UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2018
ServiceSource International, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35108 | 81-0578975 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
717 17th St., 5th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(720) 889-8500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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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 November 7, 2018 the Board of Directors (Board) of ServiceSource International, Inc. (the Company) appointed Deborah A. Dunnam, 60, as the Companys Chief Operating Officer. She has served as an Executive Vice President of the Company since September 2018. From January 2016 to June 2018, Ms. Dunnam served as Corporate Vice President, Inside Sales, at Microsoft. Prior to her role at Microsoft, Ms. Dunnam spent nearly a decade in various senior leadership roles at Cisco Systems, most recently as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Service Sales and Global Customer Success, from March 2012 to December 2015.
On November 7, 2018, the Company and Ms. Dunnam entered into an employment agreement (the Dunnam Employment Agreement), which provides that Ms. Dunnam will receive an annual base salary of $400,000 and, for 2018, a guaranteed cash bonus of $60,000, and for the 2019 calendar year and subsequent years, an annual target bonus opportunity of up to 75% of her base salary. In addition, the Dunnam Employment Agreement provides that, subject to the approval of the Board (or the Compensation Committee of the Board), Ms. Dunnam will receive:
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an award of stock options to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Companys common stock, which stock options are scheduled to vest as to 25% of the underlying shares on the first anniversary of the date of grant and thereafter, in monthly installments for 36 months, and |
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25,000 restricted stock units (RSUs), which RSUs are scheduled to vest as to 25% of the underlying shares on the first anniversary of the date of grant and thereafter, in three equal installments on each of the second, third and fourth anniversary of the date of grant. |
Vesting of the stock options and the RSU awards will be subject to Ms. Dunnams continued service with the Company through each vesting date.
In the event that Ms. Dunnams employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or if Ms. Dunnam should resign for Good Reason (in each case as defined in the Dunnam Employment Agreement):
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Ms. Dunnam will be entitled to receive severance payments in an aggregate amount equal to nine months of her then-current annual base salary, payable over the nine-month period following Ms. Dunnams termination (the Dunnam Base Salary Severance), plus any bonus earned under the Companys Corporate Incentive Plan (the CIP) prior to the termination date and through the period nine months following the termination date (the Dunnam CIP Payment), even if she is not employed on the pay-out date as required by the CIP; |
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Ms. Dunnams outstanding and unvested equity awards shall immediately have their vesting accelerated by 12 months from the employment termination or resignation date; plus |
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Ms. Dunnam will be entitled to receive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to nine times the monthly premium for COBRA continuation coverage, whether or not Ms. Dunnam actually elects COBRA continuation coverage (such COBRA payment, together with the Dunnam Base Salary Severance and the CIP Payment, the Dunnam Severance Payments). |
Additionally, if, upon or within 18 months following a Company Change of Control (as defined in the Dunnam Employment Agreement), Ms. Dunnams employment is terminated without Cause or she resigns for Good Reason, Ms. Dunnam will be entitled to receive the Dunnam Severance Payments set forth above and all of Ms. Dunnams then-outstanding unvested equity awards will become fully vested.
In order to receive any of the severance benefits under the Dunnam Employment Agreement, Ms. Dunnam will be required to execute a customary release of claims in favor of the Company. The Dunnam Employment Agreement also includes a non-solicitation covenant in favor of the Company following Ms. Dunnams termination of employment.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Dunnam and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Dunnam was appointed an officer of the Company. Ms. Dunnam does not have any family relationship with any of the Companys directors or executive officers or any persons nominated or chosen by the Company to be a director or executive officer. Ms. Dunnam has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be reported under Section 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The foregoing description of the Dunnam Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the Dunnam Employment Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 7, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of current director Gary B. Moore as Executive Chairman of the Board, as well as Ms. Dunnams appointment as Chief Operating Officer. The full text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 13, 2018
SERVICESOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Patricia Elias |
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Name: | Patricia Elias | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel |
Exhibit 10.1
RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AGREEMENT
This Restated Employment Agreement (the Agreement ) by and between ServiceSource International, Inc. ( ServiceSource or the Company ) and Deborah A. Dunnam ( Executive ) is effective as of November 7, 2018 (the Effective Date ) and supersedes and replaces in its entirety the Employment and Confidential Information Agreement dated September 9, 2018 between Executive and Company.
1. EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Executive is currently employed by ServiceSource as ServiceSources Executive Vice President, and Executive hereby accepts such employment with ServiceSource, on the terms and conditions described in this Agreement.
2. DUTIES.
(a) Responsibilities . Executive shall report to ServiceSources Chief Executive Officer. Executive shall be responsible for and expected to perform all duties and tasks as typical for the EVP of a public company, and other tasks as directed by the CEO.
(b) Loyal and Full Time Performance of Duties . While employed by ServiceSource, Executive shall not directly or indirectly, engage in any Competitive Activity. For the purpose of this Agreement, Competitive Activity is any activity which is the same as or directly competitive with a principal line of business of ServiceSource during Executives employment by ServiceSource. As of the date of this Agreement, Competitive Activities include the provision of outsourced renewals management, outsourced inside sales, and outsourced customer success business processes and outcomes.
(c) ServiceSource Policies . Executive agrees to abide by ServiceSources rules, regulations, policies and practices, as they may from time to time be adopted or modified by ServiceSource at its sole discretion, provided Executive first has been notified of such rules, regulations, policies and practices. ServiceSources written rules, policies, practices and procedures shall be binding on Executive unless superseded by or in conflict with this Agreement.
3. EMPLOYMENT AT-WILL. Executive and ServiceSource acknowledge and agree that during Executives employment with ServiceSource the parties intend to strictly maintain an at-will employment relationship. This means that at any time during the course of Executives employment with ServiceSource, Executive is entitled to resign with or without cause and with or without advance notice. Similarly, ServiceSource specifically reserves the same right to terminate Executives employment at any time with or without cause and with or without advance notice. Nothing in this Agreement or the relationship between the parties now or in the future may be construed or interpreted to create an employment relationship for a specific length of time or a right to continued employment. Executive and ServiceSource understand and agree that only ServiceSources Chief Executive Officer possesses the authority to alter the at-will nature of Executives employment status, and that any such change may be made only by an express written employment contract signed by ServiceSources Chief Executive Officer. No implied contract concerning any employment-related decision or term or condition of employment can be established by any other statement, conduct, policy or practice.
4. CASH COMPENSATION.
(a) Base Salary and Bonus . In consideration for the services and covenants described in this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date, ServiceSource agrees to pay Executive an annual base salary of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) paid on ServiceSources normal payroll dates,
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subject to all applicable withholdings. In addition, Executive will be eligible for the following additional compensation:
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2018 Bonus . So long as Executive remains an employee of the Company on December 31, 2018, Executive shall receive a guaranteed bonus of $60,000, which shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable following December 31, 2018; and |
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2019 and Beyond Bonus . For the 2019 calendar year and subsequent years, a potential annual target Corporate Incentive Plan ( CIP ) bonus amount equal to 75% of Executives annual base salary. |
(b) CIP Details . The CIP is a discretionary incentive program that ServiceSource funds based on the achievement of business results and individual objectives established by ServiceSource and may also be subject to applicable performance requirements as determined by the Board of Directors of ServiceSource (the Board of Directors ) or its Compensation Committee in their sole discretion. As a direct report to the CEO, Executive will not be eligible to receive H1 (first half) CIP payment, and will be eligible for only one CIP payment per year. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, Executive must be employed as of the date of the scheduled CIP payment in order to be eligible to receive the CIP payment.
(c) Changes to Compensation . Executives annual base salary and potential annual target CIP bonus amount may be changed from time to time by mutual agreement of Executive and ServiceSource, and any such mutually-agreed upon change shall be deemed to supersede and replace this Section 4.
(d) World 50 Membership . In addition, for so long as Executive remains employed by ServiceSource, the Company shall sponsor Executives annual membership into the World 50 (up to a maximum annual membership amount of $50,000).
5. EQUITY COMPENSATION.
(a) Eligibility . Executive will be eligible to participate in the ServiceSource International, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the Equity Incentive Plan) and the ServiceSource International, Inc. 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, subject to the requirements of the applicable plan.
(b) Restricted Stock Units Grant . The Company will recommend to the Board of Directors (or its Compensation Committee) that Executive be granted 25,000 restricted stock units ( RSUs ) under the Equity Incentive Plan. The proposed RSUs will be scheduled to vest as follows: (i) twenty-five percent (25%) of Executives RSUs will vest on the first anniversary of the Grant Date and (ii) the remaining RSUs will vest in three equal installments on each of the second, third and fourth anniversary of the Grant Date (the Standard Vesting ). In all cases, vesting shall be subject to Executive remaining as a Service Provider (as such term is defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) through each vesting date, subject to any acceleration of vesting as provided in this Agreement. Note that the above grant and its terms remain subject to approval by the Board of Directors (or the Compensation Committee), and to the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan and related RSU agreement, and that any granted shares will be subject to all applicable state and federal tax and securities laws. The date the equity compensation is approved by the Board of Directors (or Compensation Committee) is referred to in this Agreement as the Grant Date .
(c) Stock Option Grant . The Company will recommend to the Board of Directors (or its
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Compensation Committee) that Executive be granted a nonqualified stock option to purchase up to five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of ServiceSources common stock (a Share) under the Equity Incentive Plan (the Option ), at an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value on the Grant Date of a single Share as determined under the Equity Incentive Plan. The Option will be scheduled to vest as follows: (i) twenty five percent (25%) of the Shares underlying the Option shall vest on the first anniversary of the Grant Date and (ii) the remaining seventy five percent (75%) of the Shares underlying the Option shall vest monthly on a pro rata basis over the following thirty six (36) months such that all Options would have vested in full within forty-eight (48) months after the Grant Date. Vesting shall be subject to Executive remaining as a Service Provider (as such term is defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) through each vesting date, subject to any acceleration of vesting as provided in this Agreement. Note that the above grant and its terms remain subject to approval by the Board of Directors (or the Compensation Committee), and to the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan and a related stock option agreement, and that any granted shares will be subject to all applicable state and federal tax and securities laws.
(d) Eligibility for Annual Grants . Commencing in 2019, Executive will be eligible to participate in the executive performance share program, as such program may be modified, superseded, or replaced by the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors. Any applicable performance targets, and Executives performance against such targets, shall be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion.
6. BENEFITS . As a full-time employee, Executive shall be entitled to all of the benefits provided to ServiceSource employees, in accordance with any benefit plan or policy adopted by ServiceSource from time to time during the existence of this Agreement. Executives rights and those of Executives dependents under any such benefit plan or policy shall be governed solely by the terms of such plan or policy. ServiceSource reserves the right to cancel or change the benefit plans and policies it offers to its employees at any time. ServiceSource reserves to itself or its designated administrators exclusive authority and discretion to determine all issues of eligibility, interpretation and administration of each such benefit plan or policy.
7. PAID TIME OFF. Per Company policy, at Executives level, Executive will not accrue paid time off or be required to track or report paid time off. Instead, time off is left to the mutual agreement of Executive and the CEO.
8. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION (INCLUDING TRADE SECRETS) . Executive acknowledges that her employment with ServiceSource allows her access to Proprietary and Confidential Information. Executive understands that Proprietary and Confidential Information includes customer and applicant lists, whether written or solely a function of memory, databases, business files, contracts and all other information used in the day-to-day operation of ServiceSource that is not known to persons not employed by ServiceSource and that ServiceSource undertakes efforts to maintain its secrecy. Executive understands and agrees that the Proprietary and Confidential Information is confidential information that the law treats as privileged, therefore protecting an employer from use without consent.
(a) Definition . Proprietary and Confidential Information is defined as all information and any idea in whatever form, tangible or intangible, of a confidential or secret nature that pertains in any manner to the business of ServiceSource. As used in this Agreement, the term Confidential Information includes any and all non-public information relating to ServiceSource or its business, operations, financial affairs, performance, assets, pricing and pricing strategies, technology, research and development, processes, products, contracts, customers, licensees, sublicensees, suppliers, personnel, plans or prospects, whether or not in written form and whether or
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not expressly designated as confidential, including any such information consisting of or otherwise relating to trade secrets, know-how, technology (including software and programs), designs, drawings, photographs, samples, processes, license or sublicense arrangements, formulae, proposals, product specifications, customer lists or preferences, referral sources, marketing or sales techniques or plans, operating manuals, service manuals, financial information or projections, lists of suppliers or distributors or sources of supply.
Proprietary and Confidential Information includes both information developed by Executive for ServiceSource and information Executive obtained while in ServiceSources employment. All Proprietary and Confidential Information, whether created by Executive or other employees, shall remain the property of ServiceSource.
(b) Non-Disclosure and Return . Executive agrees that she will not, under any circumstances, or at any time, whether as an individual, partnership, or corporation, or employee, principal, agent, partner or shareholder thereof, in any way, either directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose, copy, use, divert or attempt to divulge, disclose, copy, use or divert ServiceSources Proprietary and Confidential Information, except to the extent authorized and necessary to carry out Executives responsibilities during employment with ServiceSource, or as required by law. Upon termination of Executives employment with ServiceSource, Executive shall immediately return to ServiceSource all property in Executives possession or control that belongs to ServiceSource, including all property in electronic form and all copies of Proprietary and Confidential Information.
(c) Former Employer Information . Executive agrees that Executive will not, during Executives employment with ServiceSource, improperly use or disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former or concurrent employer or other person or entity and that Executive will not bring onto the premises of ServiceSource any unpublished document or proprietary information belonging to any such employer, person or entity unless consented to in writing by such employer, person or entity. Executive represents and warrants to ServiceSource that Executive is not in breach of any agreement with any former Employer by accepting employment with ServiceSource.
(d) Third Party Information . Executive recognizes that ServiceSource may have received and in the future may continue to receive from third parties their confidential or proprietary information as they may so designate, subject to a duty on ServiceSources part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. Executive agrees to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence and not to disclose it to any person, firm or corporation or to use it except as necessary in carrying out Executives work for ServiceSource consistent with ServiceSources agreement with such third party.
(e) Notification to New Employer . In the event that Executives employment with ServiceSource ends, Executive consents to notification by ServiceSource to any subsequent employer of Executives rights and obligations under this Agreement.
(f) No Solicitation of Clients Using Proprietary and Confidential Information . Executive acknowledges and agrees that the names, addresses, and contact information of ServiceSources clients and all other confidential information relating to those clients, have been compiled by ServiceSource at great expense and represent a real asset of ServiceSource. Executive further understands and agrees that this information is deemed confidential by ServiceSource and constitutes trade secrets of ServiceSource. Executive understands that this information has been and will be provided to Executive in confidence, and Executive agrees that the sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any of ServiceSources trade secrets obtained by Executive during employment with ServiceSource constitutes unfair competition. Executive agrees and promises not to engage in any
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unfair competition with ServiceSource. Executive further agrees not to, directly or indirectly, during or after termination of employment, make known to any person, firm, or company any Proprietary and Confidential Information concerning any of the clients of ServiceSource. In addition, Executive shall not use any such Proprietary and Confidential Information to solicit, take away, or attempt to call on, solicit or take away any of the clients of ServiceSource on whom Executive called or whose accounts Executive had serviced during employment with ServiceSource, whether on Executives own behalf or for any other person, firm, or ServiceSource.
(g) No Solicitation of Employees . Executive understands and acknowledges that as an employee of ServiceSource she has certain fiduciary duties to ServiceSource that would be violated by the solicitation and/or encouragement of ServiceSource employees to leave the employ of ServiceSource. Executive therefore agrees that she will not, either during her employment or for a period of one year after her employment has terminated, solicit any of ServiceSources employees for a competing business or otherwise induce or attempt to induce such employees to terminate employment with ServiceSource, either directly or through any third parties. Executive agrees that any such solicitation during such one-year period would constitute unfair competition.
(h) Assignment of Rights . All Proprietary and Confidential Information and all patents, patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, trademark rights and other rights (including intellectual property rights) owned by or otherwise belonging to ServiceSource anywhere in the world in connection therewith, is and shall be the sole property of the ServiceSource. Executive hereby assigns to ServiceSource any and all rights, title and interest Executive may have or acquire in ServiceSources Proprietary and Confidential Information and ServiceSources property.
9. SEVERANCE BENEFITS.
(a) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason . If ServiceSource terminates Executives employment without Cause or if Executive resigns for Good Reason (as such terms are defined below) then the following will apply:
(i) Base Salary Severance . Executive shall receive nine (9) months of Executives then-current base salary, paid out in the Companys normal pay cycle over the nine-month period following termination (the Severance Period) and subject to all applicable withholding requirements. This severance payment will only be paid so long as Executive does not engage in any Competitive Activity during the Severance Period.
(ii) CIP Payment . Executive will be paid for CIP earned while an employee prior to the termination date and through the period nine (9) months following the termination date, even if not employed on the pay-out date as required by the CIP plan. The CIP payment will be paid out per the normal pay cycle in or around February and will be based on Company achievement per the applicable plan, and accordingly all such CIP payments shall be treated as short-term deferrals exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A.
(iii) Equity Acceleration . Executives outstanding equity compensation awards shall immediately have vesting accelerated twelve (12) months from the last date of employment.
(iv) COBRA Coverage . Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional lump-sum payment (less applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product obtained by multiplying nine (9) by the amount of the monthly premium that would be required for the first month of coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended and all applicable regulations (referred to collectively as COBRA), with the premium
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calculated on the assumption that the Executive in fact elects coverage for herself, and any eligible spouse and/or dependents of the Executive that were enrolled in the applicable Company health plan immediately prior to her last date of employment. Executive will be eligible for this payment without regard to whether she actually elects COBRA continuation coverage. Such payments shall be made on the fifty-third (53 rd ) day following Executives employment termination date.
(b) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason Following a Change in Control (Equity Acceleration) . If ServiceSource or a successor should terminate Executives employment without Cause or Executive should resign from her employment for Good Reason, in either case within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control (as defined below), then in addition to the benefits set forth above in Section 9(a)(i) (Base Salary Severance), Section 9(a)(ii) (CIP Payment), and 9(a)(iv) (COBRA payments), all of Executives outstanding equity compensation awards shall immediately have their vesting accelerated 100%, so as to become fully vested.
(c) Definitions : For purposes of this Section 9:
(i) Cause shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) Executives commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud or dishonesty under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (ii) Executives commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against ServiceSource; (iii) Executives willful violation of any contract or agreement between Executive and ServiceSource or any statutory duty owed to ServiceSource; (iv) Executives unauthorized use or disclosure of Proprietary and Confidential Information; or (v) Executives gross misconduct; and
(ii) Good Reason shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following events, without Executives written consent: (1) a material adverse change in Executives job title as offered in this Agreement, including the assignment of the same job title at the divisional level of any lesser organizational unit (for the avoidance of doubt, Executive having the same position as offered in this Agreement for a division or subsidiary of ServiceSource or of the surviving entity following a Change of Control, rather than having that job title for the entire surviving parent entity, would be Good Reason); (2) a material adverse change in Executives duties, authorities or job responsibilities that is not commensurate with the role as offered in this Agreement; (3) a relocation of Executives principal place of employment beyond the metropolitan area of Austin, Texas (though frequent travel to ServiceSources global locations is an inherent part of the job); (4) a change in reporting relationship to any individual other than ServiceSources Chief Executive Officer, or (5) any material reduction in Executives base salary, target bonus or aggregate level of benefits; provided that Executive has notified ServiceSource in writing of the event described in (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) above within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such event, ServiceSource (or its successor) has within thirty (30) days thereafter failed to restore Executive to the appropriate job title, duties, authorities, responsibility, location, reporting relationship, salary, target commissions or benefits and Executive actually terminates employment within thirty (30) days following the expiration of ServiceSources thirty (30)-day cure period described above; and
(iii) Change of Control shall mean the occurrence of one of the following events: a sale of all or substantially all of the shares of stock of ServiceSource; a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving ServiceSource following which the persons entitled to elect a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of ServiceSource immediately before the transaction are not entitled to elect a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of ServiceSource or the surviving entity following the transaction; or a sale of all or substantially
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all of the assets of ServiceSource. As applied relative to a Change of Control, the Good Reason standards will all be based from terms in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Section 409A.
(d) Release . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the severance benefits described in this Section 9 are subject to Executives execution and delivery of a binding general separation and release of claims agreement, which includes language consistent with Schedule B hereto, and such release shall become effective, binding and irrevocable in accordance with its terms within fifty-two (52) days following the termination date. No severance payments or vesting acceleration under this Agreement shall be paid or provided unless and until the release becomes effective. Any severance payment to which Executive is entitled that would otherwise be paid on or prior to the 52 nd day following the termination date shall be withheld and shall instead be paid by ServiceSource in full on the fifty-third (53 rd ) day following Executives employment termination date or such later date as is required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance thereunder, and any applicable state law equivalent (together, Section 409A ).
(e) Section 409A Compliance . Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, no Deferred Payments (as defined below) that become payable under this Agreement by reason of Executives termination of employment with ServiceSource (or any successor entity thereto) will be made unless such termination of employment constitutes a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A. Further, if Executive is a specified employee of ServiceSource (or any successor entity thereto) within the meaning of Section 409A on the date of Executives termination of employment (other than a termination of employment due to death), then the Deferred Payments that are payable within the first six (6) months following Executives termination of employment, shall be delayed until the first payroll date that occurs on or after the date that is six (6) months and one (1) day after the date of Executives termination of employment, when they shall be paid in full arrears. All subsequent Deferred Payments, if any, will be paid in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Executive dies following Executives employment termination but prior to the six (6) month anniversary of her employment termination, then any payments delayed in accordance with this paragraph will be payable in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable after the date of death and all other Deferred Payments will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. Each payment and benefit payable under this Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations (for avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall be interpreted to provide as well that any payments to be made in installments shall be deemed to be a series of separate payments). For the purposes of this Agreement, Deferred Payment means any severance pay or benefits to be paid or provided to Executive (or Executives estate or beneficiaries) pursuant to this Agreement and any other severance payments or separation benefits, that in each case, when considered together, are considered deferred compensation under Section 409A. The foregoing provisions and all payments and benefits under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the severance payments and benefits to be provided hereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities or ambiguous terms herein will be interpreted to so comply or be exempt. ServiceSource and Executive agree to work together in good faith to consider amendments to this Agreement and to take such reasonable actions which are necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition prior to actual payment to Executive under Section 409A.
(f) Termination of Employment for Other Reasons . The above severance benefits in this
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Section 9 shall not be paid or provided in the event of the termination of Executives employment due to Executives death, disability or resignation (other than a resignation for Good Reason upon or following a Change in Control as set forth above), or the termination of her employment by ServiceSource or its successor for Cause (as defined above). For purposes of clarity, a termination by reason of Executives death or disability shall not be deemed a termination without Cause under this Agreement.
10. SEVERABILITY . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable to any extent, such term or provision shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the law and all remaining terms and provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect.
11. MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT . This Agreement may be modified only in writing by mutual agreement of ServiceSource and Executive. Any such writing must specifically state that it is intended to modify the parties Agreement and state which specific provision or provisions this writing intends to modify. Such written modification will only be effective if signed by ServiceSources Chief Executive Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, or Chief Financial Officer. Any attempt to modify this Agreement orally, or by a writing signed by any person other than ServiceSources Chief Executive Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, or Chief Financial Officer, or by any other means, shall be null and void. This Agreement is intended to be the final and complete statement of the parties agreement concerning the legal nature of their employment relationship in any and all disputes arising from that relationship.
12. COMPLETE AND VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT . This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subject covered. The parties expressly warrant that they have read and fully understand this Agreement; that they have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of their own choosing to have the terms of this Agreement fully explained to them; that they are not executing this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations or inducements other than those contained herein; and that they are executing this Agreement voluntarily, free of any duress or coercion.
13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION . This Agreement shall be governed by Colorado law, without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. Any dispute arising from this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of state and federal courts located in Denver, Colorado, and each party hereby waives any and all objections to that venue. The prevailing party in any such dispute shall recover its reasonable attorneys fees and costs from the losing party, including any fees or costs arising from an appeal.
14. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS . This Agreement will be binding upon Executives heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives and will be for the benefit of ServiceSource, its successors, and its assigns.
15. GOLDEN PARACHUTE BEST AFTER TAX RESULTS. If any of the payments to Executive (prior to any reduction, below) provided for in this Agreement, together with any other payments which Executive has the right to receive from ServiceSource or any corporation which is a member of an affiliated group as defined in Section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ( Code ), without regard to Section 1504(b) of the Internal Revenue Code), of which ServiceSource is a member (the Payments ) would constitute a parachute payment (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), and if the Safe Harbor Amount is greater than the Taxed Amount, as determined on a net, after-tax basis as described below, then the total amount of such Payments shall be reduced to the Safe Harbor Amount. The Safe Harbor Amount is the largest portion of the
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Payments that would result in no portion of the Payments being subject to the excise tax set forth at Section 4999 of the Code ( Excise Tax ). The Taxed Amount is the total amount of the Payments (without any reduction, above) notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax. Solely for the purpose of comparing which of the Safe Harbor Amount and the Taxed Amount is greater, the determination of each such amount, shall be made on an after-tax basis, taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and, if applicable, the Excise Tax (all of which shall be computed at the highest applicable marginal rate regardless of Executives actual marginal rate). If a reduction of the Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount is necessary, then the reduction shall occur in the following order: reduction of cash payments; cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards the value of which is not determined under Q&A 24(c) of the 280G Treasury Regulations; cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards the value of which is determined under Q&A 24(c) of the 280G Treasury Regulations; and reduction of employee benefits. In the event that acceleration of vesting of a category of equity awards is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse order of the date on which awards of such category would have vested absent the change in control transaction. If two or more equity awards of the same category are granted on the same date, and reduction of acceleration is required under this paragraph, each award will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. In no event shall Executive have any discretion with respect to the ordering of payment reductions. ServiceSource and its tax advisors shall make all determinations and calculations required to be made to effectuate this paragraph at ServiceSources expense.
SERVICESOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | EXECUTIVE | |||||
By: |
/s/ Patricia Elias |
/s/ Deborah A. Dunnam |
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Name: | Patricia Elias | Deborah A. Dunnam | ||||
Title: | EVP, General Counsel |
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F ORM OF R ELEASE
In exchange for the consideration provided by ServiceSource International, Inc. or its successor (the Company) to the undersigned current or former employee of the Company (the Employee) under this Agreement or the employment agreement between the Company and the Employee, that Employee is not otherwise entitled to receive, and subject to the Companys compliance with its post-termination obligations to Employee, Employee hereby generally and completely releases the Company and its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, parent and subsidiary entities, insurers, affiliates, and assigns from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct, or omissions occurring prior to my signing this Agreement. This general release includes: (1) all claims arising out of or in any way related to Employees employment with the Company or the termination of that employment; (2) all claims related to Employees compensation or benefits from the Company, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company; (3) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (4) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (5) all federal, state, and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended) ( ADEA ), the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; any state labor code; the Equal Pay Act, of 1963, as amended. Notwithstanding the above, it is understood and agreed to by the parties that neither party is waiving rights relative to compliance with those terms of the Employment Agreement and Companys Proprietary Confidential Information Agreement that impose duties on either party upon and following Employees termination of employment.
ADEA Waiver and Release . Employee acknowledges that Employee knowingly and voluntarily waives and releases any rights Employee may have under the ADEA, as amended. Employee also acknowledges that the consideration given for the waiver and release in the preceding paragraph hereof is in addition to anything of value to which Employee was already entitled. Employee further acknowledges that Employee has been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA, that: (a) this waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the execution date of this Agreement; (b) Employee has been advised that she has the right to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement; (c) Employee has been given twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement; (d) Employee has seven (7) days following the execution of this Agreement by the parties to revoke the Agreement; and (e) this Agreement will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which will be the eighth day after this Agreement is executed by Employee, provided that the Company has also executed this Agreement by that date ( Effective Date ). The parties acknowledge and agree that revocation by Employee of the ADEA Waiver and Release is not effective to revoke her waiver or release of any other claims pursuant to this Agreement.
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Exhibit 99.1
ServiceSource Announces Executive Leadership Appointments
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Gary B. Moore to Serve as Executive Chairman
Debbie Dunnam Promoted to Chief Operating Officer
DENVER NOV. 7, 2018 ServiceSource (NASDAQ: SREV), a global leader in outsourced inside sales, customer success and recurring revenue growth and retention solutions, today announced that Gary B. Moore, currently a member of the Companys Board of Directors and an experienced technology industry executive, has been appointed Executive Chairman, effective today. The Company also announced that effective today, Debbie Dunnam, Executive Vice President, has been named Chief Operating Officer.
Moore has served on the ServiceSource Board since November 2016 and has over three decades of strategic, operational and executive leadership experience at world-class technology and services companies, including Cisco Systems, Inc. and Electronic Data Systems (EDS). He has a proven track record of driving transformation, accelerating growth and delivering shareholder value. In the newly-created Executive Chairman role, Moore will be actively engaged in helping to support the leadership teams day-to-day activities with a focus on strategy, clients and external relationships. With Moores transition to Executive Chairman, Bruce Dunlevie, ServiceSources lead independent director, will replace Moore in his Board committee roles, including as chair of the compensation committee and member of the audit committee.
Dunnam joined ServiceSource in September 2018 as Executive Vice President responsible for leading the Companys digital transformation initiatives and working across all functions in the organization to advance ServiceSources solution set, service delivery model and client value. She has more than 35 years of experience building and scaling global inside sales and customer success teams for major cloud and software companies. In her expanded role as COO, Dunnam will lead a worldwide team and be accountable for optimizing and standardizing an end-to-end delivery model with best-in-class operational rigor and discipline. Dunnam will continue to report directly to Christopher M. Carrington, CEO of ServiceSource.
We are very pleased to announce these new appointments, which we believe will improve our execution, drive financial performance and enhance shareholder value, said Carrington. We look forward to benefitting from Garys deep industry expertise and strategic transformation experience, and we are excited to expand Debbies mandate to increase accountability for globally-consistent client outcomes and results.
Mr. Carrington continued, We are focused on ensuring that the deep bench of talent we have at both the Board and management level are best positioned to execute our ongoing initiatives and move the Company forward. Of note, together with the appointment of Rich Walker as CFO and Denzil Samuels as Chief Marketing & Growth Officer, we have announced four strategic appointments in the past three months. Combined with our strong existing leadership team, we believe we have the right skills, experience sets and focus to successfully address the challenges and deliver on the opportunities in front of us.
During the past two years, I have gotten to know Chris and the management team well and I am excited to now take a more active role as Executive Chairman, said Moore. I look forward to providing my input and guidance as the Company continues its strategic transformation. I am confident that our team under Chris leadership can improve operational performance and financial outcomes to the benefit of all of our stakeholders.
In my time at the Company, I have been continually impressed by ServiceSources high-caliber team and developed an even greater appreciation for the Companys industry leadership and market opportunity, said Dunnam. ServiceSource is well-positioned to address the entire B2B digital customer journey experience, helping clients grow closer to their customers in the cloud and subscription economy.
About Gary B. Moore
Moore served most recently from October 2012 to June 2015 as President and COO of Cisco Systems, Inc., a global leader in networking and connectivity with more than $49 billion revenue and over 70,000 employees across more than 400 offices worldwide. Prior to his promotion to this role, Moore was named the first COO in Ciscos history in 2011. Moore joined Cisco in 2001 as Senior Vice President of the Advanced Services Division and ultimately went on to lead Cisco Global Services, where he inspired a team that more than tripled the business to nearly $10 billion over a decade. Prior to joining Cisco, Moore was President and CEO of Netigy, a network consulting business.
Moore began his career in 1973 at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) where he held a number of executive roles over a 26-year career. Among his many contributions, Moore created and led EDS global E-solutions business unit to more than $2 billion revenue and over 20,000 employees. Additionally, Moore was a member of EDS Global Operations Council where he was responsible for multiple business units, including manufacturing, retail and distribution customers globally. Moore also led the formation of EDSs JV with Hitachi Limited, Hitachi Data Systems, where he was the founding President and CEO during its initial three years of operations.
Moore also serves on the boards of Finjan Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNJN) and KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC).
About Debbie Dunnam
Prior to ServiceSource, Dunnam served as Corporate Vice President, Inside Sales at Microsoft, leading the formation of a consultative digital sales capability for Microsoft across commercial segments, geographies and product lines. Dunnams approach leveraged leading-edge technology, world-class infrastructure and a highly-trained specialist sales force to create trusted partnerships with customers throughout their digital transformation journey. Before joining Microsoft, Dunnam spent nearly a decade in various senior leadership roles at Cisco Systems, most recently as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Services Sales and Global Customer Success, where she oversaw a $12 billion organization. Previous to Cisco, Dunnam held Vice President roles at Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and StayWell Health Management.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our expectations for financial and operational performance, whether our go-forward model will produce anticipated benefits, and whether our improved execution and emerging capabilities will translate into desired results. These forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions and beliefs, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. Those risks and uncertainties include: potential revision to the preliminary third quarter results, including as a result of the completion of our financial closing procedures and review by independent auditors; a decline in client renewals, the loss of one or more of our key clients or the contraction in our revenue from one or more of our key clients, in each case resulting in churn, or our clients not expanding their relationships with us; the risk of problems implementing our technologies or that our technologies will not meet customer expectations; that the market for our solution is underdeveloped and may not grow; errors
in estimates as to the renewal rate improvements and/or service revenue we can generate for our customers; changes in market conditions that impact our ability to sell our solutions and/or generate service revenue on our customers behalf; the possibility that our estimates of service revenue, opportunity under management, and other metrics may prove inaccurate; our ability to keep customer data and other confidential information secure; our ability to adapt our solution to changes in the market or new competition; problems encountered by our clients in their business that may cause them to cancel or reduce their business with us; our ability to achieve our expected benefits from international expansion; economic or other adverse events or conditions affecting the technology industry; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; the risk of claims that our offerings infringe the intellectual property rights of others; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be obtained online at the Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information currently available to us, and except as may be legally required we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
About ServiceSource
ServiceSource International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SREV) helps the worlds leading brands grow closer to their customers. As a global leader in outsourced inside sales, customer success and recurring revenue growth and retention solutions, ServiceSource expands customer lifetime value by helping companies to more efficiently and effectively find, convert, grow and retain their B2B customer relationships. Trusted by global market leaders in the cloud/XaaS, software, technology hardware, medical device & diagnostic equipment and industrial IoT sectors, ServiceSource sells, manages or renews $9 billion of revenue annually on behalf of its clients. Leveraging a robust technology suite, predictive data models and more than 3,000 revenue delivery professionals speaking 45 languages, only ServiceSource brings to market nearly 20 years of expertise and the ability to drive recurring revenue growth to more than 170 countries. To learn more, visit www.servicesource.com.
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