations
|
|
|
3,545,166
|
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
13,277
|
|
Total net assets of discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
1,578,234
|
|
Cash flows from discontinued operations are presented separately on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
In connection with the Separation, we have completed an impairment analysis as required by GAAP. This analysis was subject to significant estimate and judgment, including the forecasting of future cash flows, selection of a long term revenue growth rate, selection of a discount rate, selection of market multiples, and establishment of a control premium. As part of the analysis, the Company noted the market capitalization of the distributed assets was approximately $400 million or 22% below the book value. Management believes it appropriate to include a control premium when determining the fair value of FAFC. The control premium, which has been estimated to range from 20% to 35% was based on a study of market transactions involving primarily property and casualty insurance companies. Management believes that the analysis performed supports the fair value of FAFC exceeding it’s carry amount at the date of the Separation and, accordingly, concluded that there was no impairment of the distributed assets of FAFC. It is reasonably possible that changes in the judgments, assumptions and estimates the Company made in assessing the fair value would have caused the distributed assets to become impaired.
Note 16 – Transactions with FAFC
In connection with the Separation, we entered into various transition services agreements with FAFC effective June 1, 2010. The agreements include transitional services in the areas of information technology, tax, accounting and finance, employee benefits and internal audit. Except for the information technology services agreements, the transition services agreements are short-term in nature. For the month ended June 30, 2010, the net amount of $0.9 million was recognized in other operating expenses in connection with the transition services agreements.
In the Separation and Distribution Agreement, we and FAFC agreed to share equally in the cost of resolution of a small number of corporate-level lawsuits including the consolidated securities litigation. Responsibility to manage each case has been assigned to either FAFC or us, with the managing party required to update the other party regularly and consult with the other party prior to certain important decisions such as settlement. The managing party will also have primary responsibility for determining the ultimate total liability, if any, related to the cases. We will record our share of any such liability when the responsible party determines a reserve is necessary in accordance with GAAP. At June 30, 2010, no reserves were considered necessary.
Additionally, as part of the Separation, we entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement whereby FAFC is contingently liable for certain tax liabilities. At June 20, 2010, we recorded a receivable from FAFC of $42.1 million for these contingent tax obligations. See further discussion at
Note 7 – Income Taxes.
On the record date for the Separation, we issued to FAFC shares of our common stock that resulted in FAFC owning 12.9 million shares of our common stock immediately following the Separation. There are no restrictions related to FAFC’s ability to dispose of the shares and we retain a right of first offer on sales by FAFC. FAFC has agreed to dispose of the shares within five years after the Separation or to bear any adverse tax consequences arising out of holding the shares for longer than that period.
On June 1, 2010, we issued a promissory note to FAFC in the amount of $19.9 million that accrues interest at a rate of 6.52% per annum. Interest is first due on July 1, 2010 and due quarterly thereafter. The promissory note is due on May 31, 2017. The note approximates the unfunded portion of the benefit obligation attributable to participants in the defined benefit pension plan that were our employees. See
Note 9 - Employee Benefits
for further discussion of the defined benefit pension plan.
FAFC owns three office buildings that are leased to us under the terms of certain lease agreements. Rental expense associated with these properties totaled $1.1 million and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and $1.6 million and $3.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 we entered into commercial transactions with affiliates of FAFC. The revenue associated with these transactions, which primarily relate to sales of data and other settlement services totaled $5.2 million and $12.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and $12.7 million and $24.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
Prior to the Separation, certain commercial transactions with FAFC were settled in cash and are reflected in Due To/From Affiliates net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Following the Separation, all transactions with FAFC are settled in cash and are reflected in Due To/From FAFC, net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Note 17 – Segment Information
In connection with the Separation, we reorganized our reporting segments into three reporting segments:
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·
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Business and Information Services
: Our business and information services segment provides tax monitoring, flood zone certification and monitoring, mortgage default management services, mortgage loan administration and production services, mortgage-related business process outsourcing and property valuation and management services. We are also a provider of geospatial proprietary software and databases combining geographic mapping and data. The segment’s primary customers are large, national mortgage lenders and servicers, but we also serve regional mortgage lenders and brokers, credit unions, commercial banks, government agencies and property and casualty insurance companies.
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Our business and information services segment has two components: mortgage origination services, which is focused on the mortgage origination and servicing industry, and default and technology services, which is primarily oriented toward services required by owners/servicers of troubled mortgage assets and toward providing custom outsourcing solutions for a wide range of clients.
|
·
|
Data and Analytics
: Our data and analytics segment owns or licenses data assets including loan information, criminal and eviction records, employment verification, property characteristic information and information on mortgage-backed securities. We both license our data directly to our clients and provide our clients with analytical products for risk management, collateral assessment, loan quality reviews and fraud prediction. Our primary clients are commercial banks, mortgage lenders and brokers, investment banks, fixed-income investors, real estate agents, property and casualty insurance companies, title insurance companies and government-sponsored enterprises.
|
Our data and analytics segments has two components: risk and fraud analytics, which is primarily oriented toward utilizing our property, mortgage and other data assets in custom and packaged risk management solutions, and our specialty finance solutions, which emphasizes our credit, broker and multiple listing services products.
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·
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Employer, Legal and Marketing Services
: Our employer, legal and marketing services segment provides information management and risk mitigation solutions to enable informed decision-making by our customers. We deliver our solutions through a collection of businesses that possess advanced technology, proprietary processes, unique structured and unstructured data sources, advanced analytics and proactive applications. These capabilities provide our clients with enhanced situational awareness and transparency. Our customers include leading financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, AmLaw 100 law firms, and middle-market enterprises.
|
Corporate and eliminations consists primarily of investment gains and losses, corporate personnel and other operating expenses associated with our corporate facilities, certain technology initiatives, unallocated interest expense and elimination of inter-segment revenues included in the results of the reporting segments.
Operating revenue for international operations included in the employer, legal and marketing segment was $13.7 million and $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $24.6 million and $20.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Selected financial information by reporting segment is as follows:
(in thousands)
At and for three months ended June 30, 2010
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
|
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations
|
|
|
Assets (excluding for discontinued operations)
|
|
|
Capital
Expenditures
|
|
Business and Information Services
|
|
$
|
227,457
|
|
|
$
|
5,303
|
|
|
$
|
51,836
|
|
|
$
|
1,107,704
|
|
|
$
|
1,585
|
|
Data and Analytics
|
|
|
176,257
|
|
|
|
13,249
|
|
|
|
35,181
|
|
|
|
1,800,224
|
|
|
|
4,923
|
|
Employer, Legal and Marketing Services
|
|
|
64,553
|
|
|
|
5,689
|
|
|
|
(3,574
|
)
|
|
|
896,413
|
|
|
|
2,092
|
|
Corporate and Eliminations
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
7,623
|
|
|
|
(74,707
|
)
|
|
|
(225,668
|
)
|
|
|
350
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
$
|
468,279
|
|
|
$
|
31,864
|
|
|
$
|
8,736
|
|
|
$
|
3,578,673
|
|
|
$
|
8,950
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At and for three months ended June 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business and Information Services
|
|
$
|
254,509
|
|
|
$
|
6,205
|
|
|
$
|
69,965
|
|
|
$
|
1,228,537
|
|
|
$
|
2,710
|
|
Data and Analytics
|
|
|
174,739
|
|
|
|
12,951
|
|
|
|
46,441
|
|
|
|
1,743,094
|
|
|
|
3,422
|
|
Employer, Legal and Marketing Services
|
|
|
69,923
|
|
|
|
6,046
|
|
|
|
1,130
|
|
|
|
895,225
|
|
|
|
1,911
|
|
Corporate and Eliminations
|
|
|
758
|
|
|
|
7,120
|
|
|
|
(61,843
|
)
|
|
|
(857,936
|
)
|
|
|
(2,055
|
)
|
Consolidated
|
|
$
|
499,929
|
|
|
$
|
32,322
|
|
|
$
|
55,693
|
|
|
$
|
3,008,920
|
|
|
$
|
5,988
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At and for six months ended June 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business and Information Services
|
|
$
|
443,403
|
|
|
$
|
10,624
|
|
|
$
|
94,540
|
|
|
$
|
1,107,704
|
|
|
$
|
5,717
|
|
Data and Analytics
|
|
|
345,677
|
|
|
|
26,695
|
|
|
|
66,027
|
|
|
|
1,800,224
|
|
|
|
6,578
|
|
Employer, Legal and Marketing Services
|
|
|
125,220
|
|
|
|
11,743
|
|
|
|
(6,191
|
)
|
|
|
896,413
|
|
|
|
4,133
|
|
Corporate and Eliminations
|
|
|
2,224
|
|
|
|
13,302
|
|
|
|
(125,813
|
)
|
|
|
(225,668
|
)
|
|
|
15,622
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
$
|
916,524
|
|
|
$
|
62,364
|
|
|
$
|
28,563
|
|
|
$
|
3,578,673
|
|
|
$
|
32,050
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At and for six months ended June 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business and Information Services
|
|
$
|
458,018
|
|
|
$
|
12,255
|
|
|
$
|
129,951
|
|
|
$
|
1,228,537
|
|
|
$
|
11,461
|
|
Data and Analytics
|
|
|
350,429
|
|
|
|
25,826
|
|
|
|
89,477
|
|
|
|
1,743,094
|
|
|
|
6,680
|
|
Employer, Legal and Marketing Services
|
|
|
169,936
|
|
|
|
11,830
|
|
|
|
3,449
|
|
|
|
895,225
|
|
|
|
3,783
|
|
Corporate and Eliminations
|
|
|
6,733
|
|
|
|
14,434
|
|
|
|
(127,135
|
)
|
|
|
(857,936
|
)
|
|
|
180
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
$
|
985,116
|
|
|
$
|
64,345
|
|
|
$
|
95,742
|
|
|
$
|
3,008,920
|
|
|
$
|
22,104
|
|
Note 18 – Pending Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance related to fair value measurements and disclosures, which requires a reporting entity to disclose separately, a reconciliation for fair value measurements using material unobservable inputs (Level 3) information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements (that is, on a gross basis rather than one net number). The updated guidance is effective for interim or annual financial reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within the fiscal year. Management does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and certain information incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements included or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report, other than statements that are purely historical, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “may,” and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements include, without limitation, expected operating results, revenues and earnings liquidity, our income tax rate after the Separation, unrecognized tax position, amortization expenses, impact of recent accounting pronouncements, level of aggregate U.S. mortgage originations and inventory of delinquent mortgage loans and loans in foreclosure, assumptions related to long-term rate of return of our supplemental benefit plans and the reasonableness of the carrying value related to specific financial assets and liabilities.
Our expectations, beliefs, objectives, intentions and strategies regarding the future results are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from results contemplated by our forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
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limitations on access to data from external sources, including government and public record sources;
|
|
●
|
changes in applicable government legislation and regulations affecting our customers or us, including with respect to consumer financial services and the use of public records and consumer data;
|
|
●
|
compromises in the security of our data transmissions, including the transmission of confidential information or systems interruptions;
|
|
●
|
difficult conditions in the mortgage and consumer credit industry, the state of the securitization market, increased unemployment and the economy generally;
|
|
●
|
our ability to bring new products to market and to protect proprietary technology rights;
|
|
●
|
our ability to identify purchasers and complete the sale of certain businesses on satisfactory terms or to identify suitable acquisition targets, obtain necessary capital and complete such transactions on satisfactory terms;
|
|
●
|
our ability to realize the benefits of our off-shore strategy;
|
|
●
|
consolidation among our significant customers and competitors;
|
|
●
|
impairments in our goodwill or other intangible assets; and
|
|
●
|
the inability to realize the benefits of the spin-off transaction as a result of the factors described immediately above, as well as, among other factors, increased borrowing costs, competition between the resulting companies, increased operating or other expenses or the triggering of rights and obligations by the transaction or any litigation arising out of or related to the Separation.
|
The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are subject to additional risks and uncertainties set forth in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 1, 2010 and Part I, Item 1A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of Part II, below and are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should also review carefully the cautionary statements listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and in our other filings with the SEC, including our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
This report also contains estimates, projections and other information concerning our industry that are based on data and projections by market research firms or trade associations, as well as estimates and forecasts prepared by our management. This information involves a number of assumptions, estimates, uncertainties and limitations. The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those set forth in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 1, 2010 and Part I, Item 1A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These and other factors could cause actual industry, market or other conditions to differ materially from those reflected in these estimates, projections and other information.
INTRODUCTION
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains certain financial measures, in particular presentation of certain balances excluding the impact of acquisitions and other non-recurring items that are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). We are presenting these non-GAAP financial measures because they provide our management and readers of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with additional insight into our operational performance relative to earlier periods and relative to our competitors. We do not intend for these non-GAAP financial measures to be a substitute for any GAAP financial information. Readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should use these non-GAAP financial measures only in conjunction with the comparable GAAP financial measures.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) is used by management to evaluate the operating performance of our business for comparable periods and is a metric used in the computation of certain management bonuses. EBITDA should not be used by investors or others as the sole basis for formulating investment decisions, as it excludes a number of important items and has inherent limitations. We compensate for these limitations by using GAAP financials measures as well in managing our business. In the view of management, EBITDA is an important indicator of operating performance because EBITDA excludes the effects of financing and investing activities by eliminating the effects of interest and depreciation costs.
OVERVIEW
Corporate Update
On June 1, 2010, The First American Corporation (“FAC”) completed a transaction (the “Separation”) by which it separated into two independent, publicly traded companies through a distribution (the “Distribution”) of all of the outstanding shares of its subsidiary, First American Financial Corporation (“FAFC”), to the holders of FAC’s common shares, par value $1.00 per share, as of May 26, 2010. After the Distribution, FAFC owned the businesses that comprised FAC’s financial services businesses immediately prior to the Separation and FAC retained its information solutions businesses.
On May 18, 2010, the shareholders of FAC approved a separate transaction pursuant to which FAC changed its place of incorporation from California to Delaware (the “Reincorporation”). The Reincorporation became effective June 1, 2010. To effect the Reincorporation, FAC and CoreLogic, Inc. (“CoreLogic”), which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of FAC incorporated in Delaware, entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, FAC merged with and into CoreLogic with CoreLogic continuing as the surviving corporation. Concurrent with the Separation, FAC changed its trading symbol to CLGX. For purposes of this report, "CoreLogic," the "Company," "we," "our," "us" or similar references mean CoreLogic, Inc and our consolidated subsidiaries.
To effect the Separation, the Company and FAFC entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”) that governs the rights and obligations of the Company and FAFC regarding the Distribution. It also governs the relationship between the Company and FAFC subsequent to the completion of the Separation and provides for the allocation between the Company and FAFC of FAC’s assets and liabilities. In connection with the Separation, the Company and FAFC also entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement as described in
Note 7 – Income Taxes
, The Company and FAFC also entered into a Restrictive Covenants Agreement pursuant to which FAFC is restricted in certain respects from competing with the Company in our tax services business within the United States for a period of ten years. In addition, CoreLogic issued a promissory note to FAFC relating to certain pension liabilities See
Note 9 – Employee Benefit Plans
.
While we are a party to the Separation and Distribution Agreement and various other agreements relating to the Separation, we have determined that we have no material continuing involvement in the operations of FAFC. As a result of the Separation, the FAFC businesses are reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations. The results of the FAFC businesses in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the 2010 classification.
As part of the Separation, we are responsible for a portion of FAFC’s contingent and other corporate liabilities. There were no amounts outstanding at June 30, 2010.
As part of the Distribution, on May 26, 2010 we issued to FAFC approximately $250.0 million of our issued and outstanding common shares, or 12,933,265 shares of our common stock to FAFC. Based on the closing price of our stock on June 1, 2010, the value of the equity issued to FAFC was $242.6 million. As a result we will pay FAFC $7.4 million in cash to arrive at the full value of $250.0 million. FAFC is expected to dispose of the shares within five years following the Separation.
Business Overview
We are a leading provider of property, financial and consumer information, analytics and services to mortgage originators and servicers, financial institutions and other businesses and government entities. Our data, query, analytical and business outsourcing services help our clients to identify, manage and mitigate credit. In addition, our services enable clients to manage their hiring, marketing and litigation processes and decisions. We have more than one million users who rely on our data and predictive decision analytics to reduce risk, enhance transparency and improve the performance of their businesses.
We believe that we offer our clients access to the most comprehensive databases of public, contributory and proprietary data covering property and mortgage information, legal, parcel and geospatial data, motor vehicle records, criminal background records, national coverage eviction information, payday lending records, credit information, and tax records, among other data types. Our databases include over 500 million historical property transactions, over 70 million mortgage applications and property-specific data covering approximately 98% of U.S. residential properties. We believe that the quality of the data we offer is distinguished by our broad range of data sources and our core expertise in aggregating, organizing, normalizing, processing and delivering data to our clients.
With our data as a foundation, we have built strong analytics capabilities and a variety of value-added business services to meet our clients’ needs for mortgage and automotive credit reporting, property tax, property valuation, flood plain location determination and other geospatial data, data, analytics and related services.
Reporting Segments
In connection with the Separation, we reorganized our reporting segments into three reporting segments:
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Business and Information Services
: Our business and information services segment provides tax monitoring, flood zone certification and monitoring, mortgage default management services, mortgage loan administration and production services, mortgage-related business process outsourcing and property valuation and management services. We are also a provider of geospatial proprietary software and databases combining geographic mapping and data. The segment’s primary customers are large, national mortgage lenders and servicers, but we also serve regional mortgage lenders and brokers, credit unions, commercial banks, government agencies and property and casualty insurance companies.
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Our business and information services segment has two components: mortgage origination services, which is focused on the mortgage origination and servicing industry, and default and technology services, which is primarily oriented toward services required by owners/servicers of troubled mortgage assets and toward providing custom outsourcing solutions for a wide range of clients.
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Data and Analytics
: Our data and analytics segment owns or licenses data assets including loan information, criminal and eviction records, employment verification, property characteristic information and information on mortgage-backed securities. We both license our data directly to our clients and provide our clients with analytical products for risk management, collateral assessment, loan quality reviews, and fraud prediction. Our primary clients are commercial banks, mortgage lenders and brokers, investment banks, fixed-income investors, real estate agents, property and casualty insurance companies, title insurance companies and government-sponsored enterprises.
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Our data and analytics segments has two components: risk and fraud analytics, which is primarily oriented toward utilizing our property, mortgage and other data assets in custom and packaged risk management solutions, and our specialty finance solutions, which emphasizes our credit, broker and multiple listing services products.
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Employer, Legal and Marketing Services
: Our employer, legal and marketing services segment provides information management and risk mitigation solutions to enable informed decision-making by our customers. We deliver our solutions through a collection of businesses that possess advanced technology, proprietary processes, unique structured and unstructured data sources, advanced analytics and proactive applications. These capabilities provide our clients with enhanced situational awareness and transparency. Our customers include leading financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, AmLaw 100 law firms, and middle-market enterprises.
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Results of Operations
Summary
The majority of our revenues are associated with the purchase, refinancing, servicing and other types of residential real estate transactions and activity in the United States. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, 64.7% and 64.6%, respectively, of our revenues were tied to real estate mortgage origination and servicing. Approximately 32% of our operating revenues in the first three and six months of 2010 were generated by the top 10 United States mortgage originators. We estimate that total mortgage originations decreased approximately 30% in the second quarter of 2010 relative to the same period of 2009 and increased approximately 25% relative to the first quarter of 2010. Due to the continued economic weakness and factors such as the cessation of the first-time homebuyers’ tax credit, we expect the level of aggregate United States mortgage originations to remain under pressure for the foreseeable future.
We believe that the volume of real estate transactions is primarily affected by real estate prices, the availability of funds for mortgage loans (which is impacted by the volume of securitization activity), mortgage interest rates and the overall state of the U.S. economy. Additionally, measures taken by the federal government to stimulate the purchase of residential property helped increase transaction levels in early 2010. The first-time homebuyer’s tax credit expired in April 2010, and there has been a decrease in residential sales activity since that expiration.
As of June 30, 2010, based on our internal estimates, the level of loans delinquent 90 days or more has increased approximately 22.0% relative to June 30, 2009, while the number of loans in foreclosure has decreased by approximately 13% over the comparable period from 2009. Based on our internal analysis and market estimates, we believe that the inventory of delinquent mortgage loans and loans in foreclosure will continue to grow, which we believe will have a positive effect on our default-related revenues.
The decline in originations and the increase in default-related activity had a net negative impact on the operating revenues of the business and information services segment (which decreased 11.0% in the second quarter of 2010 when compared to the same quarter of the prior year). Overall there was a positive impact on the operating revenues of the data and analytics segment (which improved .9% in the second quarter of 2010 when compared with the same quarter of the prior year) as a result of higher levels of risk management related activity.
The financial results of our employer, legal and marketing segment are impacted by global economic conditions, including the level of domestic and international hiring. Unemployment in the United States was at approximately 9.5% at June 30, 2010, compared to the same level at June 30, 2009 according to the United States Department of Labor, which continues to restrain the growth for this segment.
On a consolidated basis, our total operating revenues decreased 6.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and decreased 7.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, when compared to the previous year.
Our total operating expense increased 1.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and increased 0.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, when compared to the previous year. GAAP requires that we include all of the corporate costs of FAC up to the Separation date in our income statement. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, those net expenses totaled approximately $38.6 million and $70.5 million, respectively, (including spin-related expenses totaling approximately $12.7 million and $31.4 million respectively) as compared to $19.2 million and $37.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
The effective income tax rate (total income tax expense related to income from continuing operations as a percentage from continuing operations before income taxes) was 66.0 % and 45.5% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 respectively and 30% and 33% respectively for the same periods of the prior year. The increase in the effective rate is primarily attributable to non-deductible transaction costs incurred in connection with the Separation. Income taxes included in equity in earnings of affiliates was $5.6 million and $10.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and $10.5 million and $18.2 million, respectively, for the same periods of the prior year.
Net income was $33.4 million and $89.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Net loss from continuing operations attributable to the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2010, was $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. Net income from continuing operations attributable to the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2009, was $36.8 million, or $0.39 per diluted share. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $9.0 million and $18.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The net income for the Company for the current three-month period was primarily a function of (i) the level of corporate expense, including Separation-related expenses and the legacy FAC corporate costs that would have been allocated to FAFC totaling approximately $38.6 million and (ii) the impact on the tax provision of Separation-related items totaling approximately $7.2 million.
Net income was $72.1 million and $141.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Net income from continuing operations attributable to the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2010, was $10.3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share. Net income from continuing operations attributable to the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2009, was $60.4 million, or $0.64 per diluted share. Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests was $18.3 million and $35.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The net income for the Company for the current six-month period was primarily a function of (i) the level of legacy FAC corporate expense, including Separation-related expense and the corporate costs that would have been allocated to FAFC totaling approximately $70.5 million and (ii) the impact on the tax provision of Separation-related items totaling approximately $7.2 million.
The continued tightening of mortgage credit and the uncertainty in general economic conditions continue to affect the demand for many of our products and services. These conditions have also had an impact on, and continue to impact, the performance and financial condition of some of our customers in many of the segments in which we operate. Should these parties continue to encounter material issues, those issues may lead to negative impacts on our revenue, earnings and liquidity. For additional information related to our results of operations for each of our three reporting segments please see the discussions under “Business and Information Services,” “Data and Analytics” and “Employer, Legal and Marketing” below.
Business and Information Services
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For the Three Months Ended June 30,
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For the Six Months Ended June 30,
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(in thousands, except percentages)
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2010
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2009
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$ Change
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% Change
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2010
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2009
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$ Change
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% Change
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Operating revenue
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$
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227,457
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$
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254,509
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$
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(27,052
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)
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-10.6
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%
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$
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443,403
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$
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458,018
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$
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(14,615
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)
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-3.2
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%
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External cost of revenues
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77,977
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90,494
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(12,517
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-13.8
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%
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150,856
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151,335
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(479
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-0.3
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%
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Salaries and benefits
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52,647
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53,433
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(786
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-1.5
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%
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105,137
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103,612
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1,525
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1.5
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%
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Other operating expenses
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52,762
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55,180
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(2,418
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-4.4
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%
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106,337
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101,278
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5,059
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5.0
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%
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Depreciation and amortization
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5,303
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6,205
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(902
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-14.5
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%
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10,624
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12,255
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(1,631
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)
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-13.3
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%
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Total operating expenses
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188,689
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205,312
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(16,623
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-8.1
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%
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372,954
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368,480
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4,474
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1.2
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%
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Income from operations
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38,768
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49,197
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(10,429
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)
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-21.2
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%
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70,449
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89,538
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(19,089
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-21.3
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%
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Total interest (expense), net
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(22
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2,264
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(2,286
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)
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-101.0
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%
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42
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4,419
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(4,377
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)
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-99.0
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%
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Gain (loss) on investment
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(1,215
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)
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(381
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)
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(834
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)
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218.9
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%
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(1,215
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)
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(685
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)
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(530
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)
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77.4
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%
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
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$
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37,531
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$
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51,080
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$
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(13,549
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)
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-26.5
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%
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$
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69,276
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$
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93,272
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$
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(23,996
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)
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-25.7
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%
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Provision for income taxes
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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0.0
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%
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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0.0
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%
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Income (loss) from continuing before equity in earnings of affiliates
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$
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37,531
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$
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51,080
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$
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(13,549
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)
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-26.5
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%
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$
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69,276
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|
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$
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93,272
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$
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(23,996
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)
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-25.7
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%
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Equity in earnings of affiliates
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14,305
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18,885
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(4,580
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)
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-24.3
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%
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25,264
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36,679
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(11,415
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)
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-31.1
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%
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Income from continuing operations
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$
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51,836
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|
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$
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69,965
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$
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(18,129
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)
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-25.9
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%
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|
$
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94,540
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|
|
$
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129,951
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|
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$
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(35,411
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)
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-27.2
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%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income from continuing operations
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$
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37,531
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|
|
$
|
51,080
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|
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$
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(13,549
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)
|
|
|
-26.5
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%
|
|
$
|
69,276
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|
|
$
|
93,272
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|
|
$
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(23,996
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)
|
|
|
-25.7
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%
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Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
5,303
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|
|
|
6,205
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|
|
|
(902
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)
|
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|
-14.5
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%
|
|
|
10,624
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|
|
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12,255
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(1,631
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)
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-13.3
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%
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Total interest, net
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|
22
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|
|
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(2,264
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)
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|
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2,286
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|
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-101.0
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%
|
|
|
(42
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)
|
|
|
(4,419
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)
|
|
|
4,377
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|
|
|
-99.0
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%
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EBITDA
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$
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42,856
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|
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$
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55,021
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|
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$
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(12,165
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)
|
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-22.1
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%
|
|
$
|
79,858
|
|
|
$
|
101,108
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|
|
$
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(21,250
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)
|
|
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-21.0
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%
|
Operating revenues for the business and information services segment were $227.5 million and $443.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of $27.1 million, or 10.6%, and $14.6 million, or 3.2%, when compared with the respective periods of the prior year. Prior year acquisition activity contributed revenues of $21.2 million in the first six months of 2010.
Operating revenues for the mortgage origination group totaled $116.5 million and $228.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of $27.6 million (19.1%) and $23.6 million (9.3%) over the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. Prior year acquisition activity generated $21.2 million of revenue in the first six months of 2010. The reduction in operating revenues for the mortgage origination group was primarily the result of a decline in flood certification, appraisal and tax servicing volumes due to the estimated 25% decline in mortgage originations in the current quarter relative to the second quarter of 2009, declines in flood certifications due to the impact of consolidation of a client by a large flood services originator (partially offset by increased sales to the insurance industry) and a decline in appraisal volumes due to market consolidations and increased internal capacity at one of our material customers. The current three and six month revenues also were impacted by a 28% increase in loans under tax service contract that are under a periodic billing model and a $2.0 million and $2.4 million increase in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, in the adjustment to the deferred revenue associated with the tax services business.
Operating revenues for the default and technology services group totaled $111.6 million and $215.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, consistent with the three months ended June 30, 2009 and representing an increase of $9.3 million (4.5%) relative to the six months ended June 30, 2009. Increased revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2010 were driven by pricing improvements, improved market conditions and market share gains in default-related valuation and were partially offset by declines in other default services. These declines in other default-related services were primarily a net decrease in volumes at our field services operations (due to the impact on volumes from the sale of a portfolio of loans by a client, offset partially by volume increases at several clients) and decreases at our lien outsourcing business as a result of lower volumes of loans in that servicing portfolio.
Business and information services external cost of revenues were $78.0 million and $150.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, decreases of $12.5 million (13.8%), over the three months ended June 30, 2009 and $0.5 million (0.3%), over the six months ended June 30, 2009. Prior year acquisition activity contributed external cost of revenues of $13.2 million in the first six months of 2010.
External cost of revenues for the mortgage origination services group were $25.0 million and $46.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, a decrease of $11.6 million (31.7%) relative to the three months ended June 30, 2009 and $2.0 million (4.2%) relative to the six months ended June 30, 2009. Prior year acquisition activity generated $13.2 million of external cost of revenues in the first six months of 2010. The reductions in external cost of revenues principally related to appraisal services where the above noted decrease in volumes as well as improved pricing on the services led to reduced expense levels.
External cost of revenues for the default and technology services group were $53.0 million and $104.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, a decrease of $1.0 million (1.8%) relative to the three months ended June 30, 2009 and an increase of $1.6 million (1.5%) over the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease in the current three-month period was primarily due to the decline in revenues at the field service operations and lien servicing outsourcing business partially offset by increases in default-related valuations and other businesses. The increase in the six months ended June 30, 2010 relative to the prior year was attributed to higher default-related valuation volumes, increases in external cost of revenues related to other default-related businesses, partially offset by declines at the field service operations due to decreases in volumes.
Salaries and benefits for the business and information services segment were $52.6 million and $105.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, a decrease of $.8 million or 1.5%, relative to the three months ended June 30, 2009 and an increase of $1.5 million or 1.5%, from the six months ended June 30, 2009. Prior year acquisition activity accounted for $3.0 million of salaries and benefits expense for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Salaries and benefits for the mortgage origination services group were $39.6 million and $78.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing increases of 3.1% and 5.7% over the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. Prior year acquisition activity accounted for $3.0 million of the increase in the expense in the first six months of 2010 relative to the first six months of 2009. The increases are attributable to increased headcount to meet increased service-level requirements at certain businesses and increased employee benefit costs. For the default and technology solutions group, salaries and benefits totaled $13.0 million and $26.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of $2.0 million (13.1%) and $2.7 million (9.2%) over the three and six month ended June 30, 2009, respectively. The decreases were predominantly due to a 9% decrease in domestic headcount due to continued off-shoring and other cost containment initiatives.
Business and information services other operating expenses were $52.8 million and $106.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, a decrease of $2.4 million, or 4.4%, relative to the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and increase of $5.1 million, or 5.0%, when compared with the six-month period of the prior year. Prior year acquisition activity accounted for $3.7 million of the increase in the expense in the first six months of 2010 relative to the first six months of 2009. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the mortgage origination services group had a decrease in other operating expenses of $0.3 million (1.0%) and an increase of $4.8 million (7.7%) compared to prior periods. Prior year acquisition activity accounted for $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increases were due to higher costs to service loans at the tax services operation, partially offset cost containment initiatives at the appraisal and flood services businesses as well as lower levels of loss experience at the tax service operation. As it relates to the default and technology services group, other operating expenses of $19.6 million and $39.2 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, were down 8.0% and up 1.6% relative to the same periods in the prior year. The decrease in 2010 is primarily due to margin improvement initiatives undertaken by management.
Gain on investments and other income, and equity in earnings of affiliates for the business and information services segment were $13.1 million and $24.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, down $5.4 million, or 29.3% and $11.9 million, or 33.2%, relative to the three months and six months ended June 30, 2009. At the mortgage origination services group, the decline in earnings of affiliates and gain on investments of $5.7 million (30.7%) and $12.1 million (33.9%) in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, was related to decreased profits from the group’s national joint ventures, which was primarily driven by the decline in mortgage originations, as well as a $1.4 million loss associated with the closing of one of the national joint ventures. Equity in earnings of affiliates and gain on investments is not a meaningful balance for the default and technology services group.
Most of the businesses included in the mortgage origination services group have a relatively high proportion of fixed costs due to the ongoing servicing nature of the operations. The group’s appraisal businesses, in contrast, have a higher level of variable costs. Within the default and technology services group, the businesses typically have a high level of variable costs. Revenues for the mortgage originations services group are primarily dependent on the level of mortgage origination and servicing activity while revenues from the default and technology services group are generally tied to the level of troubled loan activity in the United States.
Data and Analytics
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For the Three Months Ended June 30,
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For the Six Months Ended June 30,
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(in thousands, except percentages)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
$ Change
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|
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% Change
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|
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2010
|
|
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2009
|
|
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$ Change
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|
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% Change
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|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
176,257
|
|
|
$
|
174,739
|
|
|
$
|
1,518
|
|
|
|
0.9
|
%
|
|
$
|
345,677
|
|
|
$
|
350,429
|
|
|
$
|
(4,752
|
)
|
|
|
-1.4
|
%
|
External cost of revenues
|
|
|
40,085
|
|
|
|
38,604
|
|
|
|
1,481
|
|
|
|
3.8
|
%
|
|
|
81,154
|
|
|
|
75,218
|
|
|
|
5,936
|
|
|
|
7.9
|
%
|
Salaries and benefits
|
|
|
53,239
|
|
|
|
52,245
|
|
|
|
994
|
|
|
|
1.9
|
%
|
|
|
106,056
|
|
|
|
105,532
|
|
|
|
524
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
%
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
35,595
|
|
|
|
28,668
|
|
|
|
6,927
|
|
|
|
24.2
|
%
|
|
|
67,390
|
|
|
|
59,352
|
|
|
|
8,038
|
|
|
|
13.5
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
13,249
|
|
|
|
12,951
|
|
|
|
298
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
%
|
|
|
26,695
|
|
|
|
25,826
|
|
|
|
869
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
142,168
|
|
|
|
132,468
|
|
|
|
9,700
|
|
|
|
7.3
|
%
|
|
|
281,295
|
|
|
|
265,928
|
|
|
|
15,367
|
|
|
|
5.8
|
%
|
Income from operations
|
|
|
34,089
|
|
|
|
42,271
|
|
|
|
(8,182
|
)
|
|
|
-19.4
|
%
|
|
|
64,382
|
|
|
|
84,501
|
|
|
|
(20,119
|
)
|
|
|
-23.8
|
%
|
Total interest (expense), net
|
|
|
(404
|
)
|
|
|
(653
|
)
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
|
-38.1
|
%
|
|
|
(863
|
)
|
|
|
(1,384
|
)
|
|
|
521
|
|
|
|
-37.6
|
%
|
Gain (loss) on investment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,067
|
|
|
|
(2,067
|
)
|
|
|
-100.0
|
%
|
|
|
752
|
|
|
|
1,793
|
|
|
|
(1,041
|
)
|
|
|
-58.1
|
%
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
$
|
33,685
|
|
|
$
|
43,685
|
|
|
$
|
(10,000
|
)
|
|
|
-22.9
|
%
|
|
$
|
64,271
|
|
|
$
|
84,910
|
|
|
$
|
(20,639
|
)
|
|
|
-24.3
|
%
|
Provision for income taxes
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing before equity in earnings of affiliates
|
|
$
|
33,685
|
|
|
$
|
43,685
|
|
|
$
|
(10,000
|
)
|
|
|
-22.9
|
%
|
|
$
|
64,271
|
|
|
$
|
84,910
|
|
|
$
|
(20,639
|
)
|
|
|
-24.3
|
%
|
Equity in earnings of affiliates
|
|
|
1,496
|
|
|
|
2,756
|
|
|
|
(1,260
|
)
|
|
|
-45.7
|
%
|
|
|
1,756
|
|
|
|
4,567
|
|
|
|
(2,811
|
)
|
|
|
-61.6
|
%
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
35,181
|
|
|
$
|
46,441
|
|
|
$
|
(11,260
|
)
|
|
|
-24.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
66,027
|
|
|
$
|
89,477
|
|
|
$
|
(23,450
|
)
|
|
|
-26.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
35,181
|
|
|
$
|
46,441
|
|
|
$
|
(11,260
|
)
|
|
|
-24.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
66,027
|
|
|
$
|
89,477
|
|
|
$
|
(23,450
|
)
|
|
|
-26.2
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
13,249
|
|
|
|
12,951
|
|
|
|
298
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
%
|
|
|
26,695
|
|
|
|
25,826
|
|
|
|
869
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
Total interest, net
|
|
|
404
|
|
|
|
653
|
|
|
|
(249
|
)
|
|
|
-38.1
|
%
|
|
|
863
|
|
|
|
1,384
|
|
|
|
(521
|
)
|
|
|
-37.6
|
%
|
EBITDA
|
|
$
|
48,834
|
|
|
$
|
60,045
|
|
|
$
|
(11,211
|
)
|
|
|
-18.7
|
%
|
|
$
|
93,585
|
|
|
$
|
116,687
|
|
|
$
|
(23,102
|
)
|
|
|
-19.8
|
%
|
Operating revenues for the data and analytics segment were $176.3 million and $345.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, an increase of $1.5 million (0.9%), and a decrease of $4.8 million (1.4%), when compared with the respective periods of the prior year.
Operating revenues for the risk and fraud analytics group totaled $101.3 million and $195.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $4.4 million (4.5%) over the three months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and a decrease of $1.3 million (0.6%) over the six months ended June 30, 2009. The current three-month period benefited from a $4.3 million increase in sales, primarily of advisory services related to increased risk management reviews of portfolios and revenues from our recently introduced mortgage analytics product, with the current six-month period revenues being negatively impacted by a decrease in licensing and analytical revenues due to the decrease in originations and overall market conditions, partially offset by the revenues from our recently introduced mortgage analytics product.
Operating revenues for the specialty financial solutions group totaled $77.0 million and $153.6 million for the three and six months-ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of $2.7 million (3.4%) and $3.0 million (1.9%) over the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. The decreases were predominantly due to a 12% decrease in the volume of credit orders processed in the respective periods when compared to the same period in the prior year partially offset by increased revenues related to the group’s program administration office that assists in identity and privacy management for consumers. Along with a direct to consumer channel, this program has distribution partners including financial and membership services companies.
Data and analytics external cost of revenues were $40.1 million and $81.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing increases of $1.5 million, or 3.8%, and $5.9 million, or 7.9%, when compared with the respective periods of the prior year. External cost of revenues for the risk and fraud analytics group were $8.6 million and $18.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 relative to the same period in 2009 and consistent with the level of expense from the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease in the quarter ended June 30, 2010 is primarily due to a change in the product mix in the current year’s quarter to products that have lower associated royalty payments. External cost of revenues for the specialty financial solutions group totaled $31.5 million and $63.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing increases of $2.4 million (8.2%) and $5.9 million (10.3%) over the three and six month ended June 30, 2009, respectively. The increases were predominantly the result of increased volume of revenues related to the identity and privacy management group as well as an increase in the cost of those services, partially offset by a decrease in external cost of revenues of 26.2% and 28.6% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, associated with credit orders due to the reduction in volumes relative to 2009.
Salaries and benefits for the data and analytics segment were $53.2 million and $106.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing increases of $1.0 million, or 1.9%, and $0.5 million, or 0.5%, respectively, when compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. Salaries and benefits for the risk and fraud analytics group were $35.2 million and $70.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, increases of 5.2% and 3.6% over the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 due to increases in headcount attributed to new product development, higher severance expense totaling $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, partially offset by lower employee benefits expenses for the year. For the specialty financial solutions group, salaries and benefits totaled $18.0 million and $36.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of $0.8 million (4.0%) and $1.9 million (5.0%) over the three and six month ended June 30, 2009, respectively. The decreases were predominantly due to a 7.0% decrease in domestic headcount at the credit solutions businesses due to lower volumes relative to the prior year partially offset by increased severance expense of $0.1 million and $0.4 million over the three and six months June 30, 2010, respectively.
Data and analytics other operating expenses were $35.6 million and $67.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing increases of $6.9 million, or 24.2%, for the current three-month period and $8.0 million, or 13.5% for the current six-month period when compared with the same periods of the prior year. Prior year acquisition activity contributed $1.8 million and $3.1 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. The risk and fraud analytics group had other operating expenses of $29.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 (an increase of $9.0 million or 45.0% over the prior year period) and $47.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 (an increase of $7.3 million or 18.0% over the prior year period). The overall increase was driven by higher levels of outside services attributed to securities system upgrade projects, and increased costs associated with higher rebranding and product costs at certain businesses. As it relates to the specialty finance solutions group, other operating expenses of $12.1 million and $23.0 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, were relatively consistent with the levels from the same periods in the prior year, with increases at the identity and privacy management group due to increased volumes partially offset by decreases at the credit businesses due to the decreases in volume there.
Depreciation and amortization expense for the data and analytics segment increased $0.3 million, or 2.3%, and $0.9 million, or 3.4%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year. Depreciation and amortization related to the risk and fraud analytics group increased to $10.3 million and $20.6 million for the three- and six- month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing increases of 6.2% and 7.4% over the comparable periods in the prior year due to increased amortization related to capitalized data, software and acquisition-related intangibles. These increases were partially offset by decreases at the specialty finance group of $0.3 million and $0.6 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, due to reductions in acquisition-related amortization within the multiple listing services business.
Gain on investments and other income, and equity in earnings of affiliates for the data and analytics segment were $1.5 million and $2.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, down $3.3 million, or 69%, relative to the three months ended June 30, 2009 and $3.9 million, or 60.6%, relative to the six months ended June 30, 2009. At the risk and fraud analytics group, a decrease in the equity in earnings of affiliates in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 as well as the decrease in gain on investments, which were primarily related to a one-time gain recognized in the second quarter of 2009 due to the acquisition of the remaining ownership of a previously unconsolidated equity method investee, drove the overall decrease. Overall, the risk and fraud analytics group reported net equity in earnings of affiliates and gain on investments of $0.9 million and $1.7 million of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of $1.5 million and $0.1 million relative to the same periods in 2009. Within the specialty finance group, equity in earnings of affiliates and gain on investments totaled $0.6 million and $0.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, relative to $2.5 million and $4.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. The decrease was due to lower profitability in 2010 at our credit-related investment in affiliates.
Most of the businesses included in the risk and fraud analytics group are database intensive, with a relatively high proportion of fixed costs. As such, profit margins generally decline as revenues decrease. The specialty finance group has a more variable cost structure and, therefore, has margins that typically perform more consistently. Revenues for the data and analytics segment are, in part, dependent on real estate activity but are less cyclical as a result of a more diversified customer base and a greater percentage of subscription-based revenue.
Employer, Legal and Marketing Services
|
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
(in thousands, except percentages)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
64,553
|
|
|
$
|
69,923
|
|
|
$
|
(5,370
|
)
|
|
|
-7.7
|
%
|
|
$
|
125,220
|
|
|
$
|
169,936
|
|
|
$
|
(44,716
|
)
|
|
|
-26.3
|
%
|
External cost of revenues
|
|
|
20,395
|
|
|
|
26,904
|
|
|
|
(6,509
|
)
|
|
|
-24.2
|
%
|
|
|
41,884
|
|
|
|
78,516
|
|
|
|
(36,632
|
)
|
|
|
-46.7
|
%
|
Salaries and benefits
|
|
|
24,524
|
|
|
|
23,341
|
|
|
|
1,183
|
|
|
|
5.1
|
%
|
|
|
48,446
|
|
|
|
50,598
|
|
|
|
(2,152
|
)
|
|
|
-4.3
|
%
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
17,429
|
|
|
|
12,424
|
|
|
|
5,005
|
|
|
|
40.3
|
%
|
|
|
28,841
|
|
|
|
25,490
|
|
|
|
3,351
|
|
|
|
13.1
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
5,689
|
|
|
|
6,046
|
|
|
|
(357
|
)
|
|
|
-5.9
|
%
|
|
|
11,743
|
|
|
|
11,830
|
|
|
|
(87
|
)
|
|
|
-0.7
|
%
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
68,037
|
|
|
|
68,715
|
|
|
|
(678
|
)
|
|
|
-1.0
|
%
|
|
|
130,914
|
|
|
|
166,434
|
|
|
|
(35,520
|
)
|
|
|
-21.3
|
%
|
Income from operations
|
|
|
(3,484
|
)
|
|
|
1,208
|
|
|
|
(4,692
|
)
|
|
|
-388.4
|
%
|
|
|
(5,694
|
)
|
|
|
3,502
|
|
|
|
(9,196
|
)
|
|
|
-262.6
|
%
|
Total interest (expense), net
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
(78
|
)
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
-117.9
|
%
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
|
(53
|
)
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
|
-183.0
|
%
|
Gain (loss) on investment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
(341
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(341
|
)
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
$
|
(3,470
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,130
|
|
|
$
|
(4,600
|
)
|
|
|
-407.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
(5,991
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,449
|
|
|
$
|
(9,440
|
)
|
|
|
-273.7
|
%
|
Provision for income taxes
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing before equity in earnings of affiliates
|
|
$
|
(3,470
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,130
|
|
|
$
|
(4,600
|
)
|
|
|
-407.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
(5,991
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,449
|
|
|
$
|
(9,440
|
)
|
|
|
-273.7
|
%
|
Equity in earnings of affiliates
|
|
|
(104
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(104
|
)
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
(200
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(200
|
)
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(3,574
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,130
|
|
|
$
|
(4,704
|
)
|
|
|
-416.3
|
%
|
|
$
|
(6,191
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,449
|
|
|
$
|
(9,640
|
)
|
|
|
-279.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(3,470
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,130
|
|
|
$
|
(4,600
|
)
|
|
|
-407.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
(5,991
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,449
|
|
|
$
|
(9,440
|
)
|
|
|
-273.7
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
5,689
|
|
|
|
6,046
|
|
|
|
(357
|
)
|
|
|
-5.9
|
%
|
|
|
11,743
|
|
|
|
11,830
|
|
|
|
(87
|
)
|
|
|
-0.7
|
%
|
Total interest, net
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
(92
|
)
|
|
|
-117.9
|
%
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
-183.0
|
%
|
EBITDA
|
|
$
|
2,205
|
|
|
$
|
7,254
|
|
|
$
|
(5,049
|
)
|
|
|
-69.6
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,708
|
|
|
$
|
15,332
|
|
|
$
|
(9,624
|
)
|
|
|
-62.8
|
%
|
Operating revenues for the employer, legal and marketing services segment were $64.6 million and $125.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of $5.4 million, or 7.7%, and $44.7 million, or 26.3%, when compared with the respective periods of the prior year. Operating revenues for the employer services group were $49.6 million and $90.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing increases of $7.0 million (16.4%) and $8.5 million (10.3%) primarily due to improved hiring conditions in overseas markets, and to a lesser extent in the United States, in the second quarter of 2010. The legal services group generated operating revenues of $8.1 million and $15.7 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, decreases of 9.6% and 25.4% over the same periods in 2009, primarily due to lower domestic and international levels of large-scale investigations, offset in part by an increase in background screening activity related to hedge fund managers. Lastly, operating revenues from our marketing services group were $8.4 million and $20.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, down 55.2% and 69.7% over the same periods in the prior year. The declines in revenues from this group were related to overall lower levels of lead generation activity, primarily due to a decline in demand for one health and wellness product and stricter changes in the credit card processing rules.
The employer, legal and marketing services segment had external cost of revenues of $20.4 million and $41.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of $6.5 million, or 24.2%, and $36.6 million, or 46.7%, relative to the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. External cost of revenues for the employer services group were $13.8 million and $25.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing increases of 17.1% and 9.6% relative to the same periods in the prior year. The marketing services group had external cost of revenues of $6.2 million and $16.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, decreases of 57.6% and 70.8% relative to the comparable periods in 2009. The movement in external cost of revenues for both groups was consistent with the movement in operating revenues for those groups. External cost of revenues is not a meaningful expense for the legal services group.
Salaries and benefits for the employer, legal and marketing services segment were $24.5 million and $48.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, an increase of $1.2 million, or 5.1%, for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and a decrease of $2.2 million (4.3%), for the six months ended June 30, 2009, when compared with the respective periods of the prior year. The employer services group had salaries and benefits of $18.6 million and $36.3 million, increases of 9.9% and 2.6%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2009 due to the increased levels of volumes domestically and abroad. Legal services had salaries and benefits of $4.5 million and $9.2 million, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of 10.6% and 21.4%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2009 due to the reductions in headcount resulting from lower levels of volume within the group. Salaries and benefits expense is not a meaningful expense for the marketing services group.
Employer, legal and marketing services had other operating expenses of $17.4 million and $28.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing an increase of $5.0 million (40.3%), for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and $3.3 million (13.1%), higher than the level for the six months ended June 30, 2009. Employer services had other operating expenses of $16.4 million and $24.8 million for the three- and six- month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, increases of 118.5% and 66.9% relative to the prior year due to the increased level of business activity (including higher levels of temporary labor) as well as approximately $0.2 million of increased foreign currency translation adjustments, and a one-time expense related to prior period’s sales taxes totaling $4.75 million. Other operating expenses for the legal services group were $2.0 million and $4.0 million for the current three- and six- month periods, substantially consistent with the levels from the three months ended June 30, 2009 and $1.7 million, or 29.4%, lower than the level for the six month ended June 30, 2009. The marketing services business had other operating expenses of $1.1 million and $2.0 million, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing decreases of 62.7% and 68.0% from the prior year due to the decreases in business activity.
Corporate and Eliminations
(in thousands, except percentages)
|
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
758
|
|
|
$
|
(746
|
)
|
|
|
-98.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,224
|
|
|
$
|
6,733
|
|
|
$
|
(4,509
|
)
|
|
|
-67.0
|
%
|
External cost of revenues
|
|
|
4,810
|
|
|
|
693
|
|
|
|
4,117
|
|
|
|
594.1
|
%
|
|
|
5,079
|
|
|
|
1,404
|
|
|
|
3,675
|
|
|
|
261.8
|
%
|
Salaries and benefits
|
|
|
35,127
|
|
|
|
43,987
|
|
|
|
(8,860
|
)
|
|
|
-20.1
|
%
|
|
|
83,764
|
|
|
|
92,801
|
|
|
|
(9,037
|
)
|
|
|
-9.7
|
%
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
(3,622
|
)
|
|
|
(18,990
|
)
|
|
|
15,368
|
|
|
|
-80.9
|
%
|
|
|
(14,631
|
)
|
|
|
(36,196
|
)
|
|
|
21,565
|
|
|
|
-59.6
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
7,623
|
|
|
|
7,120
|
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
|
7.1
|
%
|
|
|
13,302
|
|
|
|
14,434
|
|
|
|
(1,132
|
)
|
|
|
-7.8
|
%
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
43,938
|
|
|
|
32,810
|
|
|
|
11,128
|
|
|
|
33.9
|
%
|
|
|
87,514
|
|
|
|
72,443
|
|
|
|
15,071
|
|
|
|
20.8
|
%
|
Income from operations
|
|
|
(43,926
|
)
|
|
|
(32,052
|
)
|
|
|
(11,874
|
)
|
|
|
37.0
|
%
|
|
|
(85,290
|
)
|
|
|
(65,710
|
)
|
|
|
(19,580
|
)
|
|
|
29.8
|
%
|
Total interest (expense), net
|
|
|
(8,708
|
)
|
|
|
(9,210
|
)
|
|
|
502
|
|
|
|
-5.5
|
%
|
|
|
(14,035
|
)
|
|
|
(18,102
|
)
|
|
|
4,067
|
|
|
|
-22.5
|
%
|
Gain (loss) on investment
|
|
|
(4,305
|
)
|
|
|
(1,246
|
)
|
|
|
(3,059
|
)
|
|
|
245.5
|
%
|
|
|
(2,267
|
)
|
|
|
(966
|
)
|
|
|
(1,301
|
)
|
|
|
134.7
|
%
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
$
|
(56,939
|
)
|
|
$
|
(42,508
|
)
|
|
$
|
(14,431
|
)
|
|
|
33.9
|
%
|
|
$
|
(101,592
|
)
|
|
$
|
(84,778
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16,814
|
)
|
|
|
19.8
|
%
|
Provision for income taxes
|
|
$
|
10,529
|
|
|
$
|
13,370
|
|
|
$
|
(2,557
|
)
|
|
|
-19.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
13,286
|
|
|
$
|
28,415
|
|
|
$
|
2,766
|
|
|
|
9.7
|
%
|
Income (loss) from continuing before equity in earnings of affiliates
|
|
$
|
(67,468
|
)
|
|
$
|
(55,878
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,874
|
)
|
|
|
21.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
(114,878
|
)
|
|
$
|
(113,193
|
)
|
|
$
|
(19,580
|
)
|
|
|
17.3
|
%
|
Equity in earnings of affiliates
|
|
|
(7,239
|
)
|
|
|
(5,965
|
)
|
|
|
(1,274
|
)
|
|
|
21.4
|
%
|
|
|
(10,935
|
)
|
|
|
(13,942
|
)
|
|
|
3,007
|
|
|
|
-21.6
|
%
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(74,707
|
)
|
|
$
|
(61,843
|
)
|
|
$
|
(13,148
|
)
|
|
|
21.3
|
%
|
|
$
|
(125,813
|
)
|
|
$
|
(127,135
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16,573
|
)
|
|
|
13.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(56,939
|
)
|
|
$
|
(42,508
|
)
|
|
$
|
(14,431
|
)
|
|
|
33.9
|
%
|
|
$
|
(101,592
|
)
|
|
$
|
(84,778
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16,814
|
)
|
|
|
19.8
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
7,623
|
|
|
|
7,120
|
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
|
7.1
|
%
|
|
|
13,302
|
|
|
|
14,434
|
|
|
|
(1,132
|
)
|
|
|
-7.8
|
%
|
Total interest, net
|
|
|
8,708
|
|
|
|
9,210
|
|
|
|
(502
|
)
|
|
|
-5.5
|
%
|
|
|
14,035
|
|
|
|
18,102
|
|
|
|
(4,067
|
)
|
|
|
-22.5
|
%
|
EBITDA
|
|
$
|
(40,608
|
)
|
|
$
|
(26,178
|
)
|
|
$
|
(14,430
|
)
|
|
|
55.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
(74,255
|
)
|
|
$
|
(52,242
|
)
|
|
$
|
(22,013
|
)
|
|
|
42.1
|
%
|
Corporate salaries and other personnel costs totaled $35.1 million and $83.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. This is a decrease of $8.9 million (20.1%), and $9.0 million (9.7%), for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, when compared with the respective periods of the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to the movement of corporate personnel to FAFC in connection with the Separation. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, spin-related expenses totaled approximately $12.7 million and $31.4 million, respectively.
Net interest expense was $8.7 million and $14.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, a decrease of $0.5 million (5.5%), and a decrease of $4.1 million (22.5%), when compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 relative to the six months ended June 30, 2009, the decrease is due to lower effective interest rates partially offset by the impact of a higher debt balance in the latter part of the period.
Eliminations represent revenues and related expenses associated with inter-segment sales of services and products, as well as interest expense and related interest income associated with intercompany notes which are eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rate (total income tax expense related to income from continuing operations as a percentage of income from continuing operations before income taxes) was 64.9% and 45.5% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 respectively and 30 % and 33% respectively for the same periods of the prior year. The increase in the effective rate is primarily attributable to non-deductible transaction costs incurred in connection with the Separation. Income taxes included in equity in earnings of affiliates was $5.6 million and $10.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and $10.5 million and $18.2 million, respectively, for the same periods of the prior year.
A large portion of our income attributable to noncontrolling interests is attributable to a limited liability company subsidiary, which for tax purposes, is treated as a partnership. Accordingly, no income taxes have been provided for the portion of the partnership income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
As of June 30, 2010, we have a net deferred tax liability in the amount of $96.9 million and at December 31, 2009 we had a net deferred tax liability in the amount of $87.7 million. The net change is attributable to the Separation, which occurred on Separation on June 1, 2010. Our deferred tax balances at June 30, 2010 relate primarily to deferred revenue and basis differences in tangible and intangible assets.
We evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets by assessing our valuation allowance and by adjusting the amount of such allowance, if necessary. The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization are our forecast of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the deferred tax assets. Failure to achieve forecasted taxable income in the applicable taxing jurisdictions could affect the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets and could result in an increase in our effective tax rate on future earnings.
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AND NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY
Net income was $33.4 million and $72.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. Net income was $89.1 million and $141.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. Net income attributable to CoreLogic for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, was $24.4 million, or $0.22 per diluted share and $53.8 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, respectively. Net income attributable to CoreLogic for the three months ended June 30, 2009, was $70.3 million, or $0.75 per diluted share and net income attributable CoreLogic for the six months ended June 30, 2009, was $106.3 million, or $1.13 per diluted share. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $9.0 million and $18.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $18.9 million and $35.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. The net impact of errors related to out of period expenses recorded in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 totaled incremental expenses of $4.5 million, or $0.4 per diluted share. The impact of these errors has been evaluated relative to the current and prior periods, individually and in the aggregate, and the impact is not considered material.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Total cash and cash equivalents decreased $103.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2010 and increased $88.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease for the current-year period was due primarily to purchases of redeemable non-controlling interests, purchases of investment securities, cash used in operations by discontinued operations, Separation related costs, capital expenditures and repayment of debt. The uses were partly offset by positive cash flow from operations which were negatively impacted by legacy FAC corporate costs and tax impacts of the Separation. in the quarter and proceeds from borrowings. The increase for the prior-year period was due primarily to cash generated by operations for the quarter, purchases of investment securities, cash paid for acquisitions and capital expenditures.
Due to our liquid-asset position and our ability to generate cash flows from operations, management believes that our resources are sufficient to satisfy our anticipated operational cash requirements and obligations.
In March 2010, we entered into an agreement to acquire the 18% redeemable noncontrolling interest in First American CoreLogic Holdings, Inc (“FACL”). On March 29, 2010, we acquired half of the noncontrolling interests (approximately 9% of the total outstanding shares of FACL) in exchange for a cash payment of $72.0 million, and agreed to acquire the remaining half of the noncontrolling interests in February 2011 in exchange for additional consideration of $72.0 million.
The form of the additional consideration will either be common stock of CoreLogic or a combination of stock and cash. The determination of the consideration is dictated by the occurrence of certain conditions, one of which was the consummation of the Separation. The remaining $72.0 million of the noncontrolling interests related to FACL is classified as mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests in the liability section of our condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2010.
In April 2010, we exercised our call option related to Experian Information Solutions Inc.’s ownership interest in the First American Real Estate Solutions, LLC (“FARES”) joint venture. We are required to pay the $314 million purchase price on December 31, 2010. This balance is included as mandatory redeemable noncontrolling interest in the liability section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2010. We are required to make profit distributions ($4.2 million per quarter), management fee distributions ($0.5 million per quarter) and tax distributions (based on profitability of FARES) between now and the closing date.
Credit Agreement
On April 12, 2010, we signed and closed a third amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), Wells Fargo Securities and a syndicate of lenders, with JPMorgan also serving as administrative agent and collateral agent.
The Credit Agreement amends and restates our second amended and restated credit agreement dated as of November 16, 2009. Proceeds from the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement were used for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
The Credit Agreement consists of a $350.0 million six-year term loan facility and a $500.0 million revolving credit facility with a $50.0 million letter of credit sub-facility. The term loan facility was drawn in full as of June 30, 2010 and the proceeds were used to settle the cash tender offers discussed below, as well as to pay down amounts owed on the revolving credit facility. The revolving loan commitments are scheduled to terminate on July 11, 2012. The Credit Agreement provides for the ability to increase the term loan facility provided that the total credit exposure under the Credit Agreement does not exceed $1.05 billion in the aggregate.
Our obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by our subsidiaries that comprise at least 95% of our total U.S. assets (the “Guarantors”). To secure our obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors (the “Loan Parties”) have granted JPMorgan, as collateral agent, a security interest over substantially all of their personal property and a mortgage or deed of trust over all their real property with a fair market value of $1 million or more.
The term loan is subject to mandatory repayment, commencing September 30, 2010, and continuing on each three month anniversary thereafter until and including March 31, 2016 in an amount equal to $875,000. The outstanding balance of the term loan is due on April 12, 2016. The term loan is subject to prepayment from (i) the net proceeds (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of certain debt incurred or issued by any Loan Party, (ii) a percentage of excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement)) (unless our leverage ratio is less than 1:1) and (iii) the net proceeds received (and not reinvested) by any Loan Party from certain assets sales and recovery events.
At our election, borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at (i) the alternate base rate (defined as the greatest of (a) JPMorgan’s “prime rate”, (b) the Federal Funds effective rate plus 1/2% and (c) the reserve adjusted London interbank offering rate for a one month Eurodollar borrowing plus 1%) (the “Alternate Base Rate”) plus the CoreLogic Applicable Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or (ii) the London interbank offering rate for Eurodollar borrowings (the “LIBO Rate”) adjusted for statutory reserves (the “Adjusted LIBO Rate”), provided that the minimum LIBO Rate with respect to any term loan shall not be less than 1.50%, plus the CoreLogic Applicable Rate. We may select interest periods of one, two, three or six months or (if agreed to by all lenders) nine or twelve months for Eurodollar borrowings of revolving loans. The initial interest period for the term loans is one month. At the end of the initial one month period, we may select interest periods of three or six months or (if agreed to by all lenders) one, two, nine or twelve months for Eurodollar borrowings of term loans.
The Applicable Rate varies depending upon our leverage ratio. The minimum Applicable Rate for Alternate Base Rate borrowings is 1.75% and the maximum is 2.25%. The minimum Applicable Rate for Adjusted LIBO Rate borrowings is 2.75% and the maximum is 3.25%. The initial interest rate for the term loans is approximately 4.75%. As of June 30, 2010, the applicable rate for the term loans was 4.75%.
The Credit Agreement include customary representations and warranties, as well as reporting covenants, affirmative covenants, negative covenants, financial covenants and events of default, customary for financings of this type.
At June 30, 2010, we had available lines of credit of $416.8 million, and were in compliance with the financial covenants of our loan agreements. We believe that our financial resources will be sufficient to meet our operating cash needs through the next twelve months.
The Tender Offer
On April 12, 2010, we announced that we were (i) commencing cash tender offers for the outstanding $100.0 million 7.55% senior debentures of the Company due 2028, the $150.0 million 5.7% senior notes of the Company due 2014 and the $100.0 million 8.5% capital securities of First American Capital Trust I due 2012, as well as the PREFERRED PLUS 7.55% trust certificates issued by the PREFERRED PLUS Trust Series Far-1 due 2028 (collectively, the “Existing Notes”), and (ii) soliciting from the holders of certain of the Existing Notes consents to amend the indentures under which such Existing Notes were issued to expressly affirm that the Separation does not conflict with the terms of the indentures.
On April 27, 2010, we announced that we had received tenders and accompanying consents from the holders of 99% of the 5.7% senior notes of the Company due 2014 and the holders of 64% of the 8.5% capital securities of First American Capital Trust I due 2012. On May 10, 2010, we announced that the holders of 50.0% of the 7.55% Senior Debentures due 2028 tendered valid consents. Accordingly, we received the requisite approvals and amended the related indentures.
The tender offers expired on May 12, 2010. As of June 30, 2010, the holders of 99.2% of the 5.7% senior notes of the Company due 2014 and the holders of 65.2 % of the 8.5% capital securities of First American Capital Trust I due 2012 the holders of 40.35% of the 7.55% senior debentures due 2028 and the holders of 48.5% of the PREFERRED PLUS 7.55% trust certificates tendered their senior notes and capital securities to the Company.
Consent fees in connection with the Tender offer totaling $2.7 million are included in other operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
Contractual Obligations
The following is a schedule of long-term contractual commitments, as of June 30, 2010, over the periods in which they are expected to be paid:
(in thousands)
|
|
Remainder of
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Operating leases
|
|
$
|
26,771
|
|
|
$
|
44,849
|
|
|
$
|
35,288
|
|
|
$
|
22,347
|
|
|
$
|
18,625
|
|
|
$
|
38,960
|
|
|
|
186,840
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest (1)
|
|
|
313,847
|
|
|
|
72,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
385,847
|
|
Distributions to Experian
|
|
|
9,386
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
9,386
|
|
Notes and contracts payable
|
|
|
19,347
|
|
|
|
30,859
|
|
|
|
115,309
|
|
|
|
7,189
|
|
|
|
7,568
|
|
|
|
437,118
|
|
|
|
617,390
|
|
Interest payments related to debt (3)
|
|
|
16,117
|
|
|
|
31,661
|
|
|
|
27,628
|
|
|
|
24,127
|
|
|
|
23,612
|
|
|
|
124,275
|
|
|
|
247,420
|
|
Total (2)
|
|
$
|
385,468
|
|
|
$
|
179,369
|
|
|
$
|
178,225
|
|
|
$
|
53,663
|
|
|
$
|
49,805
|
|
|
$
|
600,353
|
|
|
$
|
1,446,883
|
|
(1)
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest is payable in stock and cash.
(2) Excludes tax liability of $25.2 million related to uncertain tax positions due to uncertainty of payment period.
(3) Estimated interest payments are calculated assuming current interest rates over minimum maturity periods specified in debt agreements.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
We consider the accounting policies described below to be critical in preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements. These policies require us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures of contingencies. See
Note 1 – Description of the Company
in our condensed consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for a more detailed description of our accounting policies.
Revenue recognition.
Our tax service division in our business information services segment defers the tax service fee on life–of-loan contracts and recognizes that fee as revenue ratably over the expected service period. The amortization rates applied to recognize the revenues assume a 10-year contract life and are adjusted to reflect prepayments. We review the tax service contract portfolio quarterly to determine if there have been changes in contract lives and/or changes in the number and/or timing of prepayments. Accordingly, we may adjust the rates to reflect current trends. Subscription-based revenues are recognized ratably over the contractual term of the subscription. Revenues earned by most of our other products are recognized at the time of delivery, as we have no material ongoing obligation after delivery.
External cost of revenues.
External cost of revenue represents the direct incremental costs paid to outside parties to obtain information and/or services necessary to generate specific revenues, representing the variable costs associated with our revenues. We do not include any component of depreciation and amortization in our external cost of revenues.
Purchase accounting and impairment testing for goodwill and other intangible assets.
We are required to perform an annual impairment test for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for each reporting unit. This annual test, which we have elected to perform every fourth quarter, utilizes a variety of valuation techniques, all of which require us to make estimates and judgments. Fair value is determined by employing an expected present value technique, which utilizes multiple cash flow scenarios that reflect a range of possible outcomes and an appropriate discount rate. The use of comparative market multiples (the “market approach”) compares the reporting unit to other comparable companies (if such comparables are present in the marketplace) based on valuation multiples to arrive at a fair value. We also use certain of these valuation techniques in accounting for business combinations, primarily in the determination of the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities. In assessing the fair value, we utilize the results of the valuations (including the market approach to the extent comparables are available) and consider the range of fair values determined under all methods and the extent to which the fair value exceeds the book value of the equity. After the Separation, our reporting units are mortgage origination services, default and technology services, specialty finance solutions, risk and fraud analytics, employer services, legal services and marketing services. Our policy is to perform an annual impairment test for each reporting unit in the fourth quarter or sooner if circumstances indicate a possible impairment.
Management’s impairment testing process includes two steps. The first step (“Step 1”) compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its book value. The fair value of each reporting unit is determined by using discounted cash flow analysis and market approach valuations. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its book value, then goodwill is not considered impaired and no additional analysis is required. However, if the book value is greater than the fair value, a second step (“Step 2”) must be completed to determine if the fair value of the goodwill exceeds the book value of the goodwill.
Step 2 involves calculating an implied fair value of goodwill for each reporting unit for which the Step 1 indicated impairment. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in a manner similar to the amount of goodwill calculated in a business combination, by measuring the excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit, as determined in the Step 1, over the aggregate estimated fair values of the individual assets, liabilities and identifiable intangibles as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination. If the implied fair value of goodwill exceeds the carrying value of goodwill assigned to the reporting unit, there is no impairment. If the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess. An impairment loss cannot exceed the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit, and the loss establishes a new basis in the goodwill. Subsequent reversal of goodwill impairment losses is not permitted. The valuation of goodwill requires assumptions and estimates of many critical factors including revenue growth, cash flows, market multiples and discount rates. Forecasts of future operations are based, in part, on operating results and our expectations as to future market conditions. These types of analyses contain uncertainties because they require us to make assumptions and to apply judgments to estimate industry economic factors and the profitability of future business strategies. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates and assumptions, we may be exposed to an additional impairment loss that could be material. Due to material volatility in the current markets, our operations may be negatively impacted in the future to the extent that exposure to impairment charges may be required. We completed the required annual impairment testing for goodwill and other intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, in the fourth quarter of each year. In 2009 and 2008, we concluded that, based on our assessment of the reporting units’ operations, the markets in which the reporting units operate and the long-term prospects for those reporting units that the more- likely-than not threshold for decline in value had not been met and that therefore no triggering events requiring an earlier analysis had occurred.
We use estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and excluding interest) to measure the recoverability of long-lived assets held and used whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be fully recoverable. At such time that an impairment in value of an intangible or long-lived asset is identified, the impairment is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value.
Income taxes.
We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in a tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. We evaluate the need to establish a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets based upon the amount of existing temporary differences, the period in which they are expected to be recovered and expected levels of taxable income. A valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets is established when it is more-likely-than-not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
We recognize the effect of income tax positions only if sustaining those positions is more-likely-than-not. Changes in recognition or measurement of uncertain tax positions are reflected in the period in which a change in judgment occurs. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in tax expense.
Depreciation and amortization lives for assets.
We are required to estimate the useful lives of several asset classes, including capitalized data, internally developed software and other intangible assets. The estimation of useful lives requires a significant amount of judgment related to matters such as future changes in technology, legal issues related to allowable uses of data and other matters.
Share-based compensation.
We measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). The cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award. In accordance with the modified prospective method, we continue to use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for all unvested options as of December 31, 2005. We have selected the binomial lattice option-pricing model to estimate the fair value for any options granted after December 31, 2005. We utilize the straight-line single option method of attributing the value of share-based compensation expense unless another expense attribution model is required by the guidance. As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the results of operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. We apply the long-form method for determining the pool of windfall tax benefits.
Currently, our primary means of share-based compensation is granting restricted stock units (“RSUs”). The fair value of any RSU grant is based on the market value of our shares on the date of grant and is generally recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period. RSUs granted to certain key employees have graded vesting and have a service and performance requirement and are therefore expensed using the accelerated multiple-option method to record share-based compensation expense. All other RSU awards have graded vesting and service is the only requirement to vest in the award and are therefore generally expensed using the straight-line single option method to record share-based compensation expense.
In addition to stock options and RSUs, we have an employee stock purchase plan that allows eligible employees to purchase common stock of the Company at 85.0% of the closing price on the last day of each month. We recognize an expense in the amount equal to the discount.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In January 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance related to fair value measurements and disclosures, which requires a reporting entity to disclose separately the amounts of material transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and to describe the reasons for the transfers. The updated guidance also requires that an entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities and disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. This updated guidance became effective for interim or annual financial reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Except for the disclosure requirements, the adoption of this statement did not have an impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance which amended the subsequent events disclosure requirements to eliminate the requirement for SEC filers to disclose the date through which it has evaluated subsequent events, clarify the period through which conduit bond obligors must evaluate subsequent events and refine the scope of the disclosure requirements for reissued financial statements. The updated guidance was effective upon issuance. Except for the disclosure requirements, the adoption of the guidance had no impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Pending Accounting Pronouncements:
In January 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance related to fair value measurements and disclosures, which requires a reporting entity to disclose separately, a reconciliation for fair value measurements using material unobservable inputs (Level 3) information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements (that is, on a gross basis rather than one net number). The updated guidance is effective for interim or annual financial reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within the fiscal year. Management does not expect the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Our primary exposure to market risk relates to interest rate risk associated with certain financial instruments. Although we monitor our risk associated with fluctuations in interest rates, we do not currently use derivative financial instruments on any material scale to hedge these risks.
We are also subject to equity price risk related to our equity securities portfolio. At June 30, 2010, we had equity securities with a cost of $49.1 million and fair value of $62.8 million.
Although we are subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk as a result of our operations in certain foreign countries, the foreign exchange exposure related to these operations, in the aggregate, is not material to our financial condition or results of operations, and therefore, such risk is believed to be immaterial.
There have been no material changes in our market risks since the filing of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of the quarterly period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, were effective, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15(b) thereunder.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
As a result of the Separation, we have made certain changes in management personnel and oversight responsibilities, including in our finance and accounting functions. These changes have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Other than the changes mentioned above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
For a description of our legal proceedings, see
Note 14 – Litigation and Regulatory
of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated by reference in response to this item.
You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as well as the other information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the disclosure in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 1, 2010, set forth in Item 8.01. Other Events. “Risks Relating to Our Business,” as updated or modified in subsequent filings. We face risks other than those listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and Current Report on Form 8-K, as updated, including those that are unknown and others of which we may be aware but, at present, consider immaterial. Because of the factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report, and Item 8.01. Other Events of our Current Report on Form 8-K, as well as other variables affecting our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
During the quarter ended June 30, 2010, we did not issue any unregistered common shares.
As part of the Distribution, on May 26, 2010 we issued to FAFC approximately $250.0 million of our issued and outstanding common shares, or 12,933,265 shares of our common stock to FAFC. Based on the closing price of our stock on June 1, 2010, the value of the equity issued to FAFC was $242.6 million. As a result we will pay FAFC $7.4 million in cash to arrive at the full value of $250.0 million. FAFC is expected to dispose of the shares within five years following the Separation.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table describes purchases by us of our common shares which settled during each period set forth in the table. Prices in column (b) include commissions. Purchases described in column (c) were made pursuant to our stock repurchase plan initially approved by the Board of Directors and announced by us on May 18, 2004, which was amended to add additional amounts to the repurchase authorization on May 19, 2005, June 26, 2006, and January 15, 2008. The amounts in column (d) reflect the effect of these amendments. The stock repurchase plan has no expiration date. Under this plan, we may repurchase up to $800 million of our issued and outstanding Common shares. During the quarter ended June 30, 2010, we did not repurchase any shares under this plan and cumulatively we have repurchased $439.6 million (including commissions) of our common shares and had the authority to repurchase an additional $360.4 million (including commissions) of our common shares under the plan. No purchases have been made subsequent to December 31, 2007.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
|
|
(a)
|
|
|
(b)
|
|
(c)
|
|
(d)
|
|
Period
|
|
Total Number of Shares Purchased
|
|
|
Average Price Paid per Share
|
|
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
|
|
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
|
|
April 1 to April 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
360,369,939
|
|
May 1 to May 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
360,369,939
|
|
June 1 to June 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
360,369,939
|
|
Total
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
360,369,939
|
|
See Exhibit Index.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
|
CoreLogic, Inc.
|
|
(Registrant)
|
|
|
|
By: /s/
Anand Nallathambi
|
|
Anand Nallathambi
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
(Principal Executive Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: /s/ Anthony S. Piszel
|
|
Anthony S. Piszel
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
(Principal Financial Officer)
|
Date: August 9, 2010
|
|
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
|
|
|
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 28, 2010, by and between The First American Corporation and CoreLogic, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CoreLogic, Inc., dated May 28, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws of CoreLogic, Inc., effective June 1, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Indenture to Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2010.
ü
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second Supplemental Indenture to Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2010.
ü
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second Supplemental Indenture to Senior Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2010.
ü
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third Supplemental Indenture to Senior Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2010.
ü
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth Supplemental Indenture to Senior Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2010.
ü
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between The First American Corporation and First American Financial Corporation, dated as of June 1, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).
|
|
|
|
10.2
|
|
Tax Sharing Agreement by and between The First American Corporation and First American Financial Corporation, dated as of June 1, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
Promissory Note issued by The First American Corporation to First American Financial Corporation, dated June 1, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).
|
|
|
|
10.4
|
|
Restrictive Covenants Agreement among First American Financial Corporation and The First American Corporation, dated June 1, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
|
Letter Agreement among First American Financial Corporation, The First American Corporation and Parker S. Kennedy, dated May 31, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement among First American Financial Corporation, The First American Corporation and Parker S. Kennedy, dated May 31, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
Change in Control Agreement by and between CoreLogic, Inc. and Anthony Piszel effective as of June 9, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
Form of Change in Control Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
10.9
|
|
Arrangement regarding Mr. Nallathambi’s Relocation Assistance Package (Incorporated by reference to description included in CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assignment and Assumption Agreement between CoreLogic, Inc. and First Advantage Corporation, dated as of June 9, 2010.
ü
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Letter Agreement between CoreLogic, Inc. and Mr. Nallathambi, dated June 9, 2010.
ü
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2008, between The First American Corporation and George S. Livermore.
ü
*
|
|
|
Non-Employee Director Compensation Summary.
ü
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant and Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Non-Employee Director).
ü
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant and Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Employee).
ü
*
|
|
|
|
10.16
|
|
Form of Notice of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grant and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Employee) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
10.17
|
|
Form of Notice of Nonqualified Stock Option Grant and Nonqualified Stock Option Grant Agreement (Employee) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to CoreLogic’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Restoration Plan, effective as of June 1, 2010.
ü
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan, effective as of June 1, 2010.
ü
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management Supplemental Benefit Plan, effective as of June 1, 2010.
ü
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of June 1, 2010.
ü
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
ü
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
ü
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
ü
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
ü
|
|
|
|
|
|
ü
Included in this filing
|
|
|
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
|
Exhibit 4.1
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION,
as Issuer,
AND
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of April 30, 2010
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is dated as of April 30, 2010 among The First American Corporation, a California corporation formerly known as The First American Financial Corporation (the "
Company
"), and Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee (the "
Trustee
").
RECITALS
A.
|
The Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee a Junior Subordinated Debenture Indenture, dated as of April 22, 1997 (the "
Indenture
"), to provide for the issuance by the Company from time to time of securities evidencing its unsecured subordinated indebtedness.
|
B.
|
On April 22, 1997, the Company issued $103,093,000 in principal amount of 8.50% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due April 15, 2012 (the "
Junior Debentures
") to First American Capital Trust I, a subsidiary of the Company (the "
Trust
").
|
C.
|
The Trust purchased the Junior Debentures from the Company with proceeds from the sale of 8.50% Capital Securities (the "
Capital Securities
"), preferred interests in the Trust, which mature on April 15, 2012, the same date as the Junior Debentures.
|
D.
|
Pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture with the consent of holders of (i) not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Junior Debentures and (ii) at least a majority of the aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding Capital Securities.
|
E.
|
Pursuant to Section 7.5(e) of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated as of April 22, 1997 (the "
Declaration of Trust
"), the holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Declaration of Trust) of Capital Securities may direct the Trustee, as Property Trustee of the Trust under the Declaration of Trust (the "
Property Trustee
"), to consent to an amendment of the Indenture.
|
F.
|
The Company has obtained and delivered to the Trustee, (i) as required by Section 9.2 of the Indenture, on or prior to the date hereof, the consent of holders of at least a majority of the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital Securities to the amendments to the Indenture set forth herein, (ii) pursuant to Section 7.5(e) of the Declaration of Trust, the request, authorization and direction of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of Capital Securities that Wilmington Trust Company, solely in its capacity as Property Trustee, for and on behalf of the Trust, consent to a supplemental indenture effecting the amendments to the Indenture set forth herein, and (iii) the request, authorization and direction of holders of at least a majority of the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital Securities that the Trustee execute and deliver a supplemental indenture effecting the amendments to the Indenture set forth herein.
|
G.
|
Wilmington Trust Company has consented, as required by Section 9.2 of the Indenture, to the Supplemental Indenture, solely in its capacity as Property Trustee, for and on behalf of the Trust, pursuant to the request, authorization and direction of holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of Capital Securities.
|
H.
|
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, upon its execution, have been done.
|
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Junior Debentures as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8.1 OF THE INDENTURE
Section 8.1 of the Indenture shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Section 8.1
Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
(a) The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:
(1) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation, partnership or trust organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing;
(3) in the case of the Securities of a series held by a Trust, such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is permitted under the related Declaration and Guarantee and does not give rise to any breach or violation of the related Declaration or Guarantee; and
(4) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such supplemental indenture complies with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with; and the Trustee, subject to Section 6.1, may rely upon such Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such transaction complies with this Section 8.1.
(b) In connection with the Share Distribution, the provisions of Section 8.1(a) shall be interpreted as provided in the following sentence. The Share Distribution and any and all transactions in contemplation thereof shall, taken together or separately, be deemed not to
constitute the conveyance, transfer or lease of the Company's properties and assets substantially as an entirety, and shall be exempted from any determination of whether there has occurred a conveyance, transfer or lease of the Company's properties and assets substantially as an entirety. For purposes of this Section 8.1(b), the term "Share Distribution" means the distribution by the Company to its shareholders of shares of First American Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which will, at the time of the Share Distribution, consist of the Company's financial services businesses.
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.
Section 2.2
Confirmation of Indenture.
The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 2.3
Concerning the Trustee.
In entering into and carrying out the Trustee's responsibilities hereunder, the Trustee shall have all of the rights, protections and immunities that it possesses under the Indenture, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.7 thereof. The Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, each of which shall be taken as a statement of the Company. The Trustee makes no representations as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company.
Section 2.4
Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.
Section 2.5
Effectiveness.
This Supplemental Indenture shall become binding upon the Trustee, the Company and holders of the Junior Debentures upon execution by the Company and the Trustee; provided, however, that the amendments set forth in Article I hereof will become operative only upon the Company's delivery of a written notice to Wilmington Trust Company, as the tender agent for the Capital Securities, confirming the Company's acceptance for purchase of all Capital Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Company's Offer to Purchase the Capital Securities, dated April 12, 2010, as it may be amended.
Section 2.6
Counterparts
.
This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors or assigns, and the holders of the Junior Debentures, any benefit or legal or equitable rights, remedy or claim under this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Anthony Piszel
Name: Anthony Piszel
Title: Chief Financial Officer
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
By:
/s/ W. T. Morris, II
Name: W. Thomas Morris, II
Title: Vice President
Exhibit 4.2
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION,
as Issuer,
CORELOGIC, INC.,
as successor obligor to the Issuer,
AND
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of June 1, 2010
THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is dated as of June 1, 2010 among The First American Corporation, a California corporation formerly known as The First American Financial Corporation (the "Company"), CoreLogic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Successor Obligor"), and Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee (the "Trustee").
RECITALS
A.
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The Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee a Junior Subordinated Debenture Indenture, dated April 22, 1997 (as amended by the Supplemental Indenture, dated April 30, 2010, the "Indenture"), to provide for the issuance by the Company from time to time of securities evidencing its unsecured junior subordinated indebtedness.
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B.
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On April 22, 1997, the Company issued $103,093,000 in principal amount of 8.50% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures Due April 15, 2012 (the "Junior Debentures") to First American Capital Trust I, a subsidiary of the Company (the "Trust").
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C.
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Pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture without the consent of the holders of the Junior Debentures in order to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company's obligations under the Indenture, and the consequent discharge of the Company's obligations under the Indenture.
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D.
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As permitted by the Indenture, the Company, simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Second Supplemental Indenture, shall merge with and into the Successor Obligor, with the Successor Obligor as the surviving corporation (such merger, the "Merger").
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E.
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All things necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Successor Obligor, upon its execution, have been done.
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NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the Company, the Successor Obligor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Junior Debentures as follows
:
ARTICLE I
SUCCESSOR COMPANY SUBSTITUTED
Section 1.1
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Assumption of Obligations by Successor Obligor; Discharge of Company.
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1.
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Pursuant to, and in compliance and accordance with, Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 of the Indenture, the Successor Obligor hereby expressly assumes the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest) on all of the Securities and the performance of every covenant in the Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed.
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2.
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Pursuant to, and in compliance and accordance with, Section 8.2 of the Indenture, the Successor Obligor succeeds to and is substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture, with the same effect as if the Successor Obligor had originally been named in the Indenture as the Company, and the Company is discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Securities.
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ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.1
Definitions.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.
Section 2.2
Confirmation of Indenture.
The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture, this Second Supplemental Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 2.3
Concerning the Trustee.
In entering into and carrying out the Trustee's responsibilities hereunder, the Trustee shall have all of the rights, protections and immunities that it possesses under the Indenture, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.7 thereof. The Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, each of which shall be taken as a statement of the Company or the Successor Obligor. The Trustee makes no representations as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company or the Successor Obligor.
Section 2.4
Governing Law
.
This Second Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.
Section 2.5
Effectiveness.
This Second Supplemental Indenture shall become binding upon the Trustee, the Company, the Successor Obligor and holders of the Junior Debentures simultaneously with the effectiveness of the Merger.
Section 2.6
Counterparts.
This Second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 2.7
No Benefit.
Nothing in this Second Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors or assigns, and the holders of the Junior Debentures, any benefit or legal or equitable rights, remedy or claim under this Second Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
By:
/s/ David Hayes
Name: David Hayes
Title: VP, Teasurer
CORELOGIC, INC.
By:
/s/ Stergios Theologides
Name: Stergios Theologides
Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
By:
/s/ W. T. Morris, II
Name: W. Thomas Morris, II
Title: Vice President
Exhibit 4.3
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION,
as Issuer,
AND
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of April 30, 2010
THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is dated as of April 30, 2010 among The First American Corporation, a California corporation formerly known as The First American Financial Corporation (the "
Company
"), and Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee (the "
Trustee
").
RECITALS
A.
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The Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee a Senior Indenture, dated as of April 7, 1998 (as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2004, the "
Indenture
"), to provide for the issuance by the Company from time to time of securities evidencing its unsecured senior indebtedness.
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B.
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The Company issued $150,000,000 in principal amount of 5.70% Senior Notes Due August 1, 2014 (the "
Senior Notes
") on July 26, 2004, pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture.
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C.
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Pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture with the consent of holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture.
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D.
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This Second Supplemental Indenture affects the operative terms of the Indenture as they apply to the Senior Notes only.
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E.
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The Company has obtained and delivered to the Trustee, as required by Section 9.2 of the Indenture, on or prior to the date hereof, the consent of not less than a majority in principal amount of outstanding Senior Notes to the amendments to the Indenture set forth in this Second Supplemental Indenture.
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F.
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All things necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, upon its execution, have been done.
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NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Senior Notes as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8.1 OF THE INDENTURE
Section 8.1 of the Indenture shall be amended, solely as it relates to the Senior Notes, to read in its entirety as follows:
Section 8.1
Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
(a) The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:
(1) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation, partnership or trust organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such supplemental indenture complies with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with; and the Trustee, subject to Section 6.1, may rely upon such Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such transaction complies with this Section 8.1.
(b) In connection with the Share Distribution, the provisions of Section 8.1(a) shall be interpreted as provided in the following sentence. The Share Distribution and any and all transactions in contemplation thereof shall, taken together or separately, be deemed not to constitute the conveyance, transfer or lease of the Company's properties and assets substantially as an entirety, and shall be exempted from any determination of whether there has occurred a conveyance, transfer or lease of the Company's properties and assets substantially as an entirety. For purposes of this Section 8.1(b), the term "Share Distribution" means the distribution by the Company to its shareholders of shares of First American Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which will, at the time of the Share Distribution, consist of the Company's financial services businesses.
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.
Section 2.2
Confirmation of Indenture.
The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture, this Second Supplemental Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 2.3
Concerning the Trustee
.
In entering into and carrying out the Trustee's responsibilities hereunder, the Trustee shall have all of the rights, protections and immunities that it possesses under the Indenture, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.7 thereof. The Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, each of which shall be taken as a statement of the Company. The Trustee makes no representations as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company.
Section 2.4
Governing Law.
This Second Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.
Section 2.5
Effectiveness.
This Second Supplemental Indenture shall become binding upon the Trustee, the Company and holders of the Senior Notes upon execution by the Company and the Trustee; provided, however, that the amendments set forth in Article I hereof will become operative only upon the Company's delivery of a written notice to Wilmington Trust Company, as the tender agent for the Senior Notes, confirming the Company's acceptance for purchase of all Senior Notes validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Company's Offer to Purchase the Senior Notes, dated April 12, 2010, as it may be amended.
Section 2.6
Counterparts.
This Second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Nothing in this Second Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors or assigns, and the holders of the Senior Notes, any benefit or legal or equitable rights, remedy or claim under this Second Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Anthony Piszel
Name: Anthony Piszel
Title: Chief Financial Officer
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
By:
/s/ W. T. Morris, II
Name: W. Thomas Morris, II
Title: Vice President
Exhibit 4.4
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION,
as Issuer,
AND
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of May 10, 2010
THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is dated as of May 10, 2010 among The First American Corporation, a California corporation formerly known as The First American Financial Corporation (the "
Company
"), and Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee (the "
Trustee
").
RECITALS
A.
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The Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee a Senior Indenture, dated as of April 7, 1998 (as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2004 and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2010, the "
Indenture
"), to provide for the issuance by the Company from time to time of securities evidencing its unsecured senior indebtedness.
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B.
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The Company issued $100,000,000 in principal amount of 7.55% Senior Debentures Due April 1, 2028 (the "
Senior Notes
") on April 7, 1998, pursuant to the Indenture.
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C.
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Pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture with the consent of holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture.
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D.
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This Third Supplemental Indenture affects the operative terms of the Indenture as they apply to the Senior Notes only.
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E.
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The Company has obtained and delivered to the Trustee, as required by Section 9.2 of the Indenture, on or prior to the date hereof, the consent of not less than a majority in principal amount of outstanding Senior Notes to the amendments to the Indenture set forth in this Third Supplemental Indenture.
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F.
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All things necessary to make this Third Supplemental Indenture the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, upon its execution, have been done.
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NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Senior Notes as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8.1 OF THE INDENTURE
Section 8.1 of the Indenture shall be amended, solely as it relates to the Senior Notes, to read in its entirety as follows:
Section 8.1
Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
(a) The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:
(1) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation, partnership or trust organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such supplemental indenture complies with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with; and the Trustee, subject to Section 6.1, may rely upon such Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such transaction complies with this Section 8.1.
(b) In connection with the Share Distribution, the provisions of Section 8.1(a) shall be interpreted as provided in the following sentence. The Share Distribution and any and all transactions in contemplation thereof shall, taken together or separately, be deemed not to constitute the conveyance, transfer or lease of the Company's properties and assets substantially as an entirety, and shall be exempted from any determination of whether there has occurred a conveyance, transfer or lease of the Company's properties and assets substantially as an entirety. For purposes of this Section 8.1(b), the term "Share Distribution" means the distribution by the Company to its shareholders of shares of First American Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which will, at the time of the Share Distribution, consist of the Company's financial services businesses.
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.
Section 2.2
Confirmation of Indenture.
The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Third Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture, this Third Supplemental Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 2.3
Concerning the Trustee.
In entering into and carrying out the Trustee's responsibilities hereunder, the Trustee shall have all of the rights, protections and immunities that it possesses under the Indenture, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.7 thereof. The Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, each of which shall be taken as a statement of the Company. The Trustee makes no representations as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for the validity or sufficiency of this Third Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company.
Section 2.4
Governing Law.
This Third Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.
Section 2.5
Effectiveness.
This Third Supplemental Indenture shall become binding upon the Trustee, the Company and holders of the Senior Notes upon execution by the Company and the Trustee; provided, however, that the amendments set forth in Article I hereof will become operative only upon the Company's delivery of a written notice to Wilmington Trust Company, as the tender agent for the Senior Notes, confirming the Company's acceptance for purchase of all Senior Notes validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Company's Offer to Purchase the Senior Notes, dated April 12, 2010, as it may be amended.
Section 2.6
Counterparts.
This Third Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Nothing in this Third Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors or assigns, and the holders of the Senior Notes, any benefit or legal or equitable rights, remedy or claim under this Third Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
By:
/s/ David Hayes
Name: David Hayes
Title: Treasurer
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
By:
/s/ Michael H. Wass
Name: Michael H. Wass
Title: Senior Financial Services Officer
Exhibit 4.5
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION,
as Issuer,
CORELOGIC, INC.,
as successor obligor to the Issuer,
AND
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of June 1, 2010
THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is dated as of June 1, 2010 among The First American Corporation, a California corporation formerly known as The First American Financial Corporation (the "
Company
"), CoreLogic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "
Successor Obligor
"), and Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee (the "
Trustee
").
RECITALS
A.
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The Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee a Senior Indenture, dated April 7, 1998 (as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated July 26, 2004, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated April 30, 2010, and the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated May 7, 2010, the "
Indenture
"), to provide for the issuance by the Company from time to time of securities evidencing its unsecured senior indebtedness.
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B.
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The Company issued $100,000,000 in principal amount of 7.55% Senior Debentures Due April 1, 2028 (the "
2028 Debentures
") on April 7, 1998, pursuant to the Indenture.
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C.
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The Company issued $150,000,000 in principal amount of 5.70% Senior Notes Due August 1, 2014 (the "
2014 Notes
" and together with the 2028 Debentures, the "
Senior Notes"
) on July 26, 2004, pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture.
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D.
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Pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture without the consent of the holders of the Senior Notes in order to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company's obligations under the Indenture, and the consequent discharge of the Company's obligations under the Indenture.
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E.
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As permitted by the Indenture, the Company, simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, shall merge with and into the Successor Obligor, with the Successor Obligor as the surviving corporation (such merger, the "
Merger
").
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F.
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All things necessary to make this Fourth Supplemental Indenture the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Successor Obligor, upon its execution, have been done.
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NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the Company, the Successor Obligor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Senior Notes as follows:
ARTICLE I
SUCCESSOR COMPANY SUBSTITUTED
Section 1.1
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Assumption of Obligations by Successor Obligor; Discharge of Company.
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1.
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Pursuant to, and in compliance and accordance with, Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 of the Indenture, the Successor Obligor hereby expressly assumes the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest) on all of the Securities and the performance of every covenant in the Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed.
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2.
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Pursuant to, and in compliance and accordance with, Section 8.2 of the Indenture, the Successor Obligor succeeds to and is substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture, with the same effect as if the Successor Obligor had originally been named in the Indenture as the Company, and the Company is discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Securities.
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ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.1
Definitions.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.
Section 2.2
Confirmation of Indenture.
The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture, this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 2.3
Concerning the Trustee.
In entering into and carrying out the Trustee's responsibilities hereunder, the Trustee shall have all of the rights, protections and immunities that it possesses under the Indenture, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.7 thereof. The Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, each of which shall be taken as a statement of the Company or the Successor Obligor. The Trustee makes no representations as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for the validity or sufficiency of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company or the Successor Obligor.
Section 2.4
Governing Law
.
This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.
Section 2.5
Effectiveness.
This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall become binding upon the Trustee, the Company, the Successor Obligor and holders of the Senior Notes simultaneously with the effectiveness of the Merger.
Section 2.6
Counterparts.
This Fourth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 2.7
No Benefit.
Nothing in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors or assigns, and the holders of the Senior Notes, any benefit or legal or equitable rights, remedy or claim under this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
By:
/s/ David Hayes
Name: David Hayes
Title: VP, Treasurer
CORELOGIC, INC.
By:
/s/ Stergios Theologides
Name: Stergios Theologides
Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
By:
/s/ W. T. Morris, II
Name: W. Thomas Morris, II
Title: Vice President
Exhibit 10.10
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT , dated as of June 9, 2010 (this “
Agreement
”) , is made between First Advantage Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“
Assignor
”) and CoreLogic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Assignee
”).
RECITALS
A.
Assignor and Anand K. Nallathambi (“
Employee
”) have entered into that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2009 (the “
Employment Agreement
”).
B.
Assignor and Employee wish to assign to Assignee all rights, obligations and responsibilities under the Employment Agreement to Assignee, and Assignee wishes to assume and accept the assignment of the Employment Agreement.
C.
The Employment Agreement may be assigned by Assignor to Assignee by its terms.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Assignor hereby assigns to Assignee, its successors and assigns, all of its rights, title and interest in the Employment Agreement, and delegates to Assignee all of its obligations and liabilities under and pursuant to the Employment Agreement, all effective as of June 9, 2010 and with respect to Assignee’s employment and services on and after that date.
2.
Assignee hereby assumes and agrees to perform all covenants, agreements and other obligations to be performed or observed by Assignor under the Employment Agreement effective as of June 9, 2010 and with respect to Assignee’s employment and services on and after that date.
3.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
4.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[The remainder of this page has been intentionally left blank.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION
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CORELOGIC, INC.
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/s/ Stergios Theologides
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/s/ Parker S. Kennedy
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Name: Terry Theologides
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Name: Parker Kennedy
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Title: SVP, General Counsel
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Title: Executive Chairman
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[Signature Page to Assignment and Assumption Agreement – Nallathambi]
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Exhibit 10.
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4 First American Way
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Direct
714.250.5899
Fax
714.250.6915
corelogic.com
June 9, 2010
Mr. Anand Nallathambi
CoreLogic, Inc.
4 First American Way
Santa Ana, California, 92707
Dear Anand:
As you know, The First American Corporation (“
First American
”) distributed all of the shares of common stock of First American Financial Corporation to the shareholders of First American (the “
Spin-Off
”). Following the Spin-Off, First American changed its name to CoreLogic, Inc. (“
CoreLogic
”), and CoreLogic will continue to operate the information solutions business of First American, including the business carried on by First Advantage Corporation (“
First Advantage
”).
In connection with the Spin-Off, you became the President and Chief Executive Officer of CoreLogic. Accordingly, First Advantage and CoreLogic propose to enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form attached as
Exhibit A
to this letter, to assign your Employment Agreement, dated August 10, 2009 (the “
Employment Agreement
”), from First Advantage to CoreLogic effective immediately.
All references to the “Company” in the Employment Agreement will now be treated as references to CoreLogic, except where the context clearly requires otherwise. In addition, CoreLogic wishes to clarify the operation of certain provisions of the Employment Agreement following the Spin-Off. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Employment Agreement, following the Spin-Off:
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Your “Base Salary” for purposes of the Employment Agreement will be at an annual rate of $750,000, reflecting the base salary the Compensation Committee established for you in March of this year.
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Your principal place of employment will change from the San Diego, California metropolitan area to the Santa Ana, California metropolitan area.
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“Good Reason” will not be triggered by the relocation of your principal place of employment to the Santa Ana, California metropolitan area, or by any change in your position, authority or responsibilities occurring as a result of, and in connection with, the Spin-Off.
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For purposes of the Employment Agreement, any references to a Change in Control will mean a “Change of Control” as defined in any Change in Control or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time between you and CoreLogic.
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The address for you to provide any notices or other communications provided for in the Employment Agreement to CoreLogic will be: CoreLogic, Inc., 4 First American Way, Santa Ana, California 92707, Attention: Office of General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer.
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Anand Nallathambi
June 9, 2010
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Except as provided in this letter agreement, the Employment Agreement will continue in effect in accordance with its terms following the Spin-Off. This letter agreement may not be amended other than by a written agreement executed by both you and CoreLogic. This letter agreement may be executed by you and CoreLogic in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Photographic copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose.
If this letter agreement accurately sets forth our agreement with respect to the foregoing matters, please sign below.
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CORELOGIC, INC.
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Name: Parker Kennedy
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Title: Executive Chairman
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ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
Anand K. Nallathambi
Anand K. Nallathambi
Exhibit 10-12
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) dated as of December 17, 2008 is made and entered into by and between George S Livermore (“Executive”) and The First American Corporation (“Employer”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Employment of Executive
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Employer hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment, as President of Employer’s Data and Analytic Solutions Segment. Executive shall devote Executive’s entire productive time, effort and attention to the business of Employer during the Term (as defined below). Executive will use his best efforts at all times to promote and protect the good name of Employer and Employer’s affiliates (together with Employer, each a “Related Company” and, collectively the “Related Companies”) as well as that of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, products and services. Executive shall not directly or indirectly render any service of a business, commercial or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Employer.
2.
Duties To Be Performed
. Executive shall perform the duties and have the responsibilities customarily performed and held by a person in a position similar to that set forth in Section 1. Executive shall also perform such other duties as directed by Employer’s Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Employer or his designee. Any modification made by Employer’s Board of Directors to the duties of Executive shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement.
3.
Term of Agreement
. The term of employment shall commence on the date of this Agreement and, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, shall terminate upon the close of business on December 31, 2011 (the “Term”).
4.
Compensation
. In full payment for Executive’s services, Employer shall provide to Executive compensation and benefits determined in accordance with this Section 4.
4.1
Salary.
During the Term, Employer shall pay Executive a base annual salary (the “Base Salary”), before deducting all applicable withholdings, of $350,000 per year, payable at the times and in the manner dictated by Employer’s standard payroll policies, which Base Salary may be increased in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Employer (the “Compensation Committee”). The Base Salary shall be prorated for any partial pay period that occurs during the Term.
4.2
Performance Bonus; Long-Term Incentive Equity Awards
. During the Term, in addition to the Base Salary, Employer may, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Compensation Committee, pay to Executive an annual bonus and long-term incentive equity award.
4.3
Benefits
. Executive shall, subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable benefits plan documents and applicable law, be entitled to receive all benefits of employment generally available to other similarly situated executives of Employer when and as he become eligible for them, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance benefits. Employer reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue any and all of the above benefit plans, policies, and practices at any time without notice to or recourse by Executive, so long as such action is taken generally with respect to other similarly situated executives of Employer and does not single out Executive.
4.4
Taxes and Withholdings
. Employer may deduct from all compensation payable under this Agreement to Executive any taxes or withholdings Employer is required to deduct pursuant to state and federal laws or by mutual agreement between the parties.
5.
Termination
.
5.1
Termination Upon Death
. The Term (and Executive’s employment) shall automatically terminate with immediate effect upon the death of Executive.
5.2
Termination by Employer
. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, express or implied, the Term (and Executive’s employment) may be terminated immediately by Employer (by delivery of written notice specifying that termination is made pursuant to this Section 5.2) as follows:
(a) Whenever Executive is not physically or mentally able (with reasonable accommodation) to perform the essential functions of Executive’s job;
(b) For “Cause,” which shall be defined as: (i) embezzlement, theft or misappropriation by the Executive of any property of any of the Related Companies; (ii) Executive’s willful breach of any fiduciary duty to Employer; (iii) Executive’s willful failure or refusal to comply with laws or regulations applicable to Employer and its business or the policies of Employer governing the conduct of its employees; (iv) Executive’s gross incompetence in the performance of Executive’s job duties; (v) commission by Executive of a felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation; (vi) the failure of Executive to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care; (vii) Executive’s refusal to perform Executive’s job duties or to perform reasonable specific directives of Executive’s supervisor or his successor or designee and the Board of Directors of Employer; or (viii) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of Executive resulting in a loss to Employer or any other Related Company, or damage to the reputation of Employer or any other Related Company; or
(c) Upon the occurrence of any material breach (not covered by any of clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 5.2(b) above) of any of the provisions of this Agreement, it being agreed that for all purposes under this Agreement any violation of any of the provisions of Sections 1, 6, 7 and 8 shall be deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement.
5.3
Termination by Executive
. Executive may terminate the Term (and Executive’s employment) by giving two weeks written notice Employer.
5.4
Termination by Employer without Cause
. Employer may terminate the Term (and Executive’s employment) by giving two weeks written notice to Executive. A termination made pursuant to this Section 5.4 is a “termination Without Cause.” A termination made pursuant to Section 5.2 (and satisfying the notice requirement set forth therein) shall under no circumstance be considered a termination Without Cause.
5.5
Rights and Obligations Upon Termination
.
(a) In the event of Employer’s termination of the Term (and Executive’s employment) pursuant to Section 5.4 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is a termination Without Cause), Employer shall pay Executive:
(i) his Base Salary and accrued vacation through the date of termination, paid within 5 days following the termination date (or earlier if required by law);
(ii) any annual bonus earned for any fiscal year completed before the date of termination that remains unpaid as of the date of termination, paid within 5 days following the termination date (or earlier if required by law); and
(iii) an amount (the “Severance Amount”) equal to two (2) times the sum of (A) his Base Salary and (B) the median of the last three (3) annual bonuses paid to Executive (whether earned pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise and whether paid in cash, restricted stock units, stock options or otherwise) (the “Median Bonus”), fifty percent (50%) of which will be paid on the first business day following the 12-month anniversary of the date of termination and fifty percent (50%) of which will be paid in twelve installments equal to 1/24
th
of the Severance Amount, the first payment of which will be made on the 29
th
day following termination and the remaining eleven payments of which will be made on the first business day of each calendar month thereafter.
For the purpose of determining the Median Bonus, the value of (1) the portion of any annual bonus paid in the form of restricted stock or restricted stock units (“RSUs”) shall be determined by multiplying the number of restricted shares or RSUs granted by the closing price of the restricted shares or stock underlying the RSUs on the grant date and (2) the portion of any annual bonus paid in the form of stock options or other equity (excluding restricted stock or RSUs) shall be determined using the methodology utilized by Employer for determining the cost of such stock option or other equity for financial reporting purposes, but without giving effect to the amortization of such stock option or other equity. For the avoidance of doubt, the Median Bonus shall not include any long-term incentive equity awards which would not be included in “Covered Compensation” under the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan (including any amendment, modification or successor thereto, the “SERP”). For the avoidance of doubt, “median” means, with respect to a set of three amounts, the middle amount and not the highest or the lowest amount, unless two of the amounts in the set are the same amount, in which case “median” means the amount which occurs twice in the set.
In exchange for Employer’s agreement to pay the Severance Amount, Executive agrees to execute (within 21 days following the date of termination of employment), deliver and not revoke (within the time period permitted by applicable law) a general release of the Related Companies and their respective officers, directors, employees and owners from any and all claims, obligations and liabilities of any kind whatsoever, including all such claims arising from or in connection with Executive’s employment or termination of employment with Employer or this Agreement (including, without limitation, civil rights claims), in such form as is reasonably requested by Employer. Executive’s right to receive the Severance Amount is conditioned upon the release described in the preceding sentence becoming irrevocable and shall immediately cease in the event that Executive violates any of the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and 8. Apart from the payments set forth in this Section 5.5(a) and the benefits to which Executive may be entitled under the Employment Arrangements (as defined below), upon such termination Employer shall have no further liability whatsoever to Executive.
(b) In the event of the termination of the Term (and Executive’s employment) pursuant to Sections 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 or, if Executive’s employment does not continue on an at-will basis or pursuant to another agreement, upon the expiration of the Term, Employer shall be obligated to pay Executive (or, in the case of a termination under Section 5.1, Executive’s heir or successor) the Base Salary and vacation accrued hereunder through the date of termination and any annual bonus earned for any fiscal year completed before the date of termination, in each case, that remains unpaid as of the date of termination. Apart from the payments set forth in this Section 5.5(b) and the benefits to which Executive may be entitled under the Employment Arrangements, upon such termination or expiration, as the case may be, Employer shall have no further liability whatsoever to Executive.
(c) If (i) Executive’s employment is terminated Without Cause by Employer prior to the expiration of the Term, (ii) as of the date of such termination Executive has not yet reached his “Early Retirement Date”, as defined in the SERP and (iii) Executive would have reached his “Early Retirement Date” during the Term had his employment not been earlier terminated, Executive will be deemed to be vested in the SERP on the date he would have reached his “Early Retirement Date” and he will begin receiving payments under the SERP on such date as otherwise provided in, and otherwise subject to the provisions of, the SERP;
provided
,
however
, that in such circumstance Executive’s “Final Average Compensation” (or equivalent) for purposes of the SERP shall be determined as of the date of the termination of his employment.
(d) If Executive gives notice of termination of employment or if it becomes known that Executive’s employment will otherwise terminate in accordance with its provisions, Employer may, in its sole discretion and subject to its other obligations under this Agreement, relieve Executive of his duties under this Agreement and assign Executive other reasonable duties and responsibilities to be performed until the termination becomes effective.
(e) In the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by Executive under this Agreement and all other arrangements or programs, including any acceleration of vesting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred compensation, or long-term incentive awards (collectively, the “Payments”), would constitute an excess parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as determined in good faith by Employer’s independent auditors, then the portion of the Payments that would be treated as parachute payments under Section 280G of the Code shall be reduced so that the Payments, in the aggregate, are reduced to the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Safe Harbor Amount” means the largest portion of the Payments that would result in no portion of the Payments being considered parachute payments under Section 280G of the Code. In applying this principle, the reduction shall be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and where two economically equivalent amounts are subject to reduction but payable at different times, such amounts shall be reduced on a pro rata basis but not below zero. In addition, with regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Section 409A of the Code, all such payments shall be made on or before the last day of calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense occurred.
(f) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” If Executive is deemed on the date of termination to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, then with regard to any payment or the provision of any benefit (whether under this Agreement or otherwise) that is considered deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code payable on account of a “separation from service,” and that is not exempt from Section 409A of the Code as involuntary separation pay or a short-term deferral (or otherwise), such payment or benefit shall be made or provided at the date which is the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of such “separation from service” of Executive or (ii) the date of Executive’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 5.5(f) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to Executive in a lump sum without interest, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.
6.
Restrictive Covenants
6.1
Access to Trade Secrets and Confidential Information
. Executive acknowledges and agrees that in the performance of Executive’s duties of employment Executive will be brought into frequent contact with existing and potential customers of Employer and the other Related Companies throughout the world. Executive also agrees that trade secrets and confidential information of Employer and the other Related Companies gained by Executive during Executive’s association with Employer and the other Related Companies have been developed by Employer and the other Related Companies through substantial expenditures of time, effort and money and constitute valuable and unique property of Employer and the other Related Companies, and Employer and/or the Related Companies will suffer substantial damage and irreparable harm which will be difficult to compute if, during the Term and thereafter, Executive should disclose or improperly use such confidential information and trade secrets in violation of the provisions of this Section 6. Executive further understands and agrees that the foregoing makes it necessary for the protection of the businesses of Employer and the other Related Companies that Executive not compete with Employer or any other Related Company during his or her employment, as further provided in this Section 6.
6.2
Non-Compete and Non-Solicit
. While employed by Employer and, if Executive is terminated Without Cause, until the one (1) year anniversary of the termination date, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, engage in or render any service of a business, commercial or professional nature to any other person, entity or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, that is in competition with Employer or any other Related Company anywhere in the world. In accordance with this restriction, but without limiting its terms, Executive will not:
(a) enter into or engage in any business which competes with the business of Employer or any other Related Company;
(b) solicit customers, business, patronage or orders for, or sell, any products or services in competition with, or for any business that competes with, the business of Employer or any other Related Company;
(c) divert, entice, or take away any customers, business, patronage or orders of Employer or any other Related Company or attempt to do so; or
(d) promote or assist, financially or otherwise, any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity engaged in any business which competes with the business of Employer or any other Related Company.
Section 12 notwithstanding, Employer’s sole remedy for a breach of this Section 6.2 subsequent to Executive’s termination Without Cause shall be termination of Employer’s obligation to make further payments of any Severance Amount pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(iii) and, for the avoidance of doubt, Employer shall not be entitled to monetary damages in the event of any such breach.
6.3
Scope of Restricted Activities
. For the purposes of Section 6.2, but without limitation thereof, Executive will be in violation thereof if Executive engages in any or all of the activities set forth therein directly as an individual on Executive’s own account, or indirectly as a stockholder, partner, joint venturer, Executive, agent, salesperson, consultant, officer and/or director of, or by virtue of the ownership by Executive’s spouse, child or parent of any equity interest in, any firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity engaging in any or all of such activities; provided, however, Executive’s or Executive’s spouse’s, child’s or parent’s ownership of less than one percent (1%) of the issued equity interest in any publicly traded corporation shall not alone constitute a violation of this Agreement.
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Scope of Covenants
. Employer and Executive acknowledge that the time, scope, geographic area and other provisions of Sections 6 and 7 have been specifically negotiated by sophisticated commercial parties and agree that they consider the restrictions and covenants contained in such Sections to be reasonable and necessary for the protection of the interests of the Related Companies, but if any such restriction or covenant shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be void but would be valid if deleted in part or reduced in application, such restriction or covenant shall apply with such deletion or modification as may be necessary to make it valid and enforceable. The restrictions and covenants contained in each provision of such Sections shall be construed as separate and individual restrictions and covenants and shall each be capable of being severed without prejudice to the other restrictions and covenants or to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
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7.
No Solicitation/Interference
. Executive will not directly or indirectly, at any time during the Term and the 12-month period after termination of Executive’s employment attempt to disrupt, damage, impair or interfere with Employer’s or any other Related Company’s business by raiding any of Employer’s or such other Related Company’s Executives or soliciting any of them to resign from their employment by Employer or such other Related Company, or by disrupting the relationship between Employer or any other Related Company and any of their respective consultants, agents, representatives or vendors. Executive acknowledges that this covenant is necessary to enable Employer and the other Related Companies to maintain a stable workforce and remain in business.
8.
Nondisclosure of Confidential Information
. Executive will keep in strict confidence, and will not, directly or indirectly, at any time during or after Executive’s employment with Employer, disclose, furnish, disseminate, make available or, except in the course of performing Executive’s duties of employment, use any trade secrets or confidential business and technical information of Employer, any other Related Company or any of its respective customers or vendors, without limitation as to when or how Executive may have acquired such information. Such confidential information shall include, without limitation, Employer’s and any other Related Company’s unique selling and servicing methods and business techniques, business strategies, financial information, training, service and business manuals, promotional materials, training courses and other training and instructional materials, vendor and product information, customer and prospective customer lists, other customer and prospective customer information, processes, inventions, patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property and intangible rights, and other business information. Executive specifically acknowledges that all such confidential information, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media, or maintained in the mind or memory of Executive and whether compiled by Employer, any other Related Company and/or Executive, derives independent economic value from not being readily known to or ascertainable by proper means by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, that reasonable efforts have been made by Employer or another Related Company, as the case may be, to maintain the secrecy of such information, that such information is the sole property of Employer or another Related Company and that any retention and use of such information or rights by Executive during his employment with Employer (except in the course of performing his duties and obligations hereunder) or after the termination of his employment shall constitute a misappropriation of Employer’s or another Related Company’s trade secrets, rights or other property.
9.
Return of Company Property
. Executive agrees that upon termination of Executive’s employment with Employer, for any reason, Executive shall return to Employer, in good condition, all property of Employer and the other Related Companies, including without limitation, the originals and all copies of any materials which contain, reflect, summarize, describe, analyze or refer or relate to any items of information listed in Section 8 of this Agreement. In the event that such items are not so returned, Employer will have the right to charge Executive for all reasonable damages, costs, attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred in searching for, taking, removing and/or recovering such property.
10.
Representations and Warranties
. Executive hereby represents and warrants that he has the legal capacity to execute and perform this Agreement, that this Agreement is a valid and binding agreement enforceable against him according to its terms, and that the execution and performance of this Agreement by him does not violate the terms of any existing agreement or understanding, written or oral, to which Executive is a party or any judgment or decree to which Executive is subject. In addition, Executive represents and warrants that he knows of no reason why he is not physically or legally capable of performing his obligations under this Agreement in accordance with its terms. Executive hereby indemnifies the Related Companies and shall hold harmless the Related Companies from and against all liability, loss, cost, or expense, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by any Related Company by reason of the inaccuracy of Executive’s representations and warranties contained in this Section 10.
11.
Survival
. Each of the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of this Agreement shall survive and shall continue to be binding upon Employer and Executive notwithstanding the termination of Executive’s employment or the expiration of the Term for any reason whatsoever.
12.
Breach by Executive
. Executive is obligated under this Agreement to render services of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character, which give this Agreement particular value. The loss of these services cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. Accordingly, in addition to other remedies provided by law or this Agreement, Employer shall have the right during the Term and any period of non-competition governed by this Agreement, to seek injunctive relief against breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Executive or the performance of services, or threatened performance of services, by Executive in violation of this Agreement, or both.
13.
Controlling Law
. This Agreement constitutes a welfare plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). To the extent not governed by ERISA, this Agreement shall be controlled, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
14.
Notices
. Any notice to Employer required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing to Executive, either by personal service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Employer, or equivalent, with a copy to the General Counsel of Employer, at Employer’s then principal place of business. Any such notice to Executive shall be given in a like manner and, if mailed, shall be addressed to Executive at his home address then shown in Employer’s files. For the purpose of determining compliance with any time limit in this Agreement, a notice shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of service, if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, or (b) on the third business day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom the notice is to be given in the manner provided by this Section.
15.
Amendments
. This Agreement may be amended only by written agreement of each of the parties to this Agreement.
16.
Severability
. If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated;
provided
that if Executive breaches Section 6 and if Section 6 is finally determined to be unenforceable, the payment obligations of Section 5.5(a)(iii) and Section 5.5(c) shall be deemed void
ab initio
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17.
Assignment
. Executive shall not transfer or assign this Agreement or any part thereof. Employer reserves the right to transfer or assign this Agreement to any organization associated with it or any successor organization;
provided
,
however
, that Employer may assign this Agreement to any Related Company the stock or other equity of which is distributed to the shareholders of Employer and which, at the time of such distribution, agrees to employ Executive and assume Employer’s obligations under this Agreement.
18.
Third-Party Beneficiaries
. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any party other than Employer, the other Related Companies, Executive and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
19.
Integration
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(a) This Agreement; the SERP; any stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right or other equity compensation plan of Employer or any other Related Company (including, without limitation, The First American Corporation 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan) and any award agreement entered into thereunder; any pension plan and pension restoration plan or Employer or any Related Company; any deferred compensation plan of Employer or any other Related Company; any other employee benefit plan of Employer or any other Related Company; any change-of-control or similar agreement to which Employer and/or and Related Party and Executive are parties; and any amendment, restatement or successor to any of the foregoing (the foregoing, collectively, the “Employment Arrangements”) contain the entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior verbal and written agreements, understandings, commitments and practices between the parties. The benefits conferred upon Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be in addition to the benefits provided for under the other Employment Arrangements;
provided
,
however
, that duplicative benefits shall not be payable pursuant to this Agreement and any other Employment Arrangement and, for the avoidance of doubt, none of the benefits provided in this Agreement shall be payable to the extent they are otherwise payable under the other Employment Arrangements.
(b) In the event (i) Executive is a party to an agreement with a Related Company providing for a severance benefit in the event Executive’s employment terminates following a change-in-control (a “Change-in-Control Agreement”), (ii) Executive becomes entitled to such benefit and (iii) Executive becomes entitled to the Severance Amount under Section 5.5(a)(iii), then the severance benefit payable to Executive under the Change-in-Control Agreement shall offset any Severance Amount payable to Executive pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(iii).
20.
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
"EXECUTIVE"
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"EMPLOYER"
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THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
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/s/ George S. Livermore
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/s/ Parker S. Kennedy
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Name: George S. Livermore
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Name: Parker S. Kennedy
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Date: December 17, 2008
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Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Date: December 17, 2008
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Exhibit 10.13
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION SUMMARY
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Annual Retainer (1)
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$
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48,600
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Equity Compensation (2)(3)
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$
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55,400
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in RSUs
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Fee for Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings (4)
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2,000
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Audit Committee Chair – Annual Retainer (1)
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$
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25,000
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Compensation Committee Chair – Annual Retainer (1)
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$
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15,000
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Governance Committee Chair – Annual Retainer (1)
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$
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10,000
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Lead Director – Annual Retainer (1)
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$
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15,000
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Paid in cash at the final Board of Directors meeting in calendar year 2009. Paid pro rata for retiring directors at time of retirement.
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2
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On February 28, 2007, the Board of Directors established stock ownership guidelines pursuant to which Directors are expected to own stock with a value equal to five times their annual retainer (or $243,000). Directors have until February 28, 2012, to meet the guideline. Restricted stock and restricted stock units are included for the purpose of meeting the guideline and unexercised stock options are not included.
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3
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Vesting over three years, accelerating on retirement, and priced on the second business day following the filing of the Company’s 10-K. Not paid to directors retiring before grant date. Grant evidenced by current form of notice and award agreement.
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4
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Paid in cash in connection with each meeting.
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Exhibit 10.14
[Non-Employee Director]
Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant
Participant:
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[Participant Name]
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Notice:
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You have been granted the following Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement attached hereto.
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Type of Award:
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Restricted Stock Units
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Plan:
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The CoreLogic, Inc. 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan
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Grant:
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Date of Grant:
[Grant Date]
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Number of Shares Underlying Restricted Stock Units:
[Number of Shares Granted]
Period of Restriction:
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Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Period of Restriction applicable to the Restricted Stock Units shall commence on the Date of Grant and shall lapse on the date listed in the “Lapse Date” column below as to that portion of Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units set forth below opposite each such date.
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Lapse Date
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Portion of Shares as to
Which Period of Restriction Lapses
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Date of Grant + 1 year
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1/3
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Date of Grant + 2 years
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1/3
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Date of Grant + 3 years
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1/3
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The vesting schedule set forth above requires the Participant’s continued service through each applicable Lapse Date as a condition to the lapsing of the Period of Restriction on such Lapse Date. Except as provided in Section 4 of this Agreement, service for only a portion of the Period of Restriction prior to the Lapse Date, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Participant to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of services as provided in Section 4 below or under the Plan.
Rejection:
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If you wish to accept this Restricted Stock Unit Award, please access Fidelity NetBenefits® at
www.netbenefits.com
and follow the steps outlined under the "Accept Grant" link at any time within forty-five (45) days after the Date of Grant. If you do not accept your grant via Fidelity NetBenefits® within forty-five (45) days after the Date of Grant, you will have rejected this Restricted Stock Unit Award.
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[Non-Employee Director]
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant attached hereto (the “Grant Notice”), is made between CoreLogic, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Participant set forth in the Grant Notice. The Grant Notice is included in and made part of this Agreement.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement (including the Grant Notice) have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
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Grant of the Restricted Stock Units
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Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant, pursuant to the Plan, a right to receive the number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share (“Shares”), set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Restricted Stock Units”).
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Dividend Equivalents
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Each Restricted Stock Unit shall accrue Dividend Equivalents with respect to dividends that would otherwise be paid on the Share underlying such Restricted Stock Unit during the period from the Grant Date to the date such Share is delivered in accordance with Section 6. As of any date in this period that the Company pays an ordinary cash dividend on its shares of common stock, the Company shall credit the Participant with an additional number of Restricted Stock Units equal to (i) the per share cash dividend paid by the Company on its common stock on such date, multiplied by (ii) the total number of Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award as of the related dividend payment record date (including any Dividend Equivalents previously credited hereunder), divided by (iii) the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock on the date of payment of such dividend. Any Restricted Stock Units credited pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3 shall be subject to the same Period of Restriction, payment, delivery and other terms, conditions and restrictions as the original Restricted Stock Units to which they relate. Any such crediting of Dividend Equivalents shall be conclusively determined by the Committee.
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Period of Restriction; Termination
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The Period of Restriction with respect to the Restricted Stock Units shall be as set forth in the Grant Notice. Subject to the terms of the Plan and the remaining provisions of this Section 4, all Restricted Stock Units for which the Period of Restriction had not lapsed prior to the date of the Participant’s Termination shall be immediately forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary:
(a)
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In the event of the Participant’s death or Disability prior to his or her Termination, the Period of Restriction as to all remaining unpaid Restricted Stock Units shall lapse in its entirety.
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(b)
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In the event of the Participant’s Termination due to his or her retirement from the Board, irrespective of length of service prior to such retirement, the Period of Restriction as to all remaining unpaid Restricted Stock Units shall lapse in its entirety.
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In the event of a Change of Control, the provisions of Section 15.1 of the Plan shall apply to the remaining unpaid Restricted Stock Units.
The Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units for which the Period of Restriction has lapsed according to the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice, together with Shares comprising all accrued Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, shall be delivered by the Company to the Participant as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 74 days, following the applicable Lapse Date set forth in the Grant Notice. The Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units for which the Period of Restriction has lapsed pursuant to Section 4 or Section 5 of this Agreement, together with Shares comprising all accrued Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, shall be delivered by the Company to the Participant as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 74 days, following the first to occur of (i) the date of the Participant’s Disability, (ii) the date of the Participant’s death, (iii) the date of the Participant’s “separation from service” (as such term is used for purposes of Section 409A of the Code), whether such separation from service results from retirement or otherwise, or (iv) the date of a Qualified Change of Control, provided that any Shares for which the Period of Restriction has lapsed pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement in connection with a Change of Control that is not a Qualified Change of Control shall be delivered as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 74 days, following the applicable Lapse Date set forth in the Grant Notice if such Lapse Date occurs prior to any of the other events triggering delivery specified in this sentence. The Participant shall have no rights to receive delivery of any Shares with respect to Restricted Stock Units that have been forfeited or cancelled, or for which Shares have previously been delivered. No fractional Shares shall be delivered, and the Shares otherwise deliverable in any payment pursuant to this Section 6 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares.
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No Ownership Rights Prior to Issuance of Shares
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Neither the Participant nor any other person shall become the beneficial owner of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units, nor have any rights to dividends (other than rights to Dividend Equivalents pursuant to Section 3) or other rights as a shareholder with respect to any such Shares, until and after such Shares have been actually issued to the Participant and transferred on the books and records of the Company or its agent in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.
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Detrimental Activity
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time prior to the delivery of Shares with respect to the Restricted Stock Units, the Participant engages in Detrimental Activity, such Restricted Stock Units shall be cancelled and rescinded without any payment or consideration therefor. The determination of whether the Participant has engaged in Detrimental Activity shall be made by the Committee in its good faith discretion, and lapse of the Period of Restriction and delivery of Shares with respect to the Restricted Stock Units shall be suspended pending resolution to the Committee’s satisfaction of any investigation of the matter.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Detrimental Activity” means at any time (i) using information received during the Participant’s membership on the Board relating to the business affairs of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in breach of the Participant’s express or implied undertaking to keep such information confidential; (ii) directly or indirectly persuading or attempting to persuade, by any means, any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to breach any of the terms of his or her employment with Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates; (iii) directly or indirectly making any statement that is, or could be, disparaging of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any of their respective employees (except to the extent necessary to respond truthfully to any inquiry from applicable regulatory authorities or to provide information pursuant to legal process); (iv) directly or indirectly engaging in any illegal, unethical or otherwise wrongful activity that is, or could be, substantially injurious to the financial condition, reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; or (v) directly or indirectly engaging in an act of misconduct such as, embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment of any obligation owed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, breach of fiduciary duty or disregard or violation of rules, policies or procedures of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, an unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or confidential
information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, any conduct constituting unfair competition, or inducing any customer to breach a contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case as determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion.
In consideration for this grant, the Participant agrees to comply with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. This Agreement is subject to all the terms, provisions and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference, and to such regulations as may from time to time be adopted by the Committee. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly, provided that the provisions of Section 6 (Delivery of Shares) of this Agreement shall control over any conflicting payment provisions of the Plan. The Plan and the prospectus describing the Plan can be found on Fidelity NetBenefits® at
www.netbenefits.com
under Plan Information and Documents. A paper copy of the Plan and the prospectus shall be provided to the Participant upon the Participant’s written request to the Company at CoreLogic, Inc., 4 First American Way, Santa Ana, California 92707, Attention: Incentive Compensation Plan Administrator, or such other address as the Company may from time to time specify.
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Compliance with Laws and Regulations
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(a) The Restricted Stock Units and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Shares hereunder shall be subject in all respects to (i) all applicable Federal and state laws, rules and regulations and (ii) any registration, qualification, approvals or other requirements imposed by any government or regulatory agency or body which the Committee shall, in its discretion, determine to be necessary or applicable. Moreover, the Company shall not deliver any certificates for Shares to the Participant or any other person pursuant to this Agreement if doing so would be contrary to applicable law. If at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of Shares upon any national securities exchange or under any state or Federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable, the Company shall not be required to deliver any certificates for Shares to the Participant or any other person pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.
(b) It is intended that the Shares received in respect of the Restricted Stock Units shall have been registered under the Securities Act. If the Participant is an “affiliate” of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), the Participant may not sell the Shares received except in compliance with Rule 144. Certificates representing Shares issued to an “affiliate” of the Company may bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on the disposition or transfer of the Shares as the Company deems appropriate to comply with Federal and state securities laws.
(c) If, at any time, the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act, and/or there is no current prospectus in effect under the Securities Act with respect to the Shares, the Participant shall execute, prior to the delivery of any Shares to the Participant by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, an agreement (in such form as the Company may specify) in which the Participant represents and warrants that the Participant is purchasing or acquiring the shares acquired under this Agreement for the Participant's own account, for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and represents and agrees that any subsequent offer for sale or distribution of any kind of such Shares shall be made only pursuant to either (i) a registration statement on an appropriate form under the Securities Act, which registration statement has become effective and is current with regard to the Shares being offered or sold, or (ii) a specific exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, but in claiming such exemption the Participant shall, prior to any offer for sale of such Shares, obtain a prior favorable written opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, from counsel for or approved by the Company, as to the applicability of such exemption thereto.
All notices by the Participant or the Participant’s assignees shall be addressed to
CoreLogic, Inc., 4 First American Way, Santa Ana, California 92707, Attention: Incentive Compensation Plan Administrator, or such other address as the Company may from time to time specify. All notices to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address in the Company's records.
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Severability
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In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
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Adjustments
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The Restricted Stock Units and the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment and conversion pursuant to the terms of Section 4.3, Article XV and XVI of the Plan.
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Tax Withholding
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Any payment or delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the Company’s rights to withhold any applicable Federal, state, local and non-United States taxes in accordance with Article XVII of the Plan.
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Section 409A
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The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A of the Code so as to avoid the imposition of any penalties, taxes or interest thereunder. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 6 of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code, the Participant shall not be entitled to any payment of Shares underlying Restricted Stock Units that are considered deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code in connection with the Participant’s separation from service until the earlier of (a) the date which is six months after the Participant’s separation from service for any reason other than the Participant’s death, or (b) the date of the Participant’s death. Any Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units otherwise payable to the Participant following the Participant’s separation from service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 15 shall be paid as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than 74 days) after the date that is six months after the Participant’s separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death). The provisions of this Section 15 shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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CORELOGIC, INC.
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Date:
[Grant Date]
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By:
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Name : [Anand Nallathambi]
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Title: [Chief Executive Officer]
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Acknowledged and agreed as of the Date of Grant:
Printed Name:
[Participant Name]
Date:
[Acceptance Date]
[Signed Electronically]
Exhibit 10.15
[Employee]
Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant - 2010
Participant: [Participant Name]
Company:
CoreLogic, Inc.
Notice:
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You have been granted the following Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement attached hereto.
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Type of Award:
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Restricted Stock Units
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Plan:
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The CoreLogic, Inc. 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan
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Grant:
Date of Grant:
[Grant Date]
[Number of Shares Underlying Bonus Restricted Stock Units:
[Number of Shares
Granted]
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[Number of Shares Underlying Other Restricted Stock Units:
[Number of Shares
Granted]
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Period of Restriction:
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Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Period of Restriction applicable to the Restricted Stock Units shall commence on the Date of Grant and shall lapse on the date listed in the “Lapse Date” column below as to that portion of Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units set forth below opposite each such date.
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Lapse Date
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Portion of Shares as to
Which Period of Restriction Lapses
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Date of Grant + 1 year
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20%
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Date of Grant + 2 years
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20%
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Date of Grant + 3 years
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20%
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Date of Grant + 4 years
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20%
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Date of Grant + 5 years
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20%
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For the avoidance of doubt, the relevant portion of the Period of Restriction shall lapse on a pro-rata basis with respect to each of the total Shares underlying Bonus Restricted Stock Units and the total Shares underlying Other Restricted Stock Units.
The vesting schedule set forth above requires the Participant’s continued employment or service through each applicable Lapse Date as a condition to the lapsing of the Period of Restriction on such Lapse Date. Except as provided in Section 4 of this Agreement, employment or service for only a portion of the Period of Restriction prior to the Lapse Date, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Participant to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or services as provided in Section 4 below or under the Plan.
Rejection:
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If you wish to accept this Restricted Stock Unit Award, please access Fidelity NetBenefits® at
www.netbenefits.com
and follow the steps outlined under the "Accept Grant" link at any time within forty-five (45) days after the Date of Grant. If you do not accept your grant via Fidelity NetBenefits® within forty-five (45) days after the Date of Grant, you will have rejected this Restricted Stock Unit Award.
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[
Employee]
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant attached hereto (the “Grant Notice”), is made between CoreLogic, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Participant set forth in the Grant Notice. The Grant Notice is included in and made part of this Agreement.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement (including the Grant Notice) have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Cause” shall be defined as: (i) embezzlement, theft or misappropriation by the Participant of any property of any of the Company or its affiliates; (ii) Participant’s breach of any fiduciary duty to the Company or its affiliates; (iii) Participant’s failure or refusal to comply with laws or regulations applicable to the Company or its affiliates and their businesses or the policies of the Company and its affiliates governing the conduct of its employees or directors; (iv) Participant’s gross incompetence in the performance of Participant’s job duties; (v) commission by Participant of a felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation; (vi) the failure of Participant to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care; (vii) Participant’s failure or refusal to perform Participant’s job duties or to perform specific directives of Participant’s supervisor or designee, or the senior officers or Board of Directors of the Company; or (viii) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of Participant resulting in loss to the Company or its affiliates, or damage to the reputation of the Company or its affiliates.
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Grant of the Restricted Stock Units
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Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant, pursuant to the Plan, a right to receive the number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share (“Shares”), set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Restricted Stock Units”).
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Dividend Equivalents
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Each Restricted Stock Unit shall accrue Dividend Equivalents with respect to dividends that would otherwise be paid on the Share underlying such Restricted Stock Unit during the period from the Grant Date to the date such Share is delivered in accordance with Section 6. As of any date in this period that the Company pays an ordinary cash dividend on its shares of common stock, the Company shall credit the Participant with an additional number of Restricted Stock Units equal to (i) the per share cash dividend paid by the Company on its common stock on such date, multiplied by (ii) the total number of Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award as of the related dividend payment record date (including any Dividend Equivalents previously credited hereunder), divided by (iii) the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock on the date of payment of such dividend. Any Restricted Stock Units credited pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3 shall be subject to the same Period of Restriction, payment, delivery and other terms, conditions and restrictions as the original Restricted Stock Units to which they relate. Any such crediting of Dividend Equivalents shall be conclusively determined by the Committee.
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Period of Restriction; Termination
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The Period of Restriction with respect to the Restricted Stock Units shall be as set forth in the Grant Notice. Subject to the terms of the Plan and the remaining provisions of this Section 4, all Restricted Stock Units for which the Period of Restriction had not lapsed prior to the date of the Participant’s Termination shall be immediately forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary:
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In the event of the Participant’s death prior to his or her Termination, the Period of Restriction as to all remaining unpaid Restricted Stock Units shall lapse in its entirety.
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(b)
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In the event of the Participant’s Disability prior to his or her Termination, the Period of Restriction as to all remaining unpaid Restricted Stock Units shall lapse in its entirety.
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(c)
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In the event of the Participant’s Termination due to his or her Normal Retirement, the Period of Restriction as to all remaining unpaid Restricted Stock Units shall lapse in its entirety, provided that the Participant shall have signed a separation agreement in the form established by the Company within 21 days (or such longer period of time required by applicable law) following his or her Termination and such separation agreement is not subsequently revoked.
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In the event of the Participant’s Termination due to his or her Early Retirement, the Period of Restriction as to all remaining unpaid Bonus Restricted Stock Units (but not any Other Restricted Stock Units, which shall be immediately forfeited as described above) shall lapse in its entirety, provided that the Participant shall have signed a separation agreement in the form established by the Company within 21 days (or such longer period of time required by applicable law) following his or her Termination and such separation agreement is not subsequently revoked.
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In the event of the Participant’s involuntary Termination by the Company or an Affiliate without Cause, the Period of Restriction as to all remaining unpaid Bonus Restricted Stock Units (but not any Other Restricted Stock Units, which shall be immediately forfeited as described above) shall lapse in its entirety, provided that the Participant shall have signed a separation agreement in the form established by the Company within 21 days (or such longer period of time required by applicable law) following his or her Termination and such separation agreement is not subsequently revoked.
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For purposes of this Agreement, “Normal Retirement” means Termination of the Participant, other than for Cause, after the Participant has reached 62 years of age and “Early Retirement” means Termination of the Participant, other than for Cause, after the Participant has reached 55 years of age and been employed by the Company and/or an Affiliate for more than 10 years. For purposes of this Section 4, employment by the First American Corporation and/or one of its affiliates (collectively, “First American”) shall be treated as employment by the Company and/or an Affiliate.
In the event of a Change of Control, the provisions of Section 15.1 of the Plan shall apply to the remaining unpaid Restricted Stock Units
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The Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units for which the Period of Restriction has lapsed according to the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice, together with Shares comprising all accrued Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, shall be delivered by the Company to the Participant as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 74 days, following the applicable Lapse Date set forth in the Grant Notice. The Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units for which the Period of Restriction has lapsed pursuant to Section 4 or Section 5 of this Agreement, together with Shares comprising all accrued Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, shall be delivered by the Company to the Participant as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 74 days, following the first to occur of (i) the date of the Participant’s Disability, (ii) the first anniversary of the Participant’s “separation from service” (as such term is used for purposes of Section 409A of the Code), whether such separation from service results from the Participant’s Normal Retirement, Early Retirement, Termination by the Company or an Affiliate without Cause or otherwise, or (iii) the date of a Qualified Change of Control, provided that any Shares for which the Period of Restriction has lapsed pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement in connection with a Change of Control that is not a Qualified Change of Control shall be delivered as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 74 days,
following the applicable Lapse Date set forth in the Grant Notice if such Lapse Date occurs prior to any of the other events triggering delivery specified in this sentence. The Participant shall have no rights to receive delivery of any Shares with respect to Restricted Stock Units that have been forfeited or cancelled, or for which Shares have previously been delivered. No fractional Shares shall be delivered, and the Shares otherwise deliverable in any payment pursuant to this Section 6 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares.
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No Ownership Rights Prior to Issuance of Shares
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Neither the Participant nor any other person shall become the beneficial owner of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units, nor have any rights to dividends (other than rights to Dividend Equivalents pursuant to Section 3) or other rights as a shareholder with respect to any such Shares, until and after such Shares have been actually issued to the Participant and transferred on the books and records of the Company or its agent in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.
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Detrimental Activity
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time prior to the delivery of Shares with respect to the Restricted Stock Units, the Participant engages in Detrimental Activity, such Restricted Stock Units shall be cancelled and rescinded without any payment or consideration therefor. The determination of whether the Participant has engaged in Detrimental Activity shall be made by the Committee in its good faith discretion, and lapse of the Period of Restriction and delivery of Shares with respect to the Restricted Stock Units shall be suspended pending resolution to the Committee’s satisfaction of any investigation of the matter.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Detrimental Activity” means at any time (i) using information received during the Participant’s employment with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and predecessors in interest relating to the business affairs of the Company or any such Subsidiaries, Affiliates or predecessors in interest, in breach of the Participant’s express or implied undertaking to keep such information confidential; (ii) directly or indirectly persuading or attempting to persuade, by any means, any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to breach any of the terms of his or her employment with Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates; (iii) directly or indirectly making any statement that is, or could be, disparaging of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any of their respective employees (except to the extent necessary to respond truthfully to any inquiry from applicable regulatory authorities or to provide information pursuant to legal process); (iv) directly or indirectly engaging in any illegal, unethical or otherwise wrongful activity that is, or could be, substantially injurious to the financial condition, reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; or (v) directly or indirectly engaging in an act of misconduct such as, embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment of any obligation owed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, breach of fiduciary duty or disregard or violation of rules, policies or procedures of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, an unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, any conduct constituting unfair competition, or inducing any customer to breach a contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case as determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion.
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No Right to Continued Employment
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None of the Restricted Stock Units nor any terms contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any express or implied right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate for any period, nor restrict in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate, which right is hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time for any reason. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9 is not intended to amend or modify any other agreement, including any employment agreement, that may be in existence between the Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.
In consideration for this grant, the Participant agrees to comply with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. This Agreement is subject to all the terms, provisions and conditions of the Plan, which are
incorporated herein by reference, and to such regulations as may from time to time be adopted by the Committee. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly, provided that the provisions of Section 6 (Delivery of Shares) of this Agreement shall control over any conflicting payment provisions of the Plan. The Plan and the prospectus describing the Plan can be found on Fidelity NetBenefits® at
www.netbenefits.com
under Plan Information and Documents. A paper copy of the Plan and the prospectus shall be provided to the Participant upon the Participant’s written request to the Company at CoreLogic, Inc., 4 First American Way, Santa Ana, California 92707, Attention: Incentive Compensation Plan Administrator, or such other address as the Company may from time to time specify.
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Compliance with Laws and Regulations
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(a) The Restricted Stock Units and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Shares hereunder shall be subject in all respects to (i) all applicable Federal and state laws, rules and regulations and (ii) any registration, qualification, approvals or other requirements imposed by any government or regulatory agency or body which the Committee shall, in its discretion, determine to be necessary or applicable. Moreover, the Company shall not deliver any certificates for Shares to the Participant or any other person pursuant to this Agreement if doing so would be contrary to applicable law. If at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of Shares upon any national securities exchange or under any state or Federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable, the Company shall not be required to deliver any certificates for Shares to the Participant or any other person pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.
(b) It is intended that the Shares received in respect of the Restricted Stock Units shall have been registered under the Securities Act. If the Participant is an “affiliate” of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), the Participant may not sell the Shares received except in compliance with Rule 144. Certificates representing Shares issued to an “affiliate” of the Company may bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on the disposition or transfer of the Shares as the Company deems appropriate to comply with Federal and state securities laws.
(c) If, at any time, the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act, and/or there is no current prospectus in effect under the Securities Act with respect to the Shares, the Participant shall execute, prior to the delivery of any Shares to the Participant by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, an agreement (in such form as the Company may specify) in which the Participant represents and warrants that the Participant is purchasing or acquiring the shares acquired under this Agreement for the Participant's own account, for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and represents and agrees that any subsequent offer for sale or distribution of any kind of such Shares shall be made only pursuant to either (i) a registration statement on an appropriate form under the Securities Act, which registration statement has become effective and is current with regard to the Shares being offered or sold, or (ii) a specific exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, but in claiming such exemption the Participant shall, prior to any offer for sale of such Shares, obtain a prior favorable written opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, from counsel for or approved by the Company, as to the applicability of such exemption thereto.
All notices by the Participant or the Participant’s assignees shall be addressed to CoreLogic, Inc., 4 First American Way, Santa Ana, California 92707, Attention: Incentive Compensation Plan Administrator, or such other address as the Company may from time to time specify. All notices to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address in the Company's records.
13.
Severability
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In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
The Participant acknowledges that any income derived from the Restricted Stock Units shall not affect the Participant’s participation in, or benefits under, any other benefit plan or other contract or arrangement maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate. Restricted Stock Units and Dividend Equivalents shall not be deemed to be “Covered Compensation” under any other benefit plan of the Company.
[15.
Vesting of RSUs Contingent on Company Performance
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Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, except in the event of an acceleration of vesting pursuant to Section 4(a), Section 4(b) or Section 5 of this Agreement, the Participant’s entitlement to the receipt of any Shares hereunder is contingent upon the Company’s achievement of net income (as defined in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principals) for
[2011]
of
[$50]
million or more. Net income shall be determined without regard to (a) asset write-downs, (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results, (d) any reorganization and restructuring programs, (e) extraordinary, unusual and/or nonrecurring items of gain or loss, and (f) foreign exchange gains and losses. The provisions of this Section 15 shall be a Performance Measure, and shall be subject to all of the terms of the Plan applicable to Performance Measures.][NOTE: PARAGRAPH 15 APPLIES ONLY TO EXECUTIVE OFFICER VERSION.]
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Adjustments
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The Restricted Stock Units and the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment and conversion pursuant to the terms of Section 4.3, Article XV and XVI of the Plan.
17.
Tax Withholding
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Any payment or delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the Company’s rights to withhold applicable Federal, state, local and non-United States taxes in accordance with Article XVII of the Plan.
18.
Section 409A
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The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A of the Code so as to avoid the imposition of any penalties, taxes or interest thereunder.
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CORELOGIC, INC.
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Date:
[Grant Date]
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By:
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/s/
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Name: Anand Nallathambi
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Acknowledged and agreed as of the Date of Grant:
Printed Name:
[Participant Name]
Date:
[Acceptance Date]
[NOTE: GRANT WILL BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY]
Exhibit 10-18
CoreLogic, Inc.
Pension Restoration Plan
Effective as of June 1, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article 1.
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Introduction
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1
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1.1
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Background and History
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1
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2.2
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Actuarial Equivalent
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2
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2.13
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Early Retirement Age
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3
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2.20
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Incumbent Directors
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5
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2.21
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Normal Retirement Age
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5
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2.28
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Restoration Benefit
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6
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2.29
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Seperation Agreement
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2.30
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Separation from Service
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6
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2.31
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Specified Employee
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7
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2.33
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Year of Vesting Service
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8
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Article 3.
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Restoration Plan Benefit
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8
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3.1
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Restoration Benefit
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9
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Article 4.
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Retirement and Death Benefits
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9
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4.1
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Commencement of Retirement Benefits
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10
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4.2
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Normal and Optional Form of Benefit
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10
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4.4
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Six-Month Delay for Specified Employee
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10
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4.6
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Rehired Participant in Pay Status
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11
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Article 6.
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Funding of Benefits
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13
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Article 7.
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Plan Administration
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13
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7.2
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Operation of the Committee
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14
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7.4
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Compensation and Expenses
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14
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7.5
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Committee’s Powers and Duties
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14
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7.6
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Committee’s Decisions Conclusive/Exclusive Benefit
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15
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7.12
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Effect of a Mistake
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18
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Article 8.
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Amendment and Termination
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8.1
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Amendment and Termination Generally
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8.2
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Amendment and Termination Following a Change of Control
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Article 9.
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Miscellaneous
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9.1
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No Enlargement of Employee Rights
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9.6
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No Examination or Accounting
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19
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9.7
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Records Conclusive
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19
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9.9
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Service of Legal Process
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20
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9.13
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Facility of Payment
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20
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9.14
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General Restrictions Against Alienation
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21
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9.15
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Excise Tax for Code Section 409A Violations
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21
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1.1
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Background and History
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The name of this Plan is CoreLogic, Inc. Pension Restoration Plan (the “Plan”), sponsored by CoreLogic, Inc. (the “Company”), successor-in-interest to The First American Corporation (“FAC”). The Plan represents the continuation of The First American Corporation Pension Restoration Plan (“Prior Plan”), originally established as of January 1, 1994, and sponsored by FAC. The Prior Plan was established by the Board of Directors, effective as of January 1, 1994, and amended and restated effective January 1, 1999. New benefit accruals under the Prior Plan were frozen as of April 30, 2008, in connection with the freezing of the underlying First American Corporation Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”). The Prior Plan was last amended and restated, effective January 1, 2009, to comply with final regulations under Code section 409A. Capitalized terms used in this Article shall have the meanings set forth in Article 2 of this Plan.
In connection with a certain Separation and Distribution Agreement (“Separation Agreement”) dated as of June 1, 2010, whereby the Company spun off its financial services companies consisting primarily of its Title Insurance and Specialty Insurance reporting segments to create the First American Financial Corporation (“FinCo”), the sponsorship of the Prior Plan was transferred to FinCo with respect to the Prior Plan accrued benefits of all FinCo Employees and Former FinCo Employees (as defined in the Separation Agreement). In connection therewith, the underlying Pension Plan was also transferred to FinCo.
Contemporaneous with the spin-off and transfer of the FinCo portion of the Prior Plan to FinCo, the Company remained responsible for (and did not transfer to FinCo) the liabilities under the portion of the Prior Plan relating to the accrued benefits of FAC Employees and Former FAC Employees (as defined in the Separation Agreement). Such FAC Employees and Former FAC Employees shall be the Participants hereunder. Effective June 1, 2010, The First American Corporation changed its name to CoreLogic, Inc. and references in this Plan to the “Company” shall mean CoreLogic, Inc.
The Company is now adopting the CoreLogic, Inc. Pension Restoration Plan (the “Plan”), in order to set forth the terms and conditions of its retained liabilities under the Prior Plan with respect to such Participants. The provisions of this Plan are intended to govern the benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan on and after June 1, 2010.
The adoption of this Plan is not intended to grant additional benefits to the Participants hereof in excess of their Prior Plan benefits accrued as of the Effective Date hereof. Rather, it is intended to assume the liabilities accrued under the Prior Plan with respect to FAC Employees and Former FAC Employees who were Participants in the Prior Plan on the Distribution Date (as defined in the Separation Agreement), and be considered as a continuation of the Prior Plan with respect to such Participants. Accordingly, all elections by continuing Participants that were in effect under the terms of the Prior Plan immediately prior to the Distribution Date, shall continue in effect from and after such date until a new election that by its terms supersedes the prior election is made by such Participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan and consistent with the provisions of Code section 409A to the extent applicable. As a result thereof, nothing herein is intended to constitute a “material modification” (within the meaning of Code section 409A) of the Prior Plan.
This Plan is established to provide Participants with certain restoration benefits to offset (or partially offset) benefits under the Pension Plan which are limited by Code sections 401(a)(17) and 415.
With respect to this Plan section 1.2, the Plan is intended to be an “excess benefit plan,” as defined by ERISA section 3(36), and an unfunded plan maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as described under ERISA sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1). Accordingly, the Plan is not tax-qualified for purposes of the Code and is designed to be exempt from the participation, vesting, funding, and fiduciary requirements of Title 1 of ERISA.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms of this Plan apply only to Participants who were transferred to this Plan from the Prior Plan as of the Distribution Date in connection with the spin-off described in Section 1.1. Additionally, Compensation earned by a Participant after December 31, 2001 will not be considered in the Restoration Benefit determined under Article 3 of this Plan. Notwithstanding any other Plan provision, no additional benefit shall be accrued by any Participant under the Plan after April 30, 2008.
Except when otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine or feminine terminology shall include the other gender, and the use of any term in the singular or plural shall also include the opposite number.
The following definitions, set forth in alphabetical order, are used throughout the Plan and have the meaning set forth below.
“Accrued Benefit” means the Restoration Benefit described under Plan section 3.1.
“Actuarial Equivalent” means a benefit having the same value as the benefit which it replaces, as determined using the “applicable interest rate” under Code section 417(e)(3), as updated by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 for the November preceding the Plan Year in which the distribution occurs and the “applicable mortality table” published in Revenue Ruling 2007-67, as updated annually by the Internal Revenue Service.
“Affiliate” means:
(a)
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Any entity or organization that, together with the Company, is part of a controlled group of corporations, within the meaning of Code section 414(b);
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(b)
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Any trade or business that, together with the Company, is under common control, within the meaning of Code section 414(c); and
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(c)
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Any entity or organization that is required to be aggregated with the Company, pursuant to Code sections 414(m) or 414(o).
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For purposes of this Plan, however, the term “Affiliate” shall be interpreted such that the phrase “at least 50 percent” will be substituted for the phrase “at least 80 percent” in each place that it appears in Code section 1563. Additionally, an entity shall be an Affiliate only during the period when the entity has the required relationship, under this Plan section 2.3 with the Company.
“Beneficiary” means the person or persons (who may be named contingently or successively) designated by the Participant to receive any death benefit payable under the terms of the Plan. Each Participant may designate a Beneficiary in the manner prescribed by the Committee, and such designation will be effective when properly filed with the Committee, and shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant. No change in the Beneficiary designated by the Participant shall be permitted after annuity payments to the Participant have commenced.
“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a)
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The acquisition by any person, entity or “group” (as defined in section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) as beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company.
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(b)
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A change in the composition of the Board of Directors occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors; or
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(c)
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Any other event constituting a change of control required to be reported in response to item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by reason of the acquisition of Company securities by the Company, any entity controlled by the Company or any plan sponsored by the Company which is qualified under Code section 401(a) or by reason of the acquisition of Company securities (either directly or indirectly as a result of a merger, consolidation or otherwise) in a transaction approved by the Incumbent Directors.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Committee” means the administrative committee appointed by the Board of Directors to administer this Plan in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan and having the administrative duties set forth in that Article and elsewhere in the Plan.
“Company” means CoreLogic, Inc. (formerly named The First American Corporation).
“Compensation” means the full salary and wages paid to a Participant (after becoming a Participant) by the Company or an Affiliate for services rendered including cash bonuses and overtime pay. Compensation shall, in addition, include salary reduction amounts under any cafeteria plan (described in Code section 125) or for qualified transportation fringe benefits (described in Code section 132(f)(4)), and qualified cash or deferred arrangements (described in Code section 401(k)) maintained by the Company or an Affiliate.
Compensation shall not include the following amounts:
(a)
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Pay in lieu of vacation or holidays;
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(b)
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Severance allowances, retainers, and reimbursed expenses;
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(c)
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Amounts contributed by the Company or an Affiliate to any plan of deferred compensation, other than salary reduction amounts contributed on behalf of the Participant by the Company or an Affiliate to a qualified cash or deferred arrangement;
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(d)
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Any amount paid by the Company or an Affiliate for other fringe benefits, such as, but not limited to, health and welfare, hospitalization and group life insurance benefits (other than amounts paid through a cafeteria plan or qualified transportation fringe benefits maintained by the Company or an Affiliate pursuant to the Participant’s salary election);
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(e)
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Amounts required to be recognized as taxable under Code sections 83 and 421; and
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(f)
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Any amount of salary, wages, or other compensation of any kind earned after December 31, 2001.
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“Disability” means a physical or mental condition which renders the Employee eligible for disability payments under the Social Security Act.
“Distribution Date” means the date on which the Company distributed all of the issued and outstanding shares of First American Financial Corporation Common Stock to the holders of the Company’s Common Stock, pursuant to the 2010 Separation Agreement.
2.13
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Early Retirement Age
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“Early Retirement Age” means the later of the Participant’s attainment of age 55 or the Participant’s completion of three Years of Vesting Service.
“Effective Date” means June 1, 2010.
“Eligible Employee” means an Employee who satisfied the requirements to become a Participant as set forth at Plan section 2.22.
“Employee” means any person who is employed by the Company or Affiliate (other than a leased employee within the meaning of Code section 414(n)(2)) and who is classified by the Company or Affiliate as a common-law employee.
“Employer” means the Company and any Affiliate.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Hours of Service” means:
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Each hour for which an Employee is paid or entitled to payment by the Company or an Affiliate for the performance of duties.
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(b)
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Each hour for which an Employee is paid or entitled to payment by the Company or an Affiliate on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability) layoff, jury duty, or leave of absence.
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(c)
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Each hour for which back pay (irrespective of mitigation of damages) for an Employee is either awarded or agreed to by the Company or an Affiliate, with no duplication of credit for hours under subsections (a) or (b) and this subsection.
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(d)
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Each hour credited pursuant to applicable ERISA regulations for unpaid periods of absence for service in the United States armed forces or Public Health Service during which an Employee’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by law, provided that the Employee is reemployed by the Company or an Affiliate within the time limits prescribed by such law.
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(e)
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Also, only to the extent and solely for the purposes required by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended from time to time (“FMLA”), each hour credited pursuant to applicable regulations for periods of absence, to the extent that the Company or Affiliate was required by the FMLA to permit the Employee to be absent from work during that period.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than 501 Hours of Service shall be credited to an Employee on account of any single continuous period during which the Employee performs no duties.
To the extent a record of an Employee’s hours of employment is not maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, the Employee shall be credited with 10 Hours of Service for each day for which the Employee would be required to be credited with at least one Hour of Service.
All Hours of Service shall be determined and credited to computation periods in accordance with reasonable standards and policies consistent with United States Department of Labor Regulations sections 2530.200b-2(b) and (c).
“Incumbent Directors” means directors who either are:
(a)
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Directors of the Company as of June 1, 2010; or
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(b)
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Elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual not otherwise an Incumbent Director whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company.
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2.21
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Normal Retirement Age
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“Normal Retirement Age” means the later of the Participant’s attainment of age 65 or the Participant’s completion of three Years of Vesting Service.
“Participant” means an individual who is designated by the Committee to participate in this Plan and who meets the criteria of either subsections (a) or (b).
(a)
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An Employee or former Employee who:
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(1)
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Was an active member in the Pension Plan on January 1, 1994, and
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(2)
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Whose Accrued Benefit under the Pension Plan is limited or reduced under Code sections 401(a)(17) or 415; or
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(b)
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An Employee or former Employee who:
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Became an Employee during the 1993 calendar year and elected to participate in the Pension Plan upon his initial eligibility;
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(2)
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Was born on or before January 1, 1954; and
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(3)
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For the 1994 Plan Year, received Compensation, including pay that would have been considered Compensation if the individual participated in the Plan for the entire Plan Year beginning January 1, 1994, in excess of $150,000.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, only those Employees or former Employees that had an accrued benefit under the Prior Plan that was transferred to this Plan in connection with the Separation Agreement may be Participants in this Plan.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if the Board of Directors or its designee so authorizes, an individual may be employed as a dual employee of the Company and FinCo. In such event, such individual shall only be eligible to receive a Restoration Benefit under this Plan pursuant to the rules in Section 3.1, and only upon such Employee’s Separation from Service.
“Pension Plan” means the First American Financial Corporation Pension Plan, as presently in effect and as it may be amended from time to time, formerly known as The First American Corporation Pension Plan, which, in connection with the Separation Agreement, was transferred to and is sponsored solely by the First American Financial Corporation.
“Person” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, association, joint company, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, a group, a government or other department, agency or political subdivision thereof or any other person or entity as contemplated by the Exchange Act.
“Plan” means the CoreLogic, Inc. Pension Restoration Plan, as presently in effect and as it may by amended from time to time.
“Plan Year” means the calendar year.
“Prior Plan” means the plan originally established as of January 1, 1994, and sponsored by The First American Corporation, formerly known as The First American Corporation Pension Restoration Plan.
“Restoration Benefit” means the benefit determined under Article 3 of this Plan and paid from the general assets of the Company.
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Separation Agreement
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“Separation Agreement” means the certain Agreement dated as of June 1, 2010, whereby The First American Corporation spun off its financial services businesses, consisting primarily of its title insurance and specialty insurance reporting segments, to create a separate, publicly traded company to be known as First American Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
2.30
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Separation from Service
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“Separation from Service” means the date on which a Participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate on account of the Participant’s retirement, death or other termination of employment. Whether or not a Participant has incurred a Separation from Service will be based on all surrounding relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the reasonable belief of both the Participant and the Company (or Affiliate) that the Participant will perform no future services for the Company or an Affiliate, as an Employee, contractor or in any other capacity. For purposes of this defined term, no Separation from Service will be deemed to have occurred if the Participant transfers employment from the Company or an Affiliate to another member of the Company’s Code section 414 controlled group. For this purpose, controlled group membership will include the Company and all Affiliates.
For purposes of a payment under this Plan triggered by a Participant’s Separation from Service, such payment will be deemed to relate to such Separation from Service provided that it is paid no later than the applicable December 31 of the Plan Year in which the Separation from Service occurs or, if later, within 2 months following the date on which such Separation from Service occurs provided that the Participant cannot designate the taxable period in which the payment is made.
The Plan will treat an anticipated permanent reduction in the level of bona fide services provided by the Participant to the Company or an Affiliate as a Separation from Service provided that it is reasonable for the Company or the Affiliate to anticipate that the Participant’s reduced level of bona fide services will not exceed 49 percent of the average level of bona fide services provided by such Participant within the immediately preceding applicable 36 months within the meaning of Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii).
“Specified Employee” means a Participant qualifying as a “key employee” for purposes of Code section 416 (determined without regard to Code section 416(i)(5) by satisfying any one of the following conditions at any time during the 12-month period ending on each December 31 (“Identification Date”):
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The Participant is among the top-paid 50 officers of the Company with annual compensation (within the meaning of Code section 415(c)(3)) in excess of $145,000 (subject to cost-of-living adjustments);
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(b)
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The Participant is a five-percent owner; or
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The Participant is a one-percent owner and has annual compensation in excess of $150,000.
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If an individual is a key employee as of an Identification Date, including an individual who acknowledges his Specified Employee status to the Company immediately prior to the date of his Separation from Service, the individual shall be treated as a Specified Employee for the 12-month period beginning on April 1 following the Identification Date. For the limited purpose of applying the “one percent” and “five percent” ownership rules, ownership is determined with respect to the entity for which the Eligible Employee provides services. The Code’s controlled and affiliated service group rules do not apply when determining a Participant’s ownership interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be treated as a Specified Employee unless any stock of the Company or any Affiliate is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.
For purposes of making its annual Specified Employee determination, the Company shall consider compensation treated as recognizable pay under the so-called “Code section 415 general” definition of pay.
Notwithstanding the above, the Company may (but is not required to) adopt an alternative method for identifying Specified Employees, provided such method satisfies the requirements set forth at Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(i)(5).
“Spouse” means with respect to a Participant, a person of the opposite sex from the Participant, who is the Participant’s husband or wife (as applicable) under applicable state law to whom the Participant has been legally married during the 12-month period immediately preceding the Participant’s date of death, if such death is earlier than the Participant’s Early, Normal or Deferred Retirement Date, or the person to whom the Participant is married as of his or her Annuity Starting Date. No individual, including an individual of the opposite sex, shall be the Spouse of a Participant on account of the fact that the individual is registered as the domestic partner of the Participant under state law, even if state law provides that the domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits, under state law, as married persons. No individual shall be the Spouse of a Participant unless the person would be treated as the “Spouse” of the Participant under 1 USC section 7 (relating to the definition of a “Spouse” for purposes of federal law, as added by the Defense of Marriage Act).
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Year of Vesting Service
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“Year of Vesting Service” means the completion of 1,000 or more Hours of Service in a Plan Year. If the Employee is credited with Hours of Service for less than the full Plan Year, the Employee shall be credited with a fractional Year of Vesting Service where the Hours of Service credited during the Plan Year would, if annualized, equal or exceed 1,000. A “fractional year” shall be the equivalent of the number of completed months for which the Employee receives credit for Hours of Service, divided by 12.
Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Plan, all other capitalized terms shall have the meaning set forth in the Pension Plan.
Article 3.
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Restoration Plan Benefit
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The Restoration Benefit provided under this Plan shall be the amount, if any, by which (a) exceeds (b), where:
(a)
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Is the amount of the vested Accrued Benefit which would have been payable to the Participant under the Pension Plan if such benefit were determined:
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(1)
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Without regard to any limitation on Compensation imposed by Code section 401(a)(17), but disregarding any Compensation in excess of $275,000 (and disregarding any Compensation earned after December 31, 2001), and
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(2)
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Without regard to any limitation under Code section 415 on benefits that may be paid from a tax-qualified plan; and
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(b)
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Is the vested Accrued Benefit actually provided to the Participant under the Pension Plan (determined after giving effect to any applicable limitations imposed by Code sections 401(a)(17) and 415)).
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no additional Restoration Benefit shall be accrued by any Participant after April 30, 2008.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if both the Company and FinCo employ any Participant as a dual employee (as set forth in Section 2.22) after June 1, 2010, or if the Participant is a Former Corporate Employee (as defined in the Separation Agreement), that Participant’s Restoration Benefit hereunder will equal fifty percent (50%) of his or her Accrued Benefit. For avoidance of doubt, such a Participant’s Restoration Benefit will be calculated by using 100% of his or her Compensation, Benefit Service and Pension Plan Accrued Benefit, and dividing by two (2).
Article 4.
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Retirement and Death Benefits
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4.1
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Commencement of Retirement Benefits
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Subject to Plan section 4.4, payment of a Participant’s Restoration Benefit shall commence as of the first day of the month following the Participant’s Separation from Service (“Benefit Commencement Date”). Payment of the Accrued Benefit shall be in the normal or optional form of benefit as described in Plan section 4.2, and the Participant’s election of such normal or optional form of benefit shall be made within the 180-day period immediately preceding the Benefit Commencement Date. If a Participant has a Separation from Service prior to his or her Normal Retirement Age, the Restoration Benefit payable to the Participant will be reduced to reflect such early commencement. If the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs after the attainment of his Early Retirement Age, the Participant’s Restoration Benefit will be reduced by 1/180 for each month up to 60 months, and by 1/360 for each month over 60 months that the date that payments to the Participant commence precedes the first day of the month on or after the Participant’s 65th birthday. If the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs before the date he attains his Early Retirement Age, the Participant’s Restoration Benefit will be reduced on an Actuarial Equivalent basis from the Participant’s Normal Retirement Age, pursuant to the terms of Plan section 2.2.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in computing the Participant’s Restoration Benefit such Restoration Benefit shall not include any accruals for Benefit Service for any Participant attributable to periods after April 30, 2008.
4.2
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Normal and Optional Form of Benefit
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(a)
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Normal Form of Benefit.
The normal form of benefit for a married Participant is a joint and survivor annuity option that provides equal monthly payments to the Participant during the joint lives of the Participant and Spouse and, upon the Participant’s death, provides monthly benefits for the Spouse’s lifetime in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount payable during the Participant’s lifetime. The normal form of benefit for a single Participant is a single life annuity providing equal monthly payments for the Participant’s lifetime and such single life annuity shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the joint and survivor annuity option that is payable to a married Participant.
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(b)
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Optional Form of Benefits.
In lieu of the normal form of benefit, a Participant may elect to receive his Restoration Benefit in the form of an optional method of payment that is the Actuarial Equivalent of the normal form of benefit. The optional forms of payment shall be a joint and survivor annuity option, a period certain and life annuity option and a contingent annuity option. A Participant may elect a form of payment described in this subsection at a time and in a manner specified by the Committee, but no later than the date on which payments commence.
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(1)
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Joint and Survivor Annuity Option.
A married Participant may elect to receive a joint and survivor annuity option with a life annuity payable as of the first day of each month to the Participant, during the joint lives of the Participant and Spouse with a 66-2/3 percent, 75 percent or 100 percent survivor annuity payable to such Spouse for the Spouse’s further lifetime should the Spouse survive the Participant.
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(2)
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Period Certain and Life Annuity.
A Participant may elect to receive a period certain and life annuity under which a life annuity is payable as of the first day of each month to the Participant for the Participant’s life with a 5, 10 or 15-year period certain series of payments. The Participant must irrevocably designate a Beneficiary at the time this payment option is elected.
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(3)
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Contingent Annuitant Option.
A Participant may elect to receive a contingent annuitant option under which a life annuity is payable as of the first day of each month to the Participant, and upon the Participant’s death, 75 percent of such monthly annuity payment is payable to the Beneficiary (other than the Spouse) beginning with the month following the Participant’s death during the Beneficiary’s further lifetime should the Beneficiary survive the Participant. The Participant must irrevocably designate an individual Beneficiary at the time the Participant elects this option.
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(a)
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Pre-retirement Spousal Benefit.
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(1)
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Commencement.
The surviving Spouse of a Participant who dies with a vested benefit will be entitled to survivor annuity benefits under the pre-retirement death benefit provisions of this Plan payable upon the Participant’s Separation from Service.
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(2)
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Amount.
The amount of such pre-retirement spousal benefit will be determined based on the Participant’s Accrued Benefit and whether or not the Participant attained his Normal Retirement Age. The amount of the survivor annuity payable from this Plan shall be the amount that would have been paid to the surviving Spouse under a qualified 50 percent joint and survivor annuity, as defined in Code section 417(b), which is the Actuarial Equivalent of the Restoration Benefit determined as of the Participant’s death under Plan section 3.1. The same reduction factors that apply to any early commencement of the Participant’s annuity described under Plan section 4.1 shall also apply to the survivor’s annuity determined under this Plan section 4.3.
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(b)
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Postretirement Death Benefit.
If a Participant dies after payment of the Restoration Benefit has commenced, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall receive the death benefit payments hereunder, if any, called for by the payment form in effect for the Restoration Benefit. Any death benefits payable under this subsection (b) shall be paid at the time and in the form provided by the payment form determined under Plan section 4.2. Provided further, that such death benefit (if any) will begin to be paid to the Beneficiary in the same calendar year in which the Participant died to the extent practicable, and, to the extent that commencement of the death benefit (if any) to the Beneficiary is not administratively practicable within the calendar year in which the Participant died, payments to the Beneficiary (if any) will commence no later than 2½ months into the next successive calendar year.
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4.4
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Six-Month Delay for Specified Employee
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If the Company determines that a Participant is a Specified Employee, payment of the Participant’s Restoration Benefit will not commence prior to the first day of the month following the six-month anniversary of the Participant’s Separation from Service. Additionally, a Participant must notify the Company to affirm whether or not he is a Specified Employee by virtue of the one-percent and five-percent ownership thresholds set forth at Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(i) and the Company will not be responsible for any consequences to the Participant as a result of a Participant’s failure to so notify the Company. The above six-month payment delay will not apply to a Participant who is a Specified Employee if the Participant’s Separation from Service is on account of his death. The above six-month payment delay will also not apply to a Participant who incurs and receives a payment pursuant to a qualifying Disability. If a Participant’s benefits under this Plan are subject to such six-month payment delay, the Participant will be entitled to receive a one-time lump sum payment equal to the payments which were delayed by the above six-month delay.
Any federal, state or local taxes, including FICA tax amounts, required by law to be withheld with respect to benefits earned and vested under this Plan or any other compensation arrangement may be withheld from the Participant’s Restoration Benefit, salary, wages or other amounts paid by the Company and reasonably available for withholding. Prior to making or authorizing any benefit payment under this Plan, the Company may require such documents from any taxing authority, or may require such indemnities or surety bond from any Participant or Beneficiary, as the Company shall reasonably consider necessary for its protection.
4.6
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Rehired Participant in Pay Status
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A Participant who commences his Restoration Benefit under this Plan following a Separation from Service and who is subsequently re-employed by the Company or an Affiliate shall continue to receive his Restoration Benefit in the form elected under Plan section 4.2.
The interest of a Participant in his or her Accrued Benefit shall be contingent and forfeitable except to the extent such Accrued Benefit becomes vested in accordance with the provisions of this Article 5. The Accrued Benefit of a Participant shall fully vest upon the earliest of the following:
(a)
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The Participant attains Normal Retirement Age while actively employed by the Company or an Affiliate;
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(b)
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The Participant incurs a Disability prior to having a Separation from Service;
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(c)
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The Participant dies;
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(d)
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The Participant’s completion of three Years of Vesting Service; or
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(e)
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A decision by the Company to terminate this Plan.
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Article 6.
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Funding of Benefits
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The Plan shall be unfunded. All benefits payable under the Plan shall be paid from the Company’s general assets, and nothing contained in the Plan shall require the Company to set aside or hold in trust any funds for the benefit of a Participant or his Beneficiary, who shall have the status of a general unsecured creditor with respect to the Company’s obligation to make payments under the Plan. Any funds of the Company available to pay benefits under the Plan shall be subject to the claims of general creditors of the Company and may be used for any purpose by the Company.
Article 7.
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Plan Administration
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(a)
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Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Committee shall be the administrator of the Plan, within the meaning of ERISA section 3(16)(A). The Committee shall generally administer the Plan.
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(b)
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The Committee may be composed of as many members as the Board of Directors may appoint in writing from time to time. The Board of Directors may also delegate to another person the power to appoint and remove members of the Committee.
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(c)
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The Company by action of an officer or the Chairperson of the Committee, or if there is no Chairperson, then by unanimous consent of the members of the Committee, may appoint Committee members from time to time. Members of the Committee may, but need not, be Employees.
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(d)
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A member of the Committee may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the Committee. The resignation shall be effective as of the date it is received by the Committee or such other later date as is specified in the resignation notice. A Committee member may be removed at any time and for any reason by the Company by action of any of its officers, the Chairman of the Committee, or by unanimous consent of the remaining members of the Committee. Any Employee appointed to the Committee shall automatically cease to be a member of the Committee, effective on the date that he or she ceases to be an Employee, unless the Chairman of the Committee, an officer of the Company, or all of the Committee members unanimously specify otherwise in writing.
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7.2
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Operation of the Committee
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(a)
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A majority of the members of the Committee at the time in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All resolutions adopted and other actions taken by the Committee at any meeting shall be by the vote of a majority of those present at any such meeting. Upon the concurrence of all of the members in office at the time, action by the Committee may be taken otherwise than at a meeting.
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(b)
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The members of the Committee may elect one of their members as Chair and may elect a Secretary who may, but need not, be a member of the Committee.
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(c)
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The members of the Committee may authorize one or more of their members or any agent to execute or deliver any instrument or instruments on their behalf. The members of the Committee may allocate any of the Committee’s powers and duties among individual members of the Committee.
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(d)
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The Committee may appoint one or more subcommittees and delegate any of its discretionary authority and such of its powers and duties, as it deems desirable to any such subcommittee. The members of any such subcommittee shall consist of such persons as the Committee may appoint.
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(e)
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All resolutions, proceedings, acts, and determinations of the Committee, with respect to the administration of the Plan, shall be recorded; and all such records, together with such documents and instruments as may be necessary for the administration of the Plan, shall be preserved by the Committee.
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(f)
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Subject to the limitations contained in the Plan, the Committee shall be empowered from time to time in its discretion to establish rules for the exercise of the duties imposed upon the Committee under the Plan.
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(a)
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The Board of Directors, Company, or the Committee may delegate such of its powers and duties as it deems desirable to any person, in which case every reference herein made to the Board of Directors, Company, or the Committee (as applicable) shall be deemed to mean or include the delegated persons as to matters within their jurisdiction.
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(b)
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The Board of Directors, Company, or the Committee may also appoint one or more persons or agents to aid it in carrying out its duties and delegate such of its powers and duties as it deems desirable to such persons or agents.
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(c)
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The Board of Directors, Company, or the Committee may employ such counsel, auditors, and other specialists and such clerical and other services as it may require in carrying out the provisions of the Plan, with the expenses therefore paid, as provided in Plan section 7.4.
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7.4
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Compensation and Expenses
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(a)
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A member of the Committee shall serve without compensation for services as a member. Any member of the Committee may receive reimbursement of expenses properly and actually incurred in connection with his or her services as a member of the Committee, as provided in this Article 7.
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(b)
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All expenses of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
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7.5
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Committee’s Powers and Duties
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Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the Company shall have responsibility for any settlor duties, powers or functions (e.g., the right to amend and terminate the Plan) and except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Committee shall have responsibility for the general administration of the Plan and for carrying out its provisions. The Committee shall have such powers and duties as may be necessary to discharge its functions hereunder, including the following:
(a)
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To establish rules, policies, and procedures for administration of the Plan;
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(b)
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To construe and interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility, and to determine the amount, manner, and time of payment of any benefits hereunder;
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(c)
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To make a determination as to the right of any person to a benefit and the amount thereof;
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(d)
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To obtain from the Company such information as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan;
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(e)
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To prepare and distribute information explaining the Plan;
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(f)
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To keep all records necessary for the operation and administration of the Plan;
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(g)
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To prepare and file any reports, descriptions, or forms required by the Code or ERISA; and
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(h)
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To designate or employ agents and counsel (who may also be persons employed by the Company) and direct them to exercise the powers of the Committee.
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7.6
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Committee’s Decisions Conclusive/Exclusive Benefit
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The Committee shall have the exclusive right and discretionary authority to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and to resolve all questions arising thereunder, including the right to resolve and remedy ambiguities, inconsistencies, or omissions in the Plan, provided, however, that the construction necessary for the Plan to conform to the Code and ERISA shall in all cases control. Benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Committee decides in its discretion that the Eligible Employee, Spouse, or Beneficiary is entitled to them. The Committee shall endeavor to act in such a way as not to discriminate in favor of any class of Employees or other persons. Any and all disputes with respect to the Plan that may arise involving Eligible Employees shall be referred to the Committee, and its decisions shall be final, conclusive, and binding. All findings of fact, interpretations, determinations, and decisions of the Committee in respect of any matter or question arising under the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, including, without limitation, Employees, and any and all other persons having, or claiming to have, any interest in or under the Plan and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.
The Committee shall administer the Plan for the exclusive benefit of Participants and their beneficiaries.
(a)
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The Company (including any successor employer, as applicable) shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the following persons (“Indemnified Persons”) under the terms and conditions of subsection (b) of this Plan section 7.7:
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(2)
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Each Employee, former Employee, current and former members of the Committee, or current or former members of the Board of Directors who have, or had, responsibility (whether by delegation from another person, an allocation of responsibilities under the terms of this Plan document, or otherwise) for a fiduciary duty, a non-fiduciary settlor function (such as deciding whether to approve a plan amendment), or a non-fiduciary administrative task relating to the Plan.
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(b)
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The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person against any and all claims, losses, damages, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, incurred by that person on account of his or her good faith actions or failures to act with respect to his or her responsibilities relating to the Plan. The Company’s indemnification shall include payment of any amounts due under a settlement of any lawsuit or investigation, but only if the Company agrees to the settlement.
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(1)
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An Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 only if he or she notifies an Appropriate Person (defined below) at the Company of any claim asserted against or any investigation of the Indemnified Person that relates to the Indemnified Person’s responsibilities with respect to the Plan.
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(A)
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A person is an “Appropriate Person” to receive notice of the claim or investigation if a reasonable person would believe that the person notified would initiate action to protect the interests of the Company in response to the Indemnified Person’s notice.
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(B)
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The notice may be provided orally or in writing. The notice must be provided to the Appropriate Person promptly after the Indemnified Person becomes aware of the claim or investigation. No indemnification shall be provided under this Plan section 7.7 to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced by the unreasonable delay of the Indemnified Person in notifying an Appropriate Person of the claim or investigation.
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(2)
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An Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 with respect to attorneys’ fees, court costs, or other litigation expenses or any settlement of such litigation only if the Indemnified Person agrees to permit the Company to select counsel and to conduct the defense of the lawsuit and agrees not to take any action in the lawsuit that the Company believes would be prejudicial to the Company’s interests.
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(3)
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No Indemnified Person, including an Indemnified Person who is a Former Participant, shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 unless he or she makes himself or herself reasonably available to assist the Company with respect to the matters in issue and agrees to provide whatever documents, testimony, information, materials, or other forms of assistance that the Company shall reasonably request.
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(4)
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No Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 with respect to any action or failure to act that is judicially determined to constitute or be attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Person.
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(5)
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Payments of any indemnity under this Plan section 7.7 shall only be made from assets of the Company. The provisions of this Plan section 7.7 shall not preclude or limit such further indemnities or reimbursement under this Plan as allowable under applicable law, as may be available under insurance purchased by the Company, or as may be provided by the Company under any by-law, agreement or otherwise, provided that no expense shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 that is otherwise indemnified by the Company, by an insurance contract purchased by the Company, or by this Plan.
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The Committee may authorize the purchase of insurance to cover any liabilities or losses occurring by reason of the act or omission of any Committee member or Company employee. To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may purchase insurance covering any Committee member or Company employee for any personal liability of such Committee member or Company employee with respect to any Committee member or Company employee responsibilities under this Plan. Any Committee member or Company employee may purchase insurance for his or her own account covering any personal liability under this Plan.
Each Participant shall be responsible for furnishing to the Company his or her current address. The Participant shall also be responsible for notifying the Company of any change in the above information. If a Participant does not provide the above information to the Company, the Committee may rely on the address of record of the Participant on file with the Company’s personnel office.
All notices or other communications from the Committee to a Participant, shall be deemed given and binding upon that person for all purposes of the Plan when delivered to, or when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to that person at his or her address last appearing on the Committee’s records, and the Committee and Company shall not be obliged to search for or ascertain his or her whereabouts.
All notices or other communications from the Participant required or permitted under this Plan shall be provided to the person specified by the Committee, using such procedures as are prescribed by the Committee. The Committee may require that the oral notice or communication be provided by telephoning a specific telephone number and, after calling that telephone number, by following a specified procedure. Any oral notice or oral communication from a Participant that is made in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Committee shall be deemed to have been duly given when all information requested by the person specified by the Committee is provided to such person, in accordance with the specified procedures.
All persons entitled to benefits from the Plan must furnish to the Committee such documents, evidence, or information, as the Committee considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Plan, and it shall be a condition of the Plan that each such person must furnish such information and sign such documents as the Committee may require before any benefits become payable from the Plan.
All decisions made under the procedure set out in this Plan section 7.11 shall be final, and there shall be no further right of appeal. No lawsuit may be initiated by any person before fully pursuing the procedures set out in this Plan section 7.11, including the appeal permitted pursuant to subsection (c) of this Plan section 7.11.
(a)
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The right of a Participant or any other person entitled to claim a benefit under the Plan (collectively “Claimants”) to a benefit shall be determined by the Committee, provided, however, that the Committee may delegate its responsibility to any person.
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(1)
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The Claimant (or an authorized representative of a Claimant) may file a claim for benefits by written notice to the Committee. The Committee shall establish procedures for determining whether a person is authorized to represent a Claimant.
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(2)
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Any claim for benefits under the Plan, pursuant to this Plan section 7.11, shall be filed with the Committee no later than three months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service. The Committee in its sole discretion shall determine whether this limitation period has been exceeded.
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(3)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the following shall not be a claim for purposes of this Plan section 7.11:
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(A)
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A request for determination of eligibility, participation, or benefit calculation under the Plan without an accompanying claim for benefits under the Plan. The determination of eligibility, participation, or benefit calculation under the Plan may be necessary to resolve a claim, in which case such determination shall be made in accordance with the claims procedures set forth in this Plan section 7.11.
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(B)
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Any casual inquiry relating to the Plan, including an inquiry about benefits or the circumstances under which benefits might be paid under the Plan.
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(C)
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A claim that is defective or otherwise fails to follow the procedures of the Plan (e.g., a claim that is addressed to a party other than the Committee or an oral claim).
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(D)
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An application or request for benefits under the Plan.
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(b)
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If a claim for benefits is wholly or partially denied, the Committee shall, within a reasonable period of time, but no later than 90 days after receipt of the claim, notify the Claimant of the denial of benefits. If special circumstances justify extending the period up to an additional 90 days, the Claimant shall be given written notice of this extension within the initial 90-day period, and such notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. A notice of denial:
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(1)
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Shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant; and
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(A)
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The specific reasons for denial of the claim;
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(B)
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Specific reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
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(C)
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A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, along with an explanation as to why such material or information is necessary; and
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(D)
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An explanation of the Plan’s claim review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.
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(c)
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Within 60 days of the receipt by the Claimant of the written denial of his or her claim or, if the claim has not been granted, within a reasonable period of time (which shall not be less than the 90 or 180 days described in subsection (b) of this Plan section 7.11), the Claimant (or an authorized representative of a Claimant) may file a written request with the Committee that it conduct a full review of the denial of the claim. In connection with the Claimant’s appeal, upon request, the Claimant may review and obtain copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits (but not including any document, record or information that is subject to any attorney-client or work-product privilege) and may submit issues and comments in writing. The Claimant may submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits. All comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the Claimant shall be taken into account in the appeal without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
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(d)
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The Committee shall deliver to the Claimant a written decision on the claim promptly, but no later than 60 days after the receipt of the Claimant’s request for such review, unless special circumstances exist that justify extending this period up to an additional 60 days. If the period is extended, the Claimant shall be given written notice of this extension during the initial 60-day period and such notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. The decision on review of the denial of the claim:
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(1)
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Shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant;
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(2)
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Shall include specific reasons for the decision;
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(3)
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Shall contain specific references to the Plan provisions on which the decision is based;
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(4)
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Shall contain a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits. Whether a document, record, or other information is relevant to a claim for benefits shall be determined by reference to U.S. Department of Labor Regulations section 2560; and
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(5)
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Shall contain a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.
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(e)
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No lawsuit may be initiated by any person before fully pursuing the procedures set out in this Plan section 7.11, including the appeal permitted pursuant to subsection (c) of this Plan section 7.11. In addition, no legal action may be commenced later than 365 days subsequent to the date of the written response of the Committee to a Claimant’s request for review pursuant to subsection (d) of this Plan section 7.11.
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In the event of a mistake or misstatement as to the eligibility, participation, or service of any Participant or the amount of payments made or to be made to a Participant, the Committee shall, if possible, cause to be withheld or accelerated or otherwise make adjustment of the amounts of payments as will, in its sole judgment, result in the Participant receiving the proper amount of payments under the Plan.
Article 8.
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Amendment and Termination
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8.1
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Amendment and Termination Generally
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The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Company, acting through its Board of Directors (or the designee of the Board of Directors) or by the Committee, at any time. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, benefits may be distributed to Participants on account of the termination only if:
(a)
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The termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Company;
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(b)
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All nonqualified defined benefit nonaccount-based retirement plans maintained by the Company and all employers affiliated thereto (pursuant to Code section 414(b), (c), or (m)) that would be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A are terminated when the Plan is terminated;
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(c)
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No payments are made within 12 months after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan, other than payments made pursuant to the Plan’s otherwise applicable distribution provisions;
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(d)
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All benefits are distributed within 24 months after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan; and
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(e)
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Neither the Company nor any employer affiliated thereto (pursuant to Code section 414(b), (c), or (m)) establishes a new nonqualified, nonaccount-based plan that would be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A at any time within three years after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan.
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Such amendment or termination may modify or eliminate any benefits hereunder other than an annuity benefit that is already in pay status, or the vested portion of an annuity benefit that is not in pay status.
8.2
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Amendment and Termination Following a Change of Control
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Notwithstanding the Company’s general right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, the Company, including any successor entity to the Company, may not amend or terminate this Plan in any manner following a Change of Control that would adversely affect the rights of a Participant to benefits under this Plan.
9.1
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No Enlargement of Employee Rights
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This Plan is strictly a voluntary undertaking on the part of the Company and shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Company and any Employee or to be consideration for, or an inducement to, or a condition of, the employment of any Employee. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Employee the right to be retained in the service of the Company or any Affiliate or to interfere with the right of any of them to discharge or retire any person at any time. No one shall have any right to benefits, except to the extent provided in this Plan.
A Participant who is on an approved leave of absence with salary, or on an approved leave of absence without salary for a period of not more than six months, shall be deemed to be a Participant employed by the Company or an Affiliate during such leave of absence. A Participant who is on an approved leave of absence without salary for a period in excess of six months shall be deemed to have voluntarily incurred a Separation from Service as of the end of such six-month period, provided that, based on all relevant facts and circumstances, neither the Participant nor the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Participant will provide future services to the Company or an Affiliate.
A disabled Participant who incurs a Separation from Service on account of such Disability shall receive his Restoration Benefit payable as an annuity in the normal or one of the optional forms of benefit as described in Article 4 payable upon such Separation from Service and consistent with the terms of Plan section 2.30. Such benefit will be reduced for commencement prior to the Participant’s attainment of his Normal Retirement Age.
Periodic payments hereunder shall be paid in equal monthly amounts.
Benefit payments hereunder shall be subject to applicable federal, state or local withholding for taxes.
9.6
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No Examination or Accounting
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Neither this Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving any person the right to an accounting or to examine the books or affairs of the Company or any Affiliate.
The records of the Company shall be conclusive in respect to all matters involved in the administration of the Plan.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall administer this Plan in a manner designed to comply with Code section 409A and the Committee shall disregard any Plan provision if the Committee determines that application of such Plan provision would subject the Participant to an additional excise tax under Code section 409A(a)(1)(B).
9.9
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Service of Legal Process
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The members of the Committee (or if there is no such Committee then the Company) are hereby designated as agent(s) of the Plan for the purpose of receiving legal process.
The Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in all respects under the applicable laws of the State of California, except to the extent pre-empted by federal law. Upon any change in the law or other determination that any term, condition or other provision of the Plan has been altered in any way, the Committee shall administer this Plan in accordance with such change notwithstanding the terms of the Plan pending an amendment to this Plan.
If any provision of this Plan is held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining provisions; instead, each provision is fully severable and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if any illegal or invalid provision had never been included.
The Committee shall establish rules if the Committee is unable to make payment of a benefit due under the terms of the Plan to a Participant because the whereabouts of the Participant cannot be ascertained.
Every person receiving or claiming benefits under this Plan is presumed to be mentally competent and of age until the date on which the Committee receives a written notice, in a form and manner acceptable to it, that such person is mentally incompetent or a minor, and that a guardian or other person legally vested with the care of such person or his or her estate has been appointed.
However, if the Committee should find that any person to whom a benefit is payable under this Plan is unable to care for his or her affairs because of any incompetency or is a minor, any payment due (unless a prior claim shall have been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may be paid to the Spouse, a child, a parent, or a brother or sister, or to any other person or institution that the Committee determines to have incurred expense for such person otherwise entitled to payment. To the extent permitted by law, any such payment so made shall be a complete discharge of any liability therefor under the Plan.
If a guardian of the estate or other person legally vested with the care of the estate of any person receiving or claiming benefits under the Plan is appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, payments shall be made to such guardian or other person provided that proper proof of appointment and continuing qualification is furnished in a form and manner suitable to the Committee. To the extent permitted by law, such guardian or other person may act for the Participant and make any election required of or permitted by the Participant under this Plan, and such action or election shall be deemed to have been done by the Participant, and benefit payments may be made to such guardian or other person and any such payment shall be a complete discharge of any such liability under the Plan.
9.14
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General Restrictions Against Alienation
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The interest of any Participant under this Plan shall not in any event be subject to sale, assignment, or transfer, and each Participant is hereby prohibited from anticipating, encumbering, assigning, or in any manner alienating his or her interest hereunder and is without power to do so; provided, however, that this provision shall not restrict the power or authority of the Committee, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan, to disburse funds to the legally appointed guardian, executor, administrator, or personal representative of any Participant or pursuant to a valid domestic relations order certified and issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
If any person attempts to take any action contrary to this Plan section 9.14, such action shall be void and the Company may disregard such action and is not in any manner bound thereby, and they shall suffer no liability for any such disregard thereof. If the Committee is notified that any Participant has been adjudicated bankrupt or has purported to anticipate, sell, transfer, assign, or encumber any Plan distribution or payment, voluntarily or involuntarily, the Committee shall hold or apply such distribution or payment or any part thereof to, or for the benefit of, such Participant in such manner as the Committee finds appropriate.
9.15
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Excise Tax for Code Section 409A Violations
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While the Company intends that the Plan meet the requirements of Code section 409A and related Treasury Regulations, the Participant shall be liable for any excise tax (including interest and penalties thereon) which results from a violation of the requirements of Code section 409A and related Treasury Regulations.
This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original. All the counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument and may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart.
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Exhibit 10.19
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CoreLogic, Inc.
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Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan
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Effective as of June 1, 2010
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Contents
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Article 1. Introduction
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1
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1.1
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Background and History
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1
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1.2
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Purpose of the Plan
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1
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1.3
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Gender and Number
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1
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Article 2. Definitions
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2
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2.1
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Affiliate
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2
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2.2
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Annuity Starting Date
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2
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2.3
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Basic Plan
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2
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2.4
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Beneficiary
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2
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2.5
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Board of Directors
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3
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2.6
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Change of Control
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3
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2.7
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Code
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3
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2.8
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Committee
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3
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2.9
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Company
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3
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2.10
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Competing Business
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3
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2.11
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Competition
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4
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2.12
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Covered Compensation
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4
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2.13
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Deferred Retirement Date
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4
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2.14
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Disabled
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5
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2.15
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Early Retirement Date
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5
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2.16
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Employee
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5
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2.17
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Employer
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5
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2.18
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ERISA
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5
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2.19
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Executive
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5
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2.20
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Final Average Compensation
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6
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2.21
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Good Cause
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6
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2.22
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Hours of Service
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6
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2.23
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In Pay Status
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7
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2.24
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Incumbent Directors
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7
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2.25
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Joint and Survivor Annuity
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7
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2.26
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Management Plan
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8
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2.27
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Normal Retirement Date
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8
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2.28
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Person
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8
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2.29
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Plan
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8
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2.30
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Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
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8
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2.31
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Retirement Income Benefit
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8
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2.32
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Separation from Service
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8
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2.33
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Specified Employee
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9
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2.34
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Spouse
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10
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2.35
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Surviving Spouse
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10
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2.36
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Years of Credited Service
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10
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Article 3. Retirement Income Benefits
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11
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3.1
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Eligibility to Participate
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11
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3.2
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Normal Retirement
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11
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3.3
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Early Retirement
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11
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3.4
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Disabled Executive
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12
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3.5
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Six-Month Delay for Specified Employees
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13
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3.6
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Rehired Executive Not In Pay Status
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13
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3.7
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Rehired Executive In Pay Status
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13
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Article 4. Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
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14
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Article 5. Vesting of Benefits
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15
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5.1
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General Rule
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15
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5.2
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Change of Control
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15
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5.3
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Forfeiture in the Event of Competition
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15
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Article 6. Funding of Benefits
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17
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Article 7. Plan Administration
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19
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7.1
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Committee
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7.2
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Operation of the Committee
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19
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7.3
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Agents
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20
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7.4
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Compensation and Expenses
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20
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7.5
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Committee’s Powers and Duties
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20
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7.6
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Committee’s Decisions Conclusive/Exclusive Benefit
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21
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7.7
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Indemnity
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21
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7.8
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Insurance
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23
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7.9
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Notices
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23
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7.10
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Data
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23
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7.11
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Claims Procedure
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24
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7.12
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Effect of a Mistake
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26
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Article 8. Amendment and Termination
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27
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8.1
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Amendment and Termination Generally
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27
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8.2
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Amendment and Termination Following a Change of Control
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27
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Article 9. Miscellaneous
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28
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9.1
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No Enlargement of Employee Rights
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28
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9.2
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Benefit Agreement
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28
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9.3
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Exclusion for Suicide or Self-Inflicted Injury
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28
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9.4
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Leave of Absence
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28
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9.5
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Termination for Good Cause
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28
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9.6
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Monthly Payments
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28
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9.7
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Actuarial Equivalence
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29
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9.8
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Withholding
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29
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9.9
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No Examination or Accounting
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29
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9.10
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Records Conclusive
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29
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9.11
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Section 409A
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29
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9.12
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Service of Legal Process
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29
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9.13
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Governing Law
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29
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9.14
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Severability
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29
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9.15
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Missing Persons
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30
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9.16
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Facility of Payment
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30
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9.17
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General Restrictions Against Alienation
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30
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9.18
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Counterparts
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31
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9.19
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Effect of Amendment on Vested Executives
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31
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9.20
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Assignment
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31
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1.1
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Background and History
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The First American Corporation Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan (“Old Plan”) was established by the Board of Directors of The First American Corporation (the “Company”), effective as of July 1, 1985. The Old Plan was last amended and restated, effective November 1, 2007, to comply with final regulations under Code section 409A. The Old Plan was again amended and restated, effective as of January 1, 2009, to amend and clarify certain Plan provisions and to clarify compliance with certain aspects of the final regulations under Code section 409A.
On June 1, 2010, the Company transferred sponsorship and administration of the Old Plan to the First American Financial Corporation (“FinCo”). As a part of this transfer, FinCo assumed the liabilities under the portion of the Old Plan covering FinCo’s employees and former FinCo employees and the Company remained responsible for liabilities under the portion of the Old Plan relating to Company employees and former employees.
The Company is now adopting the CoreLogic, Inc. Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan (the “Plan”), to mirror the Old Plan provisions in effect prior to June 1, 2010 in satisfaction of its liabilities under the Old Plan with respect to Company employees and former employees and to provide future benefits as contemplated hereunder for its employees on or after June 1, 2010 (“Effective Date”). The provisions of this Plan are intended to govern the benefits payable to a participant under this Plan both before and after June 1, 2010.
The adoption of this Plan is not intended to grant additional benefits to the Plan participants hereof, rather, is intended to be consistent with the historical practice of the Old Plan. Accordingly, all elections by Company employees and former employees that were in effect under the terms of the Old Plan immediately prior to June 1, 2010, shall continue in effect from and after such date until a new election that by its terms supersedes the prior election is made by such Company employee or former employee in accordance with the terms of the Plan and consistent with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. As a result thereof, nothing herein is intended to constitute a “material modification” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) of the Old Plan.
The Plan is designed to provide supplemental retirement income and death benefits for certain Executives.
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine or feminine terminology shall also include the opposite gender, and the definition of any term in the singular or plural shall also include the opposite number.
The following definitions, set forth in alphabetical order, are used throughout the Plan and have the meaning set forth below.
“Affiliate” means
(a)
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Any entity or organization that, together with the Company, is part of a controlled group of corporations, within the meaning of Code section 414(b);
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(b)
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Any trade or business that, together with the Company, is under common control, within the meaning of Code section 414(c); and
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(c)
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Any entity or organization that is required to be aggregated with the Company, pursuant to Code sections 414(m) or 414(o).
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For purposes of this Plan, however, the term “Affiliate” shall be interpreted such that the phrase “at least 50 percent” will be substituted for the phrase “at least 80 percent” in each place that it appears in Code section 1563. Additionally, an entity shall be an Affiliate only during the period when the entity has the required relationship, under this Plan section 2.1, with the Company.
2.2
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Annuity Starting Date
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“Annuity Starting Date” means the first day of the first period for which an amount is paid as an annuity.
“Basic Plan” means the First American Financial Corporation Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan qualified under Code section 401(a), as amended from time to time.
“Beneficiary” means the person, persons or entity designated in writing by the Executive on forms provided by the Company to receive the Pre-Retirement Death Benefit set forth under Article 4 of the Plan in the event of the Executive’s death. An Executive may change the designated Beneficiary from time to time by filing a new written designation with the Company, and such designation shall be effective upon receipt by the Company, provided that the Company has determined that such change in Beneficiary will not result in an “impermissible acceleration” under Code section 409A. If the Company determines that such change in Beneficiary will result in an “impermissible acceleration,” such intended change will be null and void and the Beneficiary on file prior to such intended change (if any) shall remain the Beneficiary. If an Executive has not designated a Beneficiary, or if a designated Beneficiary is not living or in existence at the time of the Executive’s death, the Pre-Retirement Death Benefit payable under the Plan shall be paid to the Executive’s Spouse, if then living, and if the Executive’s Spouse is not then living, to the Executive’s estate.
“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a)
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The acquisition by any person, entity or “group” (as defined in section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) as beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company.
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(b)
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A change in the composition of the Board of Directors occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors; or
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(c)
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Any other event constituting a change in control required to be reported in response to item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by reason of the acquisition of Company securities by the Company, any entity controlled by the Company or any plan sponsored by the Company which is qualified under Code section 401(a) or by reason of the acquisition of Company securities (either directly or indirectly as a result of a merger, consolidation or otherwise) in a transaction approved by the Incumbent Directors.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee” means the Compensation Committee appointed by the Board of Directors, or any other committee appointed by the Board of Directors to administer this Plan in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan.
“Company” means CoreLogic, Inc., formerly known as The First American Corporation.
“Competing Business” means any individual (including the Executive), person, sole proprietorship, joint venture, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business entity, trust or other entity that competes with, or will compete with, the Company or an Affiliate in any locality worldwide. A Competing Business includes, without limitation, any start-up or other entity in formation.
“Competition” means any of the following, whether occurring during or after the end of the Executive’s employment with the Employer:
(a)
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The Executive’s Involvement (as defined in Article 5) in or with a Competing Business;
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(b)
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The misappropriation, sale, transfer, use or disclosure of trade secrets, or confidential or proprietary information of the Company or an Affiliate;
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(c)
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Any action or attempt by the Executive, directly or indirectly, either for himself or for any other person or entity, to recruit or solicit for hire any employee, officer, director, consultant, independent contractor or other personnel of the Company or an Affiliate, or to induce or encourage such a person or entity to terminate his, her or its relationship, or breach an agreement, with the Company or an Affiliate; or
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(d)
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Any action or attempt by the Executive, directly or indirectly, either for himself or for any other person or entity, to solicit or induce any customer or potential customer of the Company or an Affiliate to cease or not commence doing business, in whole or in part, with or through the Company or an Affiliate, or to do business with any other person, firm, partnership, corporation or any Competing Business.
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2.12
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Covered Compensation
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“Covered Compensation” means base salary, cash bonus, sales commissions, similar commission-based remuneration and equity-based compensation explicitly designated as Covered Compensation or explicitly designated as compensation for past performance. “Covered Compensation” excludes any other form of remuneration, including, but not limited to, equity compensation awarded to incentivize future performance, relocation expenses and bonuses, earn-outs and other acquisition-related consideration, car allowances and perquisites. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, “Covered Compensation” also excludes any payments made in connection with a Separation from Service, including, but not limited to, any bonus paid to an Executive in connection with his Separation from Service during a calendar year in which such Executive has already received a performance bonus. If an Executive dies or becomes Disabled, his Covered Compensation for that calendar year shall be defined as the Covered Compensation received through the date of death or disability, respectively, and no compensation received thereafter shall be considered Covered Compensation. Covered Compensation shall for all purposes be deemed paid in the year in which it is actually paid.
2.13
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Deferred Retirement Date
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“Deferred Retirement Date” means the date on which an Executive who is actively employed by the Company or an Affiliate incurs a Separation from Service following attainment of his Normal Retirement Date.
“Disabled” means an Executive who is, in the determination of the Committee, unable to perform substantially all of the material duties of one’s regular position because of a bodily injury sustained or disease originating after the date of such person’s designation as an Executive under this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(a)
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After an Executive has been Disabled as defined above for a period of 24 continuous months, the Executive will cease to be considered Disabled unless he is unable to perform any occupation for which he is reasonably fitted by education, training or experience because of such bodily injury or sickness; and
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(b)
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An Executive is not Disabled at any time that he is working for pay or profit at any occupation.
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2.15
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Early Retirement Date
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“Early Retirement Date” means the later of an Executive’s
(b)
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Completion of 10 Years of Credited Service; and
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(c)
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Completion of 5 years as an Executive under the Plan and/or the Management Plan (which requirement may be waived unilaterally only by the Board of Directors or the Committee).
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“Employee” means any person who is employed by the Company or Affiliate and who is classified as a common-law Employee in the employment records of the Company or an Affiliate (other than a leased employee within the meaning of Code section 414(n)(2)).
“Employer” means the Company and any Affiliate.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Executive” means a key management or key highly compensated employee of the Employer who has been specifically designated by the Board of Directors or the Committee, or the designee of either, as eligible to participate in this Plan, as evidenced by execution by the Executive of the benefit agreement contemplated by Plan section 9.2.
2.20
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Final Average Compensation
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“Final Average Compensation” means the Executive’s average one-year Covered Compensation for the five-year period ending on December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Executive has a Separation from Service.
“Good Cause” means, with respect to an Employee’s Separation from Service with his Employer, a termination for:
(a)
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Employee’s breach of any fiduciary duty to Employer;
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(b)
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Employee’s failure or refusal to comply with laws or regulations applicable to Employer and its business or the policies of Employer governing the conduct of its employees;
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(c)
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Employee’s gross incompetence in the performance of Employee’s job duties;
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(d)
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Commission by Employee of any criminal or fraudulent acts against Employer;
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(e)
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The failure of Employee to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care;
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(f)
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Employee’s failure or refusal to perform Employee’s job duties; or
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(g)
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Any gross or willful conduct of Employee resulting in loss to Employer or any other Affiliate of the Company, or damage to the reputation of Employer or any other Affiliate of the Company.
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“Hours of Service” means:
(a)
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Each hour for which an Executive is paid or entitled to payment by the Company or an Affiliate for the performance of duties.
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(b)
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Each hour for which an Executive is paid or entitled to payment by the Company or an Affiliate on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability) layoff, jury duty, or leave of absence.
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(c)
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Each hour for which back pay (irrespective of mitigation of damages) for an Executive is either awarded or agreed to by the Company or an Affiliate, with no duplication of credit for hours under subsections (a) or (b) and this subsection.
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(d)
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Each hour credited pursuant to applicable ERISA regulations for unpaid periods of absence for service in the United States armed forces or Public Health Service during which an Executive’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by law, provided that the Executive is reemployed by the Company or an Affiliate within the time limits prescribed by such law.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than 501 Hours of Service shall be credited to an Executive on account of any single continuous period during which the Executive performs no duties.
To the extent a record of an Executive’s hours of employment is not maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, the Executive shall be credited with 10 Hours of Service for each day for which the Executive would be required to be credited with at least one Hour of Service.
All Hours of Service shall be determined and credited to computation periods in accordance with reasonable standards and policies consistent with United States Department of Labor Regulations sections 2530.200b-2(b) and (c).
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Hour of Service credited to an Executive under the Old Plan, shall be credited to the Executive under this Plan.
“In Pay Status” means, with respect to a benefit, that an Executive or Beneficiary has met all of the requirements to receive such benefit, and it is being paid or is about to be paid to such Executive or Beneficiary. No benefit can be paid under this Plan unless the Executive has incurred a Separation from Service.
“Incumbent Directors” means directors who either are:
(a)
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Directors of the Company as of November 1, 2007; or
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(b)
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Elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual not otherwise an Incumbent Director whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company.
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2.25
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Joint and Survivor Annuity
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“Joint and Survivor Annuity” means an annuity that provides equal monthly payments for the life of the Executive and, after his death, a reduced annuity (“survivor annuity”) for the life of the Executive’s Surviving Spouse, if any. The monthly payment under the survivor annuity to a Surviving Spouse shall be equal to 50% of the amount of the monthly payment made to the Executive during their joint lives if the Surviving Spouse is not more than five years younger, or is older, than the Executive at the time benefits begin. If the Surviving Spouse is more than five years younger than the Executive, the survivor annuity will be determined with reference to the actual age of the Surviving Spouse at the time benefits begin and will be reduced to produce the actuarial equivalent of a 50% survivor annuity for a Surviving Spouse who is five years younger than the Executive.
If the Executive is not married at the time that Plan benefits commence, the Joint and Survivor Annuity means an annuity providing equal monthly payments for the lifetime of the Executive with no survivor benefits.
“Management Plan” means CoreLogic, Inc. Management Supplemental Benefit Plan.
2.27
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Normal Retirement Date
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“Normal Retirement Date” means the last day of the month coinciding with or next following the later of an Executive’s:
(b)
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Completion of 10 Years of Credited Service (which requirement may be waived unilaterally only by the Board of Directors or the Committee); or
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(c)
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Completion of 5 years as an Executive under the Plan and/or the Management Plan (which requirement may be waived unilaterally only by the Board of Directors or the Committee).
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“Person” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, association, joint company, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, a group, a government or other department, agency or political subdivision thereof or any other person or entity as contemplated by the Exchange Act.
“Plan” means the CoreLogic, Inc. Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan.
2.30
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Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
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“Pre-Retirement Death Benefit” means the benefit payable, as set forth in Article 4, to the Beneficiary of an Executive who dies prior to the commencement of his Retirement Income Benefit.
2.31
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Retirement Income Benefit
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“Retirement Income Benefit” means 1/12 of the benefit described in Article 3 payable as a monthly annuity.
2.32
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Separation from Service
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“Separation from Service” means the date on which an Executive who ceases to be an Employee or otherwise separates from the service of the Company or an Affiliate on account of the Executive’s retirement, death or other termination of employment. Whether or not an Executive has incurred a Separation from Service will be based on all surrounding relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the reasonable belief of both the Executive and the Company (or Affiliate) that the Executive will perform no future services for the Company or an Affiliate whether as an Employee, as a contractor or in any other capacity. For purposes of this defined term, no Separation from Service will be deemed to have occurred if the Executive transfers employment from the Company or an Affiliate to another member of the Company’s Code section 414 controlled group. For this purpose, controlled group membership will include the Company and all Affiliates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan will treat an anticipated permanent reduction in the level of bona fide services provided by the Executive to the Company or an Affiliate as a Separation from Service provided that it is reasonable for the Company or the Affiliate to anticipate that the Executive’s reduced level of bona fide services will not exceed 49 percent of the average level of bona fide services provided by such Executive within the immediately preceding applicable 36 months within the meaning of Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii).
The commencement of the Retirement Income Benefit, described in Article 3 and subject to the six-month payment delay set forth at Plan section 3.5, will be deemed to be on account of the Executive’s Separation from Service provided that the Retirement Income Benefit commences no later than the end of the calendar year in which the Separation from Service occurs or, if later, within 2½ months following such Separation from Service provided that the Executive cannot designate the taxable period in which such Retirement Income Benefit shall commence.
“Specified Employee” means an Executive qualifying as a “key employee” for purposes of Code section 416 (determined without regard to Code section 416(i)(5)) by satisfying any one of the following conditions at any time during the 12-month period ending on each December 31 (“Identification Date”):
(a)
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The Executive is among the top-paid 50 officers of the Company with annual compensation (within the meaning of Code section 415(c)(3)) in excess of $145,000 (subject to cost-of-living adjustments);
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(b)
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The Executive is a five-percent owner; or
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(c)
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The Executive is a one-percent owner and has annual compensation in excess of $150,000.
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If an individual is a key employee as of an Identification Date, including an individual who acknowledges his Specified Employee status to the Company immediately prior to the date his Retirement Income Benefit commences, the individual shall be treated as a Specified Employee for the 12-month period beginning on April 1 following the Identification Date. For the limited purpose of applying the “one-percent” and “five-percent” ownership rules, ownership is determined with respect to the entity for which the Employee provides services. The Code’s controlled and affiliated service group rules do not apply when determining an Executive’s ownership interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be treated as a Specified Employee unless any stock of the Company or any Affiliate is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.
For purposes of making its annual Specified Employee determination, the Company shall consider compensation treated as recognizable pay under the definition of pay commonly referred to as “general Code section 415 pay.”
Notwithstanding the above, the Company may (but is not required to) adopt an alternative method for identifying Specified Employees, provided such method satisfies the requirements set forth at Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(i)(5).
“Spouse” means with respect to an Executive, a person of the opposite sex from the Executive, who is the Executive’s husband or wife (as applicable) under applicable state law to whom the Executive has been legally married during the 12-month period immediately preceding the Executive's date of death, if such death is earlier than the Executive’s Early, Normal or Deferred Retirement Date, or the person to whom the Executive is married as of his Annuity Starting Date. No individual, including an individual of the opposite sex, shall be the Spouse of an Executive on account of the fact that the individual is registered as the domestic partner of the Executive under state law, even if state law provides that the domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits, under state law, as married persons. No individual shall be the Spouse of an Executive unless the person would be treated as the “Spouse” of the Executive under 1 USC section 7 (relating to the definition of a “Spouse” for purposes of federal law, as added by the Defense of Marriage Act).
“Surviving Spouse” means the Spouse of a deceased Executive who was the Spouse to whom the Executive was married at the time that Plan benefits commenced and who is living at the time of the Executive’s death after benefit commencement.
2.36
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Years of Credited Service
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“Year of Credited Service” means years of benefit service as defined in Article 3 of the Basic Plan, but without regard to the Basic Plan’s freezing of Benefit Service as of April 30, 2008. In making this determination, however, the provisions of Plan section 9.4 relating to leaves of absence shall control over any contrary provisions in the Basic Plan.
Article 3.
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Retirement Income Benefits
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3.1
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Eligibility to Participate
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Subject to Plan section 5.2, each Executive who either:
(a)
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Reaches his Normal Retirement Date while an Executive employed by an Employer and retires on or after such date; or
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(b)
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Retires on or after his Early Retirement Date but prior to reaching Normal Retirement Date,
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shall be eligible to receive a Retirement Income Benefit under this Plan upon the Executive’s Separation from Service.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if the Board of Directors or its designee so authorizes, an Executive may be employed as a dual employee of the Company and FinCo. In such event, such Executive shall be eligible to receive a Retirement Income Benefit under this Plan upon such Executive’s Separation from Service.
In the event of such authorized dual employment, upon such Executive’s Separation from Service, to the extent that such Executive’s Final Average Compensation covers the period of dual employment in question, such Executive’s benefit shall include only that Covered Compensation attributable to service performed for that Employer. Furthermore, only one half of Covered Compensation attributable to periods of service with the Company prior to the Effective Date shall be treated as Covered Compensation for purposes of the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, Covered Compensation allocable to periods prior to the Company’s spin-off of its financial services businesses, consisting primarily of its title insurance and specialty insurance reporting segments, to FinCo, shall be allocated equally between this Plan and to a plan substantially similar to the Plan sponsored by FinCo.
Subject to Plan section 3.5 and to the Executive’s execution of (1) a separation agreement within sixty (60) days following his Separation from Service and (2) annual written certification within thirty (30) days following the end of each year that he is not in Competition with the Company or any Affiliate, each in the form prescribed by the Committee or its designee, an Executive who incurs a Separation from Service (subject to Article 4 if such Separation from Service is as a result of a death) on or after his Normal Retirement Date shall be entitled to a Retirement Income Benefit equal to 30% of his Final Average Compensation and payable in the form of a Joint and Survivor Annuity commencing on the last day of the month following the month in which the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Executive’s Retirement Income Benefit shall be reduced by the amount of any payments that are required to be made to a Spouse, former Spouse, child, or other dependant pursuant to:
(a)
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A valid state domestic relations order that is a judgment, decree, or order under state community property or domestic relations law and that relates to the provision of child support, alimony, or marital property rights of an Executive’s Spouse, child or other dependent; or
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(b)
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In the event of a divorce and after the divorce decree has been issued, a property settlement signed by the Executive, the Executive’s former Spouse, and any other individual named within the agreement to receive Plan funds.
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Subject to Plan section 3.5 and to the Executive’s execution of (1) a separation agreement within sixty (60) days following his Separation from Service and (2) annual written certification within thirty (30) days following the end of each year that he is not in Competition with the Company, or any Affiliate, each in the form prescribed by the Committee or its designee, an Executive who incurs a Separation from Service prior to his Normal Retirement Date, but after reaching his Early Retirement Date, shall be entitled to a Retirement Income Benefit payable in the form of a Joint and Survivor Annuity commencing on the last day of the month following the month in which the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs equal to:
(a)
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The Retirement Income Benefit that the Executive would have received under Plan section 3.2 above had his date of Separation from Service been on or after the Executive’s Normal Retirement Date;
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(b)
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Reduced by the product of 5.952% and the number of years (rounded up) by which the Executive’s Separation from Service precedes his Normal Retirement Date.
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A Disabled Executive shall be deemed to be an Executive during the period of his Disability and shall continue to be eligible for early retirement benefits under Plan section 3.3, normal retirement benefits under Plan section 3.2 and a Pre-Retirement Death Benefit under Article 4, and shall be credited with Years of Credited Service for such period regardless of the nonperformance of services for the Company or an Affiliate. A Disabled Executive’s benefit payments, if any, under this Plan will commence to a vested Executive only upon his Separation from Service. For avoidance of doubt, if an Executive is receiving benefits that are affected in any manner as a result of being a Disabled Executive, then the period used to calculate such Executive’s “Final Average Compensation” means the Executive’s average one-year Covered Compensation for the five-year period ending on December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Executive has a Separation from Service and shall not include any year during which the Executive is Disabled or is otherwise being credited with Years of Credited Service while not serving as an employee of an Employer.
3.5
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Six-Month Delay for Specified Employees
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If an Executive is determined by the Committee to be a Specified Employee, payment of the Executive’s Retirement Income Benefit will not commence prior to the last day of the month following the six-month anniversary of the Executive’s Separation from Service. Additionally, an Executive must notify the Company to affirm whether or not he is a Specified Employee by virtue of the one-percent and five-percent ownership thresholds set forth at Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(i) and the Company will not be responsible for any consequences to the Executive as a result of Executive’s failure to so notify the Company. If an Executive’s normal, early or deferred Retirement Income Benefit is subject to this six-month delay, the Executive will be entitled to receive a one-time lump sum payment equal to the annuity payments delayed by the above six-month delay. The above six-month delay will not apply for determining when survivor benefits to a Beneficiary may commence in the event of an Executive’s death.
3.6
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Rehired Executive Not In Pay Status
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An Executive who has a Separation from Service before he is In Pay Status and subsequently is re-employed by the Company or an Affiliate shall not resume his status as an Executive unless approved by the Committee.
3.7
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Rehired Executive In Pay Status
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An Executive who is In Pay Status following a Separation from Service and is subsequently re-employed by the Company or an Affiliate shall remain In Pay Status.
Article 4.
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Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
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The Beneficiary of an Executive who dies:
(a)
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While an Executive, or
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(b)
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After Separation from Service with a vested Retirement Income Benefit, but prior to commencement of payment of his Retirement Income Benefit,
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shall be entitled to receive a Pre-Retirement Death Benefit consisting of 10 annual amounts, each equal to 50% of the Executive’s Final Average Compensation, commencing as soon as practicable after the Executive’s death, including following the death of an Executive who is also a Specified Employee. Commencement of the Beneficiary’s Pre-Retirement Death Benefit will begin in the same calendar year as the Executive’s death, or, to the extent distribution in the same calendar year is not administratively practicable, then in no event more than 2½ months into the next successive calendar year.
Article 5.
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Vesting of Benefits
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An Executive will be 100% vested in his Retirement Income Benefit if he is an Executive on or after attaining his Early Retirement Date or Normal Retirement Date and will be 100% vested in his Pre-Retirement Death Benefit if he dies while an Executive.
(a)
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All Executives shall be 100% vested in all of their Plan benefits upon a Change of Control. Such benefits shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the date of the Change of Control, regardless of subsequent amendments to or a complete termination of the Plan.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan and subject to Plan section 3.5, an Executive who incurs a Separation from Service after a Change of Control shall be entitled to a Retirement Income Benefit in the form of a Joint and Survivor Annuity commencing on the last day of the month following such Separation from Service equal to the Retirement Income Benefit that the Executive would have been entitled to receive under Plan section 3.2 as if he had attained his Normal Retirement Date on the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service.
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5.3
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Forfeiture in the Event of Competition
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(a)
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In the event an Executive who has not attained his Early Retirement Date prior to September 1, 2005, engages in Competition (as defined below) with the Company or an Affiliate on or after September 1, 2005, such Executive and his Beneficiary shall forfeit all right, title and interest in and to any benefits payable under the Plan.
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(b)
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In the event an Executive who has attained his Early Retirement Date but has not attained his Normal Retirement Date prior to September 1, 2005, engages in Competition with the Company or an Affiliate on or after September 1, 2005, such Executive and his Beneficiary shall not be entitled to receive the Retirement Income Benefit described in Plan section 3.2 or the Pre-Retirement Death Benefit described in Article 4 and shall not accrue any additional benefits pursuant to the terms of the Plan on or after September 1, 2005, and shall only be entitled to those benefits that the Executive would have been entitled to had he incurred a Separation from Service on September 1, 2005.
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(c)
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“Involvement” means the Executive’s relationship with, or provision of services to or for, a Competing Business in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, as a shareholder, member, partner, director, officer, manager, investor, organizer, founder, employee, consultant, advisor, independent contractor, owner, trustee, beneficiary, co-venturer, lender, distributor or agent, or in any other capacity. The ownership of less than a 2% equity or debt interest in a corporation whose equity securities are publicly traded in a recognized stock exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market shall not be deemed Involvement with a Competing Business under this Plan, even though the corporation may be a competitor of the Company or an Affiliate.
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(d)
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Nothing in this Plan section 5.3 restrains an Executive in any way from engaging in any lawful profession, trade or business of any kind. Rather, this Plan section 5.3 provides for a forfeiture of certain benefits in the event of Competition with the Company or an Affiliate.
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Article 6.
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Funding of Benefits
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The Plan shall be unfunded. All benefits payable under the Plan shall be paid from the Company’s general assets, and nothing contained in the Plan shall require the Company to set aside or hold in trust any funds for the benefit of an Executive or his Beneficiary, who shall have the status of a general unsecured creditor with respect to the Company’s obligation to make payments under the Plan. Any funds of the Company available to pay benefits under the Plan shall be subject to the claims of general creditors of the Company and may be used for any purpose by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Board of Directors or its designee so authorizes, an Affiliate of the Company may be designated as a “Participating Company” (as defined below). Such Participating Company and its Subsidiaries shall be treated under the Plan in the same manner as an Affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that all benefits payable under the Plan to Employees of such Participating Company and its Subsidiaries shall be paid from the general assets of that Participating Company, rather than from the general assets of the Company, unless the Committee or its designee determines in its sole discretion that the Company shall pay such benefits.
As an express condition of its of adoption of the Plan, each Participating Company agrees to each of the following conditions:
(a)
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The Participating Company is bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan as the Company or the Committee may reasonably require;
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(b)
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The Participating Company must comply with all requirements and employee benefit rules of the Code, ERISA and applicable regulations for nonqualified retirement plans;
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(c)
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The Participating Company acknowledges the authority of the Company and the Committee to review the Participating Company’s compliance with the Plan procedures and to require changes in such procedures as the Company and the Committee may reasonably deem appropriate;
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(d)
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The Participating Company authorizes the Company and the Committee to act on its behalf with respect to matters pertaining to the Plan, including making any and all Plan amendments;
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(e)
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The Participating Company will cooperate fully with Plan officials and agents by providing information and taking actions as directed by the Committee or the Company so as to allow for the efficient administration of the Plan; and
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(f)
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The Participating Company’s status as a Participating Company is expressly conditioned on its being and continuing to be an Affiliate of the Company.
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For purposes of the Plan, “Participating Company” shall mean an Affiliate whose governing body, with the approval of the Board of Directors or its designee, adopts the Plan for certain of its employees.”
In addition, for purposes of the Plan, “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to a Participating Company:
Any entity or organization that, together with the Participating Company, is part of a controlled group of corporations, within the meaning of Code sections 414(b) and 1563(a)(1); provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, the term “Subsidiary” shall be interpreted such that the phrase “at least 50 percent” will be substituted for the phrase “at least 80 percent” in each place that it appears in Code section 1563. Additionally, an entity shall be a Subsidiary only during the period when the entity has the required relationship, as described herein, with the Participating Company.
Article 7.
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Plan Administration
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(a)
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Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Committee shall be the administrator of the Plan, within the meaning of ERISA section 3(16)(A). The Committee shall generally administer the Plan.
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(b)
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The Committee may be composed of as many members as the Board of Directors may appoint in writing from time to time. The Board of Directors may also delegate to another person the power to appoint and remove members of the Committee.
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(c)
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The Company by action of an officer or the Chairperson of the Committee, or if there is no Chairperson, then by unanimous consent of the members of the Committee, may appoint Committee members from time to time. Members of the Committee may, but need not, be Employees.
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(d)
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A member of the Committee may resign by delivering his written resignation to the Committee. The resignation shall be effective as of the date it is received by the Committee or such other later date as is specified in the resignation notice. A Committee member may be removed at any time and for any reason by the Company by action of any of its officers, the Chairman of the Committee, or by unanimous consent of the remaining members of the Committee. Any Employee appointed to the Committee shall automatically cease to be a member of the Committee, effective on the date that he ceases to be an Employee, unless the Chairman of the Committee, an officer of the Company, or all of the Committee members unanimously specify otherwise in writing.
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7.2
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Operation of the Committee
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(a)
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A majority of the members of the Committee at the time in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All resolutions adopted and other actions taken by the Committee at any meeting shall be by the vote of a majority of those present at any such meeting. Upon the concurrence of all of the members in office at the time, action by the Committee may be taken otherwise than at a meeting.
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(b)
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The members of the Committee may elect one of their members as Chair and may elect a Secretary who may, but need not, be a member of the Committee.
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(c)
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The members of the Committee may authorize one or more of their members or any agent to execute or deliver any instrument or instruments on their behalf. The members of the Committee may allocate any of the Committee’s powers and duties among individual members of the Committee.
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(d)
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The Committee may appoint one or more subcommittees and delegate any of its discretionary authority and such of its powers and duties, as it deems desirable to any such subcommittee. The members of any such subcommittee shall consist of such persons as the Committee may appoint.
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(e)
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All resolutions, proceedings, acts, and determinations of the Committee, with respect to the administration of the Plan, shall be recorded; and all such records, together with such documents and instruments as may be necessary for the administration of the Plan, shall be preserved by the Committee.
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(f)
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Subject to the limitations contained in the Plan, the Committee shall be empowered from time to time in its discretion to establish rules for the exercise of the duties imposed upon the Committee under the Plan.
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(a)
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The Board of Directors, the Company, or the Committee may delegate such of its powers and duties as it deems desirable to any person, in which case every reference herein made to the Board of Directors, Company, or the Committee (as applicable) shall be deemed to mean or include the delegated persons as to matters within their jurisdiction.
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(b)
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The Board of Directors, the Company, or the Committee may also appoint one or more persons or agents to aid it in carrying out its duties and delegate such of its powers and duties as it deems desirable to such persons or agents.
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(c)
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The Board of Directors, the Company, or the Committee may employ such counsel, auditors, and other specialists and such clerical and other services as it may require in carrying out the provisions of the Plan, with the expenses therefore paid, as provided in Plan section 7.4.
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7.4
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Compensation and Expenses
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(a)
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A member of the Committee shall serve without compensation for services as a member. Any member of the Committee may receive reimbursement of expenses properly and actually incurred in connection with his services as a member of the Committee, as provided in this Article 7.
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(b)
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All expenses of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
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7.5
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Committee’s Powers and Duties
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Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the Company shall have responsibility for any settlor duties, powers or functions (
e.g.,
the right to amend and terminate the Plan) and except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Committee shall have responsibility for the general administration of the Plan and for carrying out its provisions. The Committee shall have such powers and duties as may be necessary to discharge its functions hereunder, including the following:
(a)
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To establish rules, policies, and procedures for administration of the Plan;
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(b)
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To construe and interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility, and to determine the amount, manner, and time of payment of any benefits hereunder;
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(c)
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To make a determination as to the right of any person to a benefit and the amount thereof;
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(d)
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To obtain from the Company such information as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan;
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(e)
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To prepare and distribute information explaining the Plan;
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(f)
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To keep all records necessary for the operation and administration of the Plan;
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(g)
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To prepare and file any reports, descriptions, or forms required by the Code or ERISA; and
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(h)
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To designate or employ agents and counsel (who may also be persons employed by the Company) and direct them to exercise the powers of the Committee.
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7.6
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Committee’s Decisions Conclusive/Exclusive Benefit
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The Committee shall have the exclusive right and discretionary authority to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and to resolve all questions arising thereunder, including the right to resolve and remedy ambiguities, inconsistencies, or omissions in the Plan, provided, however, that the construction necessary for the Plan to conform to the Code and ERISA shall in all cases control. Benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Committee decides in its discretion that the Executive, Surviving Spouse or Beneficiary is entitled to them. The Committee shall endeavor to act in such a way as not to discriminate in favor of any class of Executives or other persons. Any and all disputes with respect to the Plan that may arise involving Executives will be referred to the Committee, and its decisions shall be final, conclusive, and binding. All findings of fact, interpretations, determinations, and decisions of the Committee in respect of any matter or question arising under the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, including, without limitation, Executives, and any and all other persons having, or claiming to have, any interest in or under the Plan and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.
The Committee shall administer the Plan for the exclusive benefit of Executives and their Beneficiaries.
(a)
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The Company (including any successor employer, as applicable) shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the following persons (“Indemnified Persons”) under the terms and conditions of subsection (b).
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(2)
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Each Employee, former Employee, current and former members of the Committee, or current or former members of the Board of Directors who have, or had, responsibility (whether by delegation from another person, an allocation of responsibilities under the terms of this Plan document, or otherwise) for a fiduciary duty, a non-fiduciary settlor function (such as deciding whether to approve a plan amendment), or a non-fiduciary administrative task relating to the Plan.
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(b)
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The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person against any and all claims, losses, damages, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, incurred by that person on account of his good faith actions or failures to act with respect to his responsibilities relating to the Plan. The Company’s indemnification shall include payment of any amounts due under a settlement of any lawsuit or investigation, but only if the Company agrees to the settlement.
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(1)
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An Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 only if he notifies an Appropriate Person (defined below) at the Company of any claim asserted against or any investigation of the Indemnified Person that relates to the Indemnified Person’s responsibilities with respect to the Plan.
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(A)
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An “Appropriate Person” is one or more of the following individuals at the Company:
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(i)
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The Chief Executive Officer,
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(ii)
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The Chief Financial Officer, or
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(iii)
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Its General Counsel.
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(B)
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The notice may be provided orally or in writing. The notice must be provided to the Appropriate Person promptly after the Indemnified Person becomes aware of the claim or investigation. No indemnification shall be provided under this Plan section 7.7 to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced by the unreasonable delay of the Indemnified Person in notifying an Appropriate Person of the claim or investigation.
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(2)
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An Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 with respect to attorneys’ fees, court costs, or other litigation expenses or any settlement of such litigation only if the Indemnified Person agrees to permit the Company to select counsel and to conduct the defense of the lawsuit and agrees not to take any action in the lawsuit that the Company believes would be prejudicial to the Company’s interests.
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(3)
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No Indemnified Person, including an Indemnified Person who is a former Employee, shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 unless he makes himself reasonably available to assist the Company with respect to the matters in issue and agrees to provide whatever documents, testimony, information, materials, or other forms of assistance that the Company shall reasonably request.
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(4)
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No Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 with respect to any action or failure to act that is judicially determined to constitute or be attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Person.
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(5)
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Payments of any indemnity under this Plan section 7.7 shall only be made from assets of the Company. The provisions of this Plan section 7.7 shall not preclude or limit such further indemnities or reimbursement under this Plan as allowable under applicable law, as may be available under insurance purchased by the Company, or as may be provided by the Company under any by-law, agreement or otherwise, provided that no expense shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 that is otherwise indemnified by the Company, by an insurance contract purchased by the Company, or by this Plan.
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The Committee may authorize the purchase of insurance to cover any liabilities or losses occurring by reason of the act or omission of any Committee member or its designee. To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may purchase insurance covering any member (or its designee) for any personal liability of such Committee member (or its designee) with respect to any administrative responsibilities under this Plan. Any Committee member (or its designee) may also purchase insurance for his own account covering any personal liability under this Plan.
Each Executive shall be responsible for furnishing to the Company his current address. The Executive shall also be responsible for notifying the Company of any change in the above information. If an Executive does not provide the above information to the Company, the Committee may rely on the address of record of the Executive on file with the Company’s personnel office.
All notices or other communications from the Committee to an Executive (who is a current Employee) shall be deemed given and binding upon that person for all purposes of the Plan when delivered by e-mail to the Executive’s individually designated e-mail address at the Company and all notices or other communications from the Committee to an Executive (who is a former Employee) shall be deemed given and binding upon that person for all purposes of the Plan when delivered to, or when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to that person at his address last appearing on the Committee’s records, and the Committee, and the Company shall not be obliged to search for or ascertain his whereabouts.
All notices or other communications from the Executive required or permitted under this Plan shall be provided to the person specified by the Committee, using such procedures as are prescribed by the Committee. The Committee may require that the oral notice or communication be provided by telephoning a specific telephone number and, after calling that telephone number, by following a specified procedure. Any oral notice or oral communication from an Executive that is made in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Committee shall be deemed to have been duly given when all information requested by the person specified by the Committee is provided to such person, in accordance with the specified procedures.
All persons entitled to benefits from the Plan must furnish to the Committee such documents, evidence, or information, as the Committee considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Plan, and it shall be a condition of the Plan that each such person must furnish such information and sign such documents as the Committee may require before any benefits become payable from the Plan.
All decisions made under the procedure set out in this Plan section 7.11 shall be final, and there shall be no further right of appeal. No lawsuit may be initiated by any person before fully pursuing the procedures set out in this Plan section 7.11, including the appeal permitted pursuant to subsection (c) below.
(a)
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The right of an Executive or any other person entitled to claim a benefit under the Plan (collectively “Claimants”) to a benefit shall be determined by the Committee, provided, however, that the Committee may delegate its responsibility to any person.
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(1)
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The Claimant (or an authorized representative of a Claimant) may file a claim for benefits by written notice to the Committee. The Committee shall establish procedures for determining whether a person is authorized to represent a Claimant.
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(2)
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Any claim for benefits under the Plan, pursuant to this Plan section 7.11, shall be filed with the Committee no later than three months after the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service. The Committee in its sole discretion shall determine whether this limitation period has been exceeded.
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(3)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the following shall not be a claim for purposes of this Plan section 7.11:
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(A)
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A request for determination of eligibility, participation, or benefit calculation under the Plan without an accompanying claim for benefits under the Plan. The determination of eligibility, participation, or benefit calculation under the Plan may be necessary to resolve a claim, in which case such determination shall be made in accordance with the claims procedures set forth in this Plan section 7.11.
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(B)
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Any casual inquiry relating to the Plan, including an inquiry about benefits or the circumstances under which benefits might be paid under the Plan.
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(C)
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A claim that is defective or otherwise fails to follow the procedures of the Plan (
e.g.,
a claim that is addressed to a party other than the Committee or an oral claim).
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(D)
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An application or request for benefits under the Plan.
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(b)
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If a claim for benefits is wholly or partially denied, the Committee shall, within a reasonable period of time, but no later than 90 days after receipt of the claim, notify the Claimant of the denial of benefits. If special circumstances justify extending the period up to an additional 90 days, the Claimant shall be given written notice of this extension within the initial 90-day period, and such notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. A notice of denial
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(1)
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Shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant; and
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(A)
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The specific reasons for denial of the claim;
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(B)
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Specific reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
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(C)
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A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, along with an explanation as to why such material or information is necessary; and
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(D)
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An explanation of the Plan’s claim review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.
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(c)
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Within 60 days of the receipt by the Claimant of the written denial of his claim or, if the claim has not been granted, within a reasonable period of time (which shall not be less than the 90 or 180 days described in subsection (b) above), the Claimant (or an authorized representative of a Claimant) may file a written request with the Committee that it conduct a full review of the denial of the claim. In connection with the Claimant’s appeal, upon request, the Claimant may review and obtain copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits (but not including any document, record or information that is subject to any attorney–client or work–product privilege) and may submit issues and comments in writing. The Claimant may submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits. All comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the Claimant shall be taken into account in the appeal without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
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(d)
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The Committee shall deliver to the Claimant a written decision on the claim promptly, but no later than 60 days after the receipt of the Claimant’s request for such review, unless special circumstances exist that justify extending this period up to an additional 60 days. If the period is extended, the Claimant shall be given written notice of this extension during the initial 60-day period and such notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. The decision on review of the denial of the claim
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Shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant;
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(2)
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Shall include specific reasons for the decision;
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(3)
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Shall contain specific references to the Plan provisions on which the decision is based;
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(4)
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Shall contain a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits. Whether a document, record, or other information is relevant to a claim for benefits shall be determined by reference to U.S. Department of Labor Regulations section 2560; and
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(5)
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Shall contain a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.
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(e)
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No lawsuit may be initiated by any person before fully pursuing the procedures set out in this Plan section 7.11, including the appeal permitted pursuant to subsection (c) above. In addition, no legal action may be commenced later than 365 days subsequent to the date of the written response of the Committee to a Claimant’s request for review pursuant to subsection (d) above.
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In the event of a mistake or misstatement as to the eligibility, participation, or service of any Executive or the amount of payments made or to be made to an Executive, the Committee shall, if possible, cause to be withheld or accelerated or otherwise make adjustment of the amounts of payments as will, in its sole judgment, result in the Executive receiving the proper amount of payments under the Plan.
Article 8.
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Amendment and Termination
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8.1
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Amendment and Termination Generally
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The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Company, acting through its Board of Directors (or the Compensation Committee or other designee of the Board of Directors) at any time. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, benefits may be distributed to Executives on account of the termination only if:
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The termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Company;
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(b)
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All nonqualified defined benefit nonaccount-based retirement plans maintained by the Company and all Affiliates that would be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A are terminated when the Plan is terminated;
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(c)
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No payments are made within 12 months after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan, other than payments made pursuant to the Plan’s otherwise applicable distribution provisions;
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(d)
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All benefits are distributed within 24 months after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan; and
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(e)
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Neither the Company nor any Affiliate establishes a new nonqualified, nonaccount-based plan that would be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A at any time within three years after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan.
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Such amendment or termination may modify or eliminate any benefits hereunder other than a benefit that is In Pay Status, or the vested portion of a benefit that is not In Pay Status.
8.2
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Amendment and Termination Following a Change of Control
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Notwithstanding the Company’s general right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, the Company, including any successor entity to the Company, may not amend or terminate this Plan in any manner following a Change of Control that would adversely affect the rights of an Executive to benefits under this Plan to the extent such rights are vested as of, or as a result of, such Change of Control.
9.1
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No Enlargement of Employee Rights
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This Plan is strictly a voluntary undertaking on the part of the Company and shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Company and any Employee or to be consideration for, or an inducement to, or a condition of, the employment of any Employee. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Employee the right to be retained in the service of the Company or any Affiliate or to interfere with the right of any of them to discharge or retire any person at any time. No one shall have any right to benefits, except to the extent provided in this Plan.
The Committee shall provide to each Executive within 60 days of the date the Executive first became an Executive a form of benefit agreement, which shall set forth the Executive’s acceptance of the benefits provided hereunder and his agreement to be bound by the terms of the Plan.
9.3
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Exclusion for Suicide or Self-Inflicted Injury
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no benefits shall be paid to any Executive, or Spouse or Beneficiary in the event of the death of the Executive within two years of the later of the date he first became an Executive or the date he executed the benefit agreement referred to in Plan section 9.2 as the result of suicide or self-inflicted injury.
An Executive who is on an approved leave of absence with salary, or on an approved leave of absence without salary for a period of not more than six months, shall be deemed to be an Executive during such leave of absence. An Executive who is on an approved leave of absence without salary for a period in excess of six months shall be deemed to have voluntarily incurred a Separation from Service as of the end of such six-month period, provided that, based on all relevant facts and circumstances, neither the Executive nor the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Executive will provide future services to the Company or an Affiliate.
9.5
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Termination for Good Cause
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Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, an Executive whose employment with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated for Good Cause shall not be eligible for any benefit hereunder.
Periodic payments hereunder shall be paid in equal monthly amounts.
9.7
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Actuarial Equivalence
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Actuarial equivalence hereunder shall be determined using the interest and mortality factors adopted from time to time by the Committee. The initial factors to be used shall be the factors used under the Basic Plan for determining actuarial equivalence.
Benefit payments hereunder shall be subject to applicable federal, state or local withholding for taxes.
9.9
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No Examination or Accounting
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Neither this Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving any person the right to an accounting or to examine the books or affairs of the Company, or any Affiliate.
The records of the Company shall be conclusive in respect to all matters involved in the administration of the Plan.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall administer this Plan in a manner designed to comply with Code section 409A and the Committee shall disregard any Plan provision if the Committee determines that application of such Plan provision would subject the Executive to an additional excise tax under Code section 409A(a)(1)(B).
9.12
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Service of Legal Process
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The members of the Committee (or if there is no such Committee then the Company) are hereby designated as agent(s) of the Plan for the purpose of receiving legal process.
The Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in all respects under the applicable laws of the State of California, except to the extent pre-empted by federal law. Upon any change in the law or other determination that any term, condition or other provision of the Plan has been altered in any way, the Committee shall administer this Plan in accordance with such change notwithstanding the terms of the Plan pending an amendment to this Plan.
If any provision of this Plan is held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining provisions; instead, each provision is fully severable and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if any illegal or invalid provision had never been included.
The Committee shall establish rules if the Committee is unable to make payment of a benefit due under the terms of the Plan to an Executive because the whereabouts of the Executive cannot be ascertained.
Every person receiving or claiming benefits under this Plan is presumed to be mentally competent and of age until the date on which the Committee receives a written notice, in a form and manner acceptable to it, that such person is mentally incompetent or a minor, and that a guardian or other person legally vested with the care of such person or his estate has been appointed.
However, if the Committee should find that any person to whom a benefit is payable under this Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of any incompetency or is a minor, any payment due (unless a prior claim shall have been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may be paid to the Spouse, a child, a parent, or a brother or sister, or to any other person or institution that the Committee determines to have incurred expense for such person otherwise entitled to payment. To the extent permitted by law, any such payment so made shall be a complete discharge of any liability therefor under the Plan.
If a guardian of the estate or other person legally vested with the care of the estate of any person receiving or claiming benefits under the Plan is appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, payments shall be made to such guardian or other person provided that proper proof of appointment and continuing qualification is furnished in a form and manner suitable to the Committee. To the extent permitted by law, such guardian or other person may act for the Executive and make any election required of or permitted by the Executive under this Plan, and such action or election shall be deemed to have been done by the Executive, and benefit payments may be made to such guardian or other person and any such payment shall be a complete discharge of any such liability under the Plan.
9.17
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General Restrictions Against Alienation
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The interest of any Executive under this Plan shall not in any event be subject to sale, assignment, or transfer, and each Executive is hereby prohibited from anticipating, encumbering, assigning, or in any manner alienating his interest hereunder and is without power to do so; provided, however, that this provision shall not restrict the power or authority of the Committee, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan, to disburse funds to the legally appointed guardian, executor, administrator, or personal representative of any Executive or pursuant to a valid domestic relations order certified and issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
If any person attempts to take any action contrary to this Plan section 9.17, such action shall be void and the Company may disregard such action and is not in any manner bound thereby, and they shall suffer no liability for any such disregard thereof. If the Committee is notified that any Executive has been adjudicated bankrupt or has purported to anticipate, sell, transfer, assign, or encumber any Plan distribution or payment, voluntarily or involuntarily, the Committee shall hold or apply such distribution or payment or any part thereof to, or for the benefit of, such Executive in such manner as the Committee finds appropriate.
This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original. All the counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument and may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart.
9.19
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Effect of Amendment on Vested Executives
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Any Executive who met the requirements for vesting of his Retirement Income Benefit as of October 31, 2007, shall upon Separation from Service be entitled to receive as his Retirement Income Benefit the greater of
(a)
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The Retirement Income Benefit that such Executive would have been entitled to receive under the Plan as it was in effect on October 31, 2007 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, was prior to the amendments affected by the amendment and restatement of the Plan effective November 1, 2007) and as if such Executive had a Separation from Service on October 31, 2007 (but not for purposes of the six-month period described at Plan section 3.5 which shall always be measured from the actual date the Executive experienced a Separation from Service); or
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(b)
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The Retirement Income Benefit that such Executive is entitled to receive under the Plan (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is the Plan as amended and restated effective November 1, 2007). The amendment and restatement effective November 1, 2007, shall not result in the decrease or increase of any Retirement Income Benefit of any Executive who is In Pay Status or any Pre-Retirement Death Benefit being paid as of October 31, 2007.
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The Company shall have the right to assign its obligations under the Plan, either in whole or in part, to any Affiliate of the Company.
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CoreLogic, Inc.
Management Supplemental Benefit Plan
Effective as of June 1, 2010
Contents
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Article 1.
Introduction
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1
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1.1
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Background and History
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1
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1.2
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Purpose of the Plan
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1
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1.3
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Gender and Number
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1
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Article 2.
Definitions
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2
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2.1
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Affiliate
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2
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2.2
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Annuity Starting Date
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2
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2.3
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Basic Plan
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2
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2.4
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Beneficiary
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2
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2.5
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Board of Directors
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3
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2.6
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Change of Control
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3
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2.7
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Code
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3
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2.8
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Committee
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3
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2.9
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Company
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3
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2.10
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Competing Business
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3
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2.11
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Competition
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4
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2.12
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Covered Compensation
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4
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2.13
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Deferred Retirement Date
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4
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2.14
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Disabled
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5
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2.15
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Early Retirement Date
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5
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2.16
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Employee
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5
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2.17
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Employer
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5
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2.18
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ERISA
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5
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2.19
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Executive
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5
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2.20
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Executive Plan
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6
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2.21
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Final Average Compensation
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6
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2.22
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Good Cause
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6
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2.23
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Hours of Service
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6
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2.24
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In Pay Status
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7
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2.25
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Incumbent Directors
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7
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2.26
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Joint and Survivor Annuity
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7
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2.27
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Normal Retirement Date
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8
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2.28
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Person
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8
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2.29
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Plan
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8
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2.30
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Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
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8
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2.31
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Retirement Income Benefit
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8
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2.32
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Separation from Service
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9
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2.33
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Specified Employee
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9
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2.34
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Spouse
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10
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2.35
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Surviving Spouse
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10
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2.36
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Years of Credited Service
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10
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Article 3.
Retirement Income Benefits
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11
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3.1
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Eligibility to Participate
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11
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3.2
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Normal Retirement
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11
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3.3
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Early Retirement
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12
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3.4
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Disabled Executive
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12
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3.5
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Six-Month Delay for Specified Employees
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12
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3.6
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Rehired Executive Not In Pay Status
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13
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3.7
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Rehired Executive In Pay Status
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13
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Article 4.
Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
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14
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Article 5.
Vesting of Benefits
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15
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5.1
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General Rule
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15
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5.2
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Change of Control
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15
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5.3
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Forfeiture in the Event of Competition
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15
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Article 6.
Funding of Benefits
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17
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Article 7.
Plan Administration
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19
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7.1
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Committee
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19
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7.2
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Operation of the Committee
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19
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7.3
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Agents
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20
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7.4
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Compensation and Expenses
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20
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7.5
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Committee’s Powers and Duties
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20
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7.6
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Committee’s Decisions Conclusive/Exclusive Benefit
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21
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7.7
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Indemnity
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21
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7.8
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Insurance
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23
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7.9
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Notices
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23
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7.10
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Data
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23
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7.11
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Claims Procedure
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24
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7.12
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Effect of a Mistake
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26
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Article 8.
Amendment and Termination
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27
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8.1
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Amendment and Termination Generally
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27
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8.2
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Amendment and Termination Following a Change of Control
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27
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Article 9.
Miscellaneous
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28
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9.1
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No Enlargement of Employee Rights
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28
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9.2
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Benefit Agreement
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28
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9.3
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Exclusion for Suicide or Self-Inflicted Injury
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28
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9.4
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Leave of Absence
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28
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9.5
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Termination for Good Cause
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28
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9.6
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Monthly Payments
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28
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9.7
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Actuarial Equivalence
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29
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9.8
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Withholding
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29
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9.9
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No Examination or Accounting
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29
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9.10
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Records Conclusive
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29
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9.11
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Section 409A
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29
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9.12
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Service of Legal Process
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29
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9.13
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Governing Law
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29
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9.14
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Severability
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29
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9.15
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Missing Persons
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30
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9.16
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Facility of Payment
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30
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9.17
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General Restrictions Against Alienation
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30
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9.18
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Counterparts
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31
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9.19
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Effect of Amendment on Vested Executives
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31
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9.20
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Assignment
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1.1
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Background and History
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The First American Corporation Management Supplemental Benefit Plan (“Old Plan”) was established by the Board of Directors, effective as of January 1, 1988. The Old Plan was last amended and restated, effective November 1, 2007, to comply with final regulations under Code section 409A. The Old Plan was again amended and restated, effective as of January 1, 2009, to amend and clarify certain Plan provisions and to clarify compliance with certain aspects of the final regulations under Code section 409A.
On June 1, 2010, the Company transferred sponsorship and administration of the Old Plan to the First American Financial Corporation (“FinCo”). As a part of this transfer, First American Financial Corporation assumed the liabilities under the portion of the Old Plan covering First American Financial Corporation’s employees and former FinCo employees and the Company remained responsible for liabilities under the portion of the Old Plan relating to Company employees and former employees.
The Company is now adopting the CoreLogic, Inc. Management Supplemental Benefit Plan (the “Plan”), to mirror the Old Plan provisions in effect prior to June 1, 2010 in satisfaction of its liabilities under the Old Plan with respect to Company employees and former employees and to provide future benefits as contemplated hereunder for its employees on or after June 1, 2010 (“Effective Date”). The provisions of this Plan are intended to govern the benefits payable to a participant under this Plan both before and after June 1, 2010.
The adoption of this Plan is not intended to grant additional benefits to the Plan participants hereof, rather, is intended to be consistent with the historical practice of the Old Plan. Accordingly, all elections by Company employees and former employees that were in effect under the terms of the Old Plan immediately prior to June 1, 2010, shall continue in effect from and after such date until a new election that by its terms supersedes the prior election is made by such Company employee or former employee in accordance with the terms of the Plan and consistent with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. As a result thereof, nothing herein is intended to constitute a “material modification” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) of the Old Plan.
The Plan is designed to provide supplemental retirement income and death benefits for certain Executives.
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine or feminine terminology shall also include the opposite gender, and the definition of any term in the singular or plural shall also include the opposite number.
The following definitions, set forth in alphabetical order, are used throughout the Plan and have the meaning set forth below.
“Affiliate” means
(a)
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Any entity or organization that, together with the Company, is part of a controlled group of corporations, within the meaning of Code section 414(b);
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(b)
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Any trade or business that, together with the Company, is under common control, within the meaning of Code section 414(c); and
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(c)
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Any entity or organization that is required to be aggregated with the Company, pursuant to Code sections 414(m) or 414(o).
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For purposes of this Plan, however, the term “Affiliate” shall be interpreted such that the phrase “at least 50 percent” will be substituted for the phrase “at least 80 percent” in each place that it appears in Code section 1563. Additionally, an entity shall be an Affiliate only during the period when the entity has the required relationship, under this Plan section 2.1, with the Company.
2.2
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Annuity Starting Date
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“Annuity Starting Date” means the first day of the first period for which an amount is paid as an annuity.
“Basic Plan” means the First American Financial Corporation Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan qualified under Code section 401(a), as amended from time to time.
“Beneficiary” means the person, persons or entity designated in writing by the Executive on forms provided by the Company to receive the Pre-Retirement Death Benefit set forth under Article 4 of the Plan in the event of the Executive’s death. An Executive may change the designated Beneficiary from time to time by filing a new written designation with the Company, and such designation shall be effective upon receipt by the Company, provided that the Company has determined that such change in Beneficiary will not result in an “impermissible acceleration” under Code section 409A. If the Company determines that such change in Beneficiary will result in an “impermissible acceleration,” such intended change will be null and void and the Beneficiary on file prior to such intended change (if any) shall remain the Beneficiary. If an Executive has not designated a Beneficiary, or if a designated Beneficiary is not living or in existence at the time of the Executive’s death, the Pre-Retirement Death Benefit payable under the Plan shall be paid to the Executive’s Spouse, if then living, and if the Executive’s Spouse is not then living, to the Executive’s estate.
“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a)
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The acquisition by any person, entity or “group” (as defined in section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) as beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company.
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(b)
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A change in the composition of the Board of Directors occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors; or
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(c)
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Any other event constituting a change in control required to be reported in response to item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by reason of the acquisition of Company securities by the Company, any entity controlled by the Company or any plan sponsored by the Company which is qualified under Code section 401(a) or by reason of the acquisition of Company securities (either directly or indirectly as a result of a merger, consolidation or otherwise) in a transaction approved by the Incumbent Directors.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee” means the Compensation Committee appointed by the Board of Directors, or any other committee appointed by the Board of Directors to administer this Plan in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan.
“Company” means CoreLogic, Inc., formerly known as The First American Corporation.
“Competing Business” means any individual (including the Executive), person, sole proprietorship, joint venture, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business entity, trust or other entity that competes with, or will compete with, the Company or an Affiliate in any locality worldwide. A Competing Business includes, without limitation, any start-up or other entity in formation.
“Competition” means any of the following, whether occurring during or after the end of the Executive’s employment with the Employer:
(a)
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The Executive’s Involvement (as defined in Article 5) in or with a Competing Business;
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(b)
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The misappropriation, sale, transfer, use or disclosure of trade secrets, or confidential or proprietary information of the Company or an Affiliate;
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(c)
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Any action or attempt by the Executive, directly or indirectly, either for himself or for any other person or entity, to recruit or solicit for hire any employee, officer, director, consultant, independent contractor or other personnel of the Company or an Affiliate, or to induce or encourage such a person or entity to terminate his, her or its relationship, or breach an agreement, with the Company or an Affiliate; or
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(d)
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Any action or attempt by the Executive, directly or indirectly, either for himself or for any other person or entity, to solicit or induce any customer or potential customer of the Company or an Affiliate to cease or not commence doing business, in whole or in part, with or through the Company or an Affiliate, or to do business with any other person, firm, partnership, corporation or any Competing Business.
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2.12
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Covered Compensation
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“Covered Compensation” means base salary, cash bonus, sales commissions, similar commission-based remuneration and equity-based compensation explicitly designated as Covered Compensation or explicitly designated as compensation for past performance. “Covered Compensation” excludes any other form of remuneration, including, but not limited to, equity compensation awarded to incentivize future performance, relocation expenses and bonuses, earn-outs and other acquisition-related consideration, car allowances and perquisites. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, “Covered Compensation” also excludes any payments made in connection with a Separation from Service, including, but not limited to, any bonus paid to an Executive in connection with his Separation from Service during a calendar year in which such Executive has already received a performance bonus. If an Executive dies or becomes Disabled, his Covered Compensation for that calendar year shall be defined as the Covered Compensation received through the date of death or disability, respectively, and no compensation received thereafter shall be considered Covered Compensation. Covered Compensation shall for all purposes be deemed paid in the year in which it is actually paid.
2.13
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Deferred Retirement Date
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“Deferred Retirement Date” means the date on which an Executive who is actively employed by the Company or an Affiliate incurs a Separation from Service following attainment of his Normal Retirement Date.
“Disabled” means an Executive who is, in the determination of the Committee, unable to perform substantially all of the material duties of one’s regular position because of a bodily injury sustained or disease originating after the date of such person’s designation as an Executive under this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(a)
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After an Executive has been Disabled as defined above for a period of 24 continuous months, the Executive will cease to be considered Disabled unless he is unable to perform any occupation for which he is reasonably fitted by education, training or experience because of such bodily injury or sickness; and
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(b)
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An Executive is not Disabled at any time that he is working for pay or profit at any occupation.
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2.15
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Early Retirement Date
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“Early Retirement Date” means the later of an Executive’s
(b)
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Completion of 15 Years of Credited Service; and
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(c)
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Completion of 5 years as an Executive under the Plan and/or the Executive Plan (which requirement may be waived unilaterally only by the Board of Directors or the Committee).
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“Employee” means any person who is employed by the Company or Affiliate and who is classified as a common-law Employee in the employment records of the Company or an Affiliate (other than a leased employee within the meaning of Code section 414(n)(2)).
“Employer” means the Company and any Affiliate.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Executive” means a key management or key highly compensated employee of the Employer who has been specifically designated by the Board of Directors or the Committee, or the designee of either, as eligible to participate in this Plan, as evidenced by execution by the Executive of the benefit agreement contemplated by Plan section 9.2.
“Executive Plan” means the CoreLogic, Inc. Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan.
2.21
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Final Average Compensation
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“Final Average Compensation” means the Executive’s average one-year Covered Compensation for the five-year period ending on December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Executive has a Separation from Service.
“Good Cause” means, with respect to an Employee’s Separation from Service with his Employer, a termination for:
(a)
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Employee’s breach of any fiduciary duty to Employer;
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(b)
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Employee’s failure or refusal to comply with laws or regulations applicable to Employer and its business or the policies of Employer governing the conduct of its employees;
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(c)
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Employee’s gross incompetence in the performance of Employee’s job duties;
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(d)
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Commission by Employee of any criminal or fraudulent acts against Employer;
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(e)
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The failure of Employee to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care;
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(f)
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Employee’s failure or refusal to perform Employee’s job duties; or
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(g)
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Any gross or willful conduct of Employee resulting in loss to Employer or any other Affiliate of the Company, or damage to the reputation of Employer or any other Affiliate of the Company.
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“Hours of Service” means:
(a)
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Each hour for which an Executive is paid or entitled to payment by the Company or an Affiliate for the performance of duties.
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(b)
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Each hour for which an Executive is paid or entitled to payment by the Company or an Affiliate on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability) layoff, jury duty, or leave of absence.
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(c)
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Each hour for which back pay (irrespective of mitigation of damages) for an Executive is either awarded or agreed to by the Company or an Affiliate, with no duplication of credit for hours under subsections (a) or (b) and this subsection.
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(d)
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Each hour credited pursuant to applicable ERISA regulations for unpaid periods of absence for service in the United States armed forces or Public Health Service during which an Executive’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by law, provided that the Executive is reemployed by the Company or an Affiliate within the time limits prescribed by such law.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than 501 Hours of Service shall be credited to an Executive on account of any single continuous period during which the Executive performs no duties.
To the extent a record of an Executive’s hours of employment is not maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, the Executive shall be credited with 10 Hours of Service for each day for which the Executive would be required to be credited with at least one Hour of Service.
All Hours of Service shall be determined and credited to computation periods in accordance with reasonable standards and policies consistent with United States Department of Labor Regulations sections 2530.200b-2(b) and (c).
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Hour of Service credited to an Executive under the Old Plan, shall be credited to the Executive under this Plan.
“In Pay Status” means, with respect to a benefit, that an Executive or Beneficiary has met all of the requirements to receive such benefit, and it is being paid or is about to be paid to such Executive or Beneficiary. No benefit can be paid under this Plan unless the Executive has incurred a Separation from Service.
“Incumbent Directors” means directors who either are:
(a)
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Directors of the Company as of November 1, 2007; or
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(b)
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Elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual not otherwise an Incumbent Director whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company.
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2.26
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Joint and Survivor Annuity
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“Joint and Survivor Annuity” means an annuity that provides equal monthly payments for the life of the Executive and, after his death, a reduced annuity (“survivor annuity”) for the life of the Executive’s Surviving Spouse, if any. The monthly payment under the survivor annuity to a Surviving Spouse shall be equal to 50% of the amount of the monthly payment made to the Executive during their joint lives if the Surviving Spouse is not more than five years younger, or is older, than the Executive at the time benefits begin. If the Surviving Spouse is more than five years younger than the Executive, the survivor annuity will be determined with reference to the actual age of the Surviving Spouse at the time benefits begin and will be reduced to produce the actuarial equivalent of a 50% survivor annuity for a Surviving Spouse who is five years younger than the Executive.
If the Executive is not married at the time that Plan benefits commence, the Joint and Survivor Annuity means an annuity providing equal monthly payments for the lifetime of the Executive with no survivor benefits.
2.27
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Normal Retirement Date
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“Normal Retirement Date” means the last day of the month coinciding with or next following the later of an Executive’s:
(b)
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Completion of 10 Years of Credited Service (which requirement may be waived unilaterally only by the Board of Directors or the Committee); or
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(c)
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Completion of 5 years as an Executive under the Plan and/or the Executive Plan (which requirement may be waived unilaterally only by the Board of Directors or the Committee).
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“Person” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, association, joint company, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, a group, a government or other department, agency or political subdivision thereof or any other person or entity as contemplated by the Exchange Act.
“Plan” means the CoreLogic, Inc. Management Supplemental Benefit Plan.
2.30
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Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
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“Pre-Retirement Death Benefit” means the benefit payable, as set forth in Article 4, to the Beneficiary of an Executive who dies prior to the commencement of his Retirement Income Benefit.
2.31
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Retirement Income Benefit
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“Retirement Income Benefit” means 1/12 of the benefit described in Article 3 payable as a monthly annuity.
2.32
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Separation from Service
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“Separation from Service” means the date on which an Executive who ceases to be an Employee or otherwise separates from the service of the Company or an Affiliate on account of the Executive’s retirement, death or other termination of employment. Whether or not an Executive has incurred a Separation from Service will be based on all surrounding relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the reasonable belief of both the Executive and the Company (or Affiliate) that the Executive will perform no future services for the Company or an Affiliate whether as an Employee, as a contractor or in any other capacity. For purposes of this defined term, no Separation from Service will be deemed to have occurred if the Executive transfers employment from the Company or an Affiliate to another member of the Company’s Code section 414 controlled group. For this purpose, controlled group membership will include the Company and all Affiliates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan will treat an anticipated permanent reduction in the level of bona fide services provided by the Executive to the Company or an Affiliate as a Separation from Service provided that it is reasonable for the Company or the Affiliate to anticipate that the Executive’s reduced level of bona fide services will not exceed 49 percent of the average level of bona fide services provided by such Executive within the immediately preceding applicable 36 months within the meaning of Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii).
The commencement of the Retirement Income Benefit, described in Article 3 and subject to the six-month payment delay set forth at Plan section 3.5, will be deemed to be on account of the Executive’s Separation from Service provided that the Retirement Income Benefit commences no later than the end of the calendar year in which the Separation from Service occurs or, if later, within 2½ months following such Separation from Service provided that the Executive cannot designate the taxable period in which such Retirement Income Benefit shall commence.
“Specified Employee” means an Executive qualifying as a “key employee” for purposes of Code section 416 (determined without regard to Code section 416(i)(5)) by satisfying any one of the following conditions at any time during the 12-month period ending on each December 31 (“Identification Date”):
(a)
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The Executive is among the top-paid 50 officers of the Company with annual compensation (within the meaning of Code section 415(c)(3)) in excess of $145,000 (subject to cost-of-living adjustments);
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(b)
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The Executive is a five-percent owner; or
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(c)
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The Executive is a one-percent owner and has annual compensation in excess of $150,000.
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If an individual is a key employee as of an Identification Date, including an individual who acknowledges his Specified Employee status to the Company immediately prior to the date his Retirement Income Benefit commences, the individual shall be treated as a Specified Employee for the 12-month period beginning on April 1 following the Identification Date. For the limited purpose of applying the “one-percent” and “five-percent” ownership rules, ownership is determined with respect to the entity for which the Employee provides services. The Code’s controlled and affiliated service group rules do not apply when determining an Executive’s ownership interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be treated as a Specified Employee unless any stock of the Company or any Affiliate is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.
For purposes of making its annual Specified Employee determination, the Company shall consider compensation treated as recognizable pay under the definition of pay commonly referred to as “general Code section 415 pay.”
Notwithstanding the above, the Company may (but is not required to) adopt an alternative method for identifying Specified Employees, provided such method satisfies the requirements set forth at Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(i)(5).
“Spouse” means with respect to an Executive, a person of the opposite sex from the Executive, who is the Executive’s husband or wife (as applicable) under applicable state law to whom the Executive has been legally married during the 12-month period immediately preceding the Executive's date of death, if such death is earlier than the Executive’s Early, Normal or Deferred Retirement Date, or the person to whom the Executive is married as of his Annuity Starting Date. No individual, including an individual of the opposite sex, shall be the Spouse of an Executive on account of the fact that the individual is registered as the domestic partner of the Executive under state law, even if state law provides that the domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits, under state law, as married persons. No individual shall be the Spouse of an Executive unless the person would be treated as the “Spouse” of the Executive under 1 USC section 7 (relating to the definition of a “Spouse” for purposes of federal law, as added by the Defense of Marriage Act).
“Surviving Spouse” means the Spouse of a deceased Executive who was the Spouse to whom the Executive was married at the time that Plan benefits commenced and who is living at the time of the Executive’s death after benefit commencement.
2.36
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Years of Credited Service
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“Year of Credited Service” means years of benefit service as defined in Article 3 of the Basic Plan, but without regard to the Basic Plan’s freezing of Benefit Service as of April 30, 2008. In making this determination, however, the provisions of Plan section 9.4 relating to leaves of absence shall control over any contrary provisions in the Basic Plan.
Article 3.
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Retirement Income Benefits
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3.1
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Eligibility to Participate
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Subject to Plan section 5.2, each Executive who either:
(a)
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Reaches his Normal Retirement Date while an Executive employed by an Employer and retires on or after such date; or
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(b)
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Retires on or after his Early Retirement Date but prior to reaching Normal Retirement Date,
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shall be eligible to receive a Retirement Income Benefit under this Plan upon the Executive’s Separation from Service.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if the Board of Directors or its designee so authorizes, an Executive may be employed as a dual employee of the Company and FinCo. In such event, such Executive shall be eligible to receive a Retirement Income Benefit under this Plan upon such Executive’s Separation from Service.
In the event of such authorized dual employment, upon such Executive’s Separation from Service, to the extent that such Executive’s Final Average Compensation covers the period of dual employment in question, such Executive’s benefit shall include only that Covered Compensation attributable to service performed for that Employer. Furthermore, only one half of Covered Compensation attributable to periods of service with the Company prior to the Effective Date shall be treated as Covered Compensation for purposes of the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, Covered Compensation allocable to periods prior to the Company’s spin-off of its financial services businesses, consisting primarily of its title insurance and specialty insurance reporting segments, to FinCo, shall be allocated equally between this Plan and to a plan substantially similar to the Plan sponsored by FinCo.
Subject to Plan section 3.5 and to the Executive’s execution of (1) a separation agreement within sixty (60) days following his Separation from Service and (2) annual written certification within thirty (30) days following the end of each year that he is not in Competition with the Company or any Affiliate, each in the form prescribed by the Committee or its designee, an Executive who incurs a Separation from Service (subject to Article 4 if such Separation from Service is as a result of a death) on or after his Normal Retirement Date shall be entitled to a Retirement Income Benefit equal to 15% of his Final Average Compensation and payable in the form of a Joint and Survivor Annuity commencing on the last day of the month following the month in which the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Executive’s Retirement Income Benefit shall be reduced by the amount of any payments that are required to be made to a Spouse, former Spouse, child, or other dependant pursuant to:
(a)
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A valid state domestic relations order that is a judgment, decree, or order under state community property or domestic relations law and that relates to the provision of child support, alimony, or marital property rights of an Executive’s Spouse, child or other dependent; or
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(b)
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In the event of a divorce and after the divorce decree has been issued, a property settlement signed by the Executive, the Executive’s former Spouse, and any other individual named within the agreement to receive Plan funds.
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Subject to Plan section 3.5 and to the Executive’s execution of (1) a separation agreement within sixty (60) days following his Separation from Service and (2) annual written certification within thirty (30) days following the end of each year that he is not in Competition with the Company, or any Affiliate, each in the form prescribed by the Committee or its designee, an Executive who incurs a Separation from Service prior to his Normal Retirement Date, but after reaching his Early Retirement Date, shall be entitled to a Retirement Income Benefit payable in the form of a Joint and Survivor Annuity commencing on the last day of the month following the month in which the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs equal to:
(a)
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The Retirement Income Benefit that the Executive would have received under Plan section 3.2 above had his date of Separation from Service been on or after the Executive’s Normal Retirement Date;
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(b)
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Reduced by the product of 7.143% and the number of years (rounded up) by which the Executive’s Separation from Service precedes his Normal Retirement Date.
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A Disabled Executive shall be deemed to be an Executive during the period of his Disability and shall continue to be eligible for early retirement benefits under Plan section 3.3, normal retirement benefits under Plan section 3.2 and a Pre-Retirement Death Benefit under Article 4, and shall be credited with Years of Credited Service for such period regardless of the nonperformance of services for the Company or an Affiliate. A Disabled Executive’s benefit payments, if any, under this Plan will commence to a vested Executive only upon his Separation from Service. For avoidance of doubt, if an Executive is receiving benefits that are affected in any manner as a result of being a Disabled Executive, then the period used to calculate such Executive’s “Final Average Compensation” means the Executive’s average one-year Covered Compensation for the five-year period ending on December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Executive has a Separation from Service and shall not include any year during which the Executive is Disabled or is otherwise being credited with Years of Credited Service while not serving as an employee of an Employer.
3.5
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Six-Month Delay for Specified Employees
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If an Executive is determined by the Committee to be a Specified Employee, payment of the Executive’s Retirement Income Benefit will not commence prior to the last day of the month following the six-month anniversary of the Executive’s Separation from Service. Additionally, an Executive must notify the Company to affirm whether or not he is a Specified Employee by virtue of the one-percent and five-percent ownership thresholds set forth at Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(i) and the Company will not be responsible for any consequences to the Executive as a result of Executive’s failure to so notify the Company. If an Executive’s normal, early or deferred Retirement Income Benefit is subject to this six-month delay, the Executive will be entitled to receive a one-time lump sum payment equal to the annuity payments delayed by the above six-month delay. The above six-month delay will not apply for determining when survivor benefits to a Beneficiary may commence in the event of an Executive’s death.
3.6
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Rehired Executive Not In Pay Status
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An Executive who has a Separation from Service before he is In Pay Status and subsequently is re-employed by the Company or an Affiliate shall not resume his status as an Executive unless approved by the Committee.
3.7
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Rehired Executive In Pay Status
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An Executive who is In Pay Status following a Separation from Service and is subsequently re-employed by the Company or an Affiliate shall remain In Pay Status.
Article 4.
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Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
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The Beneficiary of an Executive who dies:
(a)
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While an Executive, or
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(b)
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After Separation from Service with a vested Retirement Income Benefit, but prior to commencement of payment of his Retirement Income Benefit,
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shall be entitled to receive a Pre-Retirement Death Benefit consisting of 10 annual amounts, each equal to 50% of the Executive’s Final Average Compensation, commencing as soon as practicable after the Executive’s death, including following the death of an Executive who is also a Specified Employee. Commencement of the Beneficiary’s Pre-Retirement Death Benefit will begin in the same calendar year as the Executive’s death, or, to the extent distribution in the same calendar year is not administratively practicable, then in no event more than 2½ months into the next successive calendar year.
Article 5.
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Vesting of Benefits
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An Executive will be 100% vested in his Retirement Income Benefit if he is an Executive on or after attaining his Early Retirement Date or Normal Retirement Date and will be 100% vested in his Pre-Retirement Death Benefit if he dies while an Executive.
(a)
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All Executives shall be 100% vested in all of their Plan benefits upon a Change of Control. Such benefits shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the date of the Change of Control, regardless of subsequent amendments to or a complete termination of the Plan.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan and subject to Plan section 3.5, an Executive who incurs a Separation from Service after a Change of Control shall be entitled to a Retirement Income Benefit in the form of a Joint and Survivor Annuity commencing on the last day of the month following such Separation from Service equal to the Retirement Income Benefit that the Executive would have been entitled to receive under Plan section 3.2 as if he had attained his Normal Retirement Date on the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service.
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5.3
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Forfeiture in the Event of Competition
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(a)
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In the event an Executive who has not attained his Early Retirement Date prior to September 1, 2005, engages in Competition (as defined below) with the Company or an Affiliate on or after September 1, 2005, such Executive and his Beneficiary shall forfeit all right, title and interest in and to any benefits payable under the Plan.
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(b)
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In the event an Executive who has attained his Early Retirement Date but has not attained his Normal Retirement Date prior to September 1, 2005, engages in Competition with the Company or an Affiliate on or after September 1, 2005, such Executive and his Beneficiary shall not be entitled to receive the Retirement Income Benefit described in Plan section 3.2 or the Pre-Retirement Death Benefit described in Article 4 and shall not accrue any additional benefits pursuant to the terms of the Plan on or after September 1, 2005, and shall only be entitled to those benefits that the Executive would have been entitled to had he incurred a Separation from Service on September 1, 2005.
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(c)
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“Involvement” means the Executive’s relationship with, or provision of services to or for, a Competing Business in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, as a shareholder, member, partner, director, officer, manager, investor, organizer, founder, employee, consultant, advisor, independent contractor, owner, trustee, beneficiary, co-venturer, lender, distributor or agent, or in any other capacity. The ownership of less than a 2% equity or debt interest in a corporation whose equity securities are publicly traded in a recognized stock exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market shall not be deemed Involvement with a Competing Business under this Plan, even though the corporation may be a competitor of the Company or an Affiliate.
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(d)
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Nothing in this Plan section 5.3 restrains an Executive in any way from engaging in any lawful profession, trade or business of any kind. Rather, this Plan section 5.3 provides for a forfeiture of certain benefits in the event of Competition with the Company or an Affiliate.
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Article 6.
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Funding of Benefits
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The Plan shall be unfunded. All benefits payable under the Plan shall be paid from the Company’s general assets, and nothing contained in the Plan shall require the Company to set aside or hold in trust any funds for the benefit of an Executive or his Beneficiary, who shall have the status of a general unsecured creditor with respect to the Company’s obligation to make payments under the Plan. Any funds of the Company available to pay benefits under the Plan shall be subject to the claims of general creditors of the Company and may be used for any purpose by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Board of Directors or its designee so authorizes, an Affiliate of the Company may be designated as a “Participating Company” (as defined below). Such Participating Company and its Subsidiaries shall be treated under the Plan in the same manner as an Affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that all benefits payable under the Plan to Employees of such Participating Company and its Subsidiaries shall be paid from the general assets of that Participating Company, rather than from the general assets of the Company, unless the Committee or its designee determines in its sole discretion that the Company shall pay such benefits.
As an express condition of its of adoption of the Plan, each Participating Company agrees to each of the following conditions:
(a) The Participating Company is bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan as the Company or the Committee may reasonably require;
(b) The Participating Company must comply with all requirements and employee benefit rules of the Code, ERISA and applicable regulations for nonqualified retirement plans;
(c) The Participating Company acknowledges the authority of the Company and the Committee to review the Participating Company’s compliance with the Plan procedures and to require changes in such procedures as the Company and the Committee may reasonably deem appropriate;
(d) The Participating Company authorizes the Company and the Committee to act on its behalf with respect to matters pertaining to the Plan, including making any and all Plan amendments;
(e) The Participating Company will cooperate fully with Plan officials and agents by providing information and taking actions as directed by the Committee or the Company so as to allow for the efficient administration of the Plan; and
(f) The Participating Company’s status as a Participating Company is expressly conditioned on its being and continuing to be an Affiliate of the Company.
For purposes of the Plan, “Participating Company” shall mean an Affiliate whose governing body, with the approval of the Board of Directors or its designee, adopts the Plan for certain of its employees.”
In addition, for purposes of the Plan, “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to a Participating Company:
Any entity or organization that, together with the Participating Company, is part of a controlled group of corporations, within the meaning of Code sections 414(b) and 1563(a)(1); provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, the term “Subsidiary” shall be interpreted such that the phrase “at least 50 percent” will be substituted for the phrase “at least 80 percent” in each place that it appears in Code section 1563. Additionally, an entity shall be a Subsidiary only during the period when the entity has the required relationship, as described herein, with the Participating Company.
Article 7.
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Plan Administration
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(a)
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Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Committee shall be the administrator of the Plan, within the meaning of ERISA section 3(16)(A). The Committee shall generally administer the Plan.
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(b)
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The Committee may be composed of as many members as the Board of Directors may appoint in writing from time to time. The Board of Directors may also delegate to another person the power to appoint and remove members of the Committee.
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(c)
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The Company by action of an officer or the Chairperson of the Committee, or if there is no Chairperson, then by unanimous consent of the members of the Committee, may appoint Committee members from time to time. Members of the Committee may, but need not, be Employees.
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(d)
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A member of the Committee may resign by delivering his written resignation to the Committee. The resignation shall be effective as of the date it is received by the Committee or such other later date as is specified in the resignation notice. A Committee member may be removed at any time and for any reason by the Company by action of any of its officers, the Chairman of the Committee, or by unanimous consent of the remaining members of the Committee. Any Employee appointed to the Committee shall automatically cease to be a member of the Committee, effective on the date that he ceases to be an Employee, unless the Chairman of the Committee, an officer of the Company, or all of the Committee members unanimously specify otherwise in writing.
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7.2
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Operation of the Committee
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(a)
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A majority of the members of the Committee at the time in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All resolutions adopted and other actions taken by the Committee at any meeting shall be by the vote of a majority of those present at any such meeting. Upon the concurrence of all of the members in office at the time, action by the Committee may be taken otherwise than at a meeting.
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(b)
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The members of the Committee may elect one of their members as Chair and may elect a Secretary who may, but need not, be a member of the Committee.
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(c)
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The members of the Committee may authorize one or more of their members or any agent to execute or deliver any instrument or instruments on their behalf. The members of the Committee may allocate any of the Committee’s powers and duties among individual members of the Committee.
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(d)
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The Committee may appoint one or more subcommittees and delegate any of its discretionary authority and such of its powers and duties, as it deems desirable to any such subcommittee. The members of any such subcommittee shall consist of such persons as the Committee may appoint.
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(e)
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All resolutions, proceedings, acts, and determinations of the Committee, with respect to the administration of the Plan, shall be recorded; and all such records, together with such documents and instruments as may be necessary for the administration of the Plan, shall be preserved by the Committee.
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(f)
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Subject to the limitations contained in the Plan, the Committee shall be empowered from time to time in its discretion to establish rules for the exercise of the duties imposed upon the Committee under the Plan.
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(a)
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The Board of Directors, the Company, or the Committee may delegate such of its powers and duties as it deems desirable to any person, in which case every reference herein made to the Board of Directors, Company, or the Committee (as applicable) shall be deemed to mean or include the delegated persons as to matters within their jurisdiction.
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(b)
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The Board of Directors, the Company, or the Committee may also appoint one or more persons or agents to aid it in carrying out its duties and delegate such of its powers and duties as it deems desirable to such persons or agents.
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(c)
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The Board of Directors, the Company, or the Committee may employ such counsel, auditors, and other specialists and such clerical and other services as it may require in carrying out the provisions of the Plan, with the expenses therefore paid, as provided in Plan section 7.4.
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7.4
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Compensation and Expenses
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(a)
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A member of the Committee shall serve without compensation for services as a member. Any member of the Committee may receive reimbursement of expenses properly and actually incurred in connection with his services as a member of the Committee, as provided in this Article 7.
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(b)
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All expenses of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
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7.5
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Committee’s Powers and Duties
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Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the Company shall have responsibility for any settlor duties, powers or functions (
e.g.,
the right to amend and terminate the Plan) and except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Committee shall have responsibility for the general administration of the Plan and for carrying out its provisions. The Committee shall have such powers and duties as may be necessary to discharge its functions hereunder, including the following:
(a)
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To establish rules, policies, and procedures for administration of the Plan;
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(b)
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To construe and interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility, and to determine the amount, manner, and time of payment of any benefits hereunder;
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(c)
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To make a determination as to the right of any person to a benefit and the amount thereof;
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(d)
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To obtain from the Company such information as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan;
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(e)
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To prepare and distribute information explaining the Plan;
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(f)
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To keep all records necessary for the operation and administration of the Plan;
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(g)
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To prepare and file any reports, descriptions, or forms required by the Code or ERISA; and
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(h)
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To designate or employ agents and counsel (who may also be persons employed by the Company) and direct them to exercise the powers of the Committee.
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7.6
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Committee’s Decisions Conclusive/Exclusive Benefit
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The Committee shall have the exclusive right and discretionary authority to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and to resolve all questions arising thereunder, including the right to resolve and remedy ambiguities, inconsistencies, or omissions in the Plan, provided, however, that the construction necessary for the Plan to conform to the Code and ERISA shall in all cases control. Benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Committee decides in its discretion that the Executive, Surviving Spouse or Beneficiary is entitled to them. The Committee shall endeavor to act in such a way as not to discriminate in favor of any class of Executives or other persons. Any and all disputes with respect to the Plan that may arise involving Executives will be referred to the Committee, and its decisions shall be final, conclusive, and binding. All findings of fact, interpretations, determinations, and decisions of the Committee in respect of any matter or question arising under the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, including, without limitation, Executives, and any and all other persons having, or claiming to have, any interest in or under the Plan and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.
The Committee shall administer the Plan for the exclusive benefit of Executives and their Beneficiaries.
(a)
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The Company (including any successor employer, as applicable) shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the following persons (“Indemnified Persons”) under the terms and conditions of subsection (b).
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(2)
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Each Employee, former Employee, current and former members of the Committee, or current or former members of the Board of Directors who have, or had, responsibility (whether by delegation from another person, an allocation of responsibilities under the terms of this Plan document, or otherwise) for a fiduciary duty, a non-fiduciary settlor function (such as deciding whether to approve a plan amendment), or a non-fiduciary administrative task relating to the Plan.
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(b)
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The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person against any and all claims, losses, damages, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, incurred by that person on account of his good faith actions or failures to act with respect to his responsibilities relating to the Plan. The Company’s indemnification shall include payment of any amounts due under a settlement of any lawsuit or investigation, but only if the Company agrees to the settlement.
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(1)
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An Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 only if he notifies an Appropriate Person (defined below) at the Company of any claim asserted against or any investigation of the Indemnified Person that relates to the Indemnified Person’s responsibilities with respect to the Plan.
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(A)
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An “Appropriate Person” is one or more of the following individuals at the Company:
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The Chief Executive Officer,
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(ii)
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The Chief Financial Officer, or
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(iii)
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Its General Counsel.
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(B)
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The notice may be provided orally or in writing. The notice must be provided to the Appropriate Person promptly after the Indemnified Person becomes aware of the claim or investigation. No indemnification shall be provided under this Plan section 7.7 to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced by the unreasonable delay of the Indemnified Person in notifying an Appropriate Person of the claim or investigation.
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(2)
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An Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 with respect to attorneys’ fees, court costs, or other litigation expenses or any settlement of such litigation only if the Indemnified Person agrees to permit the Company to select counsel and to conduct the defense of the lawsuit and agrees not to take any action in the lawsuit that the Company believes would be prejudicial to the Company’s interests.
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(3)
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No Indemnified Person, including an Indemnified Person who is a former Employee, shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 unless he makes himself reasonably available to assist the Company with respect to the matters in issue and agrees to provide whatever documents, testimony, information, materials, or other forms of assistance that the Company shall reasonably request.
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No Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 with respect to any action or failure to act that is judicially determined to constitute or be attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Person.
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Payments of any indemnity under this Plan section 7.7 shall only be made from assets of the Company. The provisions of this Plan section 7.7 shall not preclude or limit such further indemnities or reimbursement under this Plan as allowable under applicable law, as may be available under insurance purchased by the Company, or as may be provided by the Company under any by-law, agreement or otherwise, provided that no expense shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 that is otherwise indemnified by the Company, by an insurance contract purchased by the Company, or by this Plan.
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The Committee may authorize the purchase of insurance to cover any liabilities or losses occurring by reason of the act or omission of any Committee member or its designee. To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may purchase insurance covering any member (or its designee) for any personal liability of such Committee member (or its designee) with respect to any administrative responsibilities under this Plan. Any Committee member (or its designee) may also purchase insurance for his own account covering any personal liability under this Plan.
Each Executive shall be responsible for furnishing to the Company his current address. The Executive shall also be responsible for notifying the Company of any change in the above information. If an Executive does not provide the above information to the Company, the Committee may rely on the address of record of the Executive on file with the Company’s personnel office.
All notices or other communications from the Committee to an Executive (who is a current Employee) shall be deemed given and binding upon that person for all purposes of the Plan when delivered by e-mail to the Executive’s individually designated e-mail address at the Company and all notices or other communications from the Committee to an Executive (who is a former Employee) shall be deemed given and binding upon that person for all purposes of the Plan when delivered to, or when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to that person at his address last appearing on the Committee’s records, and the Committee, and the Company shall not be obliged to search for or ascertain his whereabouts.
All notices or other communications from the Executive required or permitted under this Plan shall be provided to the person specified by the Committee, using such procedures as are prescribed by the Committee. The Committee may require that the oral notice or communication be provided by telephoning a specific telephone number and, after calling that telephone number, by following a specified procedure. Any oral notice or oral communication from an Executive that is made in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Committee shall be deemed to have been duly given when all information requested by the person specified by the Committee is provided to such person, in accordance with the specified procedures.
All persons entitled to benefits from the Plan must furnish to the Committee such documents, evidence, or information, as the Committee considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Plan, and it shall be a condition of the Plan that each such person must furnish such information and sign such documents as the Committee may require before any benefits become payable from the Plan.
All decisions made under the procedure set out in this Plan section 7.11 shall be final, and there shall be no further right of appeal. No lawsuit may be initiated by any person before fully pursuing the procedures set out in this Plan section 7.11, including the appeal permitted pursuant to subsection (c) below.
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The right of an Executive or any other person entitled to claim a benefit under the Plan (collectively “Claimants”) to a benefit shall be determined by the Committee, provided, however, that the Committee may delegate its responsibility to any person.
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(1)
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The Claimant (or an authorized representative of a Claimant) may file a claim for benefits by written notice to the Committee. The Committee shall establish procedures for determining whether a person is authorized to represent a Claimant.
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(2)
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Any claim for benefits under the Plan, pursuant to this Plan section 7.11, shall be filed with the Committee no later than three months after the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service. The Committee in its sole discretion shall determine whether this limitation period has been exceeded.
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(3)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the following shall not be a claim for purposes of this Plan section 7.11:
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(A)
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A request for determination of eligibility, participation, or benefit calculation under the Plan without an accompanying claim for benefits under the Plan. The determination of eligibility, participation, or benefit calculation under the Plan may be necessary to resolve a claim, in which case such determination shall be made in accordance with the claims procedures set forth in this Plan section 7.11.
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(B)
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Any casual inquiry relating to the Plan, including an inquiry about benefits or the circumstances under which benefits might be paid under the Plan.
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(C)
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A claim that is defective or otherwise fails to follow the procedures of the Plan (
e.g.,
a claim that is addressed to a party other than the Committee or an oral claim).
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(D)
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An application or request for benefits under the Plan.
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(b)
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If a claim for benefits is wholly or partially denied, the Committee shall, within a reasonable period of time, but no later than 90 days after receipt of the claim, notify the Claimant of the denial of benefits. If special circumstances justify extending the period up to an additional 90 days, the Claimant shall be given written notice of this extension within the initial 90-day period, and such notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. A notice of denial
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(1)
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Shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant; and
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(A)
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The specific reasons for denial of the claim;
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(B)
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Specific reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
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(C)
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A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, along with an explanation as to why such material or information is necessary; and
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(D)
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An explanation of the Plan’s claim review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.
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(c)
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Within 60 days of the receipt by the Claimant of the written denial of his claim or, if the claim has not been granted, within a reasonable period of time (which shall not be less than the 90 or 180 days described in subsection (b) above), the Claimant (or an authorized representative of a Claimant) may file a written request with the Committee that it conduct a full review of the denial of the claim. In connection with the Claimant’s appeal, upon request, the Claimant may review and obtain copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits (but not including any document, record or information that is subject to any attorney–client or work–product privilege) and may submit issues and comments in writing. The Claimant may submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits. All comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the Claimant shall be taken into account in the appeal without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
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(d)
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The Committee shall deliver to the Claimant a written decision on the claim promptly, but no later than 60 days after the receipt of the Claimant’s request for such review, unless special circumstances exist that justify extending this period up to an additional 60 days. If the period is extended, the Claimant shall be given written notice of this extension during the initial 60-day period and such notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. The decision on review of the denial of the claim
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(1)
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Shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant;
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(2)
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Shall include specific reasons for the decision;
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(3)
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Shall contain specific references to the Plan provisions on which the decision is based;
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(4)
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Shall contain a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits. Whether a document, record, or other information is relevant to a claim for benefits shall be determined by reference to U.S. Department of Labor Regulations section 2560; and
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(5)
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Shall contain a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.
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(e)
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No lawsuit may be initiated by any person before fully pursuing the procedures set out in this Plan section 7.11, including the appeal permitted pursuant to subsection (c) above. In addition, no legal action may be commenced later than 365 days subsequent to the date of the written response of the Committee to a Claimant’s request for review pursuant to subsection (d) above.
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In the event of a mistake or misstatement as to the eligibility, participation, or service of any Executive or the amount of payments made or to be made to an Executive, the Committee shall, if possible, cause to be withheld or accelerated or otherwise make adjustment of the amounts of payments as will, in its sole judgment, result in the Executive receiving the proper amount of payments under the Plan.
Article 8.
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Amendment and Termination
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8.1
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Amendment and Termination Generally
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The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Company, acting through its Board of Directors (or the Compensation Committee or other designee of the Board of Directors) at any time. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, benefits may be distributed to Executives on account of the termination only if:
(a)
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The termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Company;
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(b)
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All nonqualified defined benefit nonaccount-based retirement plans maintained by the Company and all Affiliates that would be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A are terminated when the Plan is terminated;
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(c)
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No payments are made within 12 months after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan, other than payments made pursuant to the Plan’s otherwise applicable distribution provisions;
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(d)
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All benefits are distributed within 24 months after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan; and
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(e)
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Neither the Company nor any Affiliate establishes a new nonqualified, nonaccount-based plan that would be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A at any time within three years after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan.
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Such amendment or termination may modify or eliminate any benefits hereunder other than a benefit that is In Pay Status, or the vested portion of a benefit that is not In Pay Status.
8.2
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Amendment and Termination Following a Change of Control
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Notwithstanding the Company’s general right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, the Company, including any successor entity to the Company, may not amend or terminate this Plan in any manner following a Change of Control that would adversely affect the rights of an Executive to benefits under this Plan to the extent such rights are vested as of, or as a result of, such Change of Control.
9.1
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No Enlargement of Employee Rights
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This Plan is strictly a voluntary undertaking on the part of the Company and shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Company and any Employee or to be consideration for, or an inducement to, or a condition of, the employment of any Employee. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Employee the right to be retained in the service of the Company or any Affiliate or to interfere with the right of any of them to discharge or retire any person at any time. No one shall have any right to benefits, except to the extent provided in this Plan.
The Committee shall provide to each Executive within 60 days of the date the Executive first became an Executive a form of benefit agreement, which shall set forth the Executive’s acceptance of the benefits provided hereunder and his agreement to be bound by the terms of the Plan.
9.3
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Exclusion for Suicide or Self-Inflicted Injury
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no benefits shall be paid to any Executive, or Spouse or Beneficiary in the event of the death of the Executive within two years of the later of the date he first became an Executive or the date he executed the benefit agreement referred to in Plan section 9.2 as the result of suicide or self-inflicted injury.
An Executive who is on an approved leave of absence with salary, or on an approved leave of absence without salary for a period of not more than six months, shall be deemed to be an Executive during such leave of absence. An Executive who is on an approved leave of absence without salary for a period in excess of six months shall be deemed to have voluntarily incurred a Separation from Service as of the end of such six-month period, provided that, based on all relevant facts and circumstances, neither the Executive nor the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Executive will provide future services to the Company or an Affiliate.
9.5
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Termination for Good Cause
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Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, an Executive whose employment with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated for Good Cause shall not be eligible for any benefit hereunder.
Periodic payments hereunder shall be paid in equal monthly amounts.
9.7
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Actuarial Equivalence
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Actuarial equivalence hereunder shall be determined using the interest and mortality factors adopted from time to time by the Committee. The initial factors to be used shall be the factors used under the Basic Plan for determining actuarial equivalence.
Benefit payments hereunder shall be subject to applicable federal, state or local withholding for taxes.
9.9
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No Examination or Accounting
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Neither this Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving any person the right to an accounting or to examine the books or affairs of the Company, or any Affiliate.
The records of the Company shall be conclusive in respect to all matters involved in the administration of the Plan.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall administer this Plan in a manner designed to comply with Code section 409A and the Committee shall disregard any Plan provision if the Committee determines that application of such Plan provision would subject the Executive to an additional excise tax under Code section 409A(a)(1)(B).
9.12
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Service of Legal Process
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The members of the Committee (or if there is no such Committee then the Company) are hereby designated as agent(s) of the Plan for the purpose of receiving legal process.
The Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in all respects under the applicable laws of the State of California, except to the extent pre-empted by federal law. Upon any change in the law or other determination that any term, condition or other provision of the Plan has been altered in any way, the Committee shall administer this Plan in accordance with such change notwithstanding the terms of the Plan pending an amendment to this Plan.
If any provision of this Plan is held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining provisions; instead, each provision is fully severable and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if any illegal or invalid provision had never been included.
The Committee shall establish rules if the Committee is unable to make payment of a benefit due under the terms of the Plan to an Executive because the whereabouts of the Executive cannot be ascertained.
Every person receiving or claiming benefits under this Plan is presumed to be mentally competent and of age until the date on which the Committee receives a written notice, in a form and manner acceptable to it, that such person is mentally incompetent or a minor, and that a guardian or other person legally vested with the care of such person or his estate has been appointed.
However, if the Committee should find that any person to whom a benefit is payable under this Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of any incompetency or is a minor, any payment due (unless a prior claim shall have been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may be paid to the Spouse, a child, a parent, or a brother or sister, or to any other person or institution that the Committee determines to have incurred expense for such person otherwise entitled to payment. To the extent permitted by law, any such payment so made shall be a complete discharge of any liability therefor under the Plan.
If a guardian of the estate or other person legally vested with the care of the estate of any person receiving or claiming benefits under the Plan is appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, payments shall be made to such guardian or other person provided that proper proof of appointment and continuing qualification is furnished in a form and manner suitable to the Committee. To the extent permitted by law, such guardian or other person may act for the Executive and make any election required of or permitted by the Executive under this Plan, and such action or election shall be deemed to have been done by the Executive, and benefit payments may be made to such guardian or other person and any such payment shall be a complete discharge of any such liability under the Plan.
9.17
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General Restrictions Against Alienation
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The interest of any Executive under this Plan shall not in any event be subject to sale, assignment, or transfer, and each Executive is hereby prohibited from anticipating, encumbering, assigning, or in any manner alienating his interest hereunder and is without power to do so; provided, however, that this provision shall not restrict the power or authority of the Committee, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan, to disburse funds to the legally appointed guardian, executor, administrator, or personal representative of any Executive or pursuant to a valid domestic relations order certified and issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
If any person attempts to take any action contrary to this Plan section 9.17, such action shall be void and the Company may disregard such action and is not in any manner bound thereby, and they shall suffer no liability for any such disregard thereof. If the Committee is notified that any Executive has been adjudicated bankrupt or has purported to anticipate, sell, transfer, assign, or encumber any Plan distribution or payment, voluntarily or involuntarily, the Committee shall hold or apply such distribution or payment or any part thereof to, or for the benefit of, such Executive in such manner as the Committee finds appropriate.
This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original. All the counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument and may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart.
9.19
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Effect of Amendment on Vested Executives
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Any Executive who met the requirements for vesting of his Retirement Income Benefit as of October 31, 2007, shall upon Separation from Service be entitled to receive as his Retirement Income Benefit the greater of
(a)
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The Retirement Income Benefit that such Executive would have been entitled to receive under the Plan as it was in effect on October 31, 2007 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, was prior to the amendments affected by the amendment and restatement of the Plan effective November 1, 2007) and as if such Executive had a Separation from Service on October 31, 2007 (but not for purposes of the six-month period described at Plan section 3.5 which shall always be measured from the actual date the Executive experienced a Separation from Service); or
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(b)
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The Retirement Income Benefit that such Executive is entitled to receive under the Plan (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is the Plan as amended and restated effective November 1, 2007). The amendment and restatement effective November 1, 2007, shall not result in the decrease or increase of any Retirement Income Benefit of any Executive who is In Pay Status or any Pre-Retirement Death Benefit being paid as of October 31, 2007.
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The Company shall have the right to assign its obligations under the Plan, either in whole or in part, to any Affiliate of the Company.
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Exhibit 10.21
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CoreLogic, Inc.
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Deferred Compensation Plan
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(Effective as of June 1, 2010)
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Contents
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Page
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Introduction
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1
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Background and History
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1
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Establishment of the Plan
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1
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Application of Plan
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2
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Article 1. Title, Definitions and Construction
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3
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1.1 Title
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3
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1.2 Definitions
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3
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1.3 Gender and Number
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10
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1.4 Headings
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10
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1.5 Requirement to Be in “Written Form”
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10
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Article 2. Participation
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11
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2.1 Participation
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11
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Article 3. Deferral Elections
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12
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3.1 Elections to Defer Compensation
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12
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3.2 Distribution Elections
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13
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3.3 Investment Elections
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14
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3.4 Transition Rule for Year 2010
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Article 4. Participant Accounts and Trust Funding
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4.1 Participant Accounts
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4.2 Funding of Trust
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16
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Article 5. Vesting
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18
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Article 6. Distributions
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6.1 Scheduled Distributions
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6.2 Post-2004 Early Distributions of Pre-2005 Plan Year Balances
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6.3 Distribution Upon Separation from Service
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19
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6.4 Death Benefit
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19
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6.5 Inability to Locate Participant
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21
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6.6 No Acceleration of Payments
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6.7 Tax Withholding
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6.8 Six-Month Delay for Specified Employee
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6.9 Distributions Upon Unforeseeable Financial Emergency
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Article 7. Administration
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7.1 Plan Committee
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7.2 Operation of the Plan Committee
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Contents
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7.3 Agents
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25
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7.4 Compensation and Expenses
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25
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7.5 Plan Committee’s Powers and Duties
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25
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7.6 Plan Committee’s Decisions Conclusive/Exclusive Benefit
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26
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7.7 Indemnity
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26
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7.8 Insurance
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7.9 Quarterly Statements and Notices
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7.10 Data
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7.11 Claims Procedure
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Article 8. Adoption And Withdrawal By Participating Companies
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8.1 Adoption of the Plan
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8.2 Withdrawal From the Plan
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8.3 Cessation of Future Contributions
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Article 9. Amendment and Termination
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9.1 Amendment and Termination Generally
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9.2 Amendment and Termination Following a Change of Control
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Article 10. Miscellaneous
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10.1 No Enlargement of Employee Rights
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10.2 Leave of Absence
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10.3 Withholding
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35
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10.4 No Examination or Accounting
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35
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10.5 Records Conclusive
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35
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10.6 Service of Legal Process
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35
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10.7 Governing Law
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10.8 Severability
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36
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10.9 Facility of Payment
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36
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10.10 General Restrictions Against Alienation
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10.11 Excise Tax for Code Section 409A Violations
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37
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10.12 Counterparts
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10.13 Assignment
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Appendix A. The First American Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan Effective as of January 1, 2000
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38
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Background and History
Effective as of January 1, 1998, The First American Corporation originally established The First American Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (“Original Plan”). The Original Plan was subsequently amended and restated by The First American Corporation effective as of January 1, 2009 to comply with the requirements of Code section 409A and the guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department thereunder and to make certain other clarifying or technical amendments to the Original Plan (“A&R Plan”). The A&R Plan has been subsequently amended by The First American Corporation in order to address subsequent legal developments and the current version of the A&R Plan including the subsequent amendments shall be referred to as the “Prior Plan”. On June 1, 2010, The First American Corporation transferred sponsorship and administration of the Prior Plan to the First American Financial Corporation. As a part of this transfer, First American Financial Corporation assumed the liabilities under the portion of the Prior Plan covering First American Financial Corporation’s employees and those individuals identified as First American Financial Corporation’s former employees, and The First American Corporation remained responsible for liabilities under the portion of the Prior Plan relating to continuing employees who were participants in the Prior Plan (all of whom shall be treated as “Eligible Employees” and “Participants”) and those individuals identified as former employees of The First American Corporation and not of First American Financial Corporation (“Former Employees”). Effective June 1, 2010, The First American Corporation changed its name to CoreLogic, Inc. and references in this Plan to the “Company” shall mean CoreLogic, Inc..
In connection with the transfer, certain Participants are considered employees or former employees of both the Company and First American Financial Corporation. Each company thereafter will assume 50 percent of the liability for past and future benefits under the Plan and First American Financial Corporation’s deferred compensation plan, respectively, for these dual employees.
Establishment of the Plan
The Company is now adopting the CoreLogic, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), to mirror the Prior Plan provisions in effect prior to June 1, 2010 in order to set forth the terms and conditions of its retained liabilities under the Prior Plan with respect to continuing Participants and Former Employees and to provide future benefits as contemplated hereunder for Participants on or after June 1, 2010. The provisions of this Plan are intended to govern the benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan, whether allocated under the Prior Plan prior to June 1, 2010 or allocated under this Plan both on and after April 1, 2010, provided, however, that, as set forth below, certain amounts designated as amounts in a “Grandfathered Account” payable under the Plan that were earned and vested on or before December 31, 2004 shall be governed by the Pre-409A Plan Document as set forth in Appendix A.
The adoption of this Plan is not intended to grant additional benefits to the Participants hereof under any nonqualified deferred compensation plan (as such term is defined in the regulations promulgated under Code section 409A) sponsored by the Company, rather, it is intended to assume the liabilities accrued under the Prior Plan with respect to continuing Participants and Former Employees and be considered as a continuation of the Prior Plan with respect to such continuing Participants and Former Employees. Accordingly, all elections by continuing Participants and Former Employees that were in effect under the terms of the Prior Plan immediately prior to June 1, 2010, shall continue in effect from and after such date until a new election that by its terms supersedes the prior election is made by such continuing Participant or Former Employee in accordance with the terms of the Plan and consistent with the provisions of Code section 409A to the extent applicable. As a result thereof, nothing herein is intended to constitute a “material modification” (within the meaning of Code section 409A) of the Prior Plan.
The Plan is intended to constitute a plan which is unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation to a select group of management or highly compensated employees and is intended to meet the exemptions provided in ERISA sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1), as well as the requirements of Department of Labor Regulations section 2520.104-23. The Plan shall be administered and interpreted so as to meet the requirements of these exemptions and the regulations.
Plan provisions in effect prior to 2005 are reflected in Appendix A to this Plan and are referenced in this Plan as the Pre-409A Plan Document. Nothing contained in this Plan (excluding Appendix A) shall be interpreted as amending or otherwise modifying any provision under the Pre-409A Plan Document. For ease of reference, however, certain provisions in the Plan document other than Appendix A do make reference to or describe Plan provisions in effect prior to 2005.
Application of Plan
Certain amounts, designated as amounts in a “Grandfathered Account” payable under this Plan were earned and vested on or before December 31, 2004. As a result, such amounts are not subject to Code section 409A. Amounts that are earned and vested after December 31, 2004 are subject to Code section 409A. Since January 1, 2005, the Plan has been administered in good-faith compliance with all available and then applicable Code section 409A guidance, including, but not limited to, proposed regulations issued September 29, 2005 and final regulations issued April 17, 2007. On or after the Effective Date, the Plan Committee shall administer this Plan in a manner designed to comply with Code section 409A and the Plan Committee shall disregard any Plan provision if the Plan Committee determines that application of such provision would subject the Participant to an additional excise tax under Code section 409(a)(1)(B).
Article 1. Title, Definitions and Construction
1.1 Title
This Plan shall be known as the “CoreLogic, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, Effective as of June 1, 2010.”
1.2 Definitions
Whenever the following words and phrases are used in this Plan, with the first letter capitalized, they shall have the meanings specified below.
(a)
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“Account”
means a Participant’s post-2004 Deferral Account.
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(1)
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Any entity or organization that, together with the Company, is part of a controlled group of corporations, within the meaning of Code section 414(b);
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(2)
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Any trade or business that, together with the Company, is under common control, within the meaning of Code section 414(c); and
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(3)
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Any entity or organization that is required to be aggregated with the Company, pursuant to Code sections 414(m) or 414(o).
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For purposes of this Plan, however, the term “Affiliate” shall be interpreted such that the phrase “at least 50 percent” will be substituted for the phrase “at least 80 percent” in each place that it appears in Code section 1563. Additionally, an entity shall be an Affiliate only during the period when the entity has the required relationship, under this Plan section 1.2, with the Company.
(c)
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“Base Salary”
means a Participant’s annual base salary and all other remuneration for services rendered to a Participating Company, prior to reduction for any salary contributions to a plan established pursuant to Code sections 125 or 401(k), including payments from other non-qualified deferred compensation plans sponsored by a Participating Company, but excluding bonus or other incentive payments or income derived from equity-based compensation.
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(d)
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“Beneficiary”
means the person, persons or entity designated by a Participant to receive the benefits described in this Plan in the event of the Participant’s death.
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Each Participant shall designate in writing consistent with Plan section 1.5 and in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Committee the person or persons, including a trustee, personal representative or other fiduciary, to receive the benefits specified hereunder in the event of the Participant’s death. No Beneficiary designation shall become effective until it is filed with the Plan Committee. Any designation shall be revocable at any time through a written instrument filed by the Participant with the Plan Committee with or without the consent of the previous Beneficiary. If there is no Beneficiary designation in effect, then the person designated to receive the death benefit specified in Plan section 6.4 shall be the Beneficiary. However, no designation of a Beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse shall be valid unless the spouse has consented to such designation in writing in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Committee or its designee. If there is no such designation or if there is no surviving designated Beneficiary, then the Participant’s surviving spouse shall be the Beneficiary. If there is no surviving spouse to receive any benefits payable in accordance with the preceding sentence, the duly appointed and currently acting personal representative of the Participant’s estate (which shall include either the Participant’s probate estate or living trust) shall be the Beneficiary. In any case where there is no such personal representative of the Participant’s estate duly appointed and acting in that capacity within 90 days after the Participant’s death (or such extended period as the Plan Committee determines is reasonably necessary to allow such personal representative to be appointed, but not to exceed 180 days after the Participant’s death), then Beneficiary shall mean the person or persons who can verify by affidavit or court order to the satisfaction of the Plan Committee that they are legally entitled to receive the benefits specified hereunder. In the event any amount is payable under the Plan to a minor, payment shall not be made to the minor, but instead be paid:
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(1)
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To that person’s living parent(s) to act as custodian;
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(2)
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If that person’s parents are then divorced, and one parent is the sole custodial parent, to such custodial parent; or
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(3)
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If no parent of that person is then living, to a custodian selected by the Plan Committee to hold the funds for the minor under the Uniform Transfers or Gifts to Minors Act in effect in the jurisdiction in which the minor resides. If no parent is living and the Plan Committee decides not to select another custodian to hold the funds for the minor, then payment shall be made to the duly appointed and currently acting guardian of the estate for the minor or, if no guardian of the estate for the minor is duly appointed and currently acting within 60 days after the date the amount becomes payable, payment shall be deposited with the court having jurisdiction over the estate of the minor. Any and all liability of the Company shall terminate upon payment by the Company of all benefits owed hereunder pursuant to any unrevoked Beneficiary designation or to the Participant’s estate if no such designation exists.
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(e)
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“Board”
means the Board of Directors of The First American Corporation.
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(f)
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“Bonuses”
means such additional amounts of income or incentive pay as a Participating Company may determine to pay to an employee, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of such Participating Company. Income attributable to equity-based compensation will not be included in this definition.
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(g)
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“Change of Control”
means the occurrence of any of the following:
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(1)
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The acquisition by any person, entity or “group” (as defined in section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) as beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company.
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(2)
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A change in the composition of the Board occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors; or
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(3)
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Any other event constituting a change of control required to be reported in response to item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by reason of the acquisition of Company securities by the Company, any entity controlled by the Company or any plan sponsored by the Company which is qualified under Code section 401(a) or by reason of the acquisition of Company securities (either directly or indirectly as a result of a merger, consolidation or otherwise) or other corporate restructuring event of the Company in a transaction approved by the Incumbent Directors.
(h)
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“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(i)
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“Commissions”
means a Participant’s remuneration earned from a Participating Company that is dependent on sales activity and is not related to Base Salary or Bonuses.
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(j)
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“Company”
means CoreLogic, Inc. (formerly named The First American Corporation) and any successor corporation or corporations.
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(k)
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“Compensation”
means the Base Salary, Commissions and Bonuses that the Participant is entitled to receive for services rendered to the Company. All deferral elections are applied to the Plan Year in which the Compensation is earned, regardless of when it is paid. Deferral elections covered under subsection (w) shall not include Compensation earned prior to the expiration of the 30-day period reflected at subsection (w).
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(l)
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“Deferral Account”
means the bookkeeping account maintained by the Plan Committee for each Participant that is credited with amounts earned and vested on and after December 31, 2004 equal to
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(1)
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the portion of the Participant’s Compensation that the Participant elects to defer, and
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(2)
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Interest pursuant to Plan section 4.1.
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(m)
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“Deferral Amount”
means the amount of the Participant’s Compensation that the Participant elects to defer each Plan Year pursuant to Article 3 of the Plan.
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(n)
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“Disability”
means a physical or mental condition which renders the Participant eligible for disability payments under the Social Security Act.
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(o)
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“Distributable Amount”
means the balance in the Participant’s Deferral Account provided that such balance in the Deferral Account has also satisfied all requirements in Article 6 of the Plan necessary to be distributable.
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(p)
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“Early Distribution”
means an election by a Participant, with respect to the Participant’s pre-2005 Plan Year balances as set forth in the Pre-409A Plan Document at Appendix A, and in accordance with Plan section 6.2 to accelerate or otherwise change the time or form (or time and form) of payment with respect to such pre-2005 deferrals.
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(q)
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“Effective Date”
means June 1, 2010.
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(r)
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“Eligible Employee”
means such management and highly compensated employees as are designated by the Plan Committee or its designee for participation in this Plan.
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(s)
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“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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(t)
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“Fund”
means one or more of the investment funds selected by the Plan Committee pursuant to Plan section 3.3.
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(u)
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“Grandfathered Account”
means the Account of a Participant composed entirely of deferred compensation that was earned and vested prior to 2005. Amounts designated to the Grandfathered Account are not subject to Code section 409A and are governed solely by the terms of the Pre-409A Plan Document as set forth at Appendix A.
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(v)
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“Incumbent Directors”
means directors who either are:
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(1)
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Directors of the Company as of January 1, 2009; or
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(2)
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Elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination, but shall not include an individual not otherwise an Incumbent Director whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company.
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(w)
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“Initial Election Period”
means the 30-day period immediately following the date an employee shall first be designated by the Company as an Eligible Employee for purposes of Article 2 of the Plan or any other account based plan established or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate that allows for the elective deferral of compensation, as determined under Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(c)(2)(i)(A).
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(x)
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“Investment Return”
means, for each Fund, an amount equal to the net rate of gain or loss on the assets of such Fund during each business day.
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(y)
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“Key Employee Policy”
means the policy used by the Company to identify Specified Employees consistent with the requirements of Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(i).
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(z)
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“Military Leave”
means leave subject to reemployment rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended.
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(aa)
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“Participant”
means any Eligible Employee who becomes a Participant in accordance with Article 2 of the Plan. Former Employees shall also be treated as Participants with respect to those provisions of the Plan related to the administration of any accounts (including an Account, Company Contribution Account, Deferral Account or Grandfathered Account) established for the benefit of a Former Employee and the distribution of the amounts allocated to such accounts.
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(bb)
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“Participating Company”
means the Company and each Affiliate that the Board of the Company or its designee authorizes to participate in this Plan provided that each such Affiliate’s governing body has accepted such offer to have certain of its employees to be eligible to participate.
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(cc)
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“Payment Date”
means:
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(1)
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the first month following the end of the calendar quarter in which the Participant has a Separation from Service; or
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(2)
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a Scheduled Withdrawal Date.
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Notwithstanding the above, the Payment Date for a Specified Employee on account of a Separation from Service will not be prior to the expiration of the six-month anniversary of such Specified Employee’s Separation from Service.
(dd)
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“Payment Event”
means the Participant’s Separation from Service, including a Separation from Service caused by the Participant’s death, the Participant’s elected Scheduled Withdrawal Date or a qualifying Unforeseeable Financial Emergency as set forth in Plan section 6.9.
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(ee)
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“Plan”
means the CoreLogic, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.
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(ff)
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“Plan Committee”
means the Plan Committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan.
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(gg)
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“Plan Year”
means the 12-consecutive month period beginning on each January 1 and ending on December 31.
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(hh)
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“Policy”
means the life insurance policy or policies purchased in accordance with the terms of this Plan or otherwise acquired by the Trust.
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(ii)
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“Pre-409A Plan Document”
means the Plan document as in effect on or before
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December 31, 2004 and prior to the application of Code section 409A.
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(jj)
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“Qualified Divorce Order”
means a divorce order that:
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(1)
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Creates or recognizes the existence of an alternate payee’s right to, or assigns to an alternate payee the right to, receive all or a portion of the benefits payable to a Participant under this Plan;
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(A)
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The name and the last known mailing address of the Participant and the name and mailing address of the alternate payee covered by the order;
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(B)
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The amount or percentage of the Participant’s benefits to be paid by this Plan to the alternate payee, or the manner in which such amount or percentage is to be determined;
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(C)
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That the alternate payee will receive a lump sum distribution; and
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(D)
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That it applies to this Plan; and
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(A)
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Require this Plan to provide any type or form of benefit, or any option, not otherwise provided under the Plan;
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(B)
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Require this Plan to provide increased benefits;
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(C)
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Require the payment of benefits to an alternate payee that are required to be paid to another alternate payee under another divorce order previously determined to be a Qualified Divorce Order; or
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(D)
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Require the payment of benefits under this Plan at a time or in a manner that would cause the Plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of Code section 409A (or other applicable section) and any regulations promulgated thereunder or that would otherwise jeopardize the deferred taxation treatment of any amounts under this Plan.
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(kk)
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“Scheduled Withdrawal”
means the amount of Compensation deferred by a Participant in a given Plan year, and earnings and losses attributable thereto, which the Participant elected at the time that the corresponding deferral election was made to have distributed in-service at a Scheduled Withdrawal Date. A Participant may not elect to receive a Scheduled Withdrawal equal to an amount other than the total amount of Compensation (and related earnings or losses) deferred during the Plan Year to which the Scheduled Withdrawal relates.
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(ll)
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“Scheduled Withdrawal Date”
means the distribution date elected by the Participant at the time that the corresponding Plan Year deferral election was made for a Scheduled Withdrawal. A Participant’s Scheduled Withdrawal Date with respect to amounts of Compensation deferred in a given Plan Year cannot be paid until after the expiration of two Plan Years from the last day of the Plan Year for which the corresponding deferrals of Compensation were made (
e.g.
,
2012 for deferrals made in 2009).
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(mm)
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“Separation from Service”
means the date on which a Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company (or any Affiliate) on account of the Participant’s retirement, death, or other termination of employment. Whether or not a Participant has incurred a Separation from Service will be based on all surrounding relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the reasonable belief of both the Participant and the Company (or Affiliate) that the Participant will perform no future services for the Company (or Affiliate) as an employee, as a contractor or in any other capacity. The Plan will treat an anticipated permanent reduction in the level of bona fide services provided by the Participant to the Company or an Affiliate as a Separation from Service provided that it is reasonable for the Company or the Affiliate to anticipate that the Participant’s reduced level of bona fide services will not exceed 49 percent of the average level of bona fide services provided by such Participant within the immediately preceding applicable 36 months within the meaning of Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii).
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For purposes of this defined term, no Separation from Service will be deemed to have occurred if the Participant (1) transfers employment from the Company or an Affiliate to another member of the Company’s Code section 414 controlled group; or (2) experiences a Military Leave. For this purpose, controlled group membership will include the Company and each Affiliate whether or not such Affiliate is also a Participating Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that all or substantially all of the assets of the Company are acquired by an unrelated third-party buyer, the Company and such buyer will have the discretionary authority consistent with the requirements of Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(h)(4) to determine whether or not such asset transaction results in a Separation from Service for Participants from the Company.
(nn)
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“Specified Employee”
means a Participant qualifying as a “key employee” for purposes of Code section 416 (determined without regard to Code section 416(i)(5) by satisfying any one of the following conditions at any time during the 12-month period ending on each December 31 (“Identification Date”):
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(1)
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The Participant is among the top-paid 50 officers of the Company with annual compensation (within the meaning of Code section 415(c)(3)) in excess of $145,000 (subject to cost-of-living adjustments);
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(2)
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The Participant is a five-percent owner; or
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(3)
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The Participant is a one-percent owner and has annual compensation in excess of $150,000.
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If an individual is a key employee as of an Identification Date, including an individual who acknowledges his Specified Employee status to the Company immediately prior to the date of his Separation from Service, the individual shall be treated as a Specified Employee for the 12-month period beginning on April 1 following the Identification Date. For the limited purpose of applying the “one-percent” and “five-percent” ownership rules, ownership is determined with respect to the entity for which the Eligible Employee provides services. The Code’s controlled and affiliated service group rules do not apply when determining a Participant’s ownership interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be treated as a Specified Employee unless any stock of the Company or any Affiliate is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.
For purposes of making its annual Specified Employee determination, the Company shall consider compensation treated as recognizable pay under the so-called “Code section 415 general” definition of pay.
Notwithstanding the above, the Company may (but is not required to) adopt an alternative method for identifying Specified Employees, provided such method satisfies the requirements set forth at Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(i)(5).
(oo)
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“Subsequent Election Period”
means any election period after the expiration of the Participant’s Initial Election Period.
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(pp)
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“Trust”
means the CoreLogic, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan Trust.
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(qq)
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“Unforeseeable Financial Emergency”
means an unanticipated emergency that is caused by an event beyond the control of the Participant that would result in severe financial hardship to the Participant, which the Participant cannot satisfy through insurance reimbursements, the liquidation of other assets (but only if such liquidation would not itself cause a hardship) or by stopping deferrals under this Plan, and resulting from:
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(1)
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A sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or a dependent of the Participant (as defined in Code section 152(a));
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(2)
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A casualty loss involving the Participant’s property; or
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(3)
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Such other extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Committee.
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1.3 Gender and Number
Any masculine or feminine terminology shall also include the opposite gender, and the definition of any term in the singular or plural shall also include the opposite number.
1.4 Headings
The headings of this Plan are inserted for convenience or reference only, and they are not to be used in the construction of the Plan.
1.5 Requirement to Be in “Written Form”
Various notices provided by the Company, the Plan Committee, or any duly authorized agent of either of them and various elections made by Participants, Beneficiaries or other payees are required to be in written form. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, any notices and elections related to, or that may constitute part of, the Plan may be conveyed through an electronic system or any other system approved by the Plan Committee unless otherwise provided under applicable law or regulatory guidance.
Article 2. Participation
2.1 Participation
An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant in the Plan by electing to defer a portion of his Compensation in accordance with Plan section 3.1. If a Participant has a Separation from Service and is subsequently reemployed, the Participant may not reenter the Plan until the Plan Year that follows a period of twenty-four (24) months from the Participant’s date of reemployment. If a Participant transfers to an entity that is not an Affiliate, such Participant’s participation in this Plan shall cease upon such transfer. If the Participant transfers to an Affiliate, whether or not such Affiliate is also a Participating Company, the deferral election made by a Participant for the Plan Year which includes the date of transfer shall remain in effect for the remainder of such Plan Year. Participants who transfer to an Affiliate which is not a Participating Company shall not be eligible to make a deferral election with respect to any Plan Year following the Plan Year in which their transfer to such Affiliate was first effective until such time (if ever) that such Participant’s employment is transferred back to the Company or a Participating Company or until such time (if ever) that such nonparticipating Affiliate becomes a Participating Company.
Article 3. Deferral Elections
3.1 Elections to Defer Compensation
Each Eligible Employee may elect to defer Compensation in accordance with this Plan section 3.1.
(a)
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Initial Election Period.
Subject to the provisions of Article 2 of the Plan, each Eligible Employee may elect to defer Compensation not yet earned by filing with the Plan Committee an election that conforms to the requirements of this Plan section 3.1, in a manner provided by the Plan Committee, no later than the last day of his Initial Election Period. Each Participant’s election made during his Initial Election Period (if any) will remain in effect from Plan Year to Plan Year until the Participant changes such election pursuant to subsection (d).
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(b)
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Subsequent Election Periods.
Any Eligible Employee who fails to elect to defer Compensation during his Initial Election Period may subsequently become a Participant by filing an election, in a manner provided by the Plan Committee, to defer Compensation as described in subsection (a), above, on or before December 31 of a Plan Year with respect to Compensation to be earned in the next following Plan Year. Each Participant’s election during any Subsequent Election Period (if any) will remain in effect from Plan Year to Plan Year until the Participant changes such election pursuant to subsection (d).
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(c)
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Required Deferral Amount.
The amount of Compensation which an Eligible Employee may elect to defer shall be a whole percentage or a specified dollar amount which shall not exceed 100% of the Eligible Employee’s Compensation or applicable component of Compensation, and provided that the total amount deferred by a Participant shall be limited in any calendar year, if necessary, to satisfy Social Security tax and Medicare, income tax, employee benefit plan and other withholding requirements as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Plan Committee. If a Participant elects to defer a specified dollar amount from one or more eligible sources of Compensation (Base Salary, Bonuses, Commissions) and the specified dollar amount exceeds the amount of Compensation in one or more of the eligible sources of Compensation as previously elected by the Participant, a deferral of up to 100% of the Eligible Employee’s Compensation or applicable component of Compensation, consistent with the tax, withholding and benefit plan requirements set forth in the preceding sentence, shall be deemed to satisfy such previously elected specified dollar deferral.
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(d)
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Modification of Deferral Election Generally.
A Participant may increase, decrease or terminate a deferral election with respect to Compensation for any subsequent Plan Year by filing a new election on or before December 31, which election shall be effective on the first day of the next following Plan Year. If no such modification of a prior deferral election is made on or before each successive December 31, then the standing deferral election, as described in subsections (a) and (b) above shall continue in effect until it is modified under this subsection.
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(e)
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Modification of Deferral Election Upon Unforeseeable Financial Emergency.
A Participant may request to suspend their deferral election due to an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency. The Plan Committee will make a determination of whether or not to grant such Participant’s request. If the Plan Committee determines a Participant experienced an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant’s standing election covering the Initial Election Period or Subsequent Election Period, as applicable, will be suspended for the remainder of the period covered by such Initial Election Period or Subsequent Election Period.
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(f)
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Transfers.
A Participant who transfers from the Company or a Participating Company to a non-participating Affiliate shall have his deferral election remain in place for the remainder of the Plan Year in which such transfer was first effective.
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3.2 Distribution Elections
(a)
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Form of Distribution.
Concurrently with the filing of a Participant’s Plan Year election to defer, a Participant shall elect the form of distribution from among the following options in a manner provided by the Plan Committee:
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(1)
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A lump sum distribution beginning on the Participant’s Payment Date; or
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(2)
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Except in the case of a Scheduled Withdrawal, substantially equal quarterly installments over five (5), ten (10), or fifteen (15) years beginning on the Participant’s Payment Date.
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Except in the case of a Scheduled Withdrawal, a distribution election made with respect to a Deferral Amount will remain in effect beyond the Plan Year for which the distribution election was originally made until the Participant subsequently changes it. If a Participant fails to elect an optional form of benefit as provided above by the due date determined for making such election, the Participant’s Distributable Amount will be distributed in a lump sum beginning on the Participant’s Payment Date. If a Participant makes an election to receive installments with respect to deferrals that apply to one or more Plan Years and later experiences a Separation from Service, and begins to receive such installment payments and is then later rehired, such installment payments related to the Participant’s prior period of service must continue to be paid as if the Participant was never rehired.
(b)
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Post-2004 Plan Year Deferrals.
For the deferrals that relate to each successive Plan Year after 2004, a Participant may make a one-time election to change the time or form (or time and form) of distribution of the Participant’s corresponding Plan Year balance so long as such election is not effective for twelve months, does not accelerate the time in which the distribution is to be received, is made not less than twelve (12) months prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service or the Scheduled Withdrawal Date for a Scheduled Withdrawal, as the case may be, and results in a delay Payment Date of not less than five (5) years. Any such one-time election change made with respect to deferrals relating to a specific Plan Year after 2004 will not change the original election made with respect to the deferrals for any other specific Plan Year after 2004.
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(c)
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$25,000 Lump Sum.
In the case of a Participant with an Account balance of less than $25,000 (exclusive of any amount subject to an election for a Scheduled Withdrawal) at the end of the calendar quarter in which the Participant has a Separation from Service, the Distributable Amount shall be paid to the Participant by the Payment Date (and after his death to his Beneficiary) in a lump sum, regardless of the election made by the Participant, provided further that such accelerated lump sum payout will only apply if such payout results in the termination of the Participant’s entire interest in this Plan and all other account-based elective deferral plans aggregated with this Plan under Code section 409A.
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(d)
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Earnings.
The Participant’s Account shall continue to be credited with earnings pursuant to Plan section 4.1 until all amounts credited to the Participant’s Account under the Plan have been distributed. For lump sum distributions, a Participant’s Account will be credited with earnings through the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Participant has a Separation from Service. Lump sum distributions that are payable to a Specified Employee, as defined in Plan section 1.2(nn), and, therefore, subject to a six-month delay shall be credited with earnings through the last day of the calendar month coincident with or immediately following the expiration of such six-month period. For installment payments, a Participant’s Account will be credited with earnings through the last day of the calendar quarter which includes the last remaining installment payment. For Scheduled Withdrawals, a Participant’s Account will be credited with earnings through the applicable December 31 immediately preceding the Scheduled Withdrawal Date.
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3.3 Investment Elections
(a)
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At the time of making the deferral elections described in Plan section 3.1, the Participant shall designate, in a manner provided by the Plan Committee, the types of investment funds in which the Participant’s Account will be deemed to be invested for purposes of determining the amount of earnings to be credited to his Account. In making the designation pursuant to this Plan section 3.3, the Participant may specify that all or any percentage of his Account (in whole percentage increments) be deemed to be invested in one or more of the types of investment funds provided under the Plan as communicated from time to time by the Plan Committee. A Participant may change the designation made under this Plan section 3.3, any day by filing an election, in a manner provided by the Plan Committee. If a Participant fails to elect a type of fund under this Plan section 3.3, the Participant shall be deemed to have elected the Money Market type of investment fund.
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(b)
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Although the Participant may designate the type of investments, the Plan Committee shall not be bound by such designation. The Plan Committee shall select from time to time, in its sole discretion, certain investment crediting options, all of which are communicated by the Plan Committee to the Participant pursuant to subsection (a), above, and such designated investments shall constitute the Funds. The Investment Return of each such commercially available investment fund shall be used to determine the amount of earnings or losses to be credited to the Participant’s Account under Article 4 of the Plan.
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3.4 Transition Rule for Plan Year 2010
Any elections to defer compensation or to provide for distributions of benefits made under the Prior Plan with respect to compensation otherwise payable to a Participant in the 2010 Plan Year or amounts otherwise distributable to a Participant during the 2010 Plan Year shall be treated by the Plan as if they were made under the Plan in accordance with the provisions of this Article 3 and shall comply with the requirements of Code section 409A.
Article 4. Participant Accounts and Trust Funding
4.1 Participant Accounts
The Plan Committee shall establish and maintain a Deferral Account for each Participant under the Plan. Each Participant’s Deferral Account and Company Contribution Account shall be further divided into separate subaccounts (“investment fund subaccounts”), each of which corresponds to an investment fund elected by the Participant pursuant to Plan section 3.3(a). A Participant’s Deferral Account shall be credited as follows:
(a)
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Within five business days of Compensation being withheld, the Plan Committee shall credit the investment fund subaccounts of the Participant’s Deferral Account with an amount equal to the Compensation deferred by the Participant during each pay period in accordance with the Participant’s election under Plan section 3.3(a); that is, the portion of the Participant’s deferred Compensation that the Participant has elected to be deemed to be invested in a certain type of investment fund shall be credited to the investment fund subaccount corresponding to that investment fund. Deferrals of Base Salary will be deducted from each applicable paycheck. Deferrals of Commissions and Bonuses will be deducted when paid.
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(b)
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At the end of every business day, each investment fund subaccount of a Participant’s Deferral Account shall be credited with earnings or losses in an amount equal to that determined by multiplying the balance credited to such investment fund subaccount as of each preceding business day by the Investment Return for the corresponding fund selected by the Company pursuant to Plan section 3.3(b).
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(c)
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In the event that a Participant elects to defer Compensation for a given Plan Year, all amounts attributed to the deferral of Compensation for such Plan Year shall be accounted for in a manner which allows separate accounting for the deferral of such Compensation and investment gains and losses associated with such Plan Year’s deferral of Compensation.
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4.2 Funding of Trust
(a)
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The Company has created a Trust with First American Trust, FSB serving as the initial trustee. Unless the Plan is deemed to be in a “restricted period” within the meaning of Code section 409A(b)(3), each Participating Company shall contribute to the Trust for such Plan Year:
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(i)
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the total amount deferred by each Participant for the Plan Year not yet contributed to the Trust; less
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(ii)
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the total amount of accrued Plan distributions paid by the Company still reflected in the Trust.
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Each Participating Company may also contribute such additional amounts as it shall deem necessary or appropriate.
(b)
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Although the principal of the Trust and any earnings thereon shall be held separate and apart from other funds of a Participating Company and shall be used exclusively for the uses and purposes of Plan Participants and Beneficiaries as set forth therein, neither the Participants nor their Beneficiaries shall have any preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership in, any assets of the Trust prior to the time such assets are paid to the Participants or Beneficiaries as benefits and all rights created under this Plan shall be unsecured contractual rights of Plan Participants and Beneficiaries against the Participating Company.
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(c)
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Prior to an event of insolvency, as defined in the Trust, the assets of the Plan and Trust shall never inure to the benefit of the Participating Company and the same shall be held for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to Participants and their beneficiaries, including the payment of reasonable expenses of administering the Plan and Trust. Upon an event of insolvency, as defined in the Trust, assets held in the Trust will be subject to the claims of a Participating Company’s general creditors under federal and state law as further specified in the Trust.
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Article 5. Vesting
A Participant’s Deferral Account shall be 100% vested at all times.
Article 6. Distributions
6.1 Scheduled Distributions
In the case of a Participant who has elected a Scheduled Withdrawal while still in the employ of a Participating Company, such Participant shall receive his Scheduled Withdrawal amount pursuant to Plan section 3.2. If a Participant has a Separation from Service prior to a Scheduled Withdrawal Date, other than by reason of death, the portion of the Participant’s Account associated with the Participant’s selected Scheduled Withdrawal Dates which have not occurred prior to such Separation from Service shall be distributed in a lump sum, provided, however, such lump sum will be delayed for six (6) months following the Participant’s Separation from Service consistent with Plan sections 1.2(cc) and 1.2(nn).
6.2 Post-2004 Early Distributions of Pre-2005 Plan Year Balances
Except as specified below, the Participant’s right to elect an Early Distribution from the portion of his Deferral Account that represents pre-2005 Plan Year balances is not amended and the Plan terms governing such Early Distribution, including the ten percent payment forfeiture provision, are reflected in Appendix A of this Plan. On or after the Effective Date, a Participant making an election to take an Early Distribution will result in the Participant being suspended from making a Deferral Amount for two Plan Years commencing with the January 1 next following the date on which the Participant makes such Early Distribution election. Deferrals (and investment earnings on such deferrals) made to this Plan after 2004 are not eligible for an Early Distribution.
6.3 Distribution Upon Separation from Service
Upon the Participant’s Separation from Service, whether by reason of retirement or for any reason other than death, a Participant shall receive his Distributable Amount pursuant to Plan section 3.2 on the Payment Date following such Separation from Service.
6.4 Death Benefit
(a)
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Death Benefit While Still Employed.
In the case of a Participant who dies while employed by a Participating Company, the following benefits shall be provided:
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(1)
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The Account Balance in a lump sum or installments as previously elected by the Participant and, subject to the provisions of this Article 6 of the Plan but without regard to the six-month payment delay for Specified Employees; and
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(2)
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In the case of an employee who became a Participant prior to January 1, 2002, that portion of the death benefit of any Policy purchased by the Trust to insure the life of the Participant and earmarked by the Plan Committee to provide benefits under this Section 6.4(a)(2) equal to the amounts described in subsections (a)(2)(A) through (C) and not to exceed $2 million. Furthermore, if the Participant dies while in service on or after attainment of age 61, the benefit under this Plan section, after application of the $2 million limit described above, shall be reduced by 20% for each full year after the Participant’s attainment of age 60; provided, however, that if the Participant is over age 61 as of February 1, 2003, the benefit will be reduced by 20% for each full year after February 1, 2002 and not as described in the preceding sentence.
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(A)
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If a Participant elects during his first twelve months of Plan participation (whether or not such election occurs during more than one Plan Year) to defer Base Salary only, such Participant’s death benefit shall equal his Base Salary deferrals over the first twelve months of Plan participation multiplied by fifteen. This amount shall constitute the Participant’s death benefit under this Section 6.4(a)(2) prior to any reduction described in the first paragraph thereof for the remainder of his participation in the Plan.
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(B)
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If a Participant elects during his first twelve months of Plan participation (whether or not such election occurs during more than one Plan Year) to defer Bonuses and/or Commissions only, at the end of the initial twelve-month period (which may or may not span more than one Plan Year) the amount of the Participant’s deferral of Bonuses and/or Commissions shall be aggregated and multiplied by fifteen, which amount shall constitute the Participant’s death benefit under this Section 6.4(a)(2) prior to any reduction described in the first paragraph thereof for the remainder of his participation in the Plan.
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(C)
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If a Participant elects during his first twelve months of Plan participation (whether or not such election occurs during more than one Plan Year) to defer Base Salary and Bonuses and/or Commissions, at the end of the initial twelve-month period (which may or may not span more than one Plan Year) the Participant’s death benefit shall equal the amount of Base Salary deferrals during the first twelve months multiplied by fifteen plus the aggregate amount of all deferrals of Bonuses and/or Commissions which occurred during the first twelve months multiplied by fifteen. This amount shall constitute the Participant’s death benefit under this Section 6.4(a)(2) prior to any reduction described in the first paragraph thereof for the remainder of his participation in the Plan.
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(3)
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The Participant may designate a beneficiary with respect to the portion of the Policy proceeds described in Section 6.4(a)(2) above in the event the Participant dies prior to otherwise incurring a Separation from Service. The Participant may designate and change such beneficiary (which need not be his Beneficiary) at any time on a form provided by and filed with the insurance company. If no such form is on file with the insurance company, the insurance proceeds designated in this paragraph shall be paid to the Beneficiary. The benefit payable under such a Policy shall only be paid if the insurance company agrees that the Participant is insurable and shall be subject to all conditions and exceptions set forth in such Policy.
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(4)
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Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan or any other document to the contrary, the Participating Company shall not have any obligation to pay the Participant or his beneficiary any amounts described in subsection (a)(2); all such amounts due pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be payable solely from the proceeds of such Policy, if any. Furthermore, the Participating Company is not obligated to maintain the Policy; no death benefit shall be payable hereunder if the Company has discontinued the Policy for the Participant. In addition, no Policy shall be allocated to any Participant Account.
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(5)
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So long as the Trust maintains a Policy to pay benefits to a Participant or former Participant under Section 6.4(a)(2) and the Plan is not deemed to be in a “restricted period” within the meaning of Code section 409A(b)(3), the Company shall pay to the Trustee amounts necessary to pay premiums on such Policy insuring the Participant or former Participant’s life as soon as practicable after the end of each Plan Year, or such earlier time as the Company shall determine (but no later than the tax return due date for the Company for such year). The Company may allocate such premium expenses amongst Participating Companies.
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(6)
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Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, and effective January 1, 2002, no death benefit will be payable to any Eligible Employee who became a Participant after December 31, 2001.
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(b)
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Death After Benefit Commencement.
In the event a Participant dies after he has had a Separation from Service and begins to receive installment payments pursuant to Plan section 3.2 but while he still has a balance in his Account, the balance shall continue to be paid in installments to the Beneficiary for the remainder of the period as elected by the Participant.
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(c)
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Death Benefit Reduction.
In the event a Participant elects an Early Distribution from his Deferral Account for a percentage of his Account representing his pre-2005 Plan Year balances, the Participant’s death benefit as computed in accordance with this Plan section 6.4 shall be reduced by multiplying said death benefit by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of the Participant’s Early Distributions and the denominator of which shall be the Participant’s Deferral Account representing his pre-2005 Plan Year balances without reduction for any Early Distributions taken. For purposes of calculating the denominator of the fraction set forth above, a Participant’s Early Distributions shall be credited with earnings and losses in accordance with Plan section 4.1.
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6.5 Inability to Locate Participant
If the Plan Committee is unable to locate a Participant or Beneficiary within three years following the required Payment Date, the amount allocated to the Participant’s Deferral Account shall be forfeited. If, after such forfeiture, the Participant or Beneficiary later claims, within three years of the forfeiture, such benefit, such benefit shall be reinstated but without interest or earnings from the date of forfeiture forward.
6.6 No Acceleration of Payments
The Plan Committee shall not permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of payments except as provided in this Plan section.
As of January 1, 2009, acceleration of the time or schedule of payments shall be permitted only in the following instances:
(a)
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A payment to an alternate payee to the extent necessary to fulfill a Qualified Divorce Order;
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(b)
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A payment that is necessary to comply with a certificate of divestiture as defined in Code section 1043(b)(2);
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(c)
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A payment to pay the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed under Code sections 3101 and 3121(v)(2) on amounts held by the Plan as well as a payment to pay any income tax at source on wages imposed under Code section 3401 (
i.e.
, wage withholding) on the FICA tax amount and any income tax at source attributable to the pyramiding of wages and taxes. The total payment under this subsection may not exceed the aggregate FICA tax amount and the income tax withholding related to such FICA tax amount; or
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(d)
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A small amount cashout pursuant to Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(v).
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6.7 Tax Withholding
Any federal, state or local taxes, including FICA tax amounts, required by law to be withheld with respect to benefits earned and vested under this Plan or any other compensation arrangement may be withheld from the Participant’s benefit, salary, wages or other amounts paid by the Company or any employer and reasonably available for withholding. Prior to making or authorizing any benefit payment under this Plan, the Company may require such documents from any taxing authority, or may require such indemnities or a surety bond from any Participant or Beneficiary, as the Company shall reasonably consider necessary for its protection.
6.8 Six-Month Delay for Specified Employee
If the Company determines that a Participant is a Specified Employee, payment of the Participant’s Account will not commence prior to the first day of the month following the six-month anniversary of the Participant’s Separation from Service. Additionally, a Participant must notify the Company to affirm whether or not he is a Specified Employee by virtue of the one-percent and five-percent ownership thresholds set forth at Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(i) and the Company will not be responsible for any consequences to the Participant as a result of a Participant’s failure to so notify the Company. The above six-month payment delay will not apply to a Participant who is a Specified Employee if the Participant’s Separation from Service is on account of his death. The above six-month payment delay will also not apply to a Participant who incurs and receives a payment pursuant to a qualifying Disability. If a Participant’s benefits under this Plan are subject to such six-month payment delay, the Participant will be entitled to receive a one-time lump sum payment equal to the payments which were delayed by the above six-month delay.
6.9 Distributions Upon Unforeseeable Financial Emergency
A Participant may request an accelerated distribution from his Deferral Account that does not exceed an amount necessary to satisfy an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency experienced by the Participant. The Plan Committee will make a determination of whether or not to grant such Participant’s request. In making this determination, the Plan Committee is not required to consider payments that may be available to the Participant due to the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency under any other qualified or nonqualified retirement plans maintained by the Company.
Article 7. Administration
7.1 Plan Committee
(a)
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Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Plan Committee shall be the administrator of the Plan, within the meaning of ERISA section 3(16)(A). The Plan Committee shall generally administer the Plan.
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(b)
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The Plan Committee may be composed of as many members as the Board may appoint in writing from time to time. The Board may also delegate to another person the power to appoint and remove members of the Plan Committee.
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(c)
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The Company by action of an officer or the Chairperson of the Plan Committee, or if there is no Chairperson, then by unanimous consent of the members of the Plan Committee, may appoint Plan Committee members from time to time. Members of the Plan Committee may, but need not, be Employees.
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(d)
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A member of the Plan Committee may resign by delivering his written resignation to the Plan Committee. The resignation shall be effective as of the date it is received by the Plan Committee or such other later date as is specified in the resignation notice. A Plan Committee member may be removed at any time and for any reason by the Company by action of any of its officers, the Chairman of the Plan Committee, or by unanimous consent of the remaining members of the Plan Committee. Any Employee appointed to the Plan Committee shall automatically cease to be a member of the Plan Committee, effective on the date that he ceases to be an Employee, unless the Chairman of the Plan Committee, an officer of the Company, or all of the Plan Committee members unanimously specify otherwise in writing.
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7.2 Operation of the Plan Committee
(a)
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A majority of the members of the Plan Committee at the time in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All resolutions adopted and other actions taken by the Plan Committee at any meeting shall be by the vote of a majority of those present at any such meeting. Upon the concurrence of all of the members in office at the time, action by the Plan Committee may be taken otherwise than at a meeting.
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(b)
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The members of the Plan Committee may elect one of their members as Chair and may elect a Secretary who may, but need not, be a member of the Plan Committee.
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(c)
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The members of the Plan Committee may authorize one or more of their members or any agent to execute or deliver any instrument or instruments on their behalf. The members of the Plan Committee may allocate any of the Plan Committee’s powers and duties among individual members of the Plan Committee.
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(d)
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The Plan Committee may appoint one or more subcommittees and delegate any of its discretionary authority and such of its powers and duties, as it deems desirable to any such subcommittee. The members of any such subcommittee shall consist of such persons as the Plan Committee may appoint.
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(e)
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All resolutions, proceedings, acts, and determinations of the Plan Committee, with respect to the administration of the Plan, shall be recorded; and all such records, together with such documents and instruments as may be necessary for the administration of the Plan, shall be preserved by the Plan Committee.
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(f)
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Subject to the limitations contained in the Plan, the Plan Committee shall be empowered from time to time in its discretion to establish rules for the exercise of the duties imposed upon the Plan Committee under the Plan.
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7.3 Agents
(a)
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The Board, the Company, or the Plan Committee may delegate such of its powers and duties as it deems desirable to any person, in which case every reference herein made to the Board, Company, or the Plan Committee (as applicable) shall be deemed to mean or include the delegated persons as to matters within their jurisdiction.
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(b)
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The Board, the Company, or the Plan Committee may also appoint one or more persons or agents to aid it in carrying out its duties and delegate such of its powers and duties as it deems desirable to such persons or agents.
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(c)
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The Board, the Company, or the Plan Committee may employ such counsel, auditors, and other specialists and such clerical and other services as it may require in carrying out the provisions of the Plan, with the expenses therefor paid, as provided in Plan section 7.4.
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7.4 Compensation and Expenses
(a)
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A member of the Plan Committee shall serve without compensation for services as a member. Any member of the Plan Committee may receive reimbursement of expenses properly and actually incurred in connection with his services as a member of the Plan Committee, as provided in this Article 7.
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(b)
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All expenses of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
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7.5 Plan Committee
’
s Powers and Duties
Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the Company shall have responsibility for any settlor duties, powers or functions (
e.g.
, the right to amend and terminate the Plan) and except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Plan Committee shall have responsibility for the general administration of the Plan and for carrying out its provisions. The Plan Committee shall have such powers and duties as may be necessary to discharge its functions hereunder, including the following:
(a)
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To establish rules, policies, and procedures for administration of the Plan;
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(b)
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To construe and interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility, and to determine the amount, manner, and time of payment of any benefits hereunder;
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(c)
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To make a determination as to the right of any person to a benefit and the amount thereof;
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(d)
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To obtain from the Company such information as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan;
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(e)
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To prepare and distribute information explaining the Plan;
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(f)
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To keep all records necessary for the operation and administration of the Plan;
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(g)
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To prepare and file any reports, descriptions, or forms required by the Code or ERISA; and
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(h)
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To designate or employ agents and counsel (who may also be persons employed by the Company) and direct them to exercise the powers of the Plan Committee.
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7.6 Plan Committee
’
s Decisions Conclusive/Exclusive Benefit
The Plan Committee shall have the exclusive right and discretionary authority to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and to resolve all questions arising thereunder, including the right to resolve and remedy ambiguities, inconsistencies, or omissions in the Plan, provided, however, that the construction necessary for the Plan to conform to the Code and ERISA shall in all cases control. Benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Committee decides in its discretion that the Participant, surviving spouse or Beneficiary is entitled to them. The Plan Committee shall endeavor to act in such a way as not to discriminate in favor of any class of Participants or other persons. Any and all disputes with respect to the Plan that may arise involving Participants will be referred to the Committee, and its decisions shall be final, conclusive, and binding. All findings of fact, interpretations, determinations, and decisions of the Plan Committee in respect of any matter or question arising under the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, including, without limitation, Participants, and any and all other persons having, or claiming to have, any interest in or under the Plan and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.
The Plan Committee shall administer the Plan for the exclusive benefit of Participants and their Beneficiaries.
7.7 Indemnity
(a)
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The Company (including any successor employer, as applicable) shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the following persons (“Indemnified Persons”) under the terms and conditions of subsection (b):
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(2)
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Each Eligible Employee, former Eligible Employee, current and former members of the Plan Committee, or current or former members of the Board who have, or had, responsibility (whether by delegation from another person, an allocation of responsibilities under the terms of this Plan document, or otherwise) for a fiduciary duty, a non-fiduciary settlor function (such as deciding whether to approve a plan amendment), or a non-fiduciary administrative task relating to the Plan.
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(b)
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The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person against any and all claims, losses, damages, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, incurred by that person on account of his good-faith actions or failures to act with respect to his responsibilities relating to the Plan. The Company’s indemnification shall include payment of any amounts due under a settlement of any lawsuit or investigation, but only if the Company agrees to the settlement.
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(1)
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An Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 only if he notifies an Appropriate Person (defined below) at the Company of any claim asserted against or any investigation of the Indemnified Person that relates to the Indemnified Person’s responsibilities with respect to the Plan.
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(A)
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An “Appropriate Person
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is one or more of the following individuals at the Company:
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(i)
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The Chief Executive Officer,
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(ii)
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The Chief Financial Officer, or
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(iii)
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Its General Counsel.
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(B)
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The notice may be provided orally or in writing. The notice must be provided to the Appropriate Person promptly after the Indemnified Person becomes aware of the claim or investigation. No indemnification shall be provided under this Plan section 7.7 to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced by the unreasonable delay of the Indemnified Person in notifying an Appropriate Person of the claim or investigation.
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(2)
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An Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 with respect to attorneys’ fees, court costs, or other litigation expenses or any settlement of such litigation only if the Indemnified Person agrees to permit the Company to select counsel and to conduct the defense of the lawsuit and agrees not to take any action in the lawsuit that the Company believes would be prejudicial to the Company’s interests.
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(3)
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No Indemnified Person, including an Indemnified Person who is a former Employee, shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 unless he makes himself reasonably available to assist the Company with respect to the matters in issue and agrees to provide whatever documents, testimony, information, materials, or other forms of assistance that the Company shall reasonably request.
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(4)
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No Indemnified Person shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 with respect to any action or failure to act that is judicially determined to constitute or be attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Person.
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(5)
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Payments of any indemnity under this Plan section 7.7 shall only be made from assets of the Company. The provisions of this Plan section 7.7 shall not preclude or limit such further indemnities or reimbursement under this Plan as allowable under applicable law, as may be available under insurance purchased by the Company, or as may be provided by the Company under any by-law, agreement or otherwise, provided that no expense shall be indemnified under this Plan section 7.7 that is otherwise indemnified by the Company, by an insurance contract purchased by the Company, or by this Plan.
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7.8 Insurance
The Plan Committee may authorize the purchase of insurance to cover any liabilities or losses occurring by reason of the act or omission of any Plan Committee member or its designee. To the extent permitted by law, the Plan Committee may purchase insurance covering any member (or its designee) for any personal liability of such Plan Committee member (or its designee) with respect to any administrative responsibilities under this Plan. Any Plan Committee member (or its designee) may also purchase insurance for his own account covering any personal liability under this Plan.
7.9 Quarterly Statements and Notices
Under procedures established by the Plan Committee, a Participant shall receive a statement with respect to such Participant’s Accounts on a quarterly basis as of each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
Each Participant shall be responsible for furnishing to the Company his current address. The Participant shall also be responsible for notifying the Company of any change in the above information. If a Participant does not provide the above information to the Company, the Plan Committee may rely on the address of record of the Participant on file with the Company’s personnel office.
All notices or other communications from the Plan Committee to a Participant (who is a current Eligible Employee) shall be deemed given and binding upon that person for all purposes of the Plan when delivered by e-mail to the Participant’s individually designated e-mail address at the Company and all notices or other communications from the Plan Committee to a Participant (who is a former Eligible Employee) shall be deemed given and binding upon that person for all purposes of the Plan when delivered to, or when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to that person at his address last appearing on the Plan Committee’s records, and the Plan Committee, and the Company shall not be obliged to search for or ascertain his whereabouts.
All notices or other communications from the Participant required or permitted under this Plan shall be provided to the person specified by the Plan Committee, using such procedures as are prescribed by the Plan Committee. The Plan Committee may require that the oral notice or communication be provided by telephoning a specific telephone number and, after calling that telephone number, by following a specified procedure. Any oral notice or oral communication from a Participant that is made in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Plan Committee shall be deemed to have been duly given when all information requested by the person specified by the Plan Committee is provided to such person, in accordance with the specified procedures.
7.10 Data
All persons entitled to benefits from the Plan must furnish to the Plan Committee such documents, evidence, or information, as the Plan Committee considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Plan, and it shall be a condition of the Plan that each such person must furnish such information and sign such documents as the Plan Committee may require before any benefits become payable from the Plan.
7.11 Claims Procedure
All decisions made under the procedure set out in this Plan section 7.11 shall be final, and there shall be no further right of appeal. No lawsuit may be initiated by any person before fully pursuing the procedures set out in this Plan section 7.11, including the appeal permitted pursuant to subsection (c) below.
(a)
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The right of a Participant or any other person entitled to claim a benefit under the Plan (collectively “Claimants”) to a benefit shall be determined by the Plan Committee, provided, however, that the Plan Committee may delegate its responsibility to any person.
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(1)
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The Claimant (or an authorized representative of a Claimant) may file a claim for benefits by written notice to the Plan Committee. The Plan Committee shall establish procedures for determining whether a person is authorized to represent a Claimant.
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(2)
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Any claim for benefits under the Plan, pursuant to this Plan section 7.11, shall be filed with the Plan Committee no later than three months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service. The Plan Committee in its sole discretion shall determine whether this limitation period has been exceeded.
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(3)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the following shall not be a claim for purposes of this Plan section 7.11:
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(A)
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A request for determination of eligibility, participation, or benefit calculation under the Plan without an accompanying claim for benefits under the Plan. The determination of eligibility, participation, or benefit calculation under the Plan may be necessary to resolve a claim, in which case such determination shall be made in accordance with the claims procedures set forth in this Plan section 7.11.
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(B)
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Any casual inquiry relating to the Plan, including an inquiry about benefits or the circumstances under which benefits might be paid under the Plan.
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(C)
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A claim that is defective or otherwise fails to follow the procedures of the Plan (
e.g.
, a claim that is addressed to a party other than the Plan Committee or an oral claim).
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(D)
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An application or request for benefits under the Plan.
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(b)
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If a claim for benefits is wholly or partially denied, the Plan Committee shall, within a reasonable period of time, but no later than 90 days after receipt of the claim, notify the Claimant of the denial of benefits. If special circumstances justify extending the period up to an additional 90 days, the Claimant shall be given written notice of this extension within the initial 90-day period, and such notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. A notice of denial:
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(1)
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Shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant; and
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(A)
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The specific reasons for denial of the claim;
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(B)
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Specific reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
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(C)
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A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, along with an explanation as to why such material or information is necessary; and
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(D)
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An explanation of the Plan’s claim review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.
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(c)
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Within 60 days of the receipt by the Claimant of the written denial of his claim or, if the claim has not been granted, within a reasonable period of time (which shall not be less than the 90 or 180 days described in subsection (b) above), the Claimant (or an authorized representative of a Claimant) may file a written request with the Plan Committee that it conduct a full review of the denial of the claim. In connection with the Claimant’s appeal, upon request, the Claimant may review and obtain copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits (but not including any document, record or information that is subject to any attorney-client or work product privilege) and may submit issues and comments in writing. The Claimant may submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits. All comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the Claimant shall be taken into account in the appeal without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
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(d)
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The Plan Committee shall deliver to the Claimant a written decision on the claim promptly, but no later than 60 days after the receipt of the Claimant’s request for such review, unless special circumstances exist that justify extending this period up to an additional 60 days. If the period is extended, the Claimant shall be given written notice of this extension during the initial 60-day period and such notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. The decision on review of the denial of the claim:
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(1)
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Shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant;
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(2)
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Shall include specific reasons for the decision;
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(3)
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Shall contain specific references to the Plan provisions on which the decision is based;
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(4)
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Shall contain a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits. Whether a document, record, or other information is relevant to a claim for benefits shall be determined by reference to U.S. Department of Labor Regulations section 2560; and
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(5)
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Shall contain a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.
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(e)
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No lawsuit may be initiated by any person before fully pursuing the procedures set out in this Plan section 7.11, including the appeal permitted pursuant to subsection (c) above. In addition, no legal action may be commenced later than 365 days subsequent to the date of the written response of the Plan Committee to a Claimant’s request for review pursuant to subsection (d) above.
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Article 8. Adoption And Withdrawal By Participating Companies
8.1 Adoption of the Plan
Any entity which is a subsidiary for which more than fifty percent (50%) of the value of the stock or other interest of such entity is owned by the Company may, with the consent and approval of the Company, adopt this Plan as a Participating Company for a select group of management and highly compensated employees. The adoption of this Plan by a Participating Company shall be effected by resolution of its board of directors or equivalent governing body. It shall not be necessary for any adopting Participating Company to formally execute the Plan as then in effect. As to the Participating Company, the effective date of the Plan shall be stated in its resolutions, and it shall assume all the rights, obligations and liabilities of a Participating Company under the Plan.
As an express condition of its of adoption of the Plan, each Participating Company agrees to each of the following conditions:
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The Participating Company is bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan as the Company or the Plan Committee may reasonably require;
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The Participating Company must comply with all requirements and employee benefit rules of the Code, ERISA and applicable regulations for nonqualified retirement plans;
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The Participating Company acknowledges the authority of the Company and the Plan Committee to review the Participating Company’s compliance with the Plan procedures and to require changes in such procedures as the Company and the Plan Committee may reasonably deem appropriate;
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The Participating Company authorizes the Company and the Plan Committee to act on its behalf with respect to matters pertaining to the Plan and Trust, including making any and all Plan and Trust amendments;
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The Participating Company will cooperate fully with Plan officials and agents by providing information and taking actions as directed by the Plan Committee or the Company so as to allow for the efficient administration of the Plan and Trust; and
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The Participating Company’s status as a Participating Company is expressly conditioned on its being and continuing to be an Affiliate of the Company.
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8.2 Withdrawal From the Plan
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A Participating Company may, by resolution of its board of directors or equivalent governing body and approval by the Company, withdraw from participation under the Plan. A withdrawing Participating Company may arrange for the continuation by itself or its successor of this Plan in a separate form for its own employees. The withdrawing Participating Company may arrange for continuation of the Plan by merger with an existing plan and request, subject to the Company’s consent, the transfer to such plan of all Plan assets representing the benefits of its employees.
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In the event that a Participant transfers employment from the Company to an Affiliate, the Plan Committee shall have the right, but no obligation, to direct the Trustee to transfer funds in an amount equal to the amounts credited to the accounts of such Participant described in Section 4.1 of the Plan, including any Policy purchased to insure the life of the Participant in order to provide benefits under Section 6.4(a)(2) of the Plan (the “Transferred Account”) to a trust established under a Transferee Plan maintained by such Affiliate. The Plan Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether such transfer shall be made and the timing of such transfer. Such transfer shall be made only if, and to the extent, approval of such transfer is obtained from the Trustee. No transfer shall be made unless the Affiliate satisfies the definition of an “Affiliate” as set forth in the Plan as of the date of the transfer.
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For purposes of this Section 8.2, “Transferee Plan” shall mean an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan described in Section 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.
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No transfer shall be made under this Section 8.2 unless the Participant for whose benefit the Transferred Account is held executes a written waiver of all of such Participant’s rights and benefits under this Plan in such form as shall be acceptable to the Plan Committee.
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8.3 Cessation of Future Contributions
A Participating Company may, by resolution of its board of directors or equivalent governing body, cease to allow Participants in its employ to continue to make deferrals pursuant to Article 3 of the Plan. If a Participating Company makes the determination to cease Participant deferrals, the remaining provisions of this Plan shall continue to apply.
Article 9. Amendment and Termination
9.1 Amendment and Termination Generally
The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Company, acting through its Board (or the Plan Committee or other designee of the Board) at any time. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, benefits may be distributed to Participants on account of the termination only if:
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The termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Company;
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All nonqualified, elective, account-based retirement plans maintained by the Company and all Participating Companies that would be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A are terminated when the Plan is terminated;
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No payments are made within 12 months after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan, other than payments made pursuant to the Plan’s otherwise applicable distribution provisions;
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All benefits are distributed within 24 months after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan; and
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Neither the Company nor any Participating Company establishes a new nonqualified, elective, account-based plan that would be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A at any time within three years after the date when the Company takes all steps necessary to terminate and liquidate the Plan.
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Such amendment or termination may modify or eliminate any benefits hereunder other than a benefit that is in pay status, or the vested portion of a benefit that is not in pay status.
9.2 Amendment and Termination Following a Change of Control
Notwithstanding the Company’s general right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, the Company, including any successor entity to the Company, may not amend or terminate this Plan in any manner following a Change of Control that would adversely affect the rights of a Participant to benefits under this Plan.
Article 10. Miscellaneous
10.1 No Enlargement of Employee Rights
This Plan is strictly a voluntary undertaking on the part of the Company and shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Company and any Eligible Employee or to be consideration for, or an inducement to, or a condition of, the employment of any Eligible Employee. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Eligible Employee the right to be retained in the service of the Company or any Participating Company or to interfere with the right of any of them to discharge or retire any person at any time. No one shall have any right to benefits, except to the extent provided in this Plan.
10.2 Leave of Absence
A Participant who is on an approved leave of absence with salary, or on an approved leave of absence without salary for a period of not more than six months, shall be deemed to be a Participant during such leave of absence. A Participant who is on an approved leave of absence without salary for a period in excess of six months shall be deemed to have voluntarily incurred a Separation from Service as of the end of such six-month period, provided that, based on all relevant facts and circumstances, neither the Participant nor the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Participant will provide future services to the Company or a Participating Company.
10.3 Withholding
Benefit payments hereunder shall be subject to applicable federal, state or local withholding for taxes.
10.4 No Examination or Accounting
Neither this Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving any person the right to an accounting or to examine the books or affairs of the Company, or any Participating Company.
10.5 Records Conclusive
The records of the Company shall be conclusive in respect to all matters involved in the administration of the Plan.
10.6 Service of Legal Process
The members of the Plan Committee (or if there is no such Plan Committee then the Company) are hereby designated as agent(s) of the Plan for the purpose of receiving legal process.
10.7 Governing Law
The Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in all respects under the applicable laws of the State of California, except to the extent pre-empted by federal law. Upon any change in the law or other determination that any term, condition or other provision of the Plan has been altered in any way, the Plan Committee shall administer this Plan in accordance with such change notwithstanding the terms of the Plan pending an amendment to this Plan.
10.8 Severability
If any provision of this Plan is held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining provisions; instead, each provision is fully severable and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if any illegal or invalid provision had never been included.
10.9 Facility of Payment
Every person receiving or claiming benefits under this Plan is presumed to be mentally competent and of age until the date on which the Plan Committee receives a written notice, in a form and manner acceptable to it, that such person is mentally incompetent or a minor, and that a guardian or other person legally vested with the care of such person or his estate has been appointed.
However, if the Plan Committee should find that any person to whom a benefit is payable under this Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of any incompetency or is a minor, any payment due (unless a prior claim shall have been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may be paid to the spouse, a child, a parent, or a brother or sister, or to any other person or institution that the Plan Committee determines to have incurred expense for such person otherwise entitled to payment. To the extent permitted by law, any such payment so made shall be a complete discharge of any liability therefor under the Plan.
If a guardian of the estate or other person legally vested with the care of the estate of any person receiving or claiming benefits under the Plan is appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, payments shall be made to such guardian or other person provided that proper proof of appointment and continuing qualification is furnished in a form and manner suitable to the Plan Committee. To the extent permitted by law, such guardian or other person may act for the Participant and make any election required of or permitted by the Participant under this Plan, and such action or election shall be deemed to have been done by the Participant, and benefit payments may be made to such guardian or other person and any such payment shall be a complete discharge of any such liability under the Plan.
10.10 General Restrictions Against Alienation
The interest of any Participant under this Plan shall not in any event be subject to sale, assignment, or transfer, and each Participant is hereby prohibited from anticipating, encumbering, assigning, or in any manner alienating his interest hereunder and is without power to do so; provided, however, that this provision shall not restrict the power or authority of the Plan Committee, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan, to disburse funds to the legally appointed guardian, executor, administrator, or personal representative of any Participant or pursuant to a valid Qualified Divorce Order.
If any person attempts to take any action contrary to this Plan section 10.10, such action shall be void and the Company may disregard such action and is not in any manner bound thereby, and they shall suffer no liability for any such disregard thereof. If the Plan Committee is notified that any Participant has been adjudicated bankrupt or has purported to anticipate, sell, transfer, assign, or encumber any Plan distribution or payment, voluntarily or involuntarily, the Plan Committee shall hold or apply such distribution or payment or any part thereof to, or for the benefit of, such Participant in such manner as the Plan Committee finds appropriate.
10.11 Excise Tax for Code Section 409A Violations
While the Company intends that the Plan meet the requirements of Code section 409A and related Treasury Regulations, the Participant shall be liable for any excise tax (including interest and penalties thereon) which results from a violation of the requirements of Code section 409A and related Treasury Regulations.
10.12 Counterparts
This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original. All the counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument and may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart.
10.13 Assignment
The Company shall have the right to assign its obligations under the Plan, either in whole or in part, to any Participating Company of the Company.
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Exhibit31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Anand Nallathambi, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CoreLogic, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 9, 2010
By: /s/ Anand Nallathambi
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Anand Nallathambi
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Anthony S. Piszel, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CoreLogic, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a material role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 9, 2010
By: /s/ Anthony S. Piszel
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Anthony S. Piszel
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Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Form 10-Q of CoreLogic, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Anand Nallathambi, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
A signed original of this statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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By: /s/ Anand Nallathambi
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Anand Nallathambi
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Date: August 9, 2010
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The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Exhibit 32.2
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Form 10-Q of CoreLogic, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Anthony S. Piszel, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
A signed original of this statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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By: /s/ Anthony S. Piszel
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Anthony S. Piszel
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Chief Financial Officer
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Date: August 9, 2010
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The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.