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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 15, 2019
___________

SERVICENOW, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

___________

Delaware
 
001-35580
 
20-2056195
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2225 Lawson Lane
Santa Clara, California 95054
(408) 501-8550
(Registrant’s 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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
 
NOW
 
The New York Stock Exchange

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).
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.







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

(b) and (c)

As previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 23, 2019 (the “Prior 8-K”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ServiceNow, Inc. (“ServiceNow” or the “Company”) approved an offer to William R. “Bill” McDermott to become the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective on or before January 1, 2020, and John J. Donahoe notified the Company of his decision to resign from his position as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective on or before December 31, 2019. On November 15, 2019, the Board appointed Mr. McDermott as the President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of the close of business on November 15, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), and determined Mr. Donahoe’s effective resignation date as President and Chief Executive Officer to be November 18, 2019 (the “Position Resignation Effective Date”). Following the Position Resignation Effective Date, as previously disclosed, Mr. Donahoe shall remain employed with the Company through December 31, 2019 and will continue to serve the Company as a member of the Board through the remainder of his current term.

In connection with Mr. McDermott’s early commencement of employment with the Company on the Effective Date (and the early termination of his employment with SAP SE (“SAP”)), the Board approved an aggregate cash payment of approximately $1.6 million to Mr. McDermott as compensation for benefits Mr. McDermott is foregoing by leaving his employment with SAP prior to December 31, 2019.

Additionally, on November 15, 2019, the Board appointed Gina Mastantuono, age 49, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective January 13, 2020. Ms. Mastantuono has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ingram Micro Inc., a provider of global technology and supply chain services since December 2016 and as its Executive Vice President, Finance from April 2013 to December 2016. From June 2007 to April 2013, Ms. Mastantuono served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller and International Chief Financial Officer of Revlon, Inc., a cosmetics, skin care, fragrance and personal care company. Ms. Mastantuono holds a B.S. degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Mastantuono and any other persons, pursuant to which she was appointed as Chief Financial Officer. There are no family relationships among any of the Company’s directors or executive officers and Ms. Mastantuono. Ms. Mastantuono is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In connection with her appointment as the Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Mastantuono will execute the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement for officers. The form indemnification agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, as filed with the SEC on February 27, 2015.

In connection with her appointment, Ms. Mastantuono entered into an Employment Agreement dated November 15, 2019 (the “Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Ms. Mastantuono will receive an annual base salary of $550,000.00 per year. Ms. Mastantuono is also eligible to participate in the Company’s corporate bonus plan, with a performance-based target of up to 100% of base salary based on performance measures set and being satisfied, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board.

Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Ms. Mastantuono will be granted the following equity awards under the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan in connection with her employment with the Company:

a restricted stock unit award to acquire such number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to $8,000,000 divided by the average daily closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 20 trading days ending on the third trading day immediately prior to the date of grant (the “New-Hire RSU”) that will vest and settle as to 25% of the New Hire RSU in January 2021, with the remaining New-Hire RSU to vest





in equal quarterly installments over the subsequent 12 quarters, subject to Ms. Mastantuono’s continued employment with the Company.

an equity award to acquire such number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to $6,000,000 (the “Fiscal 2020 Equity Award”) at the same time the Company grants its fiscal year 2020 equity awards to other senior executives of the Company. 20% of the Fiscal 2020 Equity Award shall be time-based restricted stock units and will vest and settle in equal quarterly installments over the subsequent 16 quarters following the grant date, subject to Ms. Mastantuono’s continued employment with the Company. 80% of the Fiscal 2020 Equity Award shall be subject to the same performance metrics and vesting schedule as any fiscal year 2020 performance restricted stock units granted to senior executives of the Company, subject to Ms. Mastantuono’s continued employment with the Company.

The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement, which is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference as Exhibit 10.1.

For additional information, see the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in the press release 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.

(d)

On November 15, 2019, the Board expanded the size of the Board from ten (10) to eleven (11) members and appointed William R. McDermott, age 58, to serve as a Class II director, effective as of the Effective Date. Mr. McDermott will not serve on any committees of the Board. Mr. McDermott was appointed as a director in connection with his appointment as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Except for his employment arrangement with the Company, there is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. McDermott and any other person pursuant to which Mr. McDermott was selected as a director. For a description of Mr. McDermott’s employment arrangement, please refer to Item 5.02 of the Prior 8-K, the content of which is incorporated by reference herein. Mr. McDermott will not receive separate compensation for his service as a director.

Except for the indemnification agreement described in the Prior 8-K, Mr. McDermott is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

(e)

The information set forth above under 5.02(c) is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02(e).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
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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.


 
 
 
SERVICENOW, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Russell S. Elmer
 
 
 
 
Russell S. Elmer
General Counsel and Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: November 18, 2019
 
 



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November 15, 2019
Gina Mastantuono

Dear Gina:
On behalf of ServiceNow, Inc. (the “Company”), this letter agreement (the “Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions of your employment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
1.
Position. Effective on your Start Date (as defined below), you will serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer reporting to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”). You will have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority commensurate with the position. Your employment with the Company will commence as soon as practicable on a date to be determined by you and the CEO, which shall be no later than January 13, 2020 (such start date, your “Start Date”). Your office will be at the Company’s headquarters, currently located in Santa Clara, CA. You will be expected to devote your full working time and attention to the business of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may manage personal investments, participate in civic, charitable, professional and academic activities (including serving on boards and committees), and, subject to prior approval, serve on the board of directors (and any committees) of outside entities, provided that such activities do not at the time the activity or activities commence or thereafter (i) create an actual or potential business or fiduciary conflict of interest or (ii) individually or in the aggregate, interfere materially with the performance of your duties to the Company.

2.
Term. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement will remain in effect for a period commencing on the Start Date and continuing until termination of your employment as set forth herein (the “Employment Term”).

3.
Cash Compensation.

a.
Base Salary. Your initial annual base salary (the “Base Salary”) will be five hundred and fifty thousand Dollars ($550,000.00), less required deductions and withholdings, payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices. Thereafter, your annual base salary will be determined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”). Your Base Salary will be pro-rated for any partial years of employment during your Employment Term.


b.
Target Bonus. During the Employment Term, you will be eligible to participate in our executive corporate bonus program. Your initial annual bonus target will be one hundred percent (100%) of your Base Salary which equals five hundred and fifty thousand Dollars ($550,000.00) for the applicable fiscal year (your “Target Bonus”). Whether you receive the Target Bonus, and the amount of actual bonus amount awarded (your “Actual Bonus”) will be determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion based in all cases upon the achievement of both Company and individual performance objectives as established by the Compensation Committee.





To earn any Actual Bonus, you must be employed by the Company on the last day of the period to which such bonus relates and at the time bonuses are paid, except as otherwise provided herein. Your bonus participation will be subject to all the terms, conditions and restrictions of the applicable Company bonus plan, as amended from time to time. The Actual Bonus shall be subject to required deductions and withholdings.

4.
Relocation. The Company will provide you with a relocation package that is commensurate with your position as a member of the Company’s senior executive team. The Company’s head of Global Mobility will reach out to you separately to address the details and terms of your relocation package.

5.
Benefits, Vacation & Expenses.

a.
You will be entitled to participate in all employee retirement, welfare, insurance, benefit and vacation programs of the Company as are in effect from time to time and in which other senior executives of the Company are eligible to participate, on the same terms as such other senior executives, pursuant to the governing plan documents.

b.
The Company will, in accordance with applicable Company policies and guidelines, reimburse you for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by you in connection with your performance of services on behalf of the Company.

6.
Equity Awards. Subject to this Section 6 and subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or the Compensation Committee, we will recommend that you be granted equity awards as follows:

a.
New-Hire RSU. On the first regularly scheduled new hire grant date following your Start Date (the “New-Hire RSU Grant Date”) The Company will grant you a restricted stock unit award to acquire such number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000.00) divided by the average daily closing price of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the twenty (20) trading days ending on the third trading day immediately prior to the Grant Date, rounded up to the nearest whole share (the “New- Hire RSU”) under the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”). The New-Hire RSU will vest as follows: 25% of the shares subject to the New-Hire RSU shall vest and settle on the one year anniversary of the Start Date, and the remaining shares will vest and settle in equal quarterly installments thereafter over the next twelve (12) quarters; provided that, subject to Section 8 below, vesting will be contingent on your continued employment with the Company on the applicable time-based vesting dates, and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Plan and the Company’s standard form of restricted stock unit award agreement as approved by the Compensation Committee for use under the Equity Plan (the “Standard RSU Agreement”), and this Agreement.

b.
Fiscal Year 2020 LTIP Award. At the same time that it grants fiscal year 2020 equity awards to other senior executives of the Company (the “Fiscal 2020 Equity Award Grant Date) The Company will grant you a Fiscal Year 2020 LTIP Award to acquire

 


such number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) (the “Fiscal 2020 Equity Award”). Twenty (20%) percent of any Fiscal 2020 Equity Award shall be time-based restricted stock units (the “FY20 RSU”) and will vest and become exercisable over sixteen (16) quarters following such grant; provided that, subject to Section 8 below, vesting will depend on your current employment with the Company on the applicable time-based vesting dates, and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the current form of RSU agreement, the Equity Plan and this Agreement, Eighty (80%) percent of any Fiscal Year 2020 Equity Award shall be subject to the same performance metrics and vesting schedule as the fiscal year 2020 performance restricted stock units granted to other senior executives of the Company (the “FY20 PRSU”). Subject to Section 8 below, vesting will depend on your continued employment by the Company on the applicable time-based or performance-based vesting dates, and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the written agreement governing such grant, the Equity Plan and this Agreement.

c.
Future Equity. You may be eligible for future equity grants as determined by and pursuant to the terms established by the Compensation Committee.

7.
Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings.

a.
Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” for the Company to terminate your employment hereunder shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, as determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion:

i.
your conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude;

ii.
your commission of or participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company that results in (or would reasonably be expected to result in) material harm to the business of the Company;

iii.
your intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between you and the Company or any statutory duty you owe to the Company or the improper disclosure of confidential information (as defined in the Company’s standard confidentiality agreement);

iv.
your conduct that constitutes gross insubordination, incompetence or habitual neglect of duties and that results in (or would reasonably be expected to result in) material harm to the business of the Company;

v.
your material failure to perform the duties of your position as Chief Financial Officer;

vi.
your material failure to follow the Company’s material policies; or

vii.
your failure to cooperate with the Company in any investigation or formal proceeding;


 


provided, however, that the action or conduct described in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) above will constitute “Cause” only if such action or conduct continues after the Company has provided you with written notice thereof and thirty (30) days to cure the same if such action or conduct is curable.

b.
Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events (excluding in any case transactions in which the Company or its successors issues securities to investors primarily for capital raising purposes):

i.
the acquisition by a third party of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction;

ii.
a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not own at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity (or that entity’s parent) in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction; 

iii.
the dissolution or liquidation of the Company; or

iv.
the sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, any transaction or transactions effected solely for purposes of changing the Company’s domicile will not constitute a Change in Control pursuant to the foregoing definition.

c.
COBRA. For purposes of this Agreement, “COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

d.
Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

e.
Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall have that meaning set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

f.
Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” for you to terminate your employment hereunder shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events without your consent:

i.
any material diminution in your authority, duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such reduction or a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the person or persons to whom you are required to report;


 


ii.
a material reduction by the Company in your annual Base Salary or Target Bonus, as initially set forth herein or as increased thereafter; provided, however, that Good Reason shall not be deemed to have occurred in the event of a reduction in your annual Base Salary or Target Bonus that is pursuant to a salary or bonus reduction program affecting substantially all of the employees of the Company or substantially all similarly situated executive employees and that does not adversely affect you to a greater extent than other similarly situated employees;

iii.
a relocation of your business office to a location that would increase your one-way commute distance by more than thirty-five (35) miles from the current location at which you performed your duties immediately prior to the relocation, except for required travel by you on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with your business travel obligations prior to the relocation; or

iv.
failure of a successor entity to assume this Agreement;

provided, however, that, any such termination by you shall only be deemed for Good Reason pursuant to this definition if: (1) you give the Company written notice of your intent to resign for Good Reason within ninety (90) days following the first occurrence of the condition(s) that you believe constitute(s) Good Reason, which notice shall describe such condition(s); (2) the Company fails to remedy such condition(s) within thirty (30) days following receipt of the written notice (the “Cure Period”); and (3) you voluntarily resign your employment within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the Cure Period.

8.
Effect of Termination of Employment.

a.
Termination by the Company for Cause, Death or Disability or Resignation without Good Reason. In the event your employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, your employment terminates due to your death or Disability (which termination may be implemented by written notice by the Company if you have a Disability), or you resign your employment other than for Good Reason, you will be paid only: (i) any earned but unpaid Base Salary; (ii) except in the case of termination for Cause or resignation without Good Reason, the amount of any Actual Bonus earned and payable from a prior bonus period which remains unpaid by the Company as of the date of the termination of employment determined in good faith in accordance with customary practice, to be paid at the same time as bonuses are paid for that period to other eligible executives; (iii) other unpaid and then-vested amounts, including any amount payable to you under the specific terms of any agreements, plans or awards, including insurance and health and benefit plans in which you participate, unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement; and (iv) reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by you in connection with your performance of services on behalf of the Company in accordance with applicable Company policies and guidelines, in each case as of the effective date of such termination of employment (the “Accrued Compensation”).


 


b.
Termination without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason, Absent a Change in Control. During the time period from the Start Date through the third (3rd) anniversary of the Start Date, if the Company terminates your employment without Cause or you resign your employment for Good Reason, in either case not in connection with a Change in Control (which is dealt with in Section 8(c) below), provided that (except with respect to the Accrued Compensation) you deliver to the Company a signed general release of claims in favor of the Company on the Company’s standard form of release (the “Release”) and satisfy all conditions to make the Release effective within sixty (60) days following your termination of employment, then, you shall be entitled to:

i.
the Accrued Compensation; and

ii.
a lump sum payment equal to six (6) months of your then-current Base Salary, less required deductions and withholdings;

iii.
a lump sum payment equal to fifty percent (50%) of your Actual Bonus for the then-current fiscal year based on: (x) actual achievement of Company performance objectives and (y) deemed 100% achievement of personal performance objectives, if any, less any quarterly payment previously paid, if any, subject to required deductions and withholdings and paid when annual bonuses are otherwise paid to active employees, but no later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the termination of employment occurs; and

iv.
a payment of the COBRA premiums (or reimbursement to you of such premiums) for continued health coverage for you and your dependents for a period of six (6) months.


c.
Termination without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason, in Connection with a Change in Control. During the time period from the Start Date through the third (3rd) anniversary of the Start Date, in the event a Change in Control occurs and if the Company terminates your employment without Cause or if you resign your employment for Good Reason, in either case within the period beginning three (3) months before, and ending twelve (12) months following, such Change in Control; and provided that (except with respect to the Accrued Compensation) you deliver to the Company the signed Release and satisfy all conditions to make the Release effective within sixty (60) days following your termination of employment, then, (in lieu of any benefits pursuant to Section 8(b)), you shall be entitled to:

i.
the Accrued Compensation;

ii.
a lump sum payment equal to six (6) months of your then-current Base Salary, less required deductions and withholdings;

iii.
a lump sum payment equal to one hundred percent (100%) of your Target Bonus for the then-current fiscal year less any quarterly payment previously paid, if any, subject to required deductions and withholdings;

 



iv.
a payment of the COBRA premiums (or reimbursement to you of such premiums) for continued health coverage for you and your dependents for a period of six (6) months; and

v.
immediate acceleration of one hundred percent (100%) of the number of then-unvested shares subject to equity grants, unless otherwise provided (and to the extent specified) by the terms of such grants.


d.
Miscellaneous. For the avoidance of doubt, the benefits payable pursuant to Sections 8(b) through (c) are mutually exclusive and not cumulative. All lump sum payments provided in this Section 8 shall be made no later than the 60th day following your termination of employment (unless explicitly provided otherwise above). In addition, Sections 8(b) and 8(c) and the benefits conferred therein shall expire and terminate on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Start Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) any reference herein to a termination of your employment is intended to constitute a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and Section 1.409A-1(h) of the regulations promulgated thereunder, and shall be so construed, and (ii) no payment will be made or become due to you during any period that you continue in a role with the Company that does not constitute a separation from service, and will be paid once you experience a “separation from service” from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon a termination of your employment, you agree to resign prior to the time you deliver the Release from all positions you may hold with the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities at such time, and no payment will be made or become due to you until you resign from all such positions, unless requested otherwise by the Board.

9.
Parachute Payments. In the event that the severance and other benefits provided for in this Agreement or otherwise payable to you (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (ii) but for this Section, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then, at your discretion, your severance and other benefits under this Agreement shall be payable either (i) in full, or (ii) as to such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such severance and other 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, results in the receipt by you on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of severance benefits under this Agreement, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such severance benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Any reduction shall be made in the following manner: first a pro-rata reduction of (i) cash payments subject to Section 409A of the Code as deferred compensation and (ii) cash payments not subject to Section 409A of the Code, and second a pro rata cancellation of (i) equity-based compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code as deferred compensation and (ii) equity-based compensation not subject to Section 409A of the Code, with equity all being reduced in reverse order of vesting and equity not subject to treatment under Treasury regulation 1.280G- Q & A 24(c) being reduced before equity that is so subject. Unless the Company and you otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section shall be made in writing by the

 


Company’s independent public accountants (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon you and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and you shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. The Accountants shall deliver to the Company and you sufficient documentation for you to rely on it for purpose of filing your tax returns. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section.

10.
Section 409A. To the extent (i) any payments to which you become entitled under this Agreement, or any agreement or plan referenced herein, in connection with your termination of employment with the Company constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code and (ii) you are deemed at the time of such termination of employment to be a “specified” employee under Section 409A of the Code, then such payment or payments shall not be made or commence until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of your “separation from service” (as such term is at the time defined in regulations under Section 409A of the Code) with the Company; or (ii) the date of your death following such separation from service; provided, however, that such deferral shall only be effected to the extent required to avoid adverse tax treatment to you, including (without limitation) the additional twenty percent (20%) tax for which you would otherwise be liable under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code in the absence of such deferral. Upon the expiration of the applicable deferral period, any payments which would have otherwise been made during that period (whether in a single sum or in installments) in the absence of this paragraph shall be paid to you or your beneficiary in one lump sum (without interest).

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to the extent any expense reimbursement or the provision of any in-kind benefit under this Agreement (or otherwise referenced herein) is determined to be subject to (and not exempt from) 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 or in kind benefits to be provided in any other calendar year, in no event shall any expenses be reimbursed after the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you 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.

To the extent that any provision of this Agreement is ambiguous as to its exemption or compliance with Section 409A, the provision will be read in such a manner so that all payments hereunder are exempt from Section 409A to the maximum permissible extent, and for any payments where such construction is not tenable, that those payments comply with Section 409A to the maximum permissible extent. To the extent any payment under this Agreement may be classified as a “short-term deferral” within the meaning of Section 409A, such payment shall be deemed a short-term deferral, even if it may also qualify for an exemption from Section 409A under another provision of Section 409A. Payments pursuant to this Agreement (or referenced in this Agreement), and each installment thereof, are intended to constitute separate payments for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the regulations under Section 409A.

 



11.
At Will Employment. Employment with the Company is for no specific period of time. Your employment with the Company will be “at will,” meaning that either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause, and with or without advance notice. Any contrary representations that may have been made to you are superseded by this Agreement. This is the full and complete agreement between you and the Company on this term. Although your compensation and benefits, as well as the Company’s personnel policies and procedures, may change from time to time, the “at will” nature of your employment may only be changed in an express written agreement signed by you and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than you).

12.
Confidential Information and Other Company Policies. You will be bound by and comply fully with the Company’s standard confidentiality agreement (a form of which was been provided to you), insider trading policy, code of conduct, and any other policies and programs adopted by the Company regulating the behavior of its employees, as such policies and programs may be amended from time to time to the extent the same are not inconsistent with this Agreement, unless you consent to the same at the time of such amendment.

13.
Company Records and Confidential Information.

a.
Records. All records, files, documents and the like, or abstracts, summaries or copies thereof, relating to the business of the Company or the business of any subsidiary or affiliated companies, which the Company or you prepare or use or come into contact with, will remain the sole property of the Company or the affiliated or subsidiary company, as the case may be, and will be promptly returned upon termination of employment.

b.
Confidentiality. You acknowledge that you have acquired and will acquire knowledge regarding confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information in the course of performing your responsibilities for the Company, and you further acknowledge that such knowledge and information is the sole and exclusive property of the Company. You recognize that disclosure of such knowledge and information, or use of such knowledge and information, to or by a competitor could cause serious and irreparable harm to the Company.

14.
Indemnification. You and the Company will enter into the form of indemnification agreement provided to other similarly situated officers of the Company.

15.
Arbitration. You and the Company agree to submit to mandatory binding arbitration, in Santa Clara County, California, before a single neutral arbitrator, any and all claims arising out of or related to this Agreement and your employment with the Company and the termination thereof, except that each party may, at its or his option, seek injunctive relief in court prior to such arbitration proceeding pursuant to applicable law. YOU AND THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN REGARD TO SUCH CLAIMS. This agreement to arbitrate does not restrict your right to file administrative claims you may bring before any government agency where, as a matter of law, the parties may not restrict your ability to file such claims (including, but not limited to, the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor). However, you and the Company agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, arbitration

 


shall be the exclusive remedy for the subject matter of such administrative claims. The arbitration shall be conducted through the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The arbitrator shall issue a written decision that contains the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision is based. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the AAA employment arbitration rules then in effect. The AAA rules may be found and reviewed at http://www.adr.org. If you are unable to access these rules, please let me know and I will provide you with a hardcopy. The parties acknowledge that they are hereby waiving any rights to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties against the other in connection with any matter whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this Agreement.

16.
Compensation Recoupment. All amounts payable to you hereunder shall be subject to recoupment pursuant to the Company’s current compensation recoupment policy, and any additional compensation recoupment policy or amendments to the current policy adopted by the Board from time to time hereafter, as allowed by applicable law.

17.
Miscellaneous.

a.
Employment Eligibility Verification. For purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide to the Company documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in the United States. Such documentation must be provided to us within three (3) business days of your Start Date, or our employment relationship with you may be terminated.

b.
Background Check. This offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and a standard pre-employment drug test, if applicable. The Company reserves the right to withdraw its job offer based on information discovered during the pre-employment screening process. Until you have been informed in writing by the Company that such checks have been completed and the results satisfactory, you should defer reliance on this offer.

c.
At-Will Employment, Confidential Information and invention Assignment Agreement and Arbitration Agreement. This offer is also contingent on you signing the Company’s At-Will Employment, Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement and Arbitration Agreement.

d.
Absence of Conflicts; Competition with Prior Employer. You represent that your performance of your duties under this Agreement will not breach any other agreement as to which you are a party. You agree that you have disclosed to the Company all of your existing employment and/or business relationships, including, but not limited to, any consulting or advising relationships, outside directorships, investments in privately held companies, and any other relationships that may create a conflict of interest. You are not to bring with you to the Company, or use or disclose to any person associated with the Company, any confidential or proprietary information belonging to any former employer or other person or entity with respect to which you owe an obligation of confidentiality under any agreement or otherwise. The Company does not need and will not use such information and we will assist you in any way possible to preserve and protect the confidentiality of proprietary information belonging to third parties. Also, we expect you to abide by any obligations

 


to refrain from soliciting any person employed by or otherwise associated with any former employer and suggest that you refrain from having any contact with such persons until such time as any non-solicitation obligation expires.

e.
Successors. This Agreement is binding on and may be enforced by the Company and its successors and permitted assigns and is binding on and may be enforced by you and your heirs and legal representatives. Any successor to the Company or substantially all of its business (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) will in advance assume in writing and be bound by all of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and shall be the only permitted assignee.

f.
Notices. Notices under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when personally delivered or two days after mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Mailed notices to you will be addressed to you at the home address which you have most recently communicated to the Company in writing. Notices to the Company will be addressed to the CEO at the Company’s corporate headquarters.

g.
Waiver. No provision of this Agreement will be modified or waived except in writing signed by you and an officer of the Company duly authorized by its Board. No waiver by either party of any breach of this Agreement by the other party will be considered a waiver of any other breach of this Agreement.

h.
Severability. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision.

i.
Withholding. All sums payable to you hereunder shall be reduced by all federal, state, local and other withholding and similar taxes and payments required by applicable law.

j.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between you and the Company, including, without limitation, the Prior Offer Letter. It may be amended, or any of its provisions waived, only by a written document executed by both parties in the case of an amendment, or by the party against whom the waiver is asserted.

k.
Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California without reference to conflict of laws provisions.

l.
Survival. The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of your employment for any reason to the extent necessary to enable the parties to enforce their respective rights under this Agreement.

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Please sign and date this Agreement, and return it to me if you wish to accept employment at the Company under the terms described above.        
 
 
 
Best regards,

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Pat Wadors

 
 
 
 
Pat Wadors
 
 
 
 
Chief Talent Officer
 
 
 
 
ServiceNow, Inc.
 


I, the undersigned, hereby accept and agree to the terms and conditions of my employment with the Company as set forth in this Agreement.

Accepted and agreed to this 15th day of November, 2019:

By:

/s/ Gina Mastantuono

 
Gina Mastantuono

 
 









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ServiceNow Names Gina Mastantuono as Chief Financial Officer

Company Also Announces that Newly Appointed CEO Bill McDermott
Has Formally Assumed Role

SANTA CLARA, CA – November 18, 2019 – ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) today announced that Gina Mastantuono will join ServiceNow as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 13, 2020. Mastantuono joins the company from Ingram Micro, where she served as Chief Financial Officer.

“Gina is a highly experienced technology industry CFO and incredibly capable global leader who will be a great partner to me and a perfect fit for ServiceNow,” said ServiceNow President and CEO Bill McDermott. “I want to thank John Donahoe and ServiceNow’s Board of Directors for conducting such a high-quality global search and providing me with an exceptional slate of candidates to consider. Gina is the right person to join me and our leadership team, help continue ServiceNow’s remarkable momentum, and drive our next phase of shared growth and success with our customers.”

Mastantuono brings more than 20 years of financial experience to ServiceNow, including in the cloud, IT and mobility solutions industries. Since 2016, she has served as CFO of Ingram Micro, a leading provider of global technology and supply chain services with more than $50 billion in revenue in FY2018 and 200,000 customers worldwide. Mastantuono led the company’s global finance organization, including financial planning and analysis, M&A, treasury and risk management, accounting and reporting, internal audit, tax, investor relations and global business processes.

“I’m honored to join Bill and the ServiceNow team,” Mastantuono said. “ServiceNow is highly regarded by its customers and has tremendous momentum and opportunity to enable digital transformation and help make work, work better for people. I look forward to joining ServiceNow and helping the company continue to deliver incredible value for customers and shareholders.”

Prior to Ingram Micro, Mastantuono was Revlon’s SVP, chief accounting officer, controller and international CFO from 2007 to 2013. Mastantuono also held various executive finance roles at InterActiveCorp., a $6-billion, publicly-traded operator of a portfolio of global brands, and Triarc Companies, Inc., a consumer products company with holdings that include Snapple, RC Cola and Arby’s. She began her career at Ernst & Young in the entrepreneurial services group. Mastantuono has also been honored as one of CRN’s “Power 100” and twice listed on the National Diversity Council’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology.

ServiceNow announced on October 22 that McDermott is joining the company as President and CEO by year-end, succeeding President and CEO John Donahoe, who is stepping down to become CEO of Nike. McDermott has now formally assumed the role of President and CEO and joined ServiceNow’s Board of Directors. Donahoe will continue to serve on ServiceNow’s board through his current term, which ends in June 2020.

“Bill made a great choice in naming Gina as ServiceNow’s next CFO,” Donahoe said. “Gina brings the perfect combination of experience, global leadership capabilities and passion for ServiceNow’s purpose. She will be as strong partner to Bill and the leadership team as they continue to drive customer success and deliver shareholder value.”










About ServiceNow

ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) is making the world of work, work better for people. Our cloud‑based platform and solutions deliver digital workflows that create great experiences and unlock productivity for employees and the enterprise. For more information, visit: www.servicenow.com.

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