UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):

January 9, 2014

 

 

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

001-32630

(Commission File Number)

 

Delaware   16-1725106

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

  (IRS Employer Identification Number)

601 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, Florida 32204

(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)

(904) 854-8100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Profits Interest Incentive Plans

On January 9, 2014, each of Black Knight Financial Services, LLC (“ BKFS ”) and ServiceLink Holdings, LLC (“ ServiceLink ” and together with BKFS, the “ Operating Subsidiaries ”), each an indirect subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“ FNF ”), adopted a 2013 Management Incentive Plan (each, the “ Profits Interest Plan ”) that provides for the grant of equity interests in BKFS or ServiceLink, respectively, to employees and managers of BKFS, ServiceLink and their subsidiaries, as applicable. Each equity interest is intended to qualify as a “profits interest” in the applicable Operating Subsidiary for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will only have value to the extent the equity value of each Operating Subsidiary increases beyond the value at issuance. The equity interests are represented by a total of 11,111,111 Class B Units of BKFS reserved for the issuance of awards under the BKFS Profits Interest Plan and 11,111,111 Class B Units of ServiceLink reserved for the issuance of awards under the ServiceLink Profits Interest Plan. The Class B Units generally vest over a period of three years, subject to the continued service of the awardee, and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Profits Interest Plan and the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the applicable Operating Subsidiary. In connection with the adoption of the Profits Interest Plans, a Form of Unit Grant Agreement was approved pursuant to which the Operating Subsidiaries may grant the profits interests from time to time. Awards may be subject to conditions and restrictive covenants.

The foregoing description of the BKFS Profits Interest Plan, the ServiceLink Profits Interest Plan and the Forms of Unit Grant Agreement is qualified entirely by reference to the full text of the applicable plans and award agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, and the material terms of which are incorporated by reference to this Item 5.02.

Synergy Incentive Plans

On January 9, 2014, each of BKFS and ServiceLink also adopted an Incentive Plan pursuant to which employees and other individuals providing services to the Operating Subsidiaries and/or their respective subsidiaries may earn cash bonuses based on, among other things, cost savings achieved between July 15, 2013 and December 31, 2015. Bonuses will be earned and paid on a quarterly basis, starting with the quarter ending on March 31, 2014. The Boards of Directors or Compensation Committees of BKFS or ServiceLink have the final authority to determine whether a specific amount will qualify as cost savings under the applicable plan. The aggregate amount of the combined bonus pool under the Incentive Plans for both Operating Subsidiaries ranges from $0 to $95 million based on achieving cost savings of between $100 million and $350 million as determined on a sliding scale. No bonuses will be payable unless annual cost savings is in excess of $100 million.

The foregoing description of the BKFS Incentive Plan and the ServiceLink Incentive Plan is qualified entirely by reference to the full text of the applicable plans, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5 and 10.6, respectively, and the material terms of which are incorporated by reference to this Item 5.02.

Employment Agreements with William P. Foley, II

On January 10, 2014, FNF entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Mr. William P. Foley, II. Also on January 10, 2014, BKFS I Management, Inc. (“ BKFS I Management ”)


and BKFS II Management, Inc. (“ BKFS II Management ”), in each case on behalf of the Operating Subsidiaries, entered into employment agreements with Mr. Foley, pursuant to which he will serve as Chairman of each entity.

Under Mr. Foley’s previous employment agreement with FNF, he was paid an annual base salary of $850,000. Under the new Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with FNF, Mr. Foley will be paid an annual base salary of $425,000 and under the new employment agreements with BKFS and ServiceLink, Mr. Foley will be paid an annual base salary of $212,500, respectively. Mr. Foley’s total combined annual incentive bonus opportunity will not increase. The agreements also provide for certain benefits generally available to the entities’ other employees and contain certain restrictive covenants.

Each of the employment agreements provides for certain payments upon various termination events, such as by the respective company other than for cause or by Mr. Foley for good reason. The three employment agreements each contain cross-termination provisions under which a termination for any reason under any one of the three agreements shall constitute termination under the others for the same reason.

The foregoing description of Mr. Foley’s employment agreements with FNF, BKFS I Management, and BKFS II Management is qualified entirely by reference to the full text of the applicable agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9, respectively, and the material terms of which are incorporated by reference to this Item 5.02.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description

10.1    Black Knight Financial Services, LLC 2013 Management Incentive Plan
10.2    ServiceLink Holdings, LLC 2013 Management Incentive Plan
10.3    Form of Black Knight Financial Services, LLC Unit Grant Agreement
10.4    Form of ServiceLink Holdings, LLC Unit Grant Agreement
10.5    Black Knight Financial Services, LLC Incentive Plan
10.6    ServiceLink Holdings, LLC Incentive Plan
10.7    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and William P. Foley, II
10.8    Employment Agreement between BKFS I Management, Inc. and William P. Foley, II
10.9    Employment Agreement between BKFS II Management, Inc. and William P. Foley, II


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 15, 2014

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
By:   /s/ Michael L. Gravelle
Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

10.1    Black Knight Financial Services, LLC 2013 Management Incentive Plan
10.2    ServiceLink Holdings, LLC 2013 Management Incentive Plan
10.3    Form of Black Knight Financial Services, LLC Unit Grant Agreement
10.4    Form of ServiceLink Holdings, LLC Unit Grant Agreement
10.5    Black Knight Financial Services, LLC Incentive Plan
10.6    ServiceLink Holdings, LLC Incentive Plan
10.7    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and William P. Foley, II
10.8    Employment Agreement between BKFS I Management, Inc. and William P. Foley, II
10.9    Employment Agreement between BKFS II Management, Inc. and William P. Foley, II

Exhibit 10.1

BLACK KNIGHT FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

2013 MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT, DEFINITIONS AND PURPOSE

1.1 Establishment . Black Knight Financial Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), hereby establishes this plan, which is to be known as the “Black Knight Financial Services, LLC 2013 Management Incentive Plan” (the “ Plan ”). The Plan shall become effective as of January 2, 2014.

1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in that certain the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company dated as of January 3, 2014, as may be amended from time to time, or any successor agreement thereto (the “ LLC Agreement ”).

1.3 Purpose . The Plan is intended to promote the long-term growth and profitability of the Company by providing members of management and other service providers who are or will be involved in the Company’s growth with an opportunity to acquire an ownership interest in the Company, thereby encouraging such persons to contribute to and participate in the success of the Company. Under the Plan, the Board may grant awards (each, an “ Award ”) of Class B Units (the “ Units ”) to employees and/or Managers of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, as may be selected in the sole discretion of the Board (collectively, “ Participants ”).

ARTICLE II

AWARD POOL

2.1 Award Pool . 11,111,111 Units are reserved for issuance under the Plan in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement. Any Units that for any reason are cancelled, forfeited, or acquired by the Company (pursuant to a put, call, redemption or other right) shall again be available for issuance under the Plan.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Administration . The Board (or a subcommittee thereof appointed to administer the Plan, which shall be treated as the “ Board ” for purposes of the Plan) shall, subject to the provisions of this Plan and the LLC Agreement, have the power and authority to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and procedures governing the administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to the full power and authority to (a) interpret the terms of the Plan, the terms of any Awards made under the Plan, and the rules and procedures established by the Board governing any such Awards, (b) determine the rights of any person under the Plan, or the meaning of requirements imposed by the terms of the Plan or an Award, or any rule or procedure established by the Board, (c) select the Participants to whom Awards will be granted under the Plan, (d) establish any vesting or other terms and conditions applicable to an Award, (e) impose such limitations, restrictions and conditions


upon, or in connection with, such Awards as it shall deem appropriate, (f) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to the Plan, (g) correct any defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan and (h) make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the Plan and Awards, subject to the LLC Agreement and such limitations as may be imposed by the Code or other applicable law. Each action of the Board (including each interpretation or other determination of the Board) with respect to the Plan or any Awards made under the Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the grant of Awards hereunder shall be subject to the review and approval of Fidelity and, for so long as THL has the right to designate one or more Managers pursuant to the LLC Agreement, THL.

ARTICLE IV

ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD AGREEMENTS

4.1 Eligibility . Subject to the terms of the Plan and the LLC Agreement, the Board shall have the authority to select the Participants who will receive Awards.

4.2 Award Agreement . Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement executed by the Company and the Participant (the “ Award Agreement ”).

ARTICLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1 Nature of Awards . Each Unit will be treated as a separate Profits Interest. The Units issued under this Plan shall have a Hurdle Amount sufficient in the determination of the Board to cause such Units to be properly treated as “profits interest” within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (such interest, a “ Profits Interest ”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Board, the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (or their employees, agents, officers, directors, managers, successors or assigns) be liable to any Participant if the Units are not treated as Profits Interests for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, distributions to a Participant pursuant to Section 5.3 of the LLC Agreement shall be limited to the extent necessary so that the Profits Interest of such Participant qualifies as a “profits interest” under Rev. Proc. 93-27, and the Plan, Award and LLC Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly. In accordance with Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 CB 191, the Company shall treat a Participant holding an Award as the owner of the Units underlying such Award from the date the Award is granted, and shall file its IRS Form 1065, and issue appropriate Schedule K-1s to such Participant allocating to such Participant its distributive share of all items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit associated with such Profits Interest as if it were fully vested. Each Participant agrees to take into account such distributive share in computing its federal income tax liability for the entire period during which it holds the Award and/or Units. The undertakings contained in Section 3.4(b) of the LLC Agreement shall be construed in accordance with Section 4 of Rev. Proc. 2001-43. The provisions of Section 3.4(b) of the LLC Agreement shall apply regardless of whether or not the Participant files an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.

 

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5.2 Voting Rights . Units granted pursuant to the Plan shall not provide to the holders thereof any right to vote on, or consent to, any matter under the LLC Agreement or the Act, including the merger, consolidation, conversion or dissolution of the Company.

5.1 Amendment; Termination . The Board may modify, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time; provided, however, that such modification, amendment, suspension or termination shall not, without a Participant’s consent, adversely affect the rights in any material respect of a previously-made Award. No Awards may be granted under the Plan after January 2, 2024.

5.2 Governing Law . The Act shall govern all questions arising under this Plan concerning the relative rights of the Company and the Participants. All other questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware. The Company and Participants (pursuant to the Award Agreements), will irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any State or Federal court sitting in New York, NY over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Plan or the Awards. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail addressed to any party shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against a party in any such court. The Company and Participants (pursuant to the Award Agreements) will waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. A final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon any party and may be enforced in any other courts to whose jurisdiction any party is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.

5.3 Securities Laws . The Plan has been instituted by the Company to provide certain compensatory incentives to Participants and is intended to qualify for an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and any other applicable state securities laws pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act or any other applicable exemption (collectively, the “ Exemption ”); however, the Company makes no representation or warranty that the Exemption applies to the Awards, and in no event shall the Board, the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (or their employees, agents, officers, directors, managers, successors or assigns) be liable to any Participant (other than to effect rescission or similar rights that may arise under applicable securities laws) for any failure to comply with such Exemptions. The Company may impose any restrictions or terms on any Awards or Units granted pursuant to Awards, and may require Participants to make such representations, as the Company determines to be necessary to comply with the Exemption.

5.4 Section 409A Compliance . It is the intention of the Company and the Board that Awards granted under the Plan not be subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. To the extent an Award granted under the Plan is determined to be subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, it is intended that the terms of the LLC Agreement, the Plan and the Award Agreement applicable to such Award comply with Section 409A

 

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and they shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty that the Awards will not be subject to (or will comply with) Section 409A of the Code, and in no event shall the Board, the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (or their employees, agents, officers, directors, managers, successors or assigns) be liable to any Participant for any failure to comply with Section 409A or an applicable exemption thereunder.

5.5 No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment; No Tax Minimization Obligation . Neither the Board nor the Company make any guarantees to any person regarding the tax treatment of any Award or payments made with respect to any Award. Neither the Board nor the Company have any duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of any Award, including, without limitation, tax consequences that may result from changes to applicable law and none of the Board, the Company, any subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company, or any of their employees or representatives shall have any liability to any person with respect to such tax consequences.

5.6 Withholding . A Participant may be required to pay to the Company, and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any payment due under any Award, the amount (in cash or, at the election of the Company, securities or other property) of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes in respect of such payment and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Administrator to satisfy all obligations for the payment of withholding taxes.

5.7 Conflict between the Plan and the LLC Agreement . The Plan is subject to the LLC Agreement. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the LLC Agreement, the applicable term and provision of the LLC Agreement will govern and prevail.

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Exhibit 10.2

SERVICELINK HOLDINGS, LLC

2013 MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT, DEFINITIONS AND PURPOSE

1.1 Establishment . ServiceLink Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), hereby establishes this plan, which is to be known as the “ServiceLink Holdings 2013 Management Incentive Plan” (the “ Plan ”). The Plan shall become effective as of January 2, 2014.

1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in that certain the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company dated as of January 3, 2014, as may be amended from time to time, or any successor agreement thereto (the “ LLC Agreement ”).

1.3 Purpose . The Plan is intended to promote the long-term growth and profitability of the Company by providing members of management and other service providers who are or will be involved in the Company’s growth with an opportunity to acquire an ownership interest in the Company, thereby encouraging such persons to contribute to and participate in the success of the Company. Under the Plan, the Board may grant awards (each, an “ Award ”) of Class B Units (the “ Units ”) to employees and/or Managers of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, as may be selected in the sole discretion of the Board (collectively, “ Participants ”).

ARTICLE II

AWARD POOL

2.1 Award Pool . 11,111,111 Units are reserved for issuance under the Plan in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement. Any Units that for any reason are cancelled, forfeited, or acquired by the Company (pursuant to a put, call, redemption or other right) shall again be available for issuance under the Plan.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Administration . The Board (or a subcommittee thereof appointed to administer the Plan, which shall be treated as the “ Board ” for purposes of the Plan) shall, subject to the provisions of this Plan and the LLC Agreement, have the power and authority to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and procedures governing the administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to the full power and authority to (a) interpret the terms of the Plan, the terms of any Awards made under the Plan, and the rules and procedures established by the Board governing any such Awards, (b) determine the rights of any person under the Plan, or the meaning of requirements imposed by the terms of the Plan or an Award, or any rule or procedure established by the Board, (c) select the Participants to whom Awards will be granted under the Plan, (d) establish any vesting or other terms and conditions applicable to an Award, (e) impose such limitations, restrictions and conditions

 

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upon, or in connection with, such Awards as it shall deem appropriate, (f) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to the Plan, (g) correct any defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan and (h) make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the Plan and Awards, subject to the LLC Agreement and such limitations as may be imposed by the Code or other applicable law. Each action of the Board (including each interpretation or other determination of the Board) with respect to the Plan or any Awards made under the Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the grant of Awards hereunder shall be subject to the review and approval of Fidelity and, for so long as THL has the right to designate one or more Managers pursuant to the LLC Agreement, THL.

ARTICLE IV

ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD AGREEMENTS

4.1 Eligibility . Subject to the terms of the Plan and the LLC Agreement, the Board shall have the authority to select the Participants who will receive Awards.

4.2 Award Agreement . Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement executed by the Company and the Participant (the “ Award Agreement ”).

ARTICLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1 Nature of Awards . Each Unit will be treated as a separate Profits Interest. The Units issued under this Plan shall have a Hurdle Amount sufficient in the determination of the Board to cause such Units to be properly treated as “profits interest” within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (such interest, a “ Profits Interest ”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Board, the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (or their employees, agents, officers, directors, managers, successors or assigns) be liable to any Participant if the Units are not treated as Profits Interests for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, distributions to a Participant pursuant to Section 5.3 of the LLC Agreement shall be limited to the extent necessary so that the Profits Interest of such Participant qualifies as a “profits interest” under Rev. Proc. 93-27, and the Plan, Award and LLC Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly. In accordance with Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 CB 191, the Company shall treat a Participant holding an Award as the owner of the Units underlying such Award from the date the Award is granted, and shall file its IRS Form 1065, and issue appropriate Schedule K-1s to such Participant allocating to such Participant its distributive share of all items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit associated with such Profits Interest as if it were fully vested. Each Participant agrees to take into account such distributive share in computing its federal income tax liability for the entire period during which it holds the Award and/or Units. The undertakings contained in Section 3.4(b) of the LLC Agreement shall be construed in accordance with Section 4 of Rev. Proc. 2001-43. The provisions of Section 3.4(b) of the LLC Agreement shall apply regardless of whether or not the Participant files an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.

 

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5.2 Voting Rights . Units granted pursuant to the Plan shall not provide to the holders thereof any right to vote on, or consent to, any matter under the LLC Agreement or the Act, including the merger, consolidation, conversion or dissolution of the Company.

5.1 Amendment; Termination . The Board may modify, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time; provided, however, that such modification, amendment, suspension or termination shall not, without a Participant’s consent, adversely affect the rights in any material respect of a previously-made Award. No Awards may be granted under the Plan after January 2, 2024.

5.2 Governing Law . The Act shall govern all questions arising under this Plan concerning the relative rights of the Company and the Participants. All other questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware. The Company and Participants (pursuant to the Award Agreements), will irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any State or Federal court sitting in New York, NY over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Plan or the Awards. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail addressed to any party shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against a party in any such court. The Company and Participants (pursuant to the Award Agreements) will waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. A final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon any party and may be enforced in any other courts to whose jurisdiction any party is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.

5.3 Securities Laws . The Plan has been instituted by the Company to provide certain compensatory incentives to Participants and is intended to qualify for an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and any other applicable state securities laws pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act or any other applicable exemption (collectively, the “ Exemption ”); however, the Company makes no representation or warranty that the Exemption applies to the Awards, and in no event shall the Board, the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (or their employees, agents, officers, directors, managers, successors or assigns) be liable to any Participant (other than to effect rescission or similar rights that may arise under applicable securities laws) for any failure to comply with such Exemptions. The Company may impose any restrictions or terms on any Awards or Units granted pursuant to Awards, and may require Participants to make such representations, as the Company determines to be necessary to comply with the Exemption.

5.4 Section 409A Compliance . It is the intention of the Company and the Board that Awards granted under the Plan not be subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. To the extent an Award granted under the Plan is determined to be subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, it is intended that the terms of the LLC Agreement, the Plan and the Award Agreement applicable to such Award comply with Section 409A

 

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and they shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty that the Awards will not be subject to (or will comply with) Section 409A of the Code, and in no event shall the Board, the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (or their employees, agents, officers, directors, managers, successors or assigns) be liable to any Participant for any failure to comply with Section 409A or an applicable exemption thereunder.

5.5 No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment; No Tax Minimization Obligation . Neither the Board nor the Company make any guarantees to any person regarding the tax treatment of any Award or payments made with respect to any Award. Neither the Board nor the Company have any duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of any Award, including, without limitation, tax consequences that may result from changes to applicable law and none of the Board, the Company, any subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company, or any of their employees or representatives shall have any liability to any person with respect to such tax consequences.

5.6 Withholding . A Participant may be required to pay to the Company, and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any payment due under any Award, the amount (in cash or, at the election of the Company, securities or other property) of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes in respect of such payment and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Administrator to satisfy all obligations for the payment of withholding taxes.

5.7 Conflict between the Plan and the LLC Agreement . The Plan is subject to the LLC Agreement. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the LLC Agreement, the applicable term and provision of the LLC Agreement will govern and prevail.

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Exhibit 10.3

FORM OF GRANT AGREEMENT

BLACK KNIGHT FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT

This Unit Grant Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of January     , 2014 (the “ Grant Date ”) by Black Knight Financial Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), with              (the “ Grantee ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company dated as of January 3, 2014, as may be amended from time to time, or any successor agreement thereto (the “ LLC Agreement ”).

1. Grant of Units; Hurdle Amount . The Company hereby grants to the Grantee, in connection with the Grantee’s performance of services to or for the benefit of the Company in a partner capacity or in anticipation of being a partner,              Class B Units (the “ Units ”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “ Award ”), the Company’s 2013 Management Incentive Plan (a copy of which the Grantee acknowledges having received, the “ Plan ”) and the LLC Agreement. The Hurdle Amount applicable to the Units as of the date hereof is $10.00 per Unit. The Hurdle Amount will be increased by the aggregate amount of all Capital Contributions made to the Company after the Grant Date.

2. Vesting; Termination Employment; Forfeiture .

(a) Vesting . Consistent with Section 3.4(a) of the LLC Agreement, subject to the Grantee’s continued Employment through the applicable vesting date, the Grantee shall vest in his or her Units at the rate of 50% on the second anniversary of the Grant Date and 100% on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, provided, however, that all Units will become vested 100% immediately upon the consummation of a Sale of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no partial vesting in the event that the Grantee’s Employment is terminated before a vesting date. For example, no portion of the Award shall vest if the Grantee is terminated before the second anniversary of the Grant Date and a Sale of the Company has not been consummated.

(b) Termination of Employment . Consistent with Section 3.5(a)(ii) of the LLC Agreement, except as may otherwise be provided in an employment agreement with the Grantee, upon the Grantee’s termination of Employment with the Company for any reason, including death or disability, all unvested Units shall be immediately and automatically cancelled and forfeited for no consideration. Vested Units at the time of the Grantee’s termination of Employment with the Company shall remain outstanding in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement; provided, however, that all Vested Units shall be immediately and automatically cancelled and forfeited for no consideration upon a termination of the Grantee’s employment for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Cause ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Grantee’s employment agreement or, in the absence thereof, shall mean a termination by the Company based upon the Grantee’s: (i) persistent failure to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company); (ii) willful neglect of duties (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company); (iii) conviction of, or pleading nolo contendere to, criminal or other illegal activities


involving dishonesty or moral turpitude; (iv) material breach of this Agreement; (v) material breach of the Company’s business policies, accounting practices or standards of ethics; (vi) material breach of any applicable non-competition, non-solicitation, trade secrets, confidentiality or similar restrictive covenant, or (vii) failure to materially cooperate with or impeding an investigation authorized by the Board. The Grantee’s termination for Cause shall be effective when and if a resolution is duly adopted by an affirmative vote of at least  3 4 of the Board (less the Grantee), stating that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Grantee is guilty of conduct constituting Cause under this Agreement; provided , however , that the Grantee shall have been given reasonable opportunity to cure any act or omission that constitutes Cause if capable of cure unless the Grantee has previously been given an opportunity to cure an act or omission that constitutes Cause. For the avoidance of doubt, the events set forth under clause (iii) above are not capable of cure.

3. Allocations, Distributions; Puts, Calls and other rights . The Grantee’s entitlement to allocations, distributions and other rights with respect to the vested and unvested Units, as applicable (including, without limitation, call rights, put rights, redemption rights, tag-along rights and take-along rights), are set forth in the LLC Agreement. Except as provided in the following sentence, in no event shall the Units be sold or otherwise disposed of (whether pursuant to a call right, put right, or otherwise) within the six-month period (or such other period as may be specified by the Company) following the date the Units vest (the “ Holding Period ”) to the extent such disposition of the Units during the Holding Period would cause the Award not to be classified as an equity award under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 718, Stock Compensation (or any applicable successor standards). The prior sentence shall not apply to dispositions occurring in connection with a redemption pursuant to Article XI of the LLC Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Grantee has filed a Redemption Notice pursuant to Article XI with respect to any unvested Units, for purposes of determining the Redemption Price with respect to such unvested Units, such unvested Units shall be deemed to be entitled to receive distributions pursuant to Section 5.2 of the LLC Agreement to the same extent as if they were vested Units.

4. Subject to Terms of LLC Agreement . As a further condition subsequent to the issuance of the Units pursuant to this Agreement, if the Grantee is not already a party to the LLC Agreement, the Grantee shall execute and deliver to the Company a copy of the LLC Agreement or a joinder thereto (substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F to the LLC Agreement), together with such other documents as the Company may require, evidencing the Grantee’s status as a Management Member. The Grantee acknowledges receipt of the LLC Agreement.

5. Grantee’s Representations and Warranties . In connection with the grant of the Units hereunder, the Grantee hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:

(a) The Grantee is acquiring the Units hereunder for the Grantee’s own account with the present intention of holding such securities for investment purposes and that the Grantee has no intention of selling such securities in a public distribution in violation of the federal securities laws or any applicable state or foreign securities laws. The Grantee acknowledges that the Units have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state or foreign securities laws and that the Units will be issued to the Grantee in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state and foreign statutes and in reliance on the Grantee’s representations and agreements contained herein.

 

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(b) The Grantee acknowledges that the Units are subject to the terms and provisions of the LLC Agreement, and acknowledges and consents to be bound by such terms and provisions with respect to the Units, including, without limitation, the applicable provisions set forth in Article III (including the call rights), Article VIII (including the restrictions on transfers), and Article X (including the take-along rights) of the LLC Agreement.

(c) The Grantee is not entitled to any preemptive rights set forth in Article XII of the LLC Agreement.

(d) The Grantee is employed by or otherwise provides services to or for the benefit of the Company.

(e) The Grantee has had an opportunity to ask the Company and its representatives questions and receive answers thereto concerning the terms and conditions of the Units to be acquired by the Grantee hereunder and has had full access to such other information concerning the Company as the Grantee may have requested in making the Grantee’s decision to acquire the Units being issued hereunder.

(f) The Grantee will not sell or otherwise transfer, assign, convey, exchange, mortgage, pledge, grant or hypothecate any Units without registration under the Securities Act (and any applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws) or an exemption therefrom, and provided there exists such a registration or exemption, any such transfer of Units by the Grantee or subsequent holders of Units will be in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement.

(g) The Grantee has all requisite legal capacity to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Grantee of this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby and thereby to which the Grantee is a party have been duly authorized by the Grantee.

(h) The Grantee has only relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, the Grantee’s own legal, financial and tax advisors, and the determination of the Grantee to acquire the Units pursuant to this Agreement has been made by the Grantee independent of any statements or opinions as to the advisability of such acquisition or as to the properties, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company which may have been made or given by any other Person (including all Persons acquiring Units on the date hereof) or by any agent or employee of such Person and independent of the fact that any other Person has decided to become a holder of Units.

6. Certificates; Legends . The Grantee shall have all the rights of a Management Member with respect to the vested and unvested Units, as applicable, as provided in the LLC Agreement, subject to the restrictions in this Agreement and the Plan. To the extent that the fully vested Units are certificated, the Board or such other escrow holder as the Board may appoint shall retain physical custody of any certificate representing of the fully vested Units issued hereunder

 

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until all of the restrictions imposed under this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement with respect to such fully vested Units expire or shall have been removed. In order to enforce the restrictions imposed upon the fully vested Units under this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement, the Board shall cause a legend or legends to be placed on any certificates representing the Units that are still subject to restrictions under this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement, which legend or legends shall make appropriate reference to the conditions imposed thereby. Nothing contained herein shall require the Board or the Company to certificate the fully vested Units.

7. Adjustments . If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding Units by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, unit split, reverse unit split or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar change affecting the Units, the Board shall, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable in its discretion, cause an adjustment to be made in the number of Units granted hereunder, the Hurdle Amount and any other terms hereunder that are affected by the event to the extent necessary to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Grantee’s rights hereunder.

8. Administration . The Board shall have the power to interpret this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of this Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Board in good faith shall be final and binding upon the Grantee, the Company and all other interested persons.

9. Taxes .

(a) Tax Election . The Grantee shall make an election with the United States Internal Revenue Service under Section 83(b) of the Code not later than 30 days after the Grant Date. A Section 83(b) election form is attached hereto as Exhibit A . The Grantee shall deliver a copy of any such Section 83(b) election to the Company.

(b) No Guarantee of Tax Treatment . Each Unit will be treated as a separate “profits interest” within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (such interest, a “ Profits Interest ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, distributions to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5.3 of the LLC Agreement shall be limited to the extent necessary so that the Profits Interest of the Grantee qualifies as a “profits interest” under Rev. Proc. 93-27, and the Plan, Award and LLC Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly. In accordance with Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 CB 191, the Company shall treat the Grantee as the owner of the Units underlying this Award from the date the Grant Date, and shall file its IRS Form 1065, and issue appropriate Schedule K-1s to the Grantee allocating to the Grantee the Grantee’s distributive share of all items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit associated with such Profits Interest as if it were fully vested. The Grantee agrees to take into account such distributive share in computing the Grantee’s federal income tax liability for the entire period during which the Grantee holds the Award and/or Units. The Company and the Grantee will not claim a deduction (as wages, compensation or otherwise) for the fair market value of the Profits Interest issued to the Grantee, either at the time of grant of the Award or at the time the Units becomes substantially vested. The undertakings contained in Section 3.4(b) of the LLC Agreement shall be construed in accordance with Section 4 of Rev. Proc. 2001-43. The provisions of Section 3.4(b) of the LLC Agreement shall apply regardless of whether or not the Grantee files an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.

 

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10. Transferability . The Grantee may not transfer or assign, directly or indirectly, this Agreement or any Units other than as provided under the LLC Agreement. Any purported assignment, transfer or grant by the Grantee, directly or indirectly, of this Agreement or any Units in contravention of this Agreement and the LLC Agreement shall be null and void.

11. Remedies . The parties hereto shall be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement (including costs of enforcement) and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that either party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance or injunctive relief (without posting a bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent any violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

12. Governing Law . The Act shall govern all questions arising under this Agreement concerning the relative rights of the parties hereto. All other questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any State or Federal court sitting in New York, NY over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Plan. The parties hereby agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail addressed to any party shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against a party in any such court. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon any party and may be enforced in any other courts to whose jurisdiction any party is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.

13. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy and all of which shall constitute one agreement, binding on all parties hereto.

14. Successors and Assigns . Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, the Grantee and any subsequent holder of the Units granted pursuant to this Agreement, and the respective successors and assigns of each of them, so long as they hold the Units granted pursuant to this Agreement.

15. Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement, together with the Plan and the LLC Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the Units and fully supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements or

 

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understandings between the parties hereto pertaining to the Units; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not supersede or otherwise affect any employment or other agreement to which the Employee is a party, whether or not such other agreement contains restrictive covenants. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended except in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto and approved by the Board. No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

16. Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

17. Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

18. No Right to Continued Service . Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue to provide services to or for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which are hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the services of the Grantee, at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the Grantee.

19. Conformity to Securities Laws . The Grantee acknowledges that this Agreement and the grant of the Units hereunder is intended to conform to the extent necessary with applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Units are granted only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.

20. Conflict between this Agreement and the LLC Agreement . In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the LLC Agreement, the applicable term and provision of the LLC Agreement will govern and prevail.

21. Restrictive Covenant Agreement . As a further condition subsequent to the issuance of the Units pursuant to this Agreement, and as partial consideration for the grant of the Units, the Grantee has entered into (or if Grantee has not already entered into, Grantee will enter into), and agrees to be bound by, the Confidentiality, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Intellectual Property Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

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Executed as of the Grant Date.

 

BLACK KNIGHT FINANCIAL

SERVICES, LLC

    GRANTEE
By:  

 

    By:  

 

 

Name:

Title:

      Name:


Exhibit A

Section 83(b) Election

The undersigned taxpayer elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), to include in gross income as compensation for services the excess (if any) of the fair market value of the property described below over the amount paid for such property.

 

  1. The name, taxpayer identification number, address of the undersigned, and the taxable year for which this election is being made are:

 

  a. TAXPAYER’S NAME:

 

  b. TAXPAYER’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

  c. ADDRESS:

 

  d. TAXABLE YEAR: Calendar Year 2014

 

  2. The property that is the subject of this election is a limited liability company membership interest consisting of              Class B Units of Black Knight Financial Services, LLC (the “ Membership Interest ”). The Membership Interest is intended to be treated for federal income tax purposes by the Company and its members, including the undersigned, as a “profits interest” within the meaning of Revenue Procedure 93-27 and Revenue Procedure 2001-43 (together, the “ Revenue Procedures ”) and other related official guidance promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service. Based on the Revenue Procedures, the undersigned believes that the undersigned is not subject to tax upon receipt of the Membership Interest, either at the time of the grant of the Membership Interest or at the time or times when the Membership Interest will vest under the terms of the grant agreement. However, in case it should be determined that any of the conditions necessary for the Revenue Procedures to apply have not been met and that the undersigned’s receipt of the Membership Interest or the vesting thereof is subject to tax under Section 83 of the Code, the undersigned is making this protective election to have the receipt of the Membership Interest taxed under the provisions of §83(b) of the Code at the time the undersigned acquired the Membership Interest.

 

  3. The Membership Interest was transferred to the undersigned on                     , 2014 (the “ Transfer Date ”).

 

  4. The Membership Interest is subject to the following restriction: the Membership Interest vests over a period of three years from the Transfer Date. If the undersigned ceases to perform services to or for the benefit of the Company and/or its subsidiary, as applicable, for any reason prior to vesting, the unvested Membership Interest will automatically be forfeited and cancelled without any payment with respect thereto.


  5. The fair market value of the property (the Membership Interest) on the Transfer Date with respect to which the election is being made, determined without regard to any lapse restrictions and in accordance with Revenue Procedure 93-27 = $0.

 

  6. The amount paid by the undersigned for the Membership Interest = $0.

 

  7. The amount to include in gross income = $0.

The undersigned taxpayer will:

 

    Not later than 30 days after the Transfer Date shown in paragraph 3 above, file this election with the Internal Revenue Service office with which the taxpayer’s most recent Federal income tax return was filed.

 

    Provide copies of this election to (a) the person for whom the services are performed in connection with which the Membership Interest was transferred, and (b) the person to whom the Membership Interest was transferred, if the recipient of the Membership Interest was not the person performing the services in connection with which the Membership Interest was transferred.

 

    Include a copy of this election with his or her Federal income tax return for the taxable year in which the Membership Interest was transferred.

 

Dated:      

 

     

 

        Name:


Exhibit B

CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-COMPETITION, NON-SOLICITATION AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

THIS CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-COMPETITION, NON-SOLICITATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated as of January     , 2014 and is entered into by and between Black Knight Financial Services, LLC (the “ Company ”), and                      (the “ Employee ”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and otherwise stated in the unit grant agreement to which this Agreement is attached as Exhibit B, the parties agree as follows:

1. Purpose . The purpose of this Agreement is to recognize Employee’s significant contributions to the overall financial performance and success of the Company and its affiliates and to protect the Company’s and its affiliates’ business interests through the addition of restrictive covenants.

2. Confidential Information . Employee will occupy a position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its affiliates and their respective operations that is confidential or not generally known in the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, the financial and pricing positions and financing arrangements, and the internal business policies and practices of the Company and its affiliates. Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be. Employee will keep confidential and, outside the scope of Employee’s duties and responsibilities with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating to the Company’s or its affiliates’ methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company or any of its affiliates, nor will Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this section. Accordingly, during the period of Employee’s employment and at all times thereafter Employee will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will Employee utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of Employee’s duties and responsibilities with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be.

3. Non-Competition .

(a) During Period of Employment . During the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, Employee will devote such business time, attention and energies reasonably necessary to the diligent and faithful performance of the services to the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, and will not engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in any business that is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business, nor solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the Company or affiliates on behalf of, or in any other


manner work for or assist any business which is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business. In addition, during the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, Employee will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the work performed as an employee of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, and Employee will not combine or conspire with any other employee of the Company and its affiliates or any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business activity.

(b) After Termination of Employment . The parties acknowledge that Employee will acquire substantial knowledge and information concerning the business of the Company and its affiliates as a result of employment. The parties further acknowledge that the scope of business in which the Company and its affiliates are engaged as of the date hereof is national and very competitive and one in which few companies can successfully compete. Competition by Employee in that business after the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, would severely injure the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, for a period of one (1) year after Employee’s termination of employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, for any reason whatsoever, Employee agrees: (1) not to engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, including as an employee, consultant, advisor, principal, partner or substantial shareholder, with any firm or business that directly competes with the Company or its affiliates in their principal products and markets; and (2), on behalf of any such competitive firm or business, not to solicit any person or business that was at the time of such termination and remains a customer or prospective customer, a supplier or prospective supplier, or an employee of the Company or an affiliate.

4. Notice to Prospective Employers . Employee agrees that, with respect to each prospective employer with which Employee applies or interviews for employment during the term of Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, and within one year after the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, Employee will inform the prospective employer of the existence of this Agreement and will provide the prospective employer with a copy of this Agreement.

5. Improvements and Inventions . Any and all improvements or inventions that Employee may make or participate in during Employee’s period of employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, unless wholly unrelated to the business of the Company and its affiliates and not produced within the scope of Employee’s employment hereunder, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its affiliates. Employee shall, whenever requested by the Company and its affiliates, execute and deliver any and all documents that the Company and its affiliates deems appropriate in order to apply for and obtain patents or copyrights in improvements or inventions or in order to assign and/or convey to the Company and its affiliates the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such improvements, inventions, patents, copyrights or applications.


6. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by Employee. This Agreement is binding upon, and inures to the benefit of, the Company and its affiliates and their successors and assigns.

7. Actions and Survival . The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed by this Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company and its affiliates will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of a failure by Employee to abide by its terms and conditions, nor will money damages adequately compensate for such injury. Therefore, in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Employee, the Company and its affiliates shall have the right, among other rights, to damages sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance from a court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or compel Employee to perform as agreed herein without posting any bond. For the avoidance of doubt, each affiliate of the Company is an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

8. Other Agreements and Amendment . This Agreement shall not supersede or otherwise affect any employment or other agreement to which the Employee is a party, whether or not such other agreement contains restrictive covenants. This Agreement may be amended only by a written document signed by both parties to this Agreement.

9. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in courts located in Duval County, Florida.

10. Severability . If any section, subsection or provision hereof is found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section, subsection or provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity of any other provision of this Agreement. If any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of Employee in this Agreement shall each be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of Employee against the Company and its affiliates, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company and its affiliates of the covenants in this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has signed this Agreement on the date shown below.

 

BLACK KNIGHT FINANCIAL

SERVICES, LLC

    EMPLOYEE
By:  

 

    By:  

 

 

Name:

Title:

      Name:
Date:         Date:    

Exhibit 10.4

FORM OF GRANT AGREEMENT

SERVICELINK HOLDINGS, LLC

UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT

This Unit Grant Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of January     , 2014 (the “ Grant Date ”) by ServiceLink Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), with                      (the “ Grantee ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company dated as of January 3, 2014, as may be amended from time to time, or any successor agreement thereto (the “ LLC Agreement ”).

1. Grant of Units; Hurdle Amount . The Company hereby grants to the Grantee, in connection with the Grantee’s performance of services to or for the benefit of the Company in a partner capacity or in anticipation of being a partner,                      Class B Units (the “ Units ”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “ Award ”), the Company’s 2013 Management Incentive Plan (a copy of which the Grantee acknowledges having received, the “ Plan ”) and the LLC Agreement. The Hurdle Amount applicable to the Units as of the date hereof is $10.00 per Unit. The Hurdle Amount will be increased by the aggregate amount of all Capital Contributions made to the Company after the Grant Date.

2. Vesting; Termination Employment; Forfeiture .

(a) Vesting . Consistent with Section 3.4(a) of the LLC Agreement, subject to the Grantee’s continued Employment through the applicable vesting date, the Grantee shall vest in his or her Units at the rate of 50% on the second anniversary of the Grant Date and 100% on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, provided, however, that all Units will become vested 100% immediately upon the consummation of a Sale of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no partial vesting in the event that the Grantee’s Employment is terminated before a vesting date. For example, no portion of the Award shall vest if the Grantee is terminated before the second anniversary of the Grant Date and a Sale of the Company has not been consummated.

(b) Termination of Employment . Consistent with Section 3.5(a)(ii) of the LLC Agreement, except as may otherwise be provided in an employment agreement with the Grantee, upon the Grantee’s termination of Employment with the Company for any reason, including death or disability, all unvested Units shall be immediately and automatically cancelled and forfeited for no consideration. Vested Units at the time of the Grantee’s termination of Employment with the Company shall remain outstanding in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement; provided, however, that all Vested Units shall be immediately and automatically cancelled and forfeited for no consideration upon a termination of the Grantee’s employment for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Cause ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Grantee’s employment agreement or, in the absence thereof, shall mean a termination by the Company based upon the Grantee’s: (i) persistent failure to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company); (ii) willful neglect of duties (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company); (iii) conviction of, or pleading nolo contendere to, criminal or other illegal activities


involving dishonesty or moral turpitude; (iv) material breach of this Agreement; (v) material breach of the Company’s business policies, accounting practices or standards of ethics; (vi) material breach of any applicable non-competition, non-solicitation, trade secrets, confidentiality or similar restrictive covenant, or (vii) failure to materially cooperate with or impeding an investigation authorized by the Board. The Grantee’s termination for Cause shall be effective when and if a resolution is duly adopted by an affirmative vote of at least  3 4 of the Board (less the Grantee), stating that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Grantee is guilty of conduct constituting Cause under this Agreement; provided , however , that the Grantee shall have been given reasonable opportunity to cure any act or omission that constitutes Cause if capable of cure unless the Grantee has previously been given an opportunity to cure an act or omission that constitutes Cause. For the avoidance of doubt, the events set forth under clause (iii) above are not capable of cure.

3. Allocations, Distributions; Puts, Calls and other rights . The Grantee’s entitlement to allocations, distributions and other rights with respect to the vested and unvested Units, as applicable (including, without limitation, call rights, put rights, redemption rights, tag-along rights and take-along rights), are set forth in the LLC Agreement. Except as provided in the following sentence, in no event shall the Units be sold or otherwise disposed of (whether pursuant to a call right, put right, or otherwise) within the six-month period (or such other period as may be specified by the Company) following the date the Units vest (the “ Holding Period ”) to the extent such disposition of the Units during the Holding Period would cause the Award not to be classified as an equity award under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 718, Stock Compensation (or any applicable successor standards). The prior sentence shall not apply to dispositions occurring in connection with a redemption pursuant to Article XI of the LLC Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Grantee has filed a Redemption Notice pursuant to Article XI with respect to any unvested Units, for purposes of determining the Redemption Price with respect to such unvested Units, such unvested Units shall be deemed to be entitled to receive distributions pursuant to Section 5.2 of the LLC Agreement to the same extent as if they were vested Units.

4. Subject to Terms of LLC Agreement . As a further condition subsequent to the issuance of the Units pursuant to this Agreement, if the Grantee is not already a party to the LLC Agreement, the Grantee shall execute and deliver to the Company a copy of the LLC Agreement or a joinder thereto (substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F to the LLC Agreement), together with such other documents as the Company may require, evidencing the Grantee’s status as a Management Member. The Grantee acknowledges receipt of the LLC Agreement.

5. Grantee’s Representations and Warranties . In connection with the grant of the Units hereunder, the Grantee hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:

(a) The Grantee is acquiring the Units hereunder for the Grantee’s own account with the present intention of holding such securities for investment purposes and that the Grantee has no intention of selling such securities in a public distribution in violation of the federal securities laws or any applicable state or foreign securities laws. The Grantee acknowledges that the Units have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state or foreign securities laws and that the Units will be issued to the Grantee in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state and foreign statutes and in reliance on the Grantee’s representations and agreements contained herein.

 

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(b) The Grantee acknowledges that the Units are subject to the terms and provisions of the LLC Agreement, and acknowledges and consents to be bound by such terms and provisions with respect to the Units, including, without limitation, the applicable provisions set forth in Article III (including the call rights), Article VIII (including the restrictions on transfers), and Article X (including the take-along rights) of the LLC Agreement.

(c) The Grantee is not entitled to any preemptive rights set forth in Article XII of the LLC Agreement.

(d) The Grantee is employed by or otherwise provides services to or for the benefit of the Company.

(e) The Grantee has had an opportunity to ask the Company and its representatives questions and receive answers thereto concerning the terms and conditions of the Units to be acquired by the Grantee hereunder and has had full access to such other information concerning the Company as the Grantee may have requested in making the Grantee’s decision to acquire the Units being issued hereunder.

(f) The Grantee will not sell or otherwise transfer, assign, convey, exchange, mortgage, pledge, grant or hypothecate any Units without registration under the Securities Act (and any applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws) or an exemption therefrom, and provided there exists such a registration or exemption, any such transfer of Units by the Grantee or subsequent holders of Units will be in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement.

(g) The Grantee has all requisite legal capacity to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Grantee of this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby and thereby to which the Grantee is a party have been duly authorized by the Grantee.

(h) The Grantee has only relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, the Grantee’s own legal, financial and tax advisors, and the determination of the Grantee to acquire the Units pursuant to this Agreement has been made by the Grantee independent of any statements or opinions as to the advisability of such acquisition or as to the properties, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company which may have been made or given by any other Person (including all Persons acquiring Units on the date hereof) or by any agent or employee of such Person and independent of the fact that any other Person has decided to become a holder of Units.

6. Certificates; Legends . The Grantee shall have all the rights of a Management Member with respect to the vested and unvested Units, as applicable, as provided in the LLC Agreement, subject to the restrictions in this Agreement and the Plan. To the extent that the fully vested Units are certificated, the Board or such other escrow holder as the Board may appoint shall retain physical custody of any certificate representing of the fully vested Units issued hereunder

 

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until all of the restrictions imposed under this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement with respect to such fully vested Units expire or shall have been removed. In order to enforce the restrictions imposed upon the fully vested Units under this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement, the Board shall cause a legend or legends to be placed on any certificates representing the Units that are still subject to restrictions under this Agreement, the Plan and the LLC Agreement, which legend or legends shall make appropriate reference to the conditions imposed thereby. Nothing contained herein shall require the Board or the Company to certificate the fully vested Units.

7. Adjustments . If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding Units by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, unit split, reverse unit split or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar change affecting the Units, the Board shall, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable in its discretion, cause an adjustment to be made in the number of Units granted hereunder, the Hurdle Amount and any other terms hereunder that are affected by the event to the extent necessary to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Grantee’s rights hereunder.

8. Administration . The Board shall have the power to interpret this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of this Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Board in good faith shall be final and binding upon the Grantee, the Company and all other interested persons.

9. Taxes .

(a) Tax Election . The Grantee shall make an election with the United States Internal Revenue Service under Section 83(b) of the Code not later than 30 days after the Grant Date. A Section 83(b) election form is attached hereto as Exhibit A . The Grantee shall deliver a copy of any such Section 83(b) election to the Company.

(b) No Guarantee of Tax Treatment . Each Unit will be treated as a separate “profits interest” within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (such interest, a “ Profits Interest ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, distributions to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5.3 of the LLC Agreement shall be limited to the extent necessary so that the Profits Interest of the Grantee qualifies as a “profits interest” under Rev. Proc. 93-27, and the Plan, Award and LLC Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly. In accordance with Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 CB 191, the Company shall treat the Grantee as the owner of the Units underlying this Award from the date the Grant Date, and shall file its IRS Form 1065, and issue appropriate Schedule K-1s to the Grantee allocating to the Grantee the Grantee’s distributive share of all items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit associated with such Profits Interest as if it were fully vested. The Grantee agrees to take into account such distributive share in computing the Grantee’s federal income tax liability for the entire period during which the Grantee holds the Award and/or Units. The Company and the Grantee will not claim a deduction (as wages, compensation or otherwise) for the fair market value of the Profits Interest issued to the Grantee, either at the time of grant of the Award or at the time the Units becomes substantially vested. The undertakings contained in Section 3.4(b) of the LLC Agreement shall be construed in accordance with Section 4 of Rev. Proc. 2001-43. The provisions of Section 3.4(b) of the LLC Agreement shall apply regardless of whether or not the Grantee files an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.

 

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10. Transferability . The Grantee may not transfer or assign, directly or indirectly, this Agreement or any Units other than as provided under the LLC Agreement. Any purported assignment, transfer or grant by the Grantee, directly or indirectly, of this Agreement or any Units in contravention of this Agreement and the LLC Agreement shall be null and void.

11. Remedies . The parties hereto shall be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement (including costs of enforcement) and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that either party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance or injunctive relief (without posting a bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent any violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

12. Governing Law . The Act shall govern all questions arising under this Agreement concerning the relative rights of the parties hereto. All other questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any State or Federal court sitting in New York, NY over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Plan. The parties hereby agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail addressed to any party shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against a party in any such court. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon any party and may be enforced in any other courts to whose jurisdiction any party is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.

13. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy and all of which shall constitute one agreement, binding on all parties hereto.

14. Successors and Assigns . Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, the Grantee and any subsequent holder of the Units granted pursuant to this Agreement, and the respective successors and assigns of each of them, so long as they hold the Units granted pursuant to this Agreement.

15. Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement, together with the Plan and the LLC Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the Units and fully supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements or

 

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understandings between the parties hereto pertaining to the Units; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not supersede or otherwise affect any employment or other agreement to which the Employee is a party, whether or not such other agreement contains restrictive covenants. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended except in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto and approved by the Board. No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

16. Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

17. Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

18. No Right to Continued Service . Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue to provide services to or for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which are hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the services of the Grantee, at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the Grantee.

19. Conformity to Securities Laws . The Grantee acknowledges that this Agreement and the grant of the Units hereunder is intended to conform to the extent necessary with applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Units are granted only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.

20. Conflict between this Agreement and the LLC Agreement . In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the LLC Agreement, the applicable term and provision of the LLC Agreement will govern and prevail.

21. Restrictive Covenant Agreement . As a further condition subsequent to the issuance of the Units pursuant to this Agreement, and as partial consideration for the grant of the Units, the Grantee has entered into (or if Grantee has not already entered into, Grantee will enter into), and agrees to be bound by, the Confidentiality, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Intellectual Property Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

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Executed as of the Grant Date.

 

SERVICELINK HOLDINGS, LLC     GRANTEE
By:         By:    
  Name:           Name:
 

Title:    

     
       


Exhibit A

Section 83(b) Election

The undersigned taxpayer elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), to include in gross income as compensation for services the excess (if any) of the fair market value of the property described below over the amount paid for such property.

 

  1. The name, taxpayer identification number, address of the undersigned, and the taxable year for which this election is being made are:

 

  a. TAXPAYER’S NAME:

 

  b. TAXPAYER’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

  c. ADDRESS:

 

  d. TAXABLE YEAR: Calendar Year 2014

 

  2. The property that is the subject of this election is a limited liability company membership interest consisting of                      Class B Units of ServiceLink Holdings, LLC (the “ Membership Interest ”). The Membership Interest is intended to be treated for federal income tax purposes by the Company and its members, including the undersigned, as a “profits interest” within the meaning of Revenue Procedure 93-27 and Revenue Procedure 2001-43 (together, the “ Revenue Procedures ”) and other related official guidance promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service. Based on the Revenue Procedures, the undersigned believes that the undersigned is not subject to tax upon receipt of the Membership Interest, either at the time of the grant of the Membership Interest or at the time or times when the Membership Interest will vest under the terms of the grant agreement. However, in case it should be determined that any of the conditions necessary for the Revenue Procedures to apply have not been met and that the undersigned’s receipt of the Membership Interest or the vesting thereof is subject to tax under Section 83 of the Code, the undersigned is making this protective election to have the receipt of the Membership Interest taxed under the provisions of §83(b) of the Code at the time the undersigned acquired the Membership Interest.

 

  3. The Membership Interest was transferred to the undersigned on                     , 2014 (the “ Transfer Date ”).

 

  4. The Membership Interest is subject to the following restriction: the Membership Interest vests over a period of three years from the Transfer Date. If the undersigned ceases to perform services to or for the benefit of the Company and/or its subsidiary, as applicable, for any reason prior to vesting, the unvested Membership Interest will automatically be forfeited and cancelled without any payment with respect thereto.


  5. The fair market value of the property (the Membership Interest) on the Transfer Date with respect to which the election is being made, determined without regard to any lapse restrictions and in accordance with Revenue Procedure 93-27 = $0.

 

  6. The amount paid by the undersigned for the Membership Interest = $0.

 

  7. The amount to include in gross income = $0.

The undersigned taxpayer will:

 

    Not later than 30 days after the Transfer Date shown in paragraph 3 above, file this election with the Internal Revenue Service office with which the taxpayer’s most recent Federal income tax return was filed.

 

    Provide copies of this election to (a) the person for whom the services are performed in connection with which the Membership Interest was transferred, and (b) the person to whom the Membership Interest was transferred, if the recipient of the Membership Interest was not the person performing the services in connection with which the Membership Interest was transferred.

 

    Include a copy of this election with his or her Federal income tax return for the taxable year in which the Membership Interest was transferred.

 

Dated:              
      Name:  


Exhibit B

CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-COMPETITION, NON-SOLICITATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

THIS CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-COMPETITION, NON-SOLICITATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated as of January     , 2014 and is entered into by and between ServiceLink Holdings, LLC (the “ Company ”), and                      (the “ Employee ”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and otherwise stated in the unit grant agreement to which this Agreement is attached as Exhibit B, the parties agree as follows:

1. Purpose . The purpose of this Agreement is to recognize Employee’s significant contributions to the overall financial performance and success of the Company and its affiliates and to protect the Company’s and its affiliates’ business interests through the addition of restrictive covenants.

2. Confidential Information . Employee will occupy a position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its affiliates and their respective operations that is confidential or not generally known in the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, the financial and pricing positions and financing arrangements, and the internal business policies and practices of the Company and its affiliates. Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be. Employee will keep confidential and, outside the scope of Employee’s duties and responsibilities with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating to the Company’s or its affiliates’ methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company or any of its affiliates, nor will Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this section. Accordingly, during the period of Employee’s employment and at all times thereafter Employee will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will Employee utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of Employee’s duties and responsibilities with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be.

3. Non-Competition .

(a) During Period of Employment . During the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, Employee will devote such business time, attention and energies reasonably necessary to the diligent and faithful performance of the services to the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, and will not engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in any business that is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business, nor solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the Company or affiliates on behalf of, or in any other


manner work for or assist any business which is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business. In addition, during the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, Employee will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the work performed as an employee of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, and Employee will not combine or conspire with any other employee of the Company and its affiliates or any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business activity.

(b) After Termination of Employment . The parties acknowledge that Employee will acquire substantial knowledge and information concerning the business of the Company and its affiliates as a result of employment. The parties further acknowledge that the scope of business in which the Company and its affiliates are engaged as of the date hereof is national and very competitive and one in which few companies can successfully compete. Competition by Employee in that business after the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, would severely injure the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, for a period of one (1) year after Employee’s termination of employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, for any reason whatsoever, Employee agrees: (1) not to engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, including as an employee, consultant, advisor, principal, partner or substantial shareholder, with any firm or business that directly competes with the Company or its affiliates in their principal products and markets; and (2), on behalf of any such competitive firm or business, not to solicit any person or business that was at the time of such termination and remains a customer or prospective customer, a supplier or prospective supplier, or an employee of the Company or an affiliate.

4. Notice to Prospective Employers . Employee agrees that, with respect to each prospective employer with which Employee applies or interviews for employment during the term of Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, and within one year after the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, Employee will inform the prospective employer of the existence of this Agreement and will provide the prospective employer with a copy of this Agreement.

5. Improvements and Inventions . Any and all improvements or inventions that Employee may make or participate in during Employee’s period of employment with the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, unless wholly unrelated to the business of the Company and its affiliates and not produced within the scope of Employee’s employment hereunder, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its affiliates. Employee shall, whenever requested by the Company and its affiliates, execute and deliver any and all documents that the Company and its affiliates deems appropriate in order to apply for and obtain patents or copyrights in improvements or inventions or in order to assign and/or convey to the Company and its affiliates the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such improvements, inventions, patents, copyrights or applications.


6. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by Employee. This Agreement is binding upon, and inures to the benefit of, the Company and its affiliates and their successors and assigns.

7. Actions and Survival . The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed by this Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company and its affiliates will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of a failure by Employee to abide by its terms and conditions, nor will money damages adequately compensate for such injury. Therefore, in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Employee, the Company and its affiliates shall have the right, among other rights, to damages sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance from a court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or compel Employee to perform as agreed herein without posting any bond. For the avoidance of doubt, each affiliate of the Company is an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

8. Other Agreements and Amendment . This Agreement shall not supersede or otherwise affect any employment or other agreement to which the Employee is a party, whether or not such other agreement contains restrictive covenants. This Agreement may be amended only by a written document signed by both parties to this Agreement.

9. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in courts located in Duval County, Florida.

10. Severability . If any section, subsection or provision hereof is found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section, subsection or provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity of any other provision of this Agreement. If any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of Employee in this Agreement shall each be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of Employee against the Company and its affiliates, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company and its affiliates of the covenants in this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has signed this Agreement on the date shown below.

 

SERVICELINK HOLDINGS, LLC     EMPLOYEE
By:         By:    
  Name:           Name:
 

Title:    

     
       

 

Date:         Date:    

Exhibit 10.5

BLACK KNIGHT FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

INCENTIVE PLAN

January 1, 2014

Section 1. Establishment and Purpose

Black Knight Financial Services, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) hereby establishes a cash incentive compensation plan to be known as the “Black Knight Financial Services, LLC Incentive Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”).

The purpose of the Plan is to help the Company and its Subsidiaries attract and retain highly qualified employees and other service providers and to provide such employees and other service providers with additional financial incentives to promote the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

The Plan is effective as of January 1, 2014. The Plan will remain in effect until such time as it shall be terminated by the Board, pursuant to Section 8 herein.

Section 2. Definitions

Unless the context requires otherwise, the following words, when capitalized, shall have the meanings ascribed below:

(a) “Board” means the board of managers of the Company.

(b) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(d) “Company” means Black Knight Financial Services, LLC.

(e) “Participant” means an individual who is selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

(f) “Performance Period” means the fiscal year of the Company or such shorter or longer period as determined by the Committee.

(g) “Plan” means the Black Knight Financial Services, LLC Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

(h) “Subsidiary” means any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, or any other entity (including, without limitation, partnerships and joint ventures) in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined equity thereof.

 

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Section 3. Administration

The Committee will consist of the Compensation Committee of the Board or, in the absence of a Compensation Committee, the Board or such committee as the Board shall select (the “Committee”). Once appointed, the Committee will serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to different Participants. Subject to applicable laws and any applicable stock exchange rules, the Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more managers or to one or more employees any of its authority hereunder. Subject to applicable laws and the provisions of the Plan, and except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Committee shall have full and final authority in its discretion to establish rules and take all actions, including, without limitation, interpreting the terms of the Plan and any related rules or regulations or other documents enacted hereunder and deciding all questions of fact arising in their application, determined by the Committee to be necessary in the administration of the Plan. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons and entities.

Section 4. Eligibility

Eligibility under the Plan is limited to employees and other individuals who provide services to or for the benefit of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, and who are designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

Section 5. Form of Payment

Payment of incentive awards under the Plan shall be made in cash.

Section 6. Determination of Incentive Awards

(a) Designation of Participants, Performance Period and Performance Objectives . The Committee shall select the Participants to whom incentive awards shall be granted, designate the applicable Performance Period, establish the target incentive award for each Participant, if applicable, and establish the performance objective or objectives that must be satisfied in order for a Participant to receive an incentive award for such Performance Period. Any such performance objectives will be based upon one or more of the following performance measures, or such other performance measures (including, without limitation, individual measures) as determined by the Committee:

 

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(i) earnings per unit,

(ii) economic value created,

(iii) market share (actual or targeted growth),

(iv) net income (before or after taxes) (actual or adjusted),

(v) operating income and/or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) (actual or adjusted),

(vi) sales contract growth,

(vii) return on assets (actual or targeted growth),

(viii) return on capital (actual or targeted growth),

(ix) return on equity (actual or targeted growth),

(x) return on investment (actual or targeted growth),

(xi) revenue (actual or targeted growth),

(xii) cash flow,

(xiii) operating margin,

(xiv) unit price,

(xv) unit price growth,

(xvi) total equityholder return, and

(xvii) strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration goals, productivity measures, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction or employee satisfaction goals, goals relating to merger or other transaction-related synergies, management of employment practices and employee benefits, or supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of Subsidiaries and/or other affiliates or joint ventures.

The targeted level or levels of performance with respect to such performance measures may be established at such levels and on such terms as the Committee may determine, in its discretion, including, without limitation, in absolute terms, as a goal relative to performance in prior periods, or as a goal compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies.

 

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(b) Payment of Awards. As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each Performance Period, the Committee shall (i) determine whether the performance objectives for the Performance Period have been satisfied and (ii) determine the amount of the incentive award to be paid to each Participant for such Performance Period. Awards shall be paid to the Participants following such determination by the Committee no later than the 15th day of the third month following the close of the Performance Period with respect to which the awards are made.

(c) Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee shall retain discretion to adjust performance goals, measures and/or targets and the amounts payable with respect to an award, including, without limitation, the discretion to reduce the amount of any incentive award that would otherwise be payable to a Participant, including a reduction in such amount to zero.

Section 7. Termination of Employment

Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or specified in an employment or other binding agreement with the Participant, a Participant shall have no right to an incentive award under the Plan for any Performance Period in which the Participant is not actively employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the last day of the Performance Period to which such award relates. The Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may impose such additional service restrictions as it deems appropriate.

Section 8. Amendment or Termination of the Plan

The Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part.

Section 9. Taxes

Any amount payable to a Participant under this Plan shall be subject to any applicable Federal, state and/or local income and employment taxes and any other amounts that the Company is required at law to deduct and withhold from such payment.

Section 10. General Provisions

(a) No Rights to Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan shall create any rights of employment in any Participant or in any way affect the right and power of the Company or a Subsidiary to discharge any Participant or otherwise terminate the Participant’s employment at any time with or without cause or to change the terms of employment in any way.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusive Plan. The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable.

(c) Unfunded Plan. Awards under the Plan will be paid from the general assets of the Company, and the rights of Participants under the Plan will be only those of general unsecured creditors of the Company.

(d) Non-alienation of Benefits. Except as expressly provided herein, no Participant shall have the power or right to sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber the Participant’s interest under the Plan.

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

(f) Successors. All obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or other event, or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company and references to the “Company” herein shall be deemed to refer to such successors.

(g) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

(h) Code Section 409A Compliance . To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any incentive awards granted hereunder comply with, or qualify for an exemption from, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (“Section 409A”), and the Plan and any award agreement or other document relating to an award under the Plan shall be interpreted accordingly. Any provision that would cause the Plan or any incentive award granted hereunder to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty that awards under the Plan will not be subject to

 

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(or will comply with) Section 409A of the Code, and in no event shall the Board, the Company or any affiliate of the Company (or their employees, agents, officers, directors, managers, successors or assigns) be liable to any Participant for any failure to comply with Section 409A or an applicable exemption thereunder.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

SERVICELINK HOLDINGS, LLC

INCENTIVE PLAN

January 1, 2014

Section 1. Establishment and Purpose

ServiceLink Holdings, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) hereby establishes a cash incentive compensation plan to be known as the “ServiceLink Holdings, LLC Incentive Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”).

The purpose of the Plan is to help the Company and its Subsidiaries attract and retain highly qualified employees and other service providers and to provide such employees and other service providers with additional financial incentives to promote the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

The Plan is effective as of January 1, 2014. The Plan will remain in effect until such time as it shall be terminated by the Board, pursuant to Section 8 herein.

Section 2. Definitions

Unless the context requires otherwise, the following words, when capitalized, shall have the meanings ascribed below:

(a) “Board” means the board of managers of the Company.

(b) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(d) “Company” means ServiceLink Holdings, LLC.

(e) “Participant” means an individual who is selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

(f) “Performance Period” means the fiscal year of the Company or such shorter or longer period as determined by the Committee.

(g) “Plan” means the ServiceLink Holdings, LLC Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

(h) “Subsidiary” means any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, or any other entity (including, without limitation, partnerships and joint ventures) in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined equity thereof.

 

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Section 3. Administration

The Committee will consist of the Compensation Committee of the Board or, in the absence of a Compensation Committee, the Board or such committee as the Board shall select (the “Committee”). Once appointed, the Committee will serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to different Participants. Subject to applicable laws and any applicable stock exchange rules, the Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more managers or to one or more employees any of its authority hereunder. Subject to applicable laws and the provisions of the Plan, and except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Committee shall have full and final authority in its discretion to establish rules and take all actions, including, without limitation, interpreting the terms of the Plan and any related rules or regulations or other documents enacted hereunder and deciding all questions of fact arising in their application, determined by the Committee to be necessary in the administration of the Plan. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons and entities.

Section 4. Eligibility

Eligibility under the Plan is limited to employees and other individuals who provide services to or for the benefit of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, and who are designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

Section 5. Form of Payment

Payment of incentive awards under the Plan shall be made in cash.

Section 6. Determination of Incentive Awards

(a) Designation of Participants, Performance Period and Performance Objectives . The Committee shall select the Participants to whom incentive awards shall be granted, designate the applicable Performance Period, establish the target incentive award for each Participant, if applicable, and establish the performance objective or objectives that must be satisfied in order for a Participant to receive an incentive award for such Performance Period. Any such performance objectives will be based upon one or more of the following performance measures, or such other performance measures (including, without limitation, individual measures) as determined by the Committee:

 

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(i) earnings per unit,

(ii) economic value created,

(iii) market share (actual or targeted growth),

(iv) net income (before or after taxes) (actual or adjusted),

(v) operating income and/or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) (actual or adjusted),

(vi) sales contract growth,

(vii) return on assets (actual or targeted growth),

(viii) return on capital (actual or targeted growth),

(ix) return on equity (actual or targeted growth),

(x) return on investment (actual or targeted growth),

(xi) revenue (actual or targeted growth),

(xii) cash flow,

(xiii) operating margin,

(xiv) unit price,

(xv) unit price growth,

(xvi) total equityholder return, and

(xvii) strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration goals, productivity measures, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction or employee satisfaction goals, goals relating to merger or other transaction-related synergies, management of employment practices and employee benefits, or supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of Subsidiaries and/or other affiliates or joint ventures.

The targeted level or levels of performance with respect to such performance measures may be established at such levels and on such terms as the Committee may determine, in its discretion, including, without limitation, in absolute terms, as a goal relative to performance in prior periods, or as a goal compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies.

 

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(b) Payment of Awards. As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each Performance Period, the Committee shall (i) determine whether the performance objectives for the Performance Period have been satisfied and (ii) determine the amount of the incentive award to be paid to each Participant for such Performance Period. Awards shall be paid to the Participants following such determination by the Committee no later than the 15th day of the third month following the close of the Performance Period with respect to which the awards are made.

(c) Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee shall retain discretion to adjust performance goals, measures and/or targets and the amounts payable with respect to an award, including, without limitation, the discretion to reduce the amount of any incentive award that would otherwise be payable to a Participant, including a reduction in such amount to zero.

Section 7. Termination of Employment

Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or specified in an employment or other binding agreement with the Participant, a Participant shall have no right to an incentive award under the Plan for any Performance Period in which the Participant is not actively employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the last day of the Performance Period to which such award relates. The Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may impose such additional service restrictions as it deems appropriate.

Section 8. Amendment or Termination of the Plan

The Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part.

Section 9. Taxes

Any amount payable to a Participant under this Plan shall be subject to any applicable Federal, state and/or local income and employment taxes and any other amounts that the Company is required at law to deduct and withhold from such payment.

Section 10. General Provisions

(a) No Rights to Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan shall create any rights of employment in any Participant or in any way affect the right and power of the Company or a Subsidiary to discharge any Participant or otherwise terminate the Participant’s employment at any time with or without cause or to change the terms of employment in any way.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusive Plan. The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable.

(c) Unfunded Plan. Awards under the Plan will be paid from the general assets of the Company, and the rights of Participants under the Plan will be only those of general unsecured creditors of the Company.

(d) Non-alienation of Benefits. Except as expressly provided herein, no Participant shall have the power or right to sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber the Participant’s interest under the Plan.

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

(f) Successors. All obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or other event, or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company and references to the “Company” herein shall be deemed to refer to such successors.

(g) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

(h) Code Section 409A Compliance . To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any incentive awards granted hereunder comply with, or qualify for an exemption from, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (“Section 409A”), and the Plan and any award agreement or other document relating to an award under the Plan shall be interpreted accordingly. Any provision that would cause the Plan or any incentive award granted hereunder to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty that awards under the Plan will not be subject to

 

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(or will comply with) Section 409A of the Code, and in no event shall the Board, the Company or any affiliate of the Company (or their employees, agents, officers, directors, managers, successors or assigns) be liable to any Participant for any failure to comply with Section 409A or an applicable exemption thereunder.

 

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Exhibit 10.7

AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of January 10, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and between FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and WILLIAM P. FOLEY, II (the “Employee”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

1. Purpose . This Agreement amends and restates, in its entirety, the obligations of the parties under the agreement between the Company and the Employee, dated as of July 2, 2008, as amended as of February 4, 2010, August 1, 2012, and August 27, 2013 (the “Prior Agreement”). The purpose of this Agreement is to recognize the Employee’s significant contributions to the overall financial performance and success of the Company and to provide a single, integrated document which shall provide the basis for the Employee’s continued employment by the Company.

2. Employment and Duties . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company employs the Employee to serve in an executive capacity as Chairman of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. The Employee accepts such employment and agrees to undertake and discharge the duties, functions and responsibilities set forth in Appendix A attached hereto. In addition to the duties and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Employee pursuant to Appendix A, the Employee will perform such other duties and responsibilities as are from time to time assigned to the Employee by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) in writing, consistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Employee is now and may continue to serve as Chairman of Black Knight Financial Services I, LLC and Black Knight Financial Services II, LLC, Vice Chairman of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. and as an owner and officer of several personal real estate, winery and restaurant investments.

3. Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of three (3) years ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date or, if later, ending on the last day of any extension made pursuant to the next sentence, subject to prior termination as set forth in Section 8 (such term, including any extensions pursuant to the next sentence, the “Employment Term”). The Employment Term shall be extended automatically for one (1) additional year on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and for an additional year each anniversary thereafter unless and until either party gives written notice to the other not to extend the Employment Term before such extension would be effectuated. Notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Term or the Employee’s employment, the Employee and the Company agree that Sections 8 through 10 shall remain in effect until all parties’ obligations and benefits are satisfied thereunder.

4. Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Employee an annual base salary, before deducting all applicable withholdings, of no less than $425,000 per year, payable at the time and in the manner dictated by the Company’s standard payroll policies. Such minimum annual base salary may be periodically reviewed and increased (but not decreased without the Employee’s express written consent) at the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) to reflect, among other matters, cost of living increase and performance results (the aggregate amount of paid salary in any given year shall be referred to as the “Annual Base Salary”).


5. Other Compensation and Fringe Benefits . In addition to any executive bonus, deferred compensation and long-term incentive plans which the Company or an affiliate of the Company may from time to time make available to the Employee, the Employee shall be entitled to the following during the Employment Term:

 

  (a) the standard Company benefits enjoyed by the Company’s other top executives as a group;

 

  (b) medical and other insurance coverage (for the Employee and any covered dependents) provided by the Company to its other top executives as a group;

 

  (c) eligibility to elect and purchase supplemental disability insurance in accordance with the Company’s then current benefit offering;

 

  (d) an annual incentive bonus opportunity under the Company’s annual incentive plan (“Annual Bonus Plan”) for each calendar year included in the Employment Term, with such opportunity to be earned based upon attainment of performance objectives established by the Committee (“Annual Bonus”). The Employee’s target Annual Bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan shall be no less than 225% of the Employee’s Annual Base Salary (collectively, the target and maximum are referred to as the “Annual Bonus Opportunity”). The Employee’s Annual Bonus Opportunity may be periodically reviewed and increased (but not decreased without the Employee’s express written consent) at the discretion of the Committee. The Annual Bonus shall be paid no later than the March 15 th first following the calendar year to which the Annual Bonus relates; and

 

  (e) participation in the Company’s equity incentive plans.

6. Vacation . For and during each calendar year within the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to reasonable paid vacation periods consistent with the Employee’s position and in accordance with the Company’s standard policies, or as the Board may approve. In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to such holidays consistent with the Company’s standard policies or as the Board or the Committee may approve.

7. Expense Reimbursement . In addition to the compensation and benefits provided herein, the Company shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, reimburse the Employee each month for his reasonable travel, lodging, entertainment, promotion and other ordinary and necessary business expenses to the extent such reimbursement is permitted under the Company’s expense reimbursement policy.

8. Termination of Employment . The Company or the Employee may terminate the Employee’s employment at any time and for any reason in accordance with Subsection 8(a) below. The Employment Term shall be deemed to have ended on the last day of the Employee’s employment. The Employment Term shall terminate automatically upon the Employee’s death.

 

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  (a) Notice of Termination . Any purported termination of the Employee’s employment (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination (as defined herein) from one party to the other in accordance with the notice provisions contained in Section 25. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that indicates the Date of Termination (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(b)) and, with respect to a termination due to Disability (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(e)), Cause (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(d)), or Good Reason (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(f)), sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances that are alleged to provide a basis for such termination. A Notice of Termination from the Company shall specify whether the termination is with or without Cause or due to the Employee’s Disability. A Notice of Termination from the Employee shall specify whether the termination is with or without Good Reason.

 

  (b) Date of Termination . For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of Termination” shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination (but in no event shall such date be earlier than the thirtieth (30 th ) day following the date the Notice of Termination is given) or the date of the Employee’s death.

 

  (c) No Waiver . The failure to set forth any fact or circumstance in a Notice of Termination, which fact or circumstance was not known to the party giving the Notice of Termination when the notice was given, shall not constitute a waiver of the right to assert such fact or circumstance in an attempt to enforce any right under or provision of this Agreement.

 

  (d) Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Cause” means a termination by the Company based upon the Employee’s: (i) persistent failure to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company that would otherwise constitute Good Reason); (ii) willful neglect of duties (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company that would otherwise constitute Good Reason); (iii) conviction of, or pleading nolo contendere to, criminal or other illegal activities involving dishonesty; (iv) material breach of this Agreement; or (v) failure to materially cooperate with or impeding an investigation authorized by the Board. The Employee’s termination for Cause shall be effective when and if a resolution is duly adopted by an affirmative vote of at least  3 4 of the Board (less the Employee), stating that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee is guilty of the conduct described in the Notice of Termination and such conduct constitutes Cause under this Agreement; provided , however , that the Employee shall have been given reasonable opportunity (A) to cure any act or omission that constitutes Cause if capable of cure and (B), together with counsel, during the thirty (30) day period following the receipt by the Employee of the Notice of Termination and prior to the adoption of the Board’s resolution, to be heard by the Board.

 

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  (e) Disability . For purposes of this Agreement, a termination based upon “Disability” means a termination by the Company based upon the Employee’s entitlement to long-term disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as the case may be, as in effect on the Date of Termination.

 

  (f) Good Reason . For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Good Reason” means a termination by the Employee during the Employment Term based upon the occurrence (without the Employee’s express written consent) of any of the following:

 

  (i) a material diminution in the Employee’s position or title, or the assignment of duties to the Employee that are materially inconsistent with the Employee’s position or title;

 

  (ii) a material diminution in the Employee’s Annual Base Salary or Annual Bonus Opportunity;

 

  (iii) within six (6) months immediately preceding or within two (2) years immediately following a Change in Control: (A) a material adverse change in the Employee’s status, authority or responsibility ( e.g. , the Employee no longer serving as Chairman of the Board would constitute such a material adverse change); (B) a material adverse change in the position to whom the Employee reports (including any requirement that the Employee report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board) or to the Employee’s service relationship (or the conditions under which the Employee performs his duties) as a result of such reporting structure change, or a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the position to whom the Employee reports; (C) a material diminution in the budget over which the Employee has managing authority; or (D) a material change in the geographic location of the Employee’s principal place of employment ( e.g. , the Company has determined that a relocation of more than thirty-five (35) miles would constitute such a material change);

 

  (iv) a material breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement; or

 

  (v) election of a new director to the Company’s Board who Employee (as a director of the Board) did not consent to or vote for.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee being placed on a paid leave for up to sixty (60) days pending a determination of whether there is a basis to terminate the Employee for Cause shall not constitute Good Reason. The Employee’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder; provided , however , that no such event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless: (1) the Employee gives Notice of Termination to the Company specifying the condition or event relied upon for such termination either: (x) within ninety (90)

 

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days of the initial existence of such event; or (y) in the case of an event predating a Change in Control, within ninety (90) days of the Change in Control; and (2) the Company fails to cure the condition or event constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Employee’s Notice of Termination.

 

  (g) Cross-Termination . A termination of employment by Black Knight Financial Services I, LLC, Black Knight Financial Services II, LLC or Employee for any reason under that certain Employment Agreement among Black Knight Financial Services I, LLC, Black Knight Financial Services II, LLC and Employee shall constitute a termination for the same reason under this Agreement and Employee shall be entitled to the appropriate termination benefits under this Agreement.

9. Obligations of the Company Upon Termination .

 

  (a) Termination by the Company for a Reason Other than Cause, Death or Disability or Termination by the Employee for Good Reason . If the Employee’s employment is terminated by: (1) the Company for any reason other than Cause, Death or Disability; or (2) the Employee for Good Reason:

 

  (i) the Company shall pay the Employee the following (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”): (A) within five (5) business days after the Date of Termination, any earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary; (B) within a reasonable time following submission of all applicable documentation, any expense reimbursement payments owed to the Employee for expenses incurred prior to the Date of Termination; and (C) no later than March 15 th of the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus payments relating to the prior calendar year;

 

  (ii) the Company shall pay the Employee no later than March 15 th of the calendar year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, a prorated Annual Bonus based upon the actual Annual Bonus that would have been earned by the Employee for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (based upon the target Annual Bonus Opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred, or the prior year if no target Annual Bonus Opportunity has yet been determined, and the actual satisfaction of the applicable performance measures, but ignoring any requirement under the Annual Bonus plan that the Employee must be employed on the payment date) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination;

 

  (iii) the Company shall pay the Employee, no later than the sixty-fifth (65 th ) calendar day after the Date of Termination, a lump-sum payment equal to 300% of the sum of: (A) the Employee’s Annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (disregarding any reduction in Annual Base Salary to which the Employee did not expressly consent in writing); and (B) the highest Annual Bonus paid to the Employee by the Company within the three (3) years preceding his termination of employment or, if higher, the target Annual Bonus Opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurs;

 

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  (iv) all stock option, restricted stock, profits interest and other equity-based incentive awards granted by the Company that were outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination shall become immediately vested and/or payable, as the case may be, unless the equity incentive awards are based upon satisfaction of performance criteria (not based solely on the passage of time); in which case, they will only vest pursuant to their express terms, provided, however, that any such equity awards that are vested pursuant to this provision and that constitute a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be paid or settled on the earliest date coinciding with or following the Date of Termination that does not result in a violation of or penalties under Section 409A; and

 

  (v) the Company shall provide the Employee with certain continued welfare benefits as follows:

 

  (A) Any life insurance coverage provided by the Company shall terminate at the same time as life insurance coverage would normally terminate for any other employee that terminates employment with the Company, and the Employee shall have the right to convert that life insurance coverage to an individual policy under the regular rules of the Company’s group policy. In addition, if the Employee is covered under or receives life insurance coverage provided by the Company on the Date of Termination, then within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment equal to thirty-six (36) monthly life insurance premiums based on the monthly premiums that would be due assuming that the Employee had converted his Company life insurance coverage that was in effect on the Notice of Termination into an individual policy.

 

  (B) As long as the Employee pays the full monthly premiums for COBRA coverage, the Company shall provide the Employee and, as applicable, the Employee’s eligible dependents with continued medical and dental coverage, on the same basis as provided to the Company’s active executives and their dependents until the earlier of: (i) three (3) years after the Date of Termination; or (ii) the date the Employee is first eligible for medical and dental coverage (without pre-existing condition limitations) with a subsequent employer. In addition, within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment equal to thirty-six (36) monthly medical and dental COBRA premiums based on the level of coverage in effect for the Employee ( e.g. , employee only or family coverage) on the Date of Termination.

 

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  (b) Termination by the Company for Cause and by the Employee without Good Reason . If the Employee’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company for Cause or (ii) by the Employee without Good Reason (excluding for this purpose the Employee terminating his employment without Good Reason during the six (6) month period immediately following a Change in Control in accordance with Section 9(a)), the Company’s only obligation under this Agreement shall be payment of any Accrued Obligations.

 

  (c) Termination due to Death or Disability . If the Employee’s employment is terminated due to death or Disability, the Company shall pay the Employee (or to the Employee’s estate or personal representative in the case of death), within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination: (i) any Accrued Obligations, plus (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus based upon the target Annual Bonus opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred (or the prior year if no target Annual Bonus Opportunity has yet been determined) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination.

 

  (d) Definition of Change in Control . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” shall mean that the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections shall have been satisfied:

 

  (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any “person” (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof) of “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding securities of the Company;

 

  (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation hold, in the aggregate, securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity immediately after such merger or consolidation;

 

  (iii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company are transferred to or acquired by a person or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to such merger;

 

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  (iv) during any period of two (2) consecutive years during the Employment Term or any extensions thereof, individuals, who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election of each director who was not a director at the beginning of such period has been approved in advance by directors representing at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors at the beginning of the period;

 

  (v) the sale, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of the Company that have a total fair market value equal to or more than one-third of the total fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, other than a sale, transfer or other disposition to an entity (A) which immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s outstanding voting securities or (B) fifty percent (50%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities is immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing clause, the sale of stock of a subsidiary of the Company (or the assets of such subsidiary) shall be treated as a sale of assets of the Company; or

 

  (vi) the approval by the stockholders of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

  (e) Six-Month Delay . To the extent the Employee is a “specified employee,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder and any elections made by the Company in accordance therewith, notwithstanding the timing of payment provided in any other Section of this Agreement, no payment, distribution or benefit under this Agreement that constitutes a distribution of deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) upon separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), after taking into account all available exemptions, that would otherwise be payable during the six (6) month period after separation from service, will be made during such six (6) month period, and any such payment, distribution or benefit will instead be paid on the first business day after such six (6) month period, provided, however, that if the Employee dies following the Date of Termination and prior to the payment, distribution, settlement or provision of any payments, distributions or benefits delayed on account of Code Section 409A, such payments, distributions or benefits shall be paid or provided to the personal representative of the Employee’s estate within 30 days after the date of Employee’s death.

10. Excise Tax . If any payments or benefits paid or provided or to be paid or provided to the Employee or for Employee’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with, or arising out of, employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or the termination thereof (a “Payment” and, collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Employee may

 

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elect for such Payments to be reduced to one dollar less than the amount that would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code (the “Scaled Back Amount”). Any such election must be in writing and delivered to the Company within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination. If Employee does not elect to have Payments reduced to the Scaled Back Amount, Employee shall be responsible for payment of any Excise Tax resulting from the Payments and Employee shall not be entitled to a gross-up payment under this Agreement or any other for such Excise Tax. If the Payments are to be reduced, they shall be reduced in the following order of priority: (i) first from cash compensation, (ii) next from equity compensation, then (iii) pro-rata among all remaining Payments and benefits. To the extent there is a question as to which Payments within any of the foregoing categories are to be reduced first, the Payments that will produce the greatest present value reduction in the Payments with the least reduction in economic value provided to Employee shall be reduced first. Notwithstanding the order of priority of reduction set forth above, the Employee may include in the Employee’s election for a Scaled Back Amount a change to the order of such Payment reduction. The Company shall follow such revised reduction order, if and only if, the Company, in its sole judgment, determines such change does not violate the provisions of Code Section 409A.

11. Non-Delegation of the Employee’s Rights . The obligations, rights and benefits of the Employee hereunder are personal and may not be delegated, assigned or transferred in any manner whatsoever, nor are such obligations, rights or benefits subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer.

12. Confidential Information . The Employee acknowledges that he will occupy a position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its affiliates and their operations that is confidential or not generally known in the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, and the financial positions and financing arrangements of the Company and its affiliates. The Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be. The Employee will keep confidential, and will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating to the Company’s or its affiliates’ methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company or any of its affiliates, nor will the Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this Section 12. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that during the Employment Term and at all times thereafter he will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will he utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of his duties and responsibilities with the Company and its affiliates.

13. Non-Competition .

 

  (a)

During Employment Term . The Employee agrees that, during the Employment Term, he will devote such business time, attention and energies reasonably necessary to the diligent and faithful performance of the services to the Company and its affiliates, and he will not engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in any business that is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business, nor solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the

 

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  Company or affiliates on behalf of, or in any other manner work for or assist any business which is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business. In addition, during the Employment Term, the Employee will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the work he performs as an employee of the Company, and the Employee will not combine or conspire with any other employee of the Company or any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business activity.

 

  (b) After Employment Term . The parties acknowledge that the Employee will acquire substantial knowledge and information concerning the business of the Company and its affiliates as a result of his employment. The parties further acknowledge that the scope of business in which the Company and its affiliates are engaged as of the Effective Date is national and very competitive and one in which few companies can successfully compete. Competition by the Employee in that business after the Employment Term would severely injure the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, for a period of one (1) year after the Employee’s employment terminates for any reason whatsoever, except as otherwise stated herein below, the Employee agrees: (i) not to become an employee, consultant, advisor, principal, partner or substantial shareholder of any firm or business that directly competes with the Company or its affiliates in their principal products and markets; and (ii), on behalf of any such competitive firm or business, not to solicit any person or business that was at the time of such termination and remains a customer or prospective customer, a supplier or prospective supplier, or an employee of the Company or an affiliate.

 

  (c) Exclusion . Working, directly or indirectly, for any of the following entities shall not be considered competitive to the Company or its affiliates for the purpose of this Section 13: (i) Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., its affiliates or their successors; (ii) Black Knight Financial Services I or Black Knight Financial Services II, LLC, its respective affiliates or their respective successors; or (iii) the Company, its affiliates or their successors if this Agreement is assumed by a third party as contemplated in Section 21.

14. Return of Company Documents . Upon termination of the Employment Term, the Employee shall return immediately to the Company all records and documents of or pertaining to the Company or its affiliates and shall not make or retain any copy or extract of any such record or document, or any other property of the Company or its affiliates.

15. Improvements and Inventions . Any and all improvements or inventions that the Employee may make or participate in during the Employment Term, unless wholly unrelated to the business of the Company and its affiliates and not produced within the scope of the Employee’s employment hereunder, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. The Employee shall, whenever requested by the Company, execute and deliver any and all documents that the Company deems appropriate in order to apply for and obtain patents or copyrights in improvements or inventions or in order to assign and/or convey to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such improvements, inventions, patents, copyrights or applications.

 

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16. Actions . The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed by this Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of a failure by the Employee to abide by its terms and conditions, nor will money damages adequately compensate for such injury. Therefore, it is agreed between and hereby acknowledged by the parties that, in the event of a breach by the Employee of any of the obligations of this Agreement, the Company shall have the right, among other rights, to damages sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance from any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or compel the Employee to perform as agreed herein. The Employee hereby acknowledges that obligations under Sections and Subsections 12, 13(b), 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 shall survive the termination of employment and be binding by their terms at all times subsequent to the termination of employment for the periods specified therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit or exclude any other right granted by law or equity to the Company.

17. Release . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company may require that, prior to payment of any amount or provision of any benefit under Section 9 (other than due to the Employee’s death), the Employee shall have executed a complete release of the Company and its affiliates and related parties in such form as is reasonably required by the Company, and any waiting periods contained in such release shall have expired; provided , however , that such release relates only to the Employee’s employment relationship with the Company. With respect to any release required to receive payments owed pursuant to Section 9, the Company must provide the Employee with the form of release no later than seven (7) days after the Date of Termination and the release must be signed by the Employee and returned to the Company, unchanged, effective and irrevocable, no later than sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination.

18. No Mitigation . The Company agrees that, if the Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated during the Employment Term, the Employee is not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Employee by the Company hereunder. Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for hereunder (other than pursuant to Subsection 9(a)(v) hereof) shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Employee as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits or otherwise.

19. Entire Agreement and Amendment . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements, understandings and commitments with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement may be amended only by a written document signed by both parties to this Agreement.

20. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in courts located in Duval County, Florida.

21. Successors . This Agreement may not be assigned by the Employee. In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or

 

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otherwise) to all or substantially all of the stock, business and/or assets of the Company, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption by a successor shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The Employee agrees and consents to any such assumption by a successor of the Company, as well as any assignment of this Agreement by the Company for that purpose. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as herein before defined as well as any such successor that expressly assumes this Agreement or otherwise becomes bound by all of its terms and provisions by operation of law. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors or assigns.

22. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

23. Attorneys’ Fees . If any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the party prevailing in any such action or other proceeding shall be promptly paid by the other party its reasonable legal fees, court costs, litigation expenses, all as determined by the court and not a jury, and such payment shall be made by the non-prevailing party no later than the end of the Employee’s tax year following the Employee’s tax year in which the payment amount becomes known and payable; provided , however , that on or after a Change in Control, and following the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, if any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the Company shall pay (on an ongoing basis) to the Employee to the fullest extent permitted by law, all legal fees, court costs and litigation expenses reasonably incurred by the Employee or others on his behalf (such amounts collectively referred to as the “Reimbursed Amounts”); provided, further, that the Employee shall reimburse the Company for the Reimbursed Amounts if it is determined that a majority of the Employee’s claims or defenses were frivolous or without merit. Requests for payment of Reimbursed Amounts, together with all documents required by the Company to substantiate them, must be submitted to the Company no later than ninety (90) days after the expense was incurred. The Reimbursed Amounts shall be paid by the Company within ninety (90) days after receiving the request and all substantiating documents requested from the Employee. The payment of Reimbursed Amounts during the Employee’s tax year will not impact the Reimbursed Amounts for any other taxable year. The rights under this Section 23 shall survive the termination of employment and this Agreement until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

24. Severability . If any section, subsection or provision hereof is found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section, subsection or provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity of any other provision of this Agreement. If any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of the Employee in this Agreement shall each

 

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be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Employee against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants in this Agreement.

25. Notices . Any notice, request, or instruction to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three (3) days after being sent by United States Certified Mail, postage prepaid, with Return Receipt Requested, to the parties at their respective addresses set forth below:

To the Company:

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

601 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, FL 32204

Attention: General Counsel

To the Employee:

William P. Foley, II

601 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, FL 32204

26. Waiver of Breach . The waiver by any party of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach by the other party.

27. Tax Withholding . The Company or an affiliate may deduct from all compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement any taxes or withholdings the Company is required to deduct pursuant to state, federal or local laws.

 

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28. Code Section 409A . To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and any payment made hereunder shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (“Code Section 409A”). Any provision that would cause the Agreement or any payment hereof to fail to satisfy Code Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Code Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Code Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. In no event may Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement. All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including, without limitation, that (i) in no event shall reimbursements by the Company under this Agreement be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees and expenses were incurred; (ii) the amount of in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any given calendar year shall not affect the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any other calendar year; (iii) the Employee’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (iv) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than the Employee’s remaining lifetime. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (x) in no event shall the Date of Termination occur until the Employee experiences a “separation of service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and the date on which such separation from service takes place shall be the “Date of Termination,” and all references herein to a “termination of employment” (or words of similar meaning) shall mean a “separation of service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and (y) to the extent the payment of any amount pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) and such amount is payable within a number of days ( e.g., no later than the sixty-fifth (65 th ) calendar day after the Date of Termination) that begins in one calendar year and ends in a subsequent calendar year, such amount shall be paid in the subsequent calendar year. The Employee acknowledges that he has been advised to consult with an attorney and any other advisors of Employee’s choice prior to executing this Agreement, and the Employee further acknowledges that, in entering into this Agreement, he has not relied upon any representation or statement made by any agent or representative of Company or its affiliates that is not expressly set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any representation with respect to the consequences or characterization (including for purpose of tax withholding and reporting) of the payment of any compensation or benefits hereunder under Section 409A of the Code and any similar sections of state tax law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
By:   /s/ Michael L. Gravelle

Its: Executive Vice President, General Counsel

and Corporate Secretary

WILLIAM P. FOLEY, II

/s/ William P. Foley, II

 

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APPENDIX A

Position Title: Chairman of the Board

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Board, the Employee’s duties and responsibilities include:

 

  1. member of the Company’s Board as Chairman;

 

  2. strategic planning and initiatives;

 

  3. mergers and acquisitions;

 

  4. business development;

 

  5. budget and long range planning advice;

 

  6. presiding over meetings of the Board and shareholders as Chairman of the Board;

 

  7. planning the contents and agenda of such meetings with the assistance of Company management;

 

  8. supervising the Company’s communications with its shareholders;

 

  9. participating in customer relations and public relations.

Exhibit 10.8

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of January 10, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and between BKFS I MANAGEMENT, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and WILLIAM P. FOLEY, II (the “Employee”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

1. Purpose . The purpose of this Agreement is to recognize the Employee’s significant contributions to the overall financial performance and success of the Company and to provide a single, integrated document which shall provide the basis for the Employee’s continued employment by the Company.

2. Employment and Duties . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company employs the Employee to serve in an executive capacity as Chairman of Black Knight Financial Services, LLC. The Employee accepts such employment and agrees to undertake and discharge the duties, functions and responsibilities set forth in Appendix A attached hereto. In addition to the duties and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Employee pursuant to Appendix A, the Employee will perform such other duties and responsibilities as are from time to time assigned to the Employee by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) in writing, consistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Employee is now and may continue to serve as Chairman of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) and Black Knight Financial Services II, LLC, Vice Chairman of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. and as an owner and officer of several personal real estate, winery and restaurant investments.

3. Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of three (3) years ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date or, if later, ending on the last day of any extension made pursuant to the next sentence, subject to prior termination as set forth in Section 8 (such term, including any extensions pursuant to the next sentence, the “Employment Term”). The Employment Term shall be extended automatically for one (1) additional year on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and for an additional year each anniversary thereafter unless and until either party gives written notice to the other not to extend the Employment Term before such extension would be effectuated. Notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Term or the Employee’s employment, the Employee and the Company agree that Sections 8 through 10 shall remain in effect until all parties’ obligations and benefits are satisfied thereunder.

4. Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Employee an annual base salary, before deducting all applicable withholdings, of no less than $212,500 per year, payable at the time and in the manner dictated by the Company’s standard payroll policies. Such minimum annual base salary may be periodically reviewed and increased (but not decreased without the Employee’s express written consent) at the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) to reflect, among other matters, cost of living increase and performance results (the aggregate amount of paid salary in any given year shall be referred to as the “Annual Base Salary”).


5. Other Compensation and Fringe Benefits . In addition to any executive bonus, deferred compensation and long-term incentive plans which the Company or an affiliate of the Company may from time to time make available to the Employee, the Employee shall be entitled to the following during the Employment Term:

 

  (a) the standard Company benefits enjoyed by the Company’s other top executives as a group;

 

  (b) medical and other insurance coverage (for the Employee and any covered dependents) provided by the Company to its other top executives as a group; however, as of the Effective Date, Employee will receive medical benefits from FNF;

 

  (c) eligibility to elect and purchase supplemental disability insurance in accordance with the Company’s then current benefit offering;

 

  (d) an annual incentive bonus opportunity under the Company’s annual incentive plan (“Annual Bonus Plan”) for each calendar year included in the Employment Term, with such opportunity to be earned based upon attainment of performance objectives established by the Committee (“Annual Bonus”). The Employee’s target Annual Bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan shall be no less than 225% of the Employee’s Annual Base Salary (collectively, the target and maximum are referred to as the “Annual Bonus Opportunity”). The Employee’s Annual Bonus Opportunity may be periodically reviewed and increased (but not decreased without the Employee’s express written consent) at the discretion of the Committee. The Annual Bonus shall be paid no later than the March 15 th first following the calendar year to which the Annual Bonus relates; and

 

  (e) participation in the Company’s synergy and profits interest equity incentive plans.

6. Vacation . For and during each calendar year within the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to reasonable paid vacation periods consistent with the Employee’s position and in accordance with the Company’s standard policies, or as the Board may approve. In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to such holidays consistent with the Company’s standard policies or as the Board or the Committee may approve.

7. Expense Reimbursement . In addition to the compensation and benefits provided herein, the Company shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, reimburse the Employee each month for his reasonable travel, lodging, entertainment, promotion and other ordinary and necessary business expenses to the extent such reimbursement is permitted under the Company’s expense reimbursement policy.

8. Termination of Employment . The Company or the Employee may terminate the Employee’s employment at any time and for any reason in accordance with Subsection 8(a) below. The Employment Term shall be deemed to have ended on the last day of the Employee’s employment. The Employment Term shall terminate automatically upon the Employee’s death.

 

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  (a) Notice of Termination . Any purported termination of the Employee’s employment (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination (as defined herein) from one party to the other in accordance with the notice provisions contained in Section 25. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that indicates the Date of Termination (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(b)) and, with respect to a termination due to Disability (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(e)), Cause (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(d)), or Good Reason (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(f)), sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances that are alleged to provide a basis for such termination. A Notice of Termination from the Company shall specify whether the termination is with or without Cause or due to the Employee’s Disability. A Notice of Termination from the Employee shall specify whether the termination is with or without Good Reason.

 

  (b) Date of Termination . For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of Termination” shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination (but in no event shall such date be earlier than the thirtieth (30 th ) day following the date the Notice of Termination is given) or the date of the Employee’s death.

 

  (c) No Waiver . The failure to set forth any fact or circumstance in a Notice of Termination, which fact or circumstance was not known to the party giving the Notice of Termination when the notice was given, shall not constitute a waiver of the right to assert such fact or circumstance in an attempt to enforce any right under or provision of this Agreement.

 

  (d) Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Cause” means a termination by the Company based upon the Employee’s: (i) persistent failure to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company that would otherwise constitute Good Reason); (ii) willful neglect of duties (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company that would otherwise constitute Good Reason); (iii) conviction of, or pleading nolo contendere to, criminal or other illegal activities involving dishonesty; (iv) material breach of this Agreement; or (v) failure to materially cooperate with or impeding an investigation authorized by the Board. The Employee’s termination for Cause shall be effective when and if a resolution is duly adopted by an affirmative vote of at least  3 4 of the Board (less the Employee), stating that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee is guilty of the conduct described in the Notice of Termination and such conduct constitutes Cause under this Agreement; provided , however , that the Employee shall have been given reasonable opportunity (A) to cure any act or omission that constitutes Cause if capable of cure and (B), together with counsel, during the thirty (30) day period following the receipt by the Employee of the Notice of Termination and prior to the adoption of the Board’s resolution, to be heard by the Board.

 

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  (e) Disability . For purposes of this Agreement, a termination based upon “Disability” means a termination by the Company based upon the Employee’s entitlement to long-term disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as the case may be, as in effect on the Date of Termination.

 

  (f) Good Reason . For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Good Reason” means a termination by the Employee during the Employment Term based upon the occurrence (without the Employee’s express written consent) of any of the following:

 

  (i) a material diminution in the Employee’s position or title, or the assignment of duties to the Employee that are materially inconsistent with the Employee’s position or title;

 

  (ii) a material diminution in the Employee’s Annual Base Salary or Annual Bonus Opportunity;

 

  (iii) within six (6) months immediately preceding or within two (2) years immediately following a Change in Control: (A) a material adverse change in the Employee’s status, authority or responsibility ( e.g. , the Employee no longer serving as Chairman of the Board would constitute such a material adverse change); (B) a material adverse change in the position to whom the Employee reports (including any requirement that the Employee report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board) or to the Employee’s service relationship (or the conditions under which the Employee performs his duties) as a result of such reporting structure change, or a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the position to whom the Employee reports; (C) a material diminution in the budget over which the Employee has managing authority; or (D) a material change in the geographic location of the Employee’s principal place of employment ( e.g. , the Company has determined that a relocation of more than thirty-five (35) miles would constitute such a material change);

 

  (iv) a material breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement; or

 

  (v) election of a new director to the Company’s Board who Employee (as a director of the Board) did not consent to or vote for.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee being placed on a paid leave for up to sixty (60) days pending a determination of whether there is a basis to terminate the Employee for Cause shall not constitute Good Reason. The Employee’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder; provided , however , that no such event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless: (1) the Employee gives Notice of Termination to the Company specifying the condition or event relied upon for such termination either: (x) within ninety (90)

 

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days of the initial existence of such event; or (y) in the case of an event predating a Change in Control, within ninety (90) days of the Change in Control; and (2) the Company fails to cure the condition or event constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Employee’s Notice of Termination.

 

  (g) Cross-Termination . A termination of employment by FNF, Black Knight Financial Services II, LLC or Employee for any reason under that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between FNF and Employee or under that certain Employment Agreement between Black Knight Financial Services II, LLC and Employee shall constitute a termination for the same reason under this Agreement and Employee shall be entitled to the appropriate termination benefits under this Agreement.

9. Obligations of the Company Upon Termination .

 

  (a) Termination by the Company for a Reason Other than Cause, Death or Disability or Termination by the Employee for Good Reason . If the Employee’s employment is terminated by: (1) the Company for any reason other than Cause, Death or Disability; or (2) the Employee for Good Reason:

 

  (i) the Company shall pay the Employee the following (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”): (A) within five (5) business days after the Date of Termination, any earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary; (B) within a reasonable time following submission of all applicable documentation, any expense reimbursement payments owed to the Employee for expenses incurred prior to the Date of Termination; and (C) no later than March 15 th of the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus payments relating to the prior calendar year;

 

  (ii) the Company shall pay the Employee no later than March 15 th of the calendar year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, a prorated Annual Bonus based upon the actual Annual Bonus that would have been earned by the Employee for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (based upon the target Annual Bonus Opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred, or the prior year if no target Annual Bonus Opportunity has yet been determined, and the actual satisfaction of the applicable performance measures, but ignoring any requirement under the Annual Bonus plan that the Employee must be employed on the payment date) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination;

 

  (iii) the Company shall pay the Employee, no later than the sixty-fifth (65 th ) calendar day after the Date of Termination, a lump-sum payment equal to 300% of the sum of: (A) the Employee’s Annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (disregarding any reduction in Annual Base Salary to which the Employee did not expressly consent in writing); and (B) the highest Annual Bonus paid to the Employee by the Company within the three (3) years preceding his termination of employment or, if higher, the target Annual Bonus Opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurs;

 

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  (iv) all stock option, restricted stock, profits interest and other equity-based incentive awards granted by the Company that were outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination shall become immediately vested and/or payable, as the case may be, unless the equity incentive awards are based upon satisfaction of performance criteria (not based solely on the passage of time); in which case, they will only vest pursuant to their express terms, provided, however, that any such equity awards that are vested pursuant to this provision and that constitute a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be paid or settled on the earliest date coinciding with or following the Date of Termination that does not result in a violation of or penalties under Section 409A; and

 

  (v) the Company shall provide the Employee with certain continued welfare benefits as follows:

 

  (A) Any life insurance coverage provided by the Company shall terminate at the same time as life insurance coverage would normally terminate for any other employee that terminates employment with the Company, and the Employee shall have the right to convert that life insurance coverage to an individual policy under the regular rules of the Company’s group policy. In addition, if the Employee is covered under or receives life insurance coverage provided by the Company on the Date of Termination, then within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment equal to thirty-six (36) monthly life insurance premiums based on the monthly premiums that would be due assuming that the Employee had converted his Company life insurance coverage that was in effect on the Notice of Termination into an individual policy.

 

  (B) As long as the Employee pays the full monthly premiums for COBRA coverage, the Company shall provide the Employee and, as applicable, the Employee’s eligible dependents with continued medical and dental coverage, on the same basis as provided to the Company’s active executives and their dependents until the earlier of: (i) three (3) years after the Date of Termination; or (ii) the date the Employee is first eligible for medical and dental coverage (without pre-existing condition limitations) with a subsequent employer. In addition, within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment equal to thirty-six (36) monthly medical and dental COBRA premiums based on the level of coverage in effect for the Employee ( e.g. , employee only or family coverage) on the Date of Termination.

 

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  (b) Termination by the Company for Cause and by the Employee without Good Reason . If the Employee’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company for Cause or (ii) by the Employee without Good Reason (excluding for this purpose the Employee terminating his employment without Good Reason during the six (6) month period immediately following a Change in Control in accordance with Section 9(a)), the Company’s only obligation under this Agreement shall be payment of any Accrued Obligations.

 

  (c) Termination due to Death or Disability . If the Employee’s employment is terminated due to death or Disability, the Company shall pay the Employee (or to the Employee’s estate or personal representative in the case of death), within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination: (i) any Accrued Obligations, plus (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus based upon the target Annual Bonus opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred (or the prior year if no target Annual Bonus Opportunity has yet been determined) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination.

 

  (d) Definition of Change in Control . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” shall mean that the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections shall have been satisfied:

 

  (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any “person” (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof) of “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding securities of the Company;

 

  (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation hold, in the aggregate, securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity immediately after such merger or consolidation;

 

  (iii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company are transferred to or acquired by a person or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to such merger;

 

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  (iv) during any period of two (2) consecutive years during the Employment Term or any extensions thereof, individuals, who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election of each director who was not a director at the beginning of such period has been approved in advance by directors representing at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors at the beginning of the period;

 

  (v) the sale, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of the Company that have a total fair market value equal to or more than one-third of the total fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, other than a sale, transfer or other disposition to an entity (A) which immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s outstanding voting securities or (B) fifty percent (50%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities is immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing clause, the sale of stock of a subsidiary of the Company (or the assets of such subsidiary) shall be treated as a sale of assets of the Company; or

 

  (vi) the approval by the stockholders of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

  (e) Six-Month Delay . To the extent the Employee is a “specified employee,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder and any elections made by the Company in accordance therewith, notwithstanding the timing of payment provided in any other Section of this Agreement, no payment, distribution or benefit under this Agreement that constitutes a distribution of deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) upon separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), after taking into account all available exemptions, that would otherwise be payable during the six (6) month period after separation from service, will be made during such six (6) month period, and any such payment, distribution or benefit will instead be paid on the first business day after such six (6) month period, provided, however, that if the Employee dies following the Date of Termination and prior to the payment, distribution, settlement or provision of any payments, distributions or benefits delayed on account of Code Section 409A, such payments, distributions or benefits shall be paid or provided to the personal representative of the Employee’s estate within 30 days after the date of Employee’s death.

10. Excise Tax . If any payments or benefits paid or provided or to be paid or provided to the Employee or for Employee’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with, or arising out of, employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or the termination thereof (a “Payment” and, collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Employee may

 

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elect for such Payments to be reduced to one dollar less than the amount that would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code (the “Scaled Back Amount”). Any such election must be in writing and delivered to the Company within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination. If Employee does not elect to have Payments reduced to the Scaled Back Amount, Employee shall be responsible for payment of any Excise Tax resulting from the Payments and Employee shall not be entitled to a gross-up payment under this Agreement or any other for such Excise Tax. If the Payments are to be reduced, they shall be reduced in the following order of priority: (i) first from cash compensation, (ii) next from equity compensation, then (iii) pro-rata among all remaining Payments and benefits. To the extent there is a question as to which Payments within any of the foregoing categories are to be reduced first, the Payments that will produce the greatest present value reduction in the Payments with the least reduction in economic value provided to Employee shall be reduced first. Notwithstanding the order of priority of reduction set forth above, the Employee may include in the Employee’s election for a Scaled Back Amount a change to the order of such Payment reduction. The Company shall follow such revised reduction order, if and only if, the Company, in its sole judgment, determines such change does not violate the provisions of Code Section 409A.

11. Non-Delegation of the Employee’s Rights . The obligations, rights and benefits of the Employee hereunder are personal and may not be delegated, assigned or transferred in any manner whatsoever, nor are such obligations, rights or benefits subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer.

12. Confidential Information . The Employee acknowledges that he will occupy a position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its affiliates and their operations that is confidential or not generally known in the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, and the financial positions and financing arrangements of the Company and its affiliates. The Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be. The Employee will keep confidential, and will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating to the Company’s or its affiliates’ methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company or any of its affiliates, nor will the Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this Section 12. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that during the Employment Term and at all times thereafter he will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will he utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of his duties and responsibilities with the Company and its affiliates.

13. Non-Competition .

 

  (a)

During Employment Term . The Employee agrees that, during the Employment Term, he will devote such business time, attention and energies reasonably necessary to the diligent and faithful performance of the services to the Company and its affiliates, and he will not engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in any business that is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business, nor solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the

 

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  Company or affiliates on behalf of, or in any other manner work for or assist any business which is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business. In addition, during the Employment Term, the Employee will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the work he performs as an employee of the Company, and the Employee will not combine or conspire with any other employee of the Company or any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business activity.

 

  (b) After Employment Term . The parties acknowledge that the Employee will acquire substantial knowledge and information concerning the business of the Company and its affiliates as a result of his employment. The parties further acknowledge that the scope of business in which the Company and its affiliates are engaged as of the Effective Date is national and very competitive and one in which few companies can successfully compete. Competition by the Employee in that business after the Employment Term would severely injure the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, for a period of one (1) year after the Employee’s employment terminates for any reason whatsoever, except as otherwise stated herein below, the Employee agrees: (i) not to become an employee, consultant, advisor, principal, partner or substantial shareholder of any firm or business that directly competes with the Company or its affiliates in their principal products and markets; and (ii), on behalf of any such competitive firm or business, not to solicit any person or business that was at the time of such termination and remains a customer or prospective customer, a supplier or prospective supplier, or an employee of the Company or an affiliate.

 

  (c) Exclusion . Working, directly or indirectly, for any of the following entities shall not be considered competitive to the Company or its affiliates for the purpose of this Section 13: (i) Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., its affiliates or their successors; (ii) FNF or Black Knight Financial Services II, LLC, its respective affiliates or their respective successors; or (iii) the Company, its affiliates or their successors if this Agreement is assumed by a third party as contemplated in Section 21.

14. Return of Company Documents . Upon termination of the Employment Term, the Employee shall return immediately to the Company all records and documents of or pertaining to the Company or its affiliates and shall not make or retain any copy or extract of any such record or document, or any other property of the Company or its affiliates.

15. Improvements and Inventions . Any and all improvements or inventions that the Employee may make or participate in during the Employment Term, unless wholly unrelated to the business of the Company and its affiliates and not produced within the scope of the Employee’s employment hereunder, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. The Employee shall, whenever requested by the Company, execute and deliver any and all documents that the Company deems appropriate in order to apply for and obtain patents or copyrights in improvements or inventions or in order to assign and/or convey to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such improvements, inventions, patents, copyrights or applications.

 

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16. Actions . The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed by this Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of a failure by the Employee to abide by its terms and conditions, nor will money damages adequately compensate for such injury. Therefore, it is agreed between and hereby acknowledged by the parties that, in the event of a breach by the Employee of any of the obligations of this Agreement, the Company shall have the right, among other rights, to damages sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance from any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or compel the Employee to perform as agreed herein. The Employee hereby acknowledges that obligations under Sections and Subsections 12, 13(b), 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 shall survive the termination of employment and be binding by their terms at all times subsequent to the termination of employment for the periods specified therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit or exclude any other right granted by law or equity to the Company.

17. Release . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company may require that, prior to payment of any amount or provision of any benefit under Section 9 (other than due to the Employee’s death), the Employee shall have executed a complete release of the Company and its affiliates and related parties in such form as is reasonably required by the Company, and any waiting periods contained in such release shall have expired; provided , however , that such release relates only to the Employee’s employment relationship with the Company. With respect to any release required to receive payments owed pursuant to Section 9, the Company must provide the Employee with the form of release no later than seven (7) days after the Date of Termination and the release must be signed by the Employee and returned to the Company, unchanged, effective and irrevocable, no later than sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination.

18. No Mitigation . The Company agrees that, if the Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated during the Employment Term, the Employee is not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Employee by the Company hereunder. Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for hereunder (other than pursuant to Subsection 9(a)(v) hereof) shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Employee as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits or otherwise.

19. Entire Agreement and Amendment . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements, understandings and commitments with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement may be amended only by a written document signed by both parties to this Agreement.

20. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in courts located in Duval County, Florida.

21. Successors . This Agreement may not be assigned by the Employee. In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or

 

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otherwise) to all or substantially all of the stock, business and/or assets of the Company, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption by a successor shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The Employee agrees and consents to any such assumption by a successor of the Company, as well as any assignment of this Agreement by the Company for that purpose. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as herein before defined as well as any such successor that expressly assumes this Agreement or otherwise becomes bound by all of its terms and provisions by operation of law. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors or assigns.

22. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

23. Attorneys’ Fees . If any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the party prevailing in any such action or other proceeding shall be promptly paid by the other party its reasonable legal fees, court costs, litigation expenses, all as determined by the court and not a jury, and such payment shall be made by the non-prevailing party no later than the end of the Employee’s tax year following the Employee’s tax year in which the payment amount becomes known and payable; provided , however , that on or after a Change in Control, and following the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, if any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the Company shall pay (on an ongoing basis) to the Employee to the fullest extent permitted by law, all legal fees, court costs and litigation expenses reasonably incurred by the Employee or others on his behalf (such amounts collectively referred to as the “Reimbursed Amounts”); provided, further, that the Employee shall reimburse the Company for the Reimbursed Amounts if it is determined that a majority of the Employee’s claims or defenses were frivolous or without merit. Requests for payment of Reimbursed Amounts, together with all documents required by the Company to substantiate them, must be submitted to the Company no later than ninety (90) days after the expense was incurred. The Reimbursed Amounts shall be paid by the Company within ninety (90) days after receiving the request and all substantiating documents requested from the Employee. The payment of Reimbursed Amounts during the Employee’s tax year will not impact the Reimbursed Amounts for any other taxable year. The rights under this Section 23 shall survive the termination of employment and this Agreement until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

24. Severability . If any section, subsection or provision hereof is found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section, subsection or provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity of any other provision of this Agreement. If any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of the Employee in this Agreement shall each

 

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be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Employee against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants in this Agreement.

25. Notices . Any notice, request, or instruction to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three (3) days after being sent by United States Certified Mail, postage prepaid, with Return Receipt Requested, to the parties at their respective addresses set forth below:

To the Company:

BKFS I Management, Inc.

601 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, FL 32204

Attention: General Counsel

To the Employee:

William P. Foley, II

601 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, FL 32204

26. Waiver of Breach . The waiver by any party of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach by the other party.

27. Tax Withholding . The Company or an affiliate may deduct from all compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement any taxes or withholdings the Company is required to deduct pursuant to state, federal or local laws.

 

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28. Code Section 409A . To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and any payment made hereunder shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (“Code Section 409A”). Any provision that would cause the Agreement or any payment hereof to fail to satisfy Code Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Code Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Code Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. In no event may Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement. All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including, without limitation, that (i) in no event shall reimbursements by the Company under this Agreement be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees and expenses were incurred; (ii) the amount of in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any given calendar year shall not affect the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any other calendar year; (iii) the Employee’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (iv) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than the Employee’s remaining lifetime. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (x) in no event shall the Date of Termination occur until the Employee experiences a “separation of service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and the date on which such separation from service takes place shall be the “Date of Termination,” and all references herein to a “termination of employment” (or words of similar meaning) shall mean a “separation of service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and (y) to the extent the payment of any amount pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) and such amount is payable within a number of days ( e.g., no later than the sixty-fifth (65 th ) calendar day after the Date of Termination) that begins in one calendar year and ends in a subsequent calendar year, such amount shall be paid in the subsequent calendar year. The Employee acknowledges that he has been advised to consult with an attorney and any other advisors of Employee’s choice prior to executing this Agreement, and the Employee further acknowledges that, in entering into this Agreement, he has not relied upon any representation or statement made by any agent or representative of Company or its affiliates that is not expressly set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any representation with respect to the consequences or characterization (including for purpose of tax withholding and reporting) of the payment of any compensation or benefits hereunder under Section 409A of the Code and any similar sections of state tax law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

BKFS I MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:  

/s/  Michael L. Gravelle

Its:  

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

WILLIAM P. FOLEY, II
    /s/  William P. Foley, II

 

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APPENDIX A

Position Title: Chairman of the Board

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Board, the Employee’s duties and responsibilities include:

 

  1. member of the Company’s Board as Chairman;

 

  2. strategic planning and initiatives;

 

  3. mergers and acquisitions;

 

  4. business development;

 

  5. budget and long range planning advice;

 

  6. presiding over meetings of the Board and shareholders as Chairman of the Board;

 

  7. planning the contents and agenda of such meetings with the assistance of Company management;

 

  8. supervising the Company’s communications with its shareholders;

 

  9. participating in customer relations and public relations.

Exhibit 10.9

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of January 10, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and between BKFS II MANAGEMENT, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and WILLIAM P. FOLEY, II (the “Employee”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

1. Purpose . The purpose of this Agreement is to recognize the Employee’s significant contributions to the overall financial performance and success of the Company and to provide a single, integrated document which shall provide the basis for the Employee’s continued employment by the Company.

2. Employment and Duties . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company employs the Employee to serve in an executive capacity as Chairman of ServiceLink Holdings, LLC. The Employee accepts such employment and agrees to undertake and discharge the duties, functions and responsibilities set forth in Appendix A attached hereto. In addition to the duties and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Employee pursuant to Appendix A, the Employee will perform such other duties and responsibilities as are from time to time assigned to the Employee by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) in writing, consistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Employee is now and may continue to serve as Chairman of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) and Black Knight Financial Services I, LLC, Vice Chairman of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. and as an owner and officer of several personal real estate, winery and restaurant investments.

3. Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of three (3) years ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date or, if later, ending on the last day of any extension made pursuant to the next sentence, subject to prior termination as set forth in Section 8 (such term, including any extensions pursuant to the next sentence, the “Employment Term”). The Employment Term shall be extended automatically for one (1) additional year on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and for an additional year each anniversary thereafter unless and until either party gives written notice to the other not to extend the Employment Term before such extension would be effectuated. Notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Term or the Employee’s employment, the Employee and the Company agree that Sections 8 through 10 shall remain in effect until all parties’ obligations and benefits are satisfied thereunder.

4. Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Employee an annual base salary, before deducting all applicable withholdings, of no less than $212,500 per year, payable at the time and in the manner dictated by the Company’s standard payroll policies. Such minimum annual base salary may be periodically reviewed and increased (but not decreased without the Employee’s express written consent) at the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) to reflect, among other matters, cost of living increase and performance results (the aggregate amount of paid salary in any given year shall be referred to as the “Annual Base Salary”).


5. Other Compensation and Fringe Benefits . In addition to any executive bonus, deferred compensation and long-term incentive plans which the Company or an affiliate of the Company may from time to time make available to the Employee, the Employee shall be entitled to the following during the Employment Term:

 

  (a) the standard Company benefits enjoyed by the Company’s other top executives as a group;

 

  (b) medical and other insurance coverage (for the Employee and any covered dependents) provided by the Company to its other top executives as a group; however, as of the Effective Date, Employee will receive medical benefits from FNF;

 

  (c) eligibility to elect and purchase supplemental disability insurance in accordance with the Company’s then current benefit offering;

 

  (d) an annual incentive bonus opportunity under the Company’s annual incentive plan (“Annual Bonus Plan”) for each calendar year included in the Employment Term, with such opportunity to be earned based upon attainment of performance objectives established by the Committee (“Annual Bonus”). The Employee’s target Annual Bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan shall be no less than 225% of the Employee’s Annual Base Salary (collectively, the target and maximum are referred to as the “Annual Bonus Opportunity”). The Employee’s Annual Bonus Opportunity may be periodically reviewed and increased (but not decreased without the Employee’s express written consent) at the discretion of the Committee. The Annual Bonus shall be paid no later than the March 15 th first following the calendar year to which the Annual Bonus relates; and

 

  (e) participation in the Company’s synergy and profits interest equity incentive plans.

6. Vacation . For and during each calendar year within the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to reasonable paid vacation periods consistent with the Employee’s position and in accordance with the Company’s standard policies, or as the Board may approve. In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to such holidays consistent with the Company’s standard policies or as the Board or the Committee may approve.

7. Expense Reimbursement . In addition to the compensation and benefits provided herein, the Company shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, reimburse the Employee each month for his reasonable travel, lodging, entertainment, promotion and other ordinary and necessary business expenses to the extent such reimbursement is permitted under the Company’s expense reimbursement policy.

8. Termination of Employment . The Company or the Employee may terminate the Employee’s employment at any time and for any reason in accordance with Subsection 8(a) below. The Employment Term shall be deemed to have ended on the last day of the Employee’s employment. The Employment Term shall terminate automatically upon the Employee’s death.

 

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  (a) Notice of Termination . Any purported termination of the Employee’s employment (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination (as defined herein) from one party to the other in accordance with the notice provisions contained in Section 25. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that indicates the Date of Termination (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(b)) and, with respect to a termination due to Disability (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(e)), Cause (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(d)), or Good Reason (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(f)), sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances that are alleged to provide a basis for such termination. A Notice of Termination from the Company shall specify whether the termination is with or without Cause or due to the Employee’s Disability. A Notice of Termination from the Employee shall specify whether the termination is with or without Good Reason.

 

  (b) Date of Termination . For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of Termination” shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination (but in no event shall such date be earlier than the thirtieth (30 th ) day following the date the Notice of Termination is given) or the date of the Employee’s death.

 

  (c) No Waiver . The failure to set forth any fact or circumstance in a Notice of Termination, which fact or circumstance was not known to the party giving the Notice of Termination when the notice was given, shall not constitute a waiver of the right to assert such fact or circumstance in an attempt to enforce any right under or provision of this Agreement.

 

  (d) Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Cause” means a termination by the Company based upon the Employee’s: (i) persistent failure to perform duties consistent with a commercially reasonable standard of care (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company that would otherwise constitute Good Reason); (ii) willful neglect of duties (other than due to a physical or mental impairment or due to an action or inaction directed by the Company that would otherwise constitute Good Reason); (iii) conviction of, or pleading nolo contendere to, criminal or other illegal activities involving dishonesty; (iv) material breach of this Agreement; or (v) failure to materially cooperate with or impeding an investigation authorized by the Board. The Employee’s termination for Cause shall be effective when and if a resolution is duly adopted by an affirmative vote of at least  3 4 of the Board (less the Employee), stating that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee is guilty of the conduct described in the Notice of Termination and such conduct constitutes Cause under this Agreement; provided , however , that the Employee shall have been given reasonable opportunity (A) to cure any act or omission that constitutes Cause if capable of cure and (B), together with counsel, during the thirty (30) day period following the receipt by the Employee of the Notice of Termination and prior to the adoption of the Board’s resolution, to be heard by the Board.

 

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  (e) Disability . For purposes of this Agreement, a termination based upon “Disability” means a termination by the Company based upon the Employee’s entitlement to long-term disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as the case may be, as in effect on the Date of Termination.

 

  (f) Good Reason . For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Good Reason” means a termination by the Employee during the Employment Term based upon the occurrence (without the Employee’s express written consent) of any of the following:

 

  (i) a material diminution in the Employee’s position or title, or the assignment of duties to the Employee that are materially inconsistent with the Employee’s position or title;

 

  (ii) a material diminution in the Employee’s Annual Base Salary or Annual Bonus Opportunity;

 

  (iii) within six (6) months immediately preceding or within two (2) years immediately following a Change in Control: (A) a material adverse change in the Employee’s status, authority or responsibility ( e.g. , the Employee no longer serving as Chairman of the Board would constitute such a material adverse change); (B) a material adverse change in the position to whom the Employee reports (including any requirement that the Employee report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board) or to the Employee’s service relationship (or the conditions under which the Employee performs his duties) as a result of such reporting structure change, or a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the position to whom the Employee reports; (C) a material diminution in the budget over which the Employee has managing authority; or (D) a material change in the geographic location of the Employee’s principal place of employment ( e.g. , the Company has determined that a relocation of more than thirty-five (35) miles would constitute such a material change);

 

  (iv) a material breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement; or

 

  (v) election of a new director to the Company’s Board who Employee (as a director of the Board) did not consent to or vote for.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee being placed on a paid leave for up to sixty (60) days pending a determination of whether there is a basis to terminate the Employee for Cause shall not constitute Good Reason. The Employee’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder; provided , however , that no such event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless: (1) the Employee gives Notice of Termination to the Company specifying the condition or event relied upon for such termination either: (x) within ninety (90)

 

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days of the initial existence of such event; or (y) in the case of an event predating a Change in Control, within ninety (90) days of the Change in Control; and (2) the Company fails to cure the condition or event constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Employee’s Notice of Termination.

 

  (g) Cross-Termination . A termination of employment by FNF, Black Knight Financial Services I, LLC or Employee for any reason under that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between FNF and Employee or under that certain Employment Agreement between Black Knight Financial Services I, LLC and Employee shall constitute a termination for the same reason under this Agreement and Employee shall be entitled to the appropriate termination benefits under this Agreement.

9. Obligations of the Company Upon Termination .

 

  (a) Termination by the Company for a Reason Other than Cause, Death or Disability or Termination by the Employee for Good Reason . If the Employee’s employment is terminated by: (1) the Company for any reason other than Cause, Death or Disability; or (2) the Employee for Good Reason:

 

  (i) the Company shall pay the Employee the following (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”): (A) within five (5) business days after the Date of Termination, any earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary; (B) within a reasonable time following submission of all applicable documentation, any expense reimbursement payments owed to the Employee for expenses incurred prior to the Date of Termination; and (C) no later than March 15 th of the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus payments relating to the prior calendar year;

 

  (ii) the Company shall pay the Employee no later than March 15 th of the calendar year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, a prorated Annual Bonus based upon the actual Annual Bonus that would have been earned by the Employee for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (based upon the target Annual Bonus Opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred, or the prior year if no target Annual Bonus Opportunity has yet been determined, and the actual satisfaction of the applicable performance measures, but ignoring any requirement under the Annual Bonus plan that the Employee must be employed on the payment date) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination;

 

  (iii) the Company shall pay the Employee, no later than the sixty-fifth (65 th ) calendar day after the Date of Termination, a lump-sum payment equal to 300% of the sum of: (A) the Employee’s Annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (disregarding any reduction in Annual Base Salary to which the Employee did not expressly consent in writing); and (B) the highest Annual Bonus paid to the Employee by the Company within the three (3) years preceding his termination of employment or, if higher, the target Annual Bonus Opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurs;

 

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  (iv) all stock option, restricted stock, profits interest and other equity-based incentive awards granted by the Company that were outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination shall become immediately vested and/or payable, as the case may be, unless the equity incentive awards are based upon satisfaction of performance criteria (not based solely on the passage of time); in which case, they will only vest pursuant to their express terms, provided, however, that any such equity awards that are vested pursuant to this provision and that constitute a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be paid or settled on the earliest date coinciding with or following the Date of Termination that does not result in a violation of or penalties under Section 409A; and

 

  (v) the Company shall provide the Employee with certain continued welfare benefits as follows:

 

  (A) Any life insurance coverage provided by the Company shall terminate at the same time as life insurance coverage would normally terminate for any other employee that terminates employment with the Company, and the Employee shall have the right to convert that life insurance coverage to an individual policy under the regular rules of the Company’s group policy. In addition, if the Employee is covered under or receives life insurance coverage provided by the Company on the Date of Termination, then within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment equal to thirty-six (36) monthly life insurance premiums based on the monthly premiums that would be due assuming that the Employee had converted his Company life insurance coverage that was in effect on the Notice of Termination into an individual policy.

 

  (B) As long as the Employee pays the full monthly premiums for COBRA coverage, the Company shall provide the Employee and, as applicable, the Employee’s eligible dependents with continued medical and dental coverage, on the same basis as provided to the Company’s active executives and their dependents until the earlier of: (i) three (3) years after the Date of Termination; or (ii) the date the Employee is first eligible for medical and dental coverage (without pre-existing condition limitations) with a subsequent employer. In addition, within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment equal to thirty-six (36) monthly medical and dental COBRA premiums based on the level of coverage in effect for the Employee ( e.g. , employee only or family coverage) on the Date of Termination.

 

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  (b) Termination by the Company for Cause and by the Employee without Good Reason . If the Employee’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company for Cause or (ii) by the Employee without Good Reason (excluding for this purpose the Employee terminating his employment without Good Reason during the six (6) month period immediately following a Change in Control in accordance with Section 9(a)), the Company’s only obligation under this Agreement shall be payment of any Accrued Obligations.

 

  (c) Termination due to Death or Disability . If the Employee’s employment is terminated due to death or Disability, the Company shall pay the Employee (or to the Employee’s estate or personal representative in the case of death), within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination: (i) any Accrued Obligations, plus (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus based upon the target Annual Bonus opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred (or the prior year if no target Annual Bonus Opportunity has yet been determined) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination.

 

  (d) Definition of Change in Control . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” shall mean that the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections shall have been satisfied:

 

  (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any “person” (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof) of “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding securities of the Company;

 

  (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation hold, in the aggregate, securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity immediately after such merger or consolidation;

 

  (iii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company are transferred to or acquired by a person or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to such merger;

 

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  (iv) during any period of two (2) consecutive years during the Employment Term or any extensions thereof, individuals, who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election of each director who was not a director at the beginning of such period has been approved in advance by directors representing at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors at the beginning of the period;

 

  (v) the sale, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of the Company that have a total fair market value equal to or more than one-third of the total fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, other than a sale, transfer or other disposition to an entity (A) which immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s outstanding voting securities or (B) fifty percent (50%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities is immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing clause, the sale of stock of a subsidiary of the Company (or the assets of such subsidiary) shall be treated as a sale of assets of the Company; or

 

  (vi) the approval by the stockholders of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

  (e) Six-Month Delay . To the extent the Employee is a “specified employee,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder and any elections made by the Company in accordance therewith, notwithstanding the timing of payment provided in any other Section of this Agreement, no payment, distribution or benefit under this Agreement that constitutes a distribution of deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) upon separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), after taking into account all available exemptions, that would otherwise be payable during the six (6) month period after separation from service, will be made during such six (6) month period, and any such payment, distribution or benefit will instead be paid on the first business day after such six (6) month period, provided, however, that if the Employee dies following the Date of Termination and prior to the payment, distribution, settlement or provision of any payments, distributions or benefits delayed on account of Code Section 409A, such payments, distributions or benefits shall be paid or provided to the personal representative of the Employee’s estate within 30 days after the date of Employee’s death.

10. Excise Tax . If any payments or benefits paid or provided or to be paid or provided to the Employee or for Employee’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with, or arising out of, employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or the termination thereof (a “Payment” and, collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Employee may

 

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elect for such Payments to be reduced to one dollar less than the amount that would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code (the “Scaled Back Amount”). Any such election must be in writing and delivered to the Company within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination. If Employee does not elect to have Payments reduced to the Scaled Back Amount, Employee shall be responsible for payment of any Excise Tax resulting from the Payments and Employee shall not be entitled to a gross-up payment under this Agreement or any other for such Excise Tax. If the Payments are to be reduced, they shall be reduced in the following order of priority: (i) first from cash compensation, (ii) next from equity compensation, then (iii) pro-rata among all remaining Payments and benefits. To the extent there is a question as to which Payments within any of the foregoing categories are to be reduced first, the Payments that will produce the greatest present value reduction in the Payments with the least reduction in economic value provided to Employee shall be reduced first. Notwithstanding the order of priority of reduction set forth above, the Employee may include in the Employee’s election for a Scaled Back Amount a change to the order of such Payment reduction. The Company shall follow such revised reduction order, if and only if, the Company, in its sole judgment, determines such change does not violate the provisions of Code Section 409A.

11. Non-Delegation of the Employee’s Rights . The obligations, rights and benefits of the Employee hereunder are personal and may not be delegated, assigned or transferred in any manner whatsoever, nor are such obligations, rights or benefits subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer.

12. Confidential Information . The Employee acknowledges that he will occupy a position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its affiliates and their operations that is confidential or not generally known in the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, and the financial positions and financing arrangements of the Company and its affiliates. The Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be. The Employee will keep confidential, and will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating to the Company’s or its affiliates’ methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company or any of its affiliates, nor will the Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this Section 12. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that during the Employment Term and at all times thereafter he will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will he utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of his duties and responsibilities with the Company and its affiliates.

13. Non-Competition .

 

  (a)

During Employment Term . The Employee agrees that, during the Employment Term, he will devote such business time, attention and energies reasonably necessary to the diligent and faithful performance of the services to the Company and its affiliates, and he will not engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in any business that is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business, nor solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the

 

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  Company or affiliates on behalf of, or in any other manner work for or assist any business which is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its affiliates’ principal business. In addition, during the Employment Term, the Employee will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the work he performs as an employee of the Company, and the Employee will not combine or conspire with any other employee of the Company or any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business activity.

 

  (b) After Employment Term . The parties acknowledge that the Employee will acquire substantial knowledge and information concerning the business of the Company and its affiliates as a result of his employment. The parties further acknowledge that the scope of business in which the Company and its affiliates are engaged as of the Effective Date is national and very competitive and one in which few companies can successfully compete. Competition by the Employee in that business after the Employment Term would severely injure the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, for a period of one (1) year after the Employee’s employment terminates for any reason whatsoever, except as otherwise stated herein below, the Employee agrees: (i) not to become an employee, consultant, advisor, principal, partner or substantial shareholder of any firm or business that directly competes with the Company or its affiliates in their principal products and markets; and (ii), on behalf of any such competitive firm or business, not to solicit any person or business that was at the time of such termination and remains a customer or prospective customer, a supplier or prospective supplier, or an employee of the Company or an affiliate.

 

  (c) Exclusion . Working, directly or indirectly, for any of the following entities shall not be considered competitive to the Company or its affiliates for the purpose of this Section 13: (i) Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., its affiliates or their successors; (ii) FNF or Black Knight Financial Services I, LLC, its respective affiliates or their respective successors; or (iii) the Company, its affiliates or their successors if this Agreement is assumed by a third party as contemplated in Section 21.

14. Return of Company Documents . Upon termination of the Employment Term, the Employee shall return immediately to the Company all records and documents of or pertaining to the Company or its affiliates and shall not make or retain any copy or extract of any such record or document, or any other property of the Company or its affiliates.

15. Improvements and Inventions . Any and all improvements or inventions that the Employee may make or participate in during the Employment Term, unless wholly unrelated to the business of the Company and its affiliates and not produced within the scope of the Employee’s employment hereunder, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. The Employee shall, whenever requested by the Company, execute and deliver any and all documents that the Company deems appropriate in order to apply for and obtain patents or copyrights in improvements or inventions or in order to assign and/or convey to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such improvements, inventions, patents, copyrights or applications.

 

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16. Actions . The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed by this Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of a failure by the Employee to abide by its terms and conditions, nor will money damages adequately compensate for such injury. Therefore, it is agreed between and hereby acknowledged by the parties that, in the event of a breach by the Employee of any of the obligations of this Agreement, the Company shall have the right, among other rights, to damages sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance from any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or compel the Employee to perform as agreed herein. The Employee hereby acknowledges that obligations under Sections and Subsections 12, 13(b), 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 shall survive the termination of employment and be binding by their terms at all times subsequent to the termination of employment for the periods specified therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit or exclude any other right granted by law or equity to the Company.

17. Release . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company may require that, prior to payment of any amount or provision of any benefit under Section 9 (other than due to the Employee’s death), the Employee shall have executed a complete release of the Company and its affiliates and related parties in such form as is reasonably required by the Company, and any waiting periods contained in such release shall have expired; provided , however , that such release relates only to the Employee’s employment relationship with the Company. With respect to any release required to receive payments owed pursuant to Section 9, the Company must provide the Employee with the form of release no later than seven (7) days after the Date of Termination and the release must be signed by the Employee and returned to the Company, unchanged, effective and irrevocable, no later than sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination.

18. No Mitigation . The Company agrees that, if the Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated during the Employment Term, the Employee is not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Employee by the Company hereunder. Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for hereunder (other than pursuant to Subsection 9(a)(v) hereof) shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Employee as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits or otherwise.

19. Entire Agreement and Amendment . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements, understandings and commitments with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement may be amended only by a written document signed by both parties to this Agreement.

20. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in courts located in Duval County, Florida.

21. Successors . This Agreement may not be assigned by the Employee. In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or

 

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otherwise) to all or substantially all of the stock, business and/or assets of the Company, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption by a successor shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The Employee agrees and consents to any such assumption by a successor of the Company, as well as any assignment of this Agreement by the Company for that purpose. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as herein before defined as well as any such successor that expressly assumes this Agreement or otherwise becomes bound by all of its terms and provisions by operation of law. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors or assigns.

22. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

23. Attorneys’ Fees . If any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the party prevailing in any such action or other proceeding shall be promptly paid by the other party its reasonable legal fees, court costs, litigation expenses, all as determined by the court and not a jury, and such payment shall be made by the non-prevailing party no later than the end of the Employee’s tax year following the Employee’s tax year in which the payment amount becomes known and payable; provided , however , that on or after a Change in Control, and following the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, if any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the Company shall pay (on an ongoing basis) to the Employee to the fullest extent permitted by law, all legal fees, court costs and litigation expenses reasonably incurred by the Employee or others on his behalf (such amounts collectively referred to as the “Reimbursed Amounts”); provided, further, that the Employee shall reimburse the Company for the Reimbursed Amounts if it is determined that a majority of the Employee’s claims or defenses were frivolous or without merit. Requests for payment of Reimbursed Amounts, together with all documents required by the Company to substantiate them, must be submitted to the Company no later than ninety (90) days after the expense was incurred. The Reimbursed Amounts shall be paid by the Company within ninety (90) days after receiving the request and all substantiating documents requested from the Employee. The payment of Reimbursed Amounts during the Employee’s tax year will not impact the Reimbursed Amounts for any other taxable year. The rights under this Section 23 shall survive the termination of employment and this Agreement until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

24. Severability . If any section, subsection or provision hereof is found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section, subsection or provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity of any other provision of this Agreement. If any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of the Employee in this Agreement shall each

 

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be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Employee against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants in this Agreement.

25. Notices . Any notice, request, or instruction to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three (3) days after being sent by United States Certified Mail, postage prepaid, with Return Receipt Requested, to the parties at their respective addresses set forth below:

To the Company:

BKFS II Management, Inc.

601 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, FL 32204

Attention: General Counsel

To the Employee:

William P. Foley, II

601 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, FL 32204

26. Waiver of Breach . The waiver by any party of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach by the other party.

27. Tax Withholding . The Company or an affiliate may deduct from all compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement any taxes or withholdings the Company is required to deduct pursuant to state, federal or local laws.

 

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28. Code Section 409A . To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and any payment made hereunder shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (“Code Section 409A”). Any provision that would cause the Agreement or any payment hereof to fail to satisfy Code Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Code Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Code Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. In no event may Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement. All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including, without limitation, that (i) in no event shall reimbursements by the Company under this Agreement be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees and expenses were incurred; (ii) the amount of in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any given calendar year shall not affect the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any other calendar year; (iii) the Employee’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (iv) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than the Employee’s remaining lifetime. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (x) in no event shall the Date of Termination occur until the Employee experiences a “separation of service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and the date on which such separation from service takes place shall be the “Date of Termination,” and all references herein to a “termination of employment” (or words of similar meaning) shall mean a “separation of service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and (y) to the extent the payment of any amount pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) and such amount is payable within a number of days ( e.g., no later than the sixty-fifth (65 th ) calendar day after the Date of Termination) that begins in one calendar year and ends in a subsequent calendar year, such amount shall be paid in the subsequent calendar year. The Employee acknowledges that he has been advised to consult with an attorney and any other advisors of Employee’s choice prior to executing this Agreement, and the Employee further acknowledges that, in entering into this Agreement, he has not relied upon any representation or statement made by any agent or representative of Company or its affiliates that is not expressly set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any representation with respect to the consequences or characterization (including for purpose of tax withholding and reporting) of the payment of any compensation or benefits hereunder under Section 409A of the Code and any similar sections of state tax law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

BKFS II MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:  

/s/  Michael L. Gravelle

Its:  

Executive Vice President, General

Counsel and Corporate Secretary

WILLIAM P. FOLEY, II
    /s/  William P. Foley, II

 

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APPENDIX A

Position Title: Chairman of the Board

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Board, the Employee’s duties and responsibilities include:

 

  1. member of the Company’s Board as Chairman;

 

  2. strategic planning and initiatives;

 

  3. mergers and acquisitions;

 

  4. business development;

 

  5. budget and long range planning advice;

 

  6. presiding over meetings of the Board and shareholders as Chairman of the Board;

 

  7. planning the contents and agenda of such meetings with the assistance of Company management;

 

  8. supervising the Company’s communications with its shareholders;

 

  9. participating in customer relations and public relations.