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: August 8, 2018
(Date of earliest event reported)
CA, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-9247 | 13-2857434 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
520 Madison Avenue New York, New York |
10022 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(800) 225-5224
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 8, 2018, effective upon the election of directors at the CA, Inc. (the Company) 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the 2018 Annual Meeting), Arthur F. Weinbach retired as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board), having reached the mandatory retirement age set forth in the Companys Corporate Governance Principles. Also effective upon the election of directors at the 2018 Annual Meeting, Laura S. Unger retired from the Board. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Weinbach had also served as a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Board. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Unger had also served as a member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board (the Compensation Committee) and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Upon Mr. Weinbachs and Ms. Ungers retirements and the election of ten (10) directors at the Annual Meeting, the size of the Board was reduced from eleven (11) to ten (10) directors.
On August 8, 2018, the Board elected Michael P. Gregoire, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and a current director on the Board, to serve as Chairman of the Board following Mr. Weinbachs retirement. Mr. Gregoires compensation will not change in connection with his service as Chairman of the Board. A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Gregoire is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Also on August 8, 2018, the Board elected Rohit Kapoor, a current director on the Board, to serve as Lead Independent Director of the Board following Mr. Weinbachs retirement, in accordance with the Companys Corporate Governance Principles.
On August 8, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board took the following actions:
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Approved an amendment to the Companys 2011 Incentive Plan (the 2011 Plan) to clarify (i) that certain vesting provisions contained in the 2011 Plan that arise in connection with a change of control would apply to all types of equity-based awards granted under the 2011 Plan prior to July 11, 2018, including awards of restricted stock units, and (ii) how certain definitions used in the 2011 Plan would apply to any vesting acceleration provisions that might apply to these outstanding awards under the 2011 Plan. |
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Approved an amendment to the Companys Change in Control Severance Policy (the Severance Policy) to provide that to the extent the payments and benefits payable thereunder would constitute excess parachute payments for purposes of Section 280G under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), such payments and benefits would be either (1) paid in full, or (2) be reduced so that no payments or benefits would be treated as excess parachute payments, whichever would result in a greater net-after-tax amount to a participant after taking into account any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code and any applicable federal, state and local taxes. |
Copies of the 2011 Plan and the Severance Policy, both as amended, are furnished hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively.
Item 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) The Companys 2018 Annual Meeting was held on August 8, 2018.
The Companys stockholders voted on the matters outlined in the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2018.
(b) The final voting results on the proposals presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting are set forth below.
1. Proposal 1 Election of Directors:
Shares For | Shares Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
Jens Alder |
351,383,042 | 4,929,310 | 244,901 | 16,557,291 | ||||||||||||
Nancy A. Altobello |
355,410,712 | 892,840 | 253,701 | 16,557,291 | ||||||||||||
Raymond J. Bromark |
350,584,178 | 5,716,505 | 256,570 | 16,557,291 | ||||||||||||
Michael P. Gregoire |
354,596,108 | 1,706,285 | 254,860 | 16,557,291 | ||||||||||||
Jean M. Hobby |
355,403,440 | 897,372 | 256,441 | 16,557,291 | ||||||||||||
Rohit Kapoor |
352,661,752 | 3,632,200 | 263,301 | 16,557,291 | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey G. Katz |
354,817,177 | 1,450,298 | 289,778 | 16,557,291 | ||||||||||||
Kay Koplovitz |
331,743,522 | 24,004,490 | 809,241 | 16,557,291 | ||||||||||||
Christopher B. Lofgren |
326,039,096 | 30,249,558 | 268,599 | 16,557,291 | ||||||||||||
Richard Sulpizio |
330,222,539 | 26,072,893 | 261,821 | 16,557,291 |
2. Proposal 2 Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019:
Shares For | Shares Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
Proposal 2 |
367,502,278 | 5,288,237 | 324,029 | 0 |
3. Proposal 3 Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers:
Shares For | Shares Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
Proposal 3 |
322,967,395 | 33,206,598 | 383,260 | 16,557,291 |
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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10.1 | 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended and restated. | |
10.2 | Change in Control Severance Policy, as amended. | |
99.1 | Press release dated August 8, 2018. |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
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Description |
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10.1 | 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended and restated. | |
10.2 | Change in Control Severance Policy, as amended. | |
99.1 | Press release dated August 8, 2018. |
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.
CA, Inc. | ||||||
Date: August 10, 2018 | By: |
/s/ Ava M. Hahn |
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Ava M. Hahn | ||||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
CA, INC.
2011 INCENTIVE PLAN
Effective as of August 3, 2011, as amended and restated as of August 8, 2018
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
1.1 Purpose . The purpose of this CA, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan (the Plan ) is to enable CA, Inc. (the Company ) to achieve superior financial performance, as reflected in the performance of its Common Stock and other key financial or operating indicators by (i) providing incentives and rewards to certain Employees and Consultants who are in a position to contribute to the success and long-term objectives of the Company, (ii) aiding in the recruitment and retention of Employees and (iii) providing Employees and Consultants an opportunity to acquire or expand equity interests in the Company, thus aligning the interests of such Employees and Consultants with those of the Companys shareholders. Towards these objectives, the Plan provides for the grant of Annual Performance Bonuses, Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Other Equity-Based Awards.
1.2 Effective Date; Shareholder Approval; Amendment . The Plan is effective as of August 3, 2011, subject to the approval by a vote at the Companys 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or any adjournment of such meeting, of the holders of at least a majority of the Shares of the Company, present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at such meeting (the Effective Date ). Any Awards granted under the Plan prior to the approval of the Plan by the Companys shareholders, as provided herein, shall be contingent on such approval; if such approval is not obtained, the Plan shall have no effect, and any Awards granted under the Plan shall be rescinded. The Plan replaces the Companys 2007 Incentive Plan (the 2007 Plan) for Awards granted on or after the Effective Date. Awards may not be granted under the 2007 Plan beginning on the Effective Date, but the adoption and effectiveness of this Plan will not affect the terms or conditions of any outstanding grants under the 2007 Plan prior to the Effective Date.
On July 11, 2018 (the Merger Agreement Signing Date ), the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement ) with Broadcom Inc., a Delaware corporation ( Broadcom ), and Collie Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom, pursuant to which, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom upon the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the Merger Effective Time ).
The Plan was amended and restated on August 8, 2018, to make certain amendments as set forth herein (the Amendment ). The Amendment shall become null and void if the Merger Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms prior to the Merger Effective Time.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless another definition is clearly indicated by particular usage and context:
2.1 Annual Performance Bonus means an Award described in Section 4.4 of the Plan.
2.2 Award means any form of incentive or performance award granted under the Plan, whether singly or in combination, to a Participant pursuant to such terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations (if any) as the Committee may establish and as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Awards granted under the Plan may consist of:
(a) Annual Performance Bonuses awarded pursuant to Section 4.4;
(b) Long-Term Performance Bonuses awarded pursuant to Section 4.5;
(c) Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to Section 4.6;
(d) Stock Options awarded pursuant to Section 4.7; and
(e) Other Equity-Based Awards awarded pursuant to Section 4.8.
2.3 Award Agreement means the document issued, either in writing or by electronic means, by the Company to a Participant evidencing the grant of an Award.
2.4 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.5 Cause means (a) if the Participant has an effective employment agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or participates in the Companys Change in Control Severance Policy (the CIC Severance Policy ), in each case, immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time, the definition used in such employment agreement or in the CIC Severance Policy as in effect on the Merger Effective Time, and if there are cause definitions in both such employment agreement and the CIC Severance Policy, the definition in the CIC Severance Policy shall control or (b) if the Participant does not have an effective employment agreement and does not participate in the CIC Severance Policy, in either case, immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time, termination for misconduct, poor performance, or violation of any Company policy or procedure. By way of example, for purposes of clause (b), termination for Cause includes, but is not limited to: (1) dishonesty, including theft; (2) insubordination; (3) job abandonment; (4) willful refusal to perform the employees job; (5) violation of the terms of the Companys Employment and Confidentiality Agreement; (6) violation of the Companys policies on discrimination, unlawful harassment or substance abuse; (7) violation of the Companys Work Rules, (8) violation of the Companys Workplace Violence Policy; or (9) excessive absenteeism.
2.6 Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) individuals who, on the Effective Date of the Plan, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Directors) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date of the Plan whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director until the second anniversary of such election;
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(b) any person (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes a beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities eligible to vote generally in the election of directors (the Company Voting Securities); provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (b) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (A) by the Company or any subsidiary, (B) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary, (C) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (c) below), or (E) a transaction (other than one described in paragraph (c) below) in which Company Voting Securities are acquired from the Company, if a majority of the Incumbent Directors approve a resolution providing expressly that the acquisition pursuant to this clause (E) does not constitute a Change in Control under this paragraph (b);
(c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, reorganization, sale of all or substantially all the Companys assets or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Companys stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a Business Combination), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (A) at least 60% of the total voting power of (x) the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (the Surviving Corporation), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of at least 95% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the Parent Corporation), is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation), is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Boards approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a Non-Qualifying Transaction and any Business Combination which does not satisfy all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) shall be deemed a Qualifying Transaction); or
(d) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 35% of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company or its affiliates which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding; provided, that if after the consummation of such acquisition by the Company such person becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control of the Company shall then occur. For purposes of this Change in Control definition, corporation shall include any limited liability company, partnership, association, business trust and similar organization, board of directors shall refer to the ultimate governing body of such organization and director shall refer to any member of such governing body.
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2.7 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.8 Committee means the Compensation and Human Resource Committee of the Board formed to act on performance-based compensation for Key Employees, or any successor committee or subcommittee of the Board. However, if a member of the Compensation and Human Resource Committee is not an outside director within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code or is not a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the Compensation and Human Resource Committee may from time to time delegate some or all of its functions under the Plan to a committee or subcommittee composed of members that meet the relevant requirements. The term Committee includes any such committee or subcommittee, to the extent of the Compensation and Human Resource Committees delegation.
2.9 Common Stock means the Common Stock, $.10 par value per share, of the Company.
2.10 Company means CA, Inc.
2.11 Consultant means any consultant or adviser if:
(a) the consultant or advisor renders bona fide services to the Company;
(b) the services rendered by the consultant or advisor are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Companys securities; and
(c) the consultant or adviser is a natural person who has contracted directly with the Company to render such services.
2.12 Disabled or Disability means permanently and totally disabled within the meaning of the Companys Long Term Disability Plan.
2.13 Employee means any individual who performs services as a common law employee for the Company or a Related Company. Employee shall not include any seasonal or temporary employees.
2.14 Exercise Price means the price per Share, as fixed by the Committee, at which Shares may be purchased under a Stock Option. In no event shall the Exercise Price with respect to any Share subject to a Stock Option be set at a price that is less than the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date of grant.
2.15 Fair Market Value of a Share means either (a) the closing sales price of a Share as listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the applicable date, (b) if no sales of Shares are reported for such date, for the next preceding day for which such sales were reported or (c) the fair market value of a Share determined in accordance with any other reasonable method approved by the Committee in its discretion.
2.16 Fair Market Value Stock Option means a Stock Option the Exercise Price of which is set by the Committee at a price per Share equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.
2.17 GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles.
2.18 Good Reason means, solely for those Participants who, on the date of grant of an Award, (i) have an employment agreement with the Company which defines Good Reason, or (ii) participate in the CIC Severance Policy, the meaning ascribed to such term in the applicable employment agreement or CIC
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Severance Policy on the date of grant of the Award, except that, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to Michael Gregoire, the definition of Good Reason under the Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael Gregoire, dated December 10, 2012, shall control.
2.19 Incentive Stock Option means a Stock Option granted under Section 4.7 of the Plan that meets the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and any regulations or rules promulgated thereunder and is designated in the Award Agreement to be an Incentive Stock Option.
2.20 Key Employee means an Employee who is a covered employee within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.
2.21 Long-Term Performance Bonus means an Award described in Section 4.5 of the Plan.
2.22 Nonqualified Stock Option means any Stock Option granted under Section 4.7 of the Plan that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
2.23 Participant means an Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Award under the Plan.
2.24 Performance Cycle means a period measured by the Companys fiscal year or years over which the level of attainment of performance of one or more Performance Measures shall be determined; provided, however, that the Committee, in its discretion, may determine to use a period that is less than a full fiscal year.
2.25 Performance Measure means, with respect to any Award granted in connection with a Performance Cycle, the business criteria selected by the Committee to measure the level of performance of the Company during such Performance Cycle. The Committee may select as the Performance Measure for a Performance Cycle any one or combination of the following Company measures (including any component thereof), as interpreted by the Committee, which (to the extent applicable) shall be determined on a GAAP basis, either pre-tax or after-tax and may be determined on a per share basis:
(a) Net Operating Profit;
(b) Return On Invested Capital;
(c) Total Shareholder Return;
(d) Relative Total Shareholder Return (as compared against a peer group of the Company, which, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, shall be the companies comprising the Standard & Poors Systems Software Index, excluding the Company);
(e) Earnings;
(f) Net Income, as adjusted;
(g) Cash Flow;
(h) Revenue
(i) Revenue Growth;
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(j) Share Performance;
(k) Relative Share Performance;
(l) Billings Growth;
(m) Customer Satisfaction; and/or
(n) New License Sales.
2.26 Plan means the CA, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, as set forth in this document and as may be further amended from time to time.
2.27 Qualified Performance Award means an Annual Performance Bonus, Long-Term Performance Bonus, Restricted Stock Award or Other Equity-Based Award that is intended by the Committee to meet the requirements for qualified performance-based compensation within the meaning of Code section 162(m) and Treasury Regulation section 1.162-27(e).
2.28 Qualified Performance Award Determination Period means the period within which Committee determinations regarding Performance Measures, targets and payout formulas in connection with Qualified Performance Awards must be made. The Qualified Performance Award Determination Period is the period beginning on the first day of a Performance Cycle and ending no later than ninety (90) days after commencement of the Performance Cycle; provided, however, that in the case of a Performance Cycle that is less than 12 months in duration, the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period shall end no later than the date on which 25% of the Performance Cycle has elapsed.
2.29 Related Company means a consolidated subsidiary of the Company for purposes of reporting in the Companys consolidated financial statements.
2.30 Reporting Person means an Employee who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2.31 Restricted Stock means Shares issued under a Long-Term Performance Bonus under Section 4.5 or under a Restricted Stock Award pursuant to Section 4.6, which are subject to such restrictions as the Committee, in its discretion, may impose.
2.32 Retirement means retirement (i) at or after age 55 with ten years of service or (ii) at or after age 65.
2.33 Rights Agreement means the Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement dated as of November 5, 2009 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC (as rights agent).
2.34 Shares means shares of Common Stock.
2.35 Stock Option means a right granted under Section 4.7 of the Plan to purchase from the Company a stated number of Shares at a specified price. Stock Options awarded under the Plan shall be in the form of either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.
2.36 Termination of Consultancy means the date of cessation of a Consultants service relationship with the Company for any reason, with or without cause, as determined by the Company.
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2.37 Termination of Employment means the date of cessation of an Employees employment relationship with the Company and any Related Company for any reason, with or without Cause, as determined by the Company; provided, however, that, subject to the requirements of applicable law, an Employees employment relationship for purposes of the Plan may be treated as continuing intact while the Employee is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence (such as temporary employment with the Government). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan, an Employees employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact if the period of such leave does not exceed ninety (90) days, or if longer, so long as the Employees right to reemployment with the Company or a Related Company is guaranteed either by statute or by contract.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION
3.1 The Committee . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.
3.2 Authority of the Committee . The Committee shall have authority, in its sole and absolute discretion and subject to the terms of the Plan, to (1) interpret the Plan; (2) prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the proper operation and administration of the Plan, and amend or rescind any existing rules or regulations relating to the Plan; (3) select Employees and Consultants to receive Awards under the Plan; (4) determine the form of an Award, the number of Shares subject to an Award, all the terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, of an Award including, without limitation, the timing or conditions of exercise or vesting, and the terms of any Award Agreement; (5) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination or in tandem; (6) establish and administer Performance Measures in connection with Awards, including Qualified Performance Awards granted under the Plan; (7) certify the level of performance attainment for Performance Measures in connection with Qualified Performance Awards granted under the Plan; (8) except as provided in Section 4.10, waive or amend any terms, conditions, restrictions or limitations of an Award; (9) in accordance with Article V, make such adjustments to the Plan (including but not limited to adjustment of the number of shares available under the Plan or any Award) and/or to any Award granted under the Plan, as may be appropriate; (10) accelerate the vesting, exercise or payment of an Award; (11) provide for the deferred payment of Awards in Shares and the extent to which dividend equivalents shall be paid or credited with respect to such Awards; (12) determine whether Nonqualified Stock Options may be transferable to family members, a family trust or a family partnership; (13) establish such subplans as the Committee may determine to be necessary in order to implement and administer the Plan in foreign countries; and (14) take any and all other action it deems necessary or advisable for the proper operation or administration of the Plan.
3.3 Effect of Determinations . All determinations of the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons having an interest in the Plan.
3.4 Delegation of Authority . The Committee, in its discretion, may delegate its authority and duties under the Plan to such other individual, individuals or committee as it may deem advisable, under such conditions and subject to such limitations as the Committee may establish. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the Committee shall have authority to grant and administer Awards to Key Employees and other Reporting Persons, to establish and certify Performance Measures and to grant Awards to any Employee who is acting as a delegate of the Committee in respect of the Plan.
3.5 No Liability . No member of the Committee, nor any person acting as a delegate of the Committee in respect of the Plan, shall be liable for any losses incurred by any person resulting from any action, interpretation or construction made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted thereunder.
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ARTICLE IV
AWARDS
4.1 Eligibility . Except as otherwise provided herein with respect to a specific form of an Award, all Employees and Consultants shall be eligible to receive Awards granted under the Plan.
4.2 Participation . The Committee, at its sole discretion, shall select from time to time Participants from those persons eligible under Section 4.1 above to receive Awards under the Plan.
4.3 Form of Awards . (a) Awards granted under the Plan shall be in the form of Annual Performance Bonuses, Long-Term Performance Bonuses, Restricted Stock, Stock Options, and Other Equity-Based Awards. Awards shall be in the form determined by the Committee, in its discretion, and shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Awards may be granted singly, in combination or in tandem with other Awards. The terms and conditions applicable to Annual Performance Bonuses shall be as set forth in Section 4.4. The terms applicable to Long-Term Performance Bonuses shall be as set forth in Section 4.5. The terms and conditions applicable to Restricted Stock shall be as set forth in Section 4.6. The terms and conditions applicable to Stock Options shall be as set forth in Section 4.7. The terms and conditions applicable to Other Equity-Based Awards shall be as set forth in Section 4.8.
(b) Qualified Performance Awards . The Committee shall designate whether an Annual Performance Bonus, Long-Term Performance Bonus, Restricted Stock Award or Other Equity-Based Award granted under the Plan is intended to constitute a Qualified Performance Award. Qualified Performance Awards under the Plan may be granted either separately, at the same time as other Awards designated as Qualified Performance Award, or at the same time as Awards that are not designated as Qualified Performance Awards; provided, however, that in no event may the payment of an Award that is not a Qualified Performance Award be contingent upon the failure to attain a specific level of performance on the Performance Measure(s) applicable to a Qualified Performance Award for the same Performance Cycle. In the event the Committee designates an Award as a Qualified Performance Award, any determinations of the Committee pertaining to Performance Measures and other terms and conditions of such Qualified Performance Award (other than a determination under Section 4.4(c)(ii), 4.5(c)(ii) or 4.6(b)(iii) to reduce the amount of an Award) shall be in writing and made within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period.
4.4 Annual Performance Bonuses . The Committee may grant Annual Performance Bonuses under the Plan only to such Employees as the Committee may from time to time select, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. An Annual Performance Bonus awarded under the Plan may, at the discretion of the Committee, be designated as a Qualified Performance Award. An Annual Performance Bonus that the Committee designates as a Qualified Performance Award shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) through (d) below.
(a) Performance Cycles . Annual Performance Bonuses designated as Qualified Performance Awards shall be awarded in connection with a 12-month Performance Cycle, which shall be the fiscal year of the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its discretion, establish a Performance Cycle of less than 12 months.
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(b) Bonus Participants . Within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period, the Committee shall determine the Employees who shall be eligible to receive an Annual Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award for such Performance Cycle.
(c) Performance Measures; Targets; Payout Formula .
(i) For each Annual Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award, the Committee shall fix and establish, in writing, within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period (A) the Performance Measure(s) that shall apply to such Annual Performance Bonus; (B) the target amount of such Annual Performance Bonus that shall be payable to each such Employee; and (C) subject to paragraph (g) below, the payout formula for computing the actual amount of such Annual Performance Bonus that shall become payable with respect to each level of attained performance. Towards this end, such payout formula shall, based on objective criteria, set forth for the applicable Performance Measure(s) the minimum level of performance that must be attained during the Performance Cycle before any such Annual Performance Bonus shall become payable and the percentage (which percentage may not exceed 200%) of the target amount of such Annual Performance Bonus that shall be payable to each such Employee upon attainment of various levels of performance that equal or exceed the minimum required level.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph (c) to the contrary, the Committee may, on a case by case basis and in its sole discretion, reduce, but not increase, any Annual Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award that is payable to any Employee with respect to any given Performance Cycle, provided , however , that no such reduction shall result in an increase in the dollar amount of any such Annual Performance Bonus payable to any Key Employee.
(d) Payment of Bonuses; Certification . No Annual Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award shall be paid to a Key Employee under this Section 4.4 unless and until the Committee certifies in writing the level of attainment of the applicable Performance Measure(s) for the applicable Performance Cycle.
(e) Other Annual Performance Bonuses . Annual Performance Bonuses that are not Qualified Performance Awards shall be based on a Performance Cycle (which may be less than 12 months) and such Performance Measures and payout formulas (which may be the same as or different than those applicable to Annual Performance Bonuses that are designated as Qualified Performance Awards) as the Committee, in its discretion, may establish for such purposes.
(f) Form of Payment . Annual Performance Bonuses shall be paid in cash.
(g) Amount of Bonus . The maximum amount that may be paid as an Annual Performance Bonus to any one Participant during any fiscal year of the Company shall not exceed $10,000,000.
4.5 Long-Term Performance Bonuses . The Committee may grant Long-Term Performance Bonuses under the Plan only to such Employees as the Committee may from time to time select, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. A Long-Term Performance Bonus awarded under the Plan may, at the discretion of the Committee, be designated as a Qualified Performance Award. A Long-Term Performance Bonus that the Committee designates as a Qualified Performance Award shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) through (d) below.
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(a) Performance Cycles . Long-Term Performance Bonuses designated as Qualified Performance Awards shall be awarded in connection with a Performance Cycle, which shall be at least one fiscal year of the Company. The Committee shall determine the length of a Performance Cycle within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period. In the event that the Committee determines that a Performance Cycle shall be a period greater than one fiscal year, a new Long-Term Performance Bonus Award may be granted and designated as a Qualified Performance Award and a new Performance Cycle may commence prior to the completion of the Performance Cycle associated with the prior Long-Term Performance Bonus Award.
(b) Bonus Participants . Within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period, the Committee shall determine the Employees who shall be eligible to receive a Long-Term Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award for such Performance Cycle.
(c) Performance Measures; Targets; Payout Formula .
(i) For each Long-Term Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award, the Committee shall fix and establish, in writing, within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period (A) the Performance Measure(s) that shall apply to such Performance Cycle; (B) the target amount of such Long-Term Performance Bonus that shall be payable to each such Employee; and (C) subject to paragraph (g) below, the payout formula for computing the actual amount of such Long-Term Performance Bonus that shall become payable with respect to each level of attained performance. Towards this end, such payout formula shall, based on objective criteria, set forth for the applicable Performance Measure(s) the minimum level of performance that must be attained during the Performance Cycle before any such Long-Term Performance Bonus shall become payable and the percentage (which percentage may not exceed 200%) of the target amount of such Long-Term Performance Bonus that shall be payable to each such Employee upon attainment of various levels of performance that equal or exceed the minimum required level.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph (c) to the contrary, the Committee may, on a case by case basis and in its sole discretion, reduce, but not increase, any Long-Term Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award that is payable to any Employee with respect to any given Performance Cycle, provided , however , that no such reduction shall result in an increase in the dollar amount of any such Long-Term Performance Bonus payable to any Key Employee.
(d) Payment of Bonuses; Certification . No Long-Term Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award shall be paid to a Key Employee under this Section 4.5 unless and until the Committee certifies in writing the level of attainment of the applicable Performance Measure(s) for the applicable Performance Cycle.
(e) Other Long-Term Performance Bonuses . Long-Term Performance Bonuses that are not Qualified Performance Awards shall be based on such Performance Cycles, Performance Measures and payout formulas (which may be the same as or different than those applicable to Long Term Performance Bonuses that are designated as Qualified Performance Awards) as the Committee, in its discretion, may establish for such purposes.
(f) Form of Payment . Long-Term Performance Bonuses may be either paid in cash or the value of the Award may be settled in Shares, Shares of Restricted Stock, Stock Options or other Awards or any combination of the foregoing in such proportions as the Committee may, in its discretion, determine. To the extent that a Long-Term Performance Bonus is paid in Shares of Restricted Stock, and/or Stock Options, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock payable and/or the number of Stock Options granted shall
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be based on the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, subject to such reasonable Restricted Stock discount factors and/or Stock Option valuation methodology as the Committee may, in its discretion, apply. Any Shares of Restricted Stock or Awards granted in connection with a Long-Term Performance Bonus shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 4.6(e), (f) or 4.8, as applicable. Any Stock Options granted in payment of a Long-Term Performance Bonus shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 4.7(a), (b), (c), (d), (f) and (g).
(g) Amount of Bonus . Subject to Section 4.6(f), the maximum amount that may be paid as a Long-Term Performance Bonus in the form of Restricted Stock to any one Participant during any fiscal year of the Company shall not exceed $20,000,000.
4.6 Restricted Stock . The Committee may grant Restricted Stock under the Plan to such Employees as the Committee may from time to time select, in such amounts and subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. A Restricted Stock Award may, at the discretion of the Committee, be designated as a Qualified Performance Award. A Restricted Stock Award that the Committee designates as a Qualified Performance Award shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) through (c) below.
(a) Performance Cycles . A Restricted Stock Award designated as a Qualified Performance Award shall be awarded in connection with a Performance Cycle. Unless the Committee determines that some other period shall apply, the Performance Cycle shall be the fiscal year of the Company. In the event that the Committee determines that a Performance Cycle shall be a period greater than a 12-month period, a new Restricted Stock Award may be granted and designated as a Qualified Performance Award and a new Performance Cycle may commence prior to the completion of the Performance Cycle associated with the prior Restricted Stock Award.
(b) Performance Measures; Targets and Payout Formulas .
(i) Within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period, the Committee shall determine the Employees who shall be eligible to receive a Restricted Stock Award designated as a Qualified Performance Award for such Performance Cycle and shall establish, in writing, the Performance Measure(s) that shall apply for such Performance Cycle.
(ii) For each Restricted Stock Award designated as a Qualified Performance Award, the Committee shall establish, in writing, within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period (A) a target amount of Restricted Stock that shall be payable to each such Employee and (B) subject to paragraph (f) below, a payout formula for computing the actual amount of Restricted Stock that shall become payable with respect to each level of attained performance. Towards this end, such payout formula shall, based on objective criteria, set forth for the applicable Performance Measure the minimum level of performance that must be attained during the Performance Cycle before any such Restricted Stock shall become payable and the percentage (which percentage may not exceed 200%) of the target amount of Restricted Stock that shall be payable to each such Employee upon attainment of various levels of performance that equal or exceed the minimum required level.
(iii) The actual amount of Restricted Stock that shall be paid to each such Employee for any given Performance Cycle under a Restricted Stock Award designated as a Qualified Performance Award shall be determined based on such Employees target Restricted Stock Award, the actual level of achievement of the Performance Measure(s) and the payout formula determined by the Committee pursuant to this paragraph (b) for such Performance Cycle. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, on a case by case basis and in its sole discretion, reduce, but not increase, the actual amount of any
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Restricted Stock Award designated as a Qualified Performance Award that is payable to any Employee with respect to any given Performance Cycle, provided , however , that no such reduction shall result in an increase in the amount of such Restricted Stock Award payable to any Key Employee.
(c) Committee Certification . No Shares of Restricted Stock payable under a Restricted Stock Award designated as a Qualified Performance Award shall be paid to a Key Employee under this Section 4.6 unless and until the Committee certifies in writing the level of attainment of the applicable Performance Measure(s) for the applicable Performance Cycle.
(d) Other Restricted Stock Awards . Restricted Stock Awards that are not Qualified Performance Awards shall be subject to such provisions as the Committee may, in its discretion, determine, and may be granted at any time; provided, however, that to the extent that the Committee determines that a Restricted Stock Award that is not a Qualified Performance Award shall be performance-based, such Restricted Stock Award shall be awarded in connection with a Performance Cycle, applying such Performance Measures and payout formulas (which may be the same as or different than those applicable to Restricted Stock Awards designated as Qualified Performance Awards) as the Committee, in its discretion, may establish for such purposes.
(e) Payment of Restricted Stock . As soon as practicable after Restricted Stock has been awarded, a certificate or certificates for all such Shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Participant and, at the discretion of the Company, be either (i) delivered to the Participant or (ii) held for the Participant by the Company. The Participant shall thereupon have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares, except that such Shares shall be subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions of paragraph (e)(i) below. The Committee may, in its discretion, impose such restrictions on Restricted Stock as it deems appropriate. Except as the Committee may otherwise determine, and subject to the Committees authority under Section 3.2, such Shares shall be subject to the following vesting provisions:
(i) Vesting and Forfeiture . Shares of Restricted Stock that have not yet vested shall be forfeited by a Participant upon the Participants Termination of Employment for any reason other than death or Disability. Shares of Restricted Stock shall vest in approximately equal annual installments over a three year period after the end of the applicable Performance Cycle (or date of grant, in the case of Awards that are not Qualified Performance Awards).
(ii) Acceleration of Vesting . Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Shares of Restricted Stock shall immediately vest upon the death or Disability of the Participant.
(iii) Legend . In order to enforce any restrictions that the Committee may impose on Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a legend or legends setting forth a specific reference to such restrictions to be placed on all certificates for Shares of Restricted Stock. As restrictions are released, a new certificate, without the legend, for the number of Shares with respect to which restrictions have been released shall be issued and delivered to the Participant as soon as possible thereafter.
(f) Amount of Restricted Stock . The maximum aggregate number of Shares of Restricted Stock that may be issued to any one Participant under Section 4.5 and this Section 4.6 during any fiscal year of the Company shall not exceed 1,000,000 Shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.3.
4.7 Stock Options . Stock Options granted under the Plan may, at the discretion of the Committee, be in the form of either Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options or a combination of the two, subject to the restrictions set forth in paragraph (e) below. Where both a Nonqualified Stock Option
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and an Incentive Stock Option are granted to a Participant at the same time, such Awards shall be deemed to have been granted in separate grants, shall be clearly identified, and in no event will the exercise of one such Award affect the right to exercise the other Award. Unless otherwise specified, a Stock Option shall be a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Except as the Committee may otherwise determine, and subject to the Committees authority under Section 3.2, Stock Options shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Amount of Shares . The Committee may grant Stock Options to a Participant in such amounts as the Committee may determine, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.1 of the Plan. The number of Shares subject to a Stock Option shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
(b) Exercise Price . Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be Fair Market Value Stock Options. The Exercise Price of a Stock Option, as determined by the Committee pursuant to this Section 4.7(b), shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
(c) Option Term . Except as provided in Section 4.7(g), all Stock Options granted under the Plan shall lapse no later than the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
(d) Timing of Exercise . Except as may otherwise be provided in the Award Agreement or as the Committee may otherwise determine, and subject to the Committees authority under Section 3.2 to accelerate the vesting of an Award and to waive or amend any terms, conditions, limitations or restrictions of an Award, each Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable in whole or in part, subject to the following conditions, limitations and restrictions:
(i) 34% of the Shares subject to a Stock Option shall first become exercisable on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, 33% shall first become exercisable on the two-year anniversary of the date of grant and the remainder shall first become exercisable on the three-year anniversary of the date of grant;
(ii) All Stock Options granted to a Participant shall become immediately exercisable upon the death or Disability of the Participant and must be exercised, if at all, within one year after such Participants death or Disability, but in no event after the date such Stock Options would otherwise lapse. Stock Options of a deceased Participant may be exercised only by the estate of the Participant or by the person given authority to exercise such Stock Options by the Participants will or by operation of law. In the event a Stock Option is exercised by the executor or administrator of a deceased Participant, or by the person or persons to whom the Stock Option has been transferred by the Participants will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, the Company shall be under no obligation to deliver Shares thereunder unless and until the Company is satisfied that the person or persons exercising the Stock Option is or are the duly appointed executor(s) or administrator(s) of the deceased Participant or the person to whom the Stock Option has been transferred by the Participants will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution;
(iii) Upon an Employees Retirement, all Stock Options that have not become exercisable as of the date of Retirement shall be forfeited and to the extent that Stock Options have become exercisable as of such date, such Stock Options must be exercised, if at all, within one year after Retirement, but in no event after the date such Stock Options would otherwise lapse; and
(iv) Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.7(g) or Section 7.5, upon an Employees Termination of Employment, or a Consultants Termination of Consultancy, for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, all Stock Options that have not become exercisable as of the date of termination shall be forfeited and to the extent that Stock Options have become exercisable as of such date, such Stock Options must be exercised, if at all, within 90 days after such Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy.
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(e) Payment of Exercise Price . The Exercise Price shall be paid in full when the Stock Option is exercised and stock certificates shall be registered and delivered only upon receipt of such payment. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, payment of the Exercise Price may be made in cash or by certified check, bank draft, wire transfer, or postal or express money order or any other form of consideration approved by the Committee. In addition, at the discretion of the Committee, payment of all or a portion of the Exercise Price may be made by
(i) Delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company, or its agent, together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale proceeds with respect to the portion of the Shares to be acquired upon exercise having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the sum of the applicable portion of the Exercise Price being so paid and appropriate tax withholding;
(ii) Tendering (actually or by attestation) to the Company previously acquired Shares that have been held by the Participant for at least six months having a Fair Market Value on the day prior to the date of exercise equal to the applicable portion of the Exercise Price being so paid; or
(iii) any combination of the foregoing.
(f) Incentive Stock Options . Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following additional conditions, limitations and restrictions:
(i) Eligibility . Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to Employees of the Company or a Related Company that is a subsidiary or parent corporation, within the meaning of Code Section 424, of the Company (an ISO Related Company ). In no event may an Incentive Stock Option be granted to an Employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or such Related Company or to a Consultant.
(ii) Timing of Grant . No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted under the Plan after the 10-year anniversary of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.
(iii) Amount of Award . The aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of grant of the Shares with respect to which such Incentive Stock Options first become exercisable during any calendar year under the terms of the Plan for any Participant may not exceed $100,000 (or such other limit as may be specified in the Code). For purposes of this $100,000 limit, the Participants Incentive Stock Options under this Plan and all Plans maintained by the Company and an ISO Related Company shall be aggregated. To the extent any Incentive Stock Option first becomes exercisable in a calendar year and such limit would be exceeded, such Incentive Stock Option shall thereafter be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option for all purposes.
(iv) Timing of Exercise . In the event that the Committee exercises its discretion to permit an Incentive Stock Option to be exercised by a Participant more than 90 days after the Participants Termination of Employment and such exercise occurs more than three months after such Participant has ceased being an Employee (or more than 12 months after the Participant is Disabled or dies), such Incentive Stock Option shall thereafter be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option for all purposes.
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(v) Transfer Restrictions . In no event shall the Committee permit an Incentive Stock Option to be transferred by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable, during his or her lifetime, only by the Participant.
(g) Extension of Stock Option Term for Blackouts . At its discretion, the Committee may extend the term of any Stock Option beyond its earlier termination pursuant to Section 4.7(c), (d)(ii), (iii) or (iv) if the Company had prohibited the participant from exercising the option prior to termination or expiration in order to comply with applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law, provided that such extension may not exceed 30 days from the date such prohibition is lifted.
4.8 Other Equity-Based Awards . The Committee may, from time to time, grant Awards (other than Performance Bonuses, Restricted Stock or Stock Options) under this Section 4.8 that consist of, or are denominated in, payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Shares to any Employee or Consultant. These Awards may include, among other things Shares, restricted stock options, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights (SARs) (which shall lapse no later than the tenth anniversary of the grant date, subject to extension consistent with Section 4.7(g)), phantom or hypothetical Shares and Share units. The Committee shall determine, in its discretion, the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations, if any, that shall apply to Awards granted pursuant to this Section 4.8, including whether dividend equivalents shall be credited or paid with respect to any Award, which terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, that in no event will the exercise price of an SAR with respect to any Share be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date of grant.
Other Equity Based Awards under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be designated as Qualified Performance Awards. In the event the Committee designates an Other Equity-Based Award as a Qualified Performance Award, the Committee shall condition the grant of such Other Equity-Based Award on the attainment during a Performance Cycle of specified levels of performance of one or more Performance Measures. The Performance Cycle, Performance Measure(s) and payout schedules applicable to Other Equity-Based Awards that are designated as Qualified Performance Awards shall be determined by the Committee at such time and in the manner as set out in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.6. In such case, no Other Equity-Based Award designated as a Qualified Performance Award shall be paid to a Key Employee under this Section 4.8 unless and until the Committee certifies in writing the level of attainment of the applicable Performance Measure(s) for the applicable Performance Cycle.
4.9 Code Section 162(m ). It is the intent of the Company that Qualified Performance Awards granted to Key Employees under the Plan satisfy the applicable requirements of Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder so that the Companys tax deduction for Qualified Performance Awards is not disallowed in whole or in part by operation of Code Section 162(m). If any provision of this Plan pertaining to Qualified Performance Awards, or any Award to a Key Employee under the Plan that the Committee designates as a Qualified Performance Award, would otherwise frustrate or conflict with such intent, that provision or Award shall be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid such conflict.
4.10 No Repricing . Repricing of Options or SARs shall not be permitted without stockholder approval. For this purpose, a repricing means any of the following (or any other action that has the same effect as any of the following): (A) changing the terms of an Option or SAR to lower its Exercise Price (other than pursuant to Section 5.3); (B) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles; and (C) repurchasing for cash or canceling an Option or SAR at a time when its Exercise Price is greater than the Fair Market Value of the underlying stock in exchange for another Award, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with an event set forth in Section 5.3. Such
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cancellation and exchange would be considered a repricing regardless of whether it is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles and regardless of whether it is voluntary on the part of the Participant.
4.11 Change in Control . Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, (a) except as otherwise determined by the Committee, if the Committee determines that, in connection with a Change in Control, (x) the Common Stock of the Company (or of any direct or indirect parent entity) will not be publicly traded or (y) any Award will not be honored or assumed, or new rights that substantially preserve the terms of such Award substituted therefor, any outstanding Award then held by a Participant which is unexercisable or otherwise unvested or subject to lapse restrictions will automatically be deemed exercisable or otherwise vested or no longer subject to lapse restrictions, as the case may be, as of the date of such Change in Control or (b) if the Committee determines that, in connection with a Change in Control, (x) the Common Stock of the Company or of any direct or indirect parent entity will be publicly traded and (y) any Award will be honored or assumed, or new rights that substantially preserve the terms of such Award substituted therefore, if a Participants employment is terminated without Cause, or, solely for Participants who have an employment agreement with the Company which defines Good Reason or who participate in the CIC Severance Policy immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time, for Good Reason, within a 2-year period following such Change in Control, any outstanding Award then held by such Participant which is unexercisable or otherwise unvested or subject to lapse restrictions will automatically be deemed exercisable or otherwise vested or no longer subject to lapse restrictions, as the case may be, as of the date such Participants employment is terminated. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 4.11 shall not apply to (i) any Award that is an Annual Performance Bonus, whenever granted and (ii) any other Award granted on or after the Merger Agreement Signing Date.
ARTICLE V
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; ADJUSTMENTS
5.1 Shares Available . The Shares issuable under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares held in the Companys treasury. Subject to adjustments in accordance with Section 5.3, the total number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be issued during the term of the Plan may equal but shall not exceed in the aggregate 45,099,377 Shares, which includes 15,099,377 shares available for grant under the 2007 Plan, as of June 6, 2011. Of the shares available under the Plan no more than 10,000,000 Shares may be granted in the form of Incentive Stock Options and the maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted to any one Participant during any such fiscal year of the Company may not exceed 3,000,000 Shares. Any Shares (a) delivered by the Company, (b) with respect to which Awards are made hereunder and (c) with respect to which the Company becomes obligated to make Awards, in each case through the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an acquired entity, shall not count against the Shares available to be delivered pursuant to Awards under this Plan.
5.2 Counting Rules . For purposes of determining the number of Shares remaining available under the Plan, only Awards payable in Shares shall be counted. Any Shares related to Awards under the Plan, which terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation or otherwise without issuance of Shares, or are settled in cash in lieu of Shares, shall be available again for issuance under the Plan. In the event Shares are tendered or withheld in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price of a Stock Option, or in satisfaction of the withholding obligations of any Award, the Shares so tendered or withheld shall become available for issuance under the Plan. To the extent that any option or other award outstanding pursuant to the 2007 Plan as of the Effective Date which for any reason, on or after the Effective Date, expires, is terminated, forfeited or cancelled without having been exercised or settled in full, Shares subject to such awards shall deem to have
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not been delivered and shall be added to the share maximum; provided, however, that the aggregate number of Shares outstanding under the 2007 Plan that may be added to the share maximum pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall not exceed 10,786,054 shares, the number of shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2007 Plan as of June 6, 2011 (as such number may be adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 5.3). With respect to stock appreciation rights (SARs), when a SAR is exercised and settled in whole or in part in Shares, the Shares subject to a SAR grant agreement shall be counted against the Shares available for issuance as one (1) Share for every Share subject thereto, regardless of the number of Shares used to settle the SAR upon exercise.
5.3 Adjustments . In the event of any change in the number of issued Shares (or issuance of shares of stock other than shares of Common Stock) by reason of any stock split, reverse stock split, or stock dividend, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, reorganization, combination, or exchange of Shares, the exercisability of stock purchase rights received under the Rights Agreement, the issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities, or any other change in corporate structure or in the event of any extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), the Committee shall adjust the number or kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan, and the terms of any outstanding Award (including, without limitation, the number of Shares subject to an outstanding Award, the type of property to which the Award relates and the Exercise Price of a Stock Option, stock appreciation right or other Award) in such manner as the Committee shall determine is appropriate in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, and such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made with respect to Qualified Performance Awards granted to a Key Employee to the extent such adjustment would cause the Award to fail to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and no adjustment shall be required if the Committee determines that such action could cause an Award to fail to satisfy the conditions of an applicable exception from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code ( Section 409A ) or otherwise could subject a Participant to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A in respect of an outstanding Award.
5.4 Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets . Upon the occurrence of (i) a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, reorganization or otherwise involving the Company in which the Company is not to be the surviving corporation, (ii) a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, reorganization or otherwise involving the Company in which the Company is the surviving corporation but holders of Shares receive securities of another corporation, or (iii) a sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets (as an entirety) or capital stock to another person, any Award granted hereunder shall be deemed to apply to the securities, cash or other property (subject to adjustment by cash payment in lieu of fractional interests) to which a holder of the number of Shares equal to the number of Shares the Participant would have been entitled, and proper provisions shall be made to ensure that this clause is a condition to any such transaction; provided , however , that the Committee (or, if applicable, the board of directors of the entity assuming the Companys obligations under the Plan) shall, in its discretion, have the power to either:
(a) provide, upon written notice to Participants, that all Awards that are currently exercisable must be exercised within the time period specified in the notice and that all Awards not exercised as of the expiration of such period shall be terminated without consideration; provided , however , that the Committee (or successor board of directors) may provide, in its discretion, that, for purposes of this subsection, all outstanding Awards are currently exercisable, whether or not vested; or
(b) cancel any or all Awards and, in consideration of such cancellation, pay to each Participant an amount in cash with respect to each Share issuable under an Award equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of such Share on such date (or, if greater, the value per Share of the consideration received by holders of Shares as a result of such merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale) and the Exercise Price.
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5.5 Fractional Shares . No fractional Shares shall be issued under the Plan. In the event that a Participant acquires the right to receive a fractional Share under the Plan, such Participant shall receive, in lieu of such fractional Share, cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the fractional Share as of the date of settlement.
ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
6.1 Amendment . The Plan may be amended at any time and from time to time by the Board without the approval of shareholders of the Company, except that no amendment which increases the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to the Plan, decreases the Exercise Price at which Stock Options or stock appreciation rights may be granted or materially modifies the eligibility requirements for participation in the Plan shall be effective unless and until the same is approved by the shareholders of the Company. No amendment of the Plan shall materially adversely affect any right of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted without such Participants written consent.
6.2 Termination . The Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of the following dates or events to occur:
(a) the adoption of a resolution of the Board terminating the Plan; or
(b) the 10-year anniversary of the date of the Companys 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
No Awards shall be granted under this Plan after it has been terminated. However, the termination of the Plan shall not alter or impair any of the rights or obligations of any person, without such persons consent, under any Award theretofore granted under the Plan. After the termination of the Plan, any previously granted Awards shall remain in effect and shall continue to be governed by the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.1 Nontransferability of Awards . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7.1, no Awards under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to alienation, anticipation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or transfer, other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution, by the Participant and no other persons shall otherwise acquire any rights therein. During the lifetime of a Participant, Stock Options (except for Nonqualified Stock Options that are transferable pursuant to subparagraphs (a) and (b) below) shall be exercisable only by the Participant and shall not be assignable or transferable except as provided above.
(a) In the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option, except as the Committee may otherwise determine, and subject to the Committees authority under Section 3.2 to waive or amend any terms, conditions, limitations or restrictions of an Award, all or any part of such Nonqualified Stock Option may, subject to the prior written consent of the Committee, be transferred to one or more of a following classes of
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donees: family member, a trust for the benefit of a family member, a limited partnership whose partners are solely family members or any other legal entity set up for the benefit of family members. For purposes of this Section 7.1, a family member means a Participants spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents (natural, step, adopted, or in-laws), siblings, nieces, nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews.
(b) Except as the Committee may at any time determine, and subject to the Committees authority under Section 3.2 to waive or amend any terms, conditions, limitations or restrictions of an Award, any Nonqualified Stock Option transferred by a Participant pursuant to paragraph (a) above may be exercised by the transferee only to the extent such Nonqualified Stock Option would have been exercisable by the Participant had no transfer occurred. Any such transferred Nonqualified Stock Option shall be subject to all of the same terms and conditions as provided in the Plan and in the applicable Award Agreement. The Participant or the Participants estate shall remain liable for any withholding tax which may be imposed by any federal, state or local tax authority and the transfer of Shares upon exercise of such Nonqualified Stock Option shall be conditioned on the payment of such withholding tax. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, withhold its consent to all or a part of any transfer of a Nonqualified Stock Option pursuant to this Section 7.1 unless and until the Participant makes arrangements satisfactory to the Committee for the payment of any such withholding tax. The Participant must immediately notify the Committee, in such form and manner as required by the Committee, of any proposed transfer of a Nonqualified Stock Option pursuant to this Section and no such transfer shall be effective until the Committee consents thereto in writing.
(c) Anything in this Section 7.1 to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event may the Committee permit an Incentive Stock Option to be transferred by any Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
7.2 Withholding of Taxes .
(a) Stock Options . As a condition to the delivery of any Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option, the Committee may require that the Participant, at the time of such exercise, pay to the Company by cash or by certified check, bank draft, wire transfer or postal or express money order an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligations. The Committee may, however, in its discretion, accept payment of tax withholding obligations through any of the Exercise Price payment methods described in Section 4.7(e). In addition, the Committee may, in its discretion, permit payment of tax withholding obligations to be made by instructing the Company to withhold Shares that would otherwise be issued on exercise having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the applicable portion of the tax withholding obligations being so paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may any amount greater than the minimum statutory withholding obligation or such other withholding obligation as required by applicable law be satisfied by tendering or withholding Shares.
(b) Restricted Stock . The Company shall satisfy tax withholding obligations arising in connection with the release of restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units held by Participants subject to the tax laws of the United States, United Kingdom or Israel (and such other country where withholding is required at the time of the release of restrictions or as may be determined by the Company from time to time) by withholding Shares that would otherwise be available for delivery upon such release having a Fair Market Value on the date of release equal to the minimum statutory withholding obligation or such other withholding obligation as required by applicable law.
(c) Awards . To the extent not covered by 7.2(a) or (b) above, as a condition to the delivery of any Shares, other property or cash pursuant to any Award or the lifting or lapse of restrictions on any Award, or in connection with any other event that gives rise to a federal or other governmental tax withholding obligation on the part of the Company relating to an Award (including, without limitation, FICA
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tax), (a) the Company may deduct or withhold (or cause to be deducted or withheld) from any payment or distribution to the Participant, whether or not pursuant to the Plan, (b) the Company shall be entitled to require that the Participant remit cash to the Company (through payroll deduction or otherwise) or (c) the Company may enter into any other suitable arrangements to withhold, in each case in an amount sufficient in the opinion of the Company to satisfy such withholding obligation.
7.3 Non-Uniform Determinations . None of Committees determinations under the Plan and Award Agreements need to be uniform and any such determinations may be made by it selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan (whether or not such persons are similarly situated). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations under Award Agreements, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements, as to (a) the persons to receive Awards, (b) the terms and provisions of Awards, (c) whether a Participants employment has been terminated for purposes of the Plan and (d) any adjustments to be made to Awards pursuant to Section 5.3 or otherwise.
7.4 Required Consents and Legend . (a) If the Committee shall at any time determine that any consent (as hereinafter defined) is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of any Award, the delivery of Shares or the delivery of any cash, securities or other property under the Plan, or the taking of any other action thereunder (each such action being hereinafter referred to as a plan action), then such plan action shall not be taken, in whole or in part, unless and until such consent shall have been effected or obtained to the full satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee may direct that any Certificate evidencing Shares delivered pursuant to the Plan shall bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on transferability as the Committee may determine to be necessary or desirable, and may advise the transfer agent to place a stop order against any legended shares. By accepting an Award, each Participant shall have expressly provided consent to the items described in Section 7.4(b)(iv) hereof.
(b) The term consent as used herein with respect to any plan action includes (i) any and all listings, registrations or qualifications in respect thereof upon any securities exchange or under any federal, state or local law, or law, rule or regulation of a jurisdiction outside the United States, (ii) any and all written agreements and representations by the Participant with respect to the disposition of shares, or with respect to any other matter, which the Committee may deem necessary or desirable to comply with the terms of any such listing, registration or qualification or to obtain an exemption from the requirement that any such listing, qualification or registration be made, (iii) any and all other consents, clearances and approvals in respect of a plan action by any governmental or other regulatory body or any stock exchange or self-regulatory agency, (iv) any and all consents by the Participant to (A) the Companys supplying to any third party recordkeeper of the Plan such personal information as the Committee deems advisable to administer the Plan, (B) the Companys deducting amounts from the Participants wages, or another arrangement satisfactory to the Committee, to reimburse the Company for advances made on the Participants behalf to satisfy certain withholding and other tax obligations in connection with an Award and (C) the Companys imposing sales and transfer procedures and restrictions and hedging restrictions on Shares delivered under the Plan and (v) any and all consents or authorizations required to comply with, or required to be obtained under, applicable local law or otherwise required by the Committee. Nothing herein shall require the Company to list, register or qualify the Shares on any securities exchange.
7.5 Special Forfeiture Provision . If the Committee, in its discretion, determines and the applicable Award Agreement so provides, a Participant who, without prior written approval of the Company, enters into any employment or consultation arrangement (including service as an agent, partner, stockholder, consultant, officer or director) to any entity or person engaged in any business in which the Company or its affiliates is engaged which, in the sole judgment of the Company, is competitive with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, (i) shall forfeit all rights under any outstanding Stock Option or stock appreciation
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right and shall return to the Company the amount of any profit realized upon the exercise, within such period as the Committee may determine, of any Stock Option or stock appreciation right and (ii) shall forfeit and return to the Company all Shares of Restricted Stock and other Awards which are not then vested or which vested but remain subject to the restrictions imposed by this Section 7.3, as provided in the Award Agreement.
7.6 Code Section 83(b) Elections . Neither the Company, any Related Company, nor the Committee shall have any responsibility in connection with a Participants election, or attempt to elect, under Code section 83(b) to include the value of a Restricted Stock Award in the Participants gross income for the year of payment. Any Participant who makes a Code section 83(b) election with respect to any such Award shall promptly notify the Committee of such election and provide the Committee with a copy thereof.
7.7 No Implied Rights . The establishment and subsequent operation of the Plan, including eligibility as a Participant, shall not be construed as conferring any legal or other right upon any Employee for the continuation of his or her employment, or upon any Consultant for the continuation of his or her consultancy, for any Performance Cycle or any other period. The Company expressly reserves the right, which may be exercised at any time and without regard to when, during a Performance Cycle or other accounting period, such exercise occurs, to discharge any individual and/or treat him or her without regard to the effect which such treatment might have upon him or her under any outstanding Award.
7.8 No Obligation to Exercise Options . The granting of a Stock Option shall impose no obligation upon the Participant to exercise such Stock Option.
7.9 No Rights as Stockholders . A Participant granted an Award under the Plan shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to such Award unless and until such time as certificates for the Shares underlying the Award are registered in such Participants name. The right of any Participant to receive Shares by virtue of the terms of an Award or participation in the Plan shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company. With respect to any or all Awards, the Company may, in lieu of physical certificates, cause for electronic shares to be held in the Participants name with a transfer agent or broker.
7.10 Indemnification of Committee . The Company shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, each person made or threatened to be made a party to any civil or criminal action or proceeding by reason of the fact that he, or his testator or intestate, is or was a member of the Committee or a delegate of the Committee so acting.
7.11 No Required Segregation of Assets . Neither the Company nor any Related Company shall be required to segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by Awards granted pursuant to the Plan.
7.12 Nature of Payments . All Awards made pursuant to the Plan are in consideration of services for the Company or the Related Companies. Any gain realized pursuant to Awards under the Plan constitutes a special incentive payment to the Participant and shall not be taken into account as compensation for purposes of any of the employee benefit plans of the Company or any Related Company except as may be determined by the Board or by the board of directors of the applicable Related Company.
7.13 Securities Exchange Act Compliance . Awards under the Plan are intended to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. If any provision or this Plan or of any grant of an Award would otherwise frustrate or conflict with such intent, that provision shall be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid such conflict.
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7.14 Section 409A
(a) All Awards made under the Plan that are intended to be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A shall be interpreted, administered and construed to comply with Section 409A, and all Awards made under the Plan that are intended to be exempt from Section 409A shall be interpreted, administered and construed to comply with and preserve such exemption. The Committee shall have full authority to give effect to the intent of the foregoing sentence. To the extent necessary to give effect to this intent, in the case of any conflict or potential inconsistency between the Plan and a provision of any Award or Award Agreement with respect to an Award, the Plan shall govern.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 7.14(a), with respect to any Award made under the Plan that is intended to be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A: (a) any payment to be made with respect to such Award in connection with the Participants separation from service to the Company within the meaning of Section 409A (and any other payment that would be subject to the limitations in Section 409A(a)(2)(b) of the Code) shall be delayed until six months after the Participants separation from service (or earlier death) in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A; (b) if any payment to be made with respect to such Award would occur at a time when the tax deduction with respect to such payment would be limited or eliminated by Section 162(m), such payment may be deferred by the Company under the circumstances described in Section 409A until the earliest date that the Company reasonably anticipates that the deduction or payment will not be limited or eliminated; (c) to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, any other securities, other Awards or other property that the Company may deliver in lieu of shares of Common Stock in respect of an Award shall not have the effect of deferring delivery or payment beyond the date on which such delivery or payment would occur with respect to the shares of Common Stock that would otherwise have been deliverable (unless the Committee elects a later date for this purpose in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A); (d) with respect to any required consent described in Section 7.4 or the applicable Award Agreement, if such consent has not been effected or obtained as of the latest date provided by such Award Agreement for payment in respect of such Award and further delay of payment is not permitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, such Award or portion thereof, as applicable, will be forfeited and terminate notwithstanding any prior earning or vesting; (e) if the Award includes a series of installment payments (within the meaning of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) of the Treasury Regulations), the Participants right to the series of installment payments shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and not as a right to a single payment; (f) if the Award includes dividend equivalents (within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(e) of the Treasury Regulations), the Participants right to the dividend equivalents shall be treated separately from the right to other amounts under the Award; and (g) for purposes of determining whether the Participant has experienced a separation from service to the Company within the meaning of Section 409A, subsidiary shall mean a corporation or other entity, starting with CA, Inc., in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity has a controlling interest in another corporation or other entity in the chain, ending with such corporation or other entity. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term controlling interest has the same meaning as provided in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, provided that the language at least 20 percent is used instead of at least 80 percent each place it appears in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations.
7.15 Governing Law; Severability . The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, and not the choice of law rules, of the State of New York and construed accordingly, to the extent not superseded by applicable federal law. If any provision of the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of the Plan or part thereof, each of which shall remain in full force and effect.
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Exhibit 10.2
CA, INC.
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE POLICY
(AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5, 2015, AND FURTHER AMENDED ON AUGUST 8, 2018)
1. Purpose . The purpose of the CA, Inc. Change in Control Severance Policy (the Policy ) is to secure the continued services of certain senior executives of the Company and to ensure their continued dedication to their duties in the event of any threat or occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2).
2. Definitions . As used in this Policy, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
(a) Annual Performance Bonus means the annual cash bonus awarded under the Companys incentive plan, as in effect from time to time (as of the date of adoption of this Policy the annual performance bonus within the meaning of Section 4.4 of the Companys 2007 Incentive Plan, effective as of June 12, 2007 (the Company Incentive Plan )).
(b) Base Salary means the higher of (i) the Participants highest annual rate of base salary during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the Participants Date of Termination or (ii) the average of the Participants annual base salary earned during the past three (3) completed fiscal years of the Company immediately preceding the Participants Date of Termination (annualized in the event the Participant was not employed by the Company (or its affiliates) for the whole of any such fiscal year).
(c) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company and, after a Change in Control, the board of directors of the Parent Corporation or Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, as defined for purposes of Section 2(f).
(d) Bonus Amount means the higher of (i) the Participants target Annual Performance Bonus for the fiscal year in which the Participants Date of Termination occurs (or if the Participants Qualifying Termination is on account of Good Reason pursuant to a reduction in a Participants compensation or compensation opportunity under Section 2(k)(ii), the Participants target Annual Performance Bonus for the prior fiscal year if higher) or (ii) the average of the Annual Performance Bonuses earned by the Participant from the Company (or its affiliates) during the last three (3) completed fiscal years of the Company (or such shorter period of time during which the Participant was employed by the Company) immediately preceding the Participants Date of Termination (annualized in the event the Participant was not employed by the Company (or its affiliates) for the whole of any such fiscal year).
(e) Cause means (i) the willful and continued failure of the Participant to perform substantially his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participants incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such failure subsequent to the Participant being delivered a notice of termination without Cause by the Company or delivering a notice of termination for Good Reason to the Company) after a written demand for substantial
performance is delivered to the Participant by or on behalf of the Board which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Participant has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) the willful engaging by the Participant in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates, (iii) the engaging by the Participant in conduct or misconduct that materially harms the reputation or financial position of the Company, (iv) the Participant (x) obstructs or impedes, (y) endeavors to influence, obstruct or impede or (z) fails to materially cooperate with, an Investigation, (v) the Participant withholds, removes, conceals, destroys, alters or by other means falsifies any material which is requested in connection with an Investigation, or attempts to do so or solicits another to do so, (vi) the commission of a felony by the Participant or (vii) the Participant is found liable in any SEC or other civil or criminal securities law action or enters into any cease and desist orders with respect to such action regardless of whether the Participant admits or denies liability. For purposes of this paragraph (d), no act or failure to act by the Participant shall be considered willful unless done or omitted to be done by the Participant in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Participants action or omission was in the best interests of the Company or its affiliates. Any act, or failure to act, in accordance with authority duly given by the Board, based upon the advice of counsel for the Company (including counsel employed by the Company) shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Cause shall not exist unless and until the Company has delivered to the Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by three-quarters (3/4) of the entire Board (excluding the Participant from both the numerator and denominator if the Participant is a Board member) at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Participant and an opportunity for the Participant, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board an event set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) has occurred and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
(f) Change in Control means the occurrence of any one of the following events:
(i) individuals who, on the effective date of the Policy, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Directors ) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the effective date of the Policy whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided , however , that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director;
(ii) any person (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ) and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes a beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities eligible to vote generally in the election of directors (the Company Voting Securities );
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provided , however , that the event described in this paragraph (ii) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (A) by the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (iii)), (E) pursuant to any acquisition by the Participant or any group of persons including the Participant (or any entity controlled by the Participant or any group of persons including the Participant); or (F) a transaction (other than one described in (iii) below) in which Company Voting Securities are acquired from the Company, if a majority of the Incumbent Directors approve a resolution providing expressly that the acquisition pursuant to this clause (F) does not constitute a Change in Control under this paragraph (ii);
(iii) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, reorganization, sale of all or substantially all the Companys assets or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Companys stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a Business Combination ), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (A) at least 60% of the total voting power of (x) the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (the Surviving Corporation ), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of at least 95% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the Parent Corporation ), is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation), is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Boards approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a Non-Qualifying Transaction and any Business Combination which does not satisfy all of the criteria specified in (A) (B) and (C) shall be deemed a Qualifying Transaction ); or
(iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 35% of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company or its affiliates which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding; provided , that if after the consummation of such acquisition by the Company such person becomes the beneficial
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owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control of the Company shall then occur. For purposes of this Change in Control definition, corporation shall include any limited liability company, partnership, association, business trust and similar organization, board of directors shall refer to the ultimate governing body of such organization and director shall refer to any member of such governing body.
(g) Company means CA, Inc.
(h) Date of Termination means (i) the effective date on which the Participants employment by the Company terminates as specified in a prior written notice by the Company or the Participant, as the case may be, to the other, delivered pursuant to Section 9 or (ii) if the Participants employment by the Company terminates by reason of death, the date of death of the Participant.
(i) Disability shall mean long-term disability under the terms of Companys long-term disability plan, as then in effect.
(j) Equity Incentive Compensation means all equity-based compensation (including stock options and restricted stock) awarded under the Companys incentive plan, as in effect from time to time (as of the date of adoption of this Policy the restricted stock, stock options and other equity-based awards within the meaning of Sections 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8, respectively, of the Company Incentive Plan).
(k) Good Reason means the occurrence of one or more of the following circumstances, without the Participants express written consent, and which circumstance(s) are not remedied by the Company within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written notice from the Participant describing in reasonable detail the Good Reason event that has occurred (which notice must be provided within ninety (90) days of the Participants obtaining knowledge of the event), provided that the Participant must terminate employment within the two years following the Participants obtaining knowledge of the event:
(i) (A) any material change in the duties, responsibilities or status (including reporting responsibilities) of the Participant that is inconsistent in any material and adverse respect with the Participants position(s), duties, responsibilities or authority with the Company immediately prior to such Change in Control (including any material and adverse diminution of such duties or responsibilities); provided , however , that Good Reason shall not be deemed to occur upon a change in duties, responsibilities (other than reporting responsibilities) or status that is solely and directly a result of the Company no longer being a publicly traded entity and does not involve any other event set forth in this Section 2(k) or (B) a material and adverse change in the Participants titles or offices (including, if applicable, membership on the Board) with the Company as in effect immediately prior to such Change in Control;
(ii) a more than 10% reduction by the Company in the Participants rate of annual base salary or Annual Performance Bonus, Long-Term Performance Bonus or Equity Incentive Compensation target opportunities (including any material and adverse change in the formula for such targets) as in effect immediately prior to such Change in Control, provided that any such change constitutes a reduction of 5% or more in the Participants total compensation paid by the Company;
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(iii) the failure of the Company to continue in effect any employee benefit plan, compensation plan, welfare benefit plan or fringe benefit plan in which the Participant is participating immediately prior to such Change in Control or the taking of any action by the Company, in each case which would materially adversely affect the Participant, unless the Participant is permitted to participate in other plans providing the Participant with materially equivalent benefits in the aggregate (at materially equivalent or lower cost with respect to welfare benefit plans);
(iv) the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of the Companys obligations hereunder from any successor as contemplated in Section 8(b); or
(v) a material breach by the Company of the terms of the Participants employment agreement.
The Participants right to terminate employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Participants incapacities due to mental or physical illness and the Participants continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any event or condition constituting Good Reason.
(l) Home Country shall mean a Participants country of residence immediately before the Participant commenced employment with the Company.
(m) Investigation means an investigation authorized by the Board, a self-regulatory organization empowered with self-regulatory responsibilities under federal or state laws or a governmental department or agency.
(n) Long-Term Performance Bonus means the long-term bonus awarded under the Companys incentive plan, as in effect from time to time (as of the date of adoption of this Policy the long-term performance bonus within the meaning of Section 4.5 of the Company Incentive Plan).
(o) Participant means each of the senior executives of the Company who are selected by the Board for coverage by this Policy and identified on Schedules A, B and C from time to time.
(p) Potential Change in Control means the execution or entering into of any agreement by the Company the consummation of which can be expected to be a Qualifying Transaction.
(q) Qualifying Termination means a termination of the Participants employment with the Company (i) by the Company other than for Cause or (ii) by the Participant for Good Reason. Termination of the Participants employment on account of death, Disability or Retirement shall not be treated as a Qualifying Termination. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the death of the Participant after notice of termination for Good Reason or without Cause has been validly provided shall be deemed to be a Qualifying Termination.
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(r) Retirement means the Participants mandatory retirement (not including any mandatory early retirement) in accordance with the Companys retirement policy generally applicable to its salaried employees, as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, or in accordance with any retirement arrangement established with respect to the Participant with the Participants written consent.
(s) Subsidiary means any corporation or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest of 50% or more of the total combined voting power of the then outstanding securities or interests of such corporation or other entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or members of any similar governing body) or in which the Company has the right to receive 50% or more of the distribution of profits or 50% of the assets or liquidation or dissolution.
(t) Section 409A means Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the final Treasury Regulations issued thereunder.
(u) Termination Period means the period of time beginning with a Change in Control and ending two (2) years following such Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Policy to the contrary, if (i) the Participants employment is terminated prior to a Change in Control (or, if applicable, a Potential Change of Control) for reasons that would have constituted a Qualifying Termination if they had occurred following a Change in Control; (ii) the Participant reasonably demonstrates that such termination (or Good Reason event) was at the request of a third party who had indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control; and (iii) a Change in Control (or a Potential Change in Control) involving such third party (or a party competing with such third party to effectuate a Change in Control) does occur within six (6) months from the date of such termination (or, in the case of a Potential Change in Control, such Potential Change in Control occurs within three (3) months of such termination), then for purposes of this Policy, the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment or event constituting Good Reason shall be treated as a Change in Control. For purposes of determining the timing of payments and benefits to the Participant under Section 4, the date of the actual Change in Control (or, if applicable, the Potential Change of Control) shall be treated as the Participants Date of Termination under Section 2(h), and for purposes of determining the amount of payments and benefits owed to the Participant under Section 4, the date the Participants employment is actually terminated shall be treated as the Participants Date of Termination under Section 2(h).
3. Eligibility . The Board shall determine in its sole discretion which senior executives of the Company shall be Participants and whether a Participant shall be listed on Schedule A, B or C, and the Board may remove the name of any senior executive from Schedule A, B or C and participation in this Policy at any time in its sole discretion; provided , however , that a Participant may not be removed from Schedule A, B or C without his or her prior written consent within the two-year period after a Change in Control or within the period of time beginning on a date three (3) months prior to a Potential Change in Control and ending on the termination of the agreement that constituted the Potential Change in Control. The Board may delegate its authority to identify the Participants on Schedule A, B or C and to remove a Participant from Schedule A, B or C to the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (or any successor committee) of the Board.
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4. Payments Upon Termination of Employment . If during the Termination Period the employment of the Participant is terminated pursuant to a Qualifying Termination, then, subject to the Participants execution of a Separation Agreement and Release in the form attached to this Policy as Exhibit A or such other form as shall be approved by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (or any successor committee) of the Board in an employment agreement between the Company and the Participant (the Separation Agreement and Release ), which shall be provided to the Participant no later than two (2) days after the Date of Termination and must be executed by the Participant, become effective and not be revoked by the Participant by the fifty-fifth (55 th ) day following the Date of Termination, the Company shall provide to the Participant:
(a) a lump sum cash payment equal to the result of multiplying (i) the sum of (A) the Participants Base Salary, plus (B) the Participants Bonus Amount by (ii) either 2.99 for a Participant identified on Schedule A, or 2.00 for a Participant identified on Schedule B or 1.00 for a Participant identified on Schedule C; and
(b) a cash payment equal to the Participants target Annual Performance Bonus for the fiscal year in which the Participants Date of Termination occurs, multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which shall be the number of days the Participant was employed by the Company during the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurred and the denominator of which is 365; and
(c) a cash payment equal to the Participants target Long-Term Performance Bonus for any incomplete performance cycle(s) as of the Participants Date of Termination, multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which shall be the number of days the Participant was employed by the Company during the applicable performance cycle and the denominator of which shall be the total number of days in the performance cycle; and
(d) a cash payment equal to the Companys monthly premium cost of health care for Participant and/or the Participants family at the Date of Termination, multiplied by eighteen (18); and
(e) for a period of one (1) year following the Participants Date of Termination, the Company shall make outplacement services available to the Participant in accordance with its outplacement policy in effect immediately before the Change in Control (or if no such policy is in effect, the Participant may choose a provider of outplacement services, provided that the total cost of such outplacement services for the Participant shall not exceed $10,000 USD); and
(f) if on the Date of Termination the Participant is working in a country other than the Participants Home Country and the Participant wishes to relocate to such Participants Home Country within one (1) year following the Date of Termination, the Company shall provide relocation benefits to the Participant and his or her dependants in accordance with the Companys relocation program as in effect immediately before the Change in Control (or if no such program is in effect, the Company shall reimburse the Participant for reasonable relocation benefits incurred by the Participant and his or her dependants in returning to the Participants Home Country to the extent that such costs do not exceed $75,000 USD); and
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The cash payments specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 4 shall be paid no later than the sixtieth (60 th ) day (or the next following business day if the sixtieth day is not a business day) following the Date of Termination.
Except as otherwise expressly provided pursuant to this Policy, this Policy shall be construed and administered in a manner which avoids duplication of compensation and benefits which may be provided under any other plan, program, policy, or other arrangement or individual contract. In the event a Participant is covered by any other plan, program, policy, individually negotiated agreement or other arrangement, in effect as of his or her Date of Termination, that may duplicate the payments and benefits provided for in this Section 4, the Board is specifically empowered to reduce or eliminate the duplicative benefits provided for under the Policy.
5. Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from all payments due to the Participant (or his beneficiary or estate) hereunder all taxes which, by applicable federal, state, local or other law, the Company is required to withhold therefrom.
6. Reimbursement of Expenses . Except as provided in Section 16(a) of a Participants Employment and Confidentiality Agreement, if any contest or dispute shall arise under this Policy involving termination of a Participants employment with the Company or involving the failure or refusal of the Company to perform fully in accordance with the terms hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Participant on a current basis for all reasonable legal fees and related expenses, if any, incurred by the Participant in connection with such contest or dispute (regardless of the result thereof), together with interest in an amount equal to the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal , but in no event higher than the maximum legal rate permissible under applicable law, such interest to accrue thirty (30) days from the date the Company receives the Participants statement for such fees and expenses through the date of payment thereof, regardless of whether or not the Participants claim is upheld by a court of competent jurisdiction or an arbitration panel; provided , however , that the Participant shall be required to repay immediately any such amounts to the Company to the extent that a court or an arbitration panel issues a final and non-appealable order setting forth the determination that the position taken by the Participant was frivolous or advanced by the Participant in bad faith.
7. Scope of Policy . Nothing in this Policy shall be deemed to entitle the Participant to continued employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries, and if a Participants employment with the Company shall terminate prior to a Change in Control, the Participant shall have no further rights under this Policy (except as otherwise provided hereunder); provided , however , that any termination of a Participants employment during the Termination Period shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Policy.
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8. Successors; Binding Agreement .
(a) This Policy shall not be terminated by any Business Combination. In the event of any Business Combination, the provisions of this Policy shall be binding upon the Surviving Corporation, and such Surviving Corporation shall be treated as the Company hereunder.
(b) The Company agrees that in connection with any Business Combination, it will cause any successor entity to the Company unconditionally to assume all of the obligations of the Company hereunder. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption prior to the effectiveness of any such Business Combination that constitutes a Change in Control, shall be a breach of this Policy and shall constitute Good Reason hereunder and shall entitle the Participant to compensation and other benefits from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as the Participant would be entitled hereunder if the Participants employment were terminated following a Change in Control by reason of a Qualifying Termination. For purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such Business Combination becomes effective shall be deemed the date Good Reason occurs, and shall be the Date of Termination if requested by a Participant.
(c) The benefits provided under this Policy shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Participants personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Participant shall die while any amounts would be payable to the Participant hereunder had the Participant continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Policy to such person or persons appointed in writing by the Participant to receive such amounts or, if no person is so appointed, to the Participants estate.
9. Notice . For purposes of this Policy, all notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, certified and return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to the Participant: the address listed as the Participants address in the Companys personnel files.
If to the Company:
CA, Inc.
Attention: Corporate Secretary
One CA Plaza
Islandia, NY 11749
or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
(a) A written notice of the Participants Date of Termination by the Company or the Participant, as the case may be, to the other, shall (i) indicate the specific termination provision in this Policy relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Participants employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) specify the termination date (which date shall be not less than fifteen
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(15) nor more than sixty (60) days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Participant or the Company to set forth in such notice any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Participant or the Company hereunder or preclude the Participant or the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Participants or the Companys rights hereunder.
10. Full Settlement; Resolution of Disputes and Costs .
(a) The Companys obligation to make any payments provided for in this Policy and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall be in lieu and in full settlement of all other severance payments to the Participant under any other severance or employment agreement between the Participant and the Company, and any severance plan of the Company. In no event shall the Participant be obligated to seek other employment or take other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Participant under any of the provisions of this Policy and, except as provided in the Separation Agreement and Release, such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Participant obtains other employment.
(b) Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Policy shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in New York by three arbitrators in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association ( AAA ) then in effect. One arbitrator shall be selected by the Company, the other by the Participant and the third jointly by these arbitrators (or if they are unable to agree within thirty (30) days of the commencement of arbitration the third arbitrator will be appointed by the AAA). Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators award in any court having jurisdiction. In the event of any such dispute or controversy arising during a Termination Period, the Company shall bear all costs and expenses arising in connection with any arbitration proceeding on the same terms as set forth in Section 6 of this Policy. Notwithstanding anything in this Policy to the contrary, any court, tribunal or arbitration panel that adjudicates any dispute, controversy or claim arising between a Participant and the Company, or any of their delegates or successors, in respect of a Participants Qualifying Termination, will apply a de novo standard of review to any determinations made by such person. Such de novo standard shall apply notwithstanding the grant of full discretion hereunder to any such person or characterization of any such decision by such person as final, binding or conclusive on any party.
11. Employment with Subsidiaries . Employment with the Company for purposes of this Policy shall include employment with any Subsidiary.
12. Survival . The respective obligations and benefits afforded to the Company and the Participant as provided in Sections 4 (to the extent that payments or benefits are owed as a result of a termination of employment that occurs during the term of this Policy) 5, 6, 8(c) and 10 shall survive the termination of this Policy.
13. GOVERNING LAW; VALIDITY . THE INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS POLICY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS, AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS. THE INVALIDITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY OF ANY
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PROVISION OF THIS POLICY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS POLICY, WHICH OTHER PROVISIONS SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
14. Amendment and Termination . The Board may amend or terminate the Policy at any time; provided , however , that during the period commencing on a Change in Control and ending on the second anniversary of the Change in Control, the Policy may not be amended or terminated by the Board in any manner which is materially adverse to the interests of any Participant then listed on Schedule A, B or C without the prior written consent of such Participant; provided , further , that any termination or amendments to the Policy that are adverse to the interests of any Participant then listed on Schedule A, B or C, and that occur during the period of time beginning on a date three (3) months prior to a Potential Change in Control and ending on the termination of the agreement that constituted the Potential Change in Control, shall be void.
15. Interpretation and Administration . The Policy shall be administered by the Board. The Board may delegate any of its powers under the Policy to the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board (or any successor committee). The Board or the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (or any successor committee) shall have the authority (i) to exercise all of the powers granted to it under the Policy, (ii) to construe, interpret and implement the Policy, (iii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Policy, (iv) to make all determinations necessary or advisable in administration of the Policy and (v) to correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Policy. Actions of the Board or the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (or any successor committee) shall be taken by a majority vote of its members.
16. Claims and Appeals . Participants may submit claims for benefits by giving notice to the Company pursuant to Section 9 of this Policy. If a Participant believes that he or she has not received coverage or benefits to which he or she is entitled under the Policy, the Participant may notify the Board in writing of a claim for coverage or benefits. If the claim for coverage or benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Board shall notify the applicant in writing of such denial within thirty (30) days (which may be extended to sixty (60) days under special circumstances), with such notice setting forth: (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) the Policy provisions upon which the denial is based; (iii) any additional material or information necessary for the applicant to perfect his or her claim; and (iv) the procedures for requesting a review of the denial. Upon a denial of a claim by the Board, the Participant may: (i) request a review of the denial by the Board or, where review authority has been so delegated, by such other person or entity as may be designated by the Board for this purpose; (ii) review any Policy documents relevant to his or her claim; and (iii) submit issues and comments to the Board or its delegate that are relevant to the review. Any request for review must be made in writing and received by the Board or its delegate within sixty (60) days of the date the applicant received notice of the initial denial, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing. The Board or its delegate will make a written ruling on the applicants request for review setting forth the reasons for the decision and the Policy provisions upon which the denial, if appropriate, is based. This written ruling shall be made within thirty (30) days of the date the Board or its delegate receives the applicants request for review unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision will be rendered as soon as possible, but not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the request for review. All extensions of
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time permitted by this Section 16 will be permitted at the sole discretion of the Board or its delegate. If the Board does not provide the Participant with written notice of the denial of his or her appeal, the Participants claim shall be deemed denied.
17. Type of Policy . This Policy is intended to be, and shall be interpreted as an unfunded employee welfare plan under Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) and Section 2520.104-24 of the Department of Labor Regulations, maintained primarily for the purpose of providing employee welfare benefits, to the extent that it provides welfare benefits, and under Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA, as a plan that is unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation, to the extent that it provides such compensation, in each case for a select group of management or highly compensated employees.
18. Nonassignability . Benefits under the Policy may not be assigned by the Participant. The terms and conditions of the Policy shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the Company.
19. Section 409A . To the extent a Participant would otherwise be entitled to any payment that under this Policy, or any plan or arrangement of the Company or its affiliates, constitutes deferred compensation subject to Section 409A and that if paid during the six months beginning on the date of termination of a Participants employment would be subject to the Section 409A additional tax because the Participant is a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A and as determined by the Company) the payment will be paid to the Participant on the earlier of the six-month anniversary of the Participants date of termination or the Participants death or disability (within the meaning of Section 409A). Similarly, to the extent the Participant would otherwise be entitled to any benefit (other than a payment) during the six months beginning on termination of the Participants employment that would be subject to the Section 409A additional tax, the benefit will be delayed and will begin being provided on the earlier of the six-month anniversary of the Participants date of termination or death. In addition, any payment or benefit due upon a termination of the Participants employment that represents a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A shall be paid or provided to the Participant only upon a separation from service as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h). Each severance payment made under this Policy shall be deemed to be separate payments, amounts payable under Section 4 of this Policy shall be deemed not to be a deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A to the extent provided in the exceptions in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4) (short-term deferrals) and (b)(9) (separation pay plans, including the exception under subparagraph (iii)) and other applicable provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1 through A-6.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Policy or elsewhere, any payment or benefit under this Policy or otherwise that is exempt from Section 409A pursuant to final Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(A) or (C) shall be paid or provided to the Participant only to the extent that the expenses are not incurred, or the benefits are not provided, beyond the last day of the Participants second taxable year following the Participants taxable year in which the separation from service occurs; and provided further that such expenses are reimbursed no later than the last day of the Participants third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Participants separation from service occurs. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to the extent any
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expense reimbursement or the provision of any in-kind benefit under this Policy is determined to be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the amount of any such expenses eligible for reimbursement, or the provision of any in-kind benefit, in one calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year (except for any life-time or other aggregate limitation applicable to medical expenses), in no event shall any expenses be reimbursed after the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant incurred such expenses, and in no event shall any right to reimbursement or the provision of any in-kind benefit be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
20. Section 280G . In the event that the payments and other benefits provided for in this Policy or otherwise payable to a Participant (collectively, Benefits ) (i) constitute parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ) and (ii) but for this Section 20, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then a Participants Benefits will be either: (A) delivered in full, or (B) delivered as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such Benefits being subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, results in the receipt by a Participant, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of Benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such Benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code.
If a reduction in the Benefits constituting parachute payments is necessary so that no portion of such Benefits is subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, the reduction shall occur in the manner which has the least economic cost to a Participant and, to the extent the economic cost is equivalent, will be reduced in the reverse order of when a payment would have been made to a Participant, until the required reduction is achieved. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of measuring an equity compensation awards value to a Participant when performing the foregoing comparison between (A) and (B), such awards value shall equal the then aggregate fair market value of the vested shares underlying the award less any aggregate exercise price less applicable taxes. Also, if two or more equity awards are granted on the same date, each award will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. In all cases, the provisions of this Section 20 shall be effected in a manner compliant with Section 409A.
Unless the Company and a Participant otherwise agree in writing, the calculations necessary to effect the foregoing determinations will be performed by the Companys independent auditors or another nationally recognized accounting or consulting firm selected by the Company. The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon the Company and a Participant.
For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to Michael Gregoire, the provisions of this Section 20 shall not apply, and instead, the provisions of Section 14(k) of the Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael Gregoire, dated December 10, 2012, shall control.
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21. Effective Date . The Policy shall be effective as of October 18, 2004, as amended and restated as of August 8, 2018.
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Exhibit A
FORM OF CIC SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (HEREIN AGREEMENT)
CA, Inc. (the Company) and (Executive) agree as follows:
1. Executives employment with the Company will terminate effective [Date] .
2. Executive agrees to make himself reasonably available to the Company to respond to requests by the Company for information concerning litigation, regulatory inquiry or investigation, involving facts or events relating to the Company that may be within his knowledge. Executive will cooperate fully with the Company in connection with any and all future litigation or regulatory proceedings brought by or against the Company to the extent the Company reasonably deems Executives cooperation necessary. Executive will be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (not including counsel fees) incurred in connection with fulfilling his obligations under this Section 2.
3. In consideration of Executives undertakings herein, the Company will pay an amount equal to $ in accordance with Section 4 and Section 20 of the Companys Change in Control Severance Policy (the CIC Severance Policy), less required deductions (including, but not limited to, federal, state and local tax withholdings) as separation/severance pay (the Severance Payment). The Severance Payment will be paid in accordance with the CIC Severance Policy. Payment of the Severance Payment is contingent upon the execution of this Agreement by Executive and Executives compliance with all terms and conditions of this Agreement and the CIC Severance Policy. Executive agrees that if this Agreement does not become effective, the Company shall not be required to make any further payments to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or the CIC Severance Policy and shall be entitled to recover all payments already made by it (including interest thereon).
4. Executive understands and agrees that any amounts that Executive owes the Company, including any salary or other overpayments related to Executives employment with the Company, will be offset and deducted from Executives final paycheck from the Company. Executive specifically authorizes the Company to offset and deduct any such amounts from his final paycheck. Executive agrees and acknowledges that, to the extent the amount of Executives final paycheck is not sufficient to repay the full amount that Executive owes to the Company, if any, the full remaining amount owed to the Company, if any, will be offset and deducted from the amount of the Severance Payment. Executive specifically authorizes the Company to offset and deduct any such amounts from his Severance Payment.
5. Executive agrees that, after payment of Executives final paycheck on [Date] and the Severance Payment, Executive will have received all compensation and benefits that are due and owing to Executive by the Company, including but not limited to salary, vacation pay, bonus, commissions and incentive/override compensation but excluding any benefits or services provided pursuant to Sections 4(e) and 4(f) of the CIC Severance Policy.
6. Executive represents that he has returned to the Company all property or information, including, without limitation, all reports, files, memos, plans, lists, or other records (whether electronically stored or not) belonging to the Company or its affiliates, including copies, extracts or other documents derived from such property or information. Executive will immediately forfeit all rights and benefits under this Agreement and the CIC Severance Policy, including, without limitation, the right to receive any Severance Payment if Executive, directly or indirectly, at any time (i) discloses to any third party or entity any trade secrets or other proprietary or confidential information pertaining to the Company or any of its affiliates or uses such secrets or information without the prior written consent of the General Counsel of the Company or (ii) takes any actions or makes or publishes any statements, written or oral, or instigates, assists or participates in the making or publication of any such statements which libel, slander or disparage the Company or any of its past or present directors, officers or employees. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit Executive or the Company from responding to an order, subpoena, other legal process or regulatory inquiry directed to them or from providing information to or making a filing with a governmental or regulatory body. Executive agrees that upon learning of any order, subpoena or other legal process seeking information that would otherwise be prohibited from disclosure under this Agreement, he will promptly notify the Company, in writing, directed to the Companys General Counsel. In the event disclosure is so required, Executive agrees not to oppose any action by the Company to seek or obtain a protective order or other appropriate remedy.
7. Executive agrees that Executives Employment and Confidentiality Agreement (the Employment and Confidentiality Agreement) shall continue to be in full force and effect, including but not limited to all non-competition and non-solicitation provisions contained therein.
8. Executive hereby represents that he has not filed any action, complaint, charge, grievance or arbitration against the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with any matters relating, directly or indirectly, to his employment, and covenants and agrees not to file any such action, complaint or arbitration or commence any other judicial or arbitral proceedings against the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to events occurring prior to the termination of his employment with the Company or any affiliates thereof.
9. Effective on [Date] , the Company will cease all health benefit coverage and other benefit coverage for Executive.
10. GENERAL RELEASE Effective as of the Effective Date, and in return for the consideration set forth above, Executive agrees not to sue or file any action, claim, or lawsuit against the Company, agrees not to pursue, seek to recover or recover any alleged damages, seek to obtain or obtain any other form of relief or remedy with respect to, and cause the dismissal or withdrawal of, any lawsuit, action, claim, or charge against the Company, and Executive agrees to waive all claims and release and forever discharge the Company, its officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, parents, attorneys, shareholders and employees from any claims, demands, actions, causes of action or liabilities for compensatory damages or any other relief or remedy, and obligations of any kind or nature whatsoever, based on any matter, cause or thing, relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to his employment, from the beginning of time through the Effective Date of this Agreement, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether arising from tort, statute, or contract, including, but not limited to, any claims arising under or pursuant to the
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California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1871, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Occupational Safety & Health Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), New York State Labor Law, New York State Human Rights Law, New York Human Rights Law, and any other state, federal, city, county or local statute, rule, regulation, ordinance or order, or the national or local law of any foreign country, any claim for future consideration for employment with the Company, any claims for attorneys fees and costs and any employment rights or entitlement law, and any claims for wrongful discharge, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, libel or slander, payment of wages, outrageous behavior, breach of contract or any duty allegedly owed to Executive, discrimination based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or another unlawful criterion or circumstance, and any other theory of recovery. It is the intention of the parties to make this release as broad and as general as the law permits.
[ Executive acknowledges that he is aware of, has read, has had explained to him by his attorneys, understands and expressly waives any and all rights he has or may have under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which provides as follows:
A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor. ] *
11. Executive acknowledges that he may later discover facts different from or in addition to those which he knows or believes to be true now, and he agrees that, in such event, this Agreement shall nevertheless remain effective in all respects, notwithstanding such different or additional facts or the discovery of those facts.
12. This Agreement may not be introduced in any legal or administrative proceeding, or other similar forum, except one concerning a breach of this Agreement or the CIC Severance Policy.
13. Executive acknowledges that Executive has made an independent investigation of the facts, and does not rely on any statement or representation of the Company in entering into this Agreement, other than those set forth herein.
14. Executive agrees that, without limiting the Companys remedies, should he commence, continue, join in, or in any other manner attempt to assert any claim released in connection herewith, or otherwise violate in a material fashion any of the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to make any further payments to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or the CIC Severance Policy and shall be entitled to recover all payments already made by it (including interest thereon), in addition to all damages, attorneys fees and costs the Company incurs in connection with Executives breach of this Agreement. Executive further agrees that the Company shall be entitled to the repayments and recovery of damages described above without waiver of or prejudice to the release granted by him in connection with this Agreement, and that his violation or breach of any provision of this Agreement shall forever release and discharge the Company from the performance of its obligations arising from the Agreement.
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15. Executive has been advised and acknowledges that he has been given forty-five (45) days to sign this Agreement, he has seven (7) days following his signing of this Agreement to revoke and cancel the terms and conditions contained herein, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable. until the revocation period has expired (the Effective Date).
16. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been advised hereby to consult with, and has consulted with, an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement.
17. Executive acknowledges that Executive has fully read this Agreement, understands the contents of this Agreement, and agrees to its terms and conditions of his own free will, knowingly and voluntarily, and without any duress or coercion.
18. Executive understands that this Agreement includes a final general release, and that Executive can make no further claims against the Company or the persons listed in Section 10 of this Agreement relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to his employment. Executive also understands that this Agreement precludes Executive from recovering any damages or other relief as a result of any lawsuit, grievance, charge or claim brought on Executives behalf against the Company or the persons listed in Section 10 of this Agreement.
19. Executive acknowledges that Executive is receiving adequate consideration (that is in addition to what Executive is otherwise entitled to) for signing this Agreement.
20. This Agreement and the CIC Severance Policy constitute the complete understanding between Executive and the Company regarding the subject matter hereof and thereof. No other promises or agreements regarding the subject matter hereof and thereof will be binding unless signed by Executive and the Company.
21. Executive and the Company agree that all notices or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be given in accordance with Section 9 of the CIC Severance Policy.
22. Executive and the Company agree that any disputes relating to any matters covered under the terms of this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with Section 10 of the CIC Severance Policy.
23. By entering into this Agreement, the Company does not admit and specifically denies any liability, wrongdoing or violation of any law, statute, regulation or policy, and it is expressly understood and agreed that this Agreement is being entered into solely for the purpose of amicably resolving all matters of any kind whatsoever between Executive and the Company.
24. In the event that any provision or portion of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions or portions of this Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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25. The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary for the intended preservation of such rights and obligations.
26. Unless expressly specified elsewhere in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to the principles of conflict of law.
27. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts.
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Exhibit 99.1
Mike Gregoire Elected as Chairman of CA Technologies Board of Directors
NEW YORK, August 8, 2018 CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced that CEO Mike Gregoire has been elected as chairman of its board of directors. Former chairman Art Weinbach retired from the board of directors earlier today, at the CA Technologies 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. Additionally, the CA board of directors designated Rohit Kapoor to serve as the lead independent director of the board of directors.
Over the past five years, Mikes deep commitment to delivering stockholder value has been an invaluable asset to our board and to our business, said Art Weinbach, former chairman, CA Technologies . I am extremely pleased that Mike has been chosen to lead our board.
Gregoire joined CA Technologies in 2013. Under his direction, CA accelerated its software leadership, with innovative offerings, a renewed brand and strengthened market presence. He has invested in developing, retaining, and hiring talent; and has built a winning team focused on the success of CA customers in todays rapidly changing technological landscape.
As previously announced, on July 11, 2018, CA Technologies entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Broadcom Inc. Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter of 2018.
About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) creates software that fuels transformation for companies and enables them to seize the opportunities of the application economy. Software is at the heart of every business in every industry. From planning, to development, to management and security, CA is working with companies worldwide to change the way we live, transact, and communicate across mobile, private and public cloud, distributed and mainframe environments. Learn more at www.ca.com .
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This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving CA, Inc. and Broadcom Inc. In connection with the proposed transaction, CA intends to file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, CA will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder of CA entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for the proxy statement or any other document that CA may file with the SEC or send to its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, STOCKHOLDERS OF CA ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION THAT CA WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CA AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by CA with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SECs website ( http://www.sec.gov ) or at CAs website ( http://www.ca.com ) or by contacting CAs Investor Relations at traci.tsuchiguchi@ca.com .
Participants in the Solicitation
CA and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from CAs stockholders with respect to the proposed transaction with Broadcom. Information about CAs directors and executive officers and their ownership of CAs common stock is set forth in CAs proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on June 29, 2018, and CAs Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, which was filed with the SEC on May 9, 2018. Additional information regarding the potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests in the proposed transaction, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement and other materials to be filed with SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
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